[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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[Spring High School Baseball] Introducing Historic Entrance Marches, Program Theme Songs, and Popular Cheering Songs! (41–50)
SunMy Hair is Bad
A heartwarming cheer song that gives you the courage to face the brilliance of youth.
The lyrics paint springlike scenes, beautifully capturing the mix of anticipation and anxiety felt by those taking a new step forward.
With My Hair is Bad’s signature powerful rock sound and warm vocals, it gently gives listeners a push.
Written as the official MBS theme song for the 96th National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament, it was released in March 2024.
It’s a hope-filled track that brings to mind the sound of brass bands echoing across the field and the sight of young people giving their all.
Spring High School Baseball: Introducing Historic Entrance Songs, Program Theme Songs, and Popular Cheer Chants! (51–60)
I love youback number
A love song by back number written as the theme for NHK’s 2022 morning drama series.
It was also selected as the entrance march for the 95th National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament in 2023.
The lyrics, which gently confide anxieties to a cat while expressing deep feelings for a loved one, really resonate, don’t they? The pure, almost heartrending emotions and the determination to keep moving forward with a loved one’s smile in your heart likely speak to young people in their formative years as well.
The sight of Koshien ballplayers marching in with confidence, carrying an encouraging song that is both tender and strong, seems moving in itself.
budKobukuro
Kobukuro is a musical duo.
Their song Tsubomi, also known for winning the Japan Record Award, was originally written as a drama theme song, but its powerful message resonated with many people and it was chosen as the entrance music for the opening ceremony of the National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament.
The lyrics liken struggles without results and unfulfilled feelings to a bud, conveying that it will eventually bloom—making it a perfect fit for the high school baseball players heading into their games.
Even now, it is loved as a cheer song for people who continue striving toward their goals.
Let It Go ~As I Am~Matsu Takako
The theme song from Disney’s animated film Frozen, which was a huge hit in 2013.
True to its title, the message that “it’s okay to be yourself” resonates deep within, carried by Takako Matsu’s powerful, soaring vocals.
It’s a straightforward anthem that can give you positive energy when you hit a difficult wall, feel like you might give up, or are facing a decisive moment—like right before a high school baseball game.
Days of Light and ShadowAKB48
Sung by the national idol group AKB48, “Hikari to Kage no Hibi” is a track that gained attention as the theme song for the 2016 program Netto Koshien.
Given AKB48’s strong popularity among high school students, it’s a perfect match with high school baseball.
All or NothingB’z
This is a song by B’z, one of Japan’s most iconic rock bands.
It’s well known as the theme song for the drama “Buzzer Beat.” Although the drama centered on a basketball player, the song has a great groove and a cool vibe, so I think it’s perfect for cheering at baseball games too.
One moreFUNKY MONKEY BABYS
The song “Ato Hitotsu” is a classic beloved by baseball fans.
With straightforward lyrics, it portrays the players who step into the batter’s box or onto the mound, each carrying their own feelings.
It’s hugely popular in pro baseball, but its themes—being just one step away from victory, from a higher standing, from the very top—fit high school baseball perfectly.
Few high schools use it as a cheer song, but it’s a piece that remains etched in the hearts of the players.