Famous songs about couples: recommended popular tracks
We’ve gathered classic Japanese songs about couples and lovers.
These tracks are selected for you to enjoy together with your partner—be it your girlfriend, boyfriend, wife, or husband.
All are the finest love songs, dedicated to two people bound by the strongest of bonds.
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Masterpiece songs about couples. Recommended popular tracks (91–100)
Lovely CoupleCHIHIRO
A song by singer-songwriter CHIHIRO, whose works themed around “unrequited and unfulfilled love” have resonated especially with women.
Included on her 2015 album About LOVE, the track features a light, handclap-driven beat that feels refreshing.
The lyrics, which portray a woman envisioning marriage, may strike a chord with long-term couples who see themselves in the story.
It’s a number you’ll want to play on anniversaries and other milestones—precisely because you’re sharing the same vision of the future.
Together foreverMACO
Packed with all the elements of a quintessential love song, MACO’s “Futari Zutto” is exactly that.
Just as the title suggests, it’s a perfect track to recommend for a couple’s anniversary.
It feels like a love letter read aloud by a girlfriend—an ode that conveys a powerful “I love you,” cherishes the memories the two have shared since they met, and pledges to stay together forever.
It’s a beautiful love song also recommended as a gift from a woman to a man.
Classic songs about couples. Recommended popular tracks (101–110)
Love and romanceNovelbright
Overflowing with unstoppable love for a partner, Novelbright’s “Ai toka Koi toka” (“Love and Such”) captures that feeling.
It’s included on their 2022 album Assort.
This love song, carried by a fresh, breezy melody, brings a gentle time to couples celebrating an anniversary.
The lyrics depict how every day spent together, adjusting to each other in all sorts of ways, and every interaction with a loved one feels irresistibly precious.
Give this affection-filled song as an anniversary gift, and it’s sure to deepen your love even more!
knot; tie; bind; concludeSaucy Dog
As a couple, you’ve probably gone through a lot of arguments and misunderstandings, haven’t you? Misconceptions, jealousy, the anxiety of not understanding what the other person is thinking—once you become a couple, you face different kinds of problems than you did during a one-sided crush.
But surely you’ve overcome them because you both wanted to be together.
This song, too, sings about how, even though you both have flaws, you talk things through, understand each other’s feelings, and promise to stay together without letting go.
For the two of you who have overcome many crises, it’s a love song that will resonate with your hearts.
blinkback number
Here is “Mabataki,” a tear-jerker from back number that makes you think, “This is what love is!!” It’s not precious things or special events that bring happiness—the lyrics straightforwardly express that simply being by your side is the greatest happiness, the very essence of classic romance.
It’s a song I’d love for couples to listen to together on their anniversary.
It was also the theme song for the film “The 8-Year Engagement,” based on a true miracle, so many listeners may be moved to tears as they recall the movie.
Emotionwacci
“Emotion” by wacci portrays two people standing by each other.
It’s also a popular wedding song, and it’s so moving it can bring you to tears.
The song depicts how the love between two people—who have overcome many things—deepens from romance into true love.
If you have a boyfriend or girlfriend you want to be with through laughter and tears, or a partner you’re thinking of marrying, please listen to it together.
It will surely remind you of your journey so far and strengthen your bond.
It’s also great for men to sing to women at karaoke!
Tightly.mosao.
Gyuuto by the male singer-songwriter Mosawo is a love song sung from a woman’s perspective.
The track hit No.
1 on LINE MUSIC’s Real-time Chart and Daily Chart, making it a hot topic among younger listeners.
It conveys the feeling of loving your partner so much—even if you’re not the type to be straightforward—and wishing to keep loving them and stay by their side.
If a couple listens to it together, they’ll probably end up smiling at each other, a little embarrassed.
Perfect for a lovey-dovey couple’s anniversary!