Love songs sung by idols: from heart-wrenching tracks to ones that make your heart skip a beat!
There are so many love songs among idol tracks, aren’t there?
From cute songs that capture the feeling of first love to heartbreaking ballads that depict bittersweet romance, there are tunes that express a wide range of emotions and stories.
In this article, we’ll showcase a selection of recommended masterpieces from the many idol love songs out there.
We’ve chosen a broad range, from famous songs that even non-idol fans may know to hidden gems known only to those in the know.
Take this opportunity to listen to lots of songs and discover the unique charm each one has to offer!
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Love songs sung by idols: from heartrending tracks to ones that make your heart skip a beat! (1–10)
Wish of the Crescent Moon&TEAM
This is an &TEAM ballad that entrusts their gratitude to fans and their promise for the future to a crescent moon twinkling in the winter night sky.
It’s the first time the members took part in the production, and their straightforward feelings—seeing their fans as the light that illuminates their path in the darkness—resonate over a gentle piano melody.
The song is included on the album “Yukiakari,” released in December 2024.
A special video, akin to a love letter to fans, was also created, and with over 490,000 copies sold in its first week, the release truly stands as a testament to the bond between the group and their fans.
It’s a heartwarming track you’ll want to listen to on nights when you feel grateful for someone special, or when you want to be wrapped in tender vocals.
Reckless LoveIMP.
This is a track by IMP.
that portrays a burning passion and the accompanying heartache.
Over a laid-back sound, it expresses the perilous feeling of getting completely drawn into someone.
You can’t help but feel your own heart race as their emotions spin out of control.
Included on the single “Cheek to Cheek,” released in June 2025.
Listen to it when you’re swayed by the push and pull of romance, and you’ll find yourself deeply resonating with its world.
No PromiseChara
A song by Chara that portrays the aching feelings of a woman torn by a relationship without promises.
She longs to hold on to someone who seems about to leave, yet she can’t secure any promise for the future.
That inner conflict is delicately rendered in a whisper-like vocal.
Featured on the album “Soul Kiss,” released in July 1992, the song captures the frustration of being unable to stop loving someone—knowing it won’t be reciprocated, yet unable to let go—which perhaps only those who’ve experienced it can truly understand.
A love in which only one person suffers is something that, at some point, we probably ought to bring to an end.
Love songs sung by idols: from heartrending tracks to ones that make your heart skip a beat! (11–20)
Real Sexy!Sexy Zone
A refreshing pop tune that makes your heart skip just by listening, filling you with the courage to take a step into a new world! It lifts your spirits as if someone were inviting you, “Let’s go find a new view together!” The lyricist’s intention to convey “the breath of spring and hope” is beautifully expressed.
Released in May 2013 as a double A-side single, it debuted at No.
1 on the Oricon charts and was used as the theme song for Fuji TV’s “Super Infiltration! Real Scope Hyper.” It’s sure to give you a powerful push whenever you’re starting a new challenge or want to lift your mood.
HELLO HELLOSnow Man
This is a love song by Snow Man that delivered a refreshing thrill as the theme song for the film Honey Lemon Soda, starring member Raul.
Carried by a melody that feels like love bursting forth from a fateful encounter, the feelings come through straight and clear.
The music video, which leaps from a drawing into the real “you,” also amplified its pure worldview.
Released in July 2021 as their fourth single, it debuted at No.
1 on the Oricon weekly chart with 806,000 copies sold in its first week.
Notably, it marked their third consecutive single to exceed 500,000 first-week sales—a remarkable feat for a male artist and the first in about ten years.
Listen to it under the summer blue sky, thinking of someone special, and you’ll be wrapped in a heart-filling sense of happiness.
When I think of youTOKIO
When introducing TOKIO’s songs, there’s no way we can leave out this jewel of a ballad! It’s one of the group’s masterpieces—a beautifully mellow love ballad.
Delicate guitar tones gently intertwine with vocals that are sweet yet tinged with sadness.
The song is written from the perspective of a shy man, and the way it carefully portrays the wavering of a heart in love is truly captivating, don’t you think? Released in February 1999, it also served as the theme song for their flagship variety show and was included on the acclaimed album “YESTERDAY & TODAY.” It’s a track that stays close to your heart on quiet nights when you’re thinking of someone special.
Soda pop!4Chord
It’s a pop tune that makes your heart fizz and flutter like sparkling soda! 4Chord is an idol girl group formed in 2024, and in this track, the world they create—overlaying the explosive thrill of a budding romance with the effervescence of soda—is irresistibly charming.
The concept by Tetsuya Gekkou, who wrote and composed the song, of “likening a fleeting moment of youth to bubbles,” also comes through in the glittering sound.
This song was released in April 2025 as the second single in their 12-month consecutive release project.
If you listen to it at the start of summer, when you’re getting closer to someone you like, it might amplify that heart-pounding feeling many times over.