ORIGINAL LOVE Popular Song Ranking [2026]

ScandalORIGINAL LOVE36rank/position

Original Love Scandal

Since their major debut in 1991, they have been a highly popular artist in J-pop influenced by rock, soul, blues, and funk.

Overall, you can strongly feel the influence of 1970s Black music, and their most famous song, “Kiss,” is a masterpiece that could be called a classic of soulful J-pop.

On the other hand, “Scandal” features a throbbing bassline that gets your hips moving before you know it—truly danceable funk music.

It’s amazing that they can do all of this in Japanese, too!

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The VenusORIGINAL LOVE37rank/position

The Venus (Soul Liberation Version)

Their early signature song, the third single “Venus,” released in 1992.

It’s drenched in a moody atmosphere, so the original working title, “An Enchanting Evening,” would have fit perfectly too.

With lyrics by keyboardist Kihara, it’s a mature love song that rekindles a fleeting summer romance.

The words, which pair the movement of the waves with the swells of emotion, are deeply affecting, and when combined with Tajima’s sexy vocals, they’re utterly mesmerizing.

The club-like vibe is comfortable as well, and it feels especially right when you listen after dusk.

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KEI

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love songORIGINAL LOVE38rank/position

Love Song ORIGINAL LOVE

From the very first line, it’s a song where he shouts “Don’t collapse, please don’t collapse” over and over, and live it’s even more shout-filled than on the album—a powerful number that’s moving to experience.

When you’re having a hard time, listening to it makes you feel like, “No way I’m going down!”—the kind of song that spurs you on.

BroncoORIGINAL LOVE39rank/position

ORIGINAL LOVE – Bronco – RAINBOW RACE

This is a classic that opens the 5th album, RAINBOW RACE, released after moving to Pony Canyon.

The guitar from the intro into the first verse is incredibly bluesy, then the drums kick in and it just sounds insanely cool.

It makes you want to shout, “I gotta be free!”

A Sunlit RoadORIGINAL LOVE40rank/position

ORIGINAL LOVE / The Road Where the Morning Sun Shines - AS TIME GOES BY -

If you want to catch the attention of mature women, I recommend ORIGINAL LOVE’s “Hi no Ataru Michi Namo Naki Uta.” Even if we act tough, we still want to hear something like, “You, as you are now in front of me, are even more wonderful than the younger you of the past.” Mature women feel that way somewhere deep down, too.

Words of LoveORIGINAL LOVE41rank/position

Words of Love／ORIGINAL LOVE【Music Video】

A pop number that also carries a vibe reminiscent of Tatsuro Yamashita and Mr.

Children in its sound design.

It’s the ninth single, released in 1996.

Among ORIGINAL LOVE’s catalog, isn’t this one of the freshest melodies? The percussion-like sounds add a great accent, and the characteristic ORIGINAL LOVE afterglow feels wonderful.

“Words of Love,” racing forward on feelings for a lover.

Makes you want to listen to it on a drive! It’s a lovely, bittersweet song that brings on a warm sense of nostalgia.

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KEI

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