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 “yami” songs for junior high schoolers: A comprehensive roundup of iconic and popular Japanese tracks! (51–60)
Skirt Revolutionāban gyarudo
Starting around middle school, as they even explain in health class, girls have their “time of the month,” and on the days around it, girls can be extremely delicate—like glass.
Handle with care.
Even a girl who wore only shorts under her elementary school uniform now wears a skirt in her middle school uniform.
On her period, on the day she first wears that uniform skirt, and on the day her heart flutters for him—each of these sparks a revolution inside a girl, a series of revolutions.
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.
Highschool ♡ loveE-girls
Since it’s a song by E-girls, a group very popular among young people, I think many fans and listeners are familiar with it.
The song itself might have a slightly more mature perspective, but I felt that even junior high and high school students can enjoy it naturally without any sense of discomfort.
It’s an upbeat, energizing track that’s easy to get into.
bad cryNEE
NEE, known for their work as an “exotic rock band,” created the much-talked-about breakup song “Bad Cry.” It’s crafted as a song that conveys the sorrow and regret of a woman after a breakup.
A key point is that it’s written from a first-person perspective, as if she’s letting her true feelings spill out.
Thanks to that, it’s easy to empathize with.
It also incorporates spoken lines to enhance the sense of immediacy, which is another highlight.
Try reading between the lines of those words—the tighter it will make your chest feel.
Yami songs recommended for junior high schoolers: A comprehensive roundup of classic and popular J-pop tracks! (61–70)
a May flyRADWIMPS
The song I want heartbroken, mentally struggling male college students to listen to is May no Hae (May’s Fly) by RADWIMPS.
Its music, brimming with love, hatred, and madness, pairs with a grotesque music video to create a unique world.
It’s a quintessential “dark” song from a rock band.
RainywaySUPER BUTTER DOG
When it comes to representatives of Japanese funk, it’s no exaggeration to name them—and this is their signature “dark” song.
Its strikingly poignant lyrics are sung over a rock-tinged sound you don’t hear much in their other tracks.
Things we stop thinking about as we become adults, things you can only feel with raw sensitivity when you’re young… It’s as if the song speaks on our behalf.
horizonback number
Back Number’s “Suiheisen” is a song that captures feelings of helplessness.
It’s a medium-tempo ballad written for high school students who were aiming for the Inter-High but had their hopes dashed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Many junior high students have also likely been forced to endure a lot in various situations.
This masterpiece gently stays close to those students’ hearts and gives them a little push forward.
For junior high students right in the midst of adolescence, worries about relationships with parents and friends, romance, and future paths are endless.
At times like that, I hope listening to this song can help ease your heart, even just a little.
