[Support for a New Life] Cheer and Celebration Songs You’ll Want to Hear at the Entrance Ceremony

START LINEFLOWER FLOWER

FLOWER FLOWER – START LINE (au perfect sync)

FLOWER FLOWER, a band formed around singer-songwriter YUI, has a song that’s perfect for freshmen standing at the starting line of their new school life! You might feel a bit anxious before this new chapter begins, but once you get started, things are sure to go well.

It’s a gentle, encouraging song that helps you think positively like that.

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Hane Keisuke

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Starting Line ~ A New BreezeBaba Toshihide

Toshihide Baba / Starting Line ~ A New Wind

Toshihide Baba is a late-blooming singer-songwriter who began his musical career in the 1980s and, after overcoming various hardships, finally broke through to appear at last on the 58th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen in 2007 at the age of 40.

After band activities during his indie days, Baba made his major-label solo debut in 1996, but ended his major-label activities in 2000.

He then spent several years as an independent artist before signing again with a major label in 2005.

It’s precisely this background that gives such convincing power to his masterpiece “Start Line ~ A New Wind.” At the aforementioned Kohaku Uta Gassen, he delivered a passionate performance of the song that moved many of his generation to tears.

This track is a newly recorded version of a song originally included on the four-track EP “BOYS ON THE RUN 4 SONGS,” released in 2005, and its message—that no matter how close you come to giving up, you can always start over—strikes straight to the heart.

Even at an entrance ceremony, when you need courage to take your very first step forward, listening to this song will give you a strong push from behind.

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KOH-1

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Cherry blossoms → school entrance ceremonyBerryz Kobo

Berryz Kobo 'Sakura → Entrance Ceremony'

When we think of cherry blossoms, I can’t help but associate them strongly with graduation, but since they bloom around the same time, they should also be flowers of the school entrance season.

As the title suggests, this is a song themed around cherry blossoms and starting school.

It’s a sweet little piece that expresses the restless feeling you get right before the entrance ceremony, when a new chapter of life is about to begin.

spring breeze

Spring Breeze | Spring Song [Children's Song]

The piece created by Tetsuzo Wada and Ryohei Hirose features a charming melody that gently wraps the soft arrival of spring, evoking the breath of nature.

While depicting scenes of the spring breeze caressing budding trees, intertwining its song with babbling streams, and frolicking with grasses and flowers, it conveys the hopeful atmosphere of a new season.

Broadcast on NHK’s “Minna no Uta” from April 1972, it remained in many listeners’ hearts, accompanied by the clear voices of the Arakawa Tokyo Children’s Choir.

In 2012, it returned to radio for the first time in about 40 years as part of the “Minna no Uta Excavation Project.” It is a perfect song for children starting a new school year and for anyone eagerly awaiting the arrival of spring, and will surely continue to be sung for years to come.

At all times.Makihara Noriyuki

[Official] Noriyuki Makihara “No Matter What” (Music Video) [3rd Single] (1991) Noriyuki Makihara/donnatokimo [No. 1]

This is Makihara’s biggest hit and a song that truly feels like “a Makihara song.” There’s even an anecdote that when he wrote it, Makihara himself felt it “lacked a twist” and didn’t sense much potential.

Hits are mysterious things, aren’t they? Amid lyrics filled with timid phrases, the chorus feels exhilarating, as if boldly declaring, “I want to keep being myself no matter what.” It has that satisfying sense of speaking out the hazy feelings everyone carries in their hearts.

It’s an uplifting song that cheers on new beginnings in the slightly uneasy spring—perfect for entrance ceremonies.

GOBUMP OF CHICKEN

BUMP OF CHICKEN「GO」

This song is filled with the feeling of taking a step into a new life.

The lyrics woven by BUMP OF CHICKEN teach us the value of following our hearts, even when we face hardships or feel clumsy.

The courage and resolve to move forward are embedded in the band’s characteristically powerful melody.

Released in February 2016 as the opening track of the album “Butterflies,” it became a classic, also used as the commercial song for the smartphone RPG “Granblue Fantasy” and as the opening theme for its anime adaptation.

Whether you’re moving, changing jobs, or starting school—anytime you’re embarking on a new chapter—listening to it will transform your anxiety into courage.

Let this melody gently give you a push as you begin your new life.

Song of BeginningsGReeeeN

GReeeeN – Song of Beginnings

GReeeeN is strongly associated with youthful, coming-of-age songs.

Their track “Hajimari no Uta” is perfect for anyone starting fresh after graduation or entering junior high or high school with a mix of excitement and uncertainty.

Released in 2016 as GReeeeN’s 27th single, this song speaks to the courage it takes—whether you’re shy or not—to dive into a new life surrounded by unfamiliar faces.

When everything around you feels new, let this song give you the courage to move forward!

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utatane

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