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 (1–10)
Blue and SummerMrs. GREEN APPLE
Mrs.
GREEN APPLE is a three-piece rock band known for their emotional high-tone vocals and catchy melodies.
Their 7th single, “Ao to Natsu,” chosen as the theme song for the film Aonatsu: Kimi ni Koi Shita 30-nichi (Blue Summer: The 30 Days I Loved You), is a summer-ready number marked by a refreshing guitar riff.
The lyrics evoke images of chasing after a youth that will never come again, making the heat of summer heighten their sense of reality.
It’s an exhilarating rock tune that resonates both with middle schoolers in the midst of their youth and adults who can’t help but look back on theirs.
All of the Youthsuis from Yorushika
This song, which brilliantly captures the radiance and unease of youth, is a cover of Fujifabric’s classic by Yorushika’s vocalist suis.
Her clear, translucent voice and the song’s profound lyrical world quietly resonate with listeners.
Released in June 2024 on digital platforms and as an analog single, it has struck a chord with young people.
As you listen to the lyrics that capture a slice of everyday life, each listener will likely picture the end-of-summer scenes from their own memories.
It’s recommended not only for junior high school students working hard at club activities and studies, but also for adults who want to revisit their nostalgic youth.
A beautiful track that gently stays close to your heart.
Marigoldaimyon
Speaking of the masterpiece that catapulted Aimyon’s popularity, it has to be “Marigold.” Released in 2018 as her fifth single, it reached No.
1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.
On streaming platforms, it also achieved the remarkable feat of surpassing 300 million plays in about two years after its release.
The lyrics, which sing of “unchanging love,” convey a strong resolve to make the couple’s bond unshakable.
Its breezy, summery sound seems perfect for a break from summer vacation homework.
fireworks (launched into the sky)DAOKO × Yonezu Kenshi
This song is becoming a staple of the early Reiwa era—the quintessential track that screams summer—a beautiful duet by Kenshi Yonezu and DAOKO.
Its chorus captures the grandeur of fireworks, while the C melody at the end of the chorus holds the fleeting sorrow of summer’s close.
It’s a song that makes you want to share the flowing, beautiful moments of summer with it.
A tear-jerking classic of the season, whose male and female vocals you can project onto someone special.
whaleSuda Masaki
This song sung by Masaki Suda expresses life’s struggles and hopes by likening them to a whale living in the sea.
Chosen as Fuji TV’s 2024 Athlete Support Song, it features lyrics that leave an impression as they encourage you to face yourself.
It’s perfect for listening while gazing at the summer ocean, and it will resonate when you’re tired from club activities or studying.
It’s a song that lets you feel someone’s presence saying, “You’re not alone.” Please give this track a listen—it’s one that stays close to the complex feelings of youth.
Summertime Recordjin
Jin, also known as Shizen no Teki-P, released his 20th work, “Summertime Record.” The music video was uploaded to Niconico in 2013, and by 2017 it had reached 3 million views.
Beginning with “Children Record,” it also serves as the ending theme of the Kagerou Project, which later drew attention for its novelization and anime adaptation.
The lyrics carry a wistful feeling of summer’s end, and the driving beats and sound leave a strong impression.
Be sure to give it a listen!
Somewhere in the summerWANIMA
A song by WANIMA that straightforwardly expresses the excitement of summer’s arrival.
The band’s hallmark powerful, refreshing sound and vocals that conjure up an image of them singing with big smiles are striking, giving you the energy to withstand the scorching heat.
The lyrics evoke planning to make summer amazing, and—just like the feel of the sound—the fun comes across directly.
It’s the kind of track that, if you listen to it right when summer vacation begins, will amplify your determination to make the break a great one.
