OK, if you know Japanese music you had to know what was coming. Valentine Kiss is the most popular Valentine’s Day song in Japan, one that has been covered many times, and is just a classic. While I tend to listen to the Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 cover more than anything else (it modernized the song well and the new arrangement is a little more upbeat), the classic version is what I’m recommending today.

It’s hard to judge something that’s become a major classic, but Valentine Kiss has an addictive melody and lyrics – even though my Japanese skills are pretty mediocre, this is a song I know by heart. Also, given the success of covers like Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 and its continued popularity, Valentine Kiss holds up.