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! Cheer songs to power you through club activities (51–60)
Kokoro-eroodo obu mejyaa
Lord of Major is a four-member rock band born from a documentary project on the audition variety show “Hamaraja.” Their fourth single, “Kokoroe,” used as the opening theme for the TV anime Major: 1st Season, features lyrics about bonds with friends and the days they’ve shared that truly stir the heart.
Its message—struggling with the gap between dreams and reality while choosing to move forward—feels like it speaks directly to those living through their youth.
With its driving rock sound that boosts motivation, it’s a straightforward rock tune.
Someday, these tearsLittle Glee Monster
It’s a song by the girls’ vocal group Little Glee Monster.
It’s included on their third album, “juice,” released in 2018.
It’s a ballad adorned with a grand sound, and the lyrics have a way of soaking into the depths of your heart.
This tear isn’t meaningless… it’s one of those masterpieces that makes you feel that way! If you listen to it when you’re feeling down after a string of failures, it will surely heal your heart.
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.”
Kitearashi
Arashi is a five-member idol group with a huge national following, whose members are also active across a wide range of fields individually.
Their 58th single, “Kite,” which was used as the theme song for NHK’s broadcasts of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, also drew attention for being written by singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu.
Its lyrics, depicting youthful days of growth buoyed by warm cheers, may well serve as an anthem for students who are currently dedicated to their club activities.
It’s a moving number whose powerful message is sure to become a light illuminating the future.
Before matches or when you feel like giving up! Cheer songs to keep you going in club activities (61–70)
As many times as you likeDREAMS COME TRUE
This song, which is a rare message song for DREAMS COME TRUE, was released in 2005.
It has been loved as a TV drama theme, in commercials, and as a walk-up song for baseball players, and it gave courage to many people during the earthquake disaster.
Offering strong encouragement to those who keep facing challenges no matter how many times they fail, it’s a song you should listen to especially when things aren’t going well and you’re feeling down.
Rain, then Sunshine Hallelujahyuzu
A song by the folk duo Yuzu that powerfully conveys hope for the future, it was also used as the theme for the NHK morning drama series “Gochisousan.” The sound carries a gentle, soothing atmosphere that communicates kindness, and the grand orchestral tones—evoking a sense of one’s view opening up—are particularly striking.
A notable point is the inclusion, during the interlude, of a phrase from “Far Away on the Distant Mountain as the Sun Sets,” which imparts a warmth reminiscent of love for one’s hometown.
It’s a gentle song that seems to tell us that bright hope awaits beyond the hardships we overcome.
NO.1UVERworld
A rock track that shakes the soul, infused with unwavering will and resolve.
Packed with an obsession for victory and an unshakable passion for making dreams come true, this work was released in November 2010 as UVERworld’s 17th single.
It is also included on the albums “LIFE 6 SENSE” and “ALL TIME BEST – MEMBER BEST -,” and reached No.
4 on the Oricon weekly chart.
A song that empowers everyone determined to uphold their convictions and charge toward their goals.
Perfect for those moments when you need to fire yourself up before an important challenge.