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 (121–130)
The Door to TomorrowI WiSH
Haven’t you ever felt your heart skip a beat in your youth just from a crush’s fleeting expression or small gesture? That gentle feeling, carried by a gentle singing voice, resonates in your heart.
It makes you hope that someday this love will come true.
to youMONGOL800
This song, characterized by a refreshing, upbeat tempo, overflows with the pure feelings of a man who keeps holding on to his love.
Even in his dreams, he wants to see her—men feel that way about the women they love, too.
While it carries a rock vibe, the lyrics are filled with the innocent emotions of a very sincere man.
I love you. ~100 Regrets~Sonar Pocket
Even after we part, I can’t stop thinking about you.
I look at our emails and the scenery we once saw together, now on my own, and I feel how I’m still dragging it out.
Even when I try to forget, I still love you.
This is a message song that sings about those lingering feelings of love.
single bedSha ran Q
It’s a heartbreak song—and also a song about unrequited love—about being unable to forget an ex and feeling deep regret.
The lyrics, which express the difficulty of moving on and the remorse over the breakup, convey the idea that you only realize how precious something is after losing it.
Many listeners may find this relatable.
Classic and popular unrequited-love love songs (131–140)
AitaiKato Miria
“I want to see you, I want to see you, I want to see you, I want to see you.” It’s a song by Miliyah Kato that painfully sings about an unrequited love—my beloved likes that girl, and yet I still can’t give up.
The heart-aching lyrics of one-sided love resonated with many people.
I want you to tell me you love me.Oku Hanako
This is a song by Hanako Oku, one of the queens of unrequited-love songs from the Heisei era.
Precisely because it’s a single-minded, unrequited love, the other person’s kindness feels painful, cruel, and agonizing.
Even if it means telling a lie, I’d be fine just staying by their side as a friend—but it also carries the wish that they’d at least turn and notice me a little.
STEP youHamasaki Ayumi
The lyrics overflow with the feelings of a woman who, as she gets to know someone she likes little by little, finds herself wanting to have him all to herself.
I think the real charm of unrequited love lies in the push-and-pull of romance as you move through each step.
Ayu’s love songs often have lyrics that are easy to relate to.