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 moving songs for junior high school students (11–20)
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.
Letter ~To You at Fifteen~Anjura Aki
One of Angela Aki’s signature songs, now a classic choice for junior high school graduation ceremonies.
The lyrics—letters from your 15-year-old self to your future adult self, and from your adult self back to your 15-year-old self—are especially striking.
In other words, for 15-year-old junior high listeners, it delivers messages that can wash away many inner conflicts.
Meanwhile, if you listen to it as an adult, it will remind you of past worries and the efforts you’ve accumulated, helping you recall your original resolve and begin moving forward again.
I forget you, who are so quiet, in October.atarayo
Atarayo’s “I’ll Forget Your Silence in October” was released in 2020 and captured the hearts of many young people.
The song carefully portrays the complex emotions one feels after a breakup.
It’s striking in how realistically it conveys the bittersweetness of love and the emptiness after loss that middle school students may experience.
In fact, the music video released in 2021 fully expresses that poignancy and resonated with many people.
For middle schoolers, this song can serve as a chance to overcome heartbreak and painful feelings.
Singing it at karaoke with friends or clubmates might help ease the sadness, even just a little.
forget-me-notAwesome City Club
Awesome City Club’s “Wasurena” (Wasure na / Don’t Forget) is a song released in 2021 that portrays deep love and heartache.
Known as an inspiration song for the film “We Made a Beautiful Bouquet,” its beautiful melody and moving lyrics have resonated with many.
The lyrics look back on a lost love with beauty while also teaching the importance of facing forward and moving on.
Especially during the emotionally sensitive time of junior high school, you experience many memorable moments through friendships and first romances.
In such times, this song gently accompanies your faint memories and bittersweet feelings, conveying the message to not forget what’s important.
It’s also perfect for karaoke with friends or as background music for graduation ceremonies, so be sure to make good use of it.
March 9Remioromen
A song that accompanies the season of farewells and new encounters.
Its delicate yet warm melody and lyrics resonate deeply with those embarking on a fresh start.
Although the songwriter originally wrote it for a friend’s wedding, it became widely known as a song celebrating new beginnings, with a music video themed around graduation.
Released in March 2004, the track is also included on the album “ether.” It has been featured as an insert song in the drama “1 Litre of Tears” and in multiple commercials, leaving a lasting impression on many listeners.
Often called a “classic graduation song,” it carries the songwriter’s gentle yet powerful encouragement to everyone standing at a milestone in life.
It’s a piece we especially hope junior high school students, who are living through their sensitive teenage years, will listen to.
KanadeSukima Suichi
This song is a beautiful ballad that portrays parting with someone dear and the wish to stay connected at heart beyond that farewell.
Released by Sukima Switch in March 2004 as their second single, it features a sentimental sound centered on piano and guitar that truly resonates.
It was used as an insert song for the film “Rough,” the theme song for the drama “Sotsu Uta,” and in 2006 was selected as the ending theme for the final day of “Netto Koshien.” The protagonist’s earnest desire to reach someone through voice and song even when apart mirrors the feelings of junior high school students facing the milestone of graduation.
It’s a track that, while looking back on days with friends, makes you want to cherish those bonds going forward.
Sung as a chorus, it would surely fill the entire venue with warm tears.
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HANABIMr.Children
It’s one of Mr.Children’s signature songs.
It was released in 2008 as their 33rd single.
It’s famous as the theme song for the drama series “Code Blue: Doctor Heli Emergency Lifesaving.” It’s a moving song I’d love for you to try singing at karaoke—the feeling is great!
