A song about falling for a celebrity. A love song you want to listen to when you’re truly smitten.
I’ve fallen truly in love with a celebrity.
At first I just thought they were cool or cute, but before I knew it, I was serious.
In this article, I’ll introduce love songs I want all of you in a “serious crush” to hear.
I’ve gathered a variety of romance tracks—from songs about being in love with a celebrity just like you, to songs that sing of the aching feeling of a love that can’t come true.
Find the one song that perfectly matches how you feel.
People might say, “Being in love with a celebrity… really?” but love is free, and having someone you like brings a lot of happiness, doesn’t it?
Let’s fully enjoy this moment of being in love!
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Songs about falling for a celebrity: Love songs to listen to when you’re truly smitten (31–40)
I miss youAdo
A bittersweet song about the pain of heartbreak.
With Ado’s overwhelming vocal power, you can feel the aching emotion of wanting to see the one you love but being unable to.
Released digitally in August 2021 as an insert song for the film “Kaguya-sama: Love Is War,” this track pierces the heart with the longing to stay by someone’s side, whether they’re smiling or looking lonely.
Anyone who has experienced long-distance love or unrequited feelings will find it deeply relatable.
It’s a song you’ll want people to hear if they’re struggling to confess or unable to express their feelings.
I love you, but goodbye.CHIHIRO
CHIHRO’s heartrending song gently accompanies those struggling with unrequited love.
It delicately portrays the inner conflict of a woman who chooses to part ways despite still being in love.
Released in October 2017, the track was also used as the theme song for a romance program on AbemaTV, resonating with many listeners.
It’s a song that supports those suffering from an unattainable love or those who have decided to end a relationship.
Crying your heart out while listening might help you take a step toward a new love.
A person I mustn’t fall in love withCHIHIRO
A song by singer-songwriter CHIHIRO, whose heartbreak and unrequited love tracks resonate with many listeners.
It carries the wish that “you cry your heart out and take a step toward your next love.” Have you ever found yourself unable to stop your feelings, filled with frustration, thinking, “Why did we have to meet?” “Why at this timing?” The feeling of loving someone is precious, but a forbidden love can hurt many people.
It’s painful, but telling yourself it’s not meant to be and walking away might be the first step toward happiness.
If It SnowsDREAMS COME TRUE
This song poignantly captures a woman’s aching feelings as she falls for a man who already has someone to spend special days with.
Released as a single by DREAMS COME TRUE in 2006, it embodies the saying that you don’t choose to fall in love—it happens.
Before she knows it, she finds herself in love with someone she can never be with.
Her anguish as she carries these impossible feelings will surely resonate with anyone experiencing unrequited love.
On a lonely winter night, give it a listen.
Love SongGO!GO!7188
Koi no Uta by GO!GO!7188 is a song that gently expresses the heartache of being in love and the loneliness you can’t do anything about, all in polite, careful words.
Many people have resonated with it and been moved to tears.
Its relaxed melody slips easily into your heart.
It’s a song I want people to hear when they feel they’ll never be able to love anyone more than this.
If you know it won’t come true but still can’t bring yourself to stop loving them, it will mirror your own conflicted heart.
At times like that, Koi no Uta will quietly, tenderly wrap around you and make you feel like it’s okay to keep warming these feelings just as they are.
Songs about falling for celebrities. Love songs you’ll want to hear when you’re seriously smitten (41–50)
NAOHY
This song, included on HY’s fourth album, “Confidence,” portrays an unrequited love you can’t give up on even when you know it won’t come true.
It’s especially popular among young women.
With a beautiful, grand gospel chorus, Izumi Nakasone delivers a stunning vocal performance.
Asking for the impossibleJohn Darling
“Naimononedari” is a heart-wrenching song whose music video tells the story of a woman who is set to marry tomorrow, only to run into an unforgettable former lover the day before.
The lyrics convey her turmoil as she wavers between the reality of getting married and the love she can’t let go of.
She wants to run back to him, but puts on a brave face, telling herself, “I wouldn’t be happy even if I were with him.” At the same time, you can feel her aching desire to think of him just for now.
It’s truly a song that portrays an unattainable love.
The lyrics and music were written by Yohei Hashiguchi of wacci, also known for the hit song “I Became Someone Else’s Girlfriend.”