Emo songs recommended for junior high school students: A roundup of classic and popular Japanese tracks!
There are moments when anyone feels like laying their sadness and sorrow directly over music.
Especially in middle school, emotions are delicate, and you’re often drawn to lyrics that sink into your heart or melodies tinged with melancholy.
Songs that stay close to those feelings—so-called “yami songs” (songs steeped in emotional pain)—can be precious sources of empathy and comfort.
This time, from tracks with fragile sensitivity to more intense songs that cut deep into the heart, we’re introducing yami songs recommended for middle schoolers.
You’re sure to find a track that resonates with your heart.
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Recommended emo songs for junior high school students: A comprehensive showcase of classic and popular Japanese tracks (71–80)
Cinderella BoySaucy Dog
Cinderella Boy, with its rock performance by a three-piece band and lyrics that poignantly capture the ups and downs of a man–woman relationship, is a song I want people to hear when they’re heartbroken or too weighed down to go to school.
Released in 2021 by Saucy Dog—also known for Itsuka—the song’s lyrics, which depict raw emotional shifts, strike a deep chord.
It’s hard to put into words or give shape to how you feel when you part ways with someone important, isn’t it? The lyrics, which stay close to the loneliness and solitude you can’t tell anyone about, gently resonate even on nights that feel impossible to get through.
RebornSyrup16g
It’s included on syrup16g’s third album, and it’s also famous for being covered by Bank Band, the group Mr.
Children’s Kazutoshi Sakurai belongs to.
There are a lot of rock fans who’ve been saved by their songs.
A Naked Heartaimyon
Aimyong, a musician who represents the late 2010s music scene, is surely indispensable for trend-conscious middle schoolers too! Her songs, which package the classic charm of folk music in a modern sound, are popular across generations.
What’s more, for many younger listeners she’s a charismatic figure and even feels like a spokesperson for their feelings.
This song, of course, will also resonate deeply with the younger generation, with lyrics they can relate to from the bottom of their hearts.
Recommended “yami” songs for junior high schoolers. A roundup of classic and popular Japanese tracks! (81–90)
Make sure you study up, okay?zutto mayonaka de ii no ni.
“Zenzen Mayonaka de Ii no ni.” (ZUTOMAYO), who became hugely popular especially among younger listeners with their breakout hit “Byoushin wo Kamu,” have done it again.
Compared to “Byoushin wo Kamu,” this track feels much brighter and catchier.
同時に、ZUTOMAYO特有のグルーブ感と、ACAねの力強く高音域のボーカルも健在だ。
The piano and bass in the interlude are especially cool, too.
At first glance, the lyrics might leave you wondering what the song is actually about, but if you read them through to the end, it seems to be expressing the protagonist’s feelings for an unrequited love.
“Study up on my feelings, will you!!” is such an adorable line—and one a lot of people can probably relate to.
Wolverine Nenzutto mayonaka de ii no ni.
A piercing song that captures feelings of loneliness and self-denial.
It’s a track by the band ZUTOMAYO (Zutto Mayonaka de Iinoni), centered around the vocalist ACA-ne.
It’s included on the mini-album “Koke no Ichinen Kaiba ni Takusu,” released in October 2024.
The pain of emotional repression is conveyed through ACA-Ne’s transparent vocals and a funky guitar sound.
It’s a song that will resonate with teens and people in their twenties struggling with relationships.
The track “TAIDADA,” also included on the same album, was used as the ending theme for the anime Dandadan.
boys and girlsKanzaki Iori
Kanzaki Iori is active as a Vocaloid producer, singer, music producer, and novelist.
This song, “Shounen Shoujo” (Boys and Girls), is his first release since going independent, and its lyrics feel like they capture the emotions of that new beginning.
When you start something new and take your first steps toward a dream, a wall inevitably appears in your path.
I can’t help but feel that this song is what you need to keep going without letting your spirit break.
All of Kanzaki Iori’s works give me the impression of a “cry from the heart,” and this track is no exception—one I recommend listening to before you bottle up your emotions.
AliensKirinji
This is one of Kirinji’s signature songs.
It became a hot topic when the actress Non sang it a cappella in a commercial, so some of you might know it from that.
Although it’s a song from the ’90s, it doesn’t feel dated at all.
The sweet vocals and harmonies soothe anyone who listens.