Recommended cheer-up songs for high school students: tracks that will motivate you to do your best on entrance exams and club activities when you listen to them.

Connect!Misaka Saki

Saki Misaka – Connect! (Full ver.)

With powerful lyrics and an exhilarating melody, this song gives listeners a push forward.

It’s included on the album “Every day, Every night,” released in December 2019, and was also selected as the support song for the 98th All Japan High School Soccer Tournament.

Saki Misaka’s clear, transparent vocals gently embrace the passionate feelings of young people.

The lyrics, which sing of the importance of friendship and taking on challenges, will resonate with high school students working hard in club activities and for entrance exams.

It’s a track you’ll want to listen to with friends who are giving it their all.

I hope everyone can feel the emotion that awaits beyond overcoming hardships.

Gate of GloryHirai Dai

Dai Hirai / The Door of Glory (Music Video)

A song has arrived that you’ll want to hear at life’s turning points.

Released by Dai Hirai in July 2022, it was also chosen as a cheer song for summer high school baseball.

His gentle voice stays close to those striving toward their dreams.

The lyrics portray people overcoming setbacks and anxieties to chase their dreams, giving courage to listeners.

It’s a perfect anthem for high school students.

When you’re struggling with club activities or entrance exams, try listening to this track—it’s sure to give you new strength.

It gently gives a supportive push to everyone working toward their dreams.

To Us Who Were Once GeniusesCreepy Nuts

[MV] Creepy Nuts – To Us Who Were Once Geniuses

A warm, encouraging song by Creepy Nuts that powerfully portrays the potential for genius everyone once had and the individuality that gets lost within society.

It’s a track from their second major album, “To Us Who Were Once Geniuses,” and was released to the world in August 2020 as the TV commercial song for Teikyo Heisei University.

Riding on a hip-hop rhythm, it carefully depicts the limitless possibilities everyone had in childhood and the purity that fades as we grow up, while delivering a message to keep looking forward without giving up.

When you feel crushed by social pressure or self-doubt, listening to this song will surely give you the courage to take a new step forward.

Tomorrow as wellSHISHAMO

SHISHAMO “Tomorrow Too”

An encouraging song by SHISHAMO that sings about the anxiety and setbacks we feel in life, and the courage to keep moving forward.

Many listeners will relate to the lyrics that say even when it’s painful and you want to cry, there’s a hero whose very presence gives you the strength to live.

Surely you, too, have your own hero—someone who makes you think, “I can do my best for them!” This track was included on the album SHISHAMO 4, released in February 2017, and was also featured in a DOCOMO commercial.

It’s a perfect song for those struggling at school or striving toward their dreams.

With its powerful yet warm melody, it will give you the courage to take a step toward tomorrow.

Standing on stageYOASOBI

YOASOBI "Stand on the Stage" Official Music Video

This song by YOASOBI powerfully portrays the determination to keep striving toward your dreams, making it a perfect anthem for people working hard in their school clubs.

The lyrics feel like they mirror your own experiences and are sure to give you courage.

Released in July 2024, it was even used in coverage of the Paris Olympics.

With sports as its theme, this track is guaranteed to lift your spirits when you’re about to falter before a match or during practice.

It’s also great to listen to with your teammates to strengthen your bonds.

Dokimeki Diaryasmi feat. Chinozo

Dokimeki Diary – asmi feat. Chinozo (Official Music Video)

Like weaving together precious memories, this song is filled with uplifting messages brimming with hope and anticipation.

asmi’s clear, transparent vocals and Chinozo’s refined compositional sense blend beautifully, creating a pleasant sense of elation.

Portraying the courage and determination to take a new step forward while overcoming the anxieties and confusion of a journey of self-discovery, the track has been beloved as the opening theme for the Pokémon TV anime since April 2023.

It also received its first full-size performance during the special program “Anime Pokémon Music Festival,” broadcast on the TV Tokyo network on March 31.

It’s a powerful cheer song that gives you a supportive push at moments of new challenges—such as before events at sports days or athletic festivals.

airshipsaidāgāru

Cidergirl “Airship” Music Video (CIDERGIRL X DHL FAST-TRACK)

As their name suggests, “the carbonation-style rock” band Cidergirl has been expanding its popularity, especially among younger generations.

The opening track of their third album, SODA POP FANCLUB 3, Hikosens (Airship), delivers a refreshing rock ensemble that spotlights the guitar sound and feels great to the ear.

Its positive message, which seems to rekindle long-forgotten dreams, gives you strength when your heart is about to break.

It’s a fast-paced rock tune that reminds you of the importance and value of setting your sights on your goals once again.

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