For you starting a new chapter! Uplifting songs to listen to in spring
When spring arrives, many people experience changes in their environment or begin moving toward their dreams.
With first-time experiences like moving to the city or living alone, it’s natural to feel anxious amid unfamiliar days.
In this article, we’ll carefully select and introduce uplifting songs perfect for spring!
From energetic, exhilarating tracks to gentle songs that feel like they’re by your side, there are so many wonderful spring tunes and motivational anthems.
When you feel overwhelmed by worries about your new life or on the verge of giving up, listen to the songs we’re about to introduce and take another step forward!
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For you starting a new chapter! Cheer songs you’ll want to hear in spring (21–30)
StaRtMrs. GREEN APPLE
A debut song with that lively, quintessential Mrs.
Green Apple sound and an exhilarating momentum.
It’s also a staple often performed live, and the playful onomatopoeia and sonic textures are so fun they’ll put a spring in your step! While it faces the world’s unfairness where things often don’t go right, its upbeat lyrics and colorful, pop-tinged worldview are sure to lift your spirits.
And the way the song ends is seriously cool, too! Maybe what matters most is the strength to always find your way back.
How about kicking off your new chapter with “StaRt”?
Helloyama × bocchiboromaru
This is an unconventional collaboration between yama and Bocchi Boromaru, where a hopeful vocal performance merges with a refreshing band sound.
Centered on themes of “the courage to move forward,” “respect for diversity,” and “growth and challenge,” it beautifully expresses the will to overcome hardships and stride toward the future.
The song premiered in October 2023 as the opening theme for the TV anime Pokémon, and was released as a CD single in December of the same year.
It’s a track that gently encourages those facing changes in their environment or new challenges.
Especially in times of anxiety or doubt, why not lend an ear to this warm, uplifting piece?
For you starting a new chapter! Encouraging songs to listen to in spring (31–40)
Song of BeginningsOhashi Takuya
When you start a new chapter in life, there are tough moments and lots of failures.
But all of those are important steps for your growth! That’s the kind of encouragement you get from Sukima Switch’s Takuya Ohashi and his solo track “Hajimari no Uta.” Released in 2008 as his solo debut single, the song also gained popularity as the campaign song for U-Can.
When we fail and stumble, we tend to feel like we’re not progressing at all—maybe even falling behind.
But this song carries a positive message: if you feel frustrated, stand back up, and keep going, it truly leads to your own progress.
Let this song give you the strength to face forward!
Before the departureWANIMA
WANIMA, known for their many uplifting songs, has a track called “Tabidachi no Mae ni” that cheers on people starting a new chapter in life.
Released digitally in 2021, the song was chosen as the theme for the “Fight! Kyushu” project run by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to revitalize Kyushu in the wake of the Kumamoto–Oita earthquakes.
It carries a passionate message: even if you fail and feel down, get back up and keep pushing, as many times as it takes! Setbacks are part of any fresh start.
Even if you stumble, let this song give you the power to try again.
SpacecraftBE:FIRST
BE:FIRST’s new single, which sings out a message of hope resonating through outer space, is an ambitious work that fuses a cool sound with a grand vision.
With lyrics co-written by SKY-HI and SHUNTO, the songs convey the courage to launch into the unknown like a spacecraft, celebrating love for those dear to us and the challenge of pursuing our dreams.
The single “Spacecraft / Sailing,” releasing on February 5, 2025, includes “Sailing,” the ending theme for the Fish-Man Island arc of the anime ONE PIECE, as well as “Dare Yori mo,” the theme song for the film “Dare yori mo Tsuyoku Dakishimete,” starring member RYOKI.
It’s a perfect support song for spring, when many begin a new chapter, gently giving a push to anyone striving toward their dreams.
RPGSEKAI NO OWARI
With its fantastical atmosphere and marching rhythm, this song gives a gentle push to new adults stepping into a new world.
Released in May 2013, SEKAI NO OWARI’s single “RPG” is a cheer anthem themed around friendship and adventure.
Written by Fukase and Saori, the lyrics portray the strength to face forward and overcome hardship, drawn from their own experiences.
The song also became beloved as the theme for the film “Crayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! B-Class Gourmet Survival!!”.
Even if you feel lost on the adventure called life, listening to this track will give you the courage to believe you’ll be okay.
Sakura, flutterSazan Ōrusutāzu
Southern All Stars’ new song is as beautiful and fleeting as a flurry of cherry blossoms, with a light, spring-breeze melody and refined Japanese lyrics that truly resonate.
It also carries a wish for recovery from the earthquake disaster.
It will be released for digital streaming on January 1, 2025, and is said to be included on the album “THANK YOU SO MUCH,” scheduled for release in March.
The beauty and harshness of nature, loss and renewal, and hope—while listening to a song that embraces such profound themes, how about taking a walk with someone special during cherry blossom season? It’s sure to be an experience that touches the heart.