[Love Songs] Must-Relate! A Selection of Japanese Love Songs with Great Lyrics

hundreds of millions of light-yearsOmoinotake

Omoinotake | Hundreds of Millions of Light-Years [Official Music Video]

A love song about unwavering feelings for someone far away was released in January 2024.

This work by Omoinotake is also used as the opening theme for the TBS Tuesday drama “Eye Love You.” The lyrics, which express a bond that transcends time and distance, are striking, and the chorus’s phrase—evoking the cycle of everyday life—resonates deeply.

It’s a track that offers courage and hope to couples in long-distance relationships and to those who can’t see someone important for a while.

Give it a listen when you want to feel profound love and connection.

Love SongGO!GO!7188

Koi no Uta – GO!GO!7188

It’s one of the signature songs by GO!GO!7188, a rock band that was active in the 2000s, and it’s considered one of the greatest love songs in the rock band scene.

This slow-tempo rock ballad is moving enough to bring you to tears just from the performance alone, but reading the lyrics makes it even more poignant.

It seems the person the narrator secretly loves already has a partner.

So the narrator carries these feelings in their heart without ever putting them into words.

This bittersweet love story might be something some people have actually experienced, but even if you haven’t, the tale still grips your heart.

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Hane Keisuke

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Stop this nightJUJU

JUJU “Stop This Night for Me”

A song by the singer JUJU with the striking title “Stop This Night.” What does this title mean? It’s a track that asks you to listen and arrive at your own answer.

From the very first word of the opening line, it’s a message song that jolts you awake.

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Murakami Shinpei

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ALL FOR YOUAmuro Namie

ALL FOR YOU / (Live Edit)

A love song sung by Namie Amuro, who enjoyed overwhelming popularity among younger generations of women at the time.

Since it was the theme song for the drama “Before You Become a Memory,” many of you may find it familiar.

The lyrics express feelings toward someone she fell helplessly in love with—so much so that it even surprised herself.

Haven’t you, too, experienced emotions so strong they’re beyond words? I think many people can relate to the message that if two people are bound by fate, they can overcome anything that comes their way.

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Hane Keisuke

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true loveFujii Fumiya

TRUE LOVE / Fumiya Fujii

It’s a song whose lyrics call her “kimi,” and it really resonates.

Distant seasons, the days of youth, and now—he looks back on everything from when they met to the present, and ties his feelings to the future ahead.

It’s a love song filled with the man’s feelings.

Boys End Girlskuriipuhaipe

[MAD] Momose, Look This Way. / BOYS END GIRLS

CreepHyp is a guitar rock band whose appeal lies in the razor-sharp lyrics sung in vocalist Seika Ozaki’s one-of-a-kind voice.

There are many bands that sing relatable, down-to-earth lyrics, but theirs are even more raw and true-to-life in an outstanding way.

Their song “Boys END Girls” is one I especially want ordinary people to hear.

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Murakami Shinpei

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One Lovearashi

One Love – Arashi

When it comes to Arashi’s signature love songs, “Love so sweet” and “One Love” come to mind, and it’s really hard to choose just one.

This time, though, I’ll go with “One Love.” After all, many women want to be confidently led, and precisely because the future is uncertain, we want that vow of “One Love,” don’t we?