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, Family Love... Classic Songs About Affection (41–50)
milk teaShimizu Shota
There’s a heart-fluttering love song that paints a sweet, comforting romance like a cup of milk tea.
Written by singer-songwriter Shota Shimizu, the song likens the gentle blending of milk and tea to lovers opening their hearts and melting into one another.
The lyrics capture those small, everyday moments of tenderness that make your heart skip a beat.
The mellow electric piano and Shimizu’s soft vocals beautifully set the scene for the couple’s sweet time together.
The track is included on the single “My Boo,” released in October 2016, and can also be found on the album “FLY.” Listen to it on a summer evening, nestled close to someone special, and your love might feel even more extraordinary.
Mutual love, unrequited love, familial love... Classic songs about love (51–60)
Tell me more and more about you.Juliet
This is a song I want girls with a one-sided crush to listen to.
She’s so, so in love with him and wants to know everything about him; even the smallest things make her anxious or overjoyed—her girlish feelings are heart-fluttering.
Her love for him comes across so directly it almost hurts.
AitaiKato Miria
It’s a heartrending love song about longing for someone who’s looking at somebody else.
Included on the acclaimed 2009 album “Ring,” this fan favorite became a hit with over 700,000 downloads despite not being released as a single.
It also adds deep resonance to the film “Villain” as an in-film track.
Even if I’m not your number one, even if I know I’ll get hurt, it has to be you… That desperate cry from the heart tightens the listener’s chest.
When you fall for someone, reason can’t do a thing about it.
If you’re suffering from an unrequited love, this is a song that will surely stay close to your heart.
Love is…Kato Miria
The grand ballad inspired by the classical masterpiece Canon delivers a straightforward message—no matter what happens, we’ll stay together—that truly resonates.
Even when loneliness and anxiety make it hard to see ahead, there is someone who will never give up on you and keep supporting you.
It sings of the strength and preciousness of such love and bonds.
Released in June 2007 as Miliyah Kato’s tenth single, the song also served as the ending theme for the anime Toward the Terra.
Its inclusion in the best-of album M BEST II shows how it has continued to be loved over time.
A pledge of eternal love, this work is the ultimate love song—one that makes you want to stay with the person you cherish forever.
Merry XmasBoA
This song is about a girl who has genuine, straightforward feelings for him.
It’s a track I want to listen to with him at Christmas.
Since it also depicts the beginning of their romance, it brings back the feelings of just starting to date.
The lyrics are direct yet realistic, making it a memorable, lingering song.
Things I like about youNishino Kana
This song is adorable in every way—the melody, the vocals, and the lyrics.
It lists specific things she loves about him, and I think it would make him happy to hear.
I imagine many couples use it at their weddings.
The lyrics about accepting his playful side are especially endearing.
mysteryHoshino Gen
This piece was written as the theme song for the 2021 TV drama “Dress-up Love Has Its Reasons.” In it, Gen Hoshino sings candidly about what love and romance mean to him.
It delicately portrays the pure feeling of love—the mysterious sense of being drawn to each other for no reason, and how even difficult circumstances can look full of hope when the two are together.
The melody, imbued with the tenderness and bittersweetness of soul music, along with his gentle vocals, warmly envelops the listener’s heart.
When you feel anxious about taking a new step forward, this song will surely give you a gentle push.