Recommended love songs for high school students! A handpicked selection of heart-throbbing romance tunes.

periodIshizaki Hyuui

Huwie Ishizaki – Period

This song “Period” by singer-songwriter Huwie Ishizaki features the hugely popular actor Masaki Suda in its music video, which drew a lot of attention.

It’s a heartrending love song with compelling, emotional lyrics that look back on a past relationship.

If you’re going through a breakup, it will really resonate—so please give it a listen and let it lift your spirits.

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Saitō Ayumu

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Boys Don’t CryYOAKE

YOAKE 'Boys Don't Cry' Official Music Video

YOAKE’s 2023 track “Boys Don’t Cry” sings about the hazy feelings of unrequited love and the desperate wish for that love to come true.

It captures emotions everyone with a crush has felt: getting carried away by a tiny hint of a positive reaction—thinking this might be it!—or sinking into despair as if life were over when there’s no response at all.

Still, what all people with unrequited love share is a burning desire for their feelings to be fulfilled.

Let this song remind you to cherish those soft, youthful stirrings of first love.

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SAKI

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Riding in a Time Machineneguse.

Neguse: “Ride on a Time Machine” Official Music Video

The 2023 release “Riding a Time Machine” is a song about the joyful days spent with a lover.

If the past holds countless happy memories, then what awaits in the future? That tingling, heart-fluttering story is sung over a lively rhythm.

While it’s a love song, it’s also great to listen to while reminiscing about fun times with friends and imagining what kinds of fun might be waiting in the future.

It’s a track that would be perfect for a band performance at a school festival or other events.

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SAKI

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Sakura RabbitKawasaki Takaya

Takanori Kawasaki - Sakura Usagi [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

It’s a heart-wrenchingly bittersweet graduation song that makes you see your timid self in a “rabbit.” After three years of pent-up feelings, all you can manage to say in the end is “thank you.” Doesn’t it make you overlay your own image onto that sweet-and-bitter page of youth? Takaya Kawasaki’s husky yet warm voice gently wraps around the protagonist’s frustrating, unrequited feelings.

Released in January 2021, this song is also included on the album Nukumori (Warmth).

For those who couldn’t say that single word, “I like you,” its message tenderly embraces those painful memories—and if you’ve ever had a one-sided crush, it will surely warm your heart.

Our Uniform Christmas＝LOVE

=LOVE (Equal Love) / 2nd Single “Our Uniform Christmas” [MV full]

Doesn’t the idea of spending Christmas in a school uniform make many hearts flutter? Walking through town at dusk with someone you like—the exhilaration and the slightly bittersweet mood blend beautifully in this quintessential winter song.

Producer Rino Sashihara poured her strong desire to create “a Christmas song” into this track, which was released in December 2017 as =LOVE’s second single and became one of the group’s signature early hits.

It lets you relive a sparkling page of youth, bringing back those sweet and sour memories from your school days.

Give it a listen when you want to feel the excitement of a budding romance all over again.

The answer to my first love.takane no nadeshiko

[MV] The Answer to First Love / Takane no Nadeshiko [HoneyWorks]

A refreshing pop tune with a breezy sense of speed, like dashing under a summer sky.

Produced by the creator unit HoneyWorks, this is a release by Takane no Nadeshiko slated for June 2025.

The song portrays a bittersweet yet powerful love that takes a brave step toward someone special.

It’s like a cheer song that gently gives courage to those who are hesitant in love.

Please take your time and give it a listen!

Itakis feat. Juri Hattori & Kōdai Yamamoto (CV: Ayane Sakura & Yoshitsugu Matsuoka)HONEY WORKS

Itakisu feat. Juri Hattori & Koda Yamamoto (CV: Ayane Sakura & Yoshitsugu Matsuoka) / HoneyWorks

This is a song that makes the hearts of lovestruck high schoolers flutter.

It’s a sweet-and-sour youth love song characteristic of HoneyWorks, adorably depicting the everyday lives of couples.

Featuring charming banter between characters voiced by the star-studded duo Ayane Sakura and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, this piece is perfect for those who want to spend sweet moments with their partner or are experiencing unrequited love.

It will surely fill your heart with happiness and give you the courage to fall in love.