Band Rankings Popular with Elementary School Students [2026]

summer festivalWhiteberry61rank/position

Summer Festival – Whiteberry (Full)

A cute, rockin’ pop song performed by a band often considered a pioneer of Japanese girl bands.

Also a cover of JITTERIN’JINN, this track drew major attention, reaching No.

3 on the Oricon charts and was popular enough to earn a spot on the Kōhaku Uta Gassen.

WINNER! Gojuuger!Wienners62rank/position

WINNER! Gojuuger!

Its powerful message, which encourages listeners and unleashes individuality, is sure to strike a chord.

Selected as the opening theme for the Super Sentai series’ 50th anniversary work, “Number One Sentai Gojuger,” airing from February 2025, this song shakes the soul with its energetic sound and the passionate feelings woven into its lyrics.

Give it a listen, and both kids and adults alike will feel the strength to face tomorrow welling up inside!

Himitsu Girl’s Top SecretZAZEN BOYS63rank/position

Zazen Boys – Himitsu Girl’s Top Secret

First, just give it a listen—trust me.

It’s a jaw-dropping track that feels like someone pulled that hazy idea of “cool music” straight out of your head.

A boy who likes this song might end up being popular with girls, precisely because he understands that realm of masculinity that women don’t quite grasp.

Mirai BanaAndrop64rank/position

androp “Mirai Bana” Official Audio

This is a warm, encouraging song filled with uplifting messages that was broadcast on NHK’s “Minna no Uta.” Set to a gentle melody, it tenderly sings—through a clear, translucent voice—of past memories blooming into flowers of hope for the future.

Seamlessly blending androp’s emotional musicality with listener-centered messaging, the piece was released in April 2025 and is also included on the album “hooray.” It’s a song we hope you’ll listen to in this season when farewells and new encounters intersect—graduations, moving up to the next stage, and the start of new lives.

Let’s smileyonige65rank/position

Waraou

This is a song that makes you feel happy, as if your luck might improve just by listening to it.

Since it was used as the CM song for au’s “Santaro Series,” which aired from December 2017, many of you have probably heard it.

This work is a yonige-style cheer song that combines the kindness of saying you don’t have to force a smile with the strength to keep looking forward.

Based on an American folk song, its familiar melody gently soaks into the heart.

When you’re feeling down or low on energy, it will quietly give you a nudge forward—a little charm to carry with you.