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 match or when you feel like giving up! Motivational songs to power you through club activities (161–170)
Stand by Methe peggies
When it’s tough to keep pushing on your own, I recommend “Stand by Me” by the peggies! Released in 2019, this song was written as the ending theme for the anime Sarazanmai.
Even in individual sports, as long as you’re part of a club, you’re not alone—it’s as if everyone in the club is fighting alongside you.
This track makes you feel that it’s okay not to shoulder everything by yourself, to open up about your struggles sometimes, and to keep going while encouraging one another.
Tsunage KizunaTHE RAMPAGE
THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE, a dance and vocal group whose name means “to rampage,” released their 17th single, Tsunage Kizuna, which was chosen as the official theme song for TBS’s 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship.
Its stylish melody and ensemble are striking.
The message—press forward toward your dreams and goals without hesitation—might blow away pre-game nerves if you listen before a club match.
It’s a refreshing pop tune with a cool sound that gives you a push.
Fight For LibertyUVERworld
UVERworld, the six-member rock band that made history by drawing an unprecedented 45,000 men to a men-only concert at Tokyo Dome in 2019, has become legendary.
Their 24th single, Fight For Liberty, released as a double A-side with Wizard CLUB, was used as the opening theme for the TV anime Space Battleship Yamato 2199.
The message—fight without regrets precisely because you only live once—resonates with the feelings of high school students living through a youth that will never return.
It’s a rock tune whose aggressive ensemble raises your spirits, giving you both the courage and the reason to face forward.
I want to keep it dramatic.BALLISTIK BOYZ from EXILE TRIBE
BALLISTIK BOYZ from EXILE TRIBE are a seven-member dance and vocal group drawing attention as a freestyle unit in which every member serves as both vocalist and performer.
Their digital single “Dramatic wo Nokoshitai,” released on December 9, 2022 during the period when they had shifted their base of activities to Thailand, is a comfortable number featuring a light, breezy beat.
The lyrics evoke precious moments with friends and teammates, resonating with the bonds formed in school clubs.
With a pop melody contrasted by cool rap, it’s a dance tune that lifts your spirits and is sure to bring back memories of your youth.
great victorygagaga supi
Gagaga SP is a four-piece rock band often called Japan’s oldest youth punk band and known as a leading figure of the movement that emerged in the early 2000s.
Their song “Daishōri” (Great Victory), used as the theme for the pachinko game “Bikkuri Pachinko: Kyojin no Hoshi,” is included on their 8th album, Nichijō Anarchism.
Its straightforward message riding on a high-velocity punk sound conjures up the image of victory just by listening.
It’s a refreshing rock tune that boosts your motivation before heading into battle.
Sakura AleAdachi Kana
This is an encouraging, cherry blossom-themed song by the popular singer-songwriter Kana Adachi.
It’s very popular as a graduation song, but it’s also perfect as a pep song for club activities! Listening to the chorus, which contrasts cherry blossoms that aren’t in full bloom with you who aren’t perfect, makes you think, “I’ve still got to keep pushing!” The fact that there’s someone who will cheer you on no matter who you are is the greatest source of support for the heart.
In conclusion
We introduced lots of cheer songs we want you to listen to when you’re dedicated to your club activities—how did you like them? We chose only songs we’d love for you to play on the morning of a match or when things are tough and you’re not seeing the results you hoped for.
Listen to the songs we featured this time and make the time you devote to your club—the youth you’ve staked on it—shine brightly!