[Friendship Song] Music to hype up sports days and athletic festivals
I think there are very many students who look forward to school sports days and athletic festivals.
On those days, you’ll have fun and smile, throw yourself into heated competitions, and even be moved to tears—truly a day packed with youthful memories.
At such a memorable sports day, you might also grow closer through practice and events, or deepen your friendships even more, don’t you think?
With that in mind, this article will introduce lots of recommended songs for a sports day with the theme of friendship!
I hope you find wonderful tracks to color your special day.
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[Friendship Songs] Tracks to Energize Sports Days and Athletic Festivals (71–80)
Soul RevolutionSuperfly

Since the sports festival only happens once a year, you want to make it as exciting as possible, right? “Tamashii Revolution” is a song that will take the hype to the absolute max.
Just like the title suggests, it lights a fire in your soul and gets you in the mindset of “Let’s do this!” If you play it at a sports festival or field day where one contest after another takes place, it’ll fire everyone up.
Definitely try using it as BGM for your sports festival.
Even those who aren’t good at sports will feel their motivation surge.
SignalWANIMA

A single song packed with a passionate message for the school festival that colors a page of youth.
It’s a cheering anthem by WANIMA that brilliantly depicts the drive to move toward the future and the real, everyday struggles we face.
While carrying anxieties about an unseen future, it expresses, through powerful rock sounds, the feelings of young people determined to walk their own path.
Featured on the album “Everybody!!,” the track was also used in a Lotte Ice “Sou” commercial, generating a huge response.
In a special NHK program, the band performed with 1,000 eighteen-year-olds, and the moving stage left a lasting impression on many viewers.
With a sound that unites the entire venue, it’s perfect for club presentations and as a theme song for school festivals.
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It is a powerful song that gives you the courage to move forward toward your dreams and goals.
Produced by YOASOBI in September 2020, it was featured in a commercial for Bourbon’s Alfort Mini Chocolate.
In 2021, it was chosen as the theme song for Nippon TV’s high school dance club support project “Dance ONE Project ’21,” and it was also performed at the NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen in December of the same year.
Centered on themes of self-expression and growth, the piece portrays a protagonist who, while struggling, finds their own path, making it a song that speaks for young people searching for their true selves.
Group gymnastics performances, in which many individuals come together to create something as one, are filled with moments of mutual trust and harmony, where each person shines.
The message of this work beautifully complements such scenes.
[Friendship Songs] Tunes to Energize Your Sports Day or Athletic Festival (81–90)
Don’t give upZARD

A timeless, ever-beloved ZARD anthem.
Surely everyone has heard it at least once.
Both the lyrics and the atmosphere are perfect for running events like relays.
The grand, glittering sound and Ms.
Sakai’s crystal-clear voice will set your heart ablaze! You’ll feel like sprinting along with its sense of speed, and it leaves you with a refreshing clarity that doubles the sense of accomplishment after giving it your all.
A masterpiece that beautifully colors moments of deep emotion.
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[Alexandros]’s song captivates listeners with a rock sound brimming with momentum that soars from the very first line and a grand, expansive scale.
The lyrics, interweaving opposing emotions—anxieties and hopes about growing up, loneliness and bonds, past and future—resonate deeply in the heart.
Released in May 2021 as their 19th single, it was chosen as the theme song for the film Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway.
It’s a perfect track not only for dances and events like school sports festivals, but also for moments when you want to elevate each other with your teammates or need the courage to face a new challenge.
one’s true feelingssumika

A cheering song that stays close to the days of youth and gently wraps the bonds among friends! This is a track by sumika, released in January 2021 as the support song for the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament.
With a refreshing touch, it portrays young people who, even while carrying setbacks and regrets, encourage one another and strive forward together.
Included on the album “AMUSIC” and featured in a TV commercial for Aisin Corporation, this song warmly supports not only students devoted to sports, but everyone who throws themselves wholeheartedly into something—be it a school festival, a club activity, or any passionate pursuit.
Helloyama × bocchiboromaru

A heartwarming collaborative piece by yama and Bocchi Boromaru, brimming with positive energy as a rousing anthem.
It carries a message that awakens hope for the future and a spirit of adventure, with a simple yet powerful melody that resonates deeply.
The song is approachable for a wide audience and was chosen as the opening theme for the TV anime Pokémon starting in October 2023.
In December 2023, it was released on CD in two formats: a standard edition and a limited-time production edition.
As a positive track that makes you want to sing along with someone, it’s perfect for cheering at sports days and athletic festivals.
Raise your voices together with friends under the blue sky, and it will surely become a wonderful memory.



