Japanese Pop Valentine’s Day Song Rankings [2026]

Meltryo50rank/position

Hatsune Miku "Melt"

A song that represents the VOCALOID world.

Even people who don’t know much about VOCALOID might know this one.

When it comes to the feelings of a girl in love, this is it.

It’s sure to give you the push you need to take a step forward on Valentine’s Day!

Happinessback number51rank/position

Happiness / back number (cover)

Back number, with their exquisite love songs, really tightens the chest.

When a man’s voice sings a woman’s feelings, it seems to stir up a different kind of emotion.

It might be nice once in a while to quietly hold onto a devoted unrequited love that only wishes for a precious person’s happiness, and lose yourself in this song.

I think this track will sing those unspeakable, heartrending feelings on your behalf.

wishsumika52rank/position

sumika / Wish [Music Video]

A heart-stirring ballad by sumika that portrays the ache of unrequited love and the inner conflict of wishing for the other person’s happiness.

Included on the single “Negai / Higher Ground,” released in December 2019, this song was written as the theme for TV Asahi’s Saturday Night Drama “Ossan’s Love -in the sky-.” In an astonishing anecdote, vocalist Kenta Kataoka reportedly revised the lyrics 117 times to align with the drama’s worldview.

The lyrics, which struggle to hold back overflowing feelings, and the melody that grows more heated as the emotions rise, are sure to bring tears.

It’s a gentle yet heartrending masterpiece, one we especially hope those who can’t muster the courage on Valentine’s Day and are holding onto painful feelings will listen to.

Flowers blooming in the night skyMEGARYU53rank/position

MEGARYU / Flowers Blooming in the Night Sky

It’s a heartbreak song, but the upbeat tempo makes it easy to listen to for both men and women.

It really sticks in your ears.

I think everyone has a summer romance they remember, so I hope you’ll listen to this when you think back on yours.

Even though it’s about a breakup, it treats those memories as something precious, which makes you feel it wasn’t all for nothing—a positive, uplifting song.

You let me do as I please, and yet…arekunn54rank/position

You’re the one who let me fall for you / Arekun [Official Music Video]

It takes courage to tell someone special how you feel on Valentine’s Day, doesn’t it? If you confessed but it didn’t go well, the song I’d like you to listen to on a night when your feelings overflow is “Suki ni Saseta Kuse ni.” It was released in 2020 by Arekun, who rose to prominence on social media like TikTok, and its lyrics depicting the heartbreak of unrequited love resonated with many.

Listening to his voice, which stays close to those undelivered feelings and emotions with nowhere to go, can make you feel like you’re not alone.

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Unrequited lovemiwa55rank/position

miwa 'Unrequited Love'

When you have a one-sided crush, you can’t see anything but that person, can you? In miwa’s unrequited-love ballad, she sings tenderly of countless “what ifs.” Feelings so straight and intense they almost hurt pierce the hearts of those in love.

Entrust your helpless emotions to this song, and try listening to it quietly on your own.

love brainNanawo Akari56rank/position

Love Brain / Nanawo Akari

My head is completely filled with thoughts of the one I love, and my brain is on the verge of short-circuiting! It’s an irresistibly catchy, up-tempo number that sweetly yet earnestly sings of love, unforgettable after just one listen.

Released in August 2022 as the title track of their fifth single, it was used as the ending theme for the TV anime Engage Kiss.

Produced by NayutalieN, the driving rhythm and speech-like vocals mesh perfectly with Nanawo Akari’s cute voice—totally addictive! With Valentine’s Day turning your mind entirely to romance, why not ride the high-energy momentum of this song and let your overflowing feelings out?