A song of forbidden love. A heartrending, sorrowful love song.

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Hatsukoi-sou / FLG4 (Self-Cover)

A poignant melody that expresses warped love and inner anguish is layered with a powerful yet delicate vocal performance in FLG4’s track.

Born from encounters with people in minority communities and released in April 2021, this work beautifully captures the aching feeling of harboring emotions no one understands, yet still being unable to stop longing for someone.

Coupled with a worldview where fiction and reality intersect, it becomes a piece that evokes deep empathy.

It’s a song that gently stays close to the hearts of those who struggle with loneliness and self-denial.

Song for…HY

Song for…

Born from keyboardist and vocalist Izumi Nakasone’s real-life experience, this memorable piece wrestles with the meaning of chance encounters and the intense, conflicted feelings for another.

Included on the album “TRUNK,” its earnest vocals, delivered alongside the piano’s beautiful timbre, resonate deeply.

A self-cover version appears on the album “STORY ~HY BEST~,” radiating a timeless charm that hasn’t faded with the years.

It’s a gentle ballad that invites empathy from those who can’t express their feelings, or who must seal them away due to circumstances such as each other’s situations or an age difference.

I miss you.UVERworld

UVERworld 'Yearning for You'

A heart-stirring ballad that delicately portrays the profound sense of loss and regret after losing a loved one.

Released by UVERworld in September 2008, the song expresses powerful feelings and loneliness toward a former lover, wrapped in a gentle melody.

It is included on the album “AwakEVE,” and its music video set at Shibuya’s scramble crossing is also memorable.

A tender masterpiece that offers comfort to those who have lost someone important or are trying to overcome a breakup.

That’s not fair…arekunn

That's not fair... / Ale-kun [Official Music Video]

Are-kun’s song, which beautifully portrays aching love and suffering, has deeply moved many listeners.

While harboring intense feelings for the other person, the work delicately weaves the complex emotions of a woman swayed by ambiguous behavior.

Released in August 2021 as an advance track from the album “Breath,” it was also chosen as the ending theme for TV Asahi’s “BREAKOUT” in September, allowing it to resonate with an even wider audience.

Confused and hurt by the other person’s vague kindness, yet unable to suppress her feelings—this piece offers heartfelt empathy and comfort to anyone who bears the pain of an unrequited love.

I quit my dependency.matsuri

Dependence, I quit. / Matsuri (Official Music Video)

A bittersweet heartbreak story spun by Matsuri, a singer-songwriter from Yamanashi Prefecture.

This coming-of-age ballad delicately portrays a heart swaying between love and dependency with finely crafted words.

It depicts the inner struggle of recognizing the difference between the feeling of “liking” and the fixation of “dependence,” and the resolve to part ways.

Written and composed by Matsuri herself, the track was released as a digital single in October 2020.

The genuine emotions of 17-year-old Matsuri at the time resonate deeply with listeners.

It’s a song that gently nudges those trying to move forward, even while carrying lingering feelings.

earring on the right earKoresawa

Koresawa “Right Ear Piercing” [Music Video]

A heartrending love song about an affair that portrays a piercing, hidden longing beneath the small joys of everyday life.

Included on the March 2021 album “Pure Love Closet,” it became a talked-about track as the CM tie-in song for the audio streaming app stand.fm—one of Koresawa’s finest.

Its light pop sound is marked by a melody that somehow carries a touch of sadness.

Carefully tracing the delicate emotions of a woman who cannot leave, even while knowing where love is headed, this song reaches out to everyone struggling with complicated relationships.

selling oneselfRosu

selling oneself

A beautiful tragic love song that portrays the heartrending emotions of a woman living in the night city.

Amid a dark, mysterious atmosphere, the protagonist gives herself to a man she does not even love, while continuing to harbor unwavering feelings for the one she truly longs for.

In a darkness without even a single ray of light, the searing emotions of a woman consumed by an impossible love are vividly expressed through Ros’s protean vocals.

Released in March 2022, the song is also included on the album “Yoru no Shizu.” It is a track that deeply resonates with those pained by unrequited love or troubled by a forbidden romance.