[To Those in Love] Relatable Love Songs to Listen to When You’re Crushing Hard

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NE-CHU-SHOW / Bocchi Boromaru (Music Video) | TV Anime “Baban Babamban Vampire” Ending Theme

An upbeat tune that rides a danceable beat to capture the exhilaration of falling in love.

Produced by Bocchi Boromaru, the track was released in January 2025 and chosen as the ending theme for the TV anime “Babanbabamban Vampire.” It features a hybrid sound that skillfully blends rock, pop, and rap, brimming with energy that feels like it raises your body temperature just by listening.

Uniquely, it aligns with the bathhouse-themed world of the work, expressing the heat of love as “overheating” and “thirst.” It’s a song we especially recommend to anyone experiencing a fervent one-sided crush that makes your head spin with infatuation.

I’ll end up hating you.Kaneyori Masaru

Kaneyori Masaru [You’ll Make Me Hate You] Music Video

Kaneyori Masaru is a three-piece all-girl rock band based in Osaka.

Released in July 2024, this song is a summer love tune that captures the sweet-and-sour ache of a one-way crush.

Produced with music producer Junji Ishiwatari, it features a simple, catchy beat and an exhilarating melody.

Many listeners will likely relate to the lyrics, which weave together possessiveness and an earnest plea—wishing that love with anyone other than oneself won’t come to fruition.

The track is also included on the mini-album “To Us Who Won’t Live Yesterday,” released in January 2025.

It’s a number that gives a gentle push to those in love.

Love letternatsuiro matsuri

[Original Song] Love Letter [hololive / Natsuiro Matsuri / Secret Piercing]

This track, which unveils a dark and luscious worldview that overturns her previously cheerful and bright image, is Natsuiro Matsuri’s digital single released in March 2025.

Set to a piano-and-synth sound crafted by Naisho no Pierce, it portrays a deep affection—bordering on possessiveness and obsession—that spills out precisely because it’s written like a letter.

Sung by Natsuiro Matsuri, the piece features a striking vocal performance where cuteness and madness coexist, revealing a different side of her compared to solo songs like “HiHi High Tension!” Conveying an earnest desire to know everything about the other person, it’s a perfect song to savor on nights when you want a more provocative love song than usual.

A Naked Heartaimyon

Aimyon – Naked Heart [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

I think many people love the songs sung by the popular singer-songwriter Aimyon because her unadorned words pierce the heart.

This work is a ballad that gently stays close to a heart that has become timid about love.

Feeling lonely and wondering if you’ll always be alone, or envying someone who seems happy… It sings of the earnest desire to be loved by someone just as you are, without hiding those feelings.

The song was released in June 2020 as her 10th single and became a hot topic as the theme song for the drama “My Housekeeper Nagisa-san.” With a characteristically Aimyon, slightly nostalgic melody, it will gently embrace the pain of your struggles in love and make you feel like you can try again.

Love thief.Yuika

Love Thief. / “Yuika” [MV]

Its relaxed, sweet vocals and lyrics that candidly portray a girl falling in love are striking! This is a cute love song sung by singer-songwriter Yuika, who’s active on YouTube and TikTok.

Many people have probably experienced being captivated the moment their eyes met, unconsciously following their crush with their gaze, or feeling their heart race just from hearing their laughter.

Released in March 2022, this song gently encourages those who want to make their one-sided love come true with the twist that “it turns out the other person liked me too.”

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Trancy / biz × ZERA feat. Suisou

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.

Love letterHey! Say! JUMP

Love letter

This is a ballad that captures the frustration of being unable to take that first step in love, alongside the pure feelings you hold for someone.

Its structure—passing the vocals along over delicate piano and strings—seems to carefully trace the subtle shifts of a wavering heart.

Many listeners will likely feel a tightening in their chest at the image of someone entrusting their overflowing feelings to a letter, lacking the courage to speak directly.

It’s the coupling track included on the standard edition of the single “encore,” released in May 2025.

While the title track drew attention as a TV drama theme, this song quietly won fans over as a hidden gem.

It’s a piece that stays close on nights when you want to keep thinking of someone in silence.

For anyone experiencing a one-sided love and finding it hard to be honest, this is a work you should definitely hear.