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 Curated Selection of Moving Masterpieces That Might Bring You to Tears (41–50)
StoryAI
A song by the singer-songwriter AI that was chosen as the ending theme for JAPAN COUNTDOWN.
It’s a number that sings about the feeling of wanting to stand by a friend with all your might in times when you never know when what’s normal might cease to be.
With its powerful vocals, it’s a message-driven track that gives you a push forward when you’re feeling lost.
Our TomorrowElefanto Kashimashi
A great song I recommend that celebrates adult male friendship is Elephant Kashimashi’s “Oretachi no Ashita” (“Our Tomorrow”).
Written and composed by vocalist Koji Miyamoto, it speaks directly to friends from the past and present.
It captures that unbroken bond between men even when they don’t see each other often, and it’s truly moving.
The song was used in a commercial for House Foods’ “Ukon no Chikara,” and comedian Koji Kato, who appeared in the ad, introduced it on TV as a “tearjerker.” Give it a listen and let it bring back memories of the times you spent with friends in your youth!
All of the YouthFujifaburikku
A song where the trio’s mysterious worldview unfolds.
With its sense of grandeur, it feels like your heart might cry if you listen with your eyes closed.
It’s a track that, while thinking of someone dear, makes you want to step away from the current noise for a moment and regain your strength.
It’ll surely make you want to see that friend who always welcomes you with a smile.
I’d recommend it to anyone bound by their past.
Brand New DaysKyūshūdan
It’s a message song that looks back on memories while expressing gratitude to friends.
It’s a track by Kyushu-born singer-songwriter Kusuo from Nagasaki Prefecture, released as a digital single in 2010.
Given the lyrical content, it may resonate especially strongly with those nearing graduation.
The warm arrangement, with its beautiful, ringing piano tones, and Kusuo’s gentle vocals leave a deep impression.
Listening to it with your best friend will help you reaffirm the strength of your bond.
If being alive is painfulMoriyama Naotaro
The 16th single by singer-songwriter Naotaro Moriyama.
At first glance, the opening lyrics may seem dismissive and nonchalant, but the song carries a strong message: let’s live now so we can end our lives with joy.
It’s a friendship song you’d want to give a friend when they’re having a hard time—harsh words that still convey love.
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This song is a classic graduation tune, but what stands out are the lyrics that express gratitude for walking together along the road of life so far, and that encourage us to keep moving forward side by side.
It feels like a bittersweet yet uplifting friendship song.
I think it’s a friendship song that will stay in the hearts of many people.
I WISHMōningu Musume.
Morning Musume’s “I WISH” is a song that lets you feel the importance of friends in life.
Released in 2000 as their 10th single, it topped the Oricon Weekly Chart.
It was also used as the theme song for TBS’s coverage of the Sydney Olympics and TV Tokyo’s “Find the Idol!” Among lyrics that speak about life, it beautifully expresses the importance of meeting people—truly a classic.
It’s a happy song that hints at the bonds you’ll form with new friends you meet in the future, so definitely give it a listen!