Boost your new life and new school term! A top pick of encouragement songs that connect to the future
Right before a new chapter begins, your heart races with excitement, doesn’t it?
After experiencing new encounters, farewells, and changes in your surroundings, you may feel some anxiety, yet your imagination is surely swelling with thoughts of what kind of future awaits.
In this article, we’ve picked out plenty of uplifting songs we’d love those starting a new life to listen to—tunes that warm the heart and cheer you on!
Along with classic anthems, we’ve also included songs that focus specifically on new beginnings, so choose the one that fits you best.
Listen to some wonderful motivational tracks and enjoy your new life at your own pace!
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Boost your new life and new school term! Top recommended cheer songs that lead to the future (41–50)
It’s okayMarushii
In March 2023, Marcy released an encouraging song whose warm message about facing forward and moving ahead resonates deeply.
Written specifically for Pocari Sweat’s web movie “Our Now,” the track features Marcy’s characteristically delicate word choice and a driving band sound.
Included on the album “Candle,” it gently supports those carrying setbacks and anxieties as they strive to overcome them.
It’s a song that stands by anyone feeling uneasy before a new beginning or trying their best in a new environment.
Boost your new life and new school term! Our top recommended cheer songs that lead to the future (51–60)
A New WorldASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
There are mornings when you just feel like, “Ugh, I don’t want to leave the house…” Right? On days like that, I recommend “A New World.” The lively, forward-driving guitar riff in the intro is guaranteed to make you think, “I’ve gotta give it my all too!” The lyrics carry a message like, “Who cares what others think? Dive into the new world only you can create,” blowing away any hazy, stuck feelings.
Goto’s vocals, which almost sound nonchalantly cool, will surely give you strength! By the way, Goto cites Oasis’s “Live Forever” as an influential track.
If you’re curious, give that one a listen too!
New Era (Uta from ONE PIECE FILM RED)Ado
Chosen as the theme song for ONE PIECE FILM RED, this smash hit captivated not only Japan but the entire world.
Its vibe sparks excitement, as if heralding the dawn of a new era! When a new chapter of life or a new school term begins, your desire to try what you want and take on new challenges naturally grows, doesn’t it? Ado’s superb expressive power and driving sound amplify those inner feelings and heartbeats.
Together with “New Genesis,” a song that lets you feel the full power of music, let’s seize the future you believe in!
To tomorrowLittle Glee Monster
“Ashita e” (To Tomorrow) is a song written and composed by the members of Little Glee Monster themselves, carrying a message that looks toward the future.
When starting a new chapter in life or a new school term, everyone feels anxiety alongside their hopes.
This song stays close to that anxiety and encourages you, telling you that you can move forward toward tomorrow.
Among those beginning a new life, many have to be apart from family and friends and do their best on their own.
At such times, please give it a listen—it will surely support you!
Go! That way!wanuka
Wanwuka, a singer-songwriter also known for providing songs like “Yowanehaki,” released “Susume! Socchida!” in 2022, which was featured in the au Santaro series commercials.
It’s an encouraging song with a straightforward rock sound.
The conversational vocal style gives you a gentle push forward.
Highly recommended for those who like crisp, refreshing rock.
The repeated chorus will cheer you on again and again.
It’s a track that will make you look forward to spring and meeting new friends and colleagues.
weeeekNEWS
“weeeek,” provided by GReeeeN and released in 2007, is a pep song that continues to be loved by a wide range of people even as time goes by.
The chorus is so catchy that I can’t help but hum along every time I hear it! The harmony between Tegoshi and Masuda is also absolutely fantastic.
When the break ends and the weekdays start up again, this number eases that gloomy, anxious feeling and gets your heart excited with NEWS’s bright vibe.
It’s highly recommended as a power boost for the start of a new chapter in life!
rainbow-coloredayaka
This isn’t the kind of song that pushes you forward from behind, but rather one that gently and softly lights the way ahead.
Ayaka’s “Nijiiro,” released in 2014 and used as the theme song for the NHK morning drama Hanako to Anne, is widely known across generations.
There will surely be sad and difficult times ahead.
Even so, this heartwarming anthem tenderly overwrites those negative feelings with positive words, cheering you on.
