Love songs you want to listen to in summer. Love songs that color the summer.
Summer is the season when romance heats up!
With plans to go out with someone you like—to the beach, on drives, to festivals, and fireworks displays—many of you are probably gearing up to confess your feelings.
In this article, we’ve gathered love songs to cheer on your summer romance.
From classic summer love songs to tracks themed around fireworks and the sea, and even bittersweet tunes about unforgettable love that lingers into adulthood, we’re introducing a variety.
Turn up the mood with summer love songs, and enjoy summer and love to the fullest!
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Love songs to listen to in summer: Love songs that color the season (141–150)
fireworksSandaime Jē Sōru Burazāzu fromu Eguzairu Toraibu
When you watch fireworks with someone you like, don’t you also feel an overflowing love and a touch of heartbreak, just like in this song? Even beautiful fireworks can look a little bittersweet depending on who you’re with—that feeling is captured in “Hanabi” by Sandaime J Soul Brothers.
It’s included on the single “0~ZERO~,” released in 2012.
Fireworks with someone you’re not quite in a relationship with yet, when you don’t know where this love will go.
The most poignant, frustrating emotions of a love that may or may not move forward are woven together through beautiful lyrics and vocals.
Goldfish FireworksOtsuka Ai
Released in 2004 as Ai Otsuka’s fifth single, “Kingyo Hanabi” (Goldfish Fireworks) pairs two summery words in its title, evoking a sense of refined elegance.
It was chosen as the theme song for Nippon TV’s information program “Super TV Information Frontline” and reached No.
3 on the Oricon Singles Chart.
Despite its relatively short lyrics and the absence of the word “sad,” the song’s words exude a subtly poignant atmosphere—that’s part of its charm.
Ah, summer vacation.Kotobukikun
This track really highlights Toshikimi’s reggae style.
It was produced by sampling TUBE’s classic hit and drew attention as the lead song from his major-label debut album “New Rebe,” released in July 2018.
The samba whistle and conga rhythms stand out, creating a lively atmosphere reminiscent of Rio’s carnival.
The lyrics, depicting the start of a seaside summer romance and youthful passion, leave a strong impression.
It might be the perfect song for anyone who wants to enjoy summer to the fullest.
Fireworks MagicAnsako
This is a song that captures a girl’s wavering feelings on the last day of summer vacation—whether to confess her feelings to the person she likes or not.
During the school term you can see your crush every day, but if you don’t have any other connection, summer vacation can mean hardly seeing them at all.
Maybe you secretly wish someone in your class would plan something like fireworks or a camping trip.
If you’re lucky enough to get that chance, let this song lift your spirits! Confessing takes courage, but this song is sure to give you the bravery you need.
Pure Love SongShonan no Kaze
Shonan no Kaze are indispensable when talking about Japanese reggae.
They’ve gone beyond the reggae scene to perform at music festivals across all genres.
Among their songs, the one that perfectly suits the end of summer is “Junrenka,” released in 2006.
It portrays the real, everyday life spent with a lover and sings of a straightforward, heartfelt love.
It’s a track we especially want couples—who became mutual lovers through summer events—to listen to.
How about the two of you enjoying this love song to color a romantic night?
Love FireworksIsayama Mio
From the title alone, you can already feel the bittersweetness of a summer romance in singer-songwriter Mio Isayama’s “Koi Hanabi.” With words like cotton candy, goldfish, and yukata woven throughout the lyrics, it’s clear that the song tells the story of two people at a summer festival.
The unique atmosphere of summer fireworks—so dazzling and eye-catching, yet leaving you with a sudden, lonely ache when they’re over—comes through not only in the lyrics but abundantly in the melody as well.
It’s a track that makes you inevitably recall that summer love from days past.
summer festivalWhiteberry
When it comes to summer love songs, this is a famous one! I feel like this song is what cemented the image of summer romances as fleeting.
The lyrics suit summer love so well that they ignite your romantic feelings.
I hope listening to this song brings back memories of your own summer romance.