Heart-Touching Unrequited Love Songs: Masterpieces That Sing of Hidden Affections

NIGHT WALKERMatsutōya Yumi

Night Walker Matsutoya Yumi / YUMING / cover / Deko 🎵

“NIGHT WALKER” is a song included as the third track on Yumi Matsutoya’s album “REINCARNATION.” Previously, when Yumi Matsutoya appeared as a guest on Miyuki Nakajima’s All Night Nippon, this song was played as the farewell track.

Pink Unrequited LoveMatsuura Aya

Aya Matsuura – ♡ Peach-Colored Unrequited Love ♡ [PV]

It’s a crush song packed with the warm, super-cute feelings of a girl with unrequited love.

It’s adorable how their eyes meet, and how the person she likes even appears in her dreams.

Ayaya’s cute choreography is often imitated, too.

I won’t fall in love anymore.Makihara Noriyuki

[Official] Noriyuki Makihara “I Won’t Fall in Love Again” (Music Video) [5th Single] (1992) Noriyuki Makihara / Mou Koi Nante Shinai

“I Won’t Fall in Love Again” is Noriyuki Makihara’s fifth single and was also the theme song for the drama “After the Children Go to Sleep.” It touchingly depicts someone telling himself he isn’t depressed after the woman he lived with has left.

ambushIshikawa Hitomi

Hitomi Ishikawa ♪ Ambush ♪ Ishikawa Hitomi

Machibuse is a song that Yumi Matsutoya wrote for Seiko Miki back when Matsutoya was still using her maiden name, Yumi Arai.

The song became a huge hit when Hitomi Ishikawa released it as a cover single in 1981.

Yumi Matsutoya has also performed it as a self-cover.

Parting CitySuzuki Masayuki

Masayuki Suzuki – The City of Farewells ~ Live at Club Martini

“Wakare no Machi” is the seventh single in Masayuki Suzuki’s career.

It was the first title track produced by Kazumasa Oda after he began his solo career.

The song was also used as an insert song in the Fuji TV series “LUCKY! An Angel Goes to the Capital.”

Moon DropsRUI (Shibasaki Kou)

Tsukino Shizuku

“Tsuki no Shizuku” is a song by Kou Shibasaki that became the main and theme song for the film “Yomigaeri.” In the movie, Shibasaki sings in the role of a singer named RUI, and the song was released under that character’s name in 2003.

It reached No.

1 on the Oricon Singles Chart.

Embraced by the wintry windKoizumi Kyoko

Embraced by the Wintry Wind (Another Version) (2024 Mastering)

“Embraced by the Cold Winter Wind” is the 20th single released by Kyoko Koizumi, but the song was originally composed by Toshihiko Takamizawa of THE ALFEE.

It also drew attention as the theme song for the Toei film “Don’t Mess with My Girl,” Koizumi’s second starring role.