A confession song that gives your feelings a push—love songs for telling someone you like them.
There are so many people who “like someone but don’t have the courage to tell them.” You might lack confidence, not want to risk the relationship you have now, or maybe you’ve never even spoken to them.
Even if you know nothing will start unless you say something, courage doesn’t just appear so easily—and the more you care, the more timid you become.
In this article, I’ll introduce some “confession songs” I want you to listen to if you’re in that situation.
If you’re hoping for a little push, please give them a listen.
By the time you finish, you’ll likely find a bit more courage than you have right now.
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Confession songs that give your feelings a push. Love songs to tell someone you like them (1–10)
Unrequited lovemiwa
This is a love song that captures the bittersweet feelings of a woman in an unrequited love.
In 2012, it was selected as the ending theme for TV Kanagawa’s “saku saku.” Both the melody and the lyrics convey the pain of a woman who knows her feelings will never reach the person she loves, yet still can’t stop loving them.
It may be impossible, and yet she wants to keep loving him—that single-hearted devotion is something many women with a crush can relate to.
It’s a confession song about wanting to confess, but being unable to do so.
loveback number
This is one of back number’s songs, known for their highly relatable love tunes.
“No one loves them more than I do!”—that feeling is universal when you’re in love.
But being able to quickly say “I like you” out loud is a whole different story…
You think, “If I don’t say it soon, someone else might,” yet the words just won’t come out.
This song once again speaks for those frustrating, bittersweet feelings of love.
MiracleGReeeeN
This song was used as the theme for the drama “ROOKIES.” It calls the encounter with a loved one a “miracle,” and portrays the happy journey the two walk together as their “trace.” Released in May 2008 as GReeeeN’s seventh single, it became their first to top the Oricon Singles Chart.
It also set a Guinness World Record by surpassing one million full-track mobile downloads in the shortest time.
It’s the perfect song for when you want to express your feelings to someone important or need a little courage—just listening to it gives you a powerful push forward.
Confession songs that give your crush a push. Love songs to tell someone how you feel (11–20)
Love’s Melody and Rainy SkiesAAA
This is a song that carries a bittersweet love on the autumn rain, resonating deeply in the heart.
It expresses the frustration of not being able to tell the person you like, “I love you.” It portrays how fear of opening up keeps the distance between the two from narrowing.
Released in September 2013, the track struck a chord especially with young women and won the Excellence Award at the 55th Japan Record Awards.
It was also used in an Ito-Yokado commercial.
When you want to confess your feelings but can’t find the courage, listening to this song might give you a gentle push.
Take that step toward your happiness—cheering you on!
Trace that dreamYOASOBI
That emotionally stirring song that feels like love is about to begin, “Tracing That Dream.” It’s sung by YOASOBI, whose 2019 track “Racing into the Night” was posted on YouTube and hit 20 million views in seven months, becoming a hot topic on social media.
Sometimes you have someone you like, but you don’t want to ruin the relationship you have now.
You know you have to tell them or nothing will start, but you end up feeling timid.
When you listen to this song at times like that, it gives you the courage to face forward and start walking.
It’s a highly recommended track that gives you a gentle push, telling you, “It’s going to be okay.”
I like you.YOASOBI
Released in May 2022, this piece by YOASOBI—who express the feeling of being in love through music—is their second collaboration with an Akutagawa Prize–winning author.
Based on a novel by Eto Mori, it’s a sweet-and-sour love song depicting a high schooler’s unrequited crush.
It was also featured in a commercial for Kracie Home Products’ haircare brand Ichikami.
For those in love who can’t find the courage to share their feelings, this song gently gives a push.
Listening to it might give you the courage to say “I like you.” It’s a track you’ll want to hear if you’re wavering about confessing, or while thinking of someone you love.
I like you.YUTORI-SEDAI
YUTORI-SEDAI is a three-piece rock band whose name was chosen from the concept of turning the often negatively perceived term “Yutori Generation” into something positive.
Their EP Suki, released on February 8, 2023, is striking for its gentle vocals and ensemble carried by a relaxed shuffle beat.
The lyrics portray a determination not to give up even when feelings don’t come across well—something anyone in love can probably relate to.
It’s a heartfelt number that gives a push to those unstoppable feelings of love.
