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 deeply moving graduation songs you’ll want to sing at karaoke! [Farewells, Friendship, and Cheer Songs] (131–140)
sealLiSA
LiSA’s slow ballad.
It’s not necessarily a graduation song; it’s the kind of track that lifts you up when you’re feeling down or struggling with something.
LiSA’s signature high voice is really striking, and I think it’s a song that’s very rewarding to sing, so I’d love for you to try singing it.
Dear FriendsPERSONZ
The group you go to karaoke with is, of course, made up of close friends, and this is for those important companions.
If you sing—and listen—while putting your feelings into the strength of a bond that won’t change even after graduation, it’s bound to move you.
It may be an old song, but the greatness of friendship is timeless.
Sky-blue DaysSHISHAMO
SHISHAMO’s “Mizuiro no Hibi” is a song that captures the bittersweet feelings just before graduation.
Released in 2018 as their eighth single, it was used in a commercial for Calpis Water.
The music video, with its drama-like treatment, looks back on memories of student life and heightens the poignancy of the days leading up to graduation.
It’s a quintessential SHISHAMO youth anthem, but with a pop sound that tones down the rock elements, making it a graduation song even those who aren’t into rock can sing.
my graduationSPEED
This is one of SPEED’s signature songs, released in 1998.
The contrast between the gentle mood of the verses and pre-chorus and the punchy, powerful chorus is electrifying.
People in their 30s and 40s are the SPEED generation, so choosing this as a gift song for a teacher would likely be a hit.
It’s not just cute—if you like girl group songs that also bring out a cool edge, this is especially recommended.
Since the parts are divided, it could be fun to reunite your own mini-SPEED with a close-knit group of friends.
Cherry Blossom Rainabuzōbu fiito. hatsune miku
Absorb, an acoustic band whose name means “to absorb everything,” disbanded just two years after their major-label debut.
Their first single, Sakura no Ame, featuring Hatsune Miku—whose name is known by everyone as a VOCALOID—became famous even before its release for drawing a flood of requests from schools nationwide to use it for graduation ceremonies.
Its beautiful lyrics about unwavering friendship let listeners reminisce about their youth while reaffirming bonds that remain unchanged even after graduation.
It’s a timeless song that brings tears to all, perfect for singing at karaoke with close friends after the ceremony.
Progresskōkua
A song by kōkua, the band formed for the TV program “Professional: Shigoto no Ryuugi,” featuring Shikao Suga on vocals.
It’s a track that makes you feel you can turn not only the good times up to graduation but also your failures into personal growth.
Even if farewells are lonely, “let’s take just one more step forward.”
SAKURAikimonogakari
When it comes to graduation songs, you can’t leave out tracks that sing about cherry blossoms! Among those “sakura songs,” one of the most iconic is Ikimonogakari’s major-label debut single, SAKURA.
It’s a staple that’s often performed at graduation ceremonies.
The lyrics, themed around encounters and farewells, perfectly match the feelings of students during graduation season, so belting it out at karaoke is highly recommended.
And even if you’ve already graduated, singing it will bring your memories from that time vividly back to life.
