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[Carefully Selected] Popular Love Songs: Recommended Romance Tracks

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Deputy Editor of the web media RAG MUSIC. I’m Sasashina, a mom currently raising an elementary schooler and a preschooler. In my student days, I studied broadly at Kyoto College of Science and Technology, covering sound, lighting, and video technology, and acquired skills from comprehensive stage production to the fundamentals of creative expression. After graduation, I joined a music production company, where I still work, and have consistently built my career on the production side, taking on diverse tasks centered around music. Currently, I mainly handle articles for children, drawing on what I’ve learned about parenting in my own way, as well as insights and discoveries from interacting with my kids every day. I hope I can be of help to you, even just a little!

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!

[Carefully Selected] Popular Love Songs: Recommended Romance Songs (31–40)

Ref:rainAimer

Aimer “Ref:rain” MUSIC VIDEO (5th albums “Sun Dance” and “Penny Rain” released simultaneously on Wednesday, 2019/04/10)

Ref:rainAimer

Aimer’s long-awaited love song since “If You Hadn’t Met Me ~Natsuyuki Fuyuhana~,” released in 2012! This track serves as the ending theme for the anime “After the Rain,” and it was apparently created as a result of that tie-in.

The pure feeling of stoking one’s love even more while holding onto unforgettable memories is truly charming.

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First loveMatsumura Kanau

First Love – Kanau Matsumura [Official Music Video]

First Love Matsumura Kanau

This is a song by Kanau Matsumura that’s packed with the sweet-and-sour feelings and frustrations of thinking about someone you like—the full spectrum of first love.

Released in June 2025, it’s a track that could be called the essence of his artistry.

The growing feelings for someone you can only meet in your dreams, the bittersweet longing that makes you take the long way home—listeners may find these emotions overlap with their own experiences.

When you like someone but can’t see them, even small things can make you anxious.

This gentle voice might softly stay by the side of that wavering heart.

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My BooShota Shimizu

Shota Shimizu 'My Boo' Short Ver.

My Boo Shota Shimizu

It’s a love song that honestly lays bare the singer’s feelings.

Shota Shimizu has other love songs too, but this one expresses his emotions straightforwardly without hiding anything.

It’s a wonderful track that conveys words of gratitude and love to a partner from a male perspective.

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365ONE OR EIGHT

ONE OR EIGHT / 365 (Music Video)

365ONE OR EIGHT

This is a love song by ONE OR EIGHT that sings about the feeling of continually thinking of someone dear.

Released in June 2025, it’s their first single since signing with a prestigious U.

S.

label.

Nasri, known for working on songs by Justin Bieber, also took part in the production, drawing you into a sophisticated sound with an R&B flavor.

The spacious arrangement allows the members’ distinctive voices to truly stand out.

When you find yourself thinking of someone you love, this song might gently stay by your side.

Be sure to listen closely!

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Love and peaceHirai Dai

Love and peace

Love and Peace by Dai Hirai

This is a happy song by Dai Hirai that sings about the small miracles hidden in everyday life.

It carries a warm message: just having someone special by your side can turn each day into something special, filled with love and peace.

The track is the title song of an EP released in June 2025 as the tenth installment of a project that began in June 2024.

By the time you finish listening, gratitude and tenderness for your partner may overflow—and you might feel the urge to go see that special someone right away.

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[Carefully Selected] Popular Love Songs: Recommended Romance Songs (41–50)

You are my destined person.Mashō Funatsu

Masato Funatsu “You Are My Destiny” Official Music Video

You are my destined person, Masho Funatsu.

In today’s world overflowing with encounters on social media, this is a straightforward love song that captures that miraculous moment when you’re certain, “You are the one.” Among countless options, the feeling you arrive at after repeated meetings and partings—“After all, you’re the one I want”—is truly precious, isn’t it? Sung by Masato Funatsu, the song was released in July 2023 and captured many hearts, entering Spotify’s Viral Chart for three consecutive weeks.

How about sharing your honest feelings with the special person by your side now, together with this song?

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LOVE YOU ONLYTOKIO

LOVE YOU ONLY – TOKIO (Full)

LOVE YOU ONLYTOKIO

TOKIO’s debut single leaves a vivid impression with its straightforward lyrics that shout, “I can only see you.” The song’s exhilarating band sound—brimming with a sense of speed as if capturing the rush of being in love—is simply refreshing.

Tomoya Nagase’s piercing vocals from his younger days are also incredibly pleasant to the ear.

Released in September 1994, the track was used as the theme song for the anime Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai.

The fact that they made their first appearance on the year-end NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen just a little over three months after their debut speaks to their popularity at the time.

It’s an irresistible track for anyone who loves crisp, refreshing rock.

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