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)
Billion Beatschōtokkyū
I thought it was a refreshing song whose lyrics slip right into your heart.
My younger sister used to listen to it a lot when she was feeling down, and because of that I started listening to it too.
When I listen to this song, my heart feels lighter and I feel like I can keep going.
It’s hard to talk about my worries at school, but listening to this song makes me feel brighter.
Tomorrow as wellSHISHAMO
It’s a song that encourages people who struggle through school or work from Monday to Friday.
Early on, it doesn’t try to teach ways to fix those hard days; instead, it speaks to how having time on the weekend to connect with what you cherish and long for can give you the strength to endure the tough parts.
It also shares the message that seeing the way the person you admire lives can later become the catalyst that changes you, ending with words of encouragement.
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.
