Songs that make you want to fall in love just by listening! Classic love songs recommended for Gen Z

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Bokudakeno Mujun

A heart-stirring mid-tempo ballad that delicately portrays the frustration of love passing by.

It’s Retro Riron’s first love song, released in December 2025.

In down-to-earth words, it weaves a poignant desire to stay by someone’s side, even while carrying one’s imperfections.

The arrangement is superb: a gentle sound where piano and guitar resonate side by side, building to a chorus where emotions burst open.

It’s a number meant for anyone who wishes to live alongside the one they love.

Included on the full album “Collection Alone,” released in January 2026.

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[MV] Maybe It’s Unrequited Love / Meteora [Melt × Lapis × Mikasa] [New Singer Group]

It’s a pop tune that captures the sweet-and-sour feeling—and a touch of wistfulness—that comes with thinking about someone you like.

The performers are the VTuber vocalist idol group Meteora.

It’s the first trio track by Lapis, Melt da Tenshi, and Mikasa-kun, released in September 2025.

The sparkling sound and the gentle gradient of their vocals are incredibly soothing.

It’s a love song that will resonate with anyone currently nursing a crush!

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22/7 2nd single “It Smelled Like Shampoo” music video

A 2nd single by 22/7 that portrays a secret longing for an upperclassman at an all-girls school.

Released in April 2018, the song delicately weaves the feelings of a faint, bittersweet crush.

It tells of parting with a senior who is leaving the club, the image of a white blouse turning translucent in backlight, and a gently drifting scent.

While carrying a love that can’t be told to anyone, the story unfolds up to the moment the senior embraces her, tightening the chest with every scene.

This work leaves the ache of an unfulfilled first love, yet also a lingering sense of solace.

It’s a song that quietly stands by those who cannot confide their feelings for someone of the same gender.

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Anonymouz – Nocturnal

A song that portrays the bittersweet feelings of love that overflow in the sleepless hours of the night.

Chosen as the opening theme for the BL drama “Jack Frost,” which aired in the MBS Drama Shower slot, this track is included on Anonymouz’s first full-length album, “11:11,” released in February 2023.

Its house-tinged track features a comfortably steady four-on-the-floor beat, with a sound that carries a hint of city pop.

The lyrics, which delicately capture the frustration of nights when thinking about the one you love only keeps you more awake, resonate deeply.

It’s a number we especially recommend to anyone struggling with a love they can’t quite be honest about.

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Trancy / biz × ZERA feat. Suisou

This song portrays the runaway feelings of love that can’t be contained within the bounds of friendship.

Released in September 2023, it centers on the ache of unrequited love.

The other person has a different partner, and while the singer knows their feelings won’t reach them, they still can’t hold them back.

Mizusou’s cool, sultry vocals capture that pain beautifully.

The trance-tinged dance beat stirs both elation and impatience at once.

It’s sure to resonate deeply with anyone wavering on the border between friendship and romance, or carrying feelings they’re not allowed to have.

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Caramel / Mosawo. [Music Video]

This song brings the bittersweet ache of unrequited love right to your chest.

Released in November 2021, it was written as the opening theme for the BL drama “My Beautiful Man.” Crafted to match the drama’s worldview—which portrays the relationship between a high school student with a stutter and someone at the top of the school’s social hierarchy—the lyrics capture a clumsy, heartfelt love from the protagonist’s perspective.

Even while knowing he isn’t worthy of the other person, he can’t help but follow him with his eyes.

The emotions swaying between low self-esteem and feelings that can’t be contained are expressed through the imagery of a sweet yet slightly bitter taste.

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Ohashi Trio / Karatachi no Yume (Music Video)

A number by Ohashi Trio that drew attention as the opening theme for TV Tokyo’s Drama 24 series What Did You Eat Yesterday? Season 2.

Released as an EP in November 2023, this song features a light acoustic sound and a warm, country-tinged feel that resonates pleasantly.

The drama carefully portrays the everyday life of a same-sex couple, and this track, aligning with that worldview, sings about the irreplaceable value of living fully in the present moment.

When you find yourself cherishing ordinary time with someone dear, or wanting to feel grateful for daily life, give it a listen.