Cheer songs to listen to in April. Uplifting tunes that color the spring.

Dear, boyHump Back

Hump Back – “Dear, Boy” Music Video

This is Hump Back’s major-label debut song, an anthem that sings of challenging your dreams and holding onto hope.

With a powerful sound and lyrics that resonate, it gently gives a warm push to those facing setbacks and anxieties.

Created with thoughts of the bandmates from their high school days, the track was featured as the ending theme for Nippon TV’s “BUZZ RHYTHM 02” in June 2018 and as the theme song for Kumamoto Asahi Broadcasting’s coverage of the 102nd National High School Baseball Championship Kumamoto Tournament, capturing the hearts of many.

If you listen to it in moments when life in a new environment wears you down, or during times when motivation is hard to find, you’ll feel the energy to face tomorrow welling up inside.

Rolling DaysWANIMA

WANIMA「Rolling Days」OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

A youthful rock tune that captures the quiet of early morning and the restlessness within.

WANIMA powerfully conveys young people’s anxieties, conflicts, and their strong determination to move forward, riding on a brisk, fast-paced melody.

It’s a warm song that feels like a close friend walking beside you—comforting troubled hearts and cheering them on.

Created as an anthem for high school students devoted to their clubs and studies and released in August 2024, this track gently supports those feeling tense or uneasy in new environments, as well as anyone striving toward their dreams.

It’s okaywacci

wacci “Daijoubu” Music Video

This is a heartwarming medium-tempo ballad by wacci that gently conveys the importance of embracing both tears and smiles as the colors of life.

Written and composed by member Yohei Hashiguchi, it carefully weaves the deep feelings embedded in the everyday phrase “daijoubu” (“It’s okay”).

Released in August 2015, the song was used as the theme for the TBS drama 37.5°C no Namida.

While life presents many challenges, it reminds us that the process of overcoming them and growing is itself an irreplaceable time.

It’s a warm song that offers sincere words of encouragement to those who may feel ashamed of showing vulnerability or tend to carry burdens alone.

The reason for deep breathingAqua Timez

Aqua Timez 'Reason to Breathe Deeply' Music Video

It’s a warm, uplifting rock tune.

Aqua Timez’s “The Reason to Breathe Deeply” was written specifically for NHK’s Minna no Uta to be aired in February and March 2025.

The song conveys the importance of stepping away from the hustle and bustle when you’re tired and taking time to face yourself.

It’s a gentle yet powerful track that feels like a reset button for the heart when you’re walking a difficult path.

Please give this emotional number a listen—it’s sure to resonate with those striving through their everyday lives.

sailing dayBUMP OF CHICKEN

BUMP OF CHICKEN「sailing day」

A work depicting the courage and hope to face destiny was released in March 2003.

Even mistakes and failures, like beloved treasures, may be unique riches that belong only to each person.

Filled with a cheer for foolish dreamers who chase their dreams, it delivers the united hearts of all the members.

This gem of a song is included on the album Yggdrasil and was also chosen as the theme song for the film ONE PIECE THE MOVIE: The Dead End Adventure.

It reached No.

2 on the Oricon weekly chart and marked the band’s first-ever 100,000 copies sold in its debut week.

It’s a track that warmly embraces your back as you take a new step forward.

Daphne (winter daphne)DISH//

DISH// – Sweet Daphne [Official Video]

A warm, supportive anthem that stands by the hearts of exam-takers has emerged from DISH//’s work.

Co-written by Takumi Kitamura and Hattori from Macaroni Empitsu, this piece gives a push to those feeling anxious or uncertain, carrying a message to stride forward with strength onto the new path that awaits beyond your choices.

It also delicately depicts a mother’s love and the gratitude that’s so hard to express.

Released in November 2021, the song deeply moved many viewers as the theme for the NTV Saturday drama “The Winner in February: The Classroom of Guaranteed Success.” It’s a track that resonates not only with students preparing for exams, but with anyone standing at a crossroads in life.

Beloved tomorrow, a moment and a lifetimeGReeeeN

GReeeeN – Our Beloved Tomorrow, A Moment and a Lifetime

GReeeeN is a four-member vocal group shrouded in mystery.

They’ve released many pop songs brimming with youthful energy—tracks like “Aiuta” and “Kiseki” that especially resonate with younger listeners.

Their song “Aisubeki Ashita, Isshun to Isshō o” carries a powerful message: as long as you cherish each day and keep moving forward, you’ll be okay.

Their songs are generally high in key, but this one is particularly high.

Listening to those piercing high notes, you can’t help but feel your worries blow away!

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