Youth songs by Japanese bands. Recommended masterpieces and popular tracks.
Listening to youth-themed songs can stir your heart—making your chest feel tight or filling you with nostalgia.
I think many people love youth songs, not only those in the midst of their youth right now but also adults who once sprinted through their youthful days.
In this article, we’ll focus especially on tracks by rock bands among the youth songs and introduce a selection of recommended tunes all at once! We’ve chosen many songs with lyrics and melodies that truly hit home on the theme of youth, so please take your time and give them a careful listen.
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Youth songs by Japanese bands: Recommended classics and popular tracks (21–30)
Blue Springback number
Back number is a band with a long career that continues to be widely supported, including through subscription services.
This song, their seventh single released in 2012, was used as the theme for the TV drama “High School Entrance Exam.” While back number is often associated with shimmering, romance-themed soundscapes, Aoi Haru is a message-driven rock number whose lyrics—about pushing forward desperately toward one’s own path—are truly stirring.
Its rebellious spirit and strength are cool and inspiring, and I think it can give you a boost when you need to get fired up, like before an exam, a match, or any big moment.
From Me to Youflumpool
This is a song that stands out for its vocalist’s refreshing voice.
Rather than something you listen to when you’re feeling down to pump yourself up, it’s the kind of track you play on a normal morning to lift your mood and think, “Let’s do our best today.” It’s a song that could color a page of youth.
The First Steprakkuraifu
It’s included on the 2017 album “Life is beautiful.” It was chosen as the opening theme for the anime Cheer Boys!!.
Luck Life is a four-piece rock band from Osaka Prefecture formed in 2005.
It’s a positive message song that says even if you’re anxious, taking a step forward should change something.
RPGSEKAI NO OWARI
The lyrics and overall vibe are just like a certain adventure game.
When I listen to this song, memories come flooding back of the old days when we kids would go to the park on our own and build secret bases, and it makes me chuckle.
The lyrics about overcoming things together because you’re not alone feel so encouraging, and the song lifts my spirits.
SHAMROCKUVERworld
This is a track included on the 2007 album BUGRIGHT.
It was used as the theme song for the drama Dandori: Dance☆Drill.
UVERworld is a six-member rock band from Shiga Prefecture, formed in 2000.
The contrast between the intensity of their sound and the poppy melodies really hits the mark.
The bold breakdown in the middle is cool, too.
WanteD! WanteD!Mrs. GREEN APPLE
It’s included on the 2018 album “Mrs.
GREEN APPLE.” Mrs.
GREEN APPLE is a five-member rock band formed in 2013.
With its EDM-like sound, it makes your body sway just by listening.
It was used as the theme song for the drama “We Did It.”
Sky-blue DaysSHISHAMO
SHISHAMO captivates with lyrics that portray real, everyday feelings that make your heart flutter and with a simply resonant band sound.
“Mizuiro no Hibi” is a mid-tempo track released in 2018, and you may know it as a graduation song.
Its exquisitely beautiful intro melody evokes memories that softly float back, leaving an unforgettable afterglow.
During your school days, there were surely moments when you wished time could go on just like this forever.
This song gently stays close to those delicate emotions—the sadness of parting.
It’s a masterpiece that brilliantly captures the faint, bittersweet feelings of youth by expressing them as “days of light blue.”