[Deeply Moving] A Tear-Jerking Cheer Song: Popular Inspirational Anthems That Resonate with the Heart
As we live each day, I think our hearts go through all kinds of changes—moments of joy and happiness, and everything in between.
There are also times when our hearts grow weary and we end up in a very painful place.
This time, I’d like to introduce some uplifting songs that resonate with the heart for moments like these.
There are many tracks that will gently stay by your side, so I hope you find a song that helps you affirm yourself.
Each artist offers a different kind of encouragement song, so please find the one that fits you perfectly!
Let’s get started.
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[Moving] Tear-jerking cheer song. Popular motivational songs that touch the heart (71–80)
Someday, these tearsLittle Glee Monster
This song, “Itsuka Kono Namida ga” (“Someday These Tears Will”), is included on Little Glee Monster’s third album, “juice,” released in 2018.
It also served as the support song for the 96th All Japan High School Soccer Tournament, held from 2017 to 2018.
As the title suggests, it’s a song that turns feelings of frustration and worry into tears, and makes you want to look back on those tears someday as good memories.
When times are tough, it may be hard to think about what lies ahead, but let this song help you stay positive and keep going.
Soul RevolutionSuperfly
A massive hit by Superfly, an artist highly acclaimed overseas for her universally recognized, exceptional vocal ability and the distinctive world of her songs.
It’s a track with a message about forging your own path no matter what happens—an empowering anthem that will move you to tears.
One-Sixth Dream TravelerHiguchi Ryōichi
This is Ryoichi Higuchi’s ninth single, released in 2003.
It was also the ending theme for the hugely popular variety show “How Do You Like Wednesday?” It’s an inspirational song about life, encouraging listeners to overcome hardships and difficulties.
HeroAmuro Namie
At the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Namie Amuro’s “Hero” was selected as the athletes’ support song.
Released as her 45th single, it topped Oricon’s digital singles chart.
The lyrics, which sing about how everyone has someone special, are brimming with hope.
The grand sound that accompanied many moving moments of the Games also left a strong impression.
When Amuro returned to NHK’s 68th Kōhaku Uta Gassen on New Year’s Eve 2017 for the first time in 14 years, she was reportedly overcome with emotion and burst into tears after finishing her performance.
HarukaYOASOBI
YOASOBI’s gentle and moving number “Haruka” is a song told from a particular point of view, watching a single person.
In the music video, a girl happens upon a mug one day by chance.
She spends her days together with that mug, and the song captures the girl as seen from the mug’s perspective, along with feelings of gratitude.
When you listen to this song, doesn’t it bring to mind an object, a person—someone or something around you? Surely everyone has such a thing or person, and this track serves as a moment of realization that makes you suddenly aware of them.
It’s going to spill.YU-KI
There are times when you can’t help worrying about how others see you, or when you lose confidence in yourself.
This song is a moving ballad that gently stays close to that wavering heart and affirms that it’s okay to be just the way you are.
It’s a track by YUKI, included on a double A-side single released in May 2024.
It delivers a straightforward message: let’s accept the weakness and imperfections within ourselves, and it’s okay to say you love what you love.
The structure, which unfolds from a conversational vocal into a surge of emotion, is truly breathtaking.
If you listen to it on a night when you feel you’re losing your sense of self, it will surely give you courage.
lilacMrs. GREEN APPLE
A masterful song by Mrs.
GREEN APPLE that delicately portrays the radiance and anxieties of youth, as well as the conflicts we carry while growing up.
Chosen as the opening theme for the anime “Oblivion Battery,” which began airing on TV Tokyo in April 2024, this piece gently embraces the memories accumulated as time passes and the feelings of confronting the unease hidden in everyday life.
Its refreshingly youthful guitar sound and clear, transparent vocals resonate with listeners’ hearts and give them courage.
It won the 66th Japan Record Award, marking the band’s first-ever back-to-back victory.
When you feel lost or anxious, or when you wish someone would give you a push forward, give it a listen.
You’ll surely find a budding feeling of cherishing yourself.