Japanese Pop Friendship Songs Ranking [2026]
We’ll present the latest top 100 Japanese friendship songs all at once, ranked by view count from highest to lowest! It’s a collection of timeless tracks that remind you of the value and gratitude of friendship—why not listen while thinking about your dear friends? The playlist is updated weekly.
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Japanese Pop Friendship Song Rankings [2026] (61–70)
A Song for a FriendSonar Pocket64rank/position
This pop tune by Sonar Pocket vividly sings about memories from a youth spent with cherished friends.
Nostalgic scenes from student life are depicted with rich emotion, and the unshakable bond with friends who have gone their separate ways is strikingly portrayed.
Released in February 2009, the song is also included on the album “Sonapokeism ①: The Shape of Happiness,” and is often performed at graduation ceremonies and farewell parties.
It’s a heartwarming piece meant to be listened to while thinking of friends who now live far away.
Life goes onKing&Prince65rank/position
If I’m with you, I can keep moving forward… It’s a very refreshing message song that boldly sings of positive feelings! It’s a track by the popular Johnny’s group King & Prince, released in 2023 as their 12th single.
It drew attention for being used as the ending theme of the drama “Hold My Hand at Dusk.” With its bright, uplifting tone, it’s a highly positive dance tune.
The sound, as well as the cheerful vocals, really gives you energy.
Blue SpringRADWIMPS66rank/position
An early masterpiece by RADWIMPS, whose popularity has soared even more through their collaboration with director Makoto Shinkai.
As the title suggests, it’s a song themed around youth—one you’ll definitely want to listen to while you’re still a student.
The opening lines are in English, but most of the lyrics are in Japanese, so try listening while following along with the lyric booklet.
If you really take in the words, you’ll feel inspired to cherish the present with your friends.
It’s upbeat and refreshing, making it perfect as BGM for school sports days and athletic festivals.
AcaciaBUMP OF CHICKEN67rank/position
A song that extols the importance of friendship and bonds, it’s a moving piece that lets you feel a glimmer of hope even amid bittersweet emotions.
With its upbeat rhythm and memorable melody, it inspires listeners to look forward with positivity.
In September 2020, it became the theme song for the special Pokémon music video “GOTCHA!,” and BUMP OF CHICKEN’s warm vocals and performance captured the hearts of people across generations.
The message embedded in the encouraging, relatable lyrics makes it a perfect fit for group performances like coordinated gymnastics.
It’s recommended as a cheer song that will further elevate everyone’s spirit when uniting as one toward a common goal.
BEST FRIENDSMAP68rank/position
SMAP has sung more timeless hits than you can count, but this song, in particular, enjoys fervent support from fans.
It was the B-side to the 1992 single “Makeruna Baby! ~Never give up,” and it gained attention after being broadcast on NHK’s music program Minna no Uta.
Originally written as a song from a child to their mother, the lyrics were later changed to make it a message song to a friend.
Although it wasn’t a single, it became widely known because it was often performed at pivotal moments in SMAP’s career.
If you want to express gratitude to a friend, this is the one.
eternityBENI69rank/position
BENI’s “Eien” evokes a resolve to keep supporting our friends and doing our best together forever.
Released in 2012, the song was used as the theme for the drama “Honjitsu wa Taian Nari.” While the lyrics depict a couple pledging to be together eternally, it also makes you feel that friends, too, should help and encourage each other and stay close for what feels like eternity.
With a warm, spring-breeze-like melody, this is a song that makes you want to reaffirm your wish to remain close with friends bound by a bond as strong as that of spouses or couples.
Blue SpringSUPER BEAVER70rank/position
It is a heartwarming song that celebrates the radiance of youth and the bonds between people.
Released as a single in March 2016, it became well-loved as the web commercial song for Taisho Pharmaceutical’s Lipovitan D.
It powerfully expresses the resolve to live with faith in the future and how memories with loved ones give life its meaning.
The track is included on the album “27,” created when the members were 27 years old, and proudly reached No.
16 on the Oricon Weekly Chart.
SUPER BEAVER’s earnest vocals and band sound deliver moving emotions that resonate in the heart.
It’s recommended for times when you want to sing together and get energized with friends, such as for class performances or school festivals.
This is a song that accompanies those who wish to share their feelings with someone special, as well as those who feel nostalgic for their youth.