Trending on YouTube Shorts! A special feature on heart-touching love songs and popular tracks

You and the summer music festivalSHISHAMO

SHISHAMO “You and the Summer Festival”

Are there people out there imagining what it would be like to go to a summer music festival with that special someone they adore? This song by the three-piece girls’ band SHISHAMO is packed with that kind of sweet, bittersweet youth.

The track is set around a festival date with someone you’re interested in.

It captures both a passion for music and the delicate emotional ups and downs of worrying about how the other person sees you—guaranteed to make your heart flutter.

Released in July 2014, the song is also included on the album “SHISHAMO 2.” It was used as the ending theme for TV Tokyo’s “JAPAN COUNTDOWN,” reaching many listeners.

If you want to start a summer romance, this song will surely give you the courage you need.

It’s also highly recommended for couples to listen to together!

Mikan HeartC&K

C&K – Mikan Heart

This is a ballad that gently cradles the pain of an unattainable love.

It sings, over a lyrical melody, of the lingering ache that stays deep in the chest when feelings never reach the other person.

The beautiful vocals highlight the emotions where the joy and fear discovered through first love intersect.

This work is a single released in October 2013 by the male vocal duo C&K.

It was later included on the album “CK AND MORE…”.

Unable to give up and unable to sever your feelings… This is a song that quietly stays by your side when you’re carrying that kind of pent-up emotion.

Heartbreak—Are you happy now?sonā poketto

[Lingering Attachment Level 200%] Sonar Pocket “Heartbreak ~Are You Happy Now?~” [MV Full]

Sonar Pocket, who have earned support with their heartrending love songs.

This work is a heartbreak song that was released digitally in December 2012 and later included on the album “Sonapocketism 4 ~A Flower Called You~.” It was selected as the ending theme for TV Asahi’s “BREAK OUT” and Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting’s “DOOMO” for December 2012, and has been widely loved ever since.

It vividly portrays unresolved feelings for an ex and the pain of imagining their current situation.

More than simple sorrow, this piece presses on the heart with the regret and lingering attachment that remain after a relationship ends.

If you’ve experienced a parting with someone important and your heart hasn’t caught up yet, listening to this will surely resonate with your own experience and gently stay by your side.

Why feat. Emimi NodaTakase Tōya

Takuya Takase / Why feat. Emi Noda (Official Music Video)

This work by Toya Takase is a heartbreak song that powerfully sings of the aching lingering feelings that make you think of the one you broke up with night after night.

It was included on the EP “13-gatsu 1-nichi,” released in January 2022, and later featured on the album “13-gatsu 2-nichi.” A distinctive feature is its male–female duet style, with close friend and singer-songwriter Emi Noda as a featured artist.

The dramatic emotional interplay between the two and a certain nostalgia reminiscent of Heisei-era duets resonated widely, especially on social media.

It’s a song that gently stays by your side on nights when you’re weighed down by regret over love that burned too brightly and led to a falling out, and by an inescapable loneliness.

I want to be with you.Ayumu Imazu

Ayumu Imazu – I Want to Be with You [Music Video]

This song brims with straightforward affection for a loved one and a desire to stay together from here on out.

It’s a track by Ayumu Imazu, released digitally in November 2025, which gained attention after he posted a demo on social media in January of the same year.

Although it wasn’t tied in with any films or TV shows, it’s a carefully crafted piece for which he also created the artwork himself.

Even if you cherish your partner, some of you might struggle to put your true feelings into words, right? If you share this song at such times, the genuine love you hold inside will gently seep into their heart.

Try conveying your wish to always be by their side together with this piece.

Because I like you.Yuika

Because I love you. / “Yuika” [MV]

Singer-songwriter Yuika’s debut, released in June 2021, is a love song that portrays the delicate distance between two people in love through an acoustic guitar-and-vocal performance.

The lyrics are distinctive in that the first verse is from the woman’s perspective and the second from the man’s, capturing the aching frustration of mutual but unspoken feelings as they keep missing each other.

At the time of its release, the song ranked high on Spotify’s viral charts in Taiwan and Hong Kong, resonating across borders.

A re-recorded version with newly recorded vocals was also released in May 2025, offering a charming way to savor the youthful bittersweetness through a more mature voice.

It’s a must-listen not only for current students, but also for adults who feel nostalgic for their own days of youth.

Love songMarushii

marsi – Love Song (Official Music Video)

Marcy, a band active under the concept of “singing your memories,” has been resonating especially with young listeners.

Their September 2023 digital release, “Love Song,” is a ballad that expresses words of love—so shy they’re hard to say out loud—in a straightforward way.

Ukyo Yoshida’s gently conversational vocals and the warm sound may fill listeners’ hearts with happiness.

Also included on the album “Candle,” the track topped Billboard JAPAN’s newcomer chart, JAPAN Heatseekers Songs, for eight consecutive weeks.

It’s a moving song we hope you’ll listen to when you feel the preciousness of everyday moments with a loved one, or when you want to reaffirm pure feelings.