Songs of pure love. Recommended masterpieces and popular pure-love love songs.
We’ve gathered a selection of popular and classic songs that capture the feeling of “pure love.”
From love songs that put the other person first, to straightforward songs about falling in love, to songs about a love you can’t forget even after the person is gone—we’re introducing tracks that portray pure love in many forms.
There’s love that becomes possessive because the feelings are too strong, or love that constantly asks things of the other person.
And then there are feelings that simply wish for the other person’s happiness, growing deeper even if they’re never conveyed.
The songs featured in this article are tender, sincere, and so moving they might bring you to tears when you listen.
Please give them a listen.
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Songs of Pure Love: Recommended Masterpieces and Popular Pure Love Ballads (41–50)
Love You MoreGENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE
Sung by GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE, a seven-member dance and vocal group that is part of the EXILE collective, this song is not only for people in love but is also often used as an image song for weddings and the like.
It’s a gentle track overflowing with love.
I want to be your lover.Abe Mao
As the title suggests, it’s a one-sided love song from a girl’s perspective.
The life-sized lyrics of an ordinary girl you could find anywhere are adorable.
If she sang it right in front of you, you might just fall in love on the spot.
Abe Mao’s clear, soaring vocals and the feel-good melody are also must-hear.
ContrastTOMOO
A gem of a love song that exquisitely interweaves longing for someone with a tender ache.
The feelings TOMOO weaves—wavering between the joy and loneliness of love—gently embrace emotions anyone can relate to.
That bittersweet yearning of having someone right before your eyes yet being unable to close the distance between your hearts.
The pure emotion that slips out despite putting on a brave face.
Carefully giving voice to the heart of someone in unrequited love, this song has been airing since January 2024 as the ending theme for cour 2 of the anime Blue Box.
It’s a track we especially recommend to those who are in the midst of a romance, with their loved one nearby yet unable to be fully honest about their feelings.
I LOVE YOUOzaki Yutaka
A famous song by Yutaka Ozaki, whose live performances and way of life captivated people everywhere.
Surprisingly, it’s said the song was improvised because there weren’t enough tracks when making the album! Unlike a typical love song that simply sings of love, this piece is profound—it celebrates happiness while also embracing realistic elements like dreams and hopes.
fireworks (launched into the sky)DAOKO × Yonezu Kenshi
Characterized by DAOKO’s vocals that draw you into a unique world, this song was used as the theme for the film “Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?”.
As the title suggests, it beautifully and poignantly sings of the scenery of fireworks at dusk and the bittersweet feelings of love within it—so lovely it makes your heart flutter.
The Ring and the Spare Key (feat. Ai from RSP)haji→
A collaboration track between Hajime→, who rose to fame after posting on YouTube and made his debut, and the female vocalist from the group RSP.
The lyrics, themed around a long-distance relationship where they want to meet but can’t easily do so, express both of their feelings just as they are—pure, genuine love itself.
Pure Love SongShonan no Kaze
Shonan no Kaze is a four-member reggae group.
Their ultra-straight, straightforward words deeply move the hearts of listeners.
Their lyrics express the feeling of love in various forms.
If you’re in love right now, you’ll probably find them highly relatable.