A roundup of youth-themed songs recommended for high school students
The songs you fall in love with in high school will become vivid memories adorning a page of your youth.
It’s a strange feeling that they never fade and you can still listen to them decades later.
In this article, we’ve put together a selection of tracks we recommend for those of you right in the middle of your youth right now!
We’ll introduce a wide range—from songs that fire you up, to ones that heighten the mood for romance, to heart-wrenching pieces that might make you cry.
Be sure to read to the end.
You just might discover the best music of your life.
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A roundup of youth songs I want to recommend to high school students (61–70)
Nectarorenji supainikurabu
Orange Spiny Club is a rock band that delicately portrays the struggles of youth and the small emotions of everyday life, resonating with many listeners.
This track is included on their mini-album “Knife,” released in September 2025.
It was inspired by a dream seen by Naoto Suzuki, who wrote and composed the song, and it uses sweet canned juice as a motif to depict memories with friends and a faint first love.
The sense of urgency and wistful longing for days gone by rides on an emotional band sound that hits you right in the chest.
Try listening to it on your way home from school, and you might find that ordinary scenery starts to look special.
Kaikai KitanEVE
The anime Jujutsu Kaisen, which exploded in popularity in 2020, features this song Kaikai Kitan as its opening theme.
It’s performed by Eve, a new-generation singer-songwriter who is active primarily on the internet.
This release is his fourth major-label single.
Eve was originally a reader of Jujutsu Kaisen, too.
It’s a high-velocity rock tune brimming with drive—perfect for getting hyped with friends who watch the same anime!
DriveWANIMA
The music video, which feels like a journey, is striking.
The three-piece melodic hardcore band WANIMA released it as a digital single in 2018.
It inspires the feeling that you won’t know until you try anything.
It is the theme song for the film OVER DRIVE.
TokimekiVaundy
Vaundy, who enjoys tremendous support even among teens—have you listened to his song “Tokimeki”? It was originally written as a song for a car commercial.
However, since it was also used in a Docomo Seishun-wari (Youth Discount) short film, it’s beloved as a youth anthem as well.
The lyrics delve into positive emotions like “moving moments” and “laughter,” making it perfect for looking back on fun memories from your school days.
Be sure to check out both the short film and the full-length track.
Shut up.Ado
With outstanding vocals that are hard to believe from a teenager and lyrics that speak everyone’s true feelings, “Usseewa” quickly won over people of the same generation.
It’s singer Ado’s signature song.
In high school, especially, it’s an age where you have a lot of thoughts about the adults around you—teachers, parents, and so on.
There are times when your opinions aren’t taken seriously, and it makes you angry.
“Usseewa” is a song that makes you feel, “I’m not the only one who feels this way.” It puts that pent-up frustration into words in such a satisfying way!
Let it flyLeola
This is a song by Leola, a female singer from Kumamoto Prefecture.
It was released in 2016 as her second single.
It’s a love song I especially want high school students with a crush to listen to.
It makes you feel like you’re watching a bittersweet youth romance.
Blue in the classroomHoshimachi Suisei
A song that captures the brilliance of youth and the bittersweet pain of parting has won the hearts of many listeners.
Suisei Hoshimachi’s clear, crystalline vocals gently embrace memories of school days and the bonds between friends.
This track is included on the collaborative album Horohani-gaoka High School by hololive and HoneyWorks, released in February 2024.
It’s perfect for the season of graduation and new beginnings—listening to it will let you look back on the days you spent while filling you with hope for the future.
It’s an ideal song for those who, on the brink of saying goodbye to friends, carry feelings too deep for words.
With Suisei’s voice, why not revisit a page of your youth engraved in your heart?