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 (21–30)
Sakura Clear SkiesYuuri
Prompted by an email from a fan who was graduating without being able to make enough memories during the pandemic, this is Yuuri’s first graduation song, written specifically in response.
It was released in February 2021 and was included on the following year’s album “Ichi.” Built on an arrangement centered around piano and strings, the song layers a wistful yet emotional vocal to create a deeply moving ballad.
The lyrics carefully express gratitude to father, mother, and friends, and they hold both the anxiety and lingering attachment of the season of departure alongside a sense of brightness and hope.
Everyday scenes—like the smell of home or the window by the sill—serve as devices of memory, naturally stirring listeners’ own recollections.
It’s the perfect song for a graduation ceremony, a way to say “thank you” to the people you met during your middle school years.
Thank youikimonogakari
This is Ikimonogakari’s 18th single, written as the theme song for the NHK morning drama series Gegege no Nyobo.
Released in May 2010, it won an Excellence Award at the 52nd Japan Record Awards.
The lyrics, which tenderly portray the love nurtured in everyday life and gratitude toward those dear to us, resonate deeply.
The warmth conveyed by holding hands and the hope for a shared future are expressed through a gentle melody that warmly embraces listeners.
In the 2013 school year, it was included as a choral piece in high school music textbooks, and it has also become a popular staple for graduation ceremonies.
It may feel a bit embarrassing to put into words, but this song is perfect for conveying thanks to the teachers, friends, and family who have supported you.
Why not sing it to express your honest feelings along with your memories of junior high school life?
secret base 〜What You Gave Me〜ZONE
Released in 2001, ZONE’s “secret base ~Kimi ga Kureta Mono~” is a song I especially want middle school students to hear.
Portraying friendship, partings, and the hope of meeting again, it carries a bittersweet warmth that feels like a snapshot of late summer.
The many experiences of middle school—goodbyes to friends and new encounters—will likely resonate with the lyrics.
The song is also known as the theme for the TBS drama “Kids War 3: Zakenna yo,” and it continues to be loved by many.
Please keep in your heart the importance of bonds that transcend time and distance, as depicted by ZONE.
In graduation ceremonies or farewells with friends, it can offer encouragement for the road ahead and become a source of strength.
globeYonezu Kenshi
Released in July 2023, the 14th single “Spinning Globe” was written as the theme song for Studio Ghibli’s film “The Boy and the Heron.” It sings of the journey that continues from the beginning of life, and the preciousness of moving toward the future while experiencing repeated meetings and farewells.
The song took four years to create and was reportedly made as a “return gift” for what was received from director Hayao Miyazaki.
With its grand arrangement and vocals that convey strength within gentleness, it’s an emotional number that stirs the heart.
Fanfaresumika
It’s an uplifting, moving song.
Released in 2018 as the second single by the pop-rock band sumika, it carries a message that helps you look ahead when you’re feeling down.
It’s the kind of track you’ll want to listen to under a clear, sunny sky!
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!
Marigoldaimyon
Her husky singing voice is addictive.
This is a work by Aimyon, a singer-songwriter from Hyogo Prefecture.
It was released in 2018 as her fifth single.
The lyrics convey straightforward feelings for a loved one.
It’s a bittersweet yet refreshing, moving song.