[2026] Candy and sweets songs: sugary tunes that make you crave dessert when you listen
We’re introducing songs themed around sweets and desserts.
Sweets and desserts that everyone loves, regardless of age or gender.
Don’t you have at least one favorite too?
Even if you’re not into sugary treats, you probably ate them at least once as a child.
In this article, we’ve gathered songs themed around familiar sweets and desserts—like cakes, donuts, and candy—as well as titles that sound sweet.
Try exploring the meanings packed into those titles.
We’re featuring everything from popular J‑POP to Vocaloid songs, so take this chance to give them a listen!
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[2026] Candy & Sweets Songs: Sweet tunes that make you crave dessert (21–30)
Candy PopTwice
This song expresses romantic feelings that are sweet and poppy like candy.
The lyrics capture the other person’s sweet voice, smile, and the happy moments spent together, delivered with TWICE’s signature bright and fun sound.
Released digitally in January 2018 and as a CD single in February, it set the record for the highest first-day sales of a CD single in Japan by a Korean girl group.
Its unique music video, which blends animation and live action, also became a hot topic.
The lyrics, which convey a girl’s feelings in love, are perfect for anyone wanting to savor the taste of sweet romance.
Listen to this track, and you’re sure to feel the thrill of falling in love.
Party@Candyfloorcolate
“Party@Candyfloor” is a song by Hatsune Miku produced by the Vocaloid creator colate.
The sparkling melody, as if depicting a dreamlike world covered in sweets, really makes your heart race! Many people say that when something unpleasant happens, the best remedy is to eat something sweet.
In the same way, the song portrays someone who’s had a rough time wandering into a dream world called Candyfloor.
Even the name makes it sound delicious, doesn’t it? When things get you down, listen to this track and dive headfirst into that delectable world!
[2026] Candy & Sweets Songs: Sweet tunes that make you crave dessert (31–40)
melon breadpapetto sunsun
Puppet Sunsun is a six-year-old blue puppet who loves melon bread.
The sweet song he sings about baked treats is filled with warmth, as if the aroma of something fresh from the oven were gently wafting by.
Its buoyant melody captures the innocent joy of biting into the sugary cookie crust and savoring the fluffy texture inside.
True to his gift for finding small sparkles in everyday life, the song’s cozy worldview is genuinely captivating.
He made his artist debut in June 2025, and from July of the same year, short movies began airing on Mezamashi TV, expanding his activities.
Listen to this track while nibbling your breakfast bread, and your day is sure to start wonderfully.
Even a tired heart will be gently soothed by this simple, lovable song.
CaneléCHiCO with HoneyWorks
“Canele,” by CHiCO with HoneyWorks, is included on the single “Canele to Wolf.” This single is also a collaboration song with the manga “Awa Koi.” Canelé, a traditional French pastry, is characterized by its ridged shape on top.
The lyrics, told from a woman’s perspective, cutely depict her making various sweets to gift to the boy she likes.
Many kinds of sweets appear in the lyrics besides canelé, but the title highlights only “Canele.” Perhaps it’s because the boy—who’s a bit cool and hard to read—is like a canelé himself: crisp on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside!
Macaronmoumoon
This is a song full of a floating sensation by moumoon, a musical duo whose name means “soft moon.” The light, cute tones and vocals convey a pop, sunny atmosphere.
The chorus phrases are striking, and the breezy, fast-paced singing seems to emphasize the fun.
Speaking of macarons, they’re colorful with a light sweetness; likewise, this song conveys a single-minded love that thinks straight of someone precious, along with the swell of emotions that accompanies it.
apple pieback number
Back Number delivers sweet, dessert-like feelings to listeners through many love songs.
Among their “sweet” tracks is Apple Pie, included as a B-side on the single Heroine.
The song portrays a couple whose relationship has evolved over time from sweet-and-sour freshness to the calm stability of a married pair.
He feels a tinge of loneliness about how the early, tangy sweetness has faded, yet by the end he comes to accept that this new kind of relationship can also lead to a different kind of happiness.
Recommended for anyone who feels a bit lonely in a relationship that’s grown familiar.
Fortune Cookie in LoveAKB48
AKB48’s “Koisuru Fortune Cookie” is a song that people all across Japan, from adults to children, have danced to.
Its friendly melody and lyrics won widespread affection, leading to its use in many settings, including commercials.
The “fortune cookie” in the title refers to a cookie with a fortune slip inside, also known in Japanese as an “omikuji cookie.” The lyrics depict someone asking the fortune cookie to predict the future of a one-sided crush that may have only a faint chance.
If you ever find yourself lost in love, why not listen to this song and let a fortune cookie tell your fortune?