A Collection of Moving Graduation Songs You’ll Want to Sing at Karaoke! [Farewells, Friendship, and Fight Songs]
When graduation season arrives, we tend to go to karaoke more often, don’t we? Singing with emotion as we trace our memories—there’s a unique charm to music that we can savor only at this time of year.
So in this article, we’ll introduce a curated list of recommended graduation songs that are perfect for belting out at karaoke! We’ve selected everything from timeless classics to the latest hits, so be sure to use it as a reference for your song choices! We hope this article gives you the chance to look back on your wonderful memories.
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A collection of moving classic graduation songs you’ll want to sing at karaoke! [Departure • Friendship • Cheering Songs] (61–70)
Prologue.Yuika
Prologue is a heart-stirring graduation song that celebrates a new beginning.
Entrusting gratitude to friends from school days spent in the glow of youth to music, this track is a memorable, message-rich work from Yuika.
In the song, she takes photos and lets her voice ring out to gently hold on to the memories she has nurtured.
The time you’ve shared doesn’t come to an end; it becomes a powerful step toward a new future.
Her clear, transparent vocals will quietly give a push to everyone setting out on a new journey.
Be sure to add Prologue to your karaoke lineup and share hope for the future with your friends.
YELL ~Support~Kobukuro
A graduation song by Kobukuro.
It carries an encouraging message: after graduating, keep pushing forward from here.
The key change in the final chorus gives it an epic feel and makes it a super cool track—sure to get everyone fired up at karaoke.
Sakura (Solo)Moriyama Naotaro
When it comes to pioneering graduation songs with “sakura” in the title, Naotaro Moriyama’s “Sakura” comes to mind.
Released in 2003 as his second single, it’s one of his signature songs and reached No.
1 on the Oricon Singles Chart.
The lyrics are memorable for the way they fully accept parting from friends who shared one’s youth, while expressing a determination to look forward and move ahead.
If you’re going to karaoke with friends during the last days of your student life, try singing it with the promise that you’ll definitely meet again!
GraduationKobukuro
The lyrics that evoke the scenery of the day of departure and the gentle twin vocals will surely warm the hearts of those graduating.
“Sotsugyo,” released by Kobukuro in 2020, is a song that makes you want to cherish your school memories forever.
The moving melody line, combined with the duo’s beautiful and delicate voices, offers a celebration for those setting off on a new journey.
Graduation doesn’t have to mean goodbye; by listening to this song, you may be able to tuck away your school memories and keep them safe until the day you meet again.
oneselfTani Yuuki
Singer-songwriter Tani Yuuki, who’s drawing attention for his distinctive, melodious yet rhyme-rich arrangements.
His ninth digital single, “Jibun Jishin,” chosen as the tie-in song for UQ mobile’s web-only ‘UQ Ouen-wari’ commercial, features a delicate piano at the forefront and a dynamic ensemble that truly stirs the heart.
The lyrics, which stay close to your anxieties about entering a new world and offer encouragement, seem perfect as a message to tell yourself and your friends at karaoke after graduation.
It’s a new-era graduation song that looks back on your youth while giving you a push toward the next stage.
Remember mekururi
This song was used as the theme for NHK’s “Family History.” It’s perfect not only as a graduation song, but also as a send-off for children leaving the nest or friends moving far away.
Above all, it’s astonishing how deeply a music video made with nothing but a pencil and eraser shavings can resonate.
On the Day of DepartureGasshou Kyoku
When it comes to choral songs about graduation, “Tabidachi no Hi ni” is indispensable.
Composed in 1991 by junior high school teachers in Saitama Prefecture, it became known nationwide after being used in a 2007 NTT East Japan commercial.
In a 2008 Oricon survey of “graduation songs people have sung,” it took first place among junior and senior high school students.
For those who actually sang it at their graduation ceremony, it’s a masterpiece that brings tears to your eyes.
It’s a song you’ll want to sing with your irreplaceable friends and the teachers who supported you!