Recommended entrance songs for high school students: moving masterpieces and popular hits.

I’ve gotta do the thing that seems impossible.Sambomasutā

Sambomaster / We’ve Gotta Do the Impossible MUSIC VIDEO

Known as one of Sambomaster’s signature songs, this track carries a fiery message that pushes people forward as they face new challenges.

The powerful lyric “Don’t think you can’t do it!” resonates deeply with listeners.

Released in February 2010, it was originally written for a Nissan commercial and has since been featured in TV dramas and corporate ads, earning widespread love.

It’s a must-listen for anyone feeling anxious about entering a new environment, such as starting high school.

This song will surely fill you with courage.

It’s a wonderful track that sweeps away the worries of those standing at the starting line of a new life and gently gives them a push.

C.h.a.o.s.m.y.t.h.ONE OK ROCK

ONE OK ROCK – C.h.a.o.s.m.y.t.h. [Official Music Video]

This song leaves a strong impression with a powerful message, as if capturing a page of youth.

It’s infused with the courage to move toward the future and the resolve to cherish memories with friends, and ONE OK ROCK’s uniquely emotional vocals resonate deeply.

Featured on the album “Zankyō Reference,” it was released in October 2011 and skillfully fuses elements of metalcore and post-hardcore.

It was also chosen as the ending theme for the TV program “To the Summit of the Earth: Fumita Kuriki’s New Challenge,” captivating many listeners.

It’s a track that helps you carry your past companions in your heart and do your best when facing a new environment.

Critical HitRADWIMPS

RADWIMPS – A Masterstroke [Official Music Video]

This song accompanies the pivotal moments of life.

Included on RADWIMPS’s album “X to O to Tsumi to,” released in December 2013, it gives you the courage to take a step forward after days of compromise.

With a striking guitar riff and drums, the track portrays the protagonist’s struggle between stability and challenge.

The music video, filmed at Ageo Municipal Baseball Stadium in Saitama Prefecture with 1,500 extras, uses a baseball game as a metaphor to depict a dramatic life comeback.

For those torn between ideals and reality, or feeling anxious about entering a new environment before a school entrance ceremony, this one song is sure to give you courage.

room for growthCreepy Nuts

[MV] Creepy Nuts – Nobishiro (Room to Grow)

Creepy Nuts are popular not only with the younger generation but across a wide range of ages.

You could even say the two of them played a key role in bringing today’s rap songs to a broad audience.

This is a track I want people to hear when they’re anxious about a new life or environment and feeling down.

The melody is easy to listen to, yet the lyrics pierce straight into your heart—before you know it, you might find yourself in tears.

It’s a song with a mysterious charm.

By the time it ends, that pent-up tension may have unraveled, your shoulders relaxed, and you might feel more at ease.

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SUPER BEAVER “Premonition” MV

A song that teaches the importance of living true to yourself.

The lyrics, carrying the message “It’s okay to be who you are,” really resonate.

It’s a track that gently gives you a push when you’re feeling anxious or confused about stepping into a new environment.

Released in November 2018, this song was also used as the theme for the TV drama “We Are Made of Miracles.” It was reportedly SUPER BEAVER’s first time providing the theme song for a serial drama in a commercial network’s golden prime slot.

It’s the perfect song for anyone wanting to take a confident first step toward a new chapter in life.

Give it a listen.

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Hatsuboshi Academy “Sign” (HATSUBOSHI GAKUEN – Shirube)

It’s a school anthem filled with hope that pushes open the door to youth.

It’s a song by Hatsuboshi Academy from the idol-training game “Gakuen Idolmaster,” released in May 2025.

The lyrics celebrate bonds with friends and signposts to the future, carried by fresh, pleasant vocals.

It truly feels like a Hatsuboshi Academy anthem.

It’s the perfect cheering song for when you want to make a fresh start or cherish time spent with your friends!

dandelionDa-iCE

Da-iCE / “Dandelion” Music Video

A song about the strength to survive adversity and the hope that carries us forward has arrived from Da-iCE.

Released as a digital single in April 2023, the track was chosen as the theme song for the TV Asahi drama “Keiji to Kenji, Tokidoki Hanji.” The lyrics and composition were handled by Da-iCE vocalist Sota Hanamura.

This powerful mid-tempo ballad leaves a strong impression of resolve to overcome any hardship, like a single flower blooming undaunted through cracks in the asphalt.

The members’ vocals resonate warmly at times and powerfully at others, and the song was included on the album “SCENE” in May.

It’s a track that delivers strength and courage to those feeling anxious before the start of the school season and to everyone standing at a crossroads in life.