Shota Shimizu Popular Song Rankings [2025]

I like you.Shota Shimizu8rank/position

Shota Shimizu “I Love You” (Live Ver.)

A gem of a love song that pours out deep affection and devoted feelings.

You’ll be drawn into the world woven by Shota Shimizu’s clear, transparent vocals and a soul-stirring, heartfelt melody.

Released in December 2009, the track became his first to top the full ringtone weekly chart, and was later included on the 2010 album “Journey.” It sings of a once-in-a-lifetime fateful encounter, expressing heartfelt love and gratitude for that special person.

The song resonates with a strong resolve to overcome small quarrels and anxieties together, and a pure love that longs to keep protecting the other’s smile.

This is a must-listen for anyone seeking their destined person or wishing to convey their feelings to someone dear.

Side DishShota Shimizu9rank/position

Shota Shimizu “Side Dish” Lyric Video / Shota Shimizu “Side Dish” Lyric Video

A master of R&B weaves a tale of forbidden love.

This track from Shota Shimizu brims with deep emotion and inner conflict.

With its refined melody and comfortable groove, it portrays lingering attachments and complex feelings from past romances and relationships.

Included on the July 2021 album “HOPE,” it earned high praise from fans.

Later, in May 2023, a lyric video featuring actress Ryoka Orita was released, capturing many hearts with its moving lyrics and Shimizu’s delicate vocals.

Highly recommended for those experiencing the pain of love or looking to let their emotions out.

A melody instead of a bouquetShota Shimizu10rank/position

Shota Shimizu 'Instead of a Bouquet, a Melody' Short Ver.

With a gospel-inspired arrangement, it delivers a heartfelt ode to pure love.

“Hanataba no Kawari ni Melody wo” (A Melody Instead of a Bouquet) is singer-songwriter Shota Shimizu’s 20th single, released in 2015.

At the time of its release, it was used as the theme song for the drama “Designer Baby: Detective Hayami, A Difficult Case Before Maternity Leave.” The song drew renewed attention in 2021 after a much-discussed performance on the hugely popular YouTube channel THE FIRST TAKE.

It’s a track that showcases authentic R&B—often cited as a core part of Shota Shimizu’s musical roots.

Love SongShota Shimizu11rank/position

Shota Shimizu “Koi Uta” MV

Koiuta (Love Song) by Shota Shimizu.

It was released in 2021 as a digital-only single.

Shimizu’s heartrending vocals and the wistful melody really sink into your heart.

The song portrays the regret of a love that ended after trying to act more grown-up, along with lingering feelings for the other person that haven’t changed even now.

Written from a down-to-earth perspective, it’s easy to empathize as if it were your own story.

It gently stays by your side when you’re overwhelmed by that helpless sense of loss after a breakup.

Before winter endsShota Shimizu12rank/position

Before winter ends

Released in December 2011 as his 12th single, this song by Shota Shimizu is a winter love ballad that portrays the longing and hopes of lovers spending the season apart.

Blending R&B and soul with his warm vocals, it serves as an anthem for couples enduring time apart.

The music video features Shota Sometani and Nako Mizusawa, and even includes hidden coded messages, which sparked buzz.

Capturing both the sparkle of the pre-Christmas mood and the frustration of not being able to meet despite wanting to, this track is a must-listen for anyone who struggles to see someone special due to work or distance.

Written and composed by Shota Shimizu himself, the lyrics carefully weave winter scenes that resonate deeply.

The town where you liveShota Shimizu13rank/position

Shota Shimizu “The Town Where You Live” MV

This is a ballad that paints the feelings of someone who, in unguarded moments, finds themselves searching for traces of a lover who should no longer be there.

It’s a song by singer-songwriter Shota Shimizu, released in October 2010 as his eighth single.

The track is also included on the album COLORS.

You can almost picture the protagonist overlaying the face of the one they can no longer meet onto a lookalike spotted on a station platform or onto familiar cityscapes.

Imagining the city where that person lives and simply wishing to see them—those one-sided feelings are, in a way, the very essence of a lingering “unrequited love” that follows a finished romance.

The melody, like an autumn dusk—lonely yet warm—soaks into the heart.

If there’s someone you can’t forget, listening to this will surely resonate deeply.

SNOW SMILEShota Shimizu14rank/position

[Singing with Guitar] SNOW SMILE / Shota Shimizu (Covered by sae)

This track by Shota Shimizu, known for delivering soulful vocals as an R&B singer-songwriter, was included on his November 2014 single.

It portrays the joy of two people in a long-distance relationship finally meeting again, as well as the sorrow of soon parting once more, through Shimizu’s characteristically delicate lyrics and melody.

Though mid-tempo, the arrangement weaves in rap-like phrases for a pleasant feel, and its pop-leaning structure makes it well-suited for guitar-and-vocal performances.

It was featured as an insert song in the projection mapping show “Christmas Carol Clock” held at Ikspiari in Tokyo Disney Resort, giving it a distinctly seasonal vibe.

A Christmas song that resonates with those in long-distance relationships or anyone spending days unable to see someone important to them.