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 Compilation of LGBTQ+ and Same-Sex Love Songs (1–10)
Too late caution＝LOVE
The title track of =LOVE’s 3rd single, depicting a forbidden romance set at an all-girls school.
Released in May 2018, it reached No.
3 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
Producer Rino Sashihara penned the lyrics, weaving tense, gripping words to portray a girl’s turmoil as she wavers between society’s “rightness” and an uncontrollable love.
Why not give it a listen when you’re harboring feelings you can’t tell anyone about?
yellowback number
When the traffic light in front of you turns yellow, do you run or do you stop? BUDDHA BRAND once rapped that the yellow light is dangerous.
It was Hamlet who said, “To go, or not to go, that is the question,” but our love stories don’t necessarily have to end in tragedy.
Back number sings of this conflict with a refreshing, gentle touch.
But what do you think—just as they sing, can we really say that a girl liking a girl gets in the way of love? Isn’t it already a time when anyone can love anyone, as much as they want?
Trancybiz×ZERA feat suiso
This song portrays the runaway feelings of love that can’t be contained within the bounds of friendship.
Released in September 2023, it centers on the ache of unrequited love.
The other person has a different partner, and while the singer knows their feelings won’t reach them, they still can’t hold them back.
Mizusou’s cool, sultry vocals capture that pain beautifully.
The trance-tinged dance beat stirs both elation and impatience at once.
It’s sure to resonate deeply with anyone wavering on the border between friendship and romance, or carrying feelings they’re not allowed to have.
I can’t stand that cute girl.narumiya
Narumiya’s “I Don’t Like That Cute Girl” is a captivating song where the sweetness of youth and delicate feelings intersect.
The lyrics vividly portray the protagonist’s bittersweet yet brave emotions as they struggle with the boundary between love and friendship.
While addressing the delicate theme of same-sex love, the song expresses the universal beauty of unrequited affection, evoking the faint lingering feelings that many of us have experienced.
It will undoubtedly resonate deeply, especially with those in the LGBT community, as a song that speaks for their inner hearts.
It’s a wonderful work that reminds us of music’s power to move hearts and change minds.
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.
Follow your arrowsSSGIRLS (uta: Sasakura Kana)
A song that captures the stirrings of love that begin the moment you fall at first sight, set to a straightforward guitar rock sound.
It serves as the opening theme for the TV anime Whisper Me a Love Song, with lyrics by Seiko Fujibayashi and composition/arrangement by Katsuhiko Kurosu—an impressive duo.
Released in April 2024 as a double A-side single.
The track expresses, through a driving band sound, the emotional shift from a static daily life to one colored by feelings for someone special.
The lyrics convey the courage to be honest with your feelings and take a step forward without fearing hurt, offering encouragement to the listener.
It’s sure to resonate with anyone who wishes to share their feelings for someone they love without hiding them.
Ugly CreatureHONEY WORKS
The character for “beauty” is originally based on the head of a sheep placed on a dish—namely, a raw offering.
If the alternative is to close off your heart and become a raw offering to society or the times, am I the only one who thinks it’s actually more beautiful to hold fast to the way of life you believe in, even if it looks ugly? And the Latin word dēlicātus, the root of “delicacy,” carries meanings like “enchanting” and “bewitching.” Even without delicacy, one can live attractively and truly understand others—this song and performance make me certain of that.