Mutual love, unrequited love, familial love... classic songs that sing about affection
There are many different kinds of love, aren’t there?
Of course there’s the love between couples and spouses, but also the love between parents and children, and the love shared among friends and companions.
In this article, we’ll be introducing lots of songs that sing about these various forms of love!
From lovey-dovey mutual-love tracks to bittersweet unrequited-love songs, and heartwarming tunes themed around family love—you’re sure to find songs that capture the kind of love you’re looking for!
As you listen, try reading along with the lyrics and feel the emotions poured into each song!
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Mutual love, unrequited love, familial love... Classic songs about affection (141–150)
Loverssumika
This is a bittersweet song by sumika that resonates with anyone who has ever struggled in a romantic relationship.
It carries the wish to grant the other person freedom and to be chosen from among many options.
Though the lyrics may sound as if they condone cheating or looking elsewhere, they actually hold a deeper message: by knowing other possibilities, both people can reaffirm the importance of each other’s presence.
Released in March 2016 as a double A-side single, the track was also used as the theme song for Fuji TV’s “Heart-throbbing Skatto” segment on the show “Pleasant TV: Skatto Japan.” It’s a song you should listen to when you want to take a step back and reexamine your relationship, or when you feel the desire to deepen your bond with someone important.
seesawtuki.
A bittersweet love song by tuki.
that overlays the delicate distance between two people in romance with the image of a seesaw.
It’s a track we hope those in relationships that aren’t progressing—and who feel that frustrating stagnation—will listen to.
When you’re struggling with the distance or mismatch in feelings between you and your partner, you’re sure to find moments that resonate.
The album “15,” releasing in January 2025 and featuring this song, is a collection of tracks she created up to the age of 15—be sure to check it out along with this track.
Ingot of Pure Lovetuki.
A song by tuki.
that moves the heart with delicate emotional expression and deep insight.
Like an ingot—a solid block of metal—it beautifully depicts a form of love that is pure and valuable.
Sweet yet heartrending feelings of romance are intertwined with the weight and responsibility that love carries, resulting in a philosophical track.
Included on the album “15,” released in January 2025, it stands as one of the fifteen tracks that showcase the blossoming of tuki.’s new talent.
It’s a perfect song for those who want to reexamine the essence of love or seek resonance with pure, earnest romantic feelings.
front-facing camerawacci
A heartwarming love song by wacci that gently captures the everyday life of two people in love.
It portrays someone looking back on memories with their partner while browsing photos taken with a smartphone.
Many listeners will likely relate to the lyrics that say the real treasures aren’t the shots from scenic spots or fancy restaurants, but the selfies taken at home.
Included on the album “Dressing,” released in January 2025, the song was written and composed by vocalist Yohei Hashiguchi.
It’s a track that can prompt you to rediscover the importance of ordinary days and the happiness found within them.
Reasons I like youwacci
This is a wacci song that gently traces the deepening of love.
It warmly depicts how the more you learn—about small gestures, a tendency to tear up, or the way someone hides their true feelings—the more your affection grows.
The music video features Jun Nishiyama and Riho Takada, carefully portraying a story from their first meeting to a proposal.
Released digitally in August 2024 and included on the album “Dressing,” this gem of a love song celebrates the joy of embracing and loving someone in their entirety.
It’s a perfect track for those who want to know everything about the person they love, and for anyone who deeply resonates with that feeling.
It’s love, right?wacci
The song by wacci, which sings of a bittersweet love, overflows with gentleness and warmth.
Written as an insert track for the Fuji TV drama “A Thorny Path to Royalty” (Yangotonaki Ichizoku) and released digitally in April 2022, it won an Excellence Award at the 64th Japan Record Awards.
It gives powerful voice to love’s ability to overcome every barrier—gender, age, family background—and has captured the hearts of many listeners.
Conveying unwavering devotion to the other person and the importance of being honest with your own feelings, it’s a track we hope everyone struggling with love will hear.
Emotionwacci
This is a song included on wacci’s album Kanjō Hyakkei, released in August 2017.
It carefully portrays the shifting emotions that arise in human relationships, with love as its central theme.
From the initial flutter of meeting for the first time to the deepening of the two people’s bond, the warm lyrics and melody trace their journey, resonating with many listeners.
It’s a recommended track for those struggling with love or wishing to reaffirm their connection with someone important.
Wrapped in wacci’s gentle vocals, why not awaken the feelings that lie dormant in your heart?