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 (21–30)
the best in the worldInoue Sonoko
Sonoko Inoue is known for her gentle, cute, and approachable singing voice, and she enjoys overwhelming support from junior and senior high school students.
“Sekai de Ichiban” is a song overflowing with feelings for someone you love.
I think many people will relate to its down-to-earth view of romance.
After listening, you’ll feel a soft warmth in your heart.
Be sure to check out the happy music video as well.
A bouquet of flowers with loveSuperfly
Handing someone a bouquet with love can feel a bit embarrassing, but it’s something that makes the other person very happy, isn’t it? This song was also used as the theme song for the drama “Edison no Haha” (Edison’s Mother).
While you’re overwhelmed by the soulful, powerful vocals, it also makes you feel the wonder of loving someone.
planetariumOtsuka Ai
Ai Otsuka’s “Planetarium” was used as an insert song in the first season of the drama “Boys Over Flowers,” starring Mao Inoue.
The aching emotional distance between two people who love each other but can’t connect because of their different social standings seems to be reflected in the chorus lyrics.
It’s a song that makes you empathize with the frustration of unrequited love—the desire to be close but being unable to get there.
eternityBENI
This is a song that vows from the heart to walk together with a loved one.
With a clear, translucent voice, it conveys such blissful love that you can hardly look at it directly.
It was also used as the theme song for the drama “Honjitsu wa Taian Nari.” The lyrics are filled with thoughtful touches and are very romantic.
It’s a song overflowing with happiness that makes you want to use it at a wedding.
love letterEvery Little Thing
A sublime ballad you’ll find yourself wanting to hear when winter’s chill sinks into your bones.
It opens with a tranquil piano tone, gradually layered with strings, as if pent-up feelings were beginning to overflow.
Kaori Mochida’s delicate breath work gently conveys the subtle shades of emotions that words can’t capture.
Released by Every Little Thing in December 2004, the song became widely beloved as the theme for the film “A Love Letter from Heaven” and as a cough drop commercial tune.
It topped the Oricon weekly chart and was performed on that year’s Kōhaku Uta Gassen, capturing the hearts of many.
Perfect for times when you want to reaffirm how much someone means to you, or when you’re in the mood for a heartwarming moment.
Song of LoveEvery Little Thing
This work is marked by a gently soul-soothing melody and a sweeping string arrangement.
It’s a gem of a ballad that symbolizes the period when Every Little Thing became a duo and their music gained deeper richness.
Written as the theme song for the 2002 theatrical film Inuyasha: Affections Touching Across Time, it was placed near the end of the album Many Pieces.
Kaori Mochida’s crystal-clear vocals deliver a universal message of peace and love with direct sincerity.
The lyrics, which feel like a prayer for a world without conflict, resonate deeply with the film’s story and light a warm flame of hope in the listener’s heart.
It’s the perfect song for moments of anxiety or quiet nights when you want to calm your mind.
A timeless classic that continues to be loved across generations.
Kinmokusei feat. Mamiko SuzukiTOSHIKI HAYASHI (%C)
TOSHIKI HAYASHI (%C), a Tokyo-based beatmaker.
This track featuring Mamiko Suzuki of chelmico was included on his 2017 album “THREE” and released as a 7-inch analog single in August 2018.
Its mellow groove evokes an autumn dusk, and the flow—shifting smoothly from conversational rap into melody—intertwines exquisitely to gently portray emotions and memories that resurface with the changing seasons.
The sound, blending a lo-fi beat sensibility with city-pop-style harmonies, feels like a snapshot of small urban melancholies.
It’s a calm, warm love song perfect for the season when the fragrant olive blooms and scents the air.
Unrequited lovemiwa
miwa’s gentle, ballad-ready vocals bring tears along with the bittersweet ache of unrequited love.
The song is packed with the many feelings of someone harboring affection for the person they like.
It conveys not only the flutter of excitement but also the heartache that love can create, making it easy for anyone with a one-sided crush to relate.
The piano sound further heightens the poignancy.
Sayonara, baby.Kato Miria
This is a collaborative piece with SKY-HI from AAA, who has been expanding his range as a rapper.
Miliyah Kato’s worldview and SKY-HI’s rap intertwine beautifully to portray the struggles within a relationship.
The chorus, constructed as a conversation between lovers, feels fresh thanks to the unique way the two express themselves.
I want to be lovedYumcha
A song for anyone struggling with unrequited love who wants to make their crush turn around.
It’s a track by singer-songwriter Yumcha, known for works like “More Than Friends, Less Than Lovers.” The lyrics portray a brave, upbeat protagonist who tries self-improvement to get noticed and even uses Instagram’s Notes feature to express their feelings.
Love that doesn’t easily come to fruition can be disheartening at times.
This song wraps your heart in comfort and fills you with a strong resolve to become even cuter and try again.
Released in November 2024, it quickly became a hot topic on social media and resonated with many, even reaching No.
30 on Spotify’s charts.