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Deputy Editor of the web media RAG MUSIC. I’m Sasashina, a mom currently raising an elementary schooler and a preschooler. In my student days, I studied broadly at Kyoto College of Science and Technology, covering sound, lighting, and video technology, and acquired skills from comprehensive stage production to the fundamentals of creative expression. After graduation, I joined a music production company, where I still work, and have consistently built my career on the production side, taking on diverse tasks centered around music. Currently, I mainly handle articles for children, drawing on what I’ve learned about parenting in my own way, as well as insights and discoveries from interacting with my kids every day. I hope I can be of help to you, even just a little!

A morning of beginnings, a calm morning spent with someone dear, a morning of parting.

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Even though it’s all “morning,” the person you’re with and how you feel at the time can make each morning different, right? In this article, we’ll introduce popular and classic songs themed around “morning.” If you use your favorite track as a wake-up alarm and are looking for a “new morning theme song,” be sure to check these out.

Even if something unpleasant happens today, tomorrow might turn out to be wonderful.

Pick a song to start your morning—one that lifts your spirits.

[Morning Songs] Masterpieces themed around morning. Popular songs (21–30)

Good morningkururi

Quruli - Good Morning

Good morning, Kururi

Contrary to the title “Good Morning,” the story begins on an overnight bus.

You board at night, get off the next morning, and take your time to feel the temperature and air of that place.

It’s a gentle song that feels like softly murmuring that scene.

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YOAKENiziU

NiziU(니쥬) 「YOAKE」 M/V

YOAKENiziU

An emotional pop ballad sung by NiziU.

It’s a track included on the mini album “AWAKE,” released in February 2025, where the moment of daybreak is overlaid with the image of overcoming anxiety and growing into a new self.

As the lyricist described, the theme is “from anxiety to hope,” acknowledging the fear that comes before a challenge while offering warm yet powerful encouragement to step toward the light.

When you stand at a turning point in life and feel your confidence wavering, listening to this song will surely help you regain a positive outlook and think, “The future starts here!”

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You are there in the morning sunlightKoji Tamaki

You are in the morning sunlight — Koji Tamaki

You are there in the morning sunlight — Koji Tamaki

“With You in the Morning Sun” is a song that makes you feel wrapped in kindness.

On your day off, if you wake up to this song as your alarm, you’ll surely awaken gently from your slumber.

It’s a morning song overflowing with love, filled with gratitude.

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hummingLila Ikuta

Rira Ikuta “Humming” Official Music Video

Humming Ikuta Lila

A song written by Rira Ikuta as a theme for a morning TV program.

Its gentle lyrics and calm melody—evoking a leisurely weekend morning—resonate pleasantly.

Released in June 2024, the track was also chosen as the new theme song for Fuji TV’s “Mezamashi Doyoubi.” Ikuta’s clear, transparent vocals speak softly to listeners’ hearts.

When you want a breather on a busy morning or a boost of positivity to start a new day, give it a listen.

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Morning timeRen Meguro

Ren Meguro “Morning Time” Music Video

Morning time Ren Meguro

A warm medium-tempo ballad that gently embraces the emotional shift that begins at a sleepless dawn.

It’s included on Snow Man’s album “THE BEST 2020 – 2025,” released in January 2025.

The gentle soundscape and Meguro’s soft vocals accompany anyone greeting the morning, warming the heart as you listen.

The music video features scenes of brewing coffee by the window and relaxing at home, carefully depicting the preciousness of the morning hours.

The more you listen, the more it grows on you—a truly wonderful song!

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To You at DawnTohru

Tomei – To You at Dawn [Official Music Video] (Inspiration Song for the film “A Different Country’s Diary”)

To You at Dawn – TOMEI

This song by TOMEI, written as an inspired track for the film A Different Country Diary, was released in June 2024.

As TOMEI—an avid fan of the original work—has said, it was created with the feeling of writing a letter to the characters.

It portrays a ray of hope shining into a lonely heart trembling within an awkward relationship.

The song is also included on the album Recipe for Transformation.

If you listen to it on a night when your heart is worn out from missing each other’s signals, it will gently wrap around you like a quiet dawn.

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strawaiko

aiko - “Straw” music video

Straw aiko

It’s a warm song that depicts an ordinary breakfast with a loved one.

The wish for the other person’s happiness is expressed through a unique perspective—the color of the straw placed in the breakfast drink—showcasing aiko’s characteristically delicate sensibility.

While honestly portraying the anxieties and conflicts that grow as the relationship deepens, it still conveys unwavering love through a refreshing melody.

Released in May 2018, the track was chosen as the theme song for TBS’s information/variety program “King’s Brunch” and was also included on the album “Wet Sandal Summer Beginnings” released the same year.

It’s a recommended listen not only for those who share breakfast with someone special, but also for anyone who dreams of such moments.

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