[2025] For Teens! A Roundup of Chill Japanese Songs Recommendations

Nameless Daysimase

[imase] Nameless Days (MV)

Singer-songwriter imase, who made a major debut in less than a year after starting his music career and has garnered attention both in Japan and abroad.

Released in April 2025, this song was written as the theme for the drama “Dr.

Ashura.” It carries a warm message that reassures us that our ordinary, everyday lives are beautiful just as they are, even without forcing names or meanings onto them.

The resolve to love a self that stays true to its convictions may gently give us a push on days when we feel uncertain.

It’s a chill track that nurtures kindness—one you’ll want to listen to alone in your room on nights lost in thought.

Send To Youluv

luv-Send To You (Official Music Video)

Isn’t it lovely how a nostalgic old-school bathhouse scene can become such a stylish, chill space? This track from luv, a new-generation band emerging from Kansai, spins a unique love story set in a sento.

That slightly frustrating, bittersweet feeling of thinking about someone you like amid the steam seems to ride on a smooth groove born from exceptional musicianship.

It’s the lead track from their first mini-album “Already,” pre-released in February 2025, and it was chosen for power play on 39 radio stations nationwide.

Perfect for a quiet night on your own or as BGM when you want to lift your mood and focus.

This urbane, sophisticated dance tune will have your body swaying before you know it.

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Retro Riron – Categorize (Official Music Video)

We all sometimes end up labeling others as “that kind of person,” or holding back our true selves because we worry about how we’re seen.

For anyone carrying that kind of unease, this new track from Retororiron is a must-listen.

It sings about the discomfort of carelessly categorizing people and the importance of facing each other with honest words.

With an urban, soothing sound and Suzune’s soulful vocals, it just might gently loosen that feeling of constriction.

The song appears on the EP “Another Diversity,” released in January 2025, and also serves as the opening theme for the drama Banquet Blues.

Perfect for unwinding at home or when you’re a bit worn out from dealing with people.

Sunny skies for youRin-ne

Clear Skies for You – Rin-ne (Official Music Video) | Film “Rewrite” Now Showing to Great Acclaim

This song carries a wistful vibe reminiscent of late summer—you may have heard it somewhere before.

That’s because it was created as an “inspired by” track for the film Rewrite, released in June 2025.

Rin-ne, known for mellow rap rooted in hip-hop, tells “another story” from the perspective not of the protagonist, but a classmate.

Hidden feelings of first love and bittersweet memories of youth are gently woven into a soothing flow.

The track was released in June 2025 as a lead single from the third album, error clock.

Give it a listen as background music when you want to relax at home or sink into a slightly sentimental mood at night.

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Tele | Hibi – Music Video

This is a track from Kitaro Taniguchi’s solo project, Tele, that wraps you in a sentimental yet warm atmosphere.

Its charm lies in the way it gently affirms the scars and imperfections that arise in everyday life, conveying a message that feels softly reassuring.

The lyrics read like a poem, quietly seeping into your heart.

The song is included on the album released in April 2025, “How to Love an Afterimage, or On the Several Aimless Days We Spend to Accept the Distortion in Ourselves Born Therefrom.” It’s also memorable that it closed the main set of the Yokohama Arena show.

A perfectly chill number for a quiet night alone, when you want to drift into your thoughts.

f=maHashi Mero

f=ma / HashiMelo: Music Video

Singer-songwriter Hashimero, whose genreless musicality has earned strong support from the younger generation.

Released in March 2025, this track is a chill number with an ennui-laden charm, using the laws of physics as a motif to portray a relationship stuck in stasis.

The self-questioning born of familiarity and the restless urge to verify the uncertain are conveyed through a wistful melody and whisper-like vocals.

With her signature song Miramira surpassing 2 million streams and generating buzz on social media, this work she has woven stands out for its lyrics that honestly gaze inward.

It just might gently stay by your side when you want to relax in your room or need background music while studying.

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Yorushika – Martian (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

Yorushika is a two-piece rock band consisting of composer n-buna and vocalist suis.

Released digitally in May 2025, this track was written as the opening theme for the second season of the TV anime “The Case Files of Young Commoners” (Shoshimin Series).

The song centers on an earnest desire to break free from one’s current place and head to a longed-for destination, with suis’s translucent vocals striking straight to the heart.

The guitar-driven ensemble feels comfortable and creates a subtly floating, chill atmosphere.

Drawing inspiration from the works of poet Sakutaro Hagiwara, its literary background adds a depth characteristic of Yorushika.

It’s a captivating piece that gently frees your mind from reality—perfect for relaxing in your room or as background music while studying.