Farewell Song: A Song About Changing Schools, A Song to Give to Friends
Transferring schools is a big event, isn’t it?
If you’re the one transferring, it means leaving the place you’ve spent so much time in.
And if it’s a friend who’s leaving, it can feel like a hole opens up in your heart… Just imagining it is bittersweet.
In this article, I’ve put together songs on the theme of “transferring schools.”
Most of them are farewell songs, but some pieces feel like they can save you from sadness.
It may be a tearful goodbye now, but someday you’ll feel through music that the experience was something good for your life… That’s the kind of playlist this is.
- A farewell song for a dear friend—an uplifting graduation song that conveys heartfelt gratitude.
- Recommended friendship songs for children. Songs about friends you’ll want to listen to with your pals.
- Friendship songs recommended for elementary school students. Bonding songs you’ll want to listen to with your friends.
- Farewell Song: A goodbye song. A tearful parting song.
- [A moving friendship song] For dear friends and best friends. Songs of friendship that make you feel the bond.
- A gratitude song for friends. A thank-you song dedicated to someone special.
- Farewell Songs: Karaoke tunes to sing at a farewell party. Goodbye songs.
- Six types of farewell songs: goodbye songs for each scene
- [Tearjerker] Songs that make your heart tremble with tears & moving tracks with lyrics that touch the soul
- [For High School Students] A Collection of Touching Friendship Songs
- Friendship Songs: Rediscover Your Bonds! A Carefully Curated Selection of Moving Masterpieces That Will Bring You to Tears
- A funny song that livens up a farewell party
- Songs to use in the memory movie. Let’s look back on our memories before graduation!
[Farewell Songs] Songs about Thinking of Changing Schools / Songs to Give to Friends (11–20)
before longMiura Daichi
Daichi Miura—a singer-songwriter often dubbed the “Japanese Michael Jackson,” known not only for his phenomenal dance skills but also for playing various instruments during live performances—released the digital-only single “Itsushika,” written as the theme song for the animated film Break of Dawn.
Its message, a vow to reunite with friends who are drifting apart, evokes a friendship that remains unshaken by major life events like changing schools or graduation.
It’s a soulful ballad whose delicate piano tones and emotional beat feel wonderfully comforting.
cherry blossomMoriyama Naotaro
Naotaro Moriyama is a male singer born in 1976.
This time, we’re introducing Sakura, a song that can be called a pioneer of “sakura songs.” It was included on his 2002 album The Parched Song Is Just Right for Fish Food and was released as a single in 2003.
Although it’s a farewell song themed around cherry blossoms, it’s one that lets you find hope.
Its wonderful lyrics are sure to give you a push.
It would be great if you could keep moving forward, looking forward to reuniting with your close friends again.
BEST FRIENDGReeeeN
GReeeeN’s “BEST FRIEND” is the perfect song for thinking about a friend you’ll be separated from due to a school transfer.
It was released digitally in 2013.
Chosen as the theme for a Tokyo Individualized Educational Institute commercial, it drew widespread attention.
Singing about a bond that remains unshaken even when apart, this song gives courage and hope to everyone experiencing farewell.
It’s a moving track that reminds us physical distance cannot sever the ties of the heart, filled with gratitude for a friend and the hope of meeting again.
Best FriendKiroro
Kiroro’s timeless classic “Best Friend” is the perfect song to give at a farewell party to express gratitude to a dear friend.
It’s a warm ballad in which vocalist Chiharu Tamashiro conveys her feelings for her ever-supportive partner, Ayano Kinjo.
Released in June 2001 as their 10th single, it’s a well-known masterpiece that also served as the theme song for the NHK morning drama series Churasan.
Later, in 2016, it was chosen as the Japanese ending theme for the film The Good Dinosaur, earning love across generations.
This song, which helps you overcome the sadness of parting and reaffirm an unchanging bond, is sure to add a moving touch to any send-off scene.
Thank youFUNKY MONKEY BABYS
When it comes to classic songs for expressing gratitude, FUNKY MONKEY BABYS’ “Arigatou” tops the list.
Since its 2013 release, it has been beloved as graduation ceremony background music at many school events.
The single’s CD jacket features Sanma Akashiya on the cover.
It was also used as the theme song for televised high school baseball, making it popular as a sports anthem as well.
Its lyrics of gratitude resonate with the feelings of those thinking of friends who will soon go their separate ways.
Even after experiencing painful farewells, this song gives you the strength to renew your resolve to move forward into the future, keeping the friendship that supported you close to your heart.
Because we’re friends.Ochiai Wataru
Singer-songwriter Wataru Ochiai has been drawing attention with lyrics that weave everyday life into down-to-earth words.
Released as a graduation song, “Tomodachi Yakarane” (“Because We’re Friends”) delivers a message that also resonates with the farewell of transferring schools.
Its lyrics, which portray a friendship that doesn’t change even when you’re apart, seem to suggest that parting can become a catalyst for strengthening bonds.
With a laid-back shuffle beat and gentle melody, it’s a song that feels comforting and helps you face the day of goodbye with a positive spirit.
[Farewell Songs] Songs about Thinking of Transferring Schools, Songs to Give to Friends (21–30)
H.our TimeHey! Say! JUMP
Composed by Keito Okamoto with lyrics written by all the members, “H.our Time” is also striking in the way the nine of them sing in a relay style, tracing the group’s journey.
The lyrics, packed with Hey! Say! JUMP’s real experiences, are full of moments we can relate to.
Even friends we now fully understand must have gone through many events that deepened their bonds.
Those memories come flooding back, and the message that these feelings won’t change even if we’re apart truly resonates.
With gratitude and a heartfelt thank you, it’s a song we want to sing together.
