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)
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.
[Friendship Songs] Reaffirm Your Bonds! A Carefully Selected Collection of Moving Masterpieces That Will Bring You to Tears (51–60)
Dear.achanyu i
Dear.a is a song by Chan Yui, a singer-songwriter from Ehime, written for her best friend.
It conveys the joy and gratitude of having met a best friend bound by a bond even stronger than family or lovers.
The everyday, ordinary depictions feel real, evoking empathy and moving listeners.
The lyrics express a prayer-like wish to keep supporting each other in tough times and to stay close forever.
Give it to your dearest best friend, and you’ll both surely be moved to tears!
FriendHilcrhyme
This is a classic hit by Hilcrhyme that rose to popularity by putting catchy rap and an easy-to-listen pop sound front and center.
The lyrics, which speak about friendship, are deeply moving to the point of bringing tears, making it a perfect match especially for younger listeners.
BEST FRIENDSMAP
Among their songs, this is one that enjoys high popularity as a track about friendship.
It likely resonated with fans because it synchronized with the friendship nurtured by the five members of SMAP.
There were many rumors about the relationships among the five, but when you want to listen to a song while thinking of a dear friend, it’s probably because the five who sing this song feel as though they’re bound by an invisible bond.
Best FriendKiroro
When you think of Kiroro, this song “Best Friend” is one of their signature tracks.
Released in 2001 as Kiroro’s 10th single, it became widely popular as the theme song for the NHK morning drama series Churasan.
These days, it’s firmly established as a classic friendship and graduation song.
It’s a piece that makes people of any generation naturally accept it and think, “Friends are such a wonderful thing.” It’s also a song you’d want to dedicate to a dear friend.
To the futureKiroro
The second single by Kiroro, a female duo from Okinawa, is a song expressing gratitude to a mother and hope for the future.
The lyrics, written by member Chiharu Tamashiro when she was in her third year of junior high school out of concern for her mother’s health, convey the love she felt from her mother in everyday life and a message of using that love as strength to pursue her dreams.
Released in February 2002, the song was featured in TV commercials for P&G’s “Bridge of Thoughts” project and as an insert song in the TV anime Tsuki ga Kirei, resonating with many listeners.
It is widely cherished as a track people want to play at milestones in life, such as graduation and weddings.
Goodbye, see you.Fischer’s
When it comes to YouTubers popular among elementary and middle school students, it’s got to be the seven-member group Fischer’s, known for their great chemistry! This song is their 2018 graduation track, and the Fischer’s members also appear in the music video.
It portrays not only the fun times they’ve had, but also the moments when they couldn’t see eye to eye and clashed—and still chose to spend time together as friends.
No matter how much you like someone, if you spend enough time together, you start to notice the not-so-great parts, right? But whether you can bring that up and whether they can accept it seems to change the strength of your bond.
It’s a refreshing song that brings back memories of time spent with friends and makes you want to meet again even after graduation.
