Love songs you want to listen to in summer. Love songs that color the summer.
Summer is the season when romance heats up!
With plans to go out with someone you like—to the beach, on drives, to festivals, and fireworks displays—many of you are probably gearing up to confess your feelings.
In this article, we’ve gathered love songs to cheer on your summer romance.
From classic summer love songs to tracks themed around fireworks and the sea, and even bittersweet tunes about unforgettable love that lingers into adulthood, we’re introducing a variety.
Turn up the mood with summer love songs, and enjoy summer and love to the fullest!
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Love songs to listen to in summer. Summer-coloring love songs (131–140)
miraclemiwa
It’s the perfect song for fireworks that color the summer night sky.
Released in April 2013, this track was also featured in Shiseido’s SEA BREEZE commercial, leaving a lasting impression on many people.
With Miwa’s bright and refreshing vocals, it beautifully captures the heart-fluttering feelings of a summer romance.
The lyrics depict budding love under shining sunlight and the fleeting nature of summer that passes in an instant.
It’s an ideal song for reminiscing or playing as background music while gazing up at fireworks.
HANABIIkimonogakari
Ikimonogakari’s “HANABI” turns up the heat on summer romance like blazing fireworks.
Released in 2006, the song was used as an ending theme for the anime BLEACH.
Its fast-paced, driving melody seems to amplify the intensity of summer itself.
The lyrics tell of fireworks that can’t be watched together—yet—paired with a wish that, until the day they can, their feelings never cool.
Youthful love believes straight ahead in each other and in a future whose shape can’t yet be seen.
It’s a track that conveys not only the heat of fireworks, but also the lingering bittersweetness that follows.
Raindrops and FireworksKobukuro
A summer song by Kobukuro inspired by the Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival held in the rain.
It portrays the protagonist’s bittersweet feelings as they wait for someone they love at the fireworks, with vivid, realistic imagery.
Included on the album “QUARTER CENTURY,” released in September 2024, and distributed digitally in July, this track is perfect for anyone who can’t let go of an unfulfilled love or wants to move past sad memories and take a step forward.
Although it’s a song about heartbreak, it’s nice that it doesn’t feel too melancholy when you listen to it.
Summer loveSid
Summer memories get etched into our hearts along with fireworks, don’t they? This is a single by SID, released in July 2007.
It was used as the ending theme for TV Asahi’s program “Squeez!” The lyrics sing of unrequited love, and the song’s arrangement is striking for the delicacy that shines through its visual kei intensity.
Mao’s vocals are sure to make your heart skip a beat.
Give this track a listen and let it launch summer-love fireworks in your heart.
fireworksSandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE
When you watch fireworks with someone you like, don’t you also feel an overflowing love and a touch of heartbreak, just like in this song? Even beautiful fireworks can look a little bittersweet depending on who you’re with—that feeling is captured in “Hanabi” by Sandaime J Soul Brothers.
It’s included on the single “0~ZERO~,” released in 2012.
Fireworks with someone you’re not quite in a relationship with yet, when you don’t know where this love will go.
The most poignant, frustrating emotions of a love that may or may not move forward are woven together through beautiful lyrics and vocals.
Goldfish FireworksAi Otsuka
Released in 2004 as Ai Otsuka’s fifth single, “Kingyo Hanabi” (Goldfish Fireworks) pairs two summery words in its title, evoking a sense of refined elegance.
It was chosen as the theme song for Nippon TV’s information program “Super TV Information Frontline” and reached No.
3 on the Oricon Singles Chart.
Despite its relatively short lyrics and the absence of the word “sad,” the song’s words exude a subtly poignant atmosphere—that’s part of its charm.
Ah, summer vacation.Toshi-kun
This track really highlights Toshikimi’s reggae style.
It was produced by sampling TUBE’s classic hit and drew attention as the lead song from his major-label debut album “New Rebe,” released in July 2018.
The samba whistle and conga rhythms stand out, creating a lively atmosphere reminiscent of Rio’s carnival.
The lyrics, depicting the start of a seaside summer romance and youthful passion, leave a strong impression.
It might be the perfect song for anyone who wants to enjoy summer to the fullest.