Summer songs that get middle schoolers excited: Popular tracks you’ll want to listen to in your youth
When it comes to the most active season of the year, it’s definitely summer! Are you, a current junior high school student, making the most of your youth? With love, studies, and sports to give your all to, there are of course lots of fun times, but also tough and trying moments.
In this article, we’ve researched classic and popular summer songs that will fire up your middle school summer life.
Be sure to share them with your friends! It’s also great to listen with someone you like, or use as refreshing BGM for club activities or studying.
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Summer songs that get middle schoolers hyped: Popular tracks to soundtrack your youth (21–30)
Wasted NightsONE OK ROCK
The song that sings about the importance of taking on challenges is ONE OK ROCK’s “Wasted Nights.” It’s a track from their 2019 album Eye of the Storm, which hit No.
1 on the Oricon album chart.
It was also selected as the theme song for the live-action film adaptation of the hugely popular manga Kingdom.
Its grand sound truly resonates when you listen to it.
It’s a song I really want those of you facing challenges—like high school entrance exams or club tournaments—to hear.
Sea Breeze and SelfishnessHinatazaka46
It’s a coming-of-age love song set on a summer beach, portraying the feelings of a guy who’s constantly thrown off by the person he likes.
It’s a Hinatazaka46 track included on the single “Love yourself!” released in May 2025.
The lyrics capture the boy’s conflicted yet affectionate feelings toward a free-spirited girl—she dashes around the sandy shore, refuses to go home until the wind dies down… he’s exasperated, but finds her innocence adorable.
With its breezy pop sound, the song exudes a resort vibe.
Play it on a summer drive or a seaside date, and it’s sure to make your heart skip a beat!
Summer songs that get middle schoolers excited. Popular tracks you’ll want to hear in your youth (31–40)
AuroraBUMP OF CHICKEN
It’s a grand and gentle song by BUMP OF CHICKEN, written as the theme for the drama “The Good Wife.” The sound has a dreamy atmosphere that feels like you’re inside the story’s world, and it also carries a sense of strong forward momentum.
It’s said to depict vocalist Motoo Fujiwara’s state of being while he’s creating music, expressing the act of making something and the wishes imbued within it.
It’s a song that gives courage to listeners, encouraging the bravery to take on new challenges and the resolve to move forward without fearing failure.
It feels like it would powerfully elevate the challenges of one’s fleeting youth.
COCONUTNiziU
NiziU enjoys overwhelming support from junior high school girls and those in the same age group.
Their song “COCONUT” is the title track included on their second album of the same name, released in July 2023.
Just like the title suggests, it’s a full-on summer anthem.
The lyrics feature cute wordplay centered around coconuts, and the track exudes a tropical vibe—an adorable summer song that’s perfect for outings with friends or as a dance tune.
Be sure to check out the music video too, packed with a sun-soaked island feel.
Stay by my side.Yuika
High school singer-songwriter Yuika has recently gained rapid attention through her activities on social media platforms like YouTube and TikTok.
Among her works, “Soba ni Ite,” released in 2022, became a hot topic through lyric videos as a song that makes you cry.
The track also serves as the theme song for the film Summer, The Two of Us, starring popular actress Minami Hamabe.
The film, which also won an award at the TikTok TOHO Film Festival 2021, is deeply moving—be sure to check it out along with the song.
WHORU?Awich
A sexy, hard-hitting track by Awich, a rapper from Okinawa.
The guest feature is Anarchy, a rapper truly worthy of the title “king.” The lyrics blend Japanese and English in a slick way that heightens the sense of mystery—so good! Even as a middle schooler, you’ll probably find yourself wanting to grow into an adult this cool.
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Massara makes a strong impression with its opening that sounds like they’re signaling each other with a bold “Jaan, jaan.” The intro features a beautiful guitar riff that any guitar kid will want to copy.
It was also the opening theme for Fuji TV’s anime Sarazanmai, so some people might have discovered it through the anime connection.
Above all, its exhilarating, “pure youth” vibe makes it perfect BGM for club activities.
The lyric “Living alone really is lonely after all…” is bound to resonate powerfully with teens! It’s a song I especially want middle schoolers to hear right now.