Love songs that were hits in the 2000s. Classic and popular Japanese songs.
We’ve put together a collection of love songs that were hits in the 2000s.
When you think of hit songs from the 2000s, what tracks come to mind?
For those who spent their youth in that era, you might recall so many classics that it’s hard to choose just one.
This isn’t a list of every song that charted between 2000 and 2009, but we’re highlighting beloved love songs that almost everyone has heard at least once—timeless favorites that are still cherished as staples of romance today.
If you’re feeling nostalgic for those days, be sure to give them a listen!
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Love songs that were hits in the 2000s. Classic and popular Japanese songs (21–30)
Lovin’ LifeFUNKY MONKEY BABYS
The fourth single by FUNKY MONKEY BABYS, a music unit that fuses hip-hop and pop.
Released in January 2007, the song became a long-running hit, breaking into the Top 10 in its sixth week and solidifying the group’s popularity.
The lyrics, which portray the small joys hidden in everyday life and the preciousness of time spent with loved ones, warmly fill listeners’ hearts.
Its catchy melody and smooth rap weave a positive atmosphere that feels like a true anthem for life.
The track is also included on the album “Funky Monkey Babys 2” and was used as Ryota Wakiya’s theme song for the Yomiuri Giants in 2007.
It’s a number that makes you cherish the simplicity of everyday life.
I like you.Mr.Children
Is there any other title that puts such unadorned, straightforward feelings into words? It’s a masterpiece that packs those feelings firmly into both the title and the lyrics, while also letting you enjoy Kazutoshi Sakurai’s signature wordplay.
If there are feelings you can’t express, you might want to borrow the power of this song.
Love songs that were hits in the 2000s. Classic and popular Japanese songs (31–40)
Love is…Miliyah Kato
The grand ballad inspired by the classical masterpiece Canon delivers a straightforward message—no matter what happens, we’ll stay together—that truly resonates.
Even when loneliness and anxiety make it hard to see ahead, there is someone who will never give up on you and keep supporting you.
It sings of the strength and preciousness of such love and bonds.
Released in June 2007 as Miliyah Kato’s tenth single, the song also served as the ending theme for the anime Toward the Terra.
Its inclusion in the best-of album M BEST II shows how it has continued to be loved over time.
A pledge of eternal love, this work is the ultimate love song—one that makes you want to stay with the person you cherish forever.
FlowerORANGE RANGE
A love song that also became the theme for the film “Be With You.” Amid a fleeting life filled with many encounters and farewells, it sings of the miracle and joy of having met you, this one special person.
It’s also a song that gives hope that even if we’re reborn, we’ll find our way back to each other again.
Flavor Of LifeHikaru Utada
Many of you may have been reminded by this work that words of gratitude, more than words of farewell, can actually deepen the ache.
This is a song by Hikaru Utada, written as an insert track for the drama Hana Yori Dango 2 (Returns) starring Mao Inoue.
It resonates in the chest with a tender warmth tinged with helplessness—the feeling of cherishing not only the sweetness of a relationship, but also the unripe, fruit-like frustration and faint bitterness.
Released in February 2007, the song topped the Oricon charts for three consecutive weeks.
When you can’t quite escape the magical world called love, this is a track that gently validates that complicated state of mind and stays by your side.
It’s a song that surely anyone can relate to and easily make their own.
LALALA feat. Wakadanna (Shonan no Kaze)Miliyah Kato
This is one of Miliyah Kato’s signature songs, a moving collaboration between two artists active in the J-pop scene.
Featuring Wakadanna from Shonan no Kaze and arranged by MINMI, it’s a luxurious team-up.
Over a warm, embracing sound, the song expresses deep affection for an irreplaceable presence.
In fact, the lyrics were written for her beloved dog.
That personal love gently illuminates listeners’ own feelings for someone precious in their hearts.
Released in October 2007, it became a milestone as her first entry into the Oricon Weekly Top 10.
It’s also included on the acclaimed album “TOKYO STAR.” A gentle, heartwarming track that stays close to you when you’re thinking of someone dear.
Things that have formKo Shibasaki
What this song brings to mind is the TV drama version of “Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World.” It seems to be singing about things with form, but the perspective shifts to the formless—as if watching over from afar.
It makes you realize that love doesn’t have just one shape, and that watching over someone from a distance and praying for them is important too.