[Summer Love Songs] Hot and Heart-wrenching! Carefully Selected Summer Tunes of Love That Set Your Heart Ablaze
When you think of summer, it’s the season that never runs out of love stories! Around you, a new romance might be blooming—or perhaps one has sadly come to an end… And maybe you yourself are in the midst of a romance right now.
In this article, we’ve gathered songs that capture summer love.
From fun, high-energy summer love songs to heart-wrenching ballads, we’re introducing a wide range.
Find the perfect track that matches your love story—the one gem that resonates with how you feel right now!
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[Summer Love Songs] Hot and Heart-wrenching! Carefully Selected Summer Songs of Burning Romance (61–70)
Tears of Tropical FishFlower
This is “Netsujou no Namida” (Tears of a Tropical Fish), a song released in 2014 by Flower, a female dance and vocal group that sadly disbanded in 2019.
It depicts a woman’s feelings as summer brings back memories of a past lover.
It seems to have been a painful romance; although she tells herself she won’t go back to those days, the way she likens herself to a fish in a tank shows she’s still trapped in the past.
Since it was her first love, it’s only natural she can’t forget.
A classic by Flower that you’ll want to listen to when summer comes.
tropical nightSHISHAMO
This is ‘Nettaiya’ (Tropical Night), a summer song released in 2015 by the three-woman rock band SHISHAMO.
True to the title, it expresses the passionate feelings of a girl in love.
She longs to see the person she likes but worries it might be a bother… wondering, ‘Would they come to see me?’ After agonizing, she ultimately decides to go see them herself.
When you’re in love in the summer and find yourself wanting to meet the one you like, listen to this song and go without hesitation.
That step might just spark a new relationship between the two of you!
Embracing SummerTUBE
TUBE is a band that could be called synonymous with summer.
Their song “Embrace the Summer” was released in 1994 as the first single marking TUBE’s 10th year since debut—a ballad packed with feelings for a loved one.
True to TUBE’s style, it overflows with summer imagery and became a big hit as a love song portraying summer lovers.
For those who listened back then, it will feel nostalgic and bring back memories.
It’s a summer song you’ll want to listen to while thinking of someone special.
An isosceles large triangle of summerGen’in wa jibun ni aru.
The Tanabata song “Summer Isosceles Love Triangle” portrays the feelings of a man who can hardly ever meet the woman he loves.
In the song, the two are likened to Orihime and Hikoboshi, and further to constellations.
There’s the Summer Triangle formed by Vega, Altair, and Deneb, but in the song, taking into account the idea of “two people who can’t meet,” it’s described as an “isosceles love triangle” whose sides never intersect.
That kind of skillful use of metaphor is part of its charm.
remainingYoshizawa Kayoko
Singer-songwriter Kayoko Yoshizawa’s 2017 release, “Nokotteru” (“What Remains”).
This song portrays the shift from summer to autumn, its wistful melody evoking the feel of early morning air.
Yoshizawa’s slightly languid yet gentle voice matches it perfectly, and as you listen, it quietly seeps into your heart.
The lyrics convey the feelings of a woman who “doesn’t want to forget a love she found in summer,” making it a song I especially recommend to anyone in love or who has someone they care about right now.
My Most Precious Treasure ~Yui final ver.~Girls Dead Monster
This is a love song by Girls Dead Monster, the band that appears in the anime Angel Beats!.
With vocalist LiSA’s voice and the heartrending lyrics, some listeners might find themselves tearing up.
But it’s not just melancholy—the part that makes you feel like you can keep living strong is what makes this song so compelling! It’s a perfect track to listen to on a summer night.
Summer loverSHISHAMO
“Natsu no Koibito” (Summer Lover) is the fifth single by SHISHAMO, a three-piece girls’ band, released in 2016.
As SHISHAMO’s first ballad single, this song is a love ballad that portrays the bittersweet feelings of a fleeting summer romance.
The acoustic guitar tones heighten the sense of poignancy.
The lyrics—about foreseeing a summer fling’s end and being the one to initiate the breakup, only to end up in tears yourself—resonate deeply with their aching sincerity.
Be sure to give this true-to-life love song from SHISHAMO a listen!
