[2026] Recommended love songs for graduation season: Love songs you’ll want to hear at the graduation ceremony
We’ve put together a selection of love songs perfect for graduation season!
Many people fall in love during their school days—the time we often call our youth.
Some end up together after mutual feelings blossom, while others find graduation fast approaching without ever confessing their feelings.
There are all kinds of stories.
In this article, we’ll introduce Japanese love songs that fit this milestone: songs about unrequited love that ended without a confession, songs about deciding to confess because graduation is near, and songs that wish for two people to stay together forever.
They’re all tracks that will lift your spirits, so be sure to check them out!
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[2026] Recommended love songs for graduation season. Love songs you’ll want to listen to at the graduation ceremony (21–30)
Baby, I love youTEE
This song, “Baby I Love You,” is like the quintessential happy love song, covered by numerous artists.
It’s the signature track of singer-songwriter TEE, released as his second single in 2010.
The chorus is so catchy and familiar that you can’t help but hum along.
It’s a song that truly feels overflowing with love—a perfect number for happy couples.
How about dedicating it to someone who’s graduating and moving away?
I want to hug you.Mr.Children
Among Mr.Children’s love ballads, the song “Dakishimetai” (“I Want to Hold You”) is especially popular.
It’s from the band’s very early days—their second single, released in 1992.
If you’re anxious about parting ways at graduation, a song like this might help calm your nerves and remind you of the essence of your feelings for the other person.
It’s a track that truly conveys a heartfelt sense of “love.” If someone you adore sent you a song like this, you might be moved to tears.
It’s a classic love song that has been cherished for years.
I should be able to fly (in the sky).supittsu
This classic Spitz song, “Sora mo Toberu Hazu” (“We Should Be Able to Fly”), was used as the theme song for the drama Hakusen Nagashi, starring Tomoya Nagase and Miki Sakai.
The drama portrays the romances of high school seniors on the verge of graduation—perfect for the graduation season.
The theme song gently supports the feelings of those facing that moment, capturing the tender emotions of young love.
Meeting someone you love—ending up at the same school—is, in a way, a miraculous coincidence.
As graduation approaches, the song conveys a desire to first and foremost feel grateful—whether or not you confess your feelings—for simply having met that person and for the kindness you shared.
The Door to TomorrowI WiSH
“Asu e no Tobira” by I WiSH is a staple graduation song.
It also drew attention when it was used as the theme song for the dating reality show “Ainori.” The song portrays a warm romance—from meeting, to dating, to wishing to stay together forever.
Even couples find it harder to see each other as often once graduation comes, unlike during their school days.
But you still want to keep walking toward the future together! This song inspires you to take graduation as an opportunity to reaffirm those feelings to your partner.
Hoping your relationship continues long after graduation, give this track a listen together!
Last Love Lettermoon drop
This is a heartbreak song that sings of a bittersweet, unrequited love.
It expresses a desperate wish to be noticed by the one you love and a longing to know everything about them.
Included on the album “Kono Tenohira ga Mada Kimi o Oboete Iru,” released in January 2022, the song was also used in a commercial for Honda Cars in seven prefectures of the Chubu region.
When you feel like revisiting a love that ended as a one-sided crush, why not listen to this track? It will resonate in your heart along with memories of your youth.
When cherry-blossom hues danceNakajima Mika
When we think of graduation season in Japan, cherry blossoms come to mind.
Sakura-iro Mau Koro is a song that poetically captures the scene of cherry petals dancing in the air.
Released by Mika Nakashima in 2005, its beautiful lyrics and melody have been loved by many and are still featured in various commercials and TV programs today.
The song conveys the message that even if people part ways or grow distant after graduation, the memories made during school don’t change.
If you’re feeling anxious about graduating, give it a listen.
A life-sized love songAqua Timez
Since it’s graduation season, many of you in middle school, high school, or university may not know this song—most of you might never have heard it.
The song “Tōshindai no Love Song” is a track from the 2005 indie-released album “Sora Ippai ni Kanaderu Inori,” and it’s one of Aqua Timez’s signature hits.
If you haven’t heard it before, it might sound like a very fresh kind of love song.
It’s a track filled with the straightforward feelings of a slightly shy guy.