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Which OSTs are your favorite this year? I am holding this poll to see which OST tracks are everyone’s picks from 2017’s dramas! 

How to vote: 

  1. Comment below a maximum of FIVE of your favorite songs from 2017 Jdrama/Movie OSTs
  2. For each song, say the title, the artist(s), and the drama it was from. Example:Senaka Goshi No Chance| Kame to Yamapi | Boku, Unmei no Hito Desu

Please follow these guidelines for your vote to count!

  • Usually, people just state the drama that has a good OST, but for this poll, please specify the titles of the songs you are voting for!
  • Please put your five song votes in one comment, and only comment once. You may edit your comment and change your votes before the deadline.
  • The songs you selected must be from a drama that BEGAN airing this year and FINISHED airing this year (sorry, but all OST from dramas that started in 2016 but ended in 2017 don't count)
  • Only Japanese dramas/Movies please!

Additional notes to help with voting:

  • The song may be of any genre
  • The song you vote for may be non lyrical
  • The song does not have to be in Japanese (some songs are sung completely in English, which is fine)
  • When voting, try not to take into account how much you liked the drama or the other songs from the drama’s OST
  • You may vote for more than one song in a drama’s OST track list
  • No need put the songs in an order :)

I may write an article on it if its popular and my stalker's guides aren't backed up lol

Ends december 15th results by xmas

Examples are in no order could not find the two Da-Ice Videos or Akira to Akira: 

空 (Sora)
HappyBokutachi ga Yarimashita
ver 2
WanteD WanteD
Destiny
Happiness
Watashi
emma
eccentric
Showtime
Life
I’ll be There
Heikousen
TOKYO GIRL
On my way
Girl
Just You and I
Joshi Modoki
Non Fiction
CQCQ
PICK IT UP
LEAN ON ME
Zutto futari
Kirakira
Hitori sekai
Magic
Kogoe Souna Kisetsu Kara
Iiwake
Kotonoha
Kiseki
Kumo
Drifting Feelings
Doku Hana
Senaka Goshi No Chance
What's this Feeling
Bouningen
I Need Your Love
Yume Makase
Tsunagu
Otona no Okite
I’m a dreamer
-Mp3-
Seiiki
 Family Song
-Mp3-
TAKE MY HAND
Different Man
U
Motion
Forever Young
Hitori Sekai
Naratage
A second sun
HanabiHikaru Utada
Yokoyama Masaru
Kuwata Keisuke
Kazuyoshi Saito

ForevermoreDie Meets Hard
Unchain My Heart
Die Meets Hard
Mr. Right
Tadayou Kanjo
-MP3-
Pain, Pain Go Away
My Buddy
Soft Landing
Kiseki no Hito


Ah! Oh!
Still Alive
Force -Orchestra Ver.
Midnight
Iden
Silent Libre Mirage
Ice Cream
Namida no Tane, Shiawase no Hana
Sakura
Live Another DayKimi to Hyakkaime no Koi





Senaka Goshi No Chance| Kame to Yamapi | Boku, Unmei no Hito Desu (Video)

What's this Feeling| Taemin | Final Life (Video)

Bouningen | RADWIMPS | Frankenstein no Koi (Video)

I Need Your Love| Beverly| Crisis: Special Security Squad (Video)

Yume Makase | Artists: SOIL&"PIMP"SESSIONS feat.Yojiro Noda | Hello Harinezumi (Video)

Such a sucker for Noda-sans music haven't seen either dramas with his music 

Pick It Up -- Kis-My-Ft2 -- Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru

Senaka Goshi No Chance Boku -- Kame to Yamapi -- Unmei no Hito Desu

わるぐち (Badmouth) -- Da-iCE -- 花にけだもの (Hana ni Keda Mono)

空 (Sora) -- Generations from Exhile Tribe -- Ani ni Aisaresugite Komattemasu

Tsunagu -- Arashi -- Shinobi no Kuni

Tsunagu is amazing..Maybe ill open it to movies too if we don't get alot of hits

Otona no Okite - Doughnuts Hole - Quartet

What's This Feeling- Taemin - Final Life 

Kimi to Hyakkaime no Koi- Miwa- Kimi to Hyakkaime no Koi (The 100th love with you) 

Bouningen- RADWIMPS- Frankenstein no Koi

 U- Daichi Miura- Nou ni Sumaho ga  Umerareta

 OldAnimeLady:

Tsunagu is amazing..Maybe ill open it to movies too if we don't get alot of hits

That sound reasonable!!! I am lowkey struggling to think of J-drama OSTs (but a few movie soundtracks  have popped into my head) I also haven't done a good job of keeping up with J-dramas this year which may be partially to blame:P

Edit 11.06.17: Thank you for the update!

