Recommended unrequited love songs for high school girls

calculatingly cuteHinatazaka46

Hinatazaka46 “Aza to Kawaii” (Cunningly Cute)

This is a song released in 2020 by the idol group Hinatazaka46, sung from a male perspective about unrequited love.

Once you fall in love, even if she isn’t conventionally beautiful, she looks like the cutest girl in the world, and everything she does somehow connects back to “I like you”—a love as sweet as sugar is woven through the lyrics.

Taken objectively, it’s full of lines that might seem embarrassing, but when a man actually falls in love, many might be surprised to find they feel the same way.

It’s a happy, feel-good track that will make you grin just thinking about the girl you like!

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sasashina

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I want to be your lover.Abe Mao

Mao Abe – I Want to Be Your Lover [Official Music Video]

Even people who usually don’t overthink and consider themselves optimists show a different side when they fall in love, don’t they? Even someone with an easygoing mindset can end up, just like in this song, agonizing—second-guessing everything, wanting to ask the other person this and that, wishing they hadn’t said something, and just spiraling.

It’s a song that conveys those helpless feelings of being in love, packed with a sincere, pure desire to “become lovers.” Highly recommended.

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CHE.R.RYYUI

YUI　『CHE.R.RY-short ver.-』

Many junior high schoolers have smartphones these days, right? YUI’s “CHE.R.RY” is a song that those students will definitely find themselves saying, “I totally get it!” It was used in a commercial for au’s music distribution and e-book service “LISMO,” and it completely captured the hearts of the generation that were students at the time.

You’ll surely relate to the lyrics that straightforwardly express the excitement, anxiety, and hope of exchanging messages with someone you like through email or LINE.

The song tells the whole story of the heartache of a one-sided crush, where even just having a normal conversation makes your heart race.

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Short-Sleeved AngelHKT48

[MV full] HKT48 19th Single “Short-Sleeved Angel” / HKT48 [Official]

A pure, refreshing song that feels like dashing through the dazzling summer sun.

Released in July 2025 as HKT48’s 19th single, this track sets sweet and slightly bittersweet feelings of love—where a crush’s casual gestures look almost angelic—to a light, buoyant melody.

Listen under the summer blue sky, and your romantic mood is sure to soar! Take this song along and make some wonderful memories.

Sorry for dreamingAKB48 U-21 senbatsu

[MV Full] Sorry for Dreaming / AKB48 U-21 Selection [Official]

Among bittersweet unrequited-love songs, this AKB48 track stands out.

With the theme of summer’s end, it captures an impossible crush in a refreshing way.

Included on the single “Koi Tsumun Jatta,” released in July 2024, the song also serves as the ending theme for the anime “Stardust Telepath.” Its melodious sound and lyrics that say “I’m sorry” over and over really hit home.

You can keenly feel the emotions of a high school girl troubled by love.

The image of standing up to pedal a bicycle is pure youth.

It’s a must-listen for anyone nursing a crush.

Feathers of the UniformAKB48

[MV full] The Wings of the Uniform / AKB48 [Official]

You can almost picture that bittersweet scene of a secret crush: watching you run across the schoolyard from the classroom window.

This song, which sings of the hope and heartache of sprouting invisible wings on your uniformed back and taking flight toward the future, will make listeners’ hearts skip a beat.

Included on the single “Kibouteki Refrain Type D,” released in November 2014, this track is a special one for Team 8—their very first music video was made for it! When graduation approaches and you feel anxious about becoming an adult, doesn’t this song gently nudge you forward with a reassuring “It’s going to be okay”?

Bambi in UniformHKT48

[LIVE] Uniform Bambi (AKB48 Group Emergency General Meeting ~Let’s Settle This in Black and White!~ HKT48 Solo Concert) / HKT48 [Official]

When I’m in front of my crush, I freeze up with nerves—just like a newborn fawn.

This HKT48 song passionately captures that sweet and tangy feeling of first love.

Set to a breezy pop sound, the story of a uniform-clad protagonist with timid yet devoted feelings makes listeners’ hearts flutter.

Included on their 2013 debut single “Suki! Suki! Skip!,” the track has remained a fan favorite and was also featured on the milestone album “092.” Perfect for rekindling the frustration of unrequited love and the bittersweet memories of youth, this song might gently give you the courage to take that step if you’ve been struggling to express your feelings.