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Recommended ballad songs for junior high school students. Famous and popular J-Pop songs.

I’ve put together a collection of ballad-style songs I’d recommend to junior high school students!

Every one of them is epic and gives you goosebumps!

They carry various messages, but listening to grand ballads really fires you up, doesn’t it?

Personally, I often listened to them when I couldn’t get motivated.

Recommended ballad songs for junior high school students. Classic and popular Japanese songs (91–100)

365 Days’ Paper AirplaneAKB48

[MV] Paper Airplane of 365 Days (Short ver.) / AKB48 [Official]
365 Days' Paper AirplaneAKB48

This song was included as a coupling track on AKB48’s 42nd major single, “Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby,” released in 2015.

Sayaka Yamamoto served as the center for this track.

It was produced as the theme song for the NHK morning drama series “Asa ga Kita,” and has gained support not only among younger listeners but also among middle-aged and older audiences.

Letter to TomorrowTeshima Aoi

Aoi Teshima “Letter to Tomorrow (Drama Version)”
Letter to TomorrowTeshima Aoi

Released in 2016 as Aoi Teshima’s fifth single.

It was chosen as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama “Love That Makes You Cry” (Itsuka Kono Koi o Omoidashite Kitto Naite Shimau), and many listeners were moved to tears by how the drama’s story and the lyrics intertwine.

With lyrics that feel like reading a letter and a delicate, conversational vocal delivery, it’s a gentle ballad that resonates deeply with the heart.