1. Hitori Sekai, by 10-FEET (from the drama Byplayers)

2. I’m a dreamer, by Saito Kazuyoshi (from the drama Izakaya Fuji)

3. Seiiki, by Fukuyama Masaharu (from the drama Kurokawa no techo)

4. Otona no okite, by Doughnuts Hole (from the drama Quartet)

5. Kiseki, by Uru (from the drama Quartet)


1. Otona no Okite - Doughnuts Hole (Quartet)

2. Family Song - Hoshino Gen (Kahogo no Kahoko)

3. TAKE MY HAND - Yoru no Honki Dance (Cecile no Mokuromi)

4. Yume Makase - Soil & "Pimp" Sessions feat. Noda Yojiro (Hello Harinezumi)

5. Kiseki - Uru (Kounodori 2)

I actually struggled to cut my list down to only 5, and that's only for the dramas that i watched. I think there were a lot of good drama ost this year. I included MVs if anyones interested

Song: Different Man
Artists: Jay'ed and AKLO
Drama: Dead Stock
Full Music Video

Song: Otona no Okite
Artists: Doughnuts Hole
Drama: Quartet
Ending Video

Song: U
Artist: Daichi Miura
Drama: Nou ni Sumaho ga Umerareta
Short Music Video

Song: Yume Makase
Artists: SOIL&"PIMP"SESSIONS feat.Yojiro Noda
Drama: Hello Harinezumi
Full Music Video

Song: Motion
Artist: Nishiuchi Mariya
Drama: Totsuzen desu ga, Ashita Kekkon Shimasu
Short Music Video

  1. "Otona no Okite", by Doughnuts Hole - drama "Quartet"
  2. "Hitori Sekai", by 10-FEET - drama "Byplayers"
  3.  "Forever Young", by Takehara Pistol - drama "Byplayers"
  4. "Akira to Akira" main theme, by Haneoka Kei - drama "Akira to Akira"
  5.  "A second sun", by Stevan Lloyd- drama "Code Blue season 3"

in no particular order. I'd rather include "Mindful Hue" instead of "Second Sun" for Code Blue drama, but since it's from a previous season (and not included in the season 3 ost CD) i didn't.

Edit : I just wanted to add that, as much as I understand the necessity of putting limits (beginning and end of 2017 year), it bothers me a little bit, in the way that some dramas could never fit any challenge. I mean,  dramas that start at the end of a year and finish the next year are never able to be nominated. Hence, Hoshino Gen's song, "Koi", well-known ending song of Nigeru wa Haji da ga, Yaku ni tatsu, can never be submitted. The drama could not make last year best of 2016 poll (and will probably not make this year's too), and so would the song, although we are all well aware that this song was one of the most appreciated one and contributed a lot to the success of the drama. I was personnally really surprised to see during August, that in the Shibuya's Tower Records'shop, the "Koi" single was still put on the front, even if we were months after the end of the drama and the release of the single, at a time when Hoshino was even promoting his new single "Family song" (which was everywhere on the tv screens at the time).
Sorry for the rant, and i'm pretty aware that there is no solution that would satisfy everybody.  There are probably many other dramas concerned, it's just that the case of "Koi" appeared to me while reflecting on the songs that touched me since the beginning of the year. 

Anyway, thanks a lot for taking the time to make the poll, and i'm looking forward to the vote and the results. Reading everybody's propositions is already pretty interesting. If you need some help, do not hesitate to ask for it!

Bouningen | RADWIMPS | Frankenstein no Koi 

Senaka Goshi no Chance | Kame to YamaP | Boku, Unmei no Hito Desu 

Drifting Feelings | Kotlingo | Million Yen Women 

Naratage | Adieu | Naratage 

Hanabi | Mr. Children | Code Blue 3 

Thank you. 

edited - 11/6/17

Yeah I was wondering about Hanabi myself is it on the Sound track for season 3?

and I did add movies as a possible option

also looks like I have some dramas to watch lol

@OldAnimeLady Thank you for your reply! I will wait for your decision and will edit accordingly ^^ 

Also, in answer to your question ... Per dramawiki, Hanabi is the Theme Song of Season Three as well. It seems like Japanese Dramas keep often keep themes from season to season. 

Thank you for putting this all together! 

SO Hanabi is eligible..Let me go add that to mine As Well as the Beverly song for crisis

meh i did then changed my mind for Radwimps..cause I love Yojiros voice

also added videos my post as well and am listening to everyone's votes might add some more bands to my playlist

I love this. So far, my faves are:

1.  Doughnuts Hole/The Main Cast - Otona no Okite (Quartet) > Video

2.  Hikaru Utada - Forever More (Gomen, Aishiteru) > Video

3.  Yokoyama Masaru - Days Gone By (Reverse) > Video

4.  Kuwata Keisuke - Wakai Hiroba (Hiyokko) > Video

5.  Kazuyoshi Saito - I'm a Dreamer (Izakaya Fuji) > Link