A roundup of love songs themed around homosexuality and LGBTQ+
Gender doesn’t matter when it comes to your feelings for someone you love!Have you ever listened to songs about same-sex love or music themed around LGBTQ+?In this article, we’ll be introducing a wide range of tracks that capture the emotions of same-sex love, as well as works related to LGBTQ+.When you find lyrics you can truly relate to, your heart is sure to soar!Whenever you want to be honest with your feelings or share your love with that special someone, let music give you strength!
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A roundup of love songs themed around homosexuality and LGBTQ+ (11–20)
copycatkankan
Even if you imitate someone else, you can never become your true self.
This is Kankan’s “Copycat,” a song that portrays that heartrending inner conflict.
Interweaving romantic feelings with wavering identity, it delicately depicts a protagonist weighed down by unfulfilled longing and the frustrating gap of never quite reaching the ideal person they try to emulate.
The ambiguous bond that may or may not be called love, and the mix of self-denial and yearning, are emotions many can relate to regardless of gender or the form their relationships take.
It’s a track I especially recommend to anyone grappling with complicated feelings of love.
The Impossible Evolution TheoryNanawo Akari
Released in July 2025, this work by Akari Nanawo was chosen as the opening theme for the TV anime “There’s No Way I Can Be Your Girlfriend, No Way! (Wait—Maybe It Wasn’t Impossible!?)”.
Written and composed by Vocaloid producer NayutalieN, it features a brisk, pop-filled sound.
The lyrics portray a heartfelt wish to dive into the world of someone you love, even while belittling oneself as a shy, introverted loner.
You can really feel the protagonist—harboring a same-sex crush—struggling to muster the courage to take a first step forward.
It’s a track I’d especially recommend to those who want to be honest about their feelings or who’ve become timid about love.
Dream of the Trifoliate OrangeŌhashi Torio
A number by Ohashi Trio that drew attention as the opening theme for TV Tokyo’s Drama 24 series What Did You Eat Yesterday? Season 2.
Released as an EP in November 2023, this song features a light acoustic sound and a warm, country-tinged feel that resonates pleasantly.
The drama carefully portrays the everyday life of a same-sex couple, and this track, aligning with that worldview, sings about the irreplaceable value of living fully in the present moment.
When you find yourself cherishing ordinary time with someone dear, or wanting to feel grateful for daily life, give it a listen.
More beautiful than deathtsukuyomi
A Tsukuyomi song that portrays the story of two girls swaying between “death” and “life.” Released in May 2024, this track opens the concept album We Call That God.
Centered on the rooftop moment when a girl with the special ability of precognitive dreams meets a girl about to end her life, it gently weaves the special feelings that grow between them.
It’s a piece I’d especially recommend to anyone who wants to receive the message that you don’t need a reason to care about someone.
Again (with Ai Otsuka)HIROBA
A collaborative song by HIROBA, a project led by Ikimonogakari’s Yoshiki Mizuno, and Ai Otsuka.
It was released digitally in January 2023 and included on the album HIROBA.
The track was chosen as the theme song for ABC TV’s drama Bokura no Micro na Shūmatsu (Our Micro-End), a boys’ love story about two men who were once lovers spending the ten days leading up to the end of the world.
The song delicately portrays regret toward someone from the past with whom things fell apart, along with feelings that still won’t fade.
It’s a piece that gently stays by your side when you want to look forward while reflecting on an old romance.
nocturnalAnonymouz
A song that portrays the bittersweet feelings of love that overflow in the sleepless hours of the night.
Chosen as the opening theme for the BL drama “Jack Frost,” which aired in the MBS Drama Shower slot, this track is included on Anonymouz’s first full-length album, “11:11,” released in February 2023.
Its house-tinged track features a comfortably steady four-on-the-floor beat, with a sound that carries a hint of city pop.
The lyrics, which delicately capture the frustration of nights when thinking about the one you love only keeps you more awake, resonate deeply.
It’s a number we especially recommend to anyone struggling with a love they can’t quite be honest about.
Romance Songs Themed Around Homosexuality and LGBTQ+ (21–30)
Villainteniwoha
“Villain” is a song that gives voice to the painful feelings of its protagonist, a transgender person whose gender identity and body do not align.
Released in 2020, the track was created by Teniwoha—active as both a musician and novelist—and uses the VOCALOID v_flower.
The lyrics declare that someone like them, who experiences the world differently, must seem like a villain to others, crying out the anguish and hardship they carry.
The brisk rhythm seems to amplify the tumultuous emotions overflowing in their heart.
It’s a song that understands and resonates with those who are carrying similar pain.
