Recommended friendship songs for children. Songs about friends you’ll want to listen to with your pals.
There are many important things in childhood—like studying and sports—but isn’t the most important of all “friends”? Friends you’ve had since you were a kid can become indispensable in your life.
They listen to your worries and give you the courage to move forward.
So this time, we’re introducing “friendship songs” that make you feel the importance of friends.
It’s packed with songs for when you want to express your everyday gratitude to friends or ones you want to listen to with close friends at graduation.
They’re also great as BGM for a friend’s birthday video!
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Recommended friendship songs for kids. Songs about friends to listen to with your buddies (31–40)
lilacMrs. GREEN APPLE
An uplifting song that delicately captures the sparkle and bitterness of youth has emerged from Mrs.
GREEN APPLE.
This piece expresses the fragility of life and the passage of time, cherishing memories while conveying the anticipation of new encounters.
It’s a gem that traces the wavering hearts of young people—where light and shadow intertwine—set to a buoyant melody.
Featured on the album “Unity,” the track has served as the opening theme for the TV Tokyo anime “Oblivion Battery” since April 2024.
A bold work from Mrs.
GREEN APPLE following their return to activity and winner of the 66th Japan Record Awards, it’s sure to resonate in scenes that deepen friendships at school sports days and athletic festivals.
Highly recommended for those who value the bonds they share with their companions.
FRIENDS!!!imase
This song features a groovy rhythm and catchy pop melodies, gently singing about the beauty of friendship.
It delicately portrays various facets of friendship—from intimate bonds where a single glance says it all, to the awkwardness of a reunion after a long time apart.
It carefully expresses the importance of a bond that doesn’t change with time, and the joy of returning to a carefree connection like the old days.
Created in February 2025, the piece was written by imase as the theme song for “Everyone’s Concert,” a collaboration project between the live communication app Pococha and Yamaha Corporation.
It’s a perfect fit for capturing the feelings of friends who deepen their bonds through practice and competitions at school events like sports days and athletic festivals.
Kono Yubi Tomareyosugala
A song about human connections and bonds, this new piece from yosugala is set for release in March 2025.
It weaves gentle compassion into its melody, expressing the desire to find a small light in someone facing hardship and to stay by their side.
The sound, crafted by members of the band AliA, delivers an emotionally stirring resonance.
The song was first unveiled at a solo concert held at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA on February 8, enveloping the audience in a warm sense of awe.
As an ambitious follow-up to the albums “YOMOSUGARA” and “YOMOSUGARA 2,” it has garnered strong support from many fans.
It’s a reliable companion for moments when you want to deepen bonds with teammates at school sports festivals or field days, or when you want to encourage someone important to you.
Youth and a momentmakaroni enpitsu
A heartwarming song that captures the casual brilliance and fleeting nature of youth.
With a driving melody and sentimental lyrics, it conveys the importance of everyday moments spent with friends and the joy of watching each other grow.
It tells us that the time shared with a bored-looking friend in the classroom after school will one day become a shining memory.
Released as a digital single in March 2019, it was later included on the album “season,” released in September of the same year.
It was also featured in a McDonald’s commercial and selected as the opening theme for TV Tokyo’s Drama 24 series “I Dreamed of That Girl.” As a work that vividly portrays the passion of teammates practicing together for sports festivals and the image of young people striving to cherish each moment, it is a song we hope many students will listen to.
I won’t run away!!Yurumerumo!
Yurumerumo! is an idol group that has been active since 2012, and their genre is often described as a “new wave girls group.” Although they’re idols, many of their songs carry strong messages, and this particular track is especially recommended—there are numerous lines that really hit you in the heart when you listen.