A collection of songs you’ll want to listen to when retiring from your school club [Youth]
“Retiring from your club” marks a special moment in youth—a line drawn after days spent running headlong, giving it your all.
Whether it’s a sports team or a cultural club, the time you spent with your teammates is an irreplaceable treasure.
In this article, we’ve gathered youth anthems and moving songs we hope you’ll listen to at the moment you step away from your club activities.
From tear-jerking tracks to numbers that help you look forward, these songs are perfect for the milestone of retirement.
You’re sure to discover music that will stay in your heart.
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[Youth] A collection of songs you’ll want to listen to when retiring from your club (21–30)
treasurewacci

A perfect classic for a club retirement scene is “Takaromono” by wacci.
It’s a song that really sinks in with gratitude for the days spent together and the teammates who supported you, reminding you of the strength of the bonds you’ve built.
Many listeners will probably relate to the lyric, “Because I met you, I was able to come this far.” It’s a track that lets you look back on your club memories while expressing thanks to your teammates.
Gray and Blue (+Masaki Suda)Yonezu Kenshi

Those joyful moments, those frustrating times… our memories with friends are inexhaustible no matter where you look.
“Gray and Blue” gives off a slightly dark vibe, but the emotions that explode in the chorus resonate powerfully in the heart.
Don’t those feelings overlap with how we feel about our friends? Even if parting is painful now, thinking that everyone is doing their best on their own path helps me face forward.
[Youth] A collection of songs you want to listen to when retiring from your club activities (31–40)
Run Through the MemoriesMy Hair Bad

This song features moving melodies and relatable lyrics that resonate deeply.
Released digitally in June 2024, it was written as the theme song for the film Crayon Shin-chan: Our Dinosaur Diary, which premiered in August of the same year.
My Hair is Bad’s warm vocals gently convey the importance of bonds with friends and family.
Also included on the album ghosts, this track further enriches the film’s worldview.
It’s recommended for those retiring from their school clubs or anyone who wants to look back on cherished memories.
Just listening will warm your heart and give you the courage to move forward.
We againSG

This is a heartwarming song with a friendly melody that portrays friendship, farewells, and the hope of reunion.
Released digitally in April 2021, it resonated with many as a “graduation song of the Reiwa era.” Its tie-in with the Calorie Mate advertising campaign also helped it gain recognition as an encouraging song for exam-takers and students.
SG’s gentle vocals deeply touch listeners’ hearts.
It’s a track we especially recommend to those retiring from club activities, graduating, or about to embark on a new journey.
As you look back on your memories, you’re sure to feel hope for the future.
horizonback number

In 2020, due to the impact of COVID-19, the Inter-High School Championships were canceled, and high school students lost the stage to showcase the efforts they had put in.
The song “Suiheisen” (Horizon) is a message song that back number created in response to letters they received from those students.
It was released on August 18, the day the opening ceremony of the championships was originally scheduled to be held.
Although the lyrics don’t include words like “Do your best” or “Don’t give up,” there’s no doubt the song will soothe and encourage the hearts of the high schoolers who cried from sadness and frustration.
It’s a song we especially want to reach third-year students in similar situations.
Bond.haji→

The friends who have struggled together through a tough club activity are bound by an incredibly strong bond, aren’t they? Even if you never imagined it at first, because you shared the same days and the same hardships, the bond that was born there will never be broken, no matter what happens.
The artist who sings this song that lets you feel that powerful bond with your teammates is the singer-songwriter Hajime (Haji→).
At some point, without needing words, you came to understand each other—that kind of relationship with your teammates.
Even after retiring from the club, graduating from school, and going your separate ways, it will never disappear.
This is a song that lets you always feel the presence of the friends who were by your side all along.
Someday, these tearsLittle Glee Monster

This song was chosen as the support song for the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament.
Performed by Little Glee Monster, known for their overwhelming vocal power, it’s a wholehearted cheer anthem.
How many tears have you shed while devoting yourself to one thing? Those tears are proof of how hard you worked.
‘Itsuka Kono Namida ga’ is a song that says, “It shines because there’s a process of hard work behind it.” It’s a track I want you to listen to while recalling the memories of your efforts.


