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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.

[Unrequited Love Songs] Heart-wrenching love songs for those going through a painful romance (111–120)

Unrequited Love: LinariaSonar Pocket

Sonar Pocket “Unrequited Love. ~Linaria~” [MV Short]
Unrequited Love: LinariaSonar Pocket

The lyrics, driven by a desperate need to get their feelings across no matter what, leave a strong impression.

It’s a song by Sonar Pocket, a three-member music group from Aichi Prefecture.

Released in 2013 as their 13th single, it’s uptempo yet conveys the heartache of unrequited love very clearly.

unrequited loveOku Hanako

A life-sized unrequited-love song from a woman’s perspective.

In this song, the woman’s crush already knows how she feels.

He’s more friendly than before, but she still doesn’t know what he truly thinks.

She doesn’t mind, though—she just hopes that even a little of her feelings will reach him.

That’s how much she loves him, and she can’t let go of those feelings…

Secret SecretPerfume

[Official Music Video] Perfume “Secret Secret”
Secret SecretPerfume

“Secret Secret” is a song included on Perfume’s album “GAME,” released in the spring of 2008.

It also drew attention as the theme song for a commercial for Pino ice cream.

It’s a straightforward, pure song about a girl who wants to know more about the person she likes, but there’s also a side to it where she keeps loving him while pretending not to notice she’s being evaded.

It’s a bittersweet track to listen to when you’re in love.

Pretending to be friendskerakera

Kerakera – Pretending to Be Friends
Pretending to be friendskerakera

It’s a song that conveys the bittersweet feeling of being close to someone you love while keeping your feelings hidden.

It was released in 2013 as the third single by the three-member music group Kerakera, known for their signature song “Star Labyrinth.” The expansive, soaring vocals draw you right in.

I only know the last note.=LOVE

=LOVE (Equal Love) / 15th Single 'Only Know the Last Note' [MV full]
I only know the last note.=LOVE

=LOVE is a voice acting unit created in 2017 as the first group produced by Rino Sashihara.

Their 15th single, “I Only Know the Last Note,” drew attention for featuring the youngest member, Kiara Saito, as center.

The lyrics depict unrequited love for someone who already has a special person, and those with similar experiences may find memories overlapping with the song.

With a transparent ensemble and a wistful melody that lingers in the ears, it’s a sentimental number.

Unrequited loveChara

This song was used as the ending theme for the anime Kimi ni Todoke.

Chara’s distinctive vocal style and worldview captivate listeners.

You may not be in love with the intention of it lasting forever, but when you think about it, there are moments when you wish this happiness could go on eternally.

It’s a bittersweet unrequited love song centered around that idea of eternity.

Here’s hoping the next love bears fruit.

The word “love”THE SxPLAY

Sayuri Sugawara / The Word “Love” [PV]
The word “love”THE SxPLAY

It’s a song about the wavering feeling of “I don’t want to ruin what we have now, but I want us to be lovers.” Hailing from Akita Prefecture, the female singer THE SxPLAY, also known as Sayuri Sugawara, released it as her fourth single in 2010.

Her clear, transparent voice has a cool edge and is truly wonderful.

It was chosen as the theme song for the mystery drama “Kasouken no Onna” (Woman of the Crime Lab).