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 transferring schools / songs to give to friends (1–10)
THANXWANIMA
When a transfer to a new school is decided, the pain of parting tends to grow.
That’s when WANIMA’s song “THANX” shines a light on those feelings.
Its powerful vocals and positive lyrics cheer you on as you start in a new place.
The energetic sound, which sings of gratitude and hope, gives you the courage to take that first step.
Although it was released in 2015, it remains one of WANIMA’s signature songs, continuing to push many people forward even now.
HappinessChe’Nelle
At the life milestone of transferring schools, Che’Nelle’s “Happiness” becomes an anthem of friendship.
While it’s beloved as a love song, its lyrics that evoke the bonds of close friends are deeply moving.
The melody, which helps you overcome the pain of parting and look ahead, is a gem you’ll want to dedicate to someone dear.
Che’Nelle’s profound affection comes through in her voice.
I recommend choosing this song as a cheer for a new beginning.
FriendKetsumeishi
Ketsumeishi’s “Tomodachi,” released in 2002, has become a song that connects many hearts.
Celebrating the value of friendship, it was so popular that it reached No.
5 on the Oricon Singles Chart.
Its lyrics are filled with memories, like a message to a friend far away, and both the words and the sound carry a nostalgic vibe.
With the feeling of “Let’s meet again someday,” it could be a perfect song to give to a friend who’s moving away.
Song of the WheelsBUMP OF CHICKEN
BUMP OF CHICKEN’s “Wheel Song” is a great pick for when you want to promise you’ll meet again someday, even if someone is transferring schools.
It was included on the album Yggdrasil and later released as a single.
The story depicts two people riding a bicycle together to the station, but only one manages to get on the train.
After that, the bicycle chases the train, lingering over the farewell.
It evokes a situation similar to transferring schools—wanting to go to the same new school together but being unable to.
Even if you feel sad about being apart, if you make a firm promise to meet again at the moment of parting—just like in this song—you’ll surely see each other again.
It’s a track that gives you hope.
HORIZONAAA
AAA’s “HORIZON” is, just as the title suggests, a farewell song that lets you gaze out over a vast horizon and take a bright, forward step.
With upbeat lyrics, a lively melody, and a powerful rap at the end, it helps you embrace parting in a positive light.
The future waiting beyond the horizon is something you can’t see unless you move forward.
Everyone feels lonely, but this is a song that makes you want to say goodbye with the feeling that “we’ll meet again.”
Let’s walkikimonogakari
Farewells are heartbreaking for anyone.
Ikimono-gakari’s “Aruite Ikō” is a song that stays by your side in those moments.
Known as the theme song for the drama “Runaway: For the Sake of the One I Love,” it shines with the exquisite harmony of Yoshioka’s soul-stirring vocals and the melody, creating a superb ballad.
Carrying the days spent with friends in your heart and taking a new step forward—this piece will surely support you.
Whatever the parting may be, you’ll find the strength to face forward and move on.
Kitearashi
A grand message song by Arashi that you’ll want to give to friends setting off on a new chapter.
Like a kite catching the wind and soaring high, it portrays the resolve to move forward despite uncertainty.
There’s a warmth in this song that gently watches over that figure and gives a soft push from behind.
The single “Kite,” released in 2020, was written and composed by Kenshi Yonezu as the “NHK 2020 Song.” It was also aired on NHK’s “Minna no Uta,” making it beloved across generations.
Parting with friends is lonely, but the sentiment embedded in this work—“we’re connected no matter where we are”—will surely reach their hearts.
If everyone sings it together at a farewell party, it becomes the perfect cheer, powerfully supporting the future of the one setting out.