A love song that feels like youth. Love songs you want to listen to—and remember—during your adolescent years.
I think what people value during their youth—studies, club activities, hanging out, and so on—differs from person to person, but hasn’t everyone fallen in love at least once during that time?
In this article, we’ve gathered love songs we’d love those searching for youthful love anthems to hear.
From songs about schoolyard romance to adorable crush songs that capture the butterflies of first love, and bittersweet love songs perfect for graduation season, we introduce a wide variety.
Why not find that one track that will make your youth shine even brighter?
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A love song that captures the feeling of youth. Love songs to listen to and remember from your adolescent days (1–10)
LOVE LETTERMakihara Noriyuki
Do you know the hidden gem by Noriyuki Makihara that portrays a faint, letter-bound first love? Centered around an undelivered love letter, it delicately captures the emotions of a protagonist seeing off someone dear who is leaving for a distant job.
The imagery—twilight at the station and scenes along the tracks—feels so vivid it tightens the listener’s chest with a poignant ache.
The song was included on the album UNDERWEAR, released in October 1996, and was later used as the theme for NTT East’s corporate commercial “Mother,” featuring Yui Aragaki.
This piece rekindles the unspoken kindness we couldn’t put into words and the bittersweet memories of youth.
It’s a song to savor, especially for those who’ve experienced a springtime parting or who carry unspoken feelings in their hearts.
Last Love Lettermoon drop
From an intro that bursts with the sweet tang of youth and sets your heart dancing, this is the quintessential popular number by moon drop.
Many listeners are sure to feel their chests tighten at the lyrics’ worldview, where the frustration of unrequited love and unspoken feelings intersect.
The track is included on their first full-length album, “Kono Tenohira ga Mada Kimi o Oboete Iru,” released in January 2022.
It was also used as a CM song for Honda Cars, broadcast across seven prefectures in the Chubu region, including Aichi and Mie, so plenty of people have likely heard its refreshing melody on TV.
This song sets indecisive feelings toward someone you love and a premonition of love’s end to an easygoing beat.
It’s perfect not only for students swaying with tender crushes, but also for anyone who wants to bask in bittersweet memories from the past.
miraclemiwa
This song captures the feeling of a summer romance, perfect for a season filled with sunshine.
Released in April 2013 as the CM song for Shiseido’s SEA BREEZE, it drew attention alongside visuals themed around high school youth.
Its breezy sound—colored by samba-style rhythms and percussion—blends with Miwa’s transparent, clear vocals to vividly express the thrill of summer.
The lyrics, which freshly portray wavering emotions and the anticipation of new encounters, just might give you the courage to leap into love.
The album featuring this track, Delight, topped the weekly album chart and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
It’s a cute summer tune recommended for anyone excited to kick off the season or looking to reminisce about their school days.
A love song that captures the feeling of youth. Love songs you want to listen to in adolescence and reminisce about (11–20)
Love so sweetarashi
Released by Arashi in February 2007, this song shone brilliantly as the theme for the drama “Boys Over Flowers 2 (Returns).” Its sacred melody, which beautifully depicts the belief in a bond between two people even when they’re apart—as if petals were dancing—teaches us one form of youth.
As the cityscape becomes dyed in spring colors, Arashi’s vocals will gently give you a supportive push forward.
That is a fairy.Boku ga mitakatta aozora
A winter coming-of-age song released as the 7th single in December 2025.
It tells the story of a boy who, captivated by a girl he glimpsed by chance on a station platform, boards a packed train every morning to look for her, only for the days to pass without a reunion.
It portrays a first love that keeps a fleeting encounter engraved in the heart.
It captures a delicate longing for someone elusive, almost like a fairy.
I hope you can relate to the fragility of winter romance.
Our Uniform Christmas＝LOVE
Doesn’t the idea of spending Christmas in a school uniform make many hearts flutter? Walking through town at dusk with someone you like—the exhilaration and the slightly bittersweet mood blend beautifully in this quintessential winter song.
Producer Rino Sashihara poured her strong desire to create “a Christmas song” into this track, which was released in December 2017 as =LOVE’s second single and became one of the group’s signature early hits.
It lets you relive a sparkling page of youth, bringing back those sweet and sour memories from your school days.
Give it a listen when you want to feel the excitement of a budding romance all over again.
LA LA LA Love SongKubota Toshinobu
It’s a sweet and heartrending love song that’s vivid enough to wake you up.
Like a carousel, it spins with ever-turning feelings of love, expressed through a catchy melody that lingers in your ears.
Beginning with the two taking shelter from the rain in the city, this sweet romance paints their memories with cinematic clarity and gently sings of their deepening love.
It’s a wonderful classic that leaves listeners with an impression of eternal romance.
Released as a single in May 1996, it drew attention as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama “Long Vacation.” As one of Toshinobu Kubota’s signature works, featuring Naomi Campbell, it’s a refined track with a strong R&B flavor.
Many listeners may find it brings back memories of their youth.