[Spring High School Baseball] A Look Back at Historic Entrance Songs, TV Theme Songs, and Popular Cheer Chants!
One of the biggest goals for high school baseball players is the Spring High School Baseball Tournament.
Every year, the passionate play of these athletes moves people all across Japan.
Essential to high school baseball are the entrance march for the opening ceremony, the theme songs, and the cheering songs.
In particular, the entrance march and the theme songs for the opening ceremony always spark discussion about which tracks will be chosen each year.
Cheering songs range from timeless standards to the latest hits, with a wide variety of pieces in use.
In this article, we’ll introduce a comprehensive selection of songs related to the Spring High School Baseball Tournament! We’ve also included a list of past entrance marches, so be sure to check them out!
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- [Hot!] Theme Songs for High School Baseball / TV Program Theme Songs
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- [High School Baseball Anthems] A curated selection of moving masterpieces that color the players’ drama!
- [Baseball Songs] A collection of cheer songs and theme music for high school baseball, professional baseball, and Samurai Japan
- [High School Soccer Songs] A Collection of Support Songs for the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament
[Spring High School Baseball] Introducing Historic Entrance Marches, Program Theme Songs, and Popular Cheer Chants! (61–70)
The One and Only Flower in the WorldSMAP
Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana, renowned as the No.1 hit song of the Heisei era, is a number that anyone who lived through that era has surely heard.
Chosen as the marching song for the 2019 Senbatsu High School Baseball Tournament, it has also permeated the world of high school baseball.
Although it’s not often used as a cheer song, it’s certainly a fitting piece to express sportsmanship.
Soul RevolutionSuperfly
This is a song by the popular music unit Superfly.
It was used as NHK’s soccer theme song in 2010, but both the lyrics and the melody have the power to encourage not only soccer but everyone who’s giving their best.
If you listen to this song while watching Koshien, your feelings will surely reach the players.
Days Gone ByTHE ALFEE
This is a hidden gem included on THE ALFEE’s first album when they made their re-debut with Pony Canyon in 1979.
Its beautiful melody and harmonies, along with the acoustic arrangement, vividly convey the sense of youth burned out—like a high school baseball player who has given his all, bathed in the glow of the setting sun.
Scarred heroTUBE
“Kizudarake no Hero,” sung by TUBE, is a song released in 1994.
It was also the theme song for “Netto Koshien,” broadcast on TV Asahi.
Listening to this song makes me once again feel that high school baseball players are truly our heroes.
crimsonX JAPAN
X Japan’s iconic hit “Kurenai,” by the band that represents Japanese hard rock, is also a song inseparable from high school baseball.
Its easy-to-remember, catchy melody makes it a popular anthem that greatly energizes the cheering sections at Koshien.
Don’t give upZARD
The 1994 Senbatsu High School Baseball march.
It carries the message, “No matter how tough or exhausting things get, I want to have the strength not to lose to myself.” Many high schools use it as a fight song, each with its own distinctive arrangement, which is another highlight.
Knowing there are people cheering from afar for the players who fight with the pride of their hometowns makes you hope they’ll battle it out to the very end.
Glory Colors ~Door of the Wind~ZONE
“glory colors ~Kaze no Tobira~” is the 14th single by the popular girls’ band ZONE, released in 2004.
It’s a passionate ballad that truly encapsulates the appeal that has earned them strong support from young people.