Recommended entrance songs for high school students: moving masterpieces and popular hits.
At the time of graduating from junior high and entering high school, many of you may be going to different schools from your friends for the first time.
It can feel a bit unsettling to take separate paths from the friends you spent elementary and junior high school with.
Some of you might also be worried about whether you’ll make new friends and keep up with your studies.
On the other hand, many of you probably have hopes and dreams for your high school life.
So in this article, we’ll introduce encouraging songs that can ease those worries, as well as entry songs that inspire a sense of hope.
These are entrance songs we want high schoolers—who may feel like they’ve taken a step closer to adulthood—to hear!
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Recommended entrance songs for high school students: moving masterpieces and popular tracks (51–60)
Blue SpringRADWIMPS
Among RADWIMPS’ songs, this is a popular coming-of-age number.
Its lyrics brighten the road ahead in high school and teach the importance of friendship and camaraderie.
It’s an entrance song that encourages anxious students, reminding them that high school is full of hope and dreams.
Our Starting LineHIPPY
This is an uplifting support song by HIPPY that delivers heartwarming vocals about the friendships of youth and the passion for pursuing goals.
It gently conveys the importance of bonds with friends and working hard toward your ambitions, while giving you the courage and hope to take a new step in life.
Released in August 2024, it was selected as the official support song for the 2025 National High School Comprehensive Sports Tournament.
Created together with high school students in Hiroshima Prefecture, the song is infused with the energy and dreams of young people.
It’s a track we hope everyone will listen to—not only those starting a new chapter, but anyone striving toward an important goal.
When you’re taking a step toward your dream or feeling anxious about a challenge, it will surely give you a push forward.
The Beginningayaka
A ballad featured as the first track on the 2012 album “The beginning,” it voices a resolve that coincides with Ayaka’s return to music.
No matter what has happened in the past, a new ‘beginning’ comes to everyone.
I think those lyrics are a perfect match for starting high school with a fresh mindset.
Facing days without the familiar faces from elementary or junior high can be unsettling, right? Ayaka’s vocals will surely support you through moments of doubt and hardship.
Dear, boyHump Back
A warm, encouraging song that stays close to the hearts of anyone standing at a crossroads in life.
Its memorable blend of a gentle melody and powerful band sound embraces the anxieties and doubts of chasing dreams, as well as the feelings of those on the verge of giving up.
Released as Hump Back’s major-label debut in June 2018, the track was featured as the ending theme for Nippon TV’s “Buzz Rhythm 02” and used in commercials for Shinken Zemi’s High School Course.
It was also chosen as the theme song for the Kumamoto Tournament of the National High School Baseball Championship, resonating with many young people.
When you want to strive toward your dreams but can’t quite find the courage to take the first step, this is the song to hear.
It reminds you that detours are never a waste and that those experiences will surely become your strength—a reassuring anthem you can lean on.
Recommended entrance songs for high school students: moving classics and popular tracks (61–70)
Que sera, seraMrs. GREEN APPLE
An anthem brimming with kindness and vitality has been born.
This song by Mrs.
GREEN APPLE is a warm work that gently nudges those taking a new step forward.
With a refreshing melody and a comfortable rhythm, it sings of self-affirmation and the courage to take on challenges.
While acknowledging the hardships and anxieties of life, it conveys—filled with deep affection—the importance of keeping your head up and continuing to move forward.
Released in April 2023 as the theme song for the TV drama “At Least on Sunday Nights,” it went on to win the Japan Record Award that same year.
It is a heartwarming track that stands by those starting a new chapter, those at a crossroads, and everyone who lives each day to the fullest.
Like the shining moonSuperfly
It’s a very grand and beautiful piece.
At entrance ceremonies, you meet many new friends and teachers.
In such moments, those who feel uneasy about new relationships will find it reassuring if they have a mutually loving partner.
This is one of those songs that makes you feel like leaning on someone and placing your trust in them.
futureKobukuro
A love song by Kobukuro, whose gentle vocals and expansive acoustic sound resonate warmly in the heart.
It’s a highly polished piece with an official, ceremonial air that makes it perfect for entrance ceremonies, and its beautiful arrangement brings the mood to a stirring climax.