[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)
BlessingYOASOBI
Released in November 2022 as the opening song for Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury.
The work features the first female protagonist in the Gundam series.
The lyrics, which express the wishes of a girl living in a lonely world, have a grandeur that evokes outer space, yet they also feel strangely relatable.
The message—“Even when it’s hard, don’t run away; keep moving forward”—resonates gently over an upbeat, rock-tinged sound.
It’s a cheer song that gives you the courage to take on challenges without hesitation.
[Entrance Exams, Club Activities, Dreams] Encouraging Songs Recommended for Teens: Tracks to Listen to When You Want to Do Your Best (51–60)
Blue and SummerMrs. GREEN APPLE
A quintessential anthem of youth and summer: “Ao to Natsu” by Mrs.
GREEN APPLE.
Released in 2018 as the band’s seventh single, this track also served as a movie’s theme song.
From the energizing intro to the breezy, summer-evoking feel, you’ll be refreshed by the time it ends.
Love, summer, friendship, and youth are all tightly packed into one song—full of moments that make your heart flutter and your emotions soar.
It’s a number that lets you experience a range of feelings in just one track.
ChessboardOfisharu Higedan Dism
This is a grand number by Official HIGE DANDism that gives you the courage to take your own step, even as you lose your way, on the vast board we call life.
Its worldview, likened to a checkerboard of black and white squares, is sure to resonate deeply with high school students living through days without rules or right answers.
Included on a single released in September 2023, the song was created as the set piece for the Middle School Division of the 90th NHK All-Japan School Music Competition.
It was also broadcast on NHK’s Minna no Uta and has been loved across generations.
Give it a listen when you feel crushed by wins and losses in club activities or the overwhelming pressure of entrance exams.
It will affirm the path you’ve taken so far and give you the strength to choose your next move.
HereditySaitō Kazuyoshi
This work is recommended for high school students who want to fire themselves up with a robust rock sound.
It’s a single by singer-songwriter Kazuyoshi Saito, released in February 2017.
It’s also known for being written as the theme song for the TBS drama “Gekokujō Juken.” The lyrics confront inescapable realities—like what we inherit from our parents and the environments we’re born into—while still expressing the will to move forward, which should resonate deeply with anyone feeling pressure from exams or club activities.
Its powerful melody, blending rock and folk, offers a gritty yet warm encouragement that’s more than just pretty words.
Again and againHinatazaka46
It’s a cheer song filled with a warm yet powerful message that encourages you to try again as many times as it takes, even if you fail.
The lyrics, which say there’s no need to compare yourself with others, will resonate deeply with high school students who live amid daily competition.
It’s a track by the popular idol group Hinatazaka46, created as the support song for Nippon TV’s “41st High School Quiz Championship 2021,” and included as a coupling track on their sixth single released in October 2021.
Especially in those moments when you feel yourself slipping into self-doubt, give this song a listen—you’ll surely find the courage to take your next step.
If you laugh at the skywacci
Wacci’s “Sora ni Waraeba” became a hot topic among younger generations, especially on social media.
Released digitally in 2018, the song is also included on the album Gunjou Refrain.
People often tell teenagers that they can do anything from here on out, but even so, they go through a lot—setbacks, and things they simply can’t achieve.
Rather than forcing yourself to power through those failures and hardships, this song offers hints for facing them and figuring out how to deal with them in your own way.
PRAYING RUNUVERworld
A UVERworld track that stirs a fiery emotion from deep within when you want to keep running beyond your limits.
Its message—that no matter how tough it gets, continuing without stopping will open up the future—will surely resonate with anyone working hard for entrance exams or tests.
Although it’s a B-side to the single “I LOVE THE WORLD,” released in August 2015, this song has become a fan favorite that holds an important place in their live shows.
Especially when you’re anxious about whether your efforts will pay off, listen to this song and triumph in the battle against yourself!