Back Number Love Songs: Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

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back number – Hanabira (full)

A heartbreaking breakup song that overlays the fleeting memories of love with cherry blossom petals.

The lyrics delicately portray how memories with a lover linger everywhere in the city, turning even everyday scenes into amplifiers of pain.

While still holding on to love, the reality is that they will never meet again.

This song carries a message that gently embraces that hurt.

Released in April 2011, it was featured as the ending theme for JAPAN COUNTDOWN.

It is sure to resonate deeply with anyone who has experienced a painful romance.

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If I Became Your Lover / back number (cover)

It’s a very cute song with lyrics about a man falling in love with a woman.

For men who feel that a “typical confession” is a bit underwhelming, a slightly different approach—like in this song, saying “If you became my girlfriend, I’d do these things for you”—might be well received.

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Map of Paradise

This track by back number portrays the happiness and anxiety of love found in everyday life.

It’s included as a coupling song on their 22nd single, “Atarashii Koibitotachi ni,” released in September 2024.

The warm sound, skillfully crafted with synthesizers and guitars, is soothing and makes you want to savor those special moments with your partner.

It was also performed during the “anti sleeps tour 2024,” generating buzz among fans.

It’s perfect for times when you want to renew your feelings for someone important or cherish special moments with your lover.

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back number – To New Lovers [Official Audio]

This is a song by back number, known for their heartrending love songs.

Released in July 2024 and selected as the theme song for Fuji TV’s Monday 9 p.m.

drama “Umi no Hajimari” (The Beginning of the Sea), it presents a moving story crafted to match the drama’s worldview, expressed through back number’s characteristically delicate lyrics and memorable melody.

Depicting complex emotions—parting with a former lover, feelings toward a child, and the dynamics with a new partner—this work prompts deep reflection on family and love.

It’s a compelling, mature love song that’s well worth a listen.

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back number – Letter (full)

A wedding is a precious day that marks the start of a couple’s new life together.

This back number classic is perfect for such a special occasion.

It’s a medium-tempo ballad that honestly expresses gratitude to one’s parents, filled with memories shared between parent and child from childhood to the present.

Released in August 2015 and featured in an NTT Docomo commercial, the song’s music video stars Kanna Moriya and movingly portrays the bond between a mother and her son.

It’s recommended for anyone who wants to express heartfelt thanks to someone important.

If you give it together with a letter of gratitude to your parents, it will surely touch their hearts!

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back number – Frivolous Feelings

It’s a song about a man who cheated, kissing his girlfriend while thinking he has to tell her what he did.

In fact, this man was cheated on by his previous girlfriend, and he once hurled cruel words at her as she cried and apologized.

Even though he knows how it feels to be the one betrayed, he ended up doing the exact same thing.

You can sense his wish to spend just a little more time in a fleeting happiness, even as the future that awaits them is painfully clear.

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I like you, but it seems like you don’t really like me.back number28rank/position

Bokuwa Kiminokotoga Sukidakedo Kimiwa Bokuo Betsuni Sukijyanaimitai

This is a song by back number that candidly expresses the feelings of a bittersweet unrequited love.

The more the narrator thinks about the other person, the deeper they sink into it, singing of the pain of such a love.

You can really feel the ache of wanting to give up—saying “I’m not your type, am I?”—yet being unable to let go.

Released in December 2015, this track is recommended not only for those struggling with unrequited love, but also for anyone who wants to look back on a past romance.

Why not listen to this song and let the feelings you’ve kept tucked away in your heart be set free?