[Touching] Entrance/Exit Songs for Graduation Ceremonies: Classics & the Latest BGM
A graduation ceremony marks the culmination of school life and the start of a new chapter.
It’s a milestone event filled with the sadness of parting and the excitement of a new life.
To make the ceremony even more moving, music is essential.
Entrance and exit songs are important, of course, and so are the farewell songs played by the underclassmen.
In this article, we’ve gathered popular graduation songs that are perfect for entrances, exits, and farewells.
Put care into your song selection so you can create a performance that will become a lifelong memory.
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[Moving] Entrance/Exit Songs for Graduation Ceremonies: Classic & Latest BGM (51–60)
Gift SongCHiCO with HoneyWorks
“Okuri Uta,” included on CHiCO with HoneyWorks’ second album released in 2018.
This song is a perfect graduation tune for graduates to dedicate to those who have supported them.
The lyrics read like a letter, conveying gratitude to the recipient, and it’s popular as a song to dedicate to parents who raised you and teachers who helped you.
Sheet music for choral performances is also available on the official CHiCO with HoneyWorks website.
It’s okaywacci
It’s one of wacci’s signature songs, created as an anthem to cheer on those who keep trying! Chosen as the theme song for TBS’s Thursday Drama Theater “37.5°C no Namida,” the track features a warm melody and delicate vocals.
It gently stands by the anxieties and loneliness felt in everyday life, with lyrics that softly encourage you by saying, “You’re fine just as you are,” enough to bring tears to your eyes.
Released in August 2015, it has earned strong support from many fans, with its music video surpassing 3 million views on YouTube.
If you play it as the entrance or exit music at a graduation ceremony, it will surely light a spark of courage and hope in the hearts of graduates as they step onto a new path!
Sky-blue DaysSHISHAMO
“I don’t want to graduate yet!” SHISHAMO’s 2018 track Mizuiro no Hibi honestly captures the true feelings of graduates who feel that way.
The melody is bright and poppy, but the lyrics are filled with the emotion of how lonely it feels to graduate.
While looking back on various memories with friends—down to the smallest things—the song depicts the anxiety of having to walk toward the future on your own.
Even so, as time moves only forward, it portrays savoring those final moments.
It’s the kind of song you’d want playing as you reflect on countless memories during the ceremony, then, at the very end as you walk out, lift your head and face the future.
To us who are setting offUmikura Ryota
Ryota Kaizo, a singer who captivates with a voice that’s both clear and powerful, released “Tabidatsu Bokura ni” in 2022.
Written for students who couldn’t attend school as they wished during the COVID-19 pandemic, the song is based on his own experiences and gently conveys the message that “a wonderful future surely awaits.” It’s a track that lets you quietly savor this graduation day, as images come to mind of school scenes like entering under a blue sky, diplomas, and chalkboards.
[Touching] Entrance and Exit Songs for Graduation Ceremonies: Classics & Latest BGM (61–70)
one’s true feelingssumika
This is a heartwarming cheer song by sumika that sings about the bonds between companions chasing their dreams.
Set to a classic ballad woven with piano and strings, the lyrics resonate by urging us to face forward especially in tough times.
Released in January 2021 as the support song for the 99th All Japan High School Soccer Tournament, it was created during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the deepening bonds among the members are said to be reflected in the music.
It’s perfect for those diving into a new environment or striving toward dreams with their friends.
This is a song that gives you the courage to support one another and keep moving forward.
I should be able to fly (in the sky).supittsu
A title like “Sora mo Toberu Hazu” (“We Should Be Able to Fly”) feels like it could make a graduation ceremony even more moving… it has that kind of dramatic quality, doesn’t it? As one of Spitz’s signature songs, this track is sure to elevate the graduation mood without a doubt.
Somber is fine too, but sending everyone off straight and positively like this song does is also a great choice.
FriendKetsumeishi
This is Ketsumeishi’s fourth single, released in 2002, a classic that broke into the top 10 on the Oricon Singles Chart and boosted their popularity.
The theme is, plainly, “parting with friends.” A warm, comforting track, carefully delivered rap, and deeply moving lyrics come together to make graduation ceremonies even more touching.
It’s a song you’ll want to gift to a dear friend you’re parting ways with, as a message of support.