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 to Boost Your Romance Motivation (81–90)

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Rokudenashi “Left Waiting” / Rokudenashi – Stood Me Up [Official Music Video]

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A song by Rokudenashi, the solo project of Ninjin, a singing-and-playing artist with over 800,000 followers on TikTok.

It portrays a bittersweet crush: even while knowing they’ll never look your way, you can’t give up and find yourself hoping somewhere deep down.

When they give you a gentle smile, you want to pull away but just can’t—anyone who’s experienced unrequited love will likely feel this all too keenly.

Unless someone you love even more comes along to help you forget this romance, you may not be able to erase these feelings on your own.

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Hanako Oku / Garnet (Solo Performance) [Music Video]

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A song released by Hanako Oku in 2006, which was also used as the theme song for the animated film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.

Its wistful, delicate lyrics about love are truly heart‑wrenching.

It’s wonderful as an unrequited‑love song on its own, and after watching the movie, listening to it again reveals a different kind of charm.

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To You by MONGOL800

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This song, Anata ni, is one of MONGOL800’s signature tracks.

Released in 2000, it’s included on the album MESSAGE, which achieved record-breaking sales in the indie scene.

Despite never being released as a single, it has been covered by numerous artists and stands as a landmark love song.

It’s a track that has been cherished for years, one that resonates with unrequited feelings regardless of age or gender, and lifts you up with its positive, rock-love-song energy.

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By the Sound of the Chime / ayaho [Music Video]

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A cute love song packed tight with sweet-and-sour feelings of romance.

Singer-songwriter ayaho, who also performs as the guitar-vocalist of the girl band Lala, released it in 2021.

When you have a crush, waves of sweet, happy moments and lonely, painful ones come one after another, don’t they? The lyrics, which capture those true-to-life emotions, are sure to resonate with everyone.

It’s a must-listen for lovestruck teenagers—a pop, heart-fluttering song that sings of dazzling, sparkling feelings of love.

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More Than Friends, Less Than Lovers – Kanau Matsumura [Official Music Video]

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This is a song by Kanau Matsumura that portrays the frustration of being unable to move a relationship forward and the inner conflict about potentially breaking the status quo.

It will likely resonate especially with those who want to move beyond friendship or those whose feelings go unnoticed by the other person.

The addition of strings to the gentle acoustic sound seems to express a swell of emotion.

The words that confess it would have been better not to become friends at all than to suffer this inability to move forward convey a painful heart with stark honesty.

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Official HIGE DANDism – Pretender [Official Video]

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The one song that cemented Official HIGE DANDism’s popularity, “Pretender.” Chosen as the theme song for the film The Confidence Man JP: Romance, it became a major hit as a track that portrays a heartrending unrequited love.

Alongside the feelings of longing for someone, it depicts the realization that you are not that person’s destiny.

For anyone experiencing a love that won’t come true, the lyrics pierce the heart.

What’s wonderful about this song is that even at the moment of accepting everything and letting the love go, it still describes the other person as beautiful.

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Unrequited Love Songs: Top Picks for Women! Classic Tracks to Boost Your Romance Motivation (91–100)

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Jun Shibata – Unrequited Love

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This is the fourth single released by Jun Shibata in 2003—a slightly bittersweet unrequited love song that wrestles between the desire to hold on to hope for the other person and the wish to finally give up.

You’ll be drawn in by her clear, translucent voice and the beautiful tones of the piano.

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