A lovely unrequited love song

[Unrequited Love Songs] Recommended for women! Classic tracks that boost your motivation for love

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We’re introducing one-sided love songs recommended for women!

Unrequited love can have exhilarating moments that make your heart race, as well as painful times when you almost regret falling in love.

When your feelings are all over the place, don’t you feel like listening to songs that capture the same emotions you’re going through?

In this article, we’ve gathered one-sided love songs that have overwhelming support from women, from tracks overflowing with love to songs that hold those feelings back.

We’ve picked tunes that portray unrequited love from various angles, so you’re sure to find at least one you can relate to.

Be sure to check them out!

Unrequited Love Songs: Recommended for Women! Classic Tracks (71–80) to Boost Your Romance Motivation

NAOHY

NAO – HY (Full)

NAOHY

I wonder if many people have felt their hearts saved or been moved to tears by this song.

Izumi Nakasone of HY sings a heartbreaking love ballad that’s so relatable it makes your own feelings overflow.

If you still love someone even after breaking up and are filled with regret, please give it a listen.

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Unrequited loveOku Hanako

Oku Hanako – Unrequited Love

Unrequited loveOku Hanako

A song whose melody and lyrics, woven by Hanako Oku, resonate deeply with anyone harboring a bittersweet love.

The delicate wish for “If only time could stop,” and the earnest plea of “Even being just friends is fine,” are expressed with nuance.

Released in April 2005, this track marked Hanako Oku’s major-label debut.

It is also included on the album “Hanako Oku ALL TIME BEST” and has long been cherished as one of her signature songs.

If you want to feel the sweetness and the bitterness of unrequited love at the same time, this is a song you should definitely listen to.

Let Hanako Oku’s voice stay close to you as you nurture your feelings of love with care.

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Blue and SummerMrs. GREEN APPLE

Mrs. GREEN APPLE – Blue and Summer

Blue and SummerMrs. GREEN APPLE

This song was used as the theme for the film Aonatsu: Kimi ni Koi Shita 30-nichi, released in the summer of 2018 and based on a popular comic.

People often say, “Mrs.

GREEN APPLE writes and sings songs like this too?” and this one is a straight-down-the-middle youth anthem that’s very much their style.

With its poppy, cute take on unrequited love that makes your heart flutter, it will likely resonate especially with middle and high school students.

It was released in 2018 as their seventh single.

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[Unrequited Love Songs] Recommended for Women! Classic Tracks to Boost Your Romance Motivation (81–90)

summer festivalWhiteberry

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summer festivalWhiteberry

A song released by Whiteberry in 2000.

It’s a slightly bittersweet unrequited love song that blends the sparkling summer memories of youth and childhood with the sweet-and-sour feelings of a crush.

Just listening to it brings on a sense of nostalgia and conjures up scenes of summer.

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A triangular lovesaji

saji – “Triangular Love” MUSIC VIDEO

A triangular lovesaji

This song, “Triangular Love,” included on the 2020 mini-album Fireworks Poem, is a love song that conveys, almost painfully, the feeling of knowing an unrequited love won’t come true—and yet being unable to give up.

It’s about liking someone who, in turn, likes someone else, and it powerfully communicates that inner turmoil.

For those experiencing a similar love, it’s a track that may seize your heart with pain and move you to tears in deep empathy.

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GO FOR IT!!Nishino Kana

Kana Nishino 'Go For It (Short 4-minute Excerpt Ver)'

GO FOR IT!!Nishino Kana

This song carries a powerful message that transforms the bittersweet feelings of unrequited love into something positive.

Kana Nishino’s clear, expansive vocals and the catchy melody resonate deeply.

The lyrics capture both the honest desire to express feelings to someone you love and the hesitation born from shyness and anxiety, making it highly relatable for many women.

Released in July 2012, the track was also featured in a commercial for Yamazaki Bread’s “Lunch Pack.” It’s a perfect cheer-up song not only for women experiencing unrequited love, but for anyone who wants to find the courage to take a step forward.

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Bud of LoveKōda Kumi

Koda Kumi / Bud of Love

Bud of LoveKōda Kumi

Kumi Koda, whose timeless beauty still makes her the perfect embodiment of “sexy and cool,” has a song called “Koi no Tsubomi,” released as a single in 2006.

It drew attention as the theme song for the drama “Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru,” starring Goro Inagaki.

The lyrics capture those all-too-relatable feelings and actions of unrequited love, making it a love song many listeners can surely connect with.

It’s a track that feels very Kumi Koda—adorably and poppily expressing the emotions of a crush.

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