Yami songs recommended for college students: melancholic tracks to listen to when you're feeling down
There are days when you feel like your heart might break or you feel lonely, aren’t there? In those moments, music becomes a precious source of support.
Songs that stay close to your sadness and pain can feel like a best friend who truly understands you.
In this article, we introduce healing “yami songs” that gently accompany you through tough times.
We’ll feature many tracks, focusing on works released in recent years.
You’re sure to find a song that resonates with your heart.
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Recommended Depressing Songs for College Students: Songs to Listen to When You're Struggling (91–100)
Cheer up!Takeuchi Mariya
It’s Mariya Takeuchi’s 17th single and is also well known as a cheer-up song.
Originally released as a self-cover, it has been covered by many different artists.
Although it’s famous as a heartbreak song, I think its gentle melody and vocals make it a soothing track.
Yo, you there, kid.Takehara Pisutoru
As a digital-only single by Takahara Pistol that was featured in a commercial, both the song and the artist gained public recognition.
It’s a straightforward anthem of encouragement, and his powerful vocals give you courage.
It’s a song I want to listen to honestly when I’m feeling down.
LOSERYonezu Kenshi
This is Kenshi Yonezu’s fifth single.
He also showcases dance in the music video.
The distinctive rhythm and the breathless singing and rap parts make you think, “That’s amazing.” Rather than straightforwardly cheering you up, it feels more like something you should listen to when you’re feeling down—letting yourself sink into the rhythm and experiencing the song’s impressive ups and downs.
Tomorrow will surely be a good day.Takahashi Yuu
This is Yu Takahashi’s 12th single.
It’s a bright, up-tempo cheer song that’s very characteristic of him.
Just like the title suggests, I thought the way it uses weather and colors to express the idea that good things follow sad ones was really impressive.
FlowerKinKi Kids
This is KinKi Kids’ seventh single.
With a summery, Hawaiian vibe, it tends to get overshadowed by the dance and the duo’s personalities, but the lyrics are great, and it’s an uplifting cheer song when you’re feeling down.
I think the verses in the A and B sections that express feelings of discouragement are something anyone can relate to.
Echoes of a rainy voiceOrangestar
This is a song I want to listen to when things aren’t going well.
Orangestar’s characteristically straightforward lyrics seep into a wounded heart.
The title “Amekigoe” (rain-cry/cry in the rain) gives the sense of desperately shouting for help in the rain, and I feel like the song speaks on behalf of painful feelings.
The saddest thing in the worldmirukīuei
As a band from Osaka, Milky Way is rapidly rising in popularity.
They often sing about themes like bullying and suicide, yet their melodies are very catchy.
When you set painful feelings to a catchy tune, it somehow makes you feel a little saved, doesn’t it?
