[Carefully Selected] Popular Love Songs: Recommended Romance Tracks

Beyond a thousand nightsAqua Timez

Aqua Timez 'Beyond a Thousand Nights' Music Video (Theme song of the movie 'BLEACH: Memories of Nobody')

Awua Timez’s second single, released on November 22, 2006.

It was featured extensively in tie-ins, serving as the theme song for the Toho-distributed animated film Bleach: Memories of Nobody, the opening theme for the December 2006 run of the TV program Ongaku Senshi MUSIC FIGHTER, and the ending theme for Music holic in November 2006, among others.

I want to hug you.Mr.Children

Mr.Children “I Want to Hold You” Mr.Children [(an imitation) blood orange] Tour

It’s a classic love ballad, isn’t it? This one is indispensable.

You could even call it a standard among love songs.

The lyrics and music are by Kazushi Sakurai.

With Takeshi Kobayashi—who has produced numerous hits like “Hello, Again ~A Place Long Ago~” and “Kiseki no Hoshi”—joining for the arrangement, it has become a gem of a ballad.

My Past Life, Many Lifetimes AgoRADWIMPS

RADWIMPS – Zenzenzense (movie ver.) [Official Music Video]

It’s one of RADWIMPS’ signature songs—an artist widely supported especially by younger generations for their catchy, sing-along melodies and strong messages.

The song expresses a desire to meet one’s current lover even after being reborn, and it was created for the blockbuster film “Your Name.”

One More TimeTwice

TWICE「One More Time」Music Video

This is “One More Time,” the first Japanese single by TWICE, a nine-member multinational girl group.

It’s a love song that expresses feelings for someone special in girlish words, so women who are in love right now will probably find a lot to relate to.

The scenery you see with the person you love is surely something wonderful!

Ms. Hanako on a high pedestalback number

Back Number – Hanako-san on a High Pedestal

This is a song released by back number in 2014 that portrays a man’s pure feelings of love and frustration after falling for a woman who’s out of his league.

With its up-tempo melody and soft, gentle vocals, it’s a track that’s sure to make your heart skip a beat.

Just by you being herekome kome CLUB

SOLIDEMO / Just Having You Here (Kome Kome Club cover)

Released in May 1992.

Amid the drama boom of the ’90s, it was featured in Fuji TV’s Monday 9 p.m.

drama slot and in commercials.

Loving someone can make you stronger.

Positive feelings ripple outward, and you end up loving each other more and more.

When you listen to this song, you find yourself falling even more for the person you like! Sing it at karaoke, and your feelings get across 100 percent.

It’s a timeless classic that hasn’t faded a bit.

I can’t say it.Gō Hiromi

Hiromi Go - I Can't Say It

A love song by Hiromi Go about an adult romance.

He sings earnestly of the anguish of a grown man who loves too much…

is too close…

and cannot bring himself to say “I love you,” pouring out his passionate feelings.

Hiromi Go may feel like he went straight from super idol to adulthood, but he has truly gained vocal prowess and become a wonderful singer.