Ikimono-gakari Cheer Songs and Popular Hits Ranking [2026]

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A heartwarming song that gently portrays the season when cherry blossoms dance in the air.

Its refreshing, springlike melody is beautifully layered with Kiyoe Yoshioka’s clear, transparent vocals from Ikimonogakari, resonating deeply with the listener.

While carefully depicting the scenes of a season filled with meetings and farewells, it serves as an encouraging anthem that gives you the courage to take the next step.

Released in March 2006 as their major-label debut, it was also used in an NTT East Japan commercial.

It has often been broadcast to coincide with the school graduation season and continues to be cherished as a song of memories.

It’s recommended for those who, in the spring season of partings, want to face forward and start walking, or are about to take a new step.

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Ikimono-gakari “TSUZUKU” Music Video

Ikimonogakari’s classic “TSUZUKU” portrays the feelings that come with parting.

The song gently embraces you, and it also resonates with the fact that member Hotaka Yamashita left the group in June 2021.

Sometimes a loved one becomes your driving force and source of energy, doesn’t it? That’s why parting from someone so important is unbearably sad.

This song stays close to that loneliness while encouraging you to look forward.

Its worldview, depicting both weakness and strength, farewell and light, unfolds into a story that seems to help you find meaning in life.

It’s a warm, quintessentially Ikimonogakari encouragement song.

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Ikimono-gakari “WE DO” Music Video -Short Ver.-

A track that gets you fired up to say “Let’s do this!” and dive into a new chapter: Ikimono-gakari’s “WE DO.” Released digitally in 2019, the song was featured in a SoftBank commercial that the members themselves appeared in.

It’s packed with Ikimono-gakari’s full-throttle energy, expressing the idea that you’re the star of your own life—so go all out and do anything you want! Just listening to it fills you with power and makes you feel like you can do anything.

If you’re feeling uneasy about starting a new life, give this song a spin and get pumped up!

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SAKI

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Ikimono-gakari “Hajimari no Uta ~The Distant Sky, Clear~” Live 2010 (Short Version)

It’s a gentle song that tenderly embraces the mix of hope and anxiety before starting school.

Its calm melody and emotionally resonant lyrics are especially notable.

Released in December 2009, the track debuted at No.

1 on the Oricon chart and went on to win the Best Album Award at the 52nd Japan Record Awards.

It’s an encouraging anthem for anyone stepping into a new environment, perfect for easing pre-entrance-ceremony nerves.

Why not let Ikimono-gakari’s warm vocals fill your ears and let your expectations for your new life grow?

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Ikimono-gakari - I Want to Go Home

How about this for when you’re feeling homesick? It’s a song by the three-member music group Ikimono-gakari.

It was released in 2008 as their ninth single, written specifically for the film “Sand Clock.” Kiyoe Yoshioka’s straightforward, soaring vocals really pierce the heart—especially the aching chorus.

It might even make you cry as you think of your hometown.

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Araki Jakkan

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Ikimono-gakari “Irodori” Music Video (Odakyu Group corporate commercial song)

Ikimono-gakari’s “Irodori” is set for release in April 2025 and will be used as a commercial song for the Odakyu Group.

Some of you may already find it familiar.

One of the song’s features is that it builds steadily from the A verse to the B verse to the chorus, making it easy for anyone to grasp the flow and imagine how to sing it.

In classic Ikimono-gakari fashion, it’s bright and energetic, with long tones that feel great to listen to.

When singing, pay attention to the swung rhythm.

From the B section into the chorus, the way you feel the beat shifts little by little, so rather than counting in 4/4, it may be easier to lock into the melody by feeling it in 2/4 as “1, 2, 1, 2.” The phrases aren’t heavily connected, so it’s also easy to take breaths.

Don’t forget to inhale, and project your voice clearly!

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Kubota Mami

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Ikimono-gakari “Aruite Ikō” Music Video

Ikimono-gakari’s “Aruite Ikō” was released in 2011 and was written as the theme song for the drama “Runaway: For the One I Love.” It’s a ballad with a striking acoustic guitar sound, gradually expanding in arrangement and conveying warmth.

The lyrics depict a will to move forward step by step and a call to keep trying, strongly expressing a never-give-up attitude.

In 2025, it was also used in a Shionogi Pharmaceutical commercial, further conveying the sense of moving toward the future.

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