Before a match or when you feel like giving up! Cheer songs to keep you going in club activities
“Youth in our school days is packed into club activities!” Many students probably feel that way and are giving their all to their clubs today, too.
Even after you become an adult, the bonds with the teammates you fought alongside in your school clubs stay just as strong.
Of course, it’s not all fun—there are tough times as well.
But including those moments, club activities during your youth will surely become wonderful memories.
In this article, we’ll introduce lots of uplifting songs to cheer you on in your club activities, as well as great tracks that help you reaffirm the bonds with your teammates.
As you listen, try exploring different songs while looking for ones that resonate with your own experiences and feelings.
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Before a game or when you feel like giving up! Cheer songs to keep you going in club activities (71–80)
Again and againHinatazaka46
It’s a cheer song filled with a warm yet powerful message that encourages you to try again as many times as it takes, even if you fail.
The lyrics, which say there’s no need to compare yourself with others, will resonate deeply with high school students who live amid daily competition.
It’s a track by the popular idol group Hinatazaka46, created as the support song for Nippon TV’s “41st High School Quiz Championship 2021,” and included as a coupling track on their sixth single released in October 2021.
Especially in those moments when you feel yourself slipping into self-doubt, give this song a listen—you’ll surely find the courage to take your next step.
An Anthem to Encourage the Talented and TroubledBUMP OF CHICKEN
Isn’t it realistic words and warm kindness that remind us of what we’re good at and what we hold dear? The song I’m introducing this time is BUMP OF CHICKEN’s “Sainōjin Ōenka” (“Cheering Song for the Talent-Troubled”).
It’s a track from their 2007 album “orbital period,” and it’s a cheer song I hope you’ll listen to precisely when improvement feels hard despite daily practice in your club activities, or when you feel like giving up.
Rather than delivering a forceful slap on the back, its lyrics stand by your side and gently give you the courage to try again tomorrow—perhaps becoming the spark that makes you think, “Let me give it one more shot.”
A victorious smile with youUkasukaji
An uplifting cheer song with a dazzling melody that evokes Sakurai-san’s opening vocals and a sense of celebration.
Just from the title, you can picture it playing on the best stage with the best results right before your eyes! It’s a 2014 track by Ukasuka-G, the unit formed by Kazutoshi Sakurai of Mr.Children and rapper GAKU-MC.
Sakurai and GAKU-MC are both known as huge soccer fans, and since Ukasuka-G was formed to help fire up the World Cup, this is the ultimate sports anthem.
GAKU-MC’s rap and the encouraging message bring back that fresh, first-time excitement.
It’s perfect for cranking up the voltage before a match, and when you feel like you might falter, it boosts your motivation—so definitely try it as a theme song to support your club activities!
Before matches or when you feel like giving up! Cheer songs to keep you going in club activities (81–90)
VANENAQT VANE
The song that gives me a push to do things my own way is NAQT VANE’s “VANE.” Released in 2022, it was chosen as the support song for the 37th East Japan Women’s Ekiden.
Rather than slamming you into top gear all at once, this track gradually raises your fighting spirit.
The lyrics, which encourage you to run as you wish from this very moment—no matter what others say or what failures you’ve had in the past—are truly empowering.
If you’re struggling to play in a way that feels true to yourself, why not draw strength from this song?
Good LifeShimizu Shota
When you’re fully devoted to your club activities, aren’t there times when you have to fight through adversity? In the lyrics Shota Shimizu wrote from his own experiences, you can feel the pride of always believing in music and his friends, and keeping at it all this time.
It’s surely because he has continued to work straight ahead no matter the circumstances that he can be confident.
The message in this song will definitely resonate with you as you work hard in your club activities.
Gate of GloryHirai Dai
For students who are facing their club activities head-on and giving their all, singer-songwriter Dai Hirai’s “Eikou no Tobira” delivers heartfelt encouragement.
This song, which energized the summer high school baseball season, is filled with words that support you day by day and give you courage.
Its gentle vocals tenderly wrap your tired heart.
Victory isn’t everything—this song celebrates the beauty of taking on a challenge.
Why not use it to reignite your own inner fire?
MiracleGReeeeN
In the J-POP scene, GreeeeN has produced numerous classic songs, and among their works, their cheer songs are especially popular.
In particular, this track—used as the theme song for the high school baseball drama “ROOKIES”—is an uplifting anthem filled with youthful energy.
It’s a song that will undoubtedly empower your team when you want to work hard together in your club and make miracles happen.
This is the one to listen to at clutch moments, when you want your hard work to spark a miracle and when you want everyone to push forward with even greater passion.
