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

Kizunazundare

Zundare – Kizuna

This song is packed with many emotions that everyone has felt at some point.

It brings back memories of the fun times from our school days, the experience of graduating and parting ways with everyone, and the anxieties about what comes after.

Listening to this song reminded me that I felt the same way when I was nearing graduation.

Thank you · GoodbyeNakai Kiichi, Yoshida Naoko

Thank you, goodbye / Kiichi Nakai, Naoko Yoshida

This song was first broadcast on NHK’s “Minna no Uta” in 1985.

In the first verse it sings about “friends,” in the second about the “classroom,” and in the third about “teachers,” expressing memories and gratitude.

The lyrics, in which students about to graduate bid farewell and give thanks to the friends, teachers, and classroom that supported them, are moving to the point of tears.

It’s a slightly bittersweet graduation song.

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[MV full] Sakura no Shiori / AKB48 [Official]

AKB48’s “Sakura no Shiori,” filled with the many emotions felt during graduation season, is a song that deeply moves many high school students.

Since its release in 2010, it has remained a staple for graduation ceremonies, lingering in listeners’ hearts.

The gentle voices of Minami Takahashi and Atsuko Maeda are especially memorable, and the song is also known as the theme for the drama “Majisuka Gakuen.” Announcing the sparkling end of high school life, this track delivers a message perfectly suited to new beginnings.

Its lyrics, which sing of gratitude toward friends and family and hopes for the future, will strike a chord from the very first listen.

This graduation season, be sure to listen to this song and create wonderful memories.

Don’t bloom.WHITE JAM

[This Year’s No.1 Graduation Song] [MV] Don’t Bloom / WHITE JAM

Once the cherry blossoms start to bloom, the farewell to dear friends at graduation inevitably arrives.

I was moved by how the song expresses the feelings of those about to graduate—wishing time would stop and wanting to spend more of these moments.

But in the end, the lyrics make you feel that even if you part and go your separate ways, it’s not the end.

era; age; time; periodNakajima Miyuki

era; age; time; period

For high school students embarking on a new chapter, Miyuki Nakajima’s “Jidai” is a song that offers courage and empathy.

With a universality that belies its release nearly half a century ago, it continues to be sung at many graduation ceremonies today.

From a simple solo performance with just a guitar to full-voiced chorus renditions, the forms of expression vary, but the song’s defining feature is the strength of its message that resonates no matter how it’s performed.

Nakajima’s profound lyrical worldview supports everyone leaving their place of learning and gives them the courage to take a new step forward.

“Jidai,” which conveys the importance of continuing to move forward without fear of failure, will surely remain beloved by many people for years to come.

Precious thingsSakushi Sakkyoku Yamazaki Tomoko

[Chorus] Important Things (Mixed Three-Part)

During our youthful days at school, we spend a lot of time with many friends, and among them there are some we can truly call lifelong friends.

These lyrics are captivating for the way they overflow with gratitude for the bond forged by the irreplaceable time spent together.

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It’s a song that makes you cherish your loved ones even more.

I think everyone feels anxiety and sadness about graduating.

When you listen to this song at times like that, it makes you realize you have such precious people in your life, and even if something hard happens, you can think, “I’ll keep going because I have this person.” That’s how the song felt to me.