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

The season of farewellSHISHAMO

SHISHAMO “Season of Goodbyes”

It’s a love song that expresses the bittersweet feelings toward an upperclassman I’ve always liked who is graduating.

I’ve been watching this senior I’ve cared about for so long, but I just couldn’t confess my feelings, and today they’re finally graduating.

It’s a sad yet sweet youth love song, so as you listen, you’ll find many lyrics you can relate to.

Goodbyes are the first step forward.morioni

morioni “Goodbye Is When We Start Walking” Official Music Video (Full)

The opening lyric of this song, “It wasn’t by chance that we met,” is so lovely.

When this song plays at graduation, all the good memories come flooding back and tears start to flow.

Even though graduations are already emotional, I felt that playing this song would draw out even more tears and make it an even more memorable ceremony.

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.

Cherry Blossom BookmarkAKB48

[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.