[Carefully Selected] Popular Love Songs: Recommended Romance Tracks
Love songs that give you courage or ease your pain when you’re in love.
Haven’t you listened to them at least once while you were in love? Love songs often portray strong feelings and emotions toward someone you like, so when something resonates with your own feelings, you end up empathizing and getting absorbed in the music without even realizing it.
In this article, we’ve selected the perfect love songs for you—whether you’re looking for recommended tracks, popular love songs everyone’s listening to, or love songs by trending artists.
Be sure to give them a listen!
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[Carefully Selected] Popular Love Songs: Recommended Romance Songs (11–20)
Shape of LoveMISIA feat.HIDE
It became an explosive hit as the theme song for the drama “Gibo to Musume no Blues.” Just hearing the intro brings back that moving feeling, doesn’t it? MISIA’s beautiful voice opens up in the chorus and absolutely captivates you.
For those who watched the drama, it’s the ultimate love song that makes you imagine countless forms of love.
Love SongUru
This work is a warm medium-tempo number that depicts love gradually taking on color.
Released in August 2021 as the 11th single, it was chosen as the theme song for the drama “My Beloved Prince.” The lyrics, which hide love behind words of denial, are moving.
The light, airy piano tone seems to reflect the feeling of trying to take a step forward despite hesitation.
It’s a cheering song that gently gives you a push when you can’t be honest about your feelings.
wishsumika
I think one of the hard things about unrequited love is when feelings don’t align.
This song by Sumika has an upbeat pop vibe, yet quietly carries a sense of poignancy.
It was also used as the theme song for the drama “Ossan’s Love -in the sky-.” The protagonist, who can’t become the person their crush loves, is very endearing, and it’s a warm song that makes you want to listen to it in winter.
lovesicknessAimer
When you fall in love, all sorts of emotions get tangled up and sometimes run out of control, don’t they? Aimer’s “Koiwazurai” is a song that captures those emotional ups and downs in love.
It’s also a song that affirms feelings like sadness and loneliness, which are usually seen negatively.
Such a gentle song naturally brings tears to your eyes.
absorbed; engrossed; infatuated; crazy aboutBE:FIRST
Many listeners are likely captivated by love songs that sing of straightforward, earnest romance, even if a little clumsy.
This track by BE:FIRST is exactly that kind of song.
Its gospel-tinged sound is soothing and warms the heart just by listening.
The song serves as the theme for the drama “Nami Uraraka ni, Meoto Biyori,” set in the Showa era and depicting the sweet, slightly bittersweet everyday life of a newlywed couple.
It portrays a deep affection that needs no words to be understood, and a tenderness so strong you want to call your partner’s name over and over—feelings many will relate to.
The song is included on the single “GRIT,” released in May 2025.
It’s a love song brimming with happiness that reminds you of how precious your loved one is.
Almond ChocolateILLIT
This is ILLIT’s first original Japanese song, following the worldwide success of their debut single “Magnetic,” which also earned them the New Artist Award at the Japan Record Awards at the end of 2024.
The track was co-produced by Nakajin from SEKAI NO OWARI and Pdogg, and likens the multifaceted nature of love to a confection with a sweet exterior and a bittersweet center.
The lyrics compare overflowing feelings of affection to going over capacity, while the sparkling pop sound makes your heart flutter.
It also serves as the theme song for the film “I Won’t Fall for Looks Alone,” set to be released in March 2025, perfectly matching the movie’s world.
It’s an exceptionally sweet love song that’s perfect for anyone feeling the excitement of unrequited love or the tender affection for their favorite idol.
[Carefully Selected] Popular Love Songs: Recommended Romance Songs (21–30)
There’s more! A moving classic love song!
There are actually still plenty more love songs I want to introduce! From here on, I’ll share moving love songs that, regardless of generation, anyone would have to call masterpieces. The feelings of people in love haven’t changed, past or present—the bittersweetness and earnestness of longing for someone are the same. They’re sure to resonate with your heart!
Sayonara, baby.Miliyah Kato feat. SKY-HI
Her love songs are always down-to-earth and resonate with many women, don’t they? They’re slightly lonely, bittersweet love songs.
Even when they act tough, they really sing about the feelings of women who are vulnerable inside, right? I bet there are people whose hearts were saved by this song.
It’s the kind of love song you can’t help but get emotionally involved in, isn’t it?