Love songs about romance sung by female Japanese artists. Popular love songs.
We’ve gathered a collection of Japanese love songs sung by female artists!
When you fall in love, you just feel like listening to love songs, don’t you?
I think many of us can’t help but think “I feel that!” when we hear a song that perfectly matches our situation.
In this article, we’ve selected love songs told from a variety of perspectives, exclusively by female artists.
From recent staple love songs to long-beloved hits and tracks tied to TV dramas, it’s packed with wonderful love songs!
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Love songs about romance sung by female Japanese artists. Popular love songs (11–20)
Marigoldaimyon
What kind of love comes to mind when you can smile and say, “Those were the days”? Aimyon’s song Marigold, which she performed when she first appeared on the NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen.
Whether it went well or not, it might be hard to have a romance you can now look back on with a nostalgic smile.
The painful and sad memories tend to take over, but this is a number that gently stays by your side in those moments.
First loveUtada Hikaru
It’s “First Love,” the image song for the live-action drama Hana Nochi Hare: Hanadan Next Season starring Hana Sugisaki.
Hikaru Utada and the HanaDan franchise also collaborated in the second season of Boys Over Flowers with the song “Flavor Of Life.” While that earlier song depicted a heartrending love story, “First Love” likewise conveys the maddening emotions that come with a first love: the noisy pounding of the heart you feel for the first time, the meaning of those quiet tears that fall for no clear reason.
This song expresses the feelings of first love that everyone has experienced.
love the islandSuzuki Ami
This is Ami Suzuki’s debut single, released in July 1998, which won the Grand Prix after garnering over 800,000 votes in a TV audition project.
Chosen as the Guam Visitors Bureau’s campaign song, it’s memorable for its refreshing sound that evokes summer sunshine.
The lyrics portray the delicate emotions of a girl flying across the sea to an unfamiliar island—her fluttering excitement mingled with the anxieties of love.
The image of the sandals she changes into at the airport seeming bashful feels like a sensibility unique to a young girl.
Her translucent vocals match the wistful melody perfectly.
The track is also included on the million-selling album SA.
It’s a song that brings back that rush of anticipation right before a summer departure.
DarlingNishino Kana
Kana Nishino is well-known for her love songs.
She has sung many, from heart-wrenching to happy tunes, but this one has a warm, gentle feel.
The lyrics capture ordinary moments with a lover that make you feel cozy and think, “This is what love is like.” Perhaps it resonates because it doesn’t get overly dramatic and retains a sense of realness.
I hope I can be your lover.Kaneyori Masaru
Kaneyori Masaru is a girls’ band that resonates with relatable, true-to-life lyrics capturing everyday moments.
This work of theirs is a love song that straightforwardly conveys the swelling feelings for someone you like and the frustrating inability to take that one last step.
Even when you know it might be a love that won’t come true, the aching wish to share a future with them tightens the hearts of anyone nursing a crush.
It’s included on the mini-album “To Us Who Won’t Live Yesterday,” released in January 2025, and was also chosen as the theme song for the film “Yoyogi Johnny’s Melancholy After School.” Riding on a driving band sound, Chitose Mina’s emotionally rich vocals ring out in this track.
Let this message gently give a push to a heart that’s grown timid about love.
The summer you gave meieiri reo
Unrequited love can be beautiful in its fragile sense of almost reaching, yet never quite getting there.
“Kimi ga Kureta Natsu” is a song about such a fleeting summer romance.
It was also used as the theme song for the drama Koinaka.
While Leo Ieiri is known for her powerful vocals, in this track she sings a gentle, tender ballad from start to finish.
You can really feel the aching sorrow of unrequited feelings.
crescent moonayaka
People in long-distance relationships often feel increasingly lonely because they can’t see their partner, or unbearably anxious about what the other person is doing.
Ayaka’s song “Mikazuki” is a masterpiece that, in such moments, lets you look up at the vast night sky and think, “We’re looking at the same thing,” which naturally brings a comforting sense of connection to your partner.
366 daysHY
Falling in love, dating, breaking up…
When you experience heartbreak, you can’t help but be left with lingering feelings alongside so many memories.
HY’s “366 Days” is a song that expresses those emotions of a broken heart.
Many people can relate to that feeling of heartbreak.
As a masterpiece, it has been covered by many artists and continues to be loved even today.
beetle (specifically, a rhinoceros beetle)aiko
Aiko’s exquisite ballad.
It’s a masterpiece I want to see passed down to future generations.
If you listen closely to the lyrics and picture the scenes, a romantic landscape comes to life.
Joy, sorrow, and pain all sway within the heart, yet the feelings for that person remain firm and unshakable.
Listening to this song makes me want to experience a wonderful love.
Shapes Of LoveEvery Little Thing
A bright, poppy, and exhilarating number that vividly brings back the flutter of falling in love.
Released in October 1997 as their sixth single, it became widely known as the theme song for the TV drama “Intern Nanako.” The glittering synth sound crafted by Mitsuru Igarashi and Kaori Mochida’s clear, powerful vocals are a perfect match.
In fact, this song also marked their first appearance at that year’s NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
The lyrics portray the feelings of love you want to confess but can’t quite put into words—something anyone with an unrequited crush will surely relate to.
Give it a listen when you need the courage to confess, or when you want to boost your mood and stay positive.