[Spring Love Songs] Recommended Classics and Popular Love Songs to Listen to During Cherry Blossom Season
Spring is a season of meetings and farewells.
Some loves begin, while others quietly come to an end.
In this article, we introduce recommended springtime love songs that capture all kinds of romances.
This time, we’ve picked a wide range—from timeless spring classics to the latest hits.
Whether you want to revisit a beloved masterpiece or discover a tear-jerking spring ballad, this playlist is perfect for you.
They’re also great for karaoke, so why not enjoy them with new friends you meet this spring?
- [2026] Mutual-Love Songs to Listen to in Spring: J-POP Love Songs
- Love songs to listen to in March. Spring romance songs.
- [Spring Songs] Recommended for people in their 20s! Masterpieces to listen to during cherry blossom season that color meetings and farewells
- Popular Sakura Song Rankings [2026]
- [Spring Songs Recommended for People in Their 40s] Relive Your Youth! A Selection of Nostalgic Tracks
- [Spring Songs] Classic and Latest Hit Collections Perfect for a Bright, Gentle Spring
- Cherry blossom songs recommended for women: beautiful classic and popular spring tracks
- [2026] Only Masterpieces Born in the Reiwa Era! Spring Songs Recommended for Teens
- Songs to give to your lover or someone you like. Love songs devoted wholeheartedly to your boyfriend or girlfriend.
- [2026] Cherry Blossom Songs to Hear in Spring: A roundup of classic J‑Pop hits about sakura
- Moving songs to listen to in spring. Classic and popular spring tracks.
- Recommended for cherry-blossom viewing season! Classic sakura songs and spring tunes
- [Spring Heartbreak Songs] Classic and popular spring tracks to listen to in the season of parting
[Spring Love Songs] Recommended Masterpieces and Popular Love Songs to Listen to During Cherry Blossom Season (41–50)
Sakura RockCHERRYBLOSSOM
CHERRYBLOSSOM is a band known for its appealing female dual vocals that unfortunately disbanded in 2010.
Their song “Sakura Rock” is their fourth single, released in 2009, and it was used as the ending theme for the TV anime “Katekyo Hitman Reborn!” The lyrics express how, when the cherry blossom season arrives, you think, “It’s that time of year again,” and remember someone.
That someone was once important but is no longer by your side.
It’s a cherry blossom song packed with a sense of poignancy, set to a rock-influenced sound.
[Spring Love Songs] Recommended Classics and Popular Love Songs to Listen to During Cherry Blossom Season (51–60)
loveHoshino Gen
Gen Hoshino’s smash hit song “Koi.” It was the theme song for the 2016 TV drama “We Married as a Job” (Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu), in which Hoshino himself appeared.
The “Koi Dance,” performed by the cast in the ending sequence, became a huge craze and is beloved by people of all ages, from kids to adults.
In 2021, a New Year’s special sequel of the drama aired, where the Koi Dance was performed again with some new choreography added.
It’s a song that makes your heart want to dance no matter the season, but if you listen to it in spring when a new chapter of life begins, it might lift your spirits and make you think, “Maybe I’ll try falling in love again!”
cherry blossomKobukuro
This is Kobukuro’s 12th single, released in 2005, and it served as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama “Ns’ Aoi.” It’s a famous masterpiece that has become one of the quintessential “sakura songs,” even being included in a high school Japanese textbook.
While the song invites various interpretations, its theme of thinking about someone special makes it perfect for lovers who care deeply for each other.
petalback number
A heartbreak song you’ll want to listen to while viewing cherry blossoms: “Hanabira.” It’s the debut single by back number, a band known for numerous hits with bittersweet love songs, and it was selected as the ending theme for the music program JAPAN COUNTDOWN in April 2011.
The lyrics portray a man who, whenever he sees cherry blossoms, remembers going to see them with someone he once loved, and agonizes over unforgettable memories and feelings.
If you’ve gone through a breakup in spring, this is a song you should definitely listen to.
Even if we forget springaibii karaa
A nostalgic piano rock band, Ivy Color, sings a heartrending love song.
It features a springlike, refreshing melody paired with bittersweet, chest-tightening lyrics that suit the season of farewells.
The lyrics feel like reminiscing about a parting, and it’s a love song that makes you wonder what became of the two of them.
Eagerly awaiting springGReeeeN
Even among fans, GReeeeN is said to have many hidden gems.
This song, a B-side to the 2012 single “Misenai Namida wa, Kitto Itsuka,” is also considered one of those hidden masterpieces.
It’s a love song perfect for the cherry blossom season, evoking a bittersweet feeling when thinking about meetings and farewells.
Cherry Blossom Timeaiko
Aiko’s fifth major single, released in 2000, was used as the commercial song for the Calpis lactic acid bacteria beverage “Calpis Water.” Aiko’s love songs are very popular and resonate with many women.
Try listening to this song with someone special—you’ll feel the greatness of being together.