Okubo Hanako’s Love Songs: Popular Song Ranking [2026]

Older boyfriendOku Hanako8rank/position

Hanako Oku - Older Boyfriend

Okahashi Hana’s “Toshiue no Kare” (Older Boyfriend) is a song that lays bare her straightforward feelings for an older man.

Its poignant lyrics look back on the time when her attempts to approach that calm, older boyfriend kept missing the mark, while also reflecting on herself now that she’s the same age he was then.

The line about how she couldn’t match him in anything except the strength of her feelings is especially heart-tugging.

Why not listen to this song and let it take you back to memories of your own older love?

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Yuuki

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This is a song by Hanae Okumura that conveys feelings toward a beloved person who chose to be with someone else, as well as the pain of not being chosen.

The sound is composed solely of piano throughout, highlighting the vocals and delivering the anguish with stark directness.

The lyrics pierce the heart with a straightforward depiction of love’s pain—the reality that no matter how deep your feelings are, they may never reach the other person.

Even knowing it won’t come to fruition, the lingering love that can’t be discarded and the suffering it brings are portrayed from start to finish, making it a track filled with lingering attachment and regret.

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kappamaki

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Some of you may still find it hard to forget your ex even though some time has passed since your heartbreak.

If that’s you, I recommend listening to “Kusabi.” This song was released by Hanako Oku to mark her 10th anniversary.

Told from the perspective of a woman looking back on happy days with a partner she loved, it portrays a couple who parted ways despite still loving each other.

It’s a great listen when you feel like reminiscing a little.

Both the streaming version and the stripped-down solo performance are highly recommended!

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yamamoto

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[Complete Version] “Winter Fireworks” Live Painting PV [Illustrator: May Sickness Mario] / Hanako Oku

It’s a very heartrending love story.

It’s a winter song that portrays the feelings of a woman with an unrequited crush: the moment she realizes, “I love this person,” that very person tells her they’re in love with her friend.

If you don’t want to lose either of them, all you can do is cheer them on, right? A quietly sorrowful winter love song.

It was their 13th single at the time and is included on the 2014 album “Kimi to Boku no Michi” (Our Path).

LiarOku Hanako12rank/position

Liar

When someone suddenly finds someone else they like, it’s only natural to feel bewildered and unable to hide it.

Hanako Oku’s “Usotsuki” has lyrics that are expressed very clearly, and there are surely many parts you’ll be able to relate to.

It’s a song that stays close to those feelings of not wanting half-hearted kindness.

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I want to be loved.Oku Hanako13rank/position

I want to be loved.

A song that tenderly embraces the earnest wish to be loved.

Created by singer-songwriter Okuhanako, it appears on the album “vol.best,” released in April 2005 during her indie days.

The piece gives voice, over a quiet piano melody, to a piercing question: can we keep living by clinging to the memories of being loved, even when we feel hollowed out by loneliness? Her voice—praised as one that can move you to tears on sound alone—seems to gently scoop up feelings that words can’t express.

The song distills the power of her music, which speaks straight to the heart—this is the artist who once sold 488 CDs in a single day at a street performance.

On nights when you long to be loved deeply by someone, listening alone in silence may kindle a warm light in your heart.

Spring-colored skyOku Hanako14rank/position

Oku Hanako – Spring-Colored Sky

This is another song that gives you a sense of a fresh start in life: Okuda Hanako’s “Spring-Colored Sky.” As the title suggests, spring is the perfect season to begin something new, with its warmer weather.

It makes you want to set your past self aside for a moment and bring out a new you! It also hints at the possibility of a new romance.