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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 timeless tracks and popular love songs to listen to during cherry blossom season (31–40)

Sakura KissChieko Kawabe

Chieko Kawabe – Cherry Blossom Kiss [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO] (Opening Theme for the Nippon TV Anime “Ouran High School Host Club”)

Sakura Kiss Chieko Kawabe

A dazzling number that sparkles like spring sunshine, with a melody that makes your heart race.

It sings of a straightforward longing to see the one you love and a sincere desire to cherish the “now,” this very moment.

The bubbly feeling you get just by listening may be thanks to its catchy sound.

This work was released by Chieko Kawabe in April 2006 as her fifth single, and it was chosen as the opening theme for the TV anime Ouran High School Host Club.

It’s an irresistible track that brings back sweet, bittersweet memories.

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Peach Blossom PetalsAi Otsuka

Ai Otsuka / Peach Petals (Short Ver.)

Peach Petals Ai Otsuka

Like cherry blossoms, peach blossoms bloom adorably in spring, and Ai Otsuka’s “Momo no Hanabira” depicts someone thinking fondly of the person they love.

Released in 2003 as her debut single, the song was chosen as the theme for the drama Suika.

Whether it’s a rendezvous beneath peach or cherry trees, or reminiscing about a beloved person under those trees when spring arrives, the lyrics can be interpreted either way.

In any case, they overflow with a gentle feeling for someone dear, warming the heart like the mild cheerfulness of spring.

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Sakura RockCHERRYBLOSSOM

Sakura Rock

Cherry Blossom Rock CHERRYBLOSSOM

CHERRYBLOSSOM is a band known for its appealing female dual vocals that unfortunately disbanded in 2010.

Their song “Sakura Rock” is their fourth single, released in 2009, and it was used as the ending theme for the TV anime “Katekyo Hitman Reborn!” The lyrics express how, when the cherry blossom season arrives, you think, “It’s that time of year again,” and remember someone.

That someone was once important but is no longer by your side.

It’s a cherry blossom song packed with a sense of poignancy, set to a rock-influenced sound.

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loveGen Hoshino

Gen Hoshino – Koi (Official Video)

Love Hoshino Gen

Gen Hoshino’s smash hit song “Koi.” It was the theme song for the 2016 TV drama “We Married as a Job” (Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu), in which Hoshino himself appeared.

The “Koi Dance,” performed by the cast in the ending sequence, became a huge craze and is beloved by people of all ages, from kids to adults.

In 2021, a New Year’s special sequel of the drama aired, where the Koi Dance was performed again with some new choreography added.

It’s a song that makes your heart want to dance no matter the season, but if you listen to it in spring when a new chapter of life begins, it might lift your spirits and make you think, “Maybe I’ll try falling in love again!”

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petalback number

back number – Hanabira (full)

Hanabira - back number

A heartbreak song you’ll want to listen to while viewing cherry blossoms: “Hanabira.” It’s the debut single by back number, a band known for numerous hits with bittersweet love songs, and it was selected as the ending theme for the music program JAPAN COUNTDOWN in April 2011.

The lyrics portray a man who, whenever he sees cherry blossoms, remembers going to see them with someone he once loved, and agonizes over unforgettable memories and feelings.

If you’ve gone through a breakup in spring, this is a song you should definitely listen to.

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[Spring Love Songs] Recommended Masterpieces and Popular Love Songs to Listen to During Cherry Blossom Season (41–50)

Even if we forget springivy color

Ivy Color [Even If We Forget Spring] Music Video

Even if spring is forgotten, ivy green remains.

A nostalgic piano rock band, Ivy Color, sings a heartrending love song.

It features a springlike, refreshing melody paired with bittersweet, chest-tightening lyrics that suit the season of farewells.

The lyrics feel like reminiscing about a parting, and it’s a love song that makes you wonder what became of the two of them.

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Eagerly awaiting springGReeeeN

Longing for Spring GReeeeN (with lyrics)

Eagerly awaiting spring — GReeeeN

Even among fans, GReeeeN is said to have many hidden gems.

This song, a B-side to the 2012 single “Misenai Namida wa, Kitto Itsuka,” is also considered one of those hidden masterpieces.

It’s a love song perfect for the cherry blossom season, evoking a bittersweet feeling when thinking about meetings and farewells.

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