[2025] Recommended for teens! A roundup of J-pop autumn songs perfect for fall

a balmy autumn dayTsukuyomi

Tsukuyomi “Akiharara” Music Video

How about this song for when you want to sink into a sentimental mood on an autumn evening? It’s a track from Tsukuyomi, a narrative music project led by composer Yuri Cannon.

The piece is set against the story of a girl living with illness and the boy who stays by her side, and it sings of fragile feelings that accept a fading fate while striving to live fully in the present, like autumn leaves turning color.

As you listen, you’re drawn into its heartrending world.

The song was released in August 2024 and later included on the concept mini-album “We Call That God.” Its melody is striking—somehow refreshing yet deeply moving.

Savor it as you cherish time with someone precious.

Masquerade RhapsodyHatsuboshi Academy

Hatsuboshi Academy “Masquerade Rhapsody” Official Music Video (HATSUBOSHI GAKUEN – Fancy Dress Party)

When it comes to fall fun, many people probably think of Halloween, right? This track is perfect for boosting that Halloween mood.

Sung by First Star Academy from the idol-training game “Gakuen Idolmaster,” it was released for streaming in October 2024.

Produced by FAKE TYPE.

, the song features a mysterious, danceable electro sound with addictive, ever-shifting developments.

The lyrics convey the thrill of transforming into a different self through costume and fully enjoying a one-night-only party.

It also serves as a seasonal event song in the game, and in November 2024 it was included on the CD album Season Solo Collection Vol.

3: “Kaso Kyosokyoku” (Costume Rhapsody).

It’s great for livening up a Halloween party, and also recommended as a dance number for a school festival!

SeptemberAndrop

androp “ September” Official Music Video

A somehow nostalgic sound that suits the autumn air—a coming-of-age song delivered by androp.

The emotionally charged ensemble reminiscent of 1990s power pop feels so good, doesn’t it? The lyrics sing of the frustrating love of youth—the desire to get closer but being unable to—stirring the heart in tandem with Takahito Uchisawa’s sweet, heartrending vocals.

Released in September 2022, the song is also included on the EP “fab,” which came out the same year.

The music video uses live footage from Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall, further enhancing the song’s nostalgic atmosphere.

It’s a lyrical number perfect for the autumn season—one that gently accompanies you on the way home from a school festival or sports day, when you’re feeling just a little bit lonely.

autumn rainSonar Pocket

Sonar Pocket “Autumn Rain” [Lyric Video]

This is a ballad themed around autumn rain, released in November 2022 by Sonar Pocket, masters of love songs.

One of its charms is the relatable lyrics, and in this work the hip-hop unit’s smoothly rhymed lines are especially striking.

The rainy scenery overlaps with the inner landscape, powerfully conveying the aching feelings of longing for days gone by.

Many listeners will likely find themselves overlaying the lyrics with their own experiences, feeling a tightness in their chest.

If you listen to it on the slightly lonely walk home after the school festival or sports day, its sentimental melody will gently resonate in your heart.

It’s a track to sink into slowly on a long autumn night, lost in thought.

In the withering autumnivy color

Ivy Color [Withering in Autumn] Music Video

If you want to sink into the slightly sentimental air of autumn, this might be the song that comes to mind.

Ivy to Fraudulent Game, a piano rock band from Osaka, released this track in October 2024 as the culmination of a story that follows the changing seasons.

Its emotionally rich piano lines, warm strings, and wistful melody all combine to create a nostalgic, heart-stirring experience.

The lyrics, which overlay memories of a past love and days that can’t return with the scent of fragrant olive, gently awaken precious memories tucked away in the listener’s heart.

Listen to it on the way home after the school festival or sports day, when that faint loneliness sets in, and it will quietly stay by your side in your sentimental mood.

October’s (2025 mix)Harukamirai

October’s (2025 mix)

How about a slightly bittersweet song that conjures up scenes of a crimson sunset sky and a flowing river? This work by Harukamirai, a rock band from Hachioji, portrays the determination to live powerfully “here and now,” even while carrying uncertainty and frustration about the future.

The contradictory emotions of youth—feeling more constrained the more you seek freedom—surge into your chest atop a melody that makes you want to hum along.

The track was included on the November 2017 mini-album “Hoshikuzu no Uta” and was later rebuilt with a new sound.

On a contemplative walk home, or on a night when you wish someone would sing just for you, listening to it might gently stay by your side.

I want to communicate with a bicycle bell.Yuna Egō

I want to communicate with a bicycle bell.

You can almost picture the school route with the autumn wind blowing through it—the fresh, light melody feels so pleasant.

The lyrics about the fluttering moment of passing by someone you like in the clear air of October will surely resonate with many who’ve had the same experience.

The pure protagonist who entrusts their unspoken feelings to the ring of a bicycle bell makes your heart skip a beat.

This work is the long-awaited first solo release from Yuna Ego, known for her activities with SKE48, and it’s included on the single “I Found the You from Back Then,” released in September 2021.

Featured on NHK’s music program J-MELO, Ego’s transparent, radiant voice delivers a sweet-and-sour youth anthem that strikes straight to the heart.