[Latest] Reiwa-Era Graduation Songs | Check Out the Most Popular Tracks!

DarlingMrs. GREEN APPLE

Mrs. GREEN APPLE "Darling" Official Music Video

This song features a light rhythm that evokes the warmth of spring and a melody that gently embraces personal doubts and inner conflict.

It portrays, from Mrs.

GREEN APPLE’s characteristically down-to-earth perspective, the emotional wavering everyone experiences in youth—wondering whether it’s okay to be one’s true self.

Created as a symbol of the band’s new phase, it was produced as the theme song for the NHK General special program “Mrs.

GREEN APPLE 18 Festival” in January 2025, and its collaboration with 1,000 18-year-olds generated a huge response.

This track warmly and gently nudges forward those beginning a new chapter in life or searching for their authentic selves.

spring sunlightKanapu × Kujira

[Suite] KAFU × Kujira #97 “Spring Sunlight” [Original MV]

A gem of a song that beautifully fuses the warmth of spring with the poignancy of farewell.

KAF’s transparent, crystalline voice delicately captures the complex emotions bound up in moments of graduation and departure.

Created in collaboration with Kujira and released digitally in March 2022, this piece moved the hearts of many.

Its melody evokes gentle spring sunlight, while the lyrics sway exquisitely between reality and fantasy.

It’s a must-listen not only for graduation season, but for anyone who has faced a life milestone or a parting from someone dear.

Alongside its soul-stirring vocals, it will give you the courage to take a new step forward.

spring melancholyMrs. GREEN APPLE

Mrs. GREEN APPLE – Spring Melancholy

This song delicately portrays the transience of youth and the emotions of adolescence.

It’s said that Motoki Omori, the vocalist of Mrs.

GREEN APPLE, wrote it the day after his high school graduation ceremony.

It’s a perfect track to listen to during graduation season.

The song was tied in as the theme for Suntory’s “Craft Boss” commercial and became widely loved.

In March 2024, it surpassed 100 million cumulative streams on the Billboard JAPAN charts.

Why not give it a listen this spring, a season that evokes farewells and growth? Its heartfelt lyrics and beautiful melody are sure to color your memories.

OrangeSPYAIR

SPYAIR “Orange” Music Video (Theme Song for Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle: The Movie)

A graduation song perfectly suited for the Reiwa era, this moving number from SPYAIR sings of the courage to move forward toward your dreams, overcoming the sadness of parting.

Released in February 2024, it also drew attention as the theme song for the Haikyu!! movie.

It paints a scene of soaring through an orange sky, expressing the beauty of cherishing every moment.

This warm track accompanies life’s milestones—like graduation ceremonies and retiring from club activities.

It’s a heartfelt message song that teaches the importance of always facing forward and moving ahead, no matter the circumstances.

Daphne (winter daphne)DISH//

DISH// – Sweet Daphne [Official Video]

Released in the Reiwa era and winning many hearts, DISH//’s “Jindai-ge” is a song that portrays young people’s farewells and gratitude.

Co-written by Takumi Kitamura and Hattori from Macaroni Empitsu, it can truly be called a graduation song for a new era.

The lyrics, filled with thanks, seem to evoke unfading memories of days spent at school.

Its light shuffle beat and catchy melody make it perfect for graduation ceremonies.

It’s an ideal track to celebrate a fresh start, and one I’d recommend when you want to send cheers from the bottom of your heart.

When it shinesHitsuji Bungaku

Hitsujibungaku – When It Shines (Official Music Video) [TV Anime “The Heike Story” Opening Theme]

Hitsujibungaku’s “Hikaru Toki” is a song I’d love to give to someone during graduation season.

Chosen as the opening theme for the anime Heike Monogatari, it blends a dreamy guitar tone with Moeka Shiotsuka’s clear, airy vocals.

It poetically weaves themes of graduation and parting together with images of nature, stirring listeners’ emotions deeply.

Its uplifting message—striving to overcome any hardship—also makes it a perfect anthem to support those setting out on a new path.

The lyrics, which bridge the past and the future, feel like a blessing not only for graduation ceremonies but for anyone taking a new step in life.

Give it a listen.

Stand by MeSaucy Dog

Stand By Me

As a new graduation song born in the Reiwa era, Saucy Dog’s “Stand By Me” has moved many young people.

It richly expresses the emotions of graduation—such as loneliness and anxiety—and carries a powerful message that supports everyone experiencing parting.

The trio’s characteristically simple yet stirring performance, together with Shinya Ishihara’s emotive vocals, sings of friendship and hope for the future.

This song offers courage and comfort not only to graduates, but to all who, after a farewell, are taking a new step forward.