Recommended unrequited love songs for high school girls

Unrequited loveGENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE

GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE / Unrequited Love

There’s something special about unrequited love during our school days, isn’t there? GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE perfectly captures those bittersweet feelings.

Released in November 2013, this song portrays a pure kind of love—where just seeing the person you like looking downcast can make your whole day feel dull.

You try striking up a conversation to ask what they thought of a movie, but can’t find anything more to say… You know that frustrating feeling, right? The clear, airy vocals gently wrap around the delicate emotions of high school students.

It’s a recommended track for anyone who wants to feel both the sweetness and the ache of unrequited love.

I like you.Little Glee Monster

Little Glee Monster 'I Love You.' × 360 Reality Audio MUSIC VIDEO

Little Glee Monster’s “Suki da” (“I Like You”) conveys that straightforward feeling right from the title.

Released in 2015 as their fourth single, it’s a sparkling love song brimming with youth.

If you’re a high school student, these lyrics will likely resonate with your school life and give you courage.

When it comes to a one-sided crush, it’s easy to overthink and drag your feet.

But be honest with yourself, face it head-on, and turn that pure feeling of “I like you” into power!

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utatane

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Spell On MeSHE’S

SHE’S – Spell On Me【MV】

The ending theme for the TV Tokyo drama “The Rules of Love Comedy: The Uptight Woman and the Younger Man,” starring Chiaki Kuriyama, is “Spell On Me” by SHE’S, a four-member piano rock band.

Released in 2021 as their seventh digital single, the song was written specifically for the drama.

Its lyrics, filled with the sentiment “I could give up everything for you,” carry a poignant longing.

The music video, set in a movie theater, was also created around the motif of a man falling in love.

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Hamada Takuya

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back number – Watagashi (full)

A three-piece rock band with a superb worldview that grabs listeners and won’t let go—through vivid, heated lyrics that paint scenes in your mind and irresistibly catchy melodies—back number’s sixth single.

Chosen as the opening theme for the music show COUNT DOWN TV, this track leaves you with lyrics that truly evoke a high school summer festival.

Its ultra-realistic imagery and slightly humid melody and tone are sure to set many high schoolers’ thoughts spinning.

It’s the perfect number to listen to when you’re about to ask out someone you like.

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Hoshino Takashi

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back number – Koi (full)

This is an unrequited love song by back number that captures a man’s bittersweet feeling of “I want to confess—I have to…” to someone he won’t be able to see much longer.

back number has many popular unrequited love songs like HAPPY BIRTHDAY and Takane no Hanako-san.

But since we’re recommending songs for high school students this time, here’s one that easily brings school to mind! They go to the same school, yet he can’t confess his feelings—he just watches from afar as his feelings grow stronger.

Many high schoolers will probably think, “That’s just like me.”

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sasashina

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