Love songs about romance sung by female Japanese artists. Popular love songs.

First Love Killernozomi

Noashi (noa) – First Love Killer [Official Music Video]

Singer-songwriter Noshi, who has gained popularity with her unconventional melodies and lyrics that particularly resonate with women.

Known for her genre-defying musical style, she releases songs with a different vibe from her previous work every time.

The piece she created in May 2024 could be described as a pop portrayal of the sweetness and bitterness of first love.

It’s a bittersweet story about being betrayed by someone you were infatuated with, ignoring warnings from friends and parents.

Still, we can’t help but empathize with the protagonist’s strength as she doesn’t give up and sets out to find her next love.

Even before its release, the song drew buzz on TikTok, with around 100,000 related videos posted.

It’s a cute yet slightly bitter cheer song, one that we especially want those troubled by love to hear.

Love, Lala ~Where Love Is Headed~eill

eill | Love, lala ~Where Love Is Headed~ (Official Music Video)

A track by eill that evokes the glittering, slightly nostalgic sound of ’80s–’90s city pop.

As its moniker “summer love driving song” suggests, it portrays a romance where sweetness and heartache coexist.

You can feel the protagonist’s wavering emotions: anxiety about a relationship with no clear future, mixed with the resolve to move forward even if it means letting something go.

Having launched her full-fledged solo career in 2018, she released this song in July 2025, captivating listeners with its dramatic world-building.

It’s perfect for summer nights when you’re driving while thinking of someone special, or for a solo café moment when you want to sink into a slightly sentimental mood.

Its sophisticated melody will surely make your time feel special.

ChaO!Kōda Kumi

Kumi Koda - 'ChaO!' (Official Music Video)

This is a song Kumi Koda wrote specifically as the theme for the animated feature film “ChaO.” To align with the grand love story that transcends species—loosely based on The Little Mermaid—Koda reportedly composed it after watching the visuals.

A pop dance beat fuses with an emotional melodic line to create a refreshing sonic world.

Many listeners will likely find their hearts stirred by the lyrics, which portray love that supports the other person even in difficult times.

The track will be included on the EP “De-CODE,” slated for release in August 2025.

It’s sure to resonate deeply with anyone who cherishes someone with single-minded devotion.

I wannaTomioka Ai

Ai Tomioka – I Wanna (Music Video)

Love feels like a game—but is it really more complicated? You’ll find yourself drawn into the love story woven by Ai Tomioka’s vocals.

She sings of a sweet yet slightly dangerous infatuation, carried by a light, catchy melody.

You can’t move forward with just mind games, but if you touch the other person, everything might fall apart.

It’s a vivid portrayal of the dilemma people in love face.

Released in May 2024, this track is brimming with Ai Tomioka’s charm.

It’s recommended not only for those struggling with love, but also for anyone who enjoys love songs!

Final scene.eill

eill | Last Scene. (Official Music Video)

Singer-songwriter eill, known for her translucent vocals and versatile musicality, continues to draw attention.

Chosen as the theme song for Amazon Prime Video’s reality dating show “Love Transit Season 3,” this track was released for streaming in October 2025.

Set to a classic R&B groove, it delicately portrays the emotions of a woman striving to move forward while holding onto feelings for someone she’s parted ways with.

It’s moving in its depiction of the aching loneliness of having no one left to keep her warm, alongside the complex desire to cherish that love in her heart forever.

Give it a listen when you feel like looking back on a past romance.

Moonlight ReverseRīgaru Rirī

Legal Lily – “Moonlight Reverse” Music Video

Released in August 2024 as a pre-release track from the album “kirin,” this song marks a major turning point for Regal Lily.

Having handled their own arrangements until now, the band worked for the first time with an external producer—Seiji Kameda—to create this love song.

While the chorus’s repeated, aching sentiments evoke a distance that feels farther than the moon, the straightforward emotions hit you squarely in the chest.

The sound, where fragility and passion coexist, will resonate not only with alternative rock fans but also with those who seek the lyricism of ballads.

In the music video, actress Hana Sugisaki stars, visualizing the heartache that resurfaces when looking at the moon.

Honoka Takahashi has said that the process changed how she engages with words, making this a work that signals the band’s next stage.

C’est la vie: A Woman Is Busy With LoveToki Asako

Asako Toki / “C'est la vie ~A Woman Is Busy With Love~” PV

The chic, urban sound and gentle vocals are wonderful.

This is a track by Asako Toki, who masterfully sings jazz and city pop.

It was included on her album “Bittersweet,” released in July 2015, and was used as the opening theme for the drama “There Are 101 Reasons Why We Can’t Get Proposed To” Season 2.

Set to a glittering dance tune, the lyrics reveal the honest feelings of days busy with love.

Even while bewildered by a romance that isn’t going well, in the end they break into a lighthearted dance.

The lyrics blend a refreshing decisiveness with a touch of wistfulness, quietly staying close to a striving heart.

That exquisite bittersweetness really hits home.

It’s a healing song I’d love you to listen to on tired nights, when you want to pamper yourself.

It tickles.CHiCO with HoneyWorks

Ticklish. / CHiCO with HoneyWorks

Released in October as CHiCO with HoneyWorks’ 19th single, this track serves as the opening theme for the TV anime “Kimi to Koete Koi ni Naru.” Its lyrics, which candidly express the desire to reach out and the fluttering feelings that defy words, leave a strong impression.

The lines depicting a love that overflows beyond logic bring back the moment you first fell for someone.

It’s a highly recommended song for anyone who wants to rekindle those sweet and bittersweet memories of youth.

Imo-rai Imotuki.

tuki. 'Aimo Raimo' Official Music Video

You know how the smallest exchanges with someone you love can shake your heart.

This song is a ballad that delicately portrays the complex emotions of love and lies in romance.

It’s sung by tuki., a singer-songwriter whose collaborative video with Yuuri, released in December 2023, drew a lot of attention.

In this track from November 2024, the anxieties that arise precisely because you care so deeply—and the earnest wish to keep believing in the other person—come through clearly in her expressively rich voice.

You may find yourself resonating with its profound message of accepting the other person, love, lies, and all.

For hearts that long to be loved yet grow timid, this song will gently stay by your side.

KILL LOVEano

ano「KILL LOVE」Music Video

Following the second album “BONE BORN BOMB,” this double A-side single track was released in the artist’s fifth anniversary year.

You can’t help but be drawn into the lyrics, which depict the sweet wish to hold a loved one forever alongside the fierce urge to destroy everything on impulse.

Many listeners may relate to the cry of intense obsession born from loneliness.

It’s a piano rock number with a noisy guitar sound that lingers in your ears.