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)
Stay by my side.Yuika
Even if we sometimes fight, our love for our friend will never change—that’s the feeling sung in Yuika’s “Soba ni Ite” (“Stay by My Side”).
With lyrics that are partly written as dialogue and depict real-life scenes shared with a friend, it captures those relatable, everyday dynamics that make you say, “I know exactly what that’s like.” It conveys the hope that, because the bond is stronger than anyone else’s, this relationship will remain the same forever.
It’s a song that reassures you, “We’ll be okay,” even when you and your friend have to part in various situations and you feel lonely and moved to tears.
Gray and Blue (+Masaki Suda)Yonezu Kenshi
This song, which sings about friends who spent their childhood together, conveys the bond between the two—Yonezu Kenshi even said, “I thought this song absolutely wouldn’t work unless it was Suda-kun.” It’s a track overflowing with friendship from every angle, a masterpiece to listen to when you’re thinking of an irreplaceable friend.
[Friendship Songs] Reaffirm your bonds! A carefully curated selection of moving masterpieces that will bring you to tears (31–40)
I’m glad I met you.Inoue Sonoko
This song, “Kimi ni Deaete Yokatta” (“I’m Glad I Met You”), is included on Sonoko Inoue’s first album, Hello, released in 2016.
As the title suggests, it’s a message song dedicated to a cherished friend.
It also captures Inoue’s own feelings about graduation.
Isn’t the greatest sadness of graduation the parting from friends? Even knowing you’ll meet again, it’s still painful.
It might be nice to use this song to express your feelings to that special friend.
It’s sure to become a memorable track.
sparklingOda Kazumasa
It’s the theme song for the 2002 TV drama “Koi no Chikara,” sung by Kazumasa Oda.
As you can tell from the lyrics, it’s a love song, but I think it can also be heard as a song about promises between irreplaceable friends.
Because these friends are precious, you want to keep your promises and live today to the fullest together—that’s the kind of message you can take from it.
Try listening to it with friends you want to stay with from now on, or with companions who share the same dream.
It will surely strengthen your bond even more.
If you laugh at the skywacci
A perfect song to listen to with the teammates you’ve worked hard with in your club activities: “Sora ni Waraeba.” It’s a friendship song recommended for graduation ceremonies! The song portrays two people who have shared both hardships and frustrations, encouraging and supporting each other along the way.
If you’ve poured your heart into a club, you probably have at least one friend who went through those ups and downs with you.
On graduation day, when you retire from the club you gave your all to and prepare to go your separate ways, listening to this song with that friend will bring back all your memories and make the bond between you even stronger.
CHARMWANIMA
A song by WANIMA characterized by a powerful punk-rock sound and an uplifting message.
Included on their major-label first album “Everybody!!,” released in January 2018, it was also used in commercials for Kikkoman and “Juken ni in Jelly.” The lyrics convey a sense of connection that transcends the bond and distance between the band and their fans.
Teaching the importance of believing in yourself and continuing to have the courage to move forward even in difficult times, this track is recommended for those who want to reaffirm friendship and bonds.
DREAMShimizu Shota
This is the 15th single by singer-songwriter Shota Shimizu, used as the ending theme for the TV drama “The Mysterious Transfer Student.” It’s a friendship song you’d want to dedicate to a dear best friend, expressing gratitude for how meeting a friend drastically changed one’s life and singing about a strong bond that makes anything possible when you’re together.
