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A lovely friendship song

A friendship song I want to send to my friends. A track that sings about connections with people that stay in your heart.

Do you have a song that helps deepen your bond with friends? Friendship songs have a special power—they let us share joyful moments and feel connected even when we’re apart.

Songs about human connection can bring a loved one’s face to mind or revive precious memories the moment you listen.

This time, we’ve gathered songs you’ll want to dedicate to your friends or sing along to together.

You’re sure to find a track that will make your time with your crew even more special!

A friendship song to share with your friends: tracks about memorable human connections (11–20)

HarukaYOASOBI

YOASOBI 'Haruka' Official Music Video
HarukaYOASOBI

A moving work spun from the story of a mug that has watched over someone’s half a lifetime.

In YOASOBI’s music-led tale, the mug sometimes illuminates life’s milestones and at other times gently embraces small moments of growth.

Everyday scenes sprinkled throughout vividly reflect the bittersweetness of partings and growing up that everyone experiences.

Released in December 2020, this work is based on Osamu Suzuki’s novel “Tsuki Ouji” (Moon Prince).

It has also been featured as the commercial song for Takara Tomy’s LCD care toy “Puniruns” and as the image song for “Art Aquarium 2021 — Hakata: Festival of Goldfish,” garnering support from a wide audience.

It is a song that stays close to those who have parted with a cherished memento or who are facing a farewell with someone dear.

Because we’re friends.Ochiai Wataru

Wataru Ochiai – Because We’re Friends (Music Video)
Because we're friends.Ochiai Wataru

Ochiai Wataru’s graduation song “Tomodachi Yakarane” (“Because We’re Friends”) lets you look back on the precious times you shared with friends throughout school life.

It vividly portrays days with treasured friends—talking about crushes, laughing at jokes only friends would get, pulling little pranks together, and having fun after school.

Precisely because you’re such close friends, parting is painful and can feel overwhelmingly lonely.

Even so, like in this song, look forward to the day you’ll meet again, promise an unbroken friendship, and set off with a smile on your new paths!

You are my friend.UNISON SQUARE GARDEN

A signature ballad by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN that gently brings you closer to someone dear, with warmth like spring sunlight.

Featured near the end of their February 2013 album “CIDER ROAD,” this piece showcases a calm ensemble—distinct from their trademark high-speed rock—that’s part of its charm.

Through the act of calling someone’s name, it conveys a message of opening a slightly timid heart and reconnecting, making it perfect for this season of new encounters.

Rather than flashy words, vocals that feel palpably warm will surely give you a reassuring push.

Give it a listen when you want to be honest with someone important to you.

Team friendsChiba Yūki

Yūki Chiba – Team Tomodachi (Official Music Video)
Team friendsChiba Yūki

“Team Friends” is a milestone track: after profoundly influencing the hip-hop scene—and Japanese music as a whole—throughout the 2010s under the name KOHH, he announced a hiatus in 2021, then resumed activities in February 2024 under his real name, Yuki Chiba.

The song went viral, especially on social media, becoming a meme and asserting a commanding presence not only among hip-hop fans but across a wide range of music listeners as one of 2024’s defining tracks.

Even if you don’t know much about Chiba, you’ve probably heard the chorus that repeats the title—it’s the kind of song that seems perfect for karaoke.

Take this chance to rap it with your hometown crew and have a blast together!

usual membersriria.

riria. / Itsumen. [Music Video]
usual membersriria.

Lilia’s song vividly captures the precious time spent with the usual crew and the sparkle of youth.

It’s a warm, emotional track that reminds us of the irreplaceable friendships built in the everyday moments.

You can’t help but feel that wishful ache—if only those times laughing with friends could last forever.

Released in October 2022, the song was featured in Universal Studios Japan’s “Escape the Usual Tonight” commercial.

Ryo Nagano’s slightly mature sound design amplifies Lilia’s down-to-earth lyrics.

It’s a number you’ll want to listen to in spring—when you’re meeting new companions and hoping to make many memories—while thinking of the dear friends who mean so much.

Friend’s Songberii guddoman

A passionate number by Bring Good Mann that sings about friendship and bonds that don’t change, even when you’re apart.

The trio’s powerful harmonies and unpretentious words seem enough to blow away any anxieties about a new chapter in life! The lyrics carry a fiery message to a friend you rarely get to see, promising to accept both their complaints and their true feelings.

It’s included on the April 2018 album “SING SING SING 6,” as well as the best-of compilation “BEST BEST BEST.” This track also fired up the venue as the theme song for the “ABC Food & Smile Fes.” It’s a song you’ll want to listen to with a dear friend at the start of spring’s new beginnings—one that makes you want to shout, “How’re you holding up?!” to a friend fighting in a new environment.

A friendship song I want to send to my friends. Songs about connections between people that stay in your heart (21–30)

treasurewacci

wacci “Treasure” (Lyric Video)
treasurewacci

It’s a coming-of-age song wrapped in a warm singing voice and gentle melody.

Released in August 2017 on the album “Nichijo Dramatic,” this celebrated track by wacci praises the wonder of meeting cherished people and the beauty of friendship.

It is also known for being used as speed skater Miho Takagi’s go-to song when she won the gold medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics.

Featuring a soothing piano tone and the warm vocals of wacci’s lead singer Yohei Hashiguchi, the piece is perfect as background music for a video gift on a friend’s birthday or as part of a surprise event.

It’s a highly recommended song for moments when you want to say “thank you” to someone special or look back on shared memories.