[Instagram Reels] Moving J-POP and Heart-Touching Classics Perfect for Graduation Season [2026]

Go, Sakura! / Cheer up, Sakura!THE SUPER FRUIT

THE SUPER FRUIT – Sakura Fure Fure [Official Music Video]

THE SUPER FRUIT is a boy group from Tsubasa Danshi Production.

Their second single, “Sakura Fure Fure,” released in March 2023, features a high-energy band sound that evokes the arrival of spring.

True to its title—which layers the image of “falling cherry blossoms” with the cheer of “fure fure” (go, go!)—it’s a gentle push forward during a season when anxiety and excitement about new beginnings are intertwined.

The song was selected as the ending theme for Nippon TV’s “Buzz Rhythm 02” for March 2023 and is also included on the album “Aoi Kajitsu” (Blue Fruit).

Its message—that it’s okay to bloom in your own time, without rushing—will likely resonate deeply with those embarking on a new path after graduation.

Just like the memorable visuals featuring pink school uniforms, try using it as background music to brighten commemorative photos with friends.

If there’s a “see you”Mirei Touyama

Mirei Touyama “If There Were Another Goodbye” Lyric Video

It’s the perfect song for saying thank you while looking back on memories with a lover in a graduation farewell scene.

Released digitally by Mirei Toyama in August 2021, this work is a cover of a heartbreak song originally released by Kuukairi Sawada in 2018.

Its lo‑fi textured arrangement tugs at the heart, making for an emotional finish.

Reflecting on three years of memories as “a lifetime’s worth of happiness,” the lyrics carefully weave together regret and gratitude—ideal for expressing “thank you” to someone important at the milestone of graduation.

It’s a bittersweet yet warm track that carries a message of accepting the pain of parting while still trying to look forward.

A graduation song, a song of friends.19

A graduation song, a song of friends.

This work, which depicts the moment you realize that ordinary daily life was actually a special time, is a song included on 19’s single “Ano Kami Hikouki Kumo rizora Watte” released in March 1999.

It was originally planned to be the title track, but because “Ano Kami Hikouki Kumo rizora Watte” was chosen as TBS’s spring campaign song, that track took center stage.

Its message—that time changes form the moment you become aware of endings, and that farewells are in fact new beginnings—gently encourages graduates filled with anxiety.

The arrangement, with Kenji Okahira and Keigo Iwase trading lines over the tender tones of an acoustic guitar, is also striking.

It’s a warm song that you can listen to with friends to reaffirm a bond that will remain unchanged as you move forward.

Youth PhotographLittle Glee Monster

[Little Glee Monster] Youth Photograph [Litoguri]

This is a classic song that makes both tears and smiles shine at the milestone of graduation.

Its lively beat and beautiful harmonies overlap, capturing both the bittersweet feeling of parting with friends and the anticipation for the future.

The lyrics, which sing about how the messages written behind the school building and the ordinary days spent in the classroom were irreplaceable treasures, are a page of youth that anyone can relate to.

Released in March 2015 as one of the tracks on a double A-side single, this song cheerfully embraces the honest feelings of graduates who want to say goodbye with laughter—yet end up in tears all the same.

Starting Oversumika

sumika / Starting Over [Music Video] - TV Anime “MIX MEISEI STORY: The Second Summer, Beyond the Sky” Opening Theme

The song that gives you a gentle push as you approach graduation is a track released by sumika in 2023.

Written as the opening theme for the anime “MIX MEISEI STORY: The Second Summer, Beyond the Sky,” it sings about the courage to take your first steps toward your dreams, even while feeling uncertain and anxious about a new season.

It’s okay to cry, there’s no need to rush—but don’t ever let go of what you love.

The warm message woven into the lyrics truly resonates.

It’s a song I hope those who are unsure about their path after graduation, or those about to take a step into a new environment, will listen to.

On nights when cherry blossoms fallaimyon

Aimyon – On the Night the Cherry Blossoms Fall [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

Aimyon is a singer-songwriter who enjoys broad support across a wide range of listeners, especially among younger generations.

The theme song for the dating reality show “Koi to Ookami ni wa Damasarenai,” released in February 2021, is a track that portrays the feelings of unrequited love set against a night of falling cherry blossoms.

The image of the protagonist deepening their feelings for the other person on a chilly April night is striking.

Many people may find themselves relating to that universal longing—the kind that makes you want to see someone for no clear reason.

It’s the perfect number for filming Reels with friends after graduation ceremonies or for memory videos during cherry blossom season.

Friend ~Time of Departure~yuzu

Yuzu “Friend ~The Time of Departure~”

An uplifting anthem that sends heartfelt cheers to friends facing the season of farewells.

Originally written by Yujin Kitagawa as a message of gratitude to the staff who supported their nationwide tour after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the song served as the prototype.

It was later reworked as the compulsory piece for the Middle School Division of the 80th NHK National School Music Competition and released as a single in September 2013.

It was also featured on NHK’s “Minna no Uta” and has since become widely beloved as a choral piece.

Its message—wishing that those who carry anxiety and uncertainty as they embark on a new path will look forward while holding memories of irreplaceable friends close to their hearts—resonates alongside beautiful harmonies.

If you’re making a graduation ceremony reel, this song is perfect for reaffirming the bond that keeps hearts connected even when you’re apart.