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[A Gem of a Love Song] Classic and Popular Tracks to Listen to When You're in Love

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Are you in love right now?

There are many shapes of love: “My heart races every day when I’m near the person I like,” “We feel the same, but we can hardly meet,” or “I fell for someone I can never be with…”

In this article, we’re introducing love songs we want you—who are in love—to listen to.

This time, we’ve gathered masterpieces beloved by many listeners, from classic romance staples to the latest buzzworthy tracks.

If you want to listen to a variety of love songs, be sure to check them out!

[Gemlike Love Songs] Masterpieces and Popular Tracks You’ll Want to Listen to When You’re in Love (161–170)

What I want to conveyAbe Mao

Mao Abe – Tsutaetai Koto [Official Music Video]

What I want to conveyAbe Mao

This song, by singer-songwriter Mao Abe, gives you a straightforward push with plain, unadorned words.

As the title suggests, it sings, “If there’s something you want to tell someone important to you, say it out loud!” If you storm out after a fight with your partner, listening to this track might help you cool down a bit.

It reminds you of the importance of honestly voicing feelings like “I’m sorry” and “Thank you for everything.”

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A life-sized love songAqua Timez

Aqua Timez “Life-Size Love Song” Music Video

A life-sized love songAqua Timez

A song I’d recommend to anyone who has someone they like or is in love.

If you listen to it with everyday gratitude and love in mind, it might sound different.

It’s an upbeat, light-tempo track, geared more toward younger listeners, but people around their 30s might still find it nostalgic.

It’s included on the debut mini-album “Prayers Played Across the Sky,” released in 2005.

It’s the most popular song by the band and was used across many media.

The very straightforward lyrics really resonate and make you feel honest and open.

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I want to take only you away just like this.DEEN

I want to whisk only you away just like this – DEEN (Full)

I want to take only you away just like this.DEEN

It’s a classic that has been covered by many artists.

The lyrics, which express the loneliness and sorrow of a man who realizes his beloved is trying to leave him, pierce the heart with their bittersweetness.

His straightforward feelings for her also resonate deeply.

Released in 1993 as DEEN’s debut single and featured in an NTT DoCoMo commercial, this song became the band’s signature track, achieving their highest sales despite being their very first single.

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366 daysHY

HY – “366 Days” Live Music Video

366 daysHY

A heartbreaking breakup song that brought many listeners to tears with Izumi Nakasone’s poignant vocals.

Love is supposed to be joyful—yet the pain and sorrow only truly hit after it’s gone.

Unable to forget an ex… This track captures the feelings of listeners going through heartbreak, and Izumi Nakasone even ended her own relationship to write it.

Because it was written at such personal cost, it conveys the raw emotions of a real breakup in overflowing detail.

It was also used as the theme song for the film Red Thread, based on a mobile phone novel.

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If I could be honestJUJU

If I Could Be Honest feat. Spontania by JUJU

If I could be honestJUJU

When you’re in love, you get scared of opening up and getting hurt, don’t you? You’re afraid things might get worse than they are now.

You put on a brave face, even though it would be so much easier to just be honest… I often feel that way.

Her sweet yet bittersweet, endlessly gentle voice captures women’s views on love perfectly—this is the kind of heartrending love ballad she excels at.

It’s a masterpiece.

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everything; the whole lot; lock, stock, and barrelKREVA

everything; the whole lot; lock, stock, and barrel

everything; the whole lot; lock, stock, and barrelKREVA

This is a song about spending the summer with your lover.

It was released in 2005 as the fourth single by KREVA, one of Japan’s leading hip-hop artists.

It’s a love song that conveys the happiness of a couple’s relationship.

Makes you want to listen to it by the seaside.

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Under the love sky where red berries burstLGMonkees

LGMonkees “Under the Love Sky Where the Red Berries Burst”

Under the love sky where red berries burstLGMonkees

A heartwarming song about telling your partner once again just how much you love them is LGMonkees’ 2011 single “Akai Mi Hajiketa Koizora no Shita.” It was actually a lead single from their first album “Aikotoba,” released the following year in 2012.

The music video drew attention for featuring Nana Suzuki.

The unadorned vocals and straightforward lyrics are sure to make listeners feel happy.

It’s a perfect track for anyone in love—be sure to give it a listen!

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