Unrequited Love Song: A heartrending love song dedicated to you who are going through a painful romance
When you have an unrequited crush and feel like “it hurts, I want to cry,” you want to listen to songs that share those feelings, right?
In this article, we’ll introduce “tear-jerking unrequited love songs” we recommend just for you.
From the latest hits to timeless classics, every track is a gem with heartrending lyrics that sink deep into your heart.
“If I confess, we can’t go back to how we were.” “I know I should give up, but I still like you.” “We broke up, but I can’t bring myself to hate you.”
If you’re hurting from unrequited love in any of these ways, please give these songs a listen.
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[Unrequited Love Songs] Heart-wrenching love songs for you who are going through a painful romance (91–100)
A Naked Heartaimyon
Aimyong’s song tells the feelings of a woman who falls in love again, even though she thought she was done with love.
Until this release, many of her popular tracks struck me as mid-tempo and catchy, but this one is a classic ballad with a slow, mellow vibe.
As the title “Naked Heart” suggests, it describes her resolve to convey the honest feelings she holds in her heart, despite various inner conflicts.
If you’re nursing a crush or thinking of confessing your feelings, listening to this song will surely give you the courage to take that first step.
Winter FireworksOku Hanako
Okui Hanako’s “Fuyuhanabi” (“Winter Fireworks”) sings of a love you can’t do anything about—when the person you like actually likes your friend.
If you don’t want to lose either of them, all you can do is support them, right? A quietly fading, heartrending winter love song.
[Unrequited Love Songs] Heartbreaking love songs for you who are going through a painful romance (101–110)
The feeling of being in love…mihimaru GT
It’s a mihimaru GT song that portrays the regret of an unconfessed crush, while also telling oneself that those feelings are a cherished memory.
With piano and guitar at its core, the acoustic sound is underpinned by a beat, adding a light, buoyant touch to the overall sense of wistfulness.
Although the lyrics convey regret, the vocals carry a hint of a smile, leaving an impression of someone trying to move on.
It feels less like a snapshot of the moment of pain and more like a look back on a one-sided love after some time has passed.
I can’t say ‘I love you.’MAY’S
A quintessential tear-jerking unrequited love song.
It captures the bittersweet struggle of trying to hide your feelings when the person you like is starting to catch on.
From start to finish, it’s pure emotion.
You want to say you like them, but if your true feelings are revealed, you won’t be “just friends” anymore… The tug-of-war between wanting to confess and being afraid comes through painfully clearly.
I can’t listen to it without tears anymore.
Love and Liesakai kouen
It has a pop sound, but the lyrics are packed with the bittersweetness of unrequited love, which somehow feels a little sad.
It’s a song by the girls’ band Akai Koen, formed in 2010.
It was released in 2017 as their eighth single.
The music video is cute, too.
codependencyDomura Riu
It’s a song about a relationship that can’t be called healthy—wanting to be needed, being used for convenience, and still being unable to leave.
Created by Riu Domura, a singer from Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture, it was included on the 2019 debut EP “Escape.” Even while recognizing the love is false, they hold each other, staying close only to fill their loneliness.
The protagonist realizes they’re just the other person’s toy, yet can’t break free; that anguish unfolds over a chill track.
In the end, all that remains is loneliness—an aching futility that hits home.
It may encourage those struggling in unhealthy relationships or those who want to break away.
catDISH//
Seeping slowly into listeners’ hearts, this song was featured heavily on TikTok and YouTube and became the biggest breakout hit of 2020.
Did you know the lyrics and music were written by Aimyon? And with the arrangement by Tomi Yo—who has worked on songs for aiko and Cocco—there’s no way it wouldn’t make you cry.
It captures that indescribable sense of loss that comes after a joyful romance, expressing the melancholy through the motif of an animal—a cat—free-spirited and seemingly unconcerned with the other person.
Both mutual love and unrequited love can be heartbreaking.