[Summer Love Songs] Hot and Heart-wrenching! Carefully Selected Summer Tunes of Love That Set Your Heart Ablaze

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Creephyp - “Ome” (MUSIC VIDEO)

A CreepHyp song that depicts the sweet-and-sour yet slightly wistful beginning of a romance between two people who meet in midsummer.

The way a once-lonely everyday life turns vividly colorful through meeting someone special is sure to make your heart skip a beat.

While boldly incorporating synthesizers and programmed beats, the band’s signature sound and Sekai-kan Ozaki’s piercing lyrical worldview remain intact.

Released for streaming in May 2023, the track was also included on the album “Konna Tokoro ni Ita no ka Yatto Mitsuketa yo,” released in December of the same year.

It also drew attention as a tie-in with the dating/marriage-matching app “Pairs.” If you’re excited about a romance that’s about to begin, or want to feel the exhilaration of summer, listening to this song will surely color an unforgettable page in your memories.

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Yuka – Starry Night (Official Music Video)

Under the shimmering night sky, it’s a song by Yuka that makes you want to softly call the name of someone dear—stirring a tender yet bittersweet feeling.

Woven with her crystal-clear voice is a message of gratitude and deep love for the way someone can make your name—and by extension, your very existence—feel special.

Produced by Toru of ONE OK ROCK and released digitally in February 2023, the track touched many hearts as the theme song for TV Asahi’s drama “Hoshifuru Yoru ni,” and surpassed 100 million streams in December 2023.

Listen to it on a summer night when you’re feeling a little sentimental or want to reaffirm your feelings for someone important, and it will gently stay by your side.

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Cider / Mosawo. [Music Video]

Mosawo’s “Cider” is a song that portrays a girl who can’t hold back her feelings of love, combining cuteness with a refreshing charm.

It was also used as the CM song to celebrate the release of Volume 6 of the manga “Blue Box.” The acoustic sound emphasizes the introspective moments of facing one’s own heart and evokes a breezy summer atmosphere.

Overall, the lyrics depict feelings that are growing larger inside, along with a touch of shyness about them.

The harmony between the gentle sound and the wistful vocals gives the impression of highlighting straightforward emotions and a pure, innocent love.

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SUNNY GIRL

A track by Awesome City Club featuring a dazzling, sun-like sound that leaves a strong impression.

While it portrays the straightforward beginning of a romance, it also shows slightly clouded moments that make you think, “Huh?”—adding a sense of depth.

Released in June 2018 and featured in a Prince Hotels commercial, this song is also included on the album Catch The One.

It’s a song for those who want to feel not just brightness, but also the bittersweet ache that lingers behind young love.

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Novelbright – Dream Fireworks [Official Music Video]

This is a ballad by Novelbright that sings of a fleeting yet beautiful love.

The swelling feelings for someone you can’t meet and the aching longing are exquisitely expressed by Yudai Takenaka’s voice, which blends clarity with strength—many listeners may find it overlaps with their own summer memories.

The song is included on the band’s first full-length album, WONDERLAND, released in May 2020.

It was widely embraced as the theme song for a mobile game commercial and for the romance reality show Koisuru Weekend Homestay 2020 Summer.

If you listen to it on a summer night when you want a gentle companion to your thoughts of someone precious, a soft light is sure to kindle in your heart.

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macaroni empitsu “Summer Love Sensation” MV

A song by Macaroni Enpitsu that captures the dazzling brightness of summer love and the sudden pangs of wistfulness that come with it.

It conjures vivid summer memories, like a fireworks date in yukata or a quiet moment in a cool room.

Released in August 2017 as the band’s first CD single, the track was also included on their album “CHOSYOKU” released the same year.

It was further selected as the ending theme for TV Tokyo’s music program “MelodiX!” for August 2017.

Whether you’re in the midst of a summer romance right now or reminiscing about one that has passed, doesn’t it feel like this song gently whispers, “It’s going to be okay”?

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Yuri 'Natsune' Lyric Music Video (1-chorus ver.)

It’s a song sung by singer-songwriter Yuuri with a delicate, poignant atmosphere.

It was written specifically for the drama “Dry Flower: Room in July,” which is based on the worlds of Yuuri’s hit songs “Dry Flower” and “Kakurenbo.” While the lyrics depict the happiness of a summer day spent together, the sound also evokes a sense of suffering.

The story flows from this song into “Kakurenbo” and then “Dry Flower,” so I hope you’ll listen to them in sequence to discover the source of this song’s bittersweet mood.

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