[Coming-of-Age Ceremony] A Song Dedicated to You at 18: Recommended Tracks for New Adults
Coming-of-Age Day is an important milestone marking one’s entry into adulthood, isn’t it? What song would you send to someone becoming a new adult? Or, if you’re the one celebrating Coming-of-Age Day, what song would you like to listen to? In this article, we introduce songs you might want to gift for the occasion and tracks you’ll want to listen to yourself.
You’ll find many songs filled with gratitude for the parents who raised you, as well as uplifting anthems to carry you forward in life.
Be sure to find a favorite from among these popular tunes!
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[Coming of Age Ceremony] A Song Dedicated to You at 18. Recommended Tracks for New Adults (71–80)
ichibanKing&Prince
King & Prince’s “ichiban” is the perfect song to express the wish for someone to aim for the very top on a new stage.
Nicknamed Kinpuri and especially popular among younger generations, their music is sure to delight new adults.
Unlike their previous pop-leaning tracks, this song shifts gears, featuring a beat-driven production with highlighted rap parts—an instant mood-lifter.
Getting ready for a fresh start with this track in the background will naturally put you in a positive frame of mind!
That’s important.Daiji MAN Burazāzu Bando
This song teaches you the important things in life with straightforward lyrics.
It’s a slightly older track, but it conveys the wonder of living and the importance of giving your best.
At a coming-of-age ceremony—turning 20—many people are bound to have various worries.
This is the kind of song that makes those people feel like trying their best again starting tomorrow.
CorrectRADWIMPS
As you stand before graduation, a major turning point in life, everyone asks themselves at least once: “Was this really the right path?” This song, included on RADWIMPS’ 2018 album ANTI ANTI GENERATION, was written as the theme for NHK’s “18 Fes.” School tests have model answers, but in life there’s no single correct one.
That’s exactly why this track gives you the courage to keep searching for your own answer, even while you’re lost.
Its arrangement—woven from piano melodies and a student choir—strikes a chord, and it’s often sung at graduation ceremonies.
I hope those taking a new step forward or struggling with life’s choices will listen to it as a gentle anthem that nudges you onward.
Song of a FriendBUMP OF CHICKEN
Even as adults, the power of friendship is immense.
No matter how tough things get out in the world, recalling a friend’s words or the days you spent together can make you feel like you can overcome anything.
BUMP OF CHICKEN’s “Tomodachi no Uta” (“Song of Friends”) teaches us the importance of such a presence.
It was used as the theme song for the film Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops—Winged Angels.
As we become adults, we get busy and it becomes hard to meet friends, but once things settle down, meet in person and recharge your batteries! Even as adults, it’s okay to draw all kinds of strength from your friends! When times are tough, listen to this song and remember the smiles of the people you cherish.
10 or 20 yearskaraa botoru
Strictly speaking, it’s not exactly the same, but since this piece reflects on what we’ve experienced so far and the path we’ll walk from here, I believe it feels like a milestone.
It will likely strengthen the desire for our friendships to continue into the future.
In the Great Sky and on the Vast EarthMatsuyama Chiharu
The song “In the Big Sky and on the Great Earth,” which could be called Chiharu Matsuyama’s signature piece.
As you enter adulthood and step onto the vast stage of society, you’ll likely face various challenges, but listening to this song will surely give you courage.
It’s perfect as background music for a coming-of-age ceremony, and it will also help you find the strength to keep going during tough times.
Like a WolfZIPANG OPERA
ZIPANG OPERA’s “Like a Wolf” gives you the strength to stand tall no matter what.
It was released in 2022 as a double A-side single along with “KAMINARI FLAVOR.” The lyrics, filled with power and bravery, urge you to face any hardship without giving in—words that will become a great source of strength as you walk the path of adulthood.
Even when you feel like you might lose, you’ll stand up again and again and head toward where you want to go! It’s a song that steels a heart that might grow timid about the future.