Classic songs about school uniforms. Recommended popular tracks.

The season of farewellSHISHAMO

SHISHAMO “Season of Goodbyes”

The PV portrays student life very realistically, and it brings out the meaning of the lyrics even more.

A maiden in love with her upperclassman—feelings so intense that, with one wrong step, she could almost seem like a stalker—faces a farewell upon graduation.

It’s precisely because she’s in love that details like sleeves slightly too long on the uniform and a bag covered in scratches catch her eye.

JK//DISH//

DISH// – JK// [Official Video (Choreography Lesson ver.)]

DISH// is a group currently active with five men.

Their genre is a “dance rock band,” which may sound a bit unfamiliar, but when you listen to their songs, you’ll find yourself thinking, “Ah, I see.” The song I’m introducing, ‘JK//,’ is said to express their honest feelings toward JK, but it’s a track that could give off a risky vibe if handled the wrong way.

Parachute of the uniformBoku ga mitakatta aozora

The Blue Sky I Wanted to See / “Seifuku no Parachute” Music Video

The blue sky visible from the classroom window, the casual chatter with friends, that sudden flutter in your chest.

It’s a buoyant pop tune packed with the sparkle of youth.

The metaphor of a “parachute” for that irresistible rush of falling in love is brilliant, and just listening to it brings a sweet, bittersweet feeling to the surface.

This track is a unit song included on the single “Thinking About the Blue Sky,” released in August 2023 as the debut work of Bokuga Mitakatta Aozora.

Singing straight from the heart about the joy and ache of love, it turns ordinary days into something special.

Listen to it on the train to school or in those slightly sentimental after-school hours, and the scenery before you will surely look more vivid.

Our Uniform Christmas＝LOVE

=LOVE (Equal Love) / 2nd Single “Our Uniform Christmas” [MV full]

Doesn’t the idea of spending Christmas in a school uniform make many hearts flutter? Walking through town at dusk with someone you like—the exhilaration and the slightly bittersweet mood blend beautifully in this quintessential winter song.

Producer Rino Sashihara poured her strong desire to create “a Christmas song” into this track, which was released in December 2017 as =LOVE’s second single and became one of the group’s signature early hits.

It lets you relive a sparkling page of youth, bringing back those sweet and sour memories from your school days.

Give it a listen when you want to feel the excitement of a budding romance all over again.

A mermaid in a uniformSakurazaka46

Sakurazaka46 “Mermaid in Uniform” Vocal Line Distribution

Casting off the uniforms that symbolize suffocating rules to become mermaids who swim freely—that earnest wish of the girls resonates at the heart of this Sakurazaka46 unit song.

It sets to upbeat electropop the delicate emotional landscape where rebellion against growing up mingles with a thirst to become someone.

The track is included on the single “Samidare yo,” released in April 2022.

The slightly sassy, precocious live performances further accentuate the song’s world.

When you feel like you’re struggling inside the “fish tank” of school regulations and others’ expectations, listening to it will gently nudge you toward staying true to yourself.

Youth PhotographLittle Glee Monster

[Little Glee Monster] Youth Photograph [Litoguri]

The last uniform we wear should be worn neatly, without any sloppiness.

Let’s take a commemorative photo at the end! While many graduation songs are gentle and meant to be listened to carefully, this one is a friendly, upbeat song that encourages us to move brightly toward the future—quite the opposite of tear-jerking graduation songs, it’s a cheerful graduation tune.

Good LifeShimizu Shota

Shota Shimizu “Good Life” MV

Shota Shimizu says he’d been singing at karaoke since he was two or three because his grandmother ran a karaoke bar, and that in middle school he struggled to fit in and even spent some time withdrawn at home.

The song “Good Life,” whose lyrics reveal glimpses of that background—feeling that the days confined by a school uniform weren’t truly him—is the first step toward grasping his dream, and the subtle expressions of gratitude to his parents make it especially pleasant.