[Unrequited Love] Heart-wrenching Love Songs | A Roundup of Tear-Inducing Crush and Breakup Tracks

You have no eye for it.Ansako

Anzako - You Have No Eye for It [Official Music Video]

A gemlike ballad whose gentle, aching vocals seep into the heart.

The candid lyrics, laying bare the pain of heartbreak and self-loathing, have resonated with many.

Born from Anzako’s real-life experiences, this song is included on the July 2020 album “No Make, Story.” It portrays the complex emotions of a woman reflecting on a love that has ended as she heads home, a convenience-store drink in hand.

A track that comforts those who can’t recover from heartbreak or are weary of love.

It might be nice to listen alone in silence and spend some time facing yourself.

Sleepless nights are because of you.MISIA

Sleepless Nights Are Because of You (from Misia Candle Night at Okinawa Live Ver.)

It’s a pure and straightforward song about the wish to meet a loved one, if only in a dream.

Perhaps it’s a relationship where they can’t greet the morning together.

Waiting while believing in words that won’t be kept must be very hard.

The way someone longs for another can be this strong, and so fleetingly beautiful.

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Hare and Sea TurtleDAZBEE

DAZBEE | ‘Hare and Sea Turtle (Parallel World)’ M/V

The talented Korean-born female music creator DAZBEE released her single “Wild Hare and Sea Turtle” on February 21, 2024.

Written and composed by Wanuka, the song features a gentle production that highlights her distinctive vocals and was selected as the theme song for the drama “Suppin Hero.” Using the metaphors of a “wild hare” and a “sea turtle,” which possess different traits, the lyrics depict unrequited feelings and the effort to bridge that emotional distance.

Its frustration and pure sentiment are sure to resonate deeply with listeners.

I stillmilet

milet “I still” Music Video (Theme song for the film ‘Unknown Girlfriend’)

This is a heartbreak song that sings of a poignant, aching love.

It’s common to look back and think, “If I had never met you, maybe I wouldn’t have been hurt this much…” But that’s the thing about love—you can’t just stop yourself there.

The more you try to forget, the more that person lingers in your mind, and perhaps all you can do is wait for time to heal it.

This piece was written as the theme song for the film “Shiranai Kanojo” (“Unknown Girlfriend”).

Together with this work—where milet takes on her first-ever role as a heroine—it is sure to resonate with the hearts of many.

That’s not fair…arekunn

That's not fair... / Ale-kun [Official Music Video]

Are-kun’s song, which beautifully portrays aching love and suffering, has deeply moved many listeners.

While harboring intense feelings for the other person, the work delicately weaves the complex emotions of a woman swayed by ambiguous behavior.

Released in August 2021 as an advance track from the album “Breath,” it was also chosen as the ending theme for TV Asahi’s “BREAKOUT” in September, allowing it to resonate with an even wider audience.

Confused and hurt by the other person’s vague kindness, yet unable to suppress her feelings—this piece offers heartfelt empathy and comfort to anyone who bears the pain of an unrequited love.

Moon Song[Alexandros]

[Alexandros] – Moon Song (MV)

Moon Song by [Alexandros] is about feelings for a loved one who has gone somewhere out of reach.

Included on their 2016 album EXIST!, the track was also used as background music for the USJ attraction Hollywood Dream – The Ride.

The lyrics depict someone suddenly left alone after an inevitable goodbye, reminiscing about the person they love and the happy days that won’t return.

It’s a song for those who carry a love with nowhere to go for someone they can no longer meet.

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To Those Who Know the Blue of the Skyaimyon

Aimyon – A Person Who Knows the Blue of the Sky [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

A song sung by Aimyon, “A Whisker Away to the Blue Sky” (Sora no Aosa o Shiru Hito yo), also served as the theme for the film of the same title.

It’s a heart-wrenching track about recalling the time spent together while facing the pain of parting with someone precious and the sorrow of never seeing them again.

As you’d expect from Aimyon, the melody is very catchy, easy to listen to, and refreshingly bright.

That contrast with the lyrics may be exactly what makes it hit so hard.

If you listen to it while going through a difficult love, the tears will surely flow.

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