The other day, I tried creating a YouTube playlist of some of the more relaxing Japanese (JPOP) songs that I’ve been listening to since college – and found it quite helpful in making me sleep.

The past couple of months, I’ve had a hard time sleeping at night because my brain seems to be too active. I don’t want to take sleeping pills, so I’ve tried alternative approaches, like setting up a “spa” atmosphere in my bedroom, and listening to a Spa playlist on Spotify. It worked for a while, but it’s lost its effect.

These songs take me back to the old carefree days of my high school/college years – and that in itself was relaxing. I specifically chose songs that were a bit mellow, or had a theme relating to saying “good night”, or those I thought would help me sleep (or think of people having trouble sleeping). I’m just rambling but here goes my short playlist (for now). I’ll try to add more songs once in a while.

Oyasumi! 

P.S. I don’t want to be technical but I’m loosely using JPOP as a term for Japanese music. Some fans would argue that JPOP should be limited for pop music, but I want to make things easier. 🙂