[Recommended for High School Students] New Graduation Songs & Classic Tearjerkers Collection

We Look Up to You with Respect

We Look Up to You with Respect

A classic among graduation songs, also selected for the “100 Best Japanese Songs.” Its gentle pace, sung in D major or E-flat major, brings many to tears.

The lyrics center on gratitude to teachers from whom we learned so much, bonds with close friends who supported one another, and appreciation for the familiar school.

It’s a song overflowing with thanks—one you can’t go wrong singing.

Good-bye daysYUI

YUI　『Good-bye days ～2012 ver.～』

At the moment of a new departure—on the important occasion of graduation—YUI’s “Good-bye days” fills the heart with a profound feeling, like opening a time capsule.

The song is also famous as the theme for the blockbuster film Midnight Sun (Taiyō no Uta).

Behind its gentle melodic lines, hope for a radiant future and gratitude for days gone by are beautifully interwoven.

Whether performed solo with guitar or by a band, it’s the perfect choice to mark the graduation moment.

With hearts brimming, I hope all the graduates will truly receive this message.

The lyrics YUI weaves will bolster your courage as you take your first steps into a new beginning.

GRADUATIONSBACK-ON

GRADUATIONS (Theme song for V-Cinext 'Kamen Rider Gotchard GRADUATIONS')

This is a song that gently encourages you as you say goodbye to close friends and take a step onto a new path.

Holding the memories of precious friends you spent time with, it captures the wavering feelings of young people heading toward their respective futures through an emotional melody and powerful guitar sound.

The track serves as the theme song for “Kamen Rider Gotchard GRADUATIONS,” released by BACK-ON in February 2025, and stands as a supportive anthem that stays close to the major life turning point of graduation.

It blends seamlessly with the worldview of the V-Cinext production, further heightening the work’s emotional impact.

It’s a perfect song for the grand finale of a school or cultural festival and for making memories with friends.

While feeling the importance of friendship and bonds, this song gives you the courage to take your first steps toward the future.

We againSG

We Again (Wind Ensemble ver.) – SG (Official Behind-the-Scenes Music Video)

This work by SG has gained support as an encouraging song that resonates deeply during graduations and farewells.

Its gentle melody, which accompanies young people as they overcome partings and take new steps forward, and its lyrics filled with hope for reunion are especially appealing.

Released in April 2021, it has become a popular track with a cumulative 150 million streams.

Starting in November 2024, it has also been featured in Calorie Mate’s exam-season support commercial, and a concert band version by the Hanazono Tokuei High School Wind Ensemble has been making waves.

It’s a heartwarming song for farewells, graduation ceremonies, and moments when you long to see someone special again.

It’s a recommended track for times when you want to cherish your memories while looking ahead and doing your best.

Sakura, You, and Ituki.

tuki. 'Sakura Kimi Watashi' Official Music Video

A heartwarming youth song that condenses graduation, partings, and the transience of love into a single track.

Featured as an insert song in ABEMA’s dating reality show “Kyou, Suki ni Narimashita.

Graduation Edition 2024,” it was crafted by tuki.

with delicate sensitivity.

A gentle melody led by acoustic guitar intertwines with clear vocals to carefully portray the feeling of basking in memories.

Released in January 2024, the track also drew attention for its animated music video by Posuka Demizu, the illustrator of the manga The Promised Neverland.

It’s a youth anthem that will resonate not only with students facing the end of their school days but also with anyone who has experienced a farewell with someone dear.

Sakura PhotographHatsuboshi Gakuen

Hatsuboshi Academy “Sakura Photograph” Official Music Video (HATSUBOSHI GAKUEN – Sakura Photograph)

It’s a moving ballad perfect for the season when cherry blossoms dance.

Released in April 2025, this song is the theme for the season event “Sakura-Mau Start Line” in the game Gakuen Idolmaster.

The gentle harmonies of the trio—Liliya Katsuragi, Sayaka Shiun, and Saki Hanami—leave a lasting impression.

It’s as if the tender melody rides the spring breeze and soars into the sky.

The lyrics, which portray meetings, farewells, and irreplaceable friendship, will especially resonate with those graduating from school.

Be sure to give it a listen during cherry blossom season.

Cherry Blossom Rainabuzōbu fiito. hatsune miku

Sakura Rain absorb feat. Hatsune Miku -standard edit-

Since its release, ‘Sakura no Ame’ by absorb feat.

Hatsune Miku has been sung at many junior high and high school graduation ceremonies.

Released in 2008, the song became widely known among students through a project called the ‘Sakura no Ame Project.’ Its beautiful melody evokes the image of cherry blossoms fluttering in the air.

The song conveys a resolve to carry not only memories but also all that we’ve learned in our hearts, and to grow into wonderful adults like a beautiful cherry tree.

The gentle atmosphere that permeates the entire piece naturally brings tears to your eyes as you sing.

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