Heartwarming songs recommended for high school students

MessageShimizu Miisa

Misa Shimizu – Message

This is the track chosen as the theme song for “Ageriko Gakuen – Graduation Chapter,” a collaboration with the snack Jagarico.

Having expanded her career after performing a Disney theme song, Miisha Shimizu continues to shine in the musical theater world as well.

Centered on themes of graduation and gratitude, this song is sure to bring back many memories and feelings for your friends.

With a gentle melody like birdsong, a pleasant rhythm, Miisha’s tender vocals, and a warm atmosphere, it will beautifully color a new beginning.

It’s a truly wonderful song.

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HOMEShimizu Shota

Shota Shimizu 'HOME' MV

These lyrics feel like they’re saying: keep your wonderful memories tucked away deep in your heart, and every now and then take them out softly and let yourself feel that sweet, bittersweet ache.

That’s enough.

Even if we lose ourselves in our memories, we can’t go back to that day, that moment—but that isn’t a bad thing.

It’s a song that says “It’s okay,” carrying both gentleness and strength.

SCHOOL DAYSshiritsu ebisu chūgaku

[MV] Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku “School Days”

It’s a song that feels like a springtime gift.

It’s a March 2025 single by Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku, with lyrics and composition by Katsuhiko Sugiyama.

The beautiful melody portrays the expectations and anxieties of starting a new chapter, warm friendship, and a resolve toward the future.

The music video—featuring the members in pure white uniforms deepening their bonds in a forest—also leaves a strong impression.

I think it will resonate not only with students, but with anyone who needs the courage to leap into a new environment!

Promise of SunflowersHata Motohiro

Motohiro Hata / Promise of a Sunflower (Short Ver.)

He says he brought “sunflowers” so that even children would understand.

Sunflowers carry images like “bright” and “lively,” and from those qualities, the song conveys warmth, kindness, and a sense of sorrow in parting.

crescent moonayaka

Ayaka – Crescent Moon

It’s a heartfelt ballad that slowly seeps into the soul.

It conveys the idea that one’s feelings for a loved one far away are connected “through the moon floating in the sky.” For this music video, they set up a streetlight specifically for filming, and Ayaka sat on it with a safety harness to shoot the scene.

Under the same skyTakahashi Yuu

Takahashi Yu “Under the Same Sky”

Yu Takahashi says this song is “for the community of people who aren’t the ones who can do it.” You feel like you might be crushed by loneliness, with no allies or understanding.

It carries the wish to reach those who are in that darkness.

The music video may look like it’s lost its dream, but it’s actually filled with the will to face that dream head-on.

The Final RiverCHEMISTRY

CHEMISTRY “The Final River” Official Video

This song was selected as the theme song for the film “The Elephant’s Back.” It powerfully conveys a universal love: accepting one’s fate and striving to live strongly, yet feeling a deep ache when thinking of the beloved family one must leave behind—all expressed through beautiful vocals and harmonies.