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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because his grandmother ran a karaoke bar, and that in middle school he struggled to fit in and even spent some time withdrawn at home.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.

The uniform gets in the way.AKB48

NMB48 seifuku ga jama wo suru

This is a song released in 2007 by the idol group AKB48, with the center positions held by members of the original “Kami 7,” Minami Takahashi and Atsuko Maeda.

To all the girls wearing school uniforms—have you ever felt that your uniforms restrict your freedom when you’re in love? This song honestly expresses the feelings of a girl who wants to get closer to the person she likes but can’t because she’s still a student.

Teenage girls are sure to relate! And if you’re a student dating someone who’s already working, you might especially feel the same kind of inner conflict as the girl in the song.

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I want to become a cherry blossom tree.AKB48

[MV full] Let's Become a Cherry Tree / AKB48 [Official]

Cherry blossom season is a time of parting as well as meeting, isn’t it? In this song, both encounters and farewells are portrayed very deeply in the lyrics, and the word “uniform” evokes students’ graduation.

It’s a wonderful graduation song that perfectly matches the season of goodbyes.

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.

A Clockwork DreamKeyakizaka46

Keyakizaka46 “Clockwork Dream” Short Ver.

It’s a song that vividly brings back a page of youth that everyone experiences—the farewell to a friend seen off on the station platform.

Sung by Keyakizaka46’s popular unit “Yui-chans,” this track was included on the single Glass wo Ware!, released in March 2018.

The gentle tones of the acoustic guitar delicately portray the distance between the city and one’s hometown, as well as a sense of loss for one’s dreams, as if a spring had suddenly unwound.

When you’re separated from your best friend and feel just a little lonely, this bittersweet yet warm melody may resonate in your heart.

It’s a work that softly stays by your side, as if to remind you that precious memories never fade, no matter how far apart you are.

Along the twilightOfisharu Higedan Dism

Official HIGE DANDism – Along the Twilight (YouTube Music Foundry)

“Official HIGE DANDism” is a pretty unusual group name, but they’re a four-man band whose genre is rock and pop.

The name comes from their desire to keep exciting people with their music even when they’re old enough to suit a beard.

They sing about single-minded feelings of being in love with a woman in a school uniform, yet the song itself is very refreshing.

Graduationsaitou yuki

Yuki Saito “Graduation” MV

It’s an extremely famous song.

It was Yuki Saito’s debut single, and since its 1985 release it’s been called a signature song for graduation season.

Up through that era, the ritual of asking for a button from a boy’s school uniform seems to have been well established.

It isn’t about unrequited love, but it’s a song that really makes you understand the meaning of “goodbye” once you graduate.