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/heartwarming songs for junior high school students (51–60)
DREAMERIkuta Rira
A gem of a mid-tempo ballad whose burning passion and single-minded pursuit of a dream strikes straight to the heart.
Lila Ikuta returns to her roots as an artist, expressing her love for music and her determination in unembellished, down-to-earth words.
Written as an insert song for the drama “Paripi Kōmei” and later self-covered for release in March 2025 as part of the album Hyakka Ryoran, the track weaves the struggles and growth of those who love music into a gently enveloping melody, letting their powerful longing for their dreams resonate deeply.
It’s a song of support that gives a push to students immersed in practice and warmly stands by their efforts—one we hope you’ll play during training scenes for sports days and athletic festivals.
TraumereiYU-KI
It’s a moving song with a relaxed tempo.
It’s a track by the female singer YUKI, released in 2018 as her 33rd single.
Her gentle vocals are wonderful.
If you’re in love right now, it’s sure to resonate with you.
It’s the theme song for the film “Cafe Funiculi Funicula” (Before the Coffee Gets Cold).
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.
Moving songs recommended for junior high school students (61–70)
At any timeYugeda Kensuke
Set to a gentle melody that feels familiar to everyone, Kensuke Yugeda’s song expresses gratitude at the milestone age of ten.
It warmly conveys precious memories with friends and heartfelt thanks to family and teachers.
Its tender, embracing tune resonates deeply with listeners and invites empathy.
The piece is included on the album “Dream & Dream: Yume o Tsunagou,” and it has been selected for inclusion in elementary school music textbooks starting in 2024.
Mr.
Yugeda, who holds school concerts nationwide, has performed over 2,000 times and continues composing with children in mind.
It is a song you’ll want to sing with care when expressing gratitude to important people, such as at a “Half-Coming-of-Age Ceremony” or end-of-year school events.
Everyone, everyone is shining.Yugeda Kensuke
Riding on a cherry-blossom-colored breeze, this heartwarming song by Kensuke Yugeda gently sings of the hopeful arrival of spring.
It carries a message of encouragement for children taking their first steps forward, conveying a sense of anticipation for a shining future.
Its melody, expressing both endearing freshness and the courage to walk toward one’s dreams, tenderly nestles against the listener’s heart.
The piece is included on the album “Shiawase ni Naare” and is a beloved song performed at entrance ceremonies and welcome events for new students in elementary schools across Japan.
Since June 2018, it has been passed down in schools nationwide, and through more than 2,000 school concerts, Mr.
Yugeda has delivered it directly to children.
It is a springtime song brimming with joy, one we hope new students, teachers, and families will listen to.
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.