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[Western Music] CM Songs I Often Hear Recently [2025]

Editor-in-Chief, RAG MUSICKeisuke Hane
Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC. After working at a music studio and in wedding sound engineering, joined the RAG MUSIC editorial team in 2016. Experienced with various instruments: marching band in elementary school, clarinet in middle school wind ensemble, and drums in a band from high school onward. Drawing on personal music activities and professional experience, produces daily articles, including song introductions, features on music festivals around Japan, and live reports. Enjoys a wide range of music, from domestic and international rock to, more recently, a broad spectrum of J-pop.
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Started working as a music writer as a side job while employed at a record shop, and have been contributing to music magazines and web media for over 15 years. Although Western music is my main field, I always strive to stay curious with the motto, “I like what I like.” I have experience playing in a band, where I was a bassist responsible for songwriting and composition. Instruments I’ve performed on include bass, guitar, and piano. I resumed piano lessons after turning 40 and have been continuing ever since!

The rule that a song becomes popular after being featured in a commercial hasn’t changed, past or present.

When a song is used in a well-received commercial and goes viral along with it—that’s a classic winning pattern.

For those who want to quickly check out these talked-about CM tracks, this article introduces Western songs featured in buzzworthy commercials!

With foreign songs, it can be hard to figure out the track when you don’t understand the lyrics—but we generally include both the actual commercial footage and the song’s music video, so it should be easy to check.

We update this article regularly with the latest information, so be sure to bookmark it!

[Western Music] Recently Frequently Heard Commercial Songs [2025] (41–50)

DIOR「J’ADORE, THE FILM」

Love On The BrainRihanna

Love On The Brain

Love On The BrainRihanna

J’ADORE, THE FILM

Rihanna appeared in the Dior J’ADORE perfume commercial that aired from September 2024.

Watching her confidently stride after changing into a gold dress was truly cool, and many people must have admired her.

The background music features her song “Love On The Brain,” released in 2016, which passionately portrays her fervent attempts to approach the man she loves.

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bitbank 'Introducing Everybody bitbank' Edition

Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)C+C Music Factory

Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) (Official HD Video)

Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)C+C Music Factory

In the commercial “Everybody bitbank Debut” for bitbank, a cryptocurrency exchange where you can buy Bitcoin, baseball player Yoshinobu Yamamoto makes an appearance.

In bitbank’s first-ever TV commercial, a simple yet impactful concept features Yamamoto striking a triumphant pose to C+C Music Factory’s “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now).” Many of you will likely recognize the opening of this song used in the ad.

It’s exhilarating and energizing to listen to, so take this opportunity to give the entire track a spin.

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Daihatsu Move Canbus Stripes: “Cafe and Friends” Edition

Fantaisie-valseMarcela Roggeri

Fantaisie-valse

Fantaisie-valseMarcela Roggeri

This is a commercial for the Move Canbus Stripes featuring Sairi Ito.

Ito drives to pick up a friend and brings a small gift, but it turns out her friend has bought the exact same thing.

Even so, it’s totally fine—the ad has a laid-back, relaxed vibe and feels easygoing overall.

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McDonald’s Samurai Mac “Break out of your shell.” Edition

20TH CENTURY BOYT-REX

20TH CENTURY BOY

20TH CENTURY BOYT-REX

This is the Samurai Mac commercial “Break Out of Your Shell,” featuring Masato Sakai as both a salaryman and a samurai having a conversation.

The story goes: the samurai Sakai tells the salaryman Sakai, who wants to do something but can’t take the first step, “If there’s something you want to do, then try it.” It’s a cool ad that really gets your heart pumping.

The BGM is T.

Rex’s “20th Century Boy,” a staple of Samurai Mac commercials and a classic ’70s rock song also known as the theme for the film 20th Century Boys.

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Suntory Pepsi Nex Zero Pepsi Strong 5.0GV Momotaro Series Episode 0 to Episode 5

Same Ol’The Heavy

The Heavy – Same Ol’ (Official Video)

Same Ol'The Heavy

Pepsi Momotaro commercial full episodes

Many of you probably remember the commercial series aired from 2014 to 2017 in which Shun Oguri played Momotaro, as it became a major talking point at the time.

With visuals and direction that looked straight out of a Hollywood film, it was so stylish that you might not even have realized it was a Pepsi ad.

The BGM used in the commercial is Same Ol’ by the British rock band The Heavy.

Its powerful, heavy guitar riff leaves a strong impression—just hearing the intro can knock you out.

The “Ol’” in the title is an abbreviation of “Old,” so “Same Old” conveys the idea of repeating the same things.

The lyrics wryly depict unchanging, monotonous days, making it a track that can give you a push when you’re dissatisfied with the status quo or want to take on a challenge.

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Kirin Beer Hon-Kirin: “Cheers to 70 Years of Haiyuza Theater History”

SeptemberEarth, Wind & Fire

Earth, Wind & Fire – September (Official HD Video)

SeptemberEarth, Wind & Fire

Hon-Kirin | Cheers to 70 years of history at Haiyuza Theater

This piece portrays Anne Nakamura, who made her stage debut here, visiting Haiyūza Theater as it draws the curtain on its 70-year history, and coming to feel the weight of that history and her gratitude.

With a can of Hon-Kirin in hand, she toasts with people who hold this place dear, creating a sense of warmth that suggests everyone intends to enjoy themselves right to the end.

The depiction of a resolve to take on new challenges also conveys human strength.

The song that underscores the lively, convivial atmosphere of everyone sharing their thoughts is Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September.” Its light, layered sound and vocals are striking, and its bright melody lifts the spirits of those who listen.

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Ichikensetsu “A Home Where Love Grows”

A Lover’s concertoSarah Vaughan

A Lover’s Concerto

A Lover's concertoSarah Vaughan

Ichi Kensetsu CM: 'A House Where Love Grows'

It’s a heartwarming commercial that shows, with photos, how a boy’s family grows—like when his younger brother is born and when they welcome a dog.

You can feel the desire to build a cherished home where the family can live together for a long time.

The background music is an arrangement of “A Lover’s Concerto,” which was created based on “Minuet.” While “Minuet” is in 3/4 time, “A Lover’s Concerto” is in 4/4 time.

The version used in the commercial features a warm arrangement that makes use of humming, which suits the mood of the ad very well.

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