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[Spring Love Songs] Recommended Classics and Popular Love Songs to Listen to During Cherry Blossom Season

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Spring is a season of meetings and farewells.

Some loves begin, while others quietly come to an end.

In this article, we introduce recommended springtime love songs that capture all kinds of romances.

This time, we’ve picked a wide range—from timeless spring classics to the latest hits.

Whether you want to revisit a beloved masterpiece or discover a tear-jerking spring ballad, this playlist is perfect for you.

They’re also great for karaoke, so why not enjoy them with new friends you meet this spring?

[Spring Love Songs] Recommended classics and popular love songs to listen to during cherry blossom season (21–30)

SakurazakaMasaharu Fukuyama

Masaharu Fukuyama – Sakurazaka (Full ver.)

Masaharu Fukuyama - Sakurazaka

Released in 2000, Masaharu Fukuyama’s signature song “Sakurazaka” is almost always mentioned among cherry blossom-themed songs.

When you take a close look, the lyrics are remarkably simple, yet that very simplicity makes it all the more moving—a classic spring song imbued with the distinctive bittersweetness of the season of encounters and farewells.

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Become a flowerflumpool

flumpool - Become a Flower (Music Video)

Become a Flower flumpool

Hana ni Nare is a download-only single that marked flumpool’s major-label debut.

It was used as the campaign song for au KDDI’s “LISMO” and “PAINT IT MUSIC!” commercials.

The song conveys the feeling of reexamining who you are now and wanting to shine, even if only for a moment.

All the more when it comes to someone you love, you want to be someone you can be proud of, don’t you?

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[Spring Love Songs] Recommended timeless tracks and popular love songs to listen to during cherry blossom season (31–40)

Spring of LifePerfume

[Official Music Video] Perfume「Spring of Life」

Spring of LifePerfume

Perfume’s 15th single.

It’s their first single after transferring to Universal Music.

The song expresses the feelings of a girl trying to move forward positively in spring.

While the tune is up-tempo with a catchy melody, your impression of it can change when you watch the music video, where Perfume performs as robots and you follow what becomes of them.

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On nights when cherry blossoms fallAimyon

Aimyon – On the Night the Cherry Blossoms Fall [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

On nights when cherry blossoms fall, Aimyon

Have you ever seen a beautiful view and immediately thought of someone you like? If so, there’s a perfect song for you: Aimyon’s “Sakura ga Furu Yoru wa” (“On Nights When Cherry Blossoms Fall”).

Released digitally in 2021 as the theme song for the hit romance reality show “Don’t Be Fooled by the Wolf,” this sweet-and-bittersweet track captures the delicate distance with someone you’re interested in and the frustrating feelings of unrequited love.

If there’s someone you like, definitely give it a listen!

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Honey Moon - for the film -SEKAI NO OWARI

Mitsunotsuki -For The Film-

Honey Moon - for the film - SEKAI NO OWARI

A song chosen as the theme for the film Let Me Eat Your Pancreas, starring Takumi Kitamura—member of the dance-rock band DISH//, known for their hit Neko—and actress Mei Nagano.

This track is an arrangement of SEKAI NO OWARI’s Mitsu no Tsuki from their album Lip, tailored for the movie.

It’s a gentle, warm song that makes you want to listen while recalling the many scenes you shared with someone dear who is no longer here.

Considering the film’s content, it can also be heard as a message like, “I won’t change.”

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Cherry Blossom Timeaiko

aiko - “Sakura no Toki” music video

Sakura no Toki by aiko

Aiko’s fifth major single, released in 2000, was used as the commercial song for the Calpis lactic acid bacteria beverage “Calpis Water.” Aiko’s love songs are very popular and resonate with many women.

Try listening to this song with someone special—you’ll feel the greatness of being together.

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Trace OrionUNISON SQUARE GARDEN

UNISON SQUARE GARDEN “Tracing Orion” LIVE MUSIC VIDEO

Tracing Orion - UNISON SQUARE GARDEN

This is a song written specifically as the opening theme for the anime TIGER & BUNNY.

UNISON SQUARE GARDEN released it in 2011.

The lyrics are obscure and don’t contain any spring-like phrases, but the exhilarating melody makes you want to listen to it in spring.

And if you listen closely, there are hints of romance tucked into the words, aren’t there? New life, new love—hearing it at times like these lifts your spirits and fills you with excitement.

If you’re looking to push yourself this spring, give it a listen!

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