Friendship songs to listen to in April: a collection of classics themed around new encounters
In Japan, April marks the start of a new fiscal and school year, and it’s a time when many people begin life in new environments such as schools and workplaces.
Along with that, it’s also a season for forming new relationships—and a time when you may find yourself missing the relationships you’ve had until now.
In this article, we’ll introduce a selection of friendship songs perfect for April.
We’ve picked many tracks, including songs about newly blossoming friendships, songs that reflect on friends who are far away, and springlike tunes themed around cherry blossoms.
Be sure to give them a listen.
If you listen while reading the lyrics, you’re sure to find the one song that fits you perfectly.
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Friendship songs to listen to in April: A collection of classic tracks themed around new encounters (1–10)
InfinityYuuri
Set to a fresh, springlike melody, Yuuri’s “Infinity” is a song about a dear friend you want to be with no matter what.
Released in 2021, it was used as the ending theme for the anime SK8 the Infinity.
Because they’re so alike, they sometimes clash—but they also push each other to grow.
It portrays the feeling of wanting to keep doing your best together with a precious friend you can call your best buddy, laughing and helping one another along the way.
Try listening while thinking of a friend who’s striving toward the same goals as you—like a teammate from a school club.
Best FriendNishino Kana
A friend who stays with you through fun times and hard times.
Kana Nishino’s “Best Friend” is a song that makes you want to say thank you to a friend like that.
The kind of friend you can call your best friend: someone who listens even when you contact them late at night, someone you can confide in about things you can’t tell your family, someone who sees right through what you’re hiding and understands you even better than you understand yourself.
Even if you’re separated from a friend like that and can’t meet very often, your bond will never be broken! Why not take this opportunity to use this song to express your gratitude to that precious best friend of yours?
road movieTakahashi Yuu
“Road Movie,” a single released by Yu Takahashi in 2017, also served as the theme song for the animated film Crayon Shin-chan: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri.
I recommend it as a friendship song perfect for spring, but it can also be heard as a love song—and of course as a song about friendship—and even as a reflection of familial love.
It’s a song that makes you feel it’s about a very ‘great love.’ It captures the emotional wavering that comes with growing physical distance from friends, and transforms those feelings into something steady and steadfast.
Friendship songs to listen to in April: A collection of classics themed around new encounters (11–20)
MemoriesNiziU
Born from an audition show, NiziU has been captivating the world with their cute dancing and vocals.
Released digitally in February 2024, this track is an emotional pop song that blends the excitement and bittersweetness unique to spring.
It was chosen as the theme song for Universal Studios Japan’s “Uni Spring 2024,” and it was also announced that it will be included on the mini-album AWAKE.
The message—depicting the moment when everyday life with friends, once taken for granted, becomes an irreplaceable treasure at the milestone of graduation—is sure to resonate with students in the same situation.
Believing that bonds won’t fade even when you’re apart, it’s the perfect song to express your gratitude to your cherished friends!
We’ll go togetherSnow Man
Graduation season brings the excitement of a new environment along with the sadness of parting from familiar friends.
This song, included on Snow Man’s 10th single released in February 2024, gently accompanies those wavering emotions.
It also drew attention as the theme song for the drama “Sensei, Sayonara,” starring group member Shota Watanabe.
Its warm melody evokes hope even within heartache, and its strong message—let’s keep walking forward together—strikes a chord.
It seems to tell us that even if we’re separated, the time we shared won’t disappear, and we’ll always be friends.
Why not send this song, which gives you the courage to face forward despite anxiety and inner conflict, to a dear friend as a token of gratitude?
I wish you lots of happinessnaniwa danshi
A heartwarming cheer song written and composed by Yujin Kitagawa of Yuzu, which drew attention as a newly penned piece.
Its positive message—encouraging us to find happiness in the little moments of everyday life—is like a prayer of “good fortune to you” for friends graduating and stepping into new environments.
Carried by Naniwa Danshi’s bright, refreshing vocals, this song reassures you that even when you’re apart, your hearts remain close, turning the sadness of parting into hope.
Included on the single “The Answer / Sachiare,” released in April 2022, it also served as the theme song for Fuji TV’s “Mezamashi TV,” delivering a burst of energy every morning.
Why not gift it to cherished friends who feel a bit anxious about their new beginnings, as a way to gently nudge them forward with your familiar smile?
Song of a FriendGReeeeN
GReeeeN’s “Tomodachi no Uta,” included on an album released in 2012, is a song about friendship that will continue far into the future.
We are all born into different families, raised in different ways, and will walk our own paths in life from here on out.
Even so, the one thing we continue to uphold is the feeling of caring for each other—that is, friendship.
Our pasts and futures may differ, but the unshakable bond formed by our encounter will never change, no matter what lies ahead.
It’s a gentle yet passionately heartfelt track that lets you feel the strength of such a deep friendship.