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 masterpieces and popular tracks (1–10)
Blue SpringSUPER BEAVER
SUPER BEAVER is captivating for lyrics that give courage and positivity to tired hearts and those feeling down.
Many of you have probably found yourselves energized by their songs at some point.
From its title alone, the track “Aoi Haru” (Blue Spring) is clearly a youth anthem, and it’s a number that gets the crowd going with clapping at live shows.
With its refreshing, fast-paced melody line, it’s a song that clears the heart and makes you feel like something fun is about to happen.
Evergreensaidāgāru
Cidergirl is a band drawing attention for their crisp, “carbonated” sound.
Their song Evergreen is their first major-label single from 2017, and its lyrics—framing the youthful feelings of first love through the lens of baseball base running—are uniquely charming.
It’s especially recommended for anyone in love! The exhilarating, fast-paced band sound and all-out, single-minded energy give you a push to express your feelings.
From the phrasing and overall tone of the expressions throughout, it’s also a track I’d recommend to fans of BUMP OF CHICKEN.
It doesn’t meltmakaroni enpitsu
Macaroni Enpitsu enjoys overwhelming support from teens.
Their high level of musicianship and lyrics that resonate deeply make it easy to see why they’re so popular with younger generations.
This song, “Tokenai,” was written as a tie-in for Glico’s Seventeen Ice, and its title plays on ice cream that doesn’t melt (“toke-nai”).
Listen closely, though, and there’s another layer: it also echoes “cannot be solved,” touching on tangled human relationships and worries.
While we pass our days without much thought, the lyrics suggest that our youth is radiant and special—keep that in mind as you listen.
All of the YouthFujifaburikku
If there’s one song that represents Fujifabric, it’s Wakamoshi no Subete (Youngsters’ Everything).
Released in 2007, this masterpiece has been covered by numerous artists and can be heard in commercials and other tie-ins.
It’s also a song about the end of summer; listening to it in that season feels achingly bittersweet, a youth anthem that tightens your chest.
The lyrics are written in very simple words, yet for some reason they squeeze your heart.
It’s a number that lingers even in the hearts of those whose youth has already passed.
Dear, boyHump Back
Hump Back is a popular band that virtually every Japanese rock fan in their teens and twenties knows.
Their signature song “Haikei, Shonen yo” captivates with lyrics that feel like a pat on the back, asking, “What happened to the dreams you once had?” On top of that, it cheers you on with a message like, “You’ve still got plenty left in you!” The song has the feel of classic guitar rock, and its tempo radiates the energy of youth.
It’s great on record, but experiencing their live performance will make it resonate even more deeply.
FateOfisharu Higedan Dism
Some people might say that youth is “striving toward a goal.” For those who think that way, I recommend this song, which was chosen as the 2019 summer high school baseball cheer song.
Official HIGE DANDism is known for their polished, stylish tracks, but this particular song portrays a gritty, head-on pursuit of a goal, and just listening to it makes your heart race.
It’s a great pick not only for baseball players, but also for students in other sports clubs and adults who played sports in their youth.
Adolescent RhapsodySambomasutā
Sambomaster is surely an indispensable presence for the generation in the thick of their youth.
Their songs, which powerfully convey fiery emotions, are also popular with people whose youth is long behind them.
Their track Seishun Kyōsōkyoku, released in 2004, is well known for being the theme song of the anime Naruto.
When we think of youth, we tend to imagine something glittering and overflowing with freshness, but this song is a Sambomaster-style anthem that also voices the pain and frustration unique to that time of life.