Recommended love songs for high school students! A handpicked selection of heart-throbbing romance tunes.
Romance is inseparable from high school life.
Meeting someone you like and growing closer to them is thrilling and exciting.
Once you become a high school student, your world expands, and many people experience new kinds of love that are a bit different from before.
In this article, we’ve gathered our top recommended love songs that color high school romance.
From unrequited love to mutual love, heartbreak, first love, and more—these are all wonderful tracks that capture many different forms of love!
“If I only had the courage to keep loving,” “I want a song that speaks for my pain,” “I want to know the love songs everyone’s listening to”—these gems that resonate with such feelings are sure to support your heart in love!
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Recommended love songs for high school students! A handpicked selection of heart-fluttering romance tunes (61–70)
rainbowSuda Masaki
The wedding ballad “Niji” (Rainbow), sung by Masaki Suda—who is popular as both an actor and a singer—was chosen as the theme song for the 2020 film STAND BY ME Doraemon 2.
The lyrics and music were written by Huwie Ishizaki, a close friend of Suda.
The song expresses gratitude to a special person who says, “You’re perfect just as you are,” and the desire to always be together with them.
It’s a heartwarming love song to listen to while thinking of someone you love, or together as a couple.
fireworks (launched into the sky)DAOKO × Yonezu Kenshi
This is a song collaborated on by Kenshi Yonezu, now a nationally beloved artist, and DAOKO.
The soothing high notes of DAOKO and the cool vocals of Kenshi Yonezu create an addictive harmony.
You find yourself wishing this time together with the one you love could last forever.
It’s a love song that captures a fleeting moment of happiness.
A romance that lasts only over summer vacation—it truly evokes a uniquely student kind of love.
It’s a classic that makes you think, “Let’s make the most of summer vacation,” and “I want a summer romance.”
Too late caution＝LOVE
The title track of =LOVE’s 3rd single, depicting a forbidden romance set at an all-girls school.
Released in May 2018, it reached No.
3 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
Producer Rino Sashihara penned the lyrics, weaving tense, gripping words to portray a girl’s turmoil as she wavers between society’s “rightness” and an uncontrollable love.
Why not give it a listen when you’re harboring feelings you can’t tell anyone about?
Ah, geez.Saucy Dog
Saucy Dog is a three-piece rock band that gained attention with the huge hit of their 2021 release, Cinderella Boy.
Their major 10th digital single, “Ah, Mou,” was selected as the theme song for TV Asahi and TELASA’s special drama The Incompetent Duo, as well as a collaboration track with Morinaga’s DARS chocolate.
The lyrics, depicting the emotional ups and downs of unrequited love, are likely to resonate with many teenagers.
It’s a clear, transparent number whose refreshing ensemble—marked by memorable guitar strumming—ironically makes it all the more poignant.
I love itŌhara Sakurako
“Daisuki,” released in 2016 as Sakurako Ohara’s fifth solo single, was used in a commercial for Colopl’s White Cat Project.
The lyrics overflow with a girlfriend’s feelings: cheering on the boy who must leave to chase his dreams, while also loving him and wanting to stay together.
It’s a song that makes you feel the importance of saying ‘I love you’ in words.
First loveUtada Hikaru
This is a song by Hikaru Utada that encapsulates the many emotions experienced in a first love—fluttering excitement, frustration, heartache, and pain.
You may fall in love many times in your life, but a first love happens only once.
Utada’s soul-stirring voice and tender lyrics remind us of that simple yet precious truth.
It seems many fans also enjoy comparing the lyrics with those of “First Love,” which Utada released at the age of 16.
The holeKing Gnu
The four-piece rock band King Gnu’s early-summer 2019 track “The hole.” It’s a ballad featuring delicate vocals over piano, with a captivating sound.
As the title suggests, the literary lyrics revolving around a “hole” leave a strong impression, and it’s a song where you’ll want to focus on each line of the lyrics carried by this richly atmospheric sound.
This top-tier ballad from an up-and-coming rock band doesn’t just feel heavy—it lands with definite, substantial weight.
Immerse yourself and savor it fully.
