Do you all have a precious friend?
If you have even one friend you want to be with forever and help when they’re in trouble, that’s a truly happy thing.
In this article, we introduce “friendship songs” recommended for elementary school students.
Many of these songs express feelings for friends, so you’re sure to find one that resonates with how you feel.
Please listen while thinking of your precious friend.
It’s also recommended to listen with your best friend or together with your important group of friends—the bonds will grow even stronger.
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Recommended friendship songs for elementary school students. Bonding songs to listen to with friends (1–10)
Everyone falls in love with someone.NEW!Sakushi: Sakata Osamu / Sakkyoku: Hayashi Akira
This is a song with lyrics by Osamu Sakata and music by Akira Hayashi.
It was featured as the “Song of the Month” on NHK E-TV’s program Okaasan to Issho in February and March 2012, and was included on an album released in October 2012.
The imagery flows from the sky and clouds to people, carrying a warm message that everyone cherishes someone.
Children entering elementary school are often full of anxiety, but listening to this song can encourage them to think, “I’ll try to make friends with the child sitting next to me.” At the entrance ceremony, if everyone sings it as a gift to the new first graders, it might make them feel excited, thinking, “Elementary school is a fun place.”
That’s a friend.NEW!Sakushi: Higurashi Shinzou / Sakkyoku: Morimoto Kiyoto
This work stays close to children jumping into a new environment and sings about the wonders of friendship.
Singing it together to the bright melody can be a great way to deepen bonds.
It was selected as the Monthly Song on NHK’s program “Okaasan to Issho” from July to August 2011, and it became popular in the anime “Tomodachi 8-nin” as a song featuring the full cast of characters.
It was included on an album released in October of the same year, as well as on various special compilations, and it remains enduringly popular.
It’s especially recommended for first graders starting their new school lives.
Be sure to listen to this warm message song that cherishes dear friends.
This is the friend-making factoryNEW!Kannuim Kumiko
An entrance ceremony is a place where you meet new friends for the first time.
Some children may feel anxious.
This work is aimed at those children, carrying a message to the friends with whom they’ll be spending fun times together.
You can almost feel the warm spring air, and it gives a cozy feeling.
Published as a magazine supplement in April 2014, this song features a very bright and energetic melody that leaves a strong impression.
At an entrance ceremony, you might be sitting next to a child you don’t know at all.
But once you start singing together, before you realize it, you’ve become good friends! It’s also recommended to sing it together with the children to ease the tension of the entrance ceremony.
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A song included on the album “Are You Ready?” released in 2022 by the internet-based music group Sutopuri (Strawberry Prince).
The numeric title carries the feeling of “I’m lonely.” The lyrics, which portray the wavering hearts of teens struggling with relationships and falling in love, really resonate.
Their gentle vocals set to a hip-hop-style beat are also striking.
Even when days don’t go as you’d like, the song is filled with messages that offer support.
Try singing it with your friends, matching the parts each member sings.
Us, againSG (Sogyon)
SG (Sogyoung), whose YouTube post titled “A Korean tried singing nida” has been getting attention and whose TikTok videos are also popular, released this song in April 2021.
In response to requests to “sing it as a graduation song,” a piano version was released in December, and it looks set to take root as a choral piece as well.
With a gentle voice that wraps around the listener and a simple, heartwarming message, it’s perfect to listen to with friends who’ve shared irreplaceable moments.
It’s also a song that feels like it will quietly give you a push when you’re taking a new step forward.
Stay by my side.Yuika
“Soba ni Ite,” released in 2021 by singer-songwriter Yuika—who rose to prominence thanks to her acoustic performance videos on TikTok—features a warm band sound infused with acoustic guitar tones.
The song celebrates the friendship between club members, with conversational, dialogue-like lyrics that leave a strong impression.
Because it portrays casual, everyday exchanges, it’s a great track to listen to while thinking of your own friends.
Paired with her girlish vocal timbre, it’s a song brimming with affection for a best friend.
Always Youmilet
“Always You,” chosen as the theme song for the film TANG, was released in 2022 by milet, a singer known for her clear, translucent voice.
The track resounds with a dynamic sound that incorporates bright, sparkling synth tones.
Its message—filled with the joy of having found a friend and heartfelt gratitude—leaves a strong impression.
It’s a warm, uplifting song that perfectly matches relationships with classmates or club members who are always by your side.
Why not spend time with your friends while listening to its ever-expansive melody?