Hidden gems of love songs. Recommended popular tracks.
A slightly under-the-radar but wonderful love song.
It didn’t become an explosive hit, but it’s a favorite!
Doesn’t everyone have one or two songs like that?
In this article, we’ve researched those hidden gems.
From among them, we carefully selected love songs from the “Hogaku” (Japanese pop/rock) scene that received great feedback from our readers.
How many of them do you know?
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Hidden gems of love songs. Recommended popular tracks (1–10)
knot; tie; bind; concludeSaucy Dog
Saucy Dog is a three-piece band with many bittersweet, heartrending songs.
Their track “Yui” was released in March 2020.
This song is another heart-fluttering love tune that portrays the uneasy feelings of romance—even when the feelings are mutual.
Some people just can’t help being curious about their partner’s past, right? You know you shouldn’t, but you still worry and get sulky—if that’s you, you’ll relate to this one.
But that kind of jealousy is human, and kind of charming, too.
coloring; color scheme; hues; decoration; embellishment; added flair (figurative)neguse.
Neguse, a rock band based in Nagoya.
This work they’ve woven is a love song brimming with happiness, in which the ordinary days with a lover shine like an amusement park.
Released in April 2021 as a track on their mini-album “Happy na Kurashi” (“Happy Life”), its straightforward expression of affection resonated with many listeners.
Later, a work said to sing about the end of the happy days depicted in this song also appeared, likely attracting many fans with its sense of storytelling.
It’s a heartwarming song that makes you realize that the unremarkable everyday is the most precious treasure.
snow jamRin Oto
It’s a love song sung over a track that’s cool yet warm.
The rapper Rin-ne from Fukuoka performs it.
It’s included on the 2020 EP “film drip.” We live in an age where it’s easy to contact anyone, but instead, the lyrics express a pure wish to meet and talk face-to-face with the person you like.
It’s a lovely way of thinking, isn’t it? Thanks to the natural vocals and flow, you can’t help but feel relaxed as you listen.
A single miracle among seven billionACE COLLECTION
This is something I’d definitely recommend to anyone in a long-distance relationship.
It’s a song by the rock band ACE COLLECTION, included on their first major mini-album, “L.O.V.E.” released in 2020.
It drew attention when it was chosen as the theme song for the drama “Bokudake ga 17-sai no Sekai de” (In a World Where Only I Am 17).
Centered on a band sound and adorned with the tones of strings, it’s a warm love ballad.
The honest, soaring vocals gently stir deep in your ears.
That’s all.GIRLFRIEND
GIRLFRIEND is a girls’ band from Osaka.
Their song “Soredake.” was released digitally in January 2020.
The track was produced by singer-songwriter Shota Shimizu.
The collaboration came about because both acts share a connection as alumni of the same vocal and dance school.
It’s a love song that expresses the indescribable, heartrending feelings of a woman in love, along with her pure, single-minded devotion.
Love @ LiarHONEY WORKS
This is a Vocaloid song by the creator unit HoneyWorks, whose popularity took off through their online activities.
It was released in 2013.
It’s a collaborative project linked with a manga by illustrator Mogelatta.
The lyrics tell a bittersweet, heartrending love story: a girl who lies that she’s a boy so she can stay by the side of the person she likes, and a boy who doesn’t notice.
Since the theme centers on a band, it also features technical terms that will make band members go, “Oh!”—another distinctive touch.
It’s a youthful love song that especially resonates with the younger generation.
PossibleRYOTA KATAYOSE
The single “Possible” is a solo release by Ryota Katayose—born in Yao, Osaka Prefecture and a member of GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE.
The track was released digitally in January 2020.
Set to a mature-sounding melody, it’s a love song that feels like he’s confiding his true feelings to someone special.
Rather than a sweet love song, it’s an adult love song that sings about subtle mind games and emotions that are hard to neatly put into words.