[Winter Love Songs] A curated selection of timeless classics and the latest tracks that offer both warmth and heartbreak

thawAwesome City Club

Yukidoke / Awesome City Club (LYRIC VIDEO)

Awesome City Club’s tracks are the ones you want to listen to in a season where winter’s sparkle and loneliness coexist.

The melody woven by piano and strings is layered with the bittersweet harmony of male and female twin vocals, gently wrapping your heart.

Released in November 2021, the piece drew attention as the theme song for the web drama “How I Spend Time with Myself” and for a Christmas project in “Virtual Shibuya.” It delicately expresses the feelings of a looming farewell and a renewed confirmation of love, and its dramatic progression is sure to move you.

Why not listen alone in a quiet room, picturing someone dear to you?

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Shirayuki (White Snow) – Eve MV

Like snow quietly piling up, this work holds both tenderness and wistfulness that seep into the heart.

Released digitally by Eve—an immensely popular internet-born artist—in December 2022, it was created as the theme song for the film “Black Night Parade.” The warmth of hands touching in the bitter cold and the preciousness of time spent with loved ones are delicately expressed through beautiful strings and a grand orchestral arrangement.

With his androgynous, fragile yet resolute voice, it can be called a medium-tempo ballad that paints winter scenes even more dramatically.

On a freezing night, why not listen to it in a warm room while thinking of someone dear to you?

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yama “Pure White” Music Video (Film Edition)

This is a track sung by yama, who enjoys immense support especially among young listeners, featuring an impressively translucent, airy vocal quality.

The delicate piano tones intertwine with the melody, evoking the chill of winter and the quiet passion that lies beneath it.

Released in October 2020 as a major-label debut single, the song was chosen as the theme for ABEMA’s drama “I Want to Fall in Love Like a Love Drama: Kiss On The Bed.” It was later included on the album “the meaning of life.” Combined with the artist’s mysterious presence—never revealing their true face—it invites deep immersion into the world of the song.

It’s a track you’ll want to add to your winter playlist, perfect for listening alone on a night when you long for the warmth of another.

painted skyMarushii

Marcy – Esora (Official Music Video)

A delicate, heart-wrenching rock ballad that vividly captures indelible memories and the bittersweetness of farewell.

Released in May 2020 by the Fukuoka-based band Marcy, this song has remained a beloved classic through word of mouth among listeners.

It was also chosen as the theme song for the web drama “New World Makers,” where its dramatic sound enriched the story’s world.

The down-to-earth lyrics, spun from vocalist Ukyo Yoshida’s own experiences, will seep deep into your heart on a winter night when you can’t help but chase an unforgettable silhouette.

Let yourself feel the warmth that gently embraces even the pain of heartbreak.

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Yorushika – Hibernation (Toumin) (Lyrics/Kan/Rom/Eng)

A track that strikes the heart with the impatience felt as the seasons change and the earnest wish to simply spend quiet time with you.

Yorushika—comprised of composer n-buna and vocalist suis—included this song on their May 2018 mini-album “An Encore Is Not Needed for a Loser.” Set to a driving, exhilarating guitar-rock sound, the piece portrays emotions so delicate they make you want to escape reality.

In the online concert “Previous Life” held in January 2021, it was performed as the song that closed the story, leaving a deep afterglow.

As the cold grows harsher, if you listen on a solitary night in a warm room, lost in thought, or while thinking of someone dear, it’s sure to resonate deeply in your heart.

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Mika Nakashima 'Yuki no Hana' Music Video

Yuki no Hana is a song that almost invariably ranks in winter classics lists every year.

It’s Mika Nakashima’s signature track, celebrating the joy of welcoming winter with the one you love.

In 2019, a film inspired by the song, also titled Yuki no Hana, was released, with the track selected as its theme song.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it the ultimate love song from a woman to a man—an outpouring of affection.

Listening to it together with someone you love may make its warmth resonate even more.

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Remioromen – Powder Snow (Music Video Short ver.)

One of Remioromen’s signature songs, “Konayuki,” is also known as a poignant winter classic.

It drew attention when it was used as an insert song in the 2005 drama “1 Litre of Tears,” and was later included on the 2006 album “HORIZON.” The lyrics portray the growing distance between two people in love, and the chorus—sung with an intensity that sounds like a man’s cry—feels deeply heartrending.

Many men probably find themselves singing it at karaoke when winter comes around.

It’s a quintessential winter love song you’ll want to listen to after a heartbreak in the cold season.

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