[Uplifting Songs] A curated selection of popular and latest tracks to energize your school cultural festivals!
Culture festivals and school festivals packed full of youthful energy.
Many students probably look forward to this once-a-year celebration, don’t they?
When you think of culture or school festivals, there are so many moments where music energizes the venue—band performances, dance routines, theme songs, and more.
If possible, you’ll want to choose upbeat tracks that lift the spirits of everyone who hears them.
In this article, we’ll introduce lively songs recommended for culture and school festivals.
We’ve picked out plenty of must-hear hits—from buzzworthy rock bands to dance-vocal groups—so be sure to use this as a reference!
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[Energizing Songs] Carefully Selected Popular and Latest Tracks to Liven Up School Culture Festivals! (101–110)
Liberated zoneASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
This is a song by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION imbued with a wish for freedom.
Against the backdrop of loneliness and alienation in modern society, it expresses a powerful yearning for liberation.
Included on the single “Dororo/Kaihouku,” released in May 2019, it also became the official support song for Fujieda MYFC.
Its melodious, powerful band sound feels like it’s urging you to break free from a sense of stagnation.
Give it a listen when you want to blow away the hazy feelings trapped by everyday life—it’s sure to resonate with those in the midst of their youth.
It’s also a perfect track to close out a live performance!
Embracing wrinkled cloudsDISH//
DISH// is a band fronted by Takumi Kitamura, who is also popular as an actor.
Their song “Holding Wrinkled Clouds” was selected as the theme song for the drama “Riding a Unicorn,” starring Mei Nagano.
The lyrics were written by Takumi Kitamura, and the music was composed by drummer Daichi Izumi.
It’s a song that encourages you when you stumble or feel discouraged, helping you stay positive.
With lyrics that can be taken as a youth anthem, it’s a perfect choice for school cultural festivals.
Follow MeE-girls
E-girls’ “Follow Me” is a perfect song for school cultural festivals where students can come together and get excited as one.
Its charm lies in the catchy melody that makes everyone’s heart dance and the uplifting lyrics that give you energy.
In particular, the positive message about moving toward a bright future can inspire students to take a new step forward.
The fresh, friendly rhythm is ideal for dancing, and it’s sure to make you want to dance with your friends.
To color a memorable page of your school life, be sure to consider E-girls’ “Follow Me.”
Flower SongGReeeeN
It’s a straight-up guitar rock number.
It’s a song by GReeeeN, the popular music group known for “Kiseki” and “Tabidachi,” released in 2011 as their 12th single.
Riding on a classic rock sound, it sings of honest feelings for someone you love.
What comes through from both the lyrics and the sound is, quite literally, “youth.” There’s no way it wouldn’t fit a school festival or culture festival.
If you play it as background music, it’s guaranteed to raise the venue’s energy.
Teenager ForeverKing Gnu
The title “Teenager Forever” is just perfect as a theme song for a school or cultural festival.
It’s a track by the rock band King Gnu, and with its striking phrases and message that hits the mark, every aspect makes it a song that will perfectly color a special day.
Let yourself be swept up and carried away by the dramatic sound of this young band that stormed through 2020 with unstoppable momentum.
You’ll surely find a different kind of emotion and exhilaration waiting for you.
[Energetic Songs] Carefully Selected Popular and Latest Tracks to Hype Up Your School Culture Festival! (111–120)
Because you’re my hero.LiSA
LiSA’s song “Datte Atashi no Hero,” which also serves as the ending theme for the hugely popular 2017 anime My Hero Academia, is full of encouragement and would, of course, be a perfect fit for school festivals and culture festivals.
I mean, how could a theme song for a hero manga set in a school not be a perfect match? The lyrics, told from the heroine’s perspective, are wonderful too, and they’re sure to boost your excitement as you step onto the best stage to become someone’s hero!
STARTING OVERLittle Glee Monster
It was the theme song for the drama “Wasteful Days of High School Girls,” so many of you might already know it.
It’s “STARTING OVER” by the female vocal group Little Glee Monster.
Their bright, clear voices and harmonies feel wonderful.
The lyrics, which reflect on days spent with friends, carry a bittersweet feeling that evokes graduation.
At the same time, they should also make you want to enjoy this very moment—so that when you graduate, you can cherish the culture festival and school festival as precious memories.