Songs to use in the memory movie. Let’s look back on our memories before graduation!
Memory movies made by stitching together lots of photos and videos are often given for moments overflowing with feelings for someone special.
There are memory movies that look back on travel memories or on a year spent with your partner for an anniversary, but the most commonly made memory movies are probably the ones that reflect on school life before graduation, right?
In this article, we’ll introduce songs that are perfect for memory movies that look back on student life!
Along with tracks themed around friendship, try using songs that sing about meeting someone important in your memory movie.
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Songs we want to use for the memory video. Let’s look back on our memories before graduation! (51–60)
My friend — now and forever…Ketsumeishi
A perfect song for the graduation season celebrating new beginnings is Ketsumeishi’s “Tomoyo ~ Kono Saki mo Zutto…”.
It features a striking piano intro that resonates deeply, and lyrics about bonds with friends and heartfelt gratitude that truly move you.
Despite its upbeat tempo, it’s easy on the ears, and its familiar melody will stay with many listeners.
Paired with video, it beautifully colors those precious moments—highly recommended.
March 9Remioromen
A signature song by Remioromen that has now become a staple for graduation.
It’s well known that the track was originally written as a celebration for a friend’s wedding.
Still, its seasonal feel—where farewells and new beginnings overlap—and its lyrics of gratitude make it a perfect fit as a graduation song too.
Released as a single in March 2004, it was later featured in the drama “1 Litre of Tears,” which is how many people came to know it.
The idea that closing your eyes brings to mind someone precious whose presence made you stronger—and the wish to be that person for them as well—tightens the listener’s chest.
It’s also a popular choice for graduation ceremony choruses and fits perfectly for memory videos.
Only the graduation photo knowsHinatazaka46
A graduation-themed song marked by a poignant, bittersweet love intertwined with the cherry blossom season.
Hinatazaka46’s clear, pure vocals gently embrace memories of the past and the feelings left unconfessed.
It’s their 13th single, released in January 2025, with Nao Kosaka serving as the center.
The music video, set on the day of a graduation ceremony, was released in December 2024.
It’s a track you’ll want to listen to as spring arrives and nostalgia returns.
Recommended for students approaching graduation and for anyone who has experienced a farewell with someone important.
Youth and a momentmakaroni enpitsu
Formed at a music university, Macaroni Empitsu is a four-piece rock band whose distinctive expression and piercing messages have captured the hearts of listeners, especially younger generations.
This is their first indie single, released as a digital-only track.
Its lyrical melodies and arrangements—pop yet tinged with a certain shadow—evoke the dwindling days of student life and truly stir the heart.
The message that youth, which feels endless while you’re living it, seems fleeting in retrospect is something anyone who’s experienced graduation can relate to.
As BGM for a montage of memories packed with the brilliance of a time that’s dazzling precisely because it’s brief, this track creates an unparalleled sense of realness.
Songs we want to use for a memory movie. Let’s look back on our memories before graduation! (61–70)
FarawayHirai Dai
A singer-songwriter drawing attention for a unique sound rooted in surf music and an organic lifestyle that lends persuasive credibility to that musical style—Dai Hirai.
This track, included on his fourth album, “Life is Beautiful,” features a band sound highlighted by the gentle tones of the ukulele that feels oh so pleasant.
The lyrics, which evoke encounters with friends and a future that stretches on forever, resonate with the messages often found in pre-graduation memory videos.
With its dramatic arrangement that brings back memories of youth, it’s a refreshing number that’s also popular for TikTok memory videos.
Kizunazundare
Here’s the perfect song for a memory video of friends you spent ordinary days with and had fun getting up to mischief: “Kizuna,” sung by Zundare.
The lyrics feel like looking back on your youth, vividly bringing to mind days spent in familiar school buildings and memories from the route you walked to school every day—making it easy to match with just the right photos.
It’s an easy-to-listen-to rap track, and it’s recommended for people who feel shy about expressing gratitude directly or getting too sentimental about memories.
Have a nice dayimase
A song by singer-songwriter imase, who made his major-label debut in 2021 after an original track he posted on TikTok drew widespread attention.
This track became a massive hit, surpassing 300 million total views on TikTok, and has been embraced mainly by younger listeners—for example, current high school students often use it in memory movies on TikTok.
The lyrics look back on joyful days, linking perfectly with memories when listened to while browsing photos from one’s youth.
With a slightly nostalgic melody and an outstanding modern arrangement, it’s a number you’ll want to keep listening to.