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 Romance Tracks (21–30)
I love you. ~100 Regrets~Sonar Pocket
“I Love You: ~100 Regrets~” is a song by Sonar Pocket, a Japanese music group of three men.
It’s a love song filled with heartbreak, expressing the longing to start over in love.
Many listeners may find the bittersweet lyrics relatable.
Just A Lil Bit Feat. Sik-KJP THE WAVY
Released in January 2019, this mellow Japan–Korea collaboration features the popular Korean rapper Sik-K.
It portrays the aching feelings of wavering between lingering attachment to an ex and the reality that there’s no going back, interweaving Japanese and Korean lyrics.
JP THE WAVY’s melodious flow that shifts between singing and rapping intertwines perfectly with Sik-K’s singing-rap, creating a smooth, pleasing groove.
The track was also included on the April 2020 album “LIFE IS WAVY,” and later served as a springboard to their 2023 follow-up collaboration, “I.Y.A feat.
Sik-K.” Recommended for anyone who wants to feel the universality of love that transcends language and borders, and for fans of mellow hip-hop.
Recommended! Love songs by male artists – popular love songs (31–40)
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The theme song for the film “The Confidence Man JP,” starring Masami Nagasawa, Masahiro Higashide, and Fumiyo Kohinata.
In the TV drama that aired before the movie, Official HIGE DANDism also provided the theme song with “No Doubt.” This song portrays the aching feelings of a love with someone out of one’s league.
Even though I don’t really want to part, because we’re not a match, I have to step away from your destiny.
The lyrics, filled with indescribable sorrow, are truly moving.
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A track included on the album “ANTI ANTI GENERATION.” Even though they’d decided they were done with casual flings, when you said “sure,” they went along with it, saying they were free anyway.
They think they’re playing it cool, but they’re not—an honest, endearing protagonist you just can’t hate.
It makes you want to chime in, “That’s why you’re getting played,” but… I bet more people than you’d expect have found themselves in the same situation.
It’s a song where the love they’re trying to hide spills out all over the place.
If only I had held you tighterWANDS
This is a love song by the legendary Japanese band WANDS, who rose to fame with a string of smash hits in the ’90s.
The rock-leaning melody paired with bittersweet lyrics creates an exquisite harmony.
There’s no doubt it’s a million-seller in the making.
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This is a signature love song by the Japanese rock band back number, which has been hugely popular among younger generations and has scored multiple big hits.
Its upbeat vibe makes it easy to listen to and sing along with, and among fans it’s renowned as a hidden gem of a love song.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY by back number, which is also the theme song for the TV drama ‘Read on the Day I First Fell in Love.’ Have you ever felt your chest tighten when you think about someone you like? This song sings about the bittersweet feelings of unrequited love.
You’ll surely find a lot to relate to!
