[Love Songs] Recommended love songs. Masterpieces that sing about feelings of love.
What kind of story is the “love song” you’re looking for?
Who are the characters, and what emotions are in motion?
Even when we say love song, it comes in many forms.
Just as some romances begin while others end, there are as many love stories as there are people in love.
Some people are thrilled to be united with the one they love; some are still struggling to catch up with the sorrow of a goodbye; and perhaps some are starting to think about marriage beyond dating, gazing at their partner while looking toward the future.
Because the beginnings and endings of love stories differ from person to person, the love songs we introduce here have been selected from a wide range of perspectives.
“I want to know your recommendations.” “I want to hear a love song that touches my heart.” “I’d like something happy.”
You’re sure to find the love song you’ve been wanting to hear.
These are all tracks that anyone can recognize as masterpieces, so please give them a listen.
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Top 20 Love Songs (1–10)
Because it won’t reach / Because it doesn’t reachHirai Ken
When I first tried to make sense of the lyrics, I was left wondering what they were really about at a glance.
But when you hear that the song was written as the theme for the film “50 First Dates,” the lyrics suddenly come together into a single story! The movie is about a woman who loses the previous day’s memories due to the aftereffects of an accident, and a man who falls in love with her.
With that in mind, reading the lyrics again lets you feel a love that’s heartbreaking yet incredibly straightforward and warm, and it will surely help you rediscover the charm of this beautiful song.
Marigoldaimyon
What kind of love comes to mind when you can smile and say, “Those were the days”? Aimyon’s song Marigold, which she performed when she first appeared on the NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen.
Whether it went well or not, it might be hard to have a romance you can now look back on with a nostalgic smile.
The painful and sad memories tend to take over, but this is a number that gently stays by your side in those moments.
I hope I can be your lover.NEW!Kaneyori Masaru
Kaneyori Masaru is a girls’ band that resonates with relatable, true-to-life lyrics capturing everyday moments.
This work of theirs is a love song that straightforwardly conveys the swelling feelings for someone you like and the frustrating inability to take that one last step.
Even when you know it might be a love that won’t come true, the aching wish to share a future with them tightens the hearts of anyone nursing a crush.
It’s included on the mini-album “To Us Who Won’t Live Yesterday,” released in January 2025, and was also chosen as the theme song for the film “Yoyogi Johnny’s Melancholy After School.” Riding on a driving band sound, Chitose Mina’s emotionally rich vocals ring out in this track.
Let this message gently give a push to a heart that’s grown timid about love.
Love Song Best 20 (11–20)
A love song that never fades no matter when you listen.
Have you found the one song you’re looking for? If you’re still thinking “Not yet!”, try listening to the tracks ranked 11th to 20th as well.We’re featuring love songs that just missed the top 10.As someone introducing love songs, these are all must-include classics you can’t leave out!
Hide-and-seekYuuri
This is Yuuri’s signature song, which became a huge topic after he guested at a MY FIRST STORY live.
Written about a girlfriend who suddenly walked out of the room, the song likens the situation to a game of hide-and-seek, and its earnestness is truly moving.
The narrator longs for her to come back, yet he also understands that her feelings have drifted away and that she won’t return.
It’s a supreme ballad that captures the aching, helpless longing a man carries.
Shape of LoveMISIA feat.HIDE(GReeeeN)
A collaboration with HIDE from GReeeeN.
This song was featured in the drama “Gibo to Musume no Blues.” In “Ai no Katachi,” the striking metaphor says, “If love existed in a tangible form, my love for you would fit perfectly in my heart.” The expressions are clear and lovely, aren’t they? Along with its straightforward chorus lyrics, it’s a heartwarming track.
First loveUtada Hikaru
It’s “First Love,” the image song for the live-action drama Hana Nochi Hare: Hanadan Next Season starring Hana Sugisaki.
Hikaru Utada and the HanaDan franchise also collaborated in the second season of Boys Over Flowers with the song “Flavor Of Life.” While that earlier song depicted a heartrending love story, “First Love” likewise conveys the maddening emotions that come with a first love: the noisy pounding of the heart you feel for the first time, the meaning of those quiet tears that fall for no clear reason.
This song expresses the feelings of first love that everyone has experienced.
PrologueUru
This is the song chosen as the theme for the drama ‘Chuugaku Seito Nikki’ (Junior High School Diary).
It conveys the pain and hardship of unrequited love.
Sung by Uru, whose delicate, thornless voice enhances the sense of poignancy even more.
When you fall in unrequited love, it’s not only the fluttering, positive feelings—you also experience suffering.