Carefully selected latest love songs! Trending tracks about romance [2026]

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riria. / Someone Like You. [Music Video]

This is a song by Riria that delicately portrays the complex emotions of love.

It expresses the protagonist’s feelings—unable to openly admit their affection for the other person—through a clash of opposing emotions such as denial and acceptance, anger and joy.

Released digitally in October 2024 and used as the ending theme for the TV anime Ranma 1/2, based on Rumiko Takahashi’s original work, this track is highly recommended for those struggling with romance or finding it hard to be honest with their feelings.

Listening to it is sure to stir your heart.

Now, the moon is waxing≒JOY

≒JOY (Nearly Equal Joy) / “Now, the Moon Is Full” [Full MV] Nationwide Tour 2025 Theme Song

≒JOY is an idol group that has been on a remarkable run since their debut in January 2024.

Released digitally in August 2025, this song is a love ballad that sings of pure feelings for someone special.

In fact, it’s a cover of a track that Ms.

Sashihara once wrote for HKT48.

The refreshing sound arrangement evokes the image of a star-studded night sky.

It’s the perfect dose of idol pop for when you want to immerse yourself in single-minded love.

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Marcy – Wish (Official Music Video)

Marcy’s songs are striking for their emotionally rich vocals, where gentleness and poignancy intertwine.

One has been chosen as the ending theme for the TV anime “Anyway, I’m Going to Fall in Love” airing from January 2025.

It carefully portrays the feelings of someone in love, and listening to it puts you in a romantic mood.

You can’t help but empathize with the pure feelings toward the other person.

The melodious style, with its pleasant guitar tones, is also captivating.

If you’re thinking about confessing your feelings, this song might just give you a helping hand.

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Saucy Dog “Kusege” Music Video (Theme song for the ABC TV/TV Asahi drama “My Diary”)

This song by Saucy Dog portrays growth through love while looking back on past memories.

Using the word “kusege” (naturally wavy or unruly hair) as a motif, it delicately expresses personal change and growth brought about by love.

It begins with a scene of rereading a dust-covered diary, then follows the self that changes after meeting someone, and the lingering feelings for a precious person that remain even as time passes.

Written as the theme song for the drama “My Diary,” starring Kaya Kiyohara, this warm track offers comfort both to those who fondly remember past romances and to those who are in love right now.

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LUA – I LOVE YOU【MusicVideo】

On lonely nights, when you can no longer hold back the feelings welling up inside, what do you do? This piece by LUA portrays a night brimming with both excitement and anxiety just before confessing to a loved one.

Set to a pop sound, it sings of a protagonist who can’t put a lid on their emotions and decides to bravely take a step forward.

It’s a love song that gently gives courage to anyone hesitating to confess their feelings.

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Centimillimental “Yuu” Music Video

A warm love song released under the solo project “Sentimental” by Atsushi Onji.

The track is included on the album “Cafuné,” set for release in August 2025.

Gentle piano and guitar tones highlight the preciousness of everyday moments spent with a loved one, and its simple affection—repainting painful memories in happy colors by staying together—leaves your heart quietly warmed.

It’s a song you’ll want to listen to on nights when you’re thinking of someone special.

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Travis Japan – ‘Say I do’ Music Video

An exquisite love song that portrays the feeling of being in love with pure sincerity.

Serving as a centerpiece of the double A-side CD single to be released in March 2025, it has been selected as the theme song for the drama “Honnō Switch.” Its heartwarming melody, which gently embraces the precious moment of pledging eternal love, is truly the essence of this work.

It’s a song we especially recommend for those who wish to spend special moments with the one they love.