Recommended moving songs for junior high school students
As a junior high school student, what kinds of things move you emotionally?
When you achieve good results in your club activities or studies, when you feel a warm bond with your friends, at graduation ceremonies.
In many different moments, you as a junior high school student probably feel moved every day.
To help you experience even more moving moments, this article introduces inspirational songs we recommend for junior high school students like you!
We’ve gathered songs from various angles—not only ballads full of kindness and bittersweet emotion, but also upbeat tracks whose deep lyrics will touch your heart.
Use them as background music for emotional scenes, or try them at karaoke with your friends or club teammates!
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Moving songs recommended for junior high school students (61–70)
A Gentle BallAimer
Set at a starlit nighttime ball, this enchanting work spins a fantastical tale.
Aimer’s husky voice blends exquisitely with the classical waltz motif, vividly portraying mysterious scenes unfolding in the stillness of the night.
Beautiful like a fairy tale yet tinged with a certain wistfulness, its world seems to mirror the feelings of a girl wavering on the boundary between dreams and reality.
Included on the single “SCOPE,” released in February 2025, and broadcast around the same time on NHK’s Minna no Uta, this piece is made all the more magical by arrangements from Ryota Nakano and Yusuke Tanaka.
It’s a song that will stay close to your heart—whether you’re spending time with friends after school in an empty classroom or lost in thought while gazing up at the night sky.
Unrequited love.haji→
Here’s one I recommend to anyone who’s in unrequited love right now.
It’s a single released in 2018 by the singer-songwriter Haj→.
The lyrics portray the emotional turmoil of loving someone who already has a crush on someone else, yet being unable to suppress your own feelings.
That pure, aching devotion to a love that won’t come true… it’s a real tearjerker.
RhythmiePorukadotto Sutingurei
How about Polkadot Stingray’s stylish sound? It’s a song released in 2018.
It sings about being with someone important to you.
The chorus melody really tugs at your heartstrings.
If you’re into more mature romance, definitely give it a listen.
Blue in the classroomHoshimachi Suisei
Suisei Hoshimachi’s songs, themed around the brilliance of youth, friendship, and bonds, delicately depict memories from school days, connections with friends, and hope for the future.
Included in the collaborative album Holo Hani-gaoka High School by hololive and HoneyWorks, released in February 2024, this piece is an emotional rock number that evokes the end of a school festival or the glow of a campfire.
Suisei’s expressive, radiant vocals amplify the song’s message.
Listening during graduation season or at a new beginning will inspire you to reflect on the past while embracing hope for what lies ahead.
It’s also a great choice to sing at karaoke with friends or clubmates.
scale (as of a fish or reptile)Hata Motohiro
This song was released in 2007 as Motohiro Hata’s second single.
The lyrics, written from the perspective of a protagonist who feels they must convey their feelings to the person they love, really hit home.
In 2017, a remixed version by Kyoto-based singer-songwriter Okazaki Taiiku became a hot topic.
The video is a collaboration with the popular baseball manga Touch and MIX.
In conclusion
We introduced some moving songs recommended for junior high school students—what did you think? Perhaps some of you felt your hearts warm as you listened to tracks that bring different kinds of emotion.
If you found a favorite, be sure to share the feelings with your friends and those around you!