A love song that feels like youth. Love songs you want to listen to—and remember—during your adolescent years.

Unrequited lovemiwa

miwa 'Unrequited Love'

When you have a crush, it can feel so heartbreaking, right? You want them to look only at you, but you don’t feel like you’re in any position to say that.

Even when you try to express your feelings, you just can’t, and end up watching from afar.

I think this song captures that bittersweet, youthful kind of love.

The lyrics are a bit mature, but I’m sure there are plenty of parts students can relate to.

You don’t listen to rock.aimyon

Aimyon – You Don’t Listen to Rock [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

It’s a song whose vivid, scene-rich lyrics and striking melody truly resonate.

The lyrics portray the protagonist’s bittersweet feelings with realism, capturing the emotions of those in love.

Released in September 2017, it became a hot topic, receiving heavy radio rotation.

It has also become a major hit, surpassing 100 million streams.

It’s a track that feels like a snapshot of youth—one that anyone who has ever had a crush, or fallen for someone, can relate to.

Even if you don’t share the same musical tastes as the person you like, listening to this song will surely help your hearts connect.

It’s a song that will cheer on your feelings of love.

Because I fell in loveaimyon

Aimyon “Because I Fell in Love” Studio Recording Scene

Loved across generations, Aimyon is especially popular among young women.

As the title suggests, her song “Koi wo Shita Kara” (“Because I Fell in Love”) poignantly expresses the feelings of a woman in love.

Love songs suit Aimyon perfectly—likely because her own experiences and genuine emotions are reflected in her music, and that sincerity comes through clearly to listeners.

This track, too, powerfully conveys the emotions of being in love and the many things that become visible because of that love—so vividly you can almost reach out and touch them.

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To Those Who Know the Blue of the Skyaimyon

Aimyon – A Person Who Knows the Blue of the Sky [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

A bittersweet youth love song filled with yearning.

Inspired by a film, Aimyon paints a track that conveys the ache of unrequited love alongside a faint glimmer of hope.

Released as a single in October 2019, it drew attention as the theme song for an animated movie of the same name.

The lyrics evoke a nostalgic look back at a love that has passed, gently wrapping you in feelings of heartache that everyone has experienced.

It’s perfect for high school students who want to listen while thinking of someone they like.

It’s great for quietly listening alone, and also for sharing with friends to reminisce about your youth.

Youth and youth and youthaimyon

Aimyon – Youth and Youth and Youth [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

As the title suggests, Youth and Youth and Youth is told from the perspective of junior and senior high school students right in the thick of their adolescence.

It’s the B-side to the 2017 smash single Kimi wa Rock wo Kikanai.

With summer keywords like cram classes, sand, and summer breeze lined up, it conjures up the hot, heated summer of the “I” who narrates the song.

And yet, rather than blurting his feelings out to her directly, he seems to be savoring a faint, budding love—so fresh and truly, unmistakably, a blue age of youth.

Whether you’re living it now or looking back as an adult, please enjoy the heart-fluttering nostalgia of that sweet and bittersweet time!

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