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Top 19 Graduation Songs, School Entrance Songs, and Popular Tracks [2026]
Introducing a ranking of 19’s graduation and school entrance songs by popularity!
19 debuted in 1998 and disbanded in 2002.
Many people may have discovered them through their signature song “Ano Kami Hikouki Kumo Rizora Watte.”
In this article, we’ve gathered 19’s tracks that are perfect for the graduation and school entrance season.
Their songs, with gentle melodies and straightforward, heartwarming lyrics, include many you’ll want to hear as you set off and step onto a new path.
Top 19 Graduation Songs, School Entrance Songs, and Popular Tracks [2026]
A graduation song, a song of friends.191rank/position
We’d like to introduce a graduation song that gives you the courage to step into the future while looking back on your memories.
It’s a track by 19, originally included as the B-side to the 1999 single “Ano Kami Hikōki Kumorizora Watte,” and there’s even an anecdote that this song was initially a candidate for the A-side.
Centered on acoustic guitar, its simple accompaniment and the alternating vocals of Keigo Iwase and Kenji Okahira create a pleasantly resonant interplay.
The lyrics capture the feeling that time begins to flow differently the moment you become aware of an ending, and convey the message that parting is not a final stop but a new beginning—something that truly touches the heart.
Even at a graduation ceremony, where it’s easy to become sentimental, listening to this song will naturally bring a smile after the tears.
It’s a highly recommended track for anyone who wants to cherish memories with friends while taking a bright step forward.
That paper airplane splits the cloudy sky192rank/position
A song that captures a vivid moment of youth was brought to life by 19.
Entrusting dreams scribbled on the back of a test to a paper airplane and letting it fly into the sky beautifully expresses the pure longing and anxiety of young people.
With delicate sensibility and a warm sound, it gently envelops the wavering emotions unique to adolescence.
Released in March 1999, the track was used as a TBS campaign song and reached No.
6 on the Oricon charts.
It was also performed at that year’s Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
Included on the albums “Ongaku” and “19 BEST●Ao,” it has been loved for many years.
It’s a song that will quietly stay by the side of anyone taking a new step forward with the arrival of spring.
Endless road193rank/position
A classic song by the folk duo 19 that’s essential for the season of departures.
Released in April 2000 as their fourth single, it became widely known as the theme for Lotte’s “Fratte” commercial.
The song rides on a brisk, driving melody to express both the anxiety of stepping into an unknown world and the strong resolve to keep moving forward.
It’s the kind of track that naturally gives you courage when you listen to it while leaving your hometown for the big city.