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Love songs for high schoolers who are mutually in love

Falling in love is a big event that many high school students experience! Mustering up the courage to confess, having your long-held crush come true, and becoming mutually in love—the joy is truly immense.

Everything you see seems to sparkle, and you feel like your studies, club activities, and every part of your life are going smoothly.

Here, we’ll introduce some mutual-love songs perfect for high school students—tracks that let you fully savor the happiness of finally becoming a couple.

We’ve gathered songs brimming with love: the different kind of heart-fluttering from when you were just crushing, the awkward excitement, and the sense of looking ahead to a long future together.

Be sure to listen to them with your beloved boyfriend or girlfriend!

Mutual Love Songs Recommended for High School Students (21–30)

By your sideDream Ami

It was released in 2017 as Dream Ami’s fifth single.

Ami wrote the lyrics, and it’s a bittersweet yet warm love song.

With her strong feelings for him, even the smallest things make her anxious or wistful—a very cute song that captures the complex heart of a young woman.

Season of LoveNaoto Intiraymi

Released in 2013 as Naoto Inti Raymi’s 11th single.

The lyrics were written by Naoto Inti Raymi himself, and the song was featured in a “Kirin Hyoketsu” commercial.

With a refreshing, summer-perfect sound, the lyrics overflow with a male perspective expressing the desire to keep smiling together with his girlfriend into the future.

Mutual Love Songs Recommended for High School Students (31–40)

Cherry Blossom Timeaiko

aiko - “Sakura no Toki” music video
Cherry Blossom Timeaiko

It was released in 2000 as aiko’s fifth major-label single.

The song was used in a commercial for Calpis lactic acid bacteria beverage “Calpis Water” and was issued as a limited-edition single with an initial production run of 200,000 copies.

The song conveys the happiness of being with a lover amid the cherry blossoms of spring.

cherry (sweet cherry; cherry fruit)Otsuka Ai

It was released in 2003 as Ai Otsuka’s second single.

The song achieved the first-ever one million downloads in the history of “chaku-uta” in 2004, and its success led to her first appearance at the 55th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen.

It has drawn renewed attention after the comedy duo Nyanko Star used it, and it’s a bright, happiness-filled song about mutual love.

We’re officially a couple!HoneyWorks feat. Hattori Juri (CV: Sakura Ayane)

We’re Officially a Couple! feat. Juri Hattori (CV: Ayane Sakura) / HoneyWorks
We’re officially a couple!HoneyWorks feat. Hattori Juri (CV: Sakura Ayane)

It’s a song that straightforwardly expresses the wish to catch the attention of someone you’re interested in and the hope that they’ll come to like you.

The way the narrator wonders what actions might bring them closer to a romantic relationship is quite endearing.

It portrays unadorned feelings—like the anxiety of not knowing the other person’s tastes and the desire, if possible, for the other person to speak first.

Another highlight is watching the two gradually draw closer and seeing their relationship change as the song progresses.

Love is…Kato Miria

Released in 2007 as Miliyah Kato’s 10th single.

This song was used as the ending theme for the MBS/TBS anime “Toward the Terra,” and is based on the classical masterpiece Canon.

It’s a track that conveys deep love—continuing to love despite the various challenges that come with a relationship.

Our Uniform Christmas=LOVE

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

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.