Unrequited love songs recommended for college students: classic and popular Japanese tracks

Unrequited loveCHIHIRO

CHIHIRO / Unrequited Love feat. GIORGIO 13 [NERDHEAD, So’Fly]

This is a classic track by the skilled R&B singer Chihiro and the popular trackmaker DJ Deckstream.

It’s polished with a cool, translucent atmosphere, and it especially fits the life of high school students.

With its refined sense and style, it’s a highly recommendable song.

Stop this nightJUJU

JUJU “Stop This Night for Me”

This is a hit number by JUJU, whose powerful vocals that move many listeners have made her popular.

It’s an unrequited love song filled with the bittersweet feeling that you can’t return to those happy days you spent with your lover.

Only HumanK

K　『Only Human』

This is a song by K, loved by a wide range of generations for its powerful vocals that draw you into the world of the music.

It’s a classic unrequited love song about holding on to the memory of the one person you loved, and it might just be a go-to karaoke number for high school boys.

Tsubasaandāgurafu

Tsubasa

I think it’s truly a song for college students.

It’s a very bittersweet song about moving to Tokyo to chase your dreams and, even so, singing about the feelings you have for your old friends.

Yet somehow, when you listen to it, it warms your heart.

Since it’s about both people pursuing their dreams, I think it’s a perfect fit for college students with a bright future ahead of them.

I still believe ~sigh~Shizukusa Yumi

Yumi shizukusa – “I still Believe～sigh”【Music Video】【English subtitles】

This is a heartbreak number by Yumi Shizukusa, whose uniquely expressive voice—so moving that just hearing it brings a surge of bittersweet emotion—has earned widespread popularity, and who has also worked on theme songs for a nationally beloved anime.

It’s a ballad infused with feelings that will never reach their destination no matter how fervently one wishes, and it’s especially popular among young women.

A life-sized love songAqua Timez

Aqua Timez “Life-Size Love Song” Music Video

Although they were an indie band in 2005, their mini-album ‘A Prayer Played to Fill the Sky’ became a massive hit, selling over 800,000 copies.

Among the tracks, this song is considered to have made a particularly large contribution.

It’s a song about a clumsy man who wants to convey his feelings in down-to-earth words without saying ‘I love you.’ It seems many fans feel they’d love to hear lines like this from someone they like.

unrequited lovemiwa

miwa 'Unrequited Love'

It’s a ballad released in 2012 that really resonates with girls of the same generation.

The feelings are expressed very directly.

It’s a recommended song for people who find themselves overwhelmed by their own inexplicable emotions—crying when memories resurface even though nothing can come of it.

Miwa’s clear, transparent voice seeps into the heart and seems to offer comfort to those who listen.