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HY's Love Songs and Popular Tracks Ranking [2026]
Songs by HY, a band from Okinawa, are often highlighted for their moving “tearjerkers,” filled with messages of heartache and pain.
Here, we present a ranking of HY’s popular love songs with especially strong messages.
HY's Love Songs & Popular Tracks Ranking [2026] (1–10)
366 daysHY1rank/position
This is a ballad that delicately portrays the bittersweet feeling of a love once deeply cherished that never fades from the heart, even as time passes.
The protagonist, unable to stop thinking about the person they parted with all day long, is gently and vividly depicted through Izumi Nakasone’s powerful yet tender vocals.
Included on the 2008 album “HeartY,” it was also used as the theme song for the film “Thread of Red (Akai Ito).” There’s also a well-known anecdote that the songwriter temporarily broke up with their partner at the time in order to write the lyrics.
It’s a song that quietly sits beside those whose heartbreak hasn’t healed, or on nights when you find yourself reminiscing about a past love.
NAOHY2rank/position
As a Okinawa-born mixture band, HY has created numerous heartfelt masterpieces.
This track, included on their album “Confidence” released in April 2006, is known as the ultimate heartbreak song that has brought many listeners to tears.
Keyboardist and vocalist Izumi Nakasone wrote it based on a close friend’s real experience, portraying with striking realism the ache of unrequited love and the unwavering feelings that refuse to fade.
Even knowing the love won’t be returned, you still want to convey your feelings.
If you use phrases from these lyrics—laden with such helpless emotions—for a lyric-prank message, the recipient might find themselves unexpectedly moved by your sincerity.
Why not borrow the power of this long-beloved ballad and take the courage to send your message?
Song for…HY3rank/position
A gem of a ballad whose gentle piano melody and bittersweet vocals slowly bloom in your chest.
Based on the real experiences of HY’s keyboardist and vocalist Izumi Nakasone, it portrays a single-minded love that, despite a fateful encounter, runs up against the wall of age and keeps waiting in faith for a reunion.
Many listeners will likely feel their hearts tighten at this earnest devotion.
The song is included on HY’s album “TRUNK,” released in July 2004, which reached No.
1 on the Oricon charts.
On a summer evening, when a sudden loneliness washes over you, this warm melody is sure to echo softly in your heart.
In loveHY4rank/position
A jewel-like ballad that gives you the courage to take one step forward from the depths of sorrow at the end of a secret love you can’t tell anyone about.
HY, a band from Okinawa, wrote it as the theme song for the film “366 Days,” released in January 2025.
The track was released in December 2024 and is also included on the album “TIME,” which came out in January 2025.
Created as an answer song 16 years after the masterpiece “366 Days,” which etched the pain of unrequited love, this work features beautiful male and female harmonies that resonate together, gently affirming that even deeply wounding experiences have meaning.
It’s a song that will likely resonate with those who, while carrying the memories of a love that brought no reward, are trying to face forward and start walking again.
FortuneHY5rank/position
This song portrays a bittersweet love, singing of a fateful encounter and the struggles that follow.
The pain of one-sided love and unrequited feelings is expressed with delicate wording, leaving a strong impression.
Released on August 22, 2018, the piece was written and composed by Izumi Nakasone of HY.
It incorporates themes related to her poetry collection “To You,” resonating especially with female listeners.
Highly recommended for those troubled by love or wishing to reflect on past romances.
The heartfelt vocals and lyrics imbued with deep affection are sure to move you.
AM11:00HY6rank/position
A romantic song by HY that begins with a gentle keyboard intro and paints a serene morning scene for lovers.
It delicately captures blissful moments in love—breezes drifting in through the bedroom window, views shared by two, and the thrill of heading out for a drive.
Included on the album “Street Story,” released in April 2003, it became the first indie release in history to top the Oricon chart for four consecutive weeks.
The song was also featured in the 2012 NHK morning drama series “Jun to Ai” and remains popular in karaoke.
Its deft fusion of rock, punk, and hip-hop makes it perfect for a duet sung by two women.
youHY7rank/position
It’s a tear-jerking ballad that entrusts feelings one can’t express honestly to a song.
It’s a track by HY, a mixture band from Okinawa Prefecture, included on their second album, Street Story, released in 2003.
The relaxed band sound, built around the piano’s timbre, is beautifully complemented by Izumi Nakasone’s strong, resonant vocals.
Simply following the sound makes your eyes well up.
The lyrical world perfectly fits this article’s theme of a “love that can’t be expressed honestly.”
I love you soooo much!HY8rank/position
This is a song that served as the opening theme for the TV anime “The Girl I Like in Okinawa Is So Dialect-Heavy It Hurts,” which began airing in January 2025.
Created by HY from Okinawa, it blends the traditional sound of the sanshin with a lively rock vibe.
Amid the brightness that evokes a tropical breeze, it’s filled with the bittersweet ache and frustration of being in love.
There must be many people who want to confess their feelings to someone they like but just can’t take that final step.
Simply listening will make your heart race, and its positive energy—so infectious you’ll want to start dancing—will gently nudge you forward.
It’s a must-listen for anyone hoping to muster the courage to give someone chocolate.
futureHY9rank/position
The more you listen to “Mirai,” which feels like the breath of spring outside the window, the more your heart leaps.
It’s a song I especially recommend when you can’t take that step to confess your feelings, when your heart is unsettled by tension with your partner, or when you need the courage to move forward.
The lyrics are filled with words that warmly embrace the complex emotions of love—lines you can’t help but relate to—showing a willingness to be close to the listener’s own heart.
With positive messages woven throughout, this track is sure to give you real hope.
It carries a quiet strength that helps you overcome past wounds and future anxieties alike.
To everyone struggling with love: listen to “Mirai” and take a positive step forward in your romantic life.
EncounterHY10rank/position
HY’s songs always move us, don’t they? They have many masterpieces, and this song “Deai” (“Encounter”) is another deeply moving one when you listen to it.
Set to a wistful melody, it’s a track filled with one man’s strong emotions.