[Love Songs] Say Goodbye to Uncertain Feelings! Love Songs to Listen to When You’re Not Sure If You Like Someone
A collection of songs to listen to when you’re not sure if it’s love.
From the hazy feeling of “I feel calm and have so much fun when we’re together, but is this love?” to songs that capture the cooling of feelings after you start dating, we’ve picked a wide range.
If you want tracks that might help you find an answer to your own uncertain “Do I like them?”—whether it’s a long-standing childhood-friend relationship that blurs the line between friendship and romance, or a bond where you want them by your side but can’t see them as a romantic partner—this is for you!
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[Love Songs] Say Goodbye to Uncertain Feelings! Love Songs to Listen to When You’re Not Sure If You Like Someone (21–30)
Just so you know, this feeling isn’t love!Tensen Tensei Shoujo.
A sweet and bittersweet song by Tensen Tensei Shoujo that portrays the feelings of a girl who’s fallen in love but can’t be honest with her emotions.
Even as she denies, “It’s not love,” her heart flutters whenever she thinks about the person she likes—a feeling captured with striking realism.
Released in May 2024, this pop number expresses the heart of a classic tsundere girl.
It’s said to ignite the crowd so much that the atmosphere of the venue completely changes every time it’s performed live.
It’s a recommended track not only for those with a one-sided crush, but also for anyone who wants to look back on the sweet and sour memories of their youth.
What does it mean to date someone?erica
If you were actually asked this, how would you answer? This is a song by erica, a singer-songwriter from Yamanashi Prefecture, released in 2019 as her 35th single.
It’s a ballad featuring beautiful piano tones that resonate, and her gentle vocals are truly moving.
Pay attention to the emotional development toward the latter half of the track as well.
It gives you the sense that your emotions are overflowing.
“Let’s find our own answer”—it’s a solid, grounded work that inspires that mindset.
[Love Songs] Say Goodbye to Uncertain Feelings! Love Songs to Listen to When You’re Not Sure If You Like Them (31–40)
Sentimental KissShio Reira
This work depicts an unbreakable lingering attachment—the kind where you can’t cut off an ambiguous relationship with a former lover.
It’s a song by Rei La Ushio, released in May 2022 as her third digital single.
Chosen as background music for ABEMA’s dating show “He and the Wolf-chan Are Not to Be Deceived,” it topped Spotify’s Viral Chart and has surpassed 50 million streams worldwide.
Its gentle sound, centered on acoustic guitar and piano, embraces the complex emotions that arise as the distance between hearts and bodies grows inversely proportional.
Many listeners may find themselves relating to the experience of being unable to fully end a relationship and letting it drag on.
Trash human, me.yangusukinii
A four-piece rock band formed when vocalist-songwriter Kayayu put out a call for members on social media: Young Skinny.
Their song “Trash Human, Me,” included on their first album I Thought Anything Would Be Forgiven If I Turned It Into a Song, was chosen as the theme song for the TV drama Crime Family.
The lyrics, which depict the mindset and scenes of making excuses while also brazenly doubling down, evoke the bittersweet inability to neatly sort out feelings of love and the slyness of men.
Paired with a faintly melancholic melody, it’s a sentimental number that tightens around the heart.
Category of HappinessMr.Children
The gentle mid-tempo number “Categories of Happiness” is included on Mr.Children’s 1997 album.
Its nostalgic, slightly wistful melody and lyrics perfectly capture the confusion of being in love.
Not knowing whether you truly like that person or whether this feeling is love—this classic by Mr.Children gently accompanies those wavering emotions, embracing the sweet yet unstable complexity of a heart in love.
Why not spend some quiet, solitary moments listening to this song when you’re lost in thought?
Overdosenatori
Natori began his music career in 2021.
The track that he posted on TikTok and quickly went viral was “Overdose.” It has a slightly gritty vibe, and its lyrics portray the agony of yearning for the one you desire.
The addictive, up-tempo electronic melody and his languid vocals further enhance the song’s world.
Understanding the meaning of the title “Overdose” will help you grasp the lyrics even more deeply.
Spot the differenceSuda Masaki
Masaki Suda’s “Machigai Sagashi” is a song about someone he met while living a life always looking backward.
Released in 2019 as his first digital-only single, it drew attention because Kenshi Yonezu wrote and composed it.
The track was used as the theme song for the drama “Perfect World” and reached No.
1 on Oricon’s digital chart.
In 2020, Yonezu also recorded a self-cover for his album “STRAY SHEEP.”
