[Exams, Club Activities, Dreams] Encouragement songs recommended for teens: Tracks to listen to when you want to do your best
When you think of your teens, it’s a time when you throw yourself wholeheartedly into everything—studies, club activities, and love.
Some of you may be chasing your dreams and working hard, too.
In this article, we’ve gathered Japanese support songs we want teenagers to hear!
We’ve picked not only tracks by artists popular with younger generations, but also classic cheer-up anthems.
There are plenty of songs packed with messages that resonate with teens, so give them a listen when you’re struggling, want to do your best, or need someone to give you a push.
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[Exams, Clubs, Dreams] Encouragement songs recommended for teens: tracks to listen to when you want to do your best (41–50)
RPGSEKAI NO OWARI
There are surely many adults who were actually saved by this song.
“RPG,” a single released by SEKAI NO OWARI in 2013.
This track also served as the theme song for a Crayon Shin-chan theatrical film, and its marching, parade-like sound makes you feel uplifted.
Even if people laugh at the path you choose, even if obstacles get in the way, it’s a song that makes you want to live straight ahead without being swayed by anything.
A highly recommended track that will put you in a very positive mindset.
Just break the limit!UVERworld
A powerful UVERworld track that inspires with a bold message: don’t set your own limits.
Released in June 2008 on a double A-side single that included “Gekidou,” this song was also chosen as the support anthem for Pocari Sweat’s “Bukatsu no Tenshi” campaign.
Its catchy, sing-along melody and exhilarating sense of speed are irresistible.
It’s also included on the album AwakEVE, capturing the band’s momentum as they push toward the next stage.
When you feel crushed by mock exam results or daily pressure, it has the energy to fire you up—reminding you, “You can do more.” It’s an empowering anthem we hope every exam taker who wants to break their limits and seize success will listen to.
sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)SEKAI NO OWARI
Released in 2018, the song “Sazanka” served as the theme for NHK’s PyeongChang Olympics and Paralympics, and it feels like an anthem cheering on athletes and anyone striving toward their dreams.
For those working hard in club activities, studying, or pursuing a goal, it’s a track that really hits home.
Rather than a loud, in-your-face pep talk, it’s more like a gentle, quiet presence close to you—music that soothes and supports you when times are tough.
To Us Who Were Once GeniusesCreepy Nuts
A song that gives you the power to believe in yourself.
It’s the title track of Creepy Nuts’ mini-album “Katsute Tensai Datta Oretachi e,” released in August 2020 by the duo of R-Shitei, who has won numerous rap battles, and DJ Matsunaga, a world champion DJ.
It’s also known as the theme song for Teikyo Heisei University’s commercial.
The song rekindles the sense of limitless potential we all must have had as children and delivers a passionate message that pushes you to believe you can become anything, even starting now.
It frees a heart shrunk by insecurity and others’ judgments, and it’s sure to reignite your motivation to study.
This is a powerful anthem for carving out your future—one you should listen to especially when mock exam results or career choices leave you doubting yourself.
EmotionsMAN WITH A MISSION
A song by MAN WITH A MISSION that I highly recommend when you want to boost your study motivation all at once.
Released as a single in February 2013, it also drew attention as the theme song for the film “HK: Hentai Kamen.” The shift from the majestic strings in the intro to a full-throttle rock sound is powerful enough to blast away any drowsiness.
Its fiery message—urging you to charge forward with your emotions burning even in the darkness—will give a strong push to your back as you sit at your desk.
Especially when you feel like your heart is about to break before an exam, feel the wolves’ emotion and seize the glory of passing!
Blue Springback number
This rock number by back number is characterized by its strummed guitars and exhilarating, fast-paced sound.
While wrestling with one’s own shortcomings, the down-to-earth message of desperately trying to keep looking forward carries a heat that can ignite the listener’s heart.
Released in November 2012 as the band’s seventh single, it was chosen as the theme song for the drama “High School Entrance Exam” starring Masami Nagasawa, and also drew attention as the band’s first self-produced work.
For high school students feeling the pressure of daily studies and club activities, why not turn to this song when you hit a wall and use it as strength to push through? It’s sure to rouse a discouraged heart.
From Me to Youflumpool
This song became a hit after being selected as the theme for the film “Kimi ni Todoke.” It’s a work by flumpool, a rock band from Osaka Prefecture, released in 2010 as their fifth single.
Its charm lies in a breezy rock sound colored by beautiful strings, a tone that alone evokes youth.
The lyrics, packed tightly with feelings for someone you love, are irresistibly heart-fluttering and make you wonder who that person is in your own life.
Listen to this track and give it your all in both love and club activities!
