Unrequited love songs recommended for women in their 40s: classic and popular Japanese tracks

Happinessaiko

aiko - “Shiawase” music video

A number by singer-songwriter aiko that straightforwardly sings of overflowing happiness.

The lyrics, which make you realize that the ordinary days spent with your lover are the true treasure, beautifully portray the preciousness of mutual love.

Listen to it under the gentle summer sunlight, and it feels as if your heart fills with the tenderness right beside you.

Released in May 2007 as her 21st single and also included on the album “Himitsu,” the song became widely known for being performed at the 58th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen that same year.

It drew attention at the time as well, with the B-side being used in a commercial.

It’s a heartwarming song about mutual love that we especially want those in the midst of a happy romance to hear.

Give me a gentle kiss.DREAMS COME TRUE

A Gentle Kiss – DREAMS COME TRUE (Full)

“A Gentle Kiss” is DREAMS COME TRUE’s 31st single, released in 2004.

The person you love belongs to someone else, and no matter how much you love them, devote yourself, or stay by their side, they will never come to you.

And yet, you keep on loving them… Perhaps that’s what unconditional love is.

MissingKubota Toshinobu

Toshinobu Kubota – Missing [Official Video Short ver.]

It has the vibe of a slightly heavy unrequited love.

It’s a song full of that heartbreaking atmosphere where you keep thinking about someone, yet your feelings never reach them.

The way you dwell on that person until it hurts slowly seeps into your heart through the melody and Toshinobu Kubota’s voice.

fireworksaiko

aiko - “Hanabi” music video

Because the lyrics are very abstract in true Aiko fashion, I think this is a song that anyone can easily project themselves onto.

What’s clear from the lyrics is that it’s summer, and that she’s head over heels for him.

In other words, it’s a song about an unrequited summer love.

milk teaFukuyama Masaharu

[PV] milk tea (with lyrics) / Masaharu Fukuyama (Video Clip)

“milk tea” is Masaharu Fukuyama’s 21st single, released in 2006.

Since it had been selected as a tie-in for a program targeting a female audience, the lyrics were written from a woman’s perspective rather than a man’s.

LAT’N 43°DREAMS COME TRUE

LAT_43°N_~forty-three_degrees_north_latitude~

The title of this song, LAT’N43°, refers to 43 degrees north latitude, which points to around the middle of Hokkaido.

The vocalist, Miwa Yoshida, is from Hokkaido, and there’s talk that this is roughly where her hometown is located.

She might have been singing while thinking of the boy from her hometown.

Longing, poignancy, and strength of heartShinohara Ryoko with t.komuro

Ryoko Shinohara with Tetsuya Komuro 'Longing, Heartache, and Strength' OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

Ryoko Shinohara’s classic song “Itoshisa to Setsunasa to Kokorozuyosa to.” Since it was composed by Tetsuya Komuro, you can feel that distinctive Komuro sound throughout the track.

For men in their 40s, it likely stands out as the theme song for the legendary game Street Fighter.

The song features expansive, soaring vocals, but the overall range—mid2B to hiD—isn’t particularly wide, so it’s surprisingly easy to sing.

There’s no use of falsetto, and the melody is fairly simple, so as long as you set the key appropriately, you should be able to sing it without issue.

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