[Unrequited Love] Heart-wrenching Love Songs | A Roundup of Tear-Inducing Crush and Breakup Tracks
“Even though I know it won’t be rewarded…” Once you fall in love, it’s not so easy to stop your feelings, is it?
You tell yourself you can’t go on like this, that you have to end it, but when you see them, you just can’t hold back your love.
In this article, we introduce love songs that portray the pain of unrequited love and lay bare those unspoken feelings.
Listen to them when you’re tired of loving.
They’ll gently wrap around you, saying, “It’s tough, I know.”
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The Land of LoveKato Miria
Even though you both probably have feelings for each other, it’s a love that will never be fulfilled—if you’ve found yourself in that kind of situation, I want you to listen to Miliyah Kato’s “Ai no Kuni.” Its straightforward lyrics about loving someone who already has someone else and a yearning that can’t be resolved resonate with those suffering through the same kind of love.
Especially because it’s hard to open up to others about this kind of heartache, songs can become a source of support.
Ai no Kuni shares the lonely, bittersweet pain you have to carry on your own.
even ifHirai Ken
The lyrics tell a heartrending story of drinking at a bar with someone you love who’s already with someone else, wishing they wouldn’t go home.
It’s a superb ballad that lets you fully savor Ken Hirai’s outstanding vocal prowess and beautiful voice.
A perfect song to listen to on a quiet night.
orionYonezu Kenshi
Kenshi Yonezu, who has crafted numerous heartrending love ballads, also created this song, “orion,” one of the most popular numbers among his love songs.
It’s also known as the ending theme for the anime March Comes in Like a Lion.
A love song themed around the winter constellation Orion, it conveys the chill of winter air, deepening the sense of melancholy.
Even if the love is unrequited, you find yourself wishing toward the sky—your chest tightens with the urge to entrust your hopes to God or the stars.
The Final GoodbyeJY
It’s a song by a woman who has parted ways with an unattainable love.
She recalls the painful days and tries to look forward, telling herself, ‘This was for the best,’ yet she still finds herself thinking of him.
If everything could be forgiven, it’s a love she wouldn’t have wanted to let go.
Perhaps, no matter which path she chose, some regret would have remained.
Stop this nightJUJU
One of JUJU’s signature songs, this track was chosen as the theme song for the drama “Guilty: The Woman Who Made a Pact with the Devil.” Many listeners may have seen themselves in the woman in the music video, shedding tears over a man.
For women who are in relationships they can’t talk about, the opening lines of the lyrics really hit home.
The title might reflect the intensity of her feelings for a man who, once morning comes, returns to someone else.
It’s a moving masterpiece that we want everyone experiencing an unrequited love to hear.
A love with you from nine steps apartSHIROSE from WHITE JAM
“A Love Nine Years Apart” is a song whose lyrics are taken directly from a message SHIROSE sent to his partner.
It’s a heartbreak song: the other person already has a new lover, yet deep down he still has feelings…
It portrays that kind of unrequited love.
I think this situation is common in relationships, but it’s truly painful, isn’t it? I hope they can find the strength to move on toward their next love.
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Before you become a memorysupittsu
A song released by Spitz in 1993.
As the title suggests, it’s about the end of a romance where the singer can no longer see “you.” Precisely because they cherish this person and want to keep the memory alive, the poignant lyrics—wishing to see that smile one last time—strike a chord.
It’s an iconic early work by Spitz, a refreshing yet heartrending classic.
In conclusion
The melody and lyrics that accompany a bittersweet love will surely gently embrace the complex emotions deep within your heart.
Even if it’s painful now, the day will come when your heart is healed.
For now, hold those feelings close, together with the music.