Uplifting songs you want children to hear. Energizing songs that support the heart.

To the children’s futureKetsumeishi

Ketsumeishi “To the Children’s Future” (2018 at MetLife Dome) Short Ver.

This song is imbued with deep love for children and a wish for their brilliant future.

It poses the question of what we, as parents and as members of society, can pass on to the next generation.

It is also a grand prayer for a future so happy it surpasses our imagination.

Released in June 2008, the track was featured in a corporate commercial for Mizuho Financial Group and was also included on the acclaimed album “Ketsunopolis 6.” It is a song meant to be delivered to the young people who will carry the future.

rainbow-coloredayaka

Ayaka / “Nijiiro” (Theme song for the NHK morning drama series “Hanako to Anne”) Music Video (Short Ver.)

It was released in 2014 as Ayaka’s 13th single.

The lyrics and music were written by Ayaka, and it was newly composed as the theme song for the NHK morning drama series Hanako to Anne.

It reached No.

8 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, and is a hopeful song that is also sung at events such as kindergarten graduation ceremonies.

Let’s sing a songDaiji MAN Burazāzu Bando

[ED01] Let’s Sing a Song / DaijiMAN Brothers Band / Crayon Shin-chan [April 13, 1992 – September 21, 1992]

A heartwarming message that gently embraces the anxieties and hopes of starting school is woven into the melody by DaijiMAN Brothers Band.

Brimming with the wish “May you be happy,” the song’s arrangement, which supports those taking a new step forward, is also memorable.

Released in April 1992 and cherished as the first ending theme of the TV Asahi anime Crayon Shin-chan, this track became a hit second only to the band’s signature song Sore ga Daiji, and is included on the album GOLDEN☆BEST DaijiMAN Brothers Band.

It’s a perfect choice as BGM for entrance ceremonies and preparation for starting school, as well as an encouraging anthem that gives a gentle push to children who feel anxious about school life.

Headlong MarchKanjani∞

Headlong March

It was released in 2014 as Kanjani Eight’s 31st single.

The song was used as the theme for the TV drama Jigoku Sensei Nube, starring group member Ryuhei Maruyama, and its lyrics are very positive.

It’s a track that can energize kids, of course, but it also lifts the spirits of the adults listening with them.

GUTS !arashi

ARASHI “GUTS” — A popular male idol group in Japan! A top idol group in Japan.

Released in 2014 as Arashi’s 43rd single.

It was used as the theme song for the NTV Saturday drama “Even If You’re Weak, You Can Win: Mr.

Aoshi and the Clumsy High School Ballplayers’ Ambition,” starring member Kazunari Ninomiya.

The single topped the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, and it was performed as the White Team’s finale at the 2014 NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen.

OLA!!yuzu

Yuzu: "OLA!!"

Released in 2015 as Yuzu’s 42nd single, this song was used as the theme for the animated film Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack!.

It has a Latin flavor, and its title is a play on Shin-chan’s first-person pronoun “Ora” and the Spanish word “Hola,” meaning “hello,” reflecting the film’s Mexican setting.

Let’s smileyonige

Waraou

This is a song that makes you feel happy, as if your luck might improve just by listening to it.

Since it was used as the CM song for au’s “Santaro Series,” which aired from December 2017, many of you have probably heard it.

This work is a yonige-style cheer song that combines the kindness of saying you don’t have to force a smile with the strength to keep looking forward.

Based on an American folk song, its familiar melody gently soaks into the heart.

When you’re feeling down or low on energy, it will quietly give you a nudge forward—a little charm to carry with you.