A friendship song that fires up the culture festival/school festival
Many students look forward to the annual cultural and school festivals! There are all kinds of events like food stalls, exhibits, and volunteer performances! In the midst of all that, you probably spend lots of time preparing for the festival and practicing your performance with your close friends, right? In this article, we’ll introduce plenty of friendship-themed songs that are perfect for cultural and school festivals! They’re great for band performances, dance routines, festival theme songs, or even background music for videos! Find the perfect track to color your wonderful memories with your dear friends.
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Friendship songs that hype up the crowd at school culture festivals (71–80)
Marriage Fighting Spirit March – Best Buddy –Kishidan
It’s one of Kishidan’s signature songs, a wedding song celebrating a best friend’s marriage.
Although it’s a wedding song, it’s overflowing with feelings for friends, and its easy-to-dance choreography makes it perfect for performances at school cultural festivals.
It’s a friendship anthem that’s sure to get everyone pumped up.
peace signYonezu Kenshi
Let’s crank up the energy with an emotional rock number! This track is by the popular singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu, known for hits like “Lemon” and “Kanden,” and it was released in 2017.
It was chosen as the opening theme for the anime My Hero Academia, based on a Weekly Shonen Jump manga.
With its driving tempo and snappy, catchy melody line, it’s an incredibly cool song.
With this track, you’re sure to hype up any school culture festival to the max.
And at the end, let’s finish with a peace sign together with friends!
festivalFuji Kaze
Matsuri is the perfect song to kick off a school culture festival or campus festival with everyone buzzing with excitement.
It’s included on singer-songwriter Fujii Kaze’s 2022 album LOVE ALL SERVE ALL, and he’s known for his technical piano playing.
The modern sound colored by traditional Japanese instruments is seriously addictive.
You can savor his soft, airy flow that meshes perfectly with the rhythmic tempo.
The festival-themed lyrics make it ideal for opening a major event.
If you’re looking for ideas for dances or performances, definitely give it a listen.
Fukuwarai (a traditional Japanese “lucky laugh” face-making game)Takahashi Yuu
Takahashi Yu’s masterpiece “Fukuwarai.” Its key message—“A shared language is a smile”—is something no one will ever forget.
When we build something together, we sometimes clash.
Each person has different wishes and unique traits, but this song is so moving it makes you want to respect one another.
It’s great for a cultural festival as a solo acoustic performance or as background music, and it’s stylish to keep it as a personal theme song to quietly cheer yourself and your friends on.
Here’s to a school festival overflowing with smiles.
High-school LoveE-girls
This song makes you want to cherish forever the memories of a culture festival or school festival that everyone got excited about.
It’s a track by the dance-vocal group E-girls, released in 2014 as their 11th single.
It’s a bright, electronic number that lifts your spirits the moment you hear it.
After graduating, someday the whole class will get together again and reminisce—this song puts you in that kind of mood.
Hype songs like this are a staple for events, aren’t they?
BOYKing Gnu
This is a moving message song that captures irreplaceable moments of youth! Created by King Gnu, it was chosen as the opening theme for the TV anime Ranking of Kings and released in December 2021.
The lyrics powerfully depict a boy’s growth and friendship, leaving a strong impression.
The imagery of worn shoes and footprints leading into the future resonates deeply.
If you listen to it with friends at a school festival, it’s sure to become a cherished memory!
Best FriendKiroro
Let me introduce a friendship song loved across generations: “Best Friend.” It’s a track released in 2001 by the musical duo Kiroro.
Thanks to its enduring popularity, newly recorded versions have been released since then as well.
The lyrics, written from a first-person perspective, express gratitude to a friend who has offered support up to now.
Another appealing aspect is how it looks back on the days they’ve shared and touches on the fact that their time together will eventually come to an end.
That bittersweet tone makes it an even better fit for school and cultural festivals.
