Farewell Song: A Song About Changing Schools, A Song to Give to Friends

A Vocaloid producer who is also a music writerAraki Jakkan
I’ve worked in a variety of roles—regardless of pro or amateur settings—including live event PA, cameraman for video and photography, restaurant staff, and logistics center staff. I now spend my days as a part-time writer. I’ve contributed to music and manga websites with feature/review articles, and wrote the liner notes included as a bonus for 1st PLACE Inc.’s “IA SUPER BEST.” As for my music background, I started playing guitar in junior high and focused on band activities during my school years. For over 15 years since then, up to the present, I’ve continued releasing original tracks as a Vocaloid producer. My areas of expertise are Japanese rock, Vocaloid, and manga.
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Deputy Editor of RAG MUSIC. JFC-certified fact-checker. I’m Sasashina, a mom currently raising an elementary schooler and a preschooler. During my student years at Kyoto College of Science and Technology, I studied a wide range of fields including sound, lighting, and video technology, building a foundation in comprehensive stage production and creative expression. After graduation, I joined a music production company, where I still work, consistently building experience in production and engaging in a variety of music-centered tasks. Currently, I mainly handle articles for children, drawing on what I’ve learned about parenting and what I feel and discover through daily interactions with my kids. I hope my work can be of help to you, even in a small way!

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.

[Farewell Songs] Songs about Changing Schools, Songs to Give to Friends (51–60)

HEAVENHamasaki Ayumi

Ayumi Hamasaki / HEAVEN (Short Ver.)

HEAVENHamasaki Ayumi

If you’re someone who just wants to fully sink into the loneliness of having the person you love transfer schools, Ayumi Hamasaki’s “HEAVEN” is highly recommended.

It was used as the theme song for the film “SHINOBI: Heart Under Blade,” starring Yukie Nakama.

Deep down, you wanted to stay together forever and make so many more memories.

But with the transfer decided, you can no longer share that joyful future together.

This song will stay by your side when you’re at the very bottom of that loneliness.

In the end, it leaves you with a sense of hope—carrying the memories you’ve made together so far, you’ll keep doing your best from here on.

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CorrectRADWIMPS

RADWIMPS – The Answer [Official Music Video]

CorrectRADWIMPS

RADWIMPS delivers a tender melody with a profound message that resonates deeply during graduation season.

The warm soundscape woven by piano tones and a student choir gently embraces moments of looking back on youthful days.

The lyrics, which depict the search for the right answers in life and the journey to find one’s true self, strike a universal chord that anyone can relate to.

Released for streaming in January 2024 and followed by a limited-production CD in February, this work was born from encounters with the younger generation and takes on a new challenge by incorporating a student choir.

It is a heartwarming song that stands beside young people leaving their schools and those facing turning points in life.

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Homeward Road in MarchHirai Dai

Dai Hirai / The Way Home in March (Lyric Video)

Homeward Road in MarchHirai Dai

This is a memorable ballad that warmly depicts the scenery of graduation season.

With his gentle voice, Dai Hirai delicately sings about the subtle emotional sway that mixes joy and loneliness at the moment of departure.

Expressing the complex feelings that come with life’s milestones like advancing to a new stage or graduating, alongside the calm scenery of spring, the piece is also notable for its elegant arrangement of piano and strings.

Released digitally in February 2022, it is also included on the album “LOVE＋PEACE.” It is a song that resonates with the arrival of spring, offering comfort to those setting off into new environments and to those parting from cherished friends.

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In conclusion

Even just the word “transfer” (changing schools) feels a little bittersweet, but we don’t want it to end as a purely sad event, do we? The best thing is if it can be a chance to look straight ahead and keep moving forward.

I’d be happy if you’ve found a song that captures your feelings.