For Your Karaoke Picks! Recommended Graduation Songs Sung by Male Artists [2026]
When graduation season comes around, don’t you feel like humming those songs full of memories? Singing graduation songs at karaoke can bring back those days and deepen your bonds with friends.
In this article, we’ve gathered a rich selection of graduation songs performed by male artists—from fresh tracks born in the Reiwa era to classic hits that colored the Heisei and Showa periods.
These bittersweet yet warm melodies and heartfelt lyrics are sure to move both singers and listeners alike.
If you’re unsure what to sing at karaoke, use this as a guide—and read to the end!
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For Your Karaoke Picks! Recommended Graduation Songs by Male Artists [2026] (31–40)
The happiest treasuresutopuri
Strawberry Prince (SutoPuri) is a six-member entertainment group active across a wide range of fields, including YouTube, TwitCasting, music distribution, and stage performances.
Their 27th single, “Saikou no Takaramono” (The Happiest Treasure), opens with a refreshing guitar riff that feels great right from the intro.
The lyrics, which pray for a bright future for someone precious, are something everyone wishes for at the milestone of a graduation ceremony.
It’s a crisp, refreshing pop tune that you’ll want to sing your heart out to at karaoke with friends graduating alongside you.
Sakura RabbitKawasaki Takaya
This song overlays the bittersweetness of unrequited love with the cherry blossom season.
Its delicate vocals and beautiful melody resonate deeply.
The protagonist’s feelings and unspoken emotions ride on the spring breeze and press upon your heart.
Released in January 2021, it’s perfect for graduation season.
It also incorporates Taka’ya Kawasaki’s personal experiences.
Memories from three years of high school and the lingering sadness of graduation are reflected in the lyrics.
It’s a song for anyone who wants to express gratitude to someone important but feels too shy to say it out loud.
Tsubasaandāgurafu
Undergraff is a four-piece rock band.
Their song Tsubasa, released in 2004, is a classic you’ll want to hear during graduation season.
The music video—featuring actress Masami Nagasawa and the tagline “When people have wings, can they become free?”—is especially memorable.
The lyrics, which express a resolve to make life as wonderful as a blooming flower, are deeply moving.
As you listen, immerse yourself in a world that evokes wings ready to take flight into the future.
GraduationMy Hair is Bad
In My Hair is Bad’s “Sotsugyo” (“Graduation”), the shift in the two people’s relationship is portrayed as a graduation from their respective roles.
Throughout the song, their relationship rapidly changes—friends, lovers, strangers.
The differences in how the surrounding scenery appears and how they think, depending on their changing positions, are depicted in a distinctive way.
KizunaORANGE RANGE
ORANGE RANGE’s “Kizuna” is a song about the islands of Okinawa, but it’s also perfect for graduation season.
It sings about everyone encouraging each other and moving forward step by step, the importance of pressing on, and it’s a track that lets you reaffirm the bonds you share with your friends.
For Your Karaoke Picks! Recommended Graduation Songs Sung by Male Artists [2026] (41–50)
C.h.a.o.s.m.y.t.h.ONE OK ROCK
It’s an emotional message song addressed to a friend far away.
Performed by ONE OK ROCK, a rock band active internationally, it’s included on their fifth album, “Zankyo Reference,” released in 2011.
The title was taken from the name of a friend of the band members, and the track is characterized by its grand, warm sound arrangement.
Taka’s clear, soaring vocals fit perfectly.
The time we spent back then remains deep in our hearts forever… Many listeners will surely relate to lyrics like these.
Precious thingsroodo obu mejyaa
Lord of Major’s “Taisetsu na Mono” has a simple punk rhythm that feels great.
The build-up toward the chorus is incredibly satisfying.
The crunchy guitar tone delivers a pleasant sound that brings back a sense of youthful nostalgia.
For some, just hearing the intro might bring those memories flooding back.
It’s also a great pick for karaoke—especially the chorus, which really gets everyone hyped when you sing it together! It could be a lovely song to perform for someone special during graduation season, too.