Youth songs you want to listen to in spring. Classic and popular spring songs.
Spring is known as the season of meetings and farewells, with graduations, job transfers, school admissions, and new hires all happening around this time.
Some of you might feel like listening to coming-of-age songs when you’re experiencing encounters or partings, right?
In this article, we’ll introduce a selection of coming-of-age songs that you’ll want to listen to in spring.
We’ve gathered not only classic anthems about friendship and bonds, but also spring-like graduation songs.
Find the ones that match your current feelings and situation!
Let’s get started.
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Youthful songs to listen to in spring. Classic and popular spring songs (71–80)
Sakura Clear SkiesYuuri
A song where Yuuri’s warm yet heartrending vocals resonate with the heart.
It delicately depicts the complex emotions of those facing graduation.
From everyday, ordinary scenes swell feelings of gratitude toward family and friends, evoking a tightening, moving sensation in the chest.
Released in February 2021 as a digital-only single, the piece was reportedly created in response to an email from a fan.
Recommended for anyone who wants to solidify their resolve to take a new step forward while embraced by the gentle spring air.
Also perfect as background music for graduation ceremonies and farewell parties.
Blue Spring Etude feat. Haruko Nagaya (Ryokuoushoku Shakai)Toukyou Sukapara Daisu Ookesutora
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, known by the abbreviation Skapara and celebrated both for numerous hit tunes and for writing songs for other artists, is a nine-member ska band.
Their collaboration track with Haruko Nagaya, known as the vocalist of Ryokuoushoku Shakai, “Blue Spring Étude feat.
Haruko Nagaya (Ryokuoushoku Shakai),” is included as the lead track on their 5th mini-album, JUNK or GEM.
The contrast between the rich band sound and the powerful high tones is enough to get your energy up just by listening.
It’s a fast-paced number you won’t want to miss, featuring Nagaya’s trombone as well.
SCHOOL DAYSshiritsu ebisu chūgaku
It’s a song that feels like a springtime gift.
It’s a March 2025 single by Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku, with lyrics and composition by Katsuhiko Sugiyama.
The beautiful melody portrays the expectations and anxieties of starting a new chapter, warm friendship, and a resolve toward the future.
The music video—featuring the members in pure white uniforms deepening their bonds in a forest—also leaves a strong impression.
I think it will resonate not only with students, but with anyone who needs the courage to leap into a new environment!
Youthful songs to listen to in spring: classic and popular spring tracks (81–90)
JourneyFuji Kaze
Fujii Kaze, whose naturally gifted singing voice and deeply meaningful lyrics have earned him a wide fanbase, also has a wonderfully free-spirited aura.
His song “Tabiji,” released in 2021, was written for the TV drama “Nijiiro Karte,” marking his first drama theme song.
Thanks to its title and lyrical content, it’s often chosen as a graduation song as well.
It likens life to a journey, with lyrics that resonate powerfully with listeners of any age—definitely a track to pay attention to.
As springBlue Mash
Blue Mash’s music captures the hearts of those longing for the arrival of spring.
Its fresh indie-rock sound is laced with the unique sentiments of a season of meetings and farewells, resonating deeply with listeners.
Featured on the EP “Gakuseigai yori e.p.,” released in October 2022, this track is an enchanting piece where each band member’s individuality blends exquisitely.
While reflecting on the past, it also gives you the courage to welcome a new season—perfect for anyone sensing the approach of spring or embarking on a fresh start.
Yuto’s admiration for music during his middle and high school years forms the very soul of this song.
Show me a dreamCö shu Nie
A song filled with fragility and bittersweetness that you’ll want to listen to under the spring sunshine.
In the delicate lyrics woven by Cö shu Nie, the happy days and the moment of parting are vividly portrayed.
Phrases like “what I wanted to protect” and “a dress sworn to love” pierce the heart, and together with the depiction of cherry-lined streets, they evoke the image of springtime farewells.
Released in September 2022, this work reveals a new side of a band that gained attention through anime tie-ins.
It’s perfect for those who’ve experienced heartbreak or a farewell with someone precious.
Also recommended for solitary listening on a spring night.
That paper airplane splits the cloudy sky19
A song that captures a vivid moment of youth was brought to life by 19.
Entrusting dreams scribbled on the back of a test to a paper airplane and letting it fly into the sky beautifully expresses the pure longing and anxiety of young people.
With delicate sensibility and a warm sound, it gently envelops the wavering emotions unique to adolescence.
Released in March 1999, the track was used as a TBS campaign song and reached No.
6 on the Oricon charts.
It was also performed at that year’s Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
Included on the albums “Ongaku” and “19 BEST●Ao,” it has been loved for many years.
It’s a song that will quietly stay by the side of anyone taking a new step forward with the arrival of spring.