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A wonderful classic

Good songs recommended for junior high school students. Classic and popular Japanese hits.

“‘Good songs’ sounds way too vague…,” do you think? But we’re featuring songs that are so good, that’s the only way to describe them! We cover Japanese music across genres and moods, so you can enjoy it without ever getting bored.

Great songs recommended for junior high school students: Classic and popular Japanese tracks (91–100)

Bond.haji→

Haj→, whose songs are filled with straightforward messages that move many people.

“Kizuna” was released in 2016 as his 7th single.

It’s a song about a lifelong bond with friends.

How about singing it at karaoke with your best friend?

Our Summer DreamYamashita Tatsuro

Our Summer Dream / Tatsuro Yamashita (Cover)
Our Summer DreamYamashita Tatsuro

This is a song that’s very popular with children as the theme song of the animated film “Summer Wars.” It was released in 2009 as Tatsuro Yamashita’s 44th single.

Its nostalgic tone evokes the end of summer.

It almost makes scenes from the movie come to life before your eyes.

To love and the future of distant daysMatsutōya Yumi

Yumi Matsutoya — “To Love and the Future of Distant Days” (from the 37th new album “Pop Classico”)
To love and the future of distant daysMatsutōya Yumi

This is a song used as the theme for the animated film “Rainbow Fireflies: Eternal Summer Vacation,” which tells the story of a boy who time-slips into the past.

It is included on the 2013 album “POP CLASSICO.” The lyrics about going to a place of memories to see you are lovely.

Song of HopeFUNKY MONKEY BABYS

FUNKY MONKEY BABYS “Song of Hope”
Song of HopeFUNKY MONKEY BABYS

A single released in 2008 by the three-member vocal group FUNKY MONKEY BABYS.

The music video and CD jacket feature actress Kii Kitano.

The straightforward lyrics—FANMON’s specialty—and the refreshing, rap-infused melody make it easy to listen to.

It has the power to gently give a push to those of you going through an age full of worries.

From Me to Youflumpool

flumpool “Kimi ni Todoke” Music Video
From Me to Youflumpool

A single released in 2010 by flumpool, a band popular among young people.

It’s the theme song for the film “From Me to You,” starring Mikako Tabe and Haruma Miura.

It sings of the refreshing, youthful world of the original story.

You can feel the straightforward, honest feelings overflowing toward someone awkward.

It conveys a sense of finding them irresistibly dear.

sentimentalyuzu

Yuzu Sentimental sentimental
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A single released in 1999 by the folk duo Yuzu.

You can hear Yuzu’s raw love songs from their twenties, recorded shortly after their major-label debut.

The two members of Yuzu were in their early twenties at the time, and many of their songs resonated with teenagers.

“Sentimental” carries the meaning of emotional or affective.

It can also be taken as the feeling of a young man, now an adult, recalling a love from his boyhood.

My NoteSukima Suichi

Sukima Switch – “Boku Note” Music Video: SUKIMASWITCH – BOKU NOOTO Music Video
My NoteSukima Suichi

A single released in 2006 by the folk duo Sukima Switch.

It served as the theme song for the animated film Doraemon: Nobita’s Dinosaur 2006.

The song portrays the struggle of adolescence—trying to somehow give shape to feelings that can’t be put into words.

The poignant piano intro and ballad-like melody capture the delicate teenage period poised between childhood and adulthood.