Classic and popular songs about unrequited love
When you’re nursing a crush, music is a reliable ally.
Whether you’re feeling lonely or insecure, all the unrequited-love songs that have been sung up to now will encourage you.
This time, we’ve put together a collection of Japanese love songs about unrequited love.
Give them a listen when you’ve lost confidence because of your crush or when you need a little courage.
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Masterpieces and popular songs of unrequited-love ballads (61–70)
Sorry for dreamingAKB48 U-21 senbatsu
You know that feeling when your head is completely filled with thoughts of the person you like.
This song, performed by AKB48’s U-21 selection, portrays the bittersweet emotions of unrequited love in a pop style.
Included on the single “Koi Tsumunjatta,” released in July 2024, it was also chosen as the ending theme for the drama “Hoshikuzu Telepathy.” The lyrics are striking for the way the singer apologizes with a “sorry” because their feelings are just too strong.
It’s recommended for anyone who wants to feel the bittersweetness of late-summer love or needs a little courage to confess.
If you ever want to reminisce about the faint romances of your youth, give it a listen.
Beyond a thousand nightsAqua Timez
It seems this is the kind of solution for unrequited love.
If you find someone you like and don’t know what to do, listening to this song might be a good idea.
It’s not easy to be this brave, but it really makes you want to try confessing your feelings to the person you like at least once.
MagicBUDDiiS
BUDDiiS is a 10-member dance and vocal group.
Their song “Magic” is a very sweet number whose bouncing rhythm and beautiful falsetto capture the excitement of having a crush.
While it features lovely falsetto, their masculine chest voices are also great—their straightforward tone really conveys that it’s a love song from a male perspective.
The music video is memorable for scenes where each member seems to confess to a woman while wearing suits in various colors.
If you’d like, check it out along with the track!
I like you, please.FRUITS ZIPPER
A heartwarming love song that captures the pure feelings of a girl who dreams of an ideal romance, like the heroine of a drama.
It delicately portrays the shift in her emotions—from sweet bedtime fantasies each night to a love that becomes real—set to a tender melody.
Released by FRUITS ZIPPER in February 2025, the song was written as the opening theme for ABEMA’s popular dating reality show “Koisuru ♥ Shuumatsu Homestay 2025 Winter.” It’s a track that gently supports the heart of a girl swaying between ideal and reality, wishing to nurture love one step at a time.
Perfect for anyone who keeps feelings for someone they haven’t confessed to yet, or who dreams of a wonderful, drama-like romance.
Love me, please.GOING STEADY
This song expresses straightforward affection.
The chorus, sung with a soaring voice, feels great to listen to.
GOING STEADY’s way of building excitement is really cool.
When you’ve got an unrequited crush, you end up telling little lies just to look cool, don’t you?
In loveHY
Even if you weren’t the one they chose, the fact that you loved doesn’t change… A bittersweet yet forward-looking sentiment runs through this touching HY ballad.
Written as the theme song for the film “366 Days,” released in January 2025, the track is positioned as an answer song to their 2008 classic “366 Days.” It beautifully portrays emotional growth—rising from the pain of heartbreak and embracing even that experience as a cherished memory—and is also included on the album “TIME.” Set across Okinawa and Tokyo, the film unfolds a pure love story spanning 20 years, and this song superbly captures its worldview.
For those who have reached the end of a romance, or who are about to take a new step forward, this is a song that will gently give you a push.
youHY
It’s such an emotional song that it makes you wonder just how much they were in love.
It’s practically a proposal at this point.
HY has a lot of tracks with a kind of mixture sound, but they also have many songs like this, which is nice.
Pay attention to the warm piano.