[Sports Day Cheer Songs] A roundup of classic cheer songs and recommended tracks for parody versions

Heaven and HellOfufenbakku

Heaven and Hell / Sports Day BGM

This piece boasts overwhelming power and brilliance, expressing the story of Orpheus and Eurydice from Greek mythology with a lively rhythm.

Created by Offenbach as a satire of 19th-century French society, it is still widely used today as a staple at school sports days.

Premiered in October 1858 at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens in Paris, it achieved an astonishing 228 performances by the following year.

Its dynamic melody and strong beat make it perfect as an entrance march for athletic festivals and sports events.

Everyone can clap along and get excited together, and it also works well as a cheering song for competitions.

With a familiar tune that people of all ages have likely heard at least once, it’s a charming work that naturally brings smiles to both audiences and performers.

Happinessarashi

ARASHI – Happiness [Official Music Video]

How about a smash hit from the national idol group Arashi? Released in 2007 as their 20th single, it was used as the theme song for the drama “Yamada Taro Monogatari” and became a huge hit.

Its endlessly bright and poppy sound is perfect for livening up a school sports day! You’ll want to belt it out cheerfully and loudly with your friends.

The chorus, in particular, is easy to adapt into a parody.

Judging from the lyrics, it might be a great fit for running events like the 100-meter dash or relays.

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Araki Jakkan

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together; along with; bothWANIMA

WANIMA – Together (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

WANIMA’s “Tomoni” has completely become a household favorite.

It’s an upbeat, uplifting song that gives you a push to move forward and upward! It’s also great as a cheer song for sports days, so pick this track to hype up the crowd for the occasion.

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ultra soulB’z

[Wind Band Hit] ultra soul / B’z

This single, released in March 2001, is an anthem of encouragement delivered with a powerful rock sound and a message that hits home.

It’s filled with support for those striving toward their dreams, portraying the emotional swings between hope and disappointment and the courage to push past one’s limits.

The track brilliantly blends B’z’s signature driving sound with Koshi Inaba’s commanding vocals.

Chosen as the official theme song for the World Aquatics Championships from 2001 to 2024, it has become a staple that energizes the sports scene.

It’s also recommended as a cheer song for school sports days and athletic festivals, boosting participants’ morale and uniting everyone in the excitement.

RPGSEKAI NO OWARI

SEKAI NO OWARI「RPG」

It’s a hit song that was chosen as the theme for the film Crayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! B-class Gourmet Survival!!.

It’s a track by SEKAI NO OWARI, a band active overseas as well, released in 2013.

With a marching band-style sound and lyrics that highlight the message that we’re not alone, it’s an uplifting anthem.

Sports festivals are team competitions, so even without changing the lyrics it fits perfectly—but this is your chance to add your own flavor.

It might be a good idea to rework it to match the last line of the chorus.

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Araki Jakkan

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I am the strongest.Ado

[Ado] I’m the Strongest (Uta from ONE PIECE FILM RED)

A standout song from 2022 written and composed by Motoki Omori of Mrs.

GREEN APPLE.

And of course, it’s sung by the still-enigmatic artist Ado.

Since it was performed as an in-film song in the anime movie ONE PIECE FILM RED, everyone already knows it, right? With lyrics like “Let’s charge toward a new era—if we all unite, there’s nothing to fear,” it’s perfect for sports days and athletic festivals where teams band together to aim for victory.

You could even spice things up by parodying the final line of the chorus, “I am the strongest,” into “We are the strongest” or “Class 3-B is the strongest” to get the crowd going!

MiracleGReeeeN

GReeeeN – Kiseki

Kiseki, sung by GReeeeN, was the theme song for the TBS drama ROOKIES, which focused on high school baseball.

Because of that, it’s been used as the entrance march for the National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament and is a popular cheering song for baseball.

Its passionate, youth-filled lyrics are perfect for sports, so you often hear it as a cheer song at school sports days as well.

If you make a parody version by working words like “victory,” “fighting spirit,” and “giving your all” into the lyrics, it’ll probably hype everyone up even more.

Definitely try creating a parody and unite as a team to aim for the championship!

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Hamada Takuya

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