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 (31–40)
Can you hear me?HONEY WORKS
How about a Vocaloid song? It’s HoneyWorks’ Vocaloid self-cover of “Can You Hear Me feat.
Haruki,” released in 2018.
Just reading the story-like lyrics is moving, isn’t it? The beautiful sound of the strings resonates pleasantly in the ears.
Bedtime StoryNishino Kana
It’s a love song that weaves a pure love story to the very end.
It’s a track by the queen of love songs, Kana Nishino, released as a single in 2018.
It really makes you think, “I want to experience a sparkling romance like this.” Even just the lyrics are moving.
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?
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.
FLASHPerfume
How about a moving, grand electronic number? It’s a song by the performance group Perfume.
It was included on their 2016 album COSMIC EXPLORER and also made waves as the theme song for the film Chihayafuru.
It’s a track I highly recommend listening to alongside the movie.
Recommended moving songs for junior high school students (41–50)
IdeaHoshino Gen
This is a hit number that served as the theme song for the drama “Half, Blue.” It was released as a digital single in 2018.
Some of you may have watched the drama every day.
The light, upbeat rhythm is wonderful, and it’s interesting how the band sound and programmed sound switch between the first and second verses!
A hundred flowers in full bloomIkuta Rira
A dramatic song by Rira Ikuta that paints a vividly colored future beyond hardship.
The melody, infused with traditional Japanese elements, blends beautifully with the grand sound.
Her translucent vocals and powerful beat deftly express the protagonist’s inner strength and delicate emotions.
Released in December 2024, the track was chosen as the opening theme for the anime “The Apothecary Diaries,” which begins airing in January 2025, and its vibrant jacket photo by Mika Ninagawa also drew attention.
It’s a song not only for anime fans, but one to hear when you’re at a crossroads or feeling lost.
It will surely awaken the courage sleeping in your heart.