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 you want to listen to (and remember) in your adolescent years (31–40)
Me too,YUTORI-SEDAI
A ballad that poignantly portrays an unrequited love, set to the aching timbre of a piano.
Upon learning that their crush is dating a close friend, the protagonist carefully weaves their feelings as they have no choice but to give up while keeping their emotions hidden.
The more they think about the person they love, the more the pain intensifies—an experience many share as a bittersweet memory that lingers in the heart.
Included on YUTORI-SEDAI’s major first EP “blanket,” released in April 2025, this song was also chosen as the ending theme for MBS’s Drama Tokku series “I’m Being Toyed With by a Younger Virgin.” It’s a track that gently accompanies the hearts of those in one-sided love, where simply thinking of someone makes your chest tighten.
sweet peashaitoopu
A delicate, heartrending love song woven with deep feelings for a beloved and the resolve to say goodbye.
Through gentle, everyday details—moments when eyes can’t meet or the letting go of a hand—it tenderly portrays the end of a romance.
The beautiful imagery of sweet pea flowers likening a love that keeps blooming in the heart with the arrival of spring is especially striking.
Released by Chai Tope in March 2025, this piece was chosen as the ending theme for the TV anime WIND BREAKER Season 2.
It’s a song that offers comfort to those trying to accept the end of love or who have experienced parting with someone precious.
Being lovedKazuki
A ballad by Kazuki, released in February 2025, that delicately portrays the pain of heartbreak and lingering attachment.
Based on lyrics written during a high school class, it tells the story of a couple who loved each other but, unable to be honest, ended up parting ways.
If they had never met, they might not have felt lonely—but once they learned what tenderness feels like, it never faded and remained in their hearts.
This song will resonate deeply with anyone carrying such bittersweet feelings.
A must-listen for those who struggle to be honest with their emotions or who have lost someone they dearly loved.
Tonight, with youAKASAKI
A coming-of-age love song that weaves the story of two people against the backdrop of a city wrapped in the stillness of midnight.
Created by singer-songwriter AKASAKI and released in November 2024, it blends a retro-pop melody with lo-fi textures to evoke a wistful mood.
The lyrics delicately capture ephemeral feelings of love and the untouchable distance between two hearts, resonating strongly with young listeners.
It’s the perfect BGM for a nighttime stroll date.
one’s true feelingsFish and Lips
A song whose down-to-earth feelings resonate with the heart.
It’s a track by Fish and Lips, released in March 2025.
You can empathize with the protagonist’s desire to stay true to their own emotions.
It feels as if it faithfully captures their overflowing feelings just as they are.
The sentimental guitar sound is another element that deepens the song’s world.
Recommended for those who want to tap into the shifting emotions of youth or face their own feelings.
A love song that captures the feeling of youth. Love songs to listen to and remember from your adolescence (41–50)
DarlingMrs. GREEN APPLE
A heartwarming story that portrays the brilliance and uncertainty found in a fleeting moment of youth.
Mrs.
GREEN APPLE expresses it through a lyrical melody that gently embraces young people searching for their identities.
This work delicately captures the moments when one’s true feelings from deep within intersect with honest feelings toward others.
It was born as the theme song for NHK General’s special program “18-sai Matsuri” broadcast in December 2024.
The performance, created together with a thousand 18-year-olds, has left a deep impression on viewers’ hearts.
At life’s turning points that everyone experiences, when taking a new step forward, this song will surely give you the courage to live as yourself and resonate with many people.
cold; curt; blunt; unfriendlyRADWIMPS
This is an epic love song over six minutes long that delicately portrays the wavering emotions of an ambiguous romance.
The bittersweet feelings of being elated or dejected by a partner’s slightest gestures or words are expressed over a calm and beautiful melody.
Included on RADWIMPS’ album ANTI ANTI GENERATION, released in December 2018, the song was also used as the theme for ABEMA’s dating reality show Who Is the Wolf?, resonating strongly with younger audiences.
The music video features Nana Komatsu and Fuju Kamio, resulting in a striking visual piece that reflects contemporary views on love.
It’s a track best enjoyed when you can really take your time singing—whether during a solo karaoke session or at karaoke with close friends in a relaxed setting.