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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Recommended Inspirational Songs for Junior High School Students (1–10)
My friend — from here on out, forever…Ketsumeishi
Among their songs, there are several that depict friendship and the bonds between companions, and this one is especially popular.
Don’t you also have a dear best friend with whom you share your dreams? This song expresses the bond with such close friends and the gratitude we feel toward them.
As we keep challenging ourselves to reach our own dreams, there may be times when we feel like giving up.
But this song carries a heartwarming message: “No matter what, I’ll be by your side—we’ll be friends forever!” Be sure to listen to it with your dearest friend.
LemonYonezu Kenshi
This is a song by Kenshi Yonezu that won Video of the Year at the music awards MTV VMAJ 2018, which honors outstanding music videos.
The lyrics express feelings for a beloved person from whom one has been separated.
Kenshi Yonezu’s gentle singing voice really touches the heart.
blinkback number
This is a moving ballad by back number, a three-piece rock band from Gunma Prefecture.
Released in 2017 as their 17th single, it was chosen as the theme song for the film “The 8-Year Engagement.” The lyrics, which express the desire to stay with a precious person forever, are truly touching.
It’s especially recommended for middle schoolers who have someone they like.
Recommended moving songs for junior high school students (11–20)
Walking with youNovelbright
This work portrays the depth of the bond with a loved one, the future you want to share together, and the importance of moving forward while supporting each other even in difficult times.
As the seasons and time change, it expresses how the relationship between the two deepens, and it sings of finding happiness even decades into the future.
Included on the mini-album “SKYWALK,” released on October 3, 2018, it was also used as an insert song for the AbemaTV drama “Koisuru Weekend Homestay 2020 Spring.” It became a major hit, surpassing 300 million streams.
It’s a recommended track for when you want to look back on precious memories with your partner or reaffirm your bond.
Bridge of Gloryyuzu
A celebrated song by Yuzu, distinguished by its stirring melody and uplifting message.
While delicately portraying emotions we all carry—frustration, fear, and tears—the song sings of the courage and hope to move forward beyond them.
It conveys a sense of pride in having walked a difficult path and a powerful drive toward the light ahead.
Released in March 2004, it was chosen as NHK’s theme song for the Athens Olympics, drawing widespread attention.
With its moving sound, it has long been cherished by a broad audience—from students to adults—as an anthem that supports everyone striving toward their dreams.
YELLikimonogakari
It was created as the set piece for the junior high school division of the NHK All-Japan School Music Competition.
Guitarist Yoshiki Mizuno wrote the lyrics and composed the music.
He is said to have made it while looking back on himself, who struggled deeply during his middle school years.
The lyrics express the feelings of overcoming the various experiences of adolescence and facing each person’s own path.
Although it was released in 2009, it remains a moving song that is popular across time.
Everyday lifeOfisharu Higedan Dism
This work is a song that delicately portrays various contradictions, dilemmas, and emotional fluctuations in everyday life.
It depicts the wavering between the desire to respond to others’ kindness and expectations and the feeling that such expectations can sometimes become a burden, while also conveying the pressures of modern society.
Official HIGE DANDism released this single on September 13, 2023, and it was chosen as the theme song for the news program “news zero.” It was reportedly the band’s first time creating a theme for a news show.
It’s a recommended track for anyone who feels a sense of gloom about tomorrow as small daily events and emotions pile up.