[For High School Students] A Collection of Friendship Songs to Give on Birthdays
If you’re a high school student, you might sometimes create a message video to celebrate a friend’s birthday.
Gathering past photos and collecting messages from everyone can be a bit of work, and many people also struggle with choosing the right background music.
So in this article, we’ll introduce friendship songs perfect for gifting on a birthday, especially for high schoolers.
We’ve picked songs with a variety of styles, so choose tracks that match the mood of the video you want to make.
Have fun creating your video while imagining how happy your friend will be when they watch your gift!
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High schoolers’ birthday songs that deepen friendships (41–50)
Super Celebratory Song ~Is it okay to be this happy?~FRUITS ZIPPER
This is a song filled with the spirit of celebrating birthdays.
FRUITS ZIPPER’s fresh and bright vocals are pleasantly resonant.
The joyful lyrics and melody are truly charming.
After its first performance at the tour finale in February 2023, it was released digitally in May 2023.
It’s a track you’ll want to give as a gift, filled with gratitude for someone special.
Perfect for playing at a friend’s or partner’s birthday party, or singing together at karaoke.
Highly recommended for high school students, too.
Why not send it to someone important, along with your heartfelt wishes for happiness?
HAPPY BIRTHDAYFUNKY MONKEY BABYS
HAPPY BIRTHDAY by FUNKY MONKEY BABYS, known for hits like “Ato Hitotsu,” “Kokuhaku,” and “Hero”! This song is one that’s almost always featured in articles compiling birthday tunes—a beloved birthday classic that’s stood the test of time.
It carries the message that from the moment you were born, you’ve been loved by everyone, and that we love you so much.
As a quintessential birthday song, it suits any person and any occasion!
I like you.Little Glee Monster
When it comes to songs with striking lyrics that straightforwardly say “I love you” as a birthday song, Little Glee Monster’s “Suki da” comes to mind.
It’s one of their signature tracks.
Even for very close couples or friends, there aren’t many opportunities to directly say “I love you.” That’s why a birthday—a major event—makes it an easier moment to say it.
Listening to the harmony woven by the five beautiful voices, it feels like you can express your feelings of love in a fresh, honest way.
HAPPY BIRTHDAYMONGOL800
The birthday song “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” sung by MONGOL800 is included on their debut album “GO ON AS YOU ARE,” released in 2000.
Although the lyrics are entirely in English, it’s a very simple birthday song that just wholeheartedly celebrates a beloved person with a big “Congratulations!” It’s full of the driving energy of youthful punk and a bright, celebratory mood—making it a crowd-pleaser at live performances.
BirthdayMr.Children
An upbeat tune with acoustic guitar cutting that will make your heart dance.
It’s the theme song for Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s New Dinosaur, and it seems to mirror Nobita’s efforts for someone else and the feelings you have for your friends.
As you spend time together, you become more alike—this song brings to mind those precious friends who feel like you’re two hearts beating as one.
It’s so uplifting to listen to that I think it would be really fun to sing together with friends at karaoke! Here’s to making many more wonderful memories!
spring melancholyMrs. GREEN APPLE
A popular song that poignantly portrays graduation and new encounters has been delivered by Mrs.
GREEN APPLE.
Set at a medium tempo, it candidly sings about precious memories and farewells with friends.
The song carries the straightforward feelings of vocalist Motoki Omori, who wrote it the day after graduating high school, and it was also chosen as the theme for Suntory’s “Craft Boss” commercial.
While sensing how quickly student life passes, it depicts the realization that everyday repetition was actually a treasure, weaving in awkwardness when facing friends and the inner conflict of yearning and aspiration.
As spring arrives and the seasons change, the protagonist’s emotions—anxious about the future yet striving to look ahead—are carefully rendered alongside delicate melodies.
It’s a track we especially hope elementary school students working hard at their studies and club activities will listen to.
HAPPY BIRTHDAYOKAMOTO’S
Kicking things off with a super upbeat party tune: OKAMOTO’S “HAPPY BIRTHDAY.” Even if you’ve never heard it, it’s the kind of song that’ll have you singing along on pure vibe.
The lyrics mix English and Japanese, but that doesn’t matter—it’s a track you can totally get hyped to and dance to.
How about blasting this at full volume to kick off a surprise party celebration? It’s cool, catchy, impactful, and perfectly suited for a party.