Love songs about romance sung by female Japanese artists. Popular love songs.
We’ve gathered a collection of Japanese love songs sung by female artists!
When you fall in love, you just feel like listening to love songs, don’t you?
I think many of us can’t help but think “I feel that!” when we hear a song that perfectly matches our situation.
In this article, we’ve selected love songs told from a variety of perspectives, exclusively by female artists.
From recent staple love songs to long-beloved hits and tracks tied to TV dramas, it’s packed with wonderful love songs!
Love songs about romance sung by female Japanese artists. Popular love songs (1–10)
It tickles.NEW!CHiCO with HoneyWorks
Released in October as CHiCO with HoneyWorks’ 19th single, this track serves as the opening theme for the TV anime “Kimi to Koete Koi ni Naru.” Its lyrics, which candidly express the desire to reach out and the fluttering feelings that defy words, leave a strong impression.
The lines depicting a love that overflows beyond logic bring back the moment you first fell for someone.
It’s a highly recommended song for anyone who wants to rekindle those sweet and bittersweet memories of youth.
Final scene.NEW!eill
Singer-songwriter eill, known for her translucent vocals and versatile musicality, continues to draw attention.
Chosen as the theme song for Amazon Prime Video’s reality dating show “Love Transit Season 3,” this track was released for streaming in October 2025.
Set to a classic R&B groove, it delicately portrays the emotions of a woman striving to move forward while holding onto feelings for someone she’s parted ways with.
It’s moving in its depiction of the aching loneliness of having no one left to keep her warm, alongside the complex desire to cherish that love in her heart forever.
Give it a listen when you feel like looking back on a past romance.
It'll get stained.NEW!Chatmonchy
A mid-tempo number where the loneliness that drifts through the night city intersects with thoughts of someone special.
Wandering down an unfamiliar street, narrowing their eyes through cigarette smoke, the protagonist’s wavering emotions are vividly captured in lyrics by Akiko Fukuoka.
Eriko Hashimoto’s soaring vocals deliver a stinging blend of bitterness and wistfulness—a song that conveys the complexities of a woman’s heart.
Released as a single in November 2008, it was written as the theme song for the late-night NTV drama “Tonsura.” It also drew attention for being the first time Seiji Kameda served as producer, and it broke into the top 10 on the Oricon charts.
It has become a signature track, repeatedly included on releases such as the album “Kokuhaku” and various best-of compilations.
A song that stays by your side on nights when love leaves you swaying and you want to cherish your time alone.
Moonlight ReverseNEW!Legal Lily
Released in August 2024 as a pre-release track from the album “kirin,” this song marks a major turning point for Regal Lily.
Having handled their own arrangements until now, the band worked for the first time with an external producer—Seiji Kameda—to create this love song.
While the chorus’s repeated, aching sentiments evoke a distance that feels farther than the moon, the straightforward emotions hit you squarely in the chest.
The sound, where fragility and passion coexist, will resonate not only with alternative rock fans but also with those who seek the lyricism of ballads.
In the music video, actress Hana Sugisaki stars, visualizing the heartache that resurfaces when looking at the moon.
Honoka Takahashi has said that the process changed how she engages with words, making this a work that signals the band’s next stage.
love the islandAmi Suzuki
This is Ami Suzuki’s debut single, released in July 1998, which won the Grand Prix after garnering over 800,000 votes in a TV audition project.
Chosen as the Guam Visitors Bureau’s campaign song, it’s memorable for its refreshing sound that evokes summer sunshine.
The lyrics portray the delicate emotions of a girl flying across the sea to an unfamiliar island—her fluttering excitement mingled with the anxieties of love.
The image of the sandals she changes into at the airport seeming bashful feels like a sensibility unique to a young girl.
Her translucent vocals match the wistful melody perfectly.
The track is also included on the million-selling album SA.
It’s a song that brings back that rush of anticipation right before a summer departure.
To Those Who Know the Blue of the SkyAimyon
This is the song that was chosen as the theme for the anime film “Her Blue Sky.” Its melody isn’t exactly bright, and the poignantly wistful tone sticks in your head, but it’s such a great song, isn’t it? From the protagonist’s actions, you can feel their overflowing feelings for the person they love.
The uniquely indirect turns of phrase—so characteristic of Aimyon—also come across as beautiful.
Shape of LoveMISIA feat.HIDE(GReeeeN)
A collaboration with HIDE from GReeeeN.
This song was featured in the drama “Gibo to Musume no Blues.” In “Ai no Katachi,” the striking metaphor says, “If love existed in a tangible form, my love for you would fit perfectly in my heart.” The expressions are clear and lovely, aren’t they? Along with its straightforward chorus lyrics, it’s a heartwarming track.