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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 (41–50)

tomatoShota Shimizu

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A gem of a ballad that draws you in with its heartwarming melody.

Written by singer-songwriter Shota Shimizu, it’s included on the album “Pulsatilla cernua,” released in June 2025.

The song layers his signature soulful vocals over a laid-back R&B tempo to create an irresistibly comfortable groove.

The lyrics, expressed in unadorned words, depict the forms of love found in everyday life.

It’s perfect for moments spent thinking of someone special, or as soothing background music for a calm night.

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fireworks (launched into the sky)DAOKO × Kenshi Yonezu

DAOKO × Kenshi Yonezu 'Uchiage Hanabi' MUSIC VIDEO

Fireworks (Uchiage Hanabi) - DAOKO × Kenshi Yonezu

A collaboration song by DAOKO and Kenshi Yonezu that many people probably find themselves remembering every summer since its release.

Sung as a duet by a man and a woman, likening the scene to summer fireworks, it’s a track in which many listeners likely see their own reflections.

The contrast between the two distinct vocal styles is superb, with a grand chorus that bursts like a firework and a delicate, ephemeral outro—making it a perfect song for summer.

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Pure Love SongShonan no Kaze

Shonan no Kaze “Junrenka” MUSIC VIDEO (Original ver.)

Junrenka by Shonan no Kaze

A love song that openly sings about feelings for a woman at first sight.

Written from the perspective of a man who’s smitten with his best friend’s close friend, the lyrics begin with his attraction to her homemaking qualities and, as he notices their differences of opinion and his own selfish behavior, trace a shift in his feelings as he reaffirms how important she is to him.

Released in March 2006 and still beloved today, the track has sold over 600,000 copies, won the Excellence Award at the Japan Record Awards, and remains a popular wedding staple.

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cold; curt; blunt; unfriendlyRADWIMPS

RADWIMPS – Aloof [Official Music Video]

Aloof RADWIMPS

A song included on RADWIMPS’ album ANTI ANTI GENERATION.

As a visual work, it beautifully captures the subtleties of romance.

The mix places Noda’s vocals and the piano right by your ear.

How about linking it with your own feelings of love as you listen? It will help set your emotions free.

Personally, I think it marks a new frontier for Japanese ballads.

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KoiAndrop

androp – “Koi” Music Video, theme song for the film “Until I Meet September’s Love”

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This song became the theme for the film “Until I Meet September’s Love” and created quite a buzz.

Takahito Uchizawa’s high-toned vocals fit perfectly with the lyrics, which portray a bittersweet, straightforward love.

Coupled with the grand accompaniment—piano backing and crystal-clear harmonies—it’s fair to call this a standout ballad where the feelings of sorrow and affection steadily deepen.

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It's your faultAYANE

AYANE / It's Your Fault (Lyric Video)

It's Your Fault, AYANE

A heartfelt pop number that sings of the complex emotions of love.

It’s a track by AYANE, a singer-songwriter from the Kansai region, released digitally in May 2025.

As the third installment in her consecutive digital single project, this release is drawing attention.

Featuring a lively rhythm and catchy melodies, it boasts a refined sound that sets it apart from her previous work.

The lyrics, written by AYANE herself, portray the conflicts and bittersweet feelings of love, inviting listeners’ empathy.

It’s a song you’ll want to play when you’re struggling with romance or feeling a haze of emotions.

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Love♡Scream!AiScReam

AiScReam “Love♡Scream!” Official Lyric Video

Love♡Scream! AiScReam

This song portrays the sweet confusion of falling in love and a straightforward devotion to the other person.

It’s a debut single released by Lantis in January 2025, sung by AiScReam, a limited-time unit consisting of three Love Live! characters: Ruby Kurosawa, Ayumu Uehara, and Shiki Wakana.

The lyrics are striking in how they use ice cream flavors as a metaphor while expressing the feeling that “you’re the most important of all.” The trio’s beautiful harmonies layered over a poppy, bouncy sound make your heart skip with joy as you listen.

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