Classic songs about school uniforms. Recommended popular tracks.

The uniform gets in the way.AKB48

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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.

Because we’re friends.Ochiai Wataru

Wataru Ochiai – Because We’re Friends (Music Video)

This song, which sings of the end of youth and a new beginning, was released in February 2022.

Wataru Ochiai’s warm vocals gently wrap around memories of our school days.

The days spent in uniforms, casual conversations with friends, fun times at karaoke… Each snapshot of everyday life is woven into lyrics that truly resonate.

While it carries the loneliness of parting, it’s filled with the hope of dreaming about the day we’ll meet again.

It’s perfect for graduations and reunions.

How about humming along with friends and soaking in those nostalgic memories?

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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.

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Uniform - Seiko Matsuda

On the B-side of the 1980 hit single “Akai Sweet Pea,” the A-side portrays a fresh, budding romance, while the B-side track, “Seifuku,” is a song about quietly saying goodbye to a classmate one has long had a crush on.

The boy hands over a note with his new address after moving, hinting at the possibility of starting a relationship, but the girl responds, “I’m fine with things as they are,” suggesting she has resolved something in her heart.

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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.

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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.