Recommended! Love songs by male artists — popular romantic songs
Here are some recommended masterpieces and popular tracks among love songs sung by male J‑pop artists! From timeless classics beloved for years to smash hits that were featured as TV drama theme songs.
We’ve gathered a wide range of love songs that capture men’s emotions and views on romance—similar to women’s, yet distinctly different.
If you’re thinking, “I want to hear love songs sung by men,” or “I like male vocal tracks,” be sure to give these a listen.
As you listen, you might catch a glimpse of the ways men express love and how they think about it.
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Recommended! Love songs by male artists – popular love songs (181–190)
An unfinished love song I’ve been working on foreverHata Motohiro
A gem of a ballad inspired by the film’s protagonist, who keeps writing love letters to his wife.
Hata Motohiro’s warm, gentle vocals beautifully express the unwavering love of a long-married couple.
Our feelings for a lifelong partner deepen day by day, and their presence brings new colors to life.
This moving work spins an inexhaustible form of love into a beautiful melody.
Written as the theme song for the film “Love Letter: Year 35,” released in February 2025, it was issued as a CD single in March of the same year.
Reflecting the film’s worldview in vivid detail, the song will surely offer a lovely time—both as a prompt to face someone dear to you and as a heartwarming companion to your moviegoing experience.
Recommended! Love Songs by Male Artists – Popular Love Songs (191–200)
AzaleaYonezu Kenshi
A heartrending love song that portrays the sorrow of losing someone precious and the profound beauty of keeping their memories alive.
It conveys the feeling that your beloved continues to live on in your heart.
Released in November 2024 and garnering attention as the theme song for a Netflix drama, this work combines Kenshi Yonezu’s delicate vocals with emotionally stirring lyrics to resonate with many listeners.
It’s a song that offers comfort to those who have lost a lover or have experienced parting with someone dear.
MetronomeYonezu Kenshi
This is a bittersweet love song delicately woven by Kenshi Yonezu.
It likens the growing misalignment of two people’s feelings to the ticking tempos of two metronomes, portraying from a male perspective how a tiny discrepancy gradually widens into an irreparable rift, even as he cannot forget the other person.
When in love, we tend to get carried away alone and assume the other person feels the same.
It’s important to consider things from their point of view—including whether you truly like them and whether they truly like you.
This work is included on the album “Bremen,” released in October 2015.
aloeFunatsu Mahiro
This is a song by Masato Funatsu, woven with delicate words and melody, slated for release in January 2025.
It tenderly sings of the frustrating emotions born from a relationship that’s more than friends but not quite lovers—hearts so close, yet unable to draw nearer—wrapped in a gentle vocal delivery.
Also selected as the ending theme for the drama “Alice-san’s Irori Hearth,” the track harmonizes beautifully with the show’s warm portrayal of human relationships.
Love takes many forms, and this song resonates with listeners who find their hearts wavering in ambiguous relationships, offering comfort and empathy to many.
waxing; filling up; becoming full; growing (e.g., the moon growing fuller)Fuji Kaze
Riding on the gentle tones of the piano, Fujii Kaze delivers a gem of a love song that conveys straight from the heart his feelings for a loved one.
It beautifully captures the essence of loving someone, and its pure, selfless sentiment resonates deeply.
Since its release in March 2024, it has captivated many listeners, surpassing 100 million total streams by September 2024.
Also gaining attention as the theme song for the film “My Girlfriend is an April Day” starring Takeru Satoh and Masami Nagasawa, this track is perfect for moments when you want to savor time with someone special or quietly express your feelings to the one you love.
for a whilerikon densetsu
A lyrical ballad that gently paints a tender nostalgia for the past through a legend of divorce.
It blends soulful elements strongly influenced by Marvin Gaye with a nostalgic melody reminiscent of 1980s New Music in perfect harmony.
Released in January 2025, this piece is a labor of love that Ayumu Matsuda and Jun Beppu nurtured over three years, and it has been selected as the theme song for the drama “Taigan no Kaji — This Is My Way of Life!.” A warm track that stays close to the hearts of those who have experienced heartbreak or separation, it quietly encourages the courage to face forward and keep walking.
all night longOnda Masanori
This song, which depicts conversations and emotional exchanges shared through the night between lovers, resonates with the hearts of the younger generation.
Released by Masanori Onda in February 2025, it portrays couples talking until they lose track of time, set to a calm acoustic sound.
It’s a track you’ll want to play on a late-night drive or while spending quiet, intimate moments with someone special.
Especially for those who, amid busy daily life, long to truly connect with someone, this is a song worth listening to.