[2026] Songs for Graduation Season: Exquisite Japanese Unrequited Love and Breakup Tracks
When graduation season approaches, don’t you ever find yourself wanting to listen to bittersweet love songs? Unspoken feelings, the ache in your chest as a farewell draws near.
It’s precisely in this season that classic Japanese songs that embrace those emotions resonate deeply in the heart.
Songs about the sorrow of parting ways while still in unrequited love, or saying goodbye to someone precious, take on a special resonance as they overlap with each listener’s own memories.
In this article, we’ve gathered a wide range of exquisite love songs perfect for graduation season—from the Showa era to Heisei and the latest Reiwa hits.
Whether you want to relive the feelings of that time or are right now burning with emotion, take your time and immerse yourself to your heart’s content!
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[2026] Songs for Graduation Season: Exquisite Japanese Unrequited Love and Breakup Tracks (81–90)
To you, my best friend in the worldHakoniiwa Ririi
“To You, My Best Friend in the World” is a ballad by Hakoniwa Lily that countless students, quietly carrying heartache, are sure to relate to.
While keeping the relationship as friends, the complex psychology of continuing to harbor romantic feelings is expressed through lyrics that are both delicate and powerful.
Even amid a fulfilling student life, there’s a line that can never be crossed… The way both of their feelings melt together into a harmony is truly exquisite.
It will add color to a graduation ceremony and speak the feelings you couldn’t put into words.
When I realized it, I was in unrequited love.Nogizaka 46
Nogizaka46 is an idol group known for hit songs like “Oide Shampoo,” “Hashire! Bicycle,” and “Influencer.” Their song “Kizuitara Kataomoi,” released in 2014, features Nanase Nishino as the center.
It’s a love song that, unusually for Nogizaka46, portrays feelings from a female perspective.
The bold use of live strings in the accompaniment beautifully conveys the fervor of a burning romance.
The music video’s strong narrative is also compelling—be sure to check it out!
Your SongYasuda Rei
Rei Yasuda’s ninth single, “Kimi no Uta,” released in 2017.
This song is also known for being the ending theme of the anime Natsume’s Book of Friends Roku.
With lyrics that match the anime’s worldview and her delicate, tear-jerking vocals, it’s a track that draws you in and moves you to tears.
If you’re experiencing unrequited love, you’ll surely relate to its bittersweet feelings and find yourself in tears as you connect it to your own romance.
Peach-Colored Unrequited LoveMatsuura Aya
It mainly depicts the fluttery excitement of having a crush.
The way the person schemes about how to approach them and where to gather information is somehow endearing—it’s a charming song.
Brimming with hope and the conviction that things will work out, it’s a hopeful anthem for unrequited love.
Unrequited loveHamada Shogo
By the time I realized I had been thinking about that person, it was already too late—the love had become impossible.
This song poignantly portrays the regret of such a moment and the painful, heartrending feelings toward memories and emotions that won’t leave your chest no matter how hard you try to forget.
I want to be your lover.Abe Mao
Abe Mao’s song with its straightforward title, “I Want to Be Your Girlfriend.” It’s a quintessential unrequited-love anthem—if you listen while you’re crushing on someone, the tears will flow and the empathy will hit like a storm.
When you fall for someone, it’s natural to want to become that person’s partner.
This song conveys that feeling earnestly and realistically.
Regardless of age, anyone experiencing unrequited love will feel those raw emotions resonate deeply through this track.
[2026] Songs You’ll Want to Hear in Graduation Season! Exquisite Japanese Unrequited Love Songs & Breakup Songs (91–100)
I like you.YOASOBI
A YOASOBI song packed with bittersweet first-love feelings and the courage to confess.
It carefully portrays the wavering emotions of a girl who tries over and over to confess to her crush.
Her determination to overcome past failures and speak her heart again resonates deeply with listeners.
Released in May 2022, the track was created as the second installment of a collaboration project with a Naoki Prize–winning author.
It was also featured in a hair care brand’s commercial, bringing it to many ears.
Perfect for students nearing graduation or anyone ready to confess their feelings.
Why not listen to this song and find the courage to put your heart into words?