Only masterpieces that color the season of meetings and farewells! Spring songs recommended for Gen Z.
When you hear “spring songs,” what kind of tracks come to mind?
Since spring is graduation season, there are songs about parting ways, and there are also songs about new encounters to mark a fresh start.
On top of that, there are countless songs themed around sakura, a symbol of Japan.
So this time, we’re introducing spring songs released between 2011 and 2024—the years that Generation Z likely spent in their youth.
If you’re a Gen Z student right now, be sure to pay special attention!
We’ve gathered everything from hit songs to hidden gems, so even if you’re not from that generation, you’ll still enjoy them!
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Nothing but classic songs that color the season of meetings and farewells! Spring songs recommended for Gen Z (21–30)
FutabaNEW!aimyon
Created from messages gathered from 1,000 18-year-olds across Japan, this work portrays young people who, despite their worries and anxieties, are growing into adulthood.
In the lyrics that liken their hearts to budding plants, you can feel Aimyon’s warm gaze.
Released in March 2022 and later chosen to open the album “Hitomi e Ochiruyo Record,” the song drew a huge response as the theme for NHK’s “Aimyon 18 Festival.” Its acoustic guitar tones and gently spoken vocals may give you the courage to leap into a new world.
It’s an emotional number that accompanies spring departures—one to hear when leaving a familiar place or when you want to give a loved one a supportive push.
spring brazierNEW!UMEILO
Based in Sapporo and acclaimed for a novel-like worldview, UMEILO is a guitar rock band, and this is one of their signature songs.
Alongside the seasonal shift from the long northern winter into spring, it delicately weaves together youthful restlessness and warm memories.
It is included on the single of the same title released in December 2019, and is also known for its unique packaging—a special edition that combined a CD with a newly written short story by vocalist Junsuke Ito.
Their distinctive approach, fusing music and literature, truly shines, inviting you to feel as if you’re turning the pages of a story with every listen.
It’s a perfect track for those who want to savor each word during spring, a season when encounters and farewells intersect.
The season of farewellNEW!SHISHAMO
This track, which closes out the album SHISHAMO 2 released in March 2015, feels like it captures the bittersweet air of graduation season just as it is.
Many listeners will likely feel a tightness in their chests at the lyrics depicting unspoken feelings for a beloved upperclassman and the inevitable moment of parting.
Upon its release, it was selected as SPACE SHOWER TV’s POWER PUSH! and also drew attention as InterFM’s Hot Picks.
With a delicate band sound that conveys the sorrow of a love that ends without ever being confessed, it’s a song you’ll want to listen to when you want to soak in a sentimental mood as you feel the spring breeze, or on nights when you want to look back on precious memories.
spring melancholyMrs. GREEN APPLE
A song that delicately portrays the complex emotions of youth has been born.
Featured on Mrs.
GREEN APPLE’s sixth single “Love me, Love you,” this track was released in February 2018 and also drew attention for its music video created in collaboration with Suntory.
Set against the backdrop of a spring scene where cherry blossoms dance, the lyrics—where true feelings and social facades toward a loved one intersect—capture a universally relatable moment of adolescence.
It skillfully expresses the mingled emotions of a new season’s beginning and lingering attachment to the past, hope and anxiety, making it a song you’ll want to hear with the arrival of spring.
It’s an especially recommended, emotional spring tune for those facing graduation or a new chapter in life.
Sakura Clear SkiesYuuri
A song that portrays the protagonist standing at the crossroads of farewells and new beginnings, with a heart full of gratitude.
Yuuri’s wistful, emotional vocals resonate deeply over a beautiful piano melody.
Released digitally in February 2021, this track is Yuuri’s first graduation song, inspired by an email from a fan.
The lyrics, expressing thanks to parents and friends, will touch not only those graduating, but anyone experiencing partings with loved ones or embarking on new encounters.
It’s a song that gives you the courage to take a new step as spring arrives.
I Gotta Go feat. kojikoji, WILYWNKA & HiplinGeG
A warm, heartfelt song that’s perfect as BGM for graduation season.
Released in March 2020 and produced by GeG, it features standout artists whose talents shine through—WILYWNKA, who’s also active as a member of Hentai Shinshi Club, along with kojikoji and Hiplin.
With gentle piano tones, it beautifully evokes the universal themes of “farewell” and “new beginnings,” set against the springtime scenery of blooming cherry blossoms.
The music video stars popular influencer Naenano, artfully expressing the arrival of spring.
Loved as an uplifting anthem for those graduating or stepping into a new phase of life, this track is highly recommended when you want to collect your thoughts before starting a new chapter.
Youth and a momentmakaroni enpitsu
This song portrays the brilliance of youth precisely because it is fleeting.
It quietly speaks to the importance of accepting and sincerely facing those seemingly pointless, boring moments we all go through.
Released digitally in March 2019, it gained wider recognition as a McDonald’s commercial song the same year.
It was also included on the album “season” and is beloved by many fans as one of Macaroni Empitsu’s signature tracks.
In addition, it was chosen as the opening theme for TV Tokyo’s Drama 24 series “I Had a Dream About That Girl.” With a sound that gently embraces the universal worries and uncertainties of all young people and Hattori’s warm vocals that resonate deeply, this is a highly recommended track for Gen Z listeners in the midst of their youth right now, as well as for anyone who wants to look back on those irreplaceable days.