[2026] Songs for Graduation Season: Exquisite Japanese Unrequited Love and Breakup Tracks

I’ll confess my feelings on graduation day.eijun feat. miyuhan

eijun – “On Graduation Day, I’ll Confess. (feat. Miyuhan)” [MV]

You’ve probably been seeing the name “eijun” a lot lately—that’s the solo moniker guitarist Eijun Suganami from THE BACK HORN uses when he’s working as a lyricist, composer, and arranger.

The song he teamed up on with singer-songwriter Miyuhan, “Sotsugyōshiki no Hi, Kokurimasu” (I’ll Confess on Graduation Day), is such a good one.

If you’re in love, you’ll definitely want to make someone listen to it! It captures the heart of a girl who’s decided to confess on graduation day—her feelings sway and sway as she plans and daydreams about how to do it.

Those wildly rom-com-esque lyrics have this charming, slightly bittersweet touch that’s just perfect.

If you need a bit of courage for your one-sided love, give it a listen!

meteor showerUwasano Petaruzu

SHOW BY ROCK!! [Rumored Petalz] Meteor Shower (SHOWBYROCK IP)

A song filled with determination yet tinged with sadness, about feelings for a beloved person from whom you grew apart without ever being able to say “I love you.” Resolving to tell them the next time you meet, all you can do for now is wish upon the stars for the chance to see them again.

The Story You Don’t Knowsupercell

The Story You Don’t Know – supercell

A refreshing number that brings back wonderful memories.

It’s a bittersweet love song about feelings that couldn’t be confessed—loving everything from their smiling face to their angry face, yet never finding the words and keeping it all hidden in your heart.

Those unspoken feelings are sung straight and with a fresh, uplifting touch.

palettesaidāgāru

Cider Girl “Palette” Music Video

CIDERGIRL is a three-member band that doesn’t show their faces.

The vocalist has a soft voice with a high range and a lighter delivery that’s common in Japanese rock, so it’s recommended for listeners who are used to Japanese music.

Their song “Palette” features an exhilarating, catchy melody that really sticks with you.

Definitely give it a listen.

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Ryo

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A Clockwork DreamKeyakizaka46

Keyakizaka46 “Clockwork Dream” Short Ver.

It’s a song that vividly brings back a page of youth that everyone experiences—the farewell to a friend seen off on the station platform.

Sung by Keyakizaka46’s popular unit “Yui-chans,” this track was included on the single Glass wo Ware!, released in March 2018.

The gentle tones of the acoustic guitar delicately portray the distance between the city and one’s hometown, as well as a sense of loss for one’s dreams, as if a spring had suddenly unwound.

When you’re separated from your best friend and feel just a little lonely, this bittersweet yet warm melody may resonate in your heart.

It’s a work that softly stays by your side, as if to remind you that precious memories never fade, no matter how far apart you are.

March of the PetalsAimer

Aimer “March of the Petals” Starring: Mirei Sasaki (Hinatazaka46) (5th albums “Sun Dance” and “Penny Rain” released on 2019/04/10)

Spring, when graduation arrives, brings one change after another, and sometimes it can feel strangely cruel.

You might even feel as though a faint crush gets lost and fades away among those changes.

Aimer’s “Hanabira-tachi no March” is a bittersweet song about feelings of love that went unspoken.

Under the double punch of spring and graduation, a romance ends without anything happening, like petals scattering.

No matter how painful or lonely it is, time only moves forward.

In such moments, perhaps the best you can do is wish for the other person’s happiness, just as this song does.

Even if you can’t confess your feelings, by wishing them well, you too will be able to face forward and move on.

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SAKI

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graduating from loveCHIHIRO

CHIHIRO – Graduation from Love (Short ver.)

Singer-songwriter CHIHIRO is known for creating many songs themed around sad love and unrequited feelings.

Because of this, her works are often described as “tear-jerkers,” gaining attention for being deeply relatable and moving.

One of her songs themed around graduation is ‘Koisotsu’ (“Love Graduation”).

Told from a woman’s perspective, it portrays the resolve to graduate not only from school but also from unrequited love at the graduation ceremony.

With lyrics that give you a gentle push forward, it’s also recommended as a motivational song.

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yamamoto

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