Good songs themed around love, encouragement, and life—tracks with lyrics you can relate to.
Listening to music can lighten your heart, make you feel happy, or even make you feel accepted just as you are… Surely you’ve had moments when you thought, “I’m so glad music exists!”
And when you’re worried about something, when something great happens, or when you want to celebrate someone, you probably look for just the right song.
Besides the favorite songs you always listen to, why not try some other wonderful tracks?
In this article, our editorial team has carefully selected songs we’d love to recommend to you as truly great tunes!
We hope you find the perfect song that suits you!
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Good songs themed around love, encouragement, and life. Tracks with lyrics you can relate to (41–50)
Lion HeartSMAP
A song by a beloved national idol group that disbanded despite fans’ regrets.
This is their 32nd single.
It’s a famous track that served as the theme song for a drama starring one of the members and even achieved million-selling status.
While it may seem like a love song, it can also be seen as a moving piece about family love.
Another noteworthy point is that the lyrics were written by a well-known screenwriter.
Don’t just enjoy the melody—be sure to listen while reading the lyrics, too.
Good songs themed around love, support, and life. Songs with relatable lyrics (51–60)
My friend—now and forever…Ketsumeishi
This song, with lyrics that strike straight to the heart and that I want to give to a friend, was the theme song for Crayon Shin-chan: Fast Asleep! The Great Assault on the Dreaming World.
It’s a song I’d love to dedicate to a dear friend—and if someone dedicated it to me, I’d probably cry.
It’s a really great track, but I can’t take my eyes off the members of Dachou Club appearing in the music video (lol).
fateTani Yuuki
This song carries a powerful message: even if everything is determined by fate, we can still carve out our path by making choices of our own will.
It questions what talent truly is and where the line between happiness and unhappiness lies, portraying a protagonist who turns both cheers and jeers into fuel to keep moving forward.
Released in March 2023, it was also included on the album “Tamentai,” which came out the same month.
The song was originally written for Ryota Katayose and used as an insert track for the TV Tokyo drama “Unmei Keisatsu” (Fate Police).
It’s a ballad for everyone chasing their dreams.
lamplightYuga
This song was written as the theme for the TBS Friday drama “Tsuma, Shogakusei ni Naru” (My Wife Is a Little Girl Now).
It delivers, on a gentle melody, the message that no one is ever truly alone—we live alongside the feelings of someone precious to us.
Many listeners will likely see themselves in the lyrics, which say that the presence of a loved one is a sure light illuminating the night road.
Please give it a listen when you want to once again feel the presence of someone important to you.
We live falling in love with love.LIP×LIP
It’s a song that gives voice to that mysterious feeling of “falling in love with love.” Created by the music duo LIP×LIP, it was used as the ending theme for the anime The Promise of Wizard, which began airing in January 2025.
The lyrics weave together a longing for love and a fear of it, while emphasizing the importance of living by your own will.
Paired with a pop, catchy melody, that message resonates with those of us living in today’s society.
It’s a track that gives us the courage to recognize diversity and walk forward together.
sign; mark; symbol; omenMr.Children
Released in 2006, this is a Mr.
Children song that was used as the theme for the TV drama “A 14-Year-Old Mother.” One hallmark of Mr.
Children’s music is how often their songs feel deeply meaningful—you end up overlaying the lyrics onto your own life, depending on your situation or changing emotions as you listen.
This is a moving song that, from the beginning of a romance, makes you realize that the feelings you’ve nurtured through various challenges are, in fact, love.
Motherkariyushi 58
The debut single by the Okinawan band Kariyushi58, released in 2006.
Both the melody and lyrics gently evoke an Okinawan vibe.
“Anma” means “mother” in the Okinawan dialect.
The song was written by vocalist Shingo Maekawa for his own mother.
It’s filled with gratitude and love for her—a track that makes you feel thankful and reminds you to cherish your mom.