[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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Male artists’ love songs (11–20)
Sunday Love LetterOfisharu Higedan Dism
A work that conjures a warm scene: writing a letter during a calm holiday while listening to the breathing of a lover asleep beside you.
Many will likely empathize with the protagonist, who puts feelings of gratitude and anxiety—normally too embarrassing to say out loud—onto stationery.
The blue-ink pen that serves as the song’s motif apparently comes from a true story: vocalist Satoshi Fujiwara used one in his school days after hearing it made things easier to remember.
This track closes the mini-album “MAN IN THE MIRROR,” released in June 2016, and has enjoyed steadfast popularity since their indie days.
It’s a gentle song that gives you a nudge forward when you’re feeling lonely in a long-distance relationship or when you want to reaffirm your love for a cherished partner.
One million “I love you”sRake
Sung with an astonishingly high tone for a male singer, this song has been featured in various tie-ins, including commercials, so I’m sure it sounds familiar to you.
Its appeal lies in the approachable, easy-to-understand lyrics and the catchy melody that sticks in your head after just one listen! The lyrics, which purely and straightforwardly express nothing but the feeling of love, have captivated many listeners.
As a 100% pure love song, it’s also extremely popular as a track to play at weddings!
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.
Just A Lil Bit Feat. Sik-KJP THE WAVY
Released in January 2019, this mellow Japan–Korea collaboration features the popular Korean rapper Sik-K.
It portrays the aching feelings of wavering between lingering attachment to an ex and the reality that there’s no going back, interweaving Japanese and Korean lyrics.
JP THE WAVY’s melodious flow that shifts between singing and rapping intertwines perfectly with Sik-K’s singing-rap, creating a smooth, pleasing groove.
The track was also included on the April 2020 album “LIFE IS WAVY,” and later served as a springboard to their 2023 follow-up collaboration, “I.Y.A feat.
Sik-K.” Recommended for anyone who wants to feel the universality of love that transcends language and borders, and for fans of mellow hip-hop.
Ms. U feat. idom & SALUKvi Baba
A love song that portrays the feeling of thinking only of one precious person amid the dense streets of Tokyo.
Featuring singer-songwriter idom and the revered SALU, Kvi Baba released this track in March 2024.
Against a backdrop of urban clamor and crowds of countless people crossing paths, the urgency of keeping one’s gaze fixed on a single person is woven through each of the three artists’ distinctive expressions.
Kvi Baba’s introspective lyrics, idom’s delicate vocals, and SALU’s urbane flow overlap to create a depth unique to this collaboration.
Selected as the ending theme for ABEMA’s news program ABEMA Prime in May 2024, the song has reached a broad audience.
It’s a piece that keeps you company on late-night drives or in quiet moments spent thinking of someone special.
sparklersloppy dim
A love song by sloppy dim themed around clumsy love, portraying a fragile relationship through the image of sparklers.
It tenderly weaves, with a melodious flow, the frustration of being unable to express affection well and the heartfelt desire to be accepted nonetheless.
The scene of lighting sparklers on a backstreet at night symbolizes the couple’s fleeting time together, and the emotion of not wanting to let go of the present, even while understanding it’s destined to fade, resonates deeply.
It was included on the EP “BALLOON” released in December 2020, and reached No.
11 on Apple Music’s R&B/Soul chart in February 2021.
Recommended for when you want to soak in the bittersweetness of summer’s end or savor time with someone special.
Wherever you areONE OK ROCK
I think many people have heard this song since it was used in a mobile carrier’s commercial.
It has a lot of English lyrics, and this part in particular is really beautiful.
If you search online, you can find Japanese translations, so please listen while understanding the English lyrics.
It’s a song that makes you want to cherish the people you love even more.