[Youth Anthems] A curated selection of popular and latest songs to hype up your school cultural festival
Many people look forward to the once-a-year cultural and school festivals! For students, they’re probably a big event that decorates an important page of their youth.
Music is indispensable in many moments at cultural and school festivals—venue BGM, theme songs, stage performances, dance, and other acts.
In this article, we’ll introduce perfect youth-themed songs for various scenes that brighten up your event.
Find wonderful tracks that will make your youth shine even brighter.
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[Youth Songs] Carefully Selected Popular and Latest Tracks to Liven Up School Cultural Festivals (91–100)
A view I’ve never seen beforeSuda Masaki
“Scenery I’ve Never Seen,” a hit among young people and one of the early signature songs by the hugely popular actor Masaki Suda, is perfect as an opening song for school and cultural festivals.
Its energetic, rock-inspired sound will create a dazzling opening.
With its positive and refreshing vibe, it’s also an ideal fit for dance performances or as BGM for opening videos.
PLAYERSYOASOBI
Set to a breezy pop tune that kicks off with the shout of “Play on!”, YOASOBI paints a picture of joyful moments spent with friends.
While looking back on shared memories, the song’s standout feature is its uplifting message about facing forward and moving ahead.
Released in March 2025 as part of the PlayStation 30th anniversary project “Project: MEMORY CARD,” it has also drawn attention as the CM song featuring Nanase Nishino and VTuber Usada Pekora.
It’s the perfect track for anyone who cherishes bonds and memories with friends, as well as for students gearing up for school festivals and events.
[Youth Songs] Carefully Selected Popular and Latest Tracks to Hype Up School Culture Festivals (101–110)
Dear Sir or Madam, on this day when cherry blossoms fluttermafumafu
A heartwarming coming-of-age story by Mafumafu that vividly captures the emotion of spring as cherry blossoms dance in the air.
The song’s structure is striking, beginning with gentle piano melodies and unfolding into an exhilarating, fast-paced rhythm.
It delicately weaves universal themes of school-day memories, friendship, and farewells, highlighted by a warm vocal delivery that feels close to the listener’s heart.
Included on the album “Kagurairo Artifact,” released in October 2019, it was also used as the theme song for the website Shonen Janmaga Gakuen.
It’s a track to listen to when you want to feel the tender memories of student days, the arrival of spring, or when you’re going through a parting from someone important.
Youth and a momentmakaroni enpitsu
It might be the perfect song to color the climactic, moving scene of a school festival.
It’s a track by Macaroni Enpitsu, a rock band from Kanagawa, released as a digital single in 2019.
A rock number whose guitar sound and choral work really sink in.
The school and culture festival we all created together—those days aren’t something that will return to us in the future.
This is a piece that makes you want to keep this page of youth in your heart for the rest of your life.
It will surely resonate with you.
Youth DiaryRyukku to soine gohan
Ryugu to Soinen Gohan, a band hugely popular even among teenagers, has produced many songs themed around youth; among them, the one I especially want to highlight is “Seishun Nikki” (Youth Diary).
It captures the whirlwind pace of adolescence with a driving, exhilarating sound.
The lyrics depict a high school student who looks back on the past with nostalgia while moving forward together with friends.
It seems like a perfect song to listen to when you feel a bit wistful at the end of a school or culture festival.
It would also make ideal background music for a video looking back on a school festival.
NEW DANCEXG
“NEW DANCE” is a song by XG that celebrates free self-expression and the bonds between friends.
Brimming with a positive message, it captures the joy of taking on new challenges.
It was pre-released on August 23, 2023, from their first mini-album “NEW DNA.” Since it depicts people having fun together through dance, it’s perfect for events where everyone can get excited, like school or cultural festivals.
Enjoy the freedom of expression while experiencing XG’s diverse musicality and performance!
sparklergagaga supi
This is one of the signature songs by Gagaga SP, a band from Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, considered central to the early-2000s youth punk boom.
Its straightforward, high-energy band sound conveys the image of sprinting full force through one’s youth.
The lyrics seem to depict the heartache of recalling bittersweet memories from that time, expressing regrets triggered by a sparkler and the lingering, painful emotions that still can’t be shaken off.
