[For Kids] Songs That Give You Courage: A Collection of Tracks That Fill You with Strength When You Listen

Double Double FIGHT!CANDY TUNE

[MV] CANDY TUNE “Bai Bai FIGHT!”

It’s a cheer song packed with sparkling smiles and energy that will heat up your heart and body! This release by the idol group CANDY TUNE from KAWAII LAB.

delivers a message of getting back up with twice the strength no matter how many times you fall and learning to love yourself—pushing listeners forward with powerful encouragement.

The exhilarating sound crafted by Tamaya 2060% is perfect as workout BGM, too.

Released as a digital single in April 2024, it went viral in 2025 thanks to TikTok dance videos, shot to the top of the charts, and even led to a confirmed performance at Makuhari Event Hall, making it a track that symbolizes the group’s breakout.

Listen when you’re feeling down, and it’ll blow away your worries and fill you with the courage to look ahead.

How about charging up your energy with it in the morning?

We are the ONE ~We are one~Kushida Akira

We are the ONE ~We are one~

The ending theme that wrapped up 2003’s Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger is a song that truly celebrates teamwork, brightly sung by Akira Kushida and the Mori no Ki Children’s Choir.

Repeating words like “courage” and “hope,” it delivers a powerful message that we can face hardships because we have our friends by our side.

With the team name and callouts popping up one after another, it cleverly invites kids to sing along.

The lyrics are by Yumi Yoshimoto, the music by Yasuo Kosugi, and the arrangement by Seiichi Kyoda, and the song was also used as an insert track in the show itself.

The single was released by Nippon Columbia in March of the same year, and it’s included on the best album “BEST — I am the ONE —.” It’s perfect for family time enjoying the Super Sentai series, and when everyone sings together, it creates a real sense of unity.

Mirai BanaAndrop

androp “Mirai Bana” Official Audio

This is a warm, encouraging song filled with uplifting messages that was broadcast on NHK’s “Minna no Uta.” Set to a gentle melody, it tenderly sings—through a clear, translucent voice—of past memories blooming into flowers of hope for the future.

Seamlessly blending androp’s emotional musicality with listener-centered messaging, the piece was released in April 2025 and is also included on the album “hooray.” It’s a song we hope you’ll listen to in this season when farewells and new encounters intersect—graduations, moving up to the next stage, and the start of new lives.

To the children’s futureKetsumeishi

Ketsumeishi “To the Children’s Future” (2018 at MetLife Dome) Short Ver.

This song is imbued with deep love for children and a wish for their brilliant future.

It poses the question of what we, as parents and as members of society, can pass on to the next generation.

It is also a grand prayer for a future so happy it surpasses our imagination.

Released in June 2008, the track was featured in a corporate commercial for Mizuho Financial Group and was also included on the acclaimed album “Ketsunopolis 6.” It is a song meant to be delivered to the young people who will carry the future.

Let’s smileyonige

Waraou

This is a song that makes you feel happy, as if your luck might improve just by listening to it.

Since it was used as the CM song for au’s “Santaro Series,” which aired from December 2017, many of you have probably heard it.

This work is a yonige-style cheer song that combines the kindness of saying you don’t have to force a smile with the strength to keep looking forward.

Based on an American folk song, its familiar melody gently soaks into the heart.

When you’re feeling down or low on energy, it will quietly give you a nudge forward—a little charm to carry with you.

That’s good too.kocchi no kento

That's good too / MV by Kocchi no Kento

A heartwarming J-POP track where a marching-style rhythm blends with a positive melody.

Its lyrics gently convey the importance of diversity and the value of nurturing self-esteem.

Incorporating sign language into the choreography, this piece communicates the beauty of embracing differences through music.

It’s a perfect song for those who want to add a boost to their morning routine or listen together with children.

Play it before heading to school, and you’ll step out the door energized and ready to start your day.

Be the soil that makes flowers bloom, rather than the flowers themselves.berii guddoman

Berry Goodman “Become the soil that makes flowers bloom, rather than the flowers themselves” Music Video (NHK ‘Minna no Uta’ December 2024–January 2025)

This is a heartwarming encouragement song by Berry Goodman that aired on NHK’s “Minna no Uta” from December 2024 to January 2025.

The powerful melodies and warm lyrics woven by the trio offer support to those who feel their efforts go unrewarded.

Highlighting not only those who shine on center stage but also the importance of those who support them behind the scenes, the song is also included on the album “Thank You.” Accompanied by Reiko Yokosuka’s delicate animation using washi paper and watercolor, it captured the hearts of many viewers.

It’s a moving track that gently pushes forward people facing hardships or working hard out of the spotlight.