Friendship Songs: Rediscover Your Bonds! A Carefully Curated Selection of Moving Masterpieces That Will Bring You to Tears
There are times when we end up parting ways with close friends because of graduation, transferring schools, or starting a job.
Some of you may also have gone through the pain of a big fight that made it hard to make up.
In times like these, what you want to listen to are friendship songs that remind you of just how precious friendship is.
In this article, we’ll introduce moving songs about friendship.
If you’re looking for songs to listen to with friends at graduation, tracks that can help you reconcile after a fight, or tunes to become even closer with your friends, be sure to give these a listen.
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[Friendship Songs] Reaffirm Your Bonds! A Carefully Curated Selection of Moving Masterpieces That Will Bring You to Tears (21–30)
Promise of SunflowersHata Motohiro
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it a signature song about friendship.
His gentle voice and the opening lyrics bring me to tears.
When you’re worn out by everything and can’t see what’s around you, if you remember the dear friend who was always by your side and listen to this song, you’ll surely feel like you can start walking again tomorrow.
Knowing you’re not alone will surely bring peace to your heart.
My Best FriendLittle Glee Monster
The fifth single by the girls’ vocal group Little Glee Monster, known for their beautiful harmonies.
The lead vocals switch rapidly, creating a lively, upbeat number that conveys the song’s theme of friendship between women.
It’s heartwarming to hear the message that even if the world around each of them changes, they’ll always be friends.
allyGReeeeN
“Ally” by GReeeeN is a song about friends who are always on your side no matter what.
Released in 2022, it was selected as the theme song for the film “Haw.” It sings about how even the most ordinary conversations are fun, how you can argue and quickly go back to normal, and how you understand each other better than anyone else.
The lyrics, filled with the desire to help one another whenever something happens and to stay friends no matter how old you get, truly strike a chord.
Why not express your everyday gratitude to a dear friend by sharing this song with them?
Friend ~Time to Depart~yuzu
A song widely known among students, having been selected as the set piece for the 80th NHK All-Japan School Music Competition, and also popular as a graduation song.
Originally, Yuzu wrote it for their staff after the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011.
With a message that our bonds won’t disappear no matter how far apart we are, listening to this song while remembering it was created after the disaster can bring you to tears.
The dear friends who are right beside us now may one day be far away.
Thinking that way makes the time we spend together feel all the more precious.
To my friendTakahashi Yuu
Takahashi Yu, known for his straightforward lyrics and worldview, has put his cheers into a song for all friends who are struggling right now.
It’s a track with a direct message that pierces the heart: no matter what wounds you carry from the past, you have to keep moving forward and live.
I especially want those who feel bound by their past to listen to it.
Slow & EasyHirai Dai
How about a gentle, everlasting-summer song that sings, “I love the ocean when I’m watching it with you”? It’s a track by singer-songwriter Dai Hirai and the title song of his third album, released in 2015.
Even the sound alone conjures up an image of a vast blue sea.
The lyrics, which ask, “What is true happiness?”, make you realize what truly matters in life.
It’s great to listen to on your own, and I highly recommend it as a song to gift to a friend.
ReunionRADWIMPS
Their songs deliver messages from every kind of worldview—from passionate love to heavy social issues.
And this friendship song by RADWIMPS also conveys many messages.
Yojiro Noda, the vocalist, communicates what truly matters as if it were the most natural thing.
This is a heartfelt song that lets you reaffirm the bond with a dear friend within yourself.