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 heartfelt collection of classic graduation songs you’ll want to sing at karaoke! [Farewells, Friendship, and Fight Songs] (71–80)
365 Days’ Paper AirplaneAKB48
This is the song written by Yasushi Akimoto as the theme for NHK’s 2015 morning drama series “Asa ga Kita.” It was the first time AKB48 performed a theme song for a morning drama, with Sayaka Yamamoto serving as center.
Many people likely listened to this song every morning while watching the show.
With lyrics that compare life to a paper airplane, it is also loved as a graduation song.
Letter ~To You at Fifteen~Anjura Aki
Speaking of the new standard graduation song that even appears in textbooks, it’s Angela Aki’s “Tegami: Haikei Juugo no Kimi e” (“Letter: Dear You at Fifteen”).
Written as the set piece for the 2008 NHK National School Music Competition (junior high division), its lyrics—framed as a letter from your 15-year-old self to your future self—are sure to bring tears.
As you approach graduation, you may feel anxious, but try singing “Tegami: Haikei Juugo no Kimi e” and move forward one step at a time.
The path will surely open up for you!
If I sing to the sky175R
As graduation approaches, you get busy making memories, right? That’s when “Sora ni Utaeba,” released in 2003 by the youth punk band 175R, really comes in handy! With its fresh, straight-to-the-heart lyrics, you can feel with your whole being that you’re spending your youth with your friends right now.
The melody has a driving sense of speed that feels like you’re sprinting through the moment, and it’s incredibly satisfying to sing at full power.
Etch these moments—when you don’t want to waste even a single second with your friends—into your heart alongside this classic song!
cherry blossomFUNKY MONKEY BABYS
From the rap-like melodic lines to the catchy, memorable chorus, it gave me a calming impression as I listened.
It’s a perfect song for the graduation season that makes you want to say thank you.
I hope you’ll share that gratitude at karaoke.
Goodbye Memoriessupercell
Many of you may know this as a graduation song by supercell.
It’s a bittersweet love song that reflects on memories during the cherry blossom season.
At the end of the song, she confesses directly: “I’ve liked you for a very, very long time.” If someone sings this at karaoke, any boy would be a goner.
10-year cherry blossomsAKB48
A heartwarming AKB48 song that accompanies the season of graduations and farewells.
Its lyrics, depicting friends vowing to reunite in ten years, beautifully capture the universal loneliness of parting and the hope for the future.
Released in March 2009, the track became the group’s first to reach the Oricon Top 3.
It’s a gentle push for those taking a new step with the arrival of spring, and is also recommended as background music for send-offs and graduation ceremonies.
1096Cody Rī (Ri)
Cody・Lee (李) is a four-piece rock band that gained attention after winning the Grand Prix at the Eggs audition “LIVE BOOSTER” in 2019.
Their 11th digital single, “1096,” opens with a sentimental piano that immediately stirs a sense of sadness.
The lyrics, written by vocalist-guitarist Hibiki Takahashi about his own high school days, prompt reflection on the reality that not everyone simply enjoyed their student life.
With its wistful, heart-wrenching melody, it’s a song you’ll want to sing at karaoke while picturing the scenes it evokes.
