Love songs you want to listen to in summer. Love songs that color the summer.

Innocent Love FireworksKanjani∞

Pure Love Fireworks - Kanjani Eight - Piano

This is a fireworks-themed song that might give you the courage to confess your feelings to someone you like this summer.

It’s a track by Kanjani Eight, a popular idol group from Johnny & Associates, included on their 28th single, “Omoidama,” released in 2014.

The song features a Japanese-style arrangement with a melody that carries hints of enka.

A love story unfolds against the backdrop of a summer festival… What will happen to the two of them afterward? It really makes you curious!

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Summertime CinderellaRyokushokushakai

Ryokuoushoku Shakai 'Summer Time Cinderella' Official Video / Ryokuoushoku Shakai – Summer Time Cinderella

It’s a song packed tight with a love that shines like the midsummer sun—dazzling, yet a little bittersweet.

Like Cinderella’s magic, it captures the thrill of a love that sparkles in a fleeting moment, along with the urgency to confess those feelings before summer ends.

The protagonist’s emotions—drawn in despite confusion by a romance sparked by an unexpected encounter—will deeply resonate with anyone who’s experienced unrequited love.

Released first digitally in July 2023 and later as a CD single in September of the same year, the track colored Fuji TV’s Monday 9 p.m.

drama, “Midsummer Cinderella.” It also won an Excellence Award at the 65th Japan Record Awards.

Why not listen to it with someone special as you make summer memories?

The Door to SummerMatsuda Seiko

Seiko Matsuda – The Door of Summer (from Seiko Matsuda Concert Tour 2019 “Seiko’s Singles Collection”)

It’s a classic that carries the sparkle of summer’s arrival and the thrill of a budding romance.

Just listening to it makes your heart skip and gives you the urge to dash off somewhere, doesn’t it? Released in April 1981 as Seiko Matsuda’s fifth single, this track is also included on the acclaimed album “Silhouette.” Its hope-filled lyrics and Seiko’s endlessly soaring high notes blend perfectly, as if gently giving listeners a push forward.

It was also featured at the time in a Shiseido “Ekubo” commercial, enchanting many with her voice.

Isn’t it just perfect for opening the door to a new season or when you want to refresh your mood?

Youth and youth and youthaimyon

Aimyon – Youth and Youth and Youth [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

This is a song by Aimyon that was used in 2021 as the commercial theme for Kirin Beer’s “Tanrei Green Label.” The track originally appeared on her single “Kimi wa Rock wo Kikanai,” released in August 2017.

The imagery of a love for someone you can only meet in dreams mingling with the languid air of summer is striking.

Many listeners likely relate to those bittersweet feelings that resurface from everyday triggers—like how the smell of curry can make you feel fond of someone.

Perhaps the song’s true meaning resonates even more deeply when you listen to it as an adult.

Summer rainKobukuro

Summer rain

This is a song by Kobukuro that was used as the opening theme for the TV Tokyo anime Cross Game.

You can almost picture two people huddling under a single umbrella, illuminated by summer lightning.

The piece portrays a bittersweet emotional sway between the rain that tries to wash away memories of a past love and the vivid, summer-dream-like memories that remain nonetheless.

It was released in April 2009 as the B-side to the single Niji (Rainbow) and is also included on the album CALLING.

It’s a captivating work that lets you savor both the exhilaration of summer days and a sudden, nostalgic loneliness at the same time.

Midsummer day!Nogizaka 46

Midsummer day!

This is a song by the idol group Nogizaka46.

It was released in 2025 as a track on their 39th single.

Chosen as the “Nogizaka46 Meiji Jingu Stadium Performance 10th Memorial Song,” it’s an up-tempo summer tune.

Its bouncy rhythm and liberating melody line feel great, making you want to take off running as soon as you hear it.

The lyrics express feelings for a loved one encountered by chance on a midsummer day, and that sweet-and-sour worldview is part of its charm.

It’s a bright piece that also spotlights the expressive performance of center member Haruka Kaki.

Love is a fire festivalJunretsu

Love is a fire festival

Set against the night of a port town, this piece sung by Junretsu vividly portrays the blazing scenes of love.

Blending the sentiment of mood kayō with the dynamism of rock, it becomes a powerful number that stirs the listener’s heart.

The passionate feelings of two people nestled together by the harbor at night are sung with dramatic intensity, flaring up like festival flames.

Included on a single released in September 2017, it was later selected for the November 2018 album “Junretsu Best Vol.2 2015–2018.” It’s the perfect track when you want to elevate the festival mood or immerse yourself in a passionate love song on a night in.

You can almost picture Junretsu’s signature performance, and just listening is sure to set your heart dancing.