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 (41–50)
Someday Merry ChristmasB’z
“Itsuka no Merry Christmas” is a song by B’z, a Japanese musical duo consisting of guitarist Takahiro Matsumoto and vocalist Koshi Inaba.
As a quintessential Christmas love song, it’s likely a favorite for many people.
HAPPY BIRTHDAYback number
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!
RevivalSukima Suichi
Ossan’s Love is a drama that comically yet earnestly portrays romance between men and became a social phenomenon in 2018.
Its theme song is “Revival” by Sukima Switch.
The lyrics open with scenes that evoke the lingering traces of summer—like the strong sunlight at the end of September and towering cumulus clouds—and depict memories of someone once spent time with gradually coming back to life.
The way long-forgotten feelings begin to stir again naturally overlaps with the drama’s wavering love stories.
Recommended for moments when you want to quietly reflect on your own emotions.
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.
Ms. U feat. idom & SALUKvi Baba
A love song that portrays the feeling of thinking only of one precious person amid the dense streets of Tokyo.
Featuring singer-songwriter idom and the revered SALU, Kvi Baba released this track in March 2024.
Against a backdrop of urban clamor and crowds of countless people crossing paths, the urgency of keeping one’s gaze fixed on a single person is woven through each of the three artists’ distinctive expressions.
Kvi Baba’s introspective lyrics, idom’s delicate vocals, and SALU’s urbane flow overlap to create a depth unique to this collaboration.
Selected as the ending theme for ABEMA’s news program ABEMA Prime in May 2024, the song has reached a broad audience.
It’s a piece that keeps you company on late-night drives or in quiet moments spent thinking of someone special.
Your favorite songUVERworld
This is a memorable song with lyrics that delicately portray a bittersweet love.
You can feel the frustration of unrequited feelings and the struggle of not being able to express them.
Released in November 2006, it was UVERworld’s first ballad single and was also used as the theme song for TBS’s “Koisuru Hanikami!” When it was performed live for the first time, more than 5,000 messages of praise were reportedly received.
It’s perfect for those holding tender feelings for someone they love.
Why not listen to it while thinking of someone special? It’s sure to resonate with your heart.
I want to hug you.Mr.Children
When talking about love songs by male Japanese artists, you can’t leave out Mr.Children.
Their enduringly popular song “Dakishimetai” (“I Want to Hold You”) is filled throughout—with its lyrics and melody—with the bittersweet feelings a man has for the woman he loves.
Let this warm, comforting song heal you.