[Unrequited Love Songs] Recommended for women! Classic tracks that boost your motivation for love
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!
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[Unrequited Love Songs] Recommended for Women! Classic Tracks That Boost Your Romance Motivation (41–50)
AitaiKato Miria
A top-notch unrequited love song by singer-songwriter Miliyah Kato, who portrays a woman’s feelings of love and the inner struggles she can’t tell anyone with delicate nuance: “Aitai.” It’s included on the 2009 album “Ring.” The lyrics poignantly depict her suppressing her emotions—she knows it won’t come true, and if she shows her feelings too openly, she might trouble the other person.
Even so, her overwhelming love comes through so strongly it almost hurts.
A happy promise.riria.
A story of love and promises woven by Lilia’s singing voice.
Its melodies that stay close to the heart and lyrics that invite empathy leave a strong impression.
Chosen as the opening theme for Season 2 of the anime “My Happy Marriage,” this song also opens the album “Kiseki.” It portrays the complex emotions of someone in love—joy in discovering one’s true self, as well as anxieties about happiness.
It’s great to listen to while thinking of an unrequited love, and also recommended to enjoy together with someone special.
Through this song, you might find the courage to face your own feelings.
Song of PointillismMrs. GREEN APPLE feat. Inoue Sonoko
“Tembyo no Uta” (Song of Pointillism) is a love ballad featuring Mrs.
GREEN APPLE and Sonoko Inoue.
It was also used as the theme song for the 2018 film “Ao-Natsu: Kimi ni Koishita 30-Nichi” (Blue Summer: The 30 Days I Fell in Love with You).
It’s a wistful ballad that hints at an inevitable parting, with beautifully poignant male–female harmonies.
Even if you’re anxious about where love is headed, this song makes you want to cherish the present moment.
There’s also a solo version by Sonoko Inoue, so give it a listen depending on your mood.
Ah, geez.Saucy Dog
This is a song by the three-piece band Saucy Dog that captures the delicate emotions of a woman with an unrequited crush.
It portrays her elation and despair in response to the other person’s suggestive behavior, as well as the anxiety and self-loathing she falls into while waiting for a reply on LINE.
Featured in collaboration with Morinaga’s DARS and as the theme song for the drama “Dekinai Futari,” the track boldly sings of a resolve to drown in love.
It’s a must-listen for anyone who can’t hold back their feelings for someone they like.
Why not listen to this song and find the courage to take a step forward?
Ms. Hanako on a high pedestalback number
This is a back number song that sings about the feelings of a bittersweet unrequited love.
You can keenly feel the protagonist’s pain as they assume they’re “just a friend of a friend” and can’t muster the courage to act.
Released in June 2013 and included on the album Love Story, the track captured the hearts of many listeners.
It’s perfect for anyone who has experienced unrequited love—or is going through it right now.
You’ll surely relate to the glimmer of “maybe” that raises expectations, and the emotional ups and downs brought on by the other person’s smile.
I want you to tell me you love me.Oku Hanako
If I confess my feelings, we might not be able to stay together… In that case, I’d rather not become lovers.
Aren’t there many people struggling with this? In truth, we want to say “I love you,” and hear it said to us.
Okura Hanako expresses this wavering, heartrending love with her clear, translucent voice.
tobacco / cigarette(s)Koresawa
It sings of the bittersweet feelings toward a man who has left her.
She doesn’t smoke and actually doesn’t like it, but for some reason she longs for the smell of the cigarettes the person she loved used to smoke.
I bet many women have experienced that feeling, too.
It becomes a kind of symbolic memory, doesn’t it? The situation described—this aching present in which she’ll never smell that scent again—is truly heartbreaking.
By the way, I’ve heard that “Ningen Shikkaku,” which Koresawa wrote for Mewhan, is said to be an answer song to this track.
Be sure to listen to them together!