As much as the world has turned into K-Pop music, there are equal craze to J-Pop songs. Japanese pop songs are varied and might feel similar to K-pop yet completely different. Sometimes, when I fee low I turn to music. Music never makes me feel any less of a character I already am.
If you are walking home or going to work, these songs from J-Pop could rightly fit into your mood and energize you. Music has that capability and J-Pop wins at this. Here are some of my favourite Japanese songs I listen to while walking and while going to work. If you are not familiar with J-Pop, then you should probably start with these picks.
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Top 5 J-Pop Songs To Listen While Walking Or Going To Work
1) Yorushika, “The Clouds and the Ghost”
My favourite part of this song is the rhythmic alarm-clock sound, which feels right when I’m heading out of the house in the early morning. Everything Yorushika has done is worth checking out; the singer’s voice gives me nape-of-the-neck chills.
2) Gesu no Kiwami Otome, “Battling”
Gesu is big in Japan, but this is the only one of their songs that really does it for me. I find the hook both hypnotic and stimulating, and the video makes me laugh and satisfies my wish that everything in life be in jewel tones.
3) Ømi, “You”
If you’re a fan of BTS, you probably know this one already, as BTS’s Suga is the main producer. It’s a silly happy love song, and the kicky beat is irresistible.
4) Perfume, “Saisei”
Another song with cartoony female vocals and enigmatic/distressing lyrics, but so so catchy. I often find myself bopping in my seat on the metro to this one.
5) World Order, “Have a Nice Day”
I once asked a colleague who is also studying Japanese for song suggestions, and she recommended World Order, this number in particular. The song is great, but the video – with its choreography critiquing conformist salaryman culture – is almost better, and makes it either perfect or devastating for the beginning of your work day.
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