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Unrequited Love Songs Recommended for High School Students | Love Songs to Listen to While Thinking of Your Crush

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Accompanist pianist × piano instructor × web writer. I began piano lessons at age four and, inspired by my piano teacher, decided to pursue music. I went on to specialized music programs in high school and university, where I discovered the appeal of accompanying instrumentalists and singers. Currently, alongside teaching piano, I work mainly in my home region of Aichi as an accompanist for flute, voice, choir, and more. Through lessons, my students often introduce me to trending songs, and my hobby is trying anything on the piano—Japanese and Western pop, commercial jingles, and beyond. Since 2021, I’ve also been active as a web writer, covering music and a variety of other genres.
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A person from the melodic hardcore boom generation who loves music, photography, and eating. I’ve been going to live houses for over 20 years. I’m at the age where summer festivals are starting to feel tough physically. I sometimes try shooting live photos and videos for MVs. I’m not great at English, so I often listen to straightforward Japanese rock that hits directly, but if someone recommends something, I’ll listen to anything—Western or Japanese—broadly and casually. I like cooking while listening to music; it’s a nice way to relieve stress.

Introducing the best unrequited love songs for high schoolers!

Many of you who spend most of your day at school probably have someone you like at the same school.

While it’s exciting to see them every day, some of you may also be feeling that bittersweet ache: “We’re too close for me to confess,” or “I ended up liking the same person as my friend.”

The unrequited love songs selected in this article feature real, straightforward lyrics, so those of you in the thick of your youth are sure to love them.

Try finding the song that perfectly matches how you feel right now!

Unrequited Love Songs Recommended for High School Students | Love Songs to Listen to While Thinking of Your Crush (61–70)

A song about being cheated on but still in love.riria.

A song about being cheated on but still in love. [Original]

A song about being cheated on but still in love.riria.

The song “Cheated on, but I still love you” portrays the sadness of a woman who discovers her boyfriend’s infidelity.

It’s a 2020 release by singer-songwriter Riria, who has been gaining attention mainly on social media.

The lyrics, which depict her inability to forgive him and the other woman, as well as her rejection of him, evoke aching sorrow.

But what most heightens the song’s relatability is the feeling of “Even so, I can’t hate him; I don’t want to be abandoned.” Being betrayed doesn’t mean you can instantly stop loving someone.

You want to hate him, yet you still love him.

This is a song we’d like women experiencing such painful love to hear.

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I became someone else’s girlfriend.wacci

wacci “I Became Someone Else’s Girlfriend” Music Video

I became someone else's girlfriend.wacci

This song, with a title that grabs you right away—“I Became Someone Else’s Girlfriend”—is a love song written from a woman’s perspective to her ex, about how she now has a new boyfriend.

She brags about her current boyfriend, but she keeps comparing him to her ex, and you can feel how big her feelings for her ex still are, how much she hasn’t moved on.

It makes you want to say, “If you like him that much, why did you get a new boyfriend?!” But there’s also a wish in there to cut off those lingering feelings by hoping her ex will find a new girlfriend soon, too.

Love is complicated, isn’t it?

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GravityBUMP OF CHICKEN

BUMP OF CHICKEN「Gravity」

GravityBUMP OF CHICKEN

Based on Io Sakisaka’s manga Love Me, Love Me Not.

This work was adapted into a live-action film in 2020, and in fact, an animated feature was produced as well.

BUMP OF CHICKEN’s “Gravity” is the theme song for that animated film.

It’s a gentle yet heart-wrenching track that perfectly suits a story depicting the youth of four high school students.

There are many ways to interpret the song, but for those familiar with the work, it likely sounds like a song about unrequited love.

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KoiAndrop

androp – “Koi” Music Video, theme song for the film “Until I Meet September’s Love”

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Speaking of androp, they’re a four-piece rock band known for two charms: refreshing, quintessential J-rock guitar tunes and beautiful ballads that incorporate piano, like this song.

If you’re a high schooler who loves Japanese rock, there’s a good chance you know them.

Also, this track was used as the theme song for the film “Until I Meet September’s Love,” so even people who don’t usually listen to bands might have heard it.

The lyrics, which portray a straightforward love that continues to cherish one person no matter how difficult the circumstances, grip us listeners by the heart.

It’s a beautiful masterpiece with a melody line that really hits you in the chest.

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Unrequited loveOku Hanako

Oku Hanako – Unrequited Love

Unrequited loveOku Hanako

The person I like already likes someone else.

If you found that out, what would you do? Singer-songwriter Hanako Oku’s 2005 release “Unrequited Love” is a heartbreaking song that captures the feelings of a woman who just can’t give up, even after learning that the person she loves loves someone else.

You can’t help but relate to the delicate hope that he’ll turn around and notice her someday.

For anyone who’s had the same experience, it might feel like your chest is being squeezed.

It’s an achingly poignant song.

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ContrastTOMOO

TOMOO – Contrast [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

ContrastTOMOO

A gem of a love song that exquisitely interweaves longing for someone with a tender ache.

The feelings TOMOO weaves—wavering between the joy and loneliness of love—gently embrace emotions anyone can relate to.

That bittersweet yearning of having someone right before your eyes yet being unable to close the distance between your hearts.

The pure emotion that slips out despite putting on a brave face.

Carefully giving voice to the heart of someone in unrequited love, this song has been airing since January 2024 as the ending theme for cour 2 of the anime Blue Box.

It’s a track we especially recommend to those who are in the midst of a romance, with their loved one nearby yet unable to be fully honest about their feelings.

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I wonder why.takayan

I wonder why.

I wonder why.takayan

It’s a song that gently embraces the bittersweet feelings of unrequited love.

Takayan’s soft vocals carefully weave together the delicate emotions of someone in love.

The lyrics vividly convey the pain and heartache of not being able to express your feelings to the person you like.

Released in June 2024, this piece feels as if it’s speaking on behalf of the hazy emotions tucked away in your heart.

It’s the perfect track for anyone struggling with feelings for someone they see at school or work.

How about listening to this song to help sort out your feelings?

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