Song of the Wind: Masterpieces themed around wind. Popular songs [2025]

Riding on the Time Machine of the WindSouthern All Stars

Riding on the Time Machine of the Wind

Set along the Shonan coastline, this work weaves a breezy tale themed around life’s fresh starts.

With vocals by Haru Yoko and lyrics and composition by Keisuke Kuwata, it evokes a pleasant sea breeze alongside specific place names like Kamakura and Enoshima.

The scene of a drive escaping winter’s stagnation toward the seaside town brims with forward-looking energy, as if propelled by a tailwind, beautifully depicting the soothing sound of the waves.

Recorded in March 2025 for the album “THANK YOU SO MUCH,” their first in about ten years, the song was also performed on a nationwide tour.

It’s a perfect track for life’s turning points or whenever you’re ready to embark on a new beginning.

Love WindLila Ikuta

Love Wind

Released in April 2025, this delicate and beautiful song likens the feeling of being in love to the wind.

Written by Rira Ikuta as the theme song for the dating show “Kyo, Suki ni Narimashita: New Zealand Edition,” it carefully portrays how a warm breeze—set in motion by someone special—can give courage to a heart made timid by past heartbreak.

It’s a masterpiece that expresses both the complexity and the beauty of love.

This marks Ikuta’s third time providing a theme song for the series, following “Romance no Yakusoku” in 2019 and “Sparkle” in 2022.

It’s a perfect track for anyone who wants to take a step toward a new romance or start something fresh with the arrival of spring.

Maybe the wind.Sakanaction

Sakanaction / Maybe, the Wind. -Music Video-

An addictive track you’ll want to listen to over and over.

It’s a song by Sakanaction, a five-member electro-rock band from Hokkaido, released in 2016 as their 12th single.

Chosen for a Shiseido commercial, it became a hot topic.

The thrilling rush of the chorus is just like the wind.

The more you listen, the more depth you discover.

Perfect for a stroll.

Sea Breeze and SelfishnessHinatazaka46

Sea Breeze and Selfishness

This refreshing seaside love song delicately portrays the feelings of a free-spirited woman and the man who’s swept up by her, capturing a youthful romance.

As the sea breeze shifts, so does their relationship, and the man’s one-sided feelings are sung with aching tenderness, evoking the bittersweet romances of summer.

Released in May 2025 on the album “Love yourself!”, it has drawn attention as a unit track by four members: Miku Kanemura, Hina Kawata, Nao Kosaka, and Suzuka Tomita.

It’s perfect for summer drives or seaside dates, and highly recommended for anyone who wants to rekindle the feeling of being in love!

Wind GodVaundy

Wind God / Vaundy (Theme song for TBS Friday drama “The Lion’s Hideout”) / Vaundy: MUSIC VIDEO

It’s a deep human drama of a song, portraying the powerful desire to save someone and the inner conflict in which reason urges you to stay on the sidelines.

Released by Vaundy in October 2024, the track was chosen as the theme song for TBS’s Friday drama “Lion’s Hideout,” perfectly aligning with the worldview of the human-suspense series starring Yuya Yagira.

The lyrics liken the friction and pain that arise when people face each other to the wind, expressing them not as mere suffering but as warm proof of growth.

The result highlights his signature genre-blending sound and the beauty of his falsetto.

It’s a song you’ll want to listen to when you’re struggling with relationships or when you want to confront your own emotions.

windMone Kamishiraishi

Kaze

Mone Kamishiraishi, whose crystal-clear singing voice captivates many, released an album titled “kibi” in November 2024.

One of its tracks opens with a depiction of a breeze stroking the water’s surface and delicately portrays the tension between the desire to escape everyday life with the wind and the pull of reality.

Through scenes like sparrows frolicking in patches of sunlight and cottony clouds drifting by, it beautifully expresses the protagonist’s yearning for freedom and the hope they entrust to the wind—a true masterpiece.

Written, composed, and arranged by Osamu Moromizato, the song lets Kamishiraishi’s shape-shifting voice ring out lightly, like the wind itself.

It’s a piece that will deeply resonate with those attuned to subtle day-to-day changes and with anyone who longs to walk their own path.

Boy, the breeze is fragrantbeautiful night

Atarayo – Boy, Fragrant Wind (Music Video)

This is Atarayo’s heartfelt song that portrays the loss and growth of youth through the presence of “wind,” which connects past and present.

Released in June 2024, it features a nostalgic, piano-centered sound and delicately expresses the conflicts and loneliness that come with growing up, centered on a dialogue with one’s younger self.

Included as the lead track on the album “Asatsuyu wa Komorebi ni Tokete,” it was also unveiled as a surprise at the final show at Veats Shibuya.

As the changing cityscape mirrors shifting emotions, the process of letting go of past promises and expectations will resonate deeply with those who look back on their youth or are standing at a turning point in life.

It’s recommended for moments when you want to savor a bittersweet feeling that passes through the heart like a gentle early-summer breeze.