Japanese songs that boost your motivation to study: uplifting tracks to enhance focus and drive
Many people may find it hard to concentrate while studying for exams or certifications and juggling daily assignments.
In times like these, music that helps switch your mood can be a reliable ally.
J-POP offers plenty of tracks that instantly boost motivation or have a tempo that makes work flow more smoothly.
In this article, we’ll introduce J-POP songs that are perfect companions for studying.
Use them in a variety of situations—when you want to raise your motivation or power through long study sessions!
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Japanese songs that boost your study motivation: uplifting tracks to enhance focus and drive (31–40)
Let’s give it a tryWANIMA
An energetic track that covers a nursery rhyme everyone’s heard at least once, given a bold rock arrangement in true WANIMA style.
Even when you’re feeling sluggish before starting to study, the song’s exhilarating drive will naturally boost your motivation.
Its positive message—urging you to try first without fearing failure—will give powerful encouragement to anyone tackling entrance exams or test prep.
Released as a digital single in January 2017, it also created a buzz as the theme song for au’s “Santaro” commercial series.
Give it a listen when you want to face your weaker subjects with a positive mindset.
OtonokeCreepy Nuts
Creepy Nuts is a duo that continues to lead Japan’s hip-hop scene with overwhelming rap skills and beat-making.
This track, which captures the mysterious allure of music, surges with a driving beat and shape-shifting flow that races through your mind and refuses to let go.
Written as the opening theme for the anime Dandadan, which began airing in October 2024, it’s also included on the album Legion.
Its worldview, which overlays the supernatural with music, is highly addictive—and the more you listen, the more your focus sharpens.
It’s the perfect song for powering through a task or resetting your mood.
The world is smiling at you.Little Glee Monster
With its bright, sparkling sound and lyrics about a chain reaction of smiles, this Little Glee Monster track blows away study fatigue.
It drew attention as Coca-Cola’s 2018 image song.
In the same year, it won the Composer’s Award at the Japan Record Awards and is included on the classic album FLAVA.
Its message—that if you start smiling, the world will change—gently encourages exam-takers who tend to feel down.
You’ll surely feel a positive surge of energy to say, “I’ll give it another try!”
Step and a stepNiziU
NiziU released “Make you happy” worldwide in July 2020 and it became popular.
In December of the same year, they released their first single, “Step and a step.” Its positive, pop melody helps you relax.
When you want to work hard but your study efficiency drops and you’re feeling down, listening to it resets your mood and makes you more positive.
The lyrics also carry a comforting, positive message: “Everyone has their own way of moving forward; we’re all different, and that’s perfectly fine.”
So, you are not alone.Little Glee Monster
A signature song by the popular female vocal group Little Glee Monster.
Its lyrics cheer on those who are giving their all, making you feel like you can push just a bit further.
The beautiful yet powerful harmonies and dynamic melody are thoroughly satisfying to listen to.
Recommended for when you hit a wall in work or study.
Japanese songs that boost your motivation to study: uplifting tracks to enhance focus and drive (41–50)
If you laugh at the skywacci
When you’re studying, it often feels like a battle with yourself, and loneliness can creep in.
But if you’re preparing for entrance exams or certification tests, there are surely many others studying toward the same goal.
The song “Sora ni Waraeba” by wacci is one I’d recommend to everyone working hard together and striving toward their dreams.
Thinking about what awaits you beyond your current studies—and remembering that there are others besides you working toward the same destination—might give you a little extra motivation.
Daphne (winter daphne)DISH//
It’s a warm rock number that gives a push to students battling exams and anyone striving toward their goals.
Co-written by Hattori from Macaroni Enpitsu and Takumi Kitamura from DISH//, this song was released in November 2021 as their 14th single and was written as the theme for the drama “The Winner in February: The Classroom of Guaranteed Passes.” It carries the message that “because you have a place to return to, you can move forward again,” filled with gratitude toward the family who support you.
Why not listen to it while thinking of someone dear to you and draw new strength to sit back down at your desk?