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

March in AprilNEW!Awesome City Club

Awesome City Club – April March (Music Video)

As a new chapter of life begins this season, here’s a song that gently accompanies hearts filled with both excitement and anxiety.

Its march-like rhythm and PORIN’s light, airy vocals are a perfect match for the springtime city! The lyrics portray the anticipation of a new environment and a touch of reaching beyond oneself, offering a gentle push to those attending entrance ceremonies.

Featured on Awesome City Club’s April 2015 album “Awesome City Tracks,” this track captivates with its sophisticated sound produced by mabanua.

It was even selected for FM Mie’s Power Play.

This urban, stylish anthem is one I especially want students starting at a new school—and anyone eager to make a fresh start—to hear!

Flash!!!NEW!King Gnu

King Gnu – Flash!!!

A rock tune brimming with overwhelming drive and energy, perfectly suited for the dawn of a new chapter in life.

This work fuses King Gnu’s hallmark alternative edge with a pop sensibility.

Released digitally in July 2018, it was later included on the 2019 album “Sympa.” Its sharp beats and distorted textures intertwine to send listeners’ heart rates soaring.

Many likely recognize it as the song used in NTT Docomo’s “5G” TV commercial that began airing in March 2020.

Even in the tense atmosphere of an entrance ceremony, surrendering to this high-velocity sound will blow away any anxiety or doubt in an instant.

It’s a track guaranteed to give a powerful push to new students eager to dash full throttle into the days ahead!

breakthroughNEW!SUPER BEAVER

SUPER BEAVER “Toppakō” MV (TV anime Haikyu!! TO THE TOP, 2nd cour opening theme)

SUPER BEAVER is a four-piece rock band whose straightforward lyrics shake listeners to the core.

Their single “Toppakou,” released in October 2020, was selected as the opening theme for the TV anime Haikyu!! TO THE TOP.

From the very beginning, its high-speed, exhilarating sound heightens the anticipation for a new life that’s about to begin.

Their message of living earnestly in the present blows away the anxieties of new students bewildered by changing environments and gives them powerful energy to move forward.

If you’re feeling nervous as you head into your entrance ceremony, try listening to their music, which urges you to believe in your own potential and push ahead.

It’s a track that will kindle a burning resolve, as if you could overcome any wall.

CHARMNEW!WANIMA

WANIMA「CHARM」（OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

When you dive into a new environment, it’s natural to feel a mix of excitement and anxiety.

That’s exactly when I want you to listen to this song by WANIMA, a rock band from Kumamoto.

The title carries the meaning of a “good-luck charm,” and it powerfully pushes the backs of those about to take on a new challenge.

It leads off their single “Gotta Go!!,” released in May 2017, and was also featured in Kikkoman’s corporate film and Morinaga’s “Juken ni in Jelly” commercial.

Its exhilarating sound and lyrics that look forward while cherishing farewells really strike a chord.

This track feels like it can even turn your anxieties into energy.

Listen to it on your way to school, and you’ll find the courage to take that first new step! With the ultimate good-luck-charm song by your side, here’s to a wonderful start!

I want to keep smiling.NEW!ikimonogakari

Ikimono-gakari “I Want to Keep Smiling” Music Video

In the school entrance season when anxiety and anticipation mix, Ikimono-gakari’s number is there to give you a push.

It’s the single they released in July 2011, well known as the song from Nissan’s “New Nissan Serena” commercial.

Even while affected by the earthquake disaster, it was crafted with the aim of being a “straightforward pop song,” one that brightly illuminates the listener’s heart.

Though it’s an epic track running over six minutes, it was also included on the album NEWTRAL and won the Excellence Award at the 53rd Japan Record Awards.

Kiyoe Yoshioka’s clear, soaring vocals and the up-tempo sound resonate, filling you with the courage to dive into a new world.

Any worries about the school life that’s about to begin will blow away when you listen to this song, and you’ll be able to take your first step with a smile!

Step and a stepNEW!NiziU

NiziU(니쥬) Debut Single『Step and a step』MV

It’s the season when excitement and anxiety about a new life blend together, and this song—marking NiziU’s official debut—gently stays by the side of a wavering heart.

In contrast to their pre-debut track “Make you happy,” its warm message that it’s okay to move at your own pace helps ease feelings of impatience.

Released as a single in December 2020, it also became familiar as the song for Lotte’s “Fit’s” commercial.

It’s an encouraging anthem that achieved 312,000 copies in its first week on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.

The scene in the MV where MIIHI, who had been on hiatus, reunites with the group was truly moving.

For everyone attending entrance ceremonies, this song will gently support you from behind.

Don’t push yourself—take it one step at a time and start in a way that’s true to you!

AnchorNEW!Miura Daichi

Daichi Miura – Anchor

Daichi Miura overwhelms viewers with his outstanding singing and dancing.

The song he performs here is a mid-tempo number that gently stays close to anxious hearts as a new chapter in life begins.

Released as a single in March 2014, it was written as the theme song for the drama “Yoru no Sensei.” Produced by Nao’ymt, it is also included on the album FEVER.

True to its title, which means “anchor,” the song carries a warm message that supports you when you feel like you might be swept away.

Rather than a flashy fight song, it offers a quiet kindness, like someone nodding beside you.

The beautiful strings are especially fitting when you’re tense in a new environment.

Try listening on your way to school, and you’ll surely feel your heart calm and the courage to face forward welling up.