[For Junior High School Girls] Popular Latest Songs: A Collection of Timeless Tracks You'll Want to Keep Listening To

D.N.A.Girls2×iScream

Girls²×iScream – D.N.A. (Music Video)

The collaboration song by Girls2 and iScream is so powerful it feels like it will set your heart on fire when you listen to it.

Released digitally in April 2024, the track sings about believing in your own potential and having the strength to keep moving forward.

It’s also used as the theme song for the TV Tokyo drama “Bitomo x Senshi Kirameki Powers!”.

Girls2 is a group that rose to popularity through theme songs for children’s tokusatsu dramas, and their collaboration with iScream delivers an even more powerful vocal performance.

It’s the perfect cheer-up song for anyone who wants to stay true to themselves.

Still, the rain falls, huh.Tsuyu

Tsuyu – Even So, the Rain Still Falls MV

A heartrending song that portrays the everyday world where the rain keeps falling.

It’s included on Tsuyu’s album “Yappari Ame wa Furun da ne” (“I Guess the Rain Still Falls”).

The sorrow of heartbreak and parting, as well as feelings of loneliness, are expressed with great delicacy, and it’s the kind of song that brings you to tears when you listen.

Released in April 2024, this work was also chosen as the theme song for the film “The Melody of Raindrops.” Rei’s clear, translucent vocals and Miro’s piano tones resonate deeply in the heart.

If you ever feel like spending a rainy day lost in thought by yourself, why not give this track a listen? It’s sure to soothe your soul.

In that casemakaroni enpitsu

Macaroni Empitsu "Saraba" Music Video

It’s a love song that beautifully captures fresh memories of youth and the aching pain of unrequited love.

Created by Macaroni Enpitsu, the piece portrays unreturned feelings and longing for someone from a warm, gentle perspective.

Its sweet, wistful vocals and melodious sound tenderly embrace the complexities of being in love.

Released in January 2025, it serves as the opening theme for the second cour of the TV anime Ao no Hako.

Seamlessly harmonizing with the anime’s worldview, it succeeds in expressing the vivid emotions of youth through music.

This heartwarming track resonates deeply not only with those currently in love but also with anyone who recalls a past romance.

ElfAdo

[Ado] Elf

This song explores themes of loneliness and struggle, set in a fantastical world with profound messages.

Inspired by a legendary long-lived race, it portrays a solitary battle, growth, and confronting oneself.

Ado’s powerful vocals brilliantly capture both the strength and fragility of facing loneliness.

It is used as the theme song for the TBS Friday drama “Who Saw the Peacock Dance?” airing from January 2025, perfectly matching the world of the series starring Suzu Hirose.

Centered on strings and piano, the arrangement creates a richly emotional atmosphere, making it a memorable track that enhances the drama.

It’s a heartwarming anthem that gently supports those trying to carve out their own path or take a new step forward.

A Gentle BallAimer

Aimer “Gentle Ball” Lyrics/English/Indonesian | NHK “Minna no Uta” | 25th single “SCOPE”

Set at a starlit nighttime ball, this enchanting work spins a fantastical tale.

Aimer’s husky voice blends exquisitely with the classical waltz motif, vividly portraying mysterious scenes unfolding in the stillness of the night.

Beautiful like a fairy tale yet tinged with a certain wistfulness, its world seems to mirror the feelings of a girl wavering on the boundary between dreams and reality.

Included on the single “SCOPE,” released in February 2025, and broadcast around the same time on NHK’s Minna no Uta, this piece is made all the more magical by arrangements from Ryota Nakano and Yusuke Tanaka.

It’s a song that will stay close to your heart—whether you’re spending time with friends after school in an empty classroom or lost in thought while gazing up at the night sky.

Gymnasium Disco≒JOY

≒JOY (Nearly Equal Joy) / 1st Single Title Track “Gymnasium Disco” [MV full]

It’s a coming-of-age song that’s popular with junior high school girls! The track sung by ≒JOY portrays a slightly special slice of everyday life—enjoying a disco in the school gym.

Set to an up-tempo beat, it depicts the pursuit of dreams and hopes.

Scheduled for release as their 1st single on June 12, 2024, this work features Reon Esumi as center, with each member’s individuality shining through.

The music video is set at a school, and the fun dance scenes are a highlight.

It’s the perfect song to boost your spirits with friends after club activities or after school!