Popular Cheer Songs [Japanese Music Ranking]
We’re excited to present the latest top 100 ranking of Japanese motivational support songs, introduced all at once in order of most views!
There are moments when you need to fire up your team—or yourself—like during club or society matches, important exams or meetings, or when taking on a new challenge.
There are plenty of songs that will give you courage in those times, so be sure to give them a listen.
The playlist is updated weekly.
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Popular Cheer Songs [Japanese Music Ranking] (21–30)
OrangeSPYAIR22rank/position
This song beautifully captures the bittersweetness and freshness of youth.
Released in February 2024 as the theme for the film Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle, it emotionally sings of the passion and dreams of young people devoted to volleyball, as well as the bonds they share with their teammates.
Accompanied by an energetic band sound, it paints memories that are sweet and sour and the courage to move forward, carrying a compelling power that resonates deeply with listeners.
The track is the title song of the EP Orange and marks SPYAIR’s fourth collaboration with the Haikyu!! series.
It is highly popular as a theme for youth dramas and as a performance piece for school festivals, and it has also drawn attention as a support song for volleyball teams.
Tomorrow will surely be a good day.Takahashi Yuu23rank/position
This is a heartwarming masterpiece by Yu Takahashi that stays close to you in the small moments of everyday life.
Released as a single in June 2015, it was also featured in a commercial for Daihatsu’s “Cast.” Its message—encouraging you to look forward and believe that even after unpleasant experiences or failures, the next day can be wonderful—will likely resonate deeply with students battling anxiety.
Give it a listen when your mock exam results don’t go well or when you lose confidence.
Its bright rhythm and affirming words will surely reset a heavy heart.
A Cheer Song Dedicated to YouHIPPY24rank/position
HIPPY is a singer-songwriter from Hiroshima who captivates listeners with passionate messages and a soulful voice.
Featured on the album “HomeBase ~Arigatou~,” released in March 2017, this song is a powerful anthem that cheers on everyone chasing their dreams.
It has been used frequently as walk-up music by professional baseball players and became a hot topic when it ranked No.
1 on the 2020 player walk-up song chart.
With lyrics that stay close to hearts on the verge of breaking and give the courage to rise again and again, it’s sure to resonate with elementary school students working hard in club activities and lessons.
Why not sing it as your own “mental switch” to fire yourself up at the decisive moment?
lilacMrs. GREEN APPLE25rank/position
An uplifting song that weaves the bittersweetness and brilliance of youth into the names of flowers.
Its lyrics gently tell you that it’s okay to love your imperfect self, even while carrying past pain and failures—offering a quiet push when you’re on the verge of losing self-confidence.
Released by Mrs.
GREEN APPLE in April 2024, the track was selected as the opening theme for the TV Tokyo anime “Oblivion Battery” and won the Grand Prize at the 66th Japan Record Awards.
The lyrics, portraying emotions swaying between challenge and inner conflict, are perfect for those who need courage to dive into a new environment or feel they’re losing sight of who they are.
With a breezy melody riding on lively guitar rock, it’s a song that gives you the strength to face forward and start walking.
DarlingMrs. GREEN APPLE26rank/position
This song features a warm melody that gently embraces the confusion and struggles of youth, paired with a memorable message about reexamining your true self.
Released in January 2025 as the theme song for NHK General’s special program “Mrs.
GREEN APPLE 18 Festival,” it delivered a deeply moving performance created together with 1,000 members of the 18-year-old generation.
With an emotional yet catchy sound that is quintessentially Mrs.
GREEN APPLE, the song powerfully conveys the importance of being true to yourself.
It is sure to bring courage and hope to young people striving toward their dreams.
ultramarineYOASOBI27rank/position
This is a YOASOBI track that stirs the heart with the pain and joy you discover only by facing what you love.
Born from the world of the manga Blue Period, the song powerfully voices the resolve to step out of a dull everyday life and paint the future in your own colors.
Since its release in September 2020, it has been featured in a Bourbon commercial and as the theme for a high school dance project, surpassing 600 million streams.
When anxiety hits as you strive toward your goals, don’t you feel your heart grow lighter when you listen to this song, thinking, “I can definitely do it”?
A view I’ve never seen beforeSuda Masaki28rank/position
This is Masaki Suda’s debut track, packed with passion through its driving rock sound and powerful vocals.
Released in June 2017, the song earnestly portrays people who keep moving forward even while covered in mud.
Its message, full of determination and passion toward the future, was featured in au’s “au BLUE CHALLENGE” series and resonated with many listeners.
The track is included on the album “PLAY” and garnered high acclaim, reaching No.
3 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.
It’s also perfect as entrance music for athletes at school sports days, gently yet powerfully pushing forward everyone who is striving to face ahead.