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 students: A roundup of iconic and popular Japanese tracks (31–40)
Fight! What for!? For life!Kinniku Shoujo Tai
Inside the classroom, it’s a girls’ war.
Entrance exam study is a death match.
Every day, to defend their own positions, the girls wage survival-strategy battles, phones in hand.
Listening to these repeated words, isn’t this the perfect track to prep for tomorrow’s fight?
ANTI-HEROSEKAI NO OWARI
Famous as a movie theme song.
Those on the dark side are probably engrossed in it, aren’t they? Even the destruction carried out to maintain balance seems understandable when you’re listening to this track.
What is it that you must protect? Be careful not to get your priorities wrong.
lilacMrs. GREEN APPLE
Mrs.
GREEN APPLE has delivered a gem of a song that beautifully captures both the brilliance and the fragility of youth.
It delicately portrays the feelings of trying to embrace everyday anxieties, inner conflicts, and the pains of growth as cherished memories.
The song was also chosen as the opening theme for the anime “Oblivion Battery” and won the 66th Japan Record Awards in December 2024, marking an unprecedented achievement of back-to-back wins for the band.
This heartwarming track offers empathy and encouragement to middle school students grappling with the uniquely turbulent emotions of adolescence and feelings of self-doubt.
It will surely stay close to your heart and give you the courage to look ahead.
idolYOASOBI
YOASOBI’s songs are loved by a wide range of generations! This particular track was used as the opening theme for the TV anime “Oshi no Ko,” so it’s been a huge talking point.
With a 166 BPM technopop sound composed by Ayase layered with ikura’s clear, crystalline vocals, it’s incredibly catchy.
The lyrics portray both the strength and vulnerability of being an idol, as well as the desire to be loved and to love, and they’re sure to resonate with listeners.
Since its release in June 2023, it’s become popular among many middle school students.
It’s a perfect song to listen to on the way to school or to sing at karaoke.
Be sure to give it a listen!
Sketchaimyon
Aimyon is a popular female singer-songwriter whose musical style is inspired by folk songs.
She has produced many great tracks, and among them, “Sketch” is especially easy to sing.
The vocal range is somewhat broad at mid1 F# to hi E, but the hi E only appears once in the final chorus, and the higher parts are generally around hi C#, so junior high school girls shouldn’t have trouble with the vocals.
It’s also a relatively recent song, so its popularity is spot-on.
Definitely consider adding it to your repertoire!
Recommended “yami” songs for junior high schoolers: A roundup of classic and popular Japanese tracks! (41–50)
Easy★RiderOkuda Tamio
A song I want to keep on a page of my precious youth.
Even when we run into difficulties, how will we overcome them together with our friends? I believe that, later in life, how we solve problems becomes crucial.
Value balance in everything, envision a future that’s not overly greedy, and make it yours.
At all times.Makihara Noriyuki
One of Noriyuki Makihara’s signature songs, released in 1991.
It’s a highly recognized track that has been covered by many artists over the years.
While anyone can feel rushed or anxious in daily life, this song conveys a desire not to dwell on the past but to keep moving forward while valuing one’s true self.
It strongly expresses the wish to turn that authenticity into personal strength.
The song feels like a message to oneself—a self-encouragement anthem.
