Recommended Japanese bands for high school students
The bands I’d recommend to high school students are mostly trendy and catchy.
I’ve gathered many bands that make it easy for J-pop fans, as well as those who like idols or anime songs, to transition into band music.
You might discover some new music.
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Recommended Japanese bands for high school students (61–70)
MerciKamisama, boku wa kizuite shimatta
Kamisama, I Have Noticed is a four-member rock band active since 2016.
Despite receiving tie-in features for anime and TV dramas soon after their debut, little is known about the members and they rarely perform live, making them a band shrouded in mystery.
When I feel like seeing youFish and Lips
A three-piece band from Hatogaya, Saitama.
They formed and got moving in 2022, when the members were high school juniors.
As an original band outside of any school club, you can sense the trust among the members and their eagerness to be active as a band.
With songs like “Seishun Rock o Utatte” and “Aitaku Nattara,” they make the most of their high school setting, delivering lyrics that convey the sweetness and conflicts of youth, paired with a driving sound that’s part of their appeal.
As a three-piece, each member has clear solo moments and highlights, which also reflect the trust they have in one another.
Guitar, Loneliness, and the Blue Planetkessoku bando
Kessoku Band has become popular well beyond the confines of being a fictional band from an anime, drawing the attention of many music fans.
They’re a girls’ band that appears in the 2022 anime adaptation of the hit manga Bocchi the Rock!, made up of four high school girls including the protagonist and guitarist, Hitori Goto.
The live house in Shimokitazawa featured in the show has become a pilgrimage site for anime fans, evoking a phenomenon reminiscent of K-On! over a decade ago.
The secret to their success, much like K-On!, lies in the sheer quality of the songs themselves.
Their debut album, Kessoku Band, released in 2022, topped the Oricon charts.
It includes a cover of ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION’s “Rolling Stone, Morning Comes to You,” and the solid band ensemble provided by seasoned session musicians, along with a set of tracks that recall the lineage of Japanese rock since the 2000s, has captured the hearts of music lovers.
The singing voice of Ikuyo Kita’s voice actor, Ikumi Hasegawa, is wonderful as well.
Don’t let preconceptions about “an in-anime band” hold you back—give their music a listen.
