Unrequited love songs recommended for junior high school students. Popular love songs and romance tracks.
Introducing recommended unrequited-love songs for junior high school students!
Now that you’re in junior high and meeting new people, many of you might have found someone you like, right?
We’ve gathered Japanese love songs we’d love you to listen to at times like these.
Focusing on tracks that help you feel positive about love, we’ve selected popular unrequited-love songs—so if you’re a junior high student in love, definitely give them a listen!
Listening to unrequited-love songs can sometimes give you the courage to confess your feelings.
With the power of music, we hope you can feel more positive about love!
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Unrequited Love Songs Recommended for Junior High Students: Popular Love Songs (31–40)
sign; mark; symbol; omenMr.Children

This is Mr.Children’s 29th single, released on November 15, 2006.
It’s quintessentially Mr.Children: you can feel their appeal in the chord progression, lyrics, and melody alike.
It was also used as the theme song for the NTV drama “14-year-old Mother,” which made the song widely known across Japan.
Trace OrionUNISON SQUARE GARDEN

When it comes to UNISON SQUARE GARDEN, many people would probably say ‘Sugar Song and Bitter Step,’ but before that song was released, ‘Trace of Orion’ was their most famous and very popular track.
It’s a god-tier song you can listen to over and over.
laser beamPerfume

Released in 2011 as their 13th single, it was featured in a commercial for Kirin Chu-Hi Hyouketsu.
It’s a straightforward unrequited love song that feels like a laser beam.
With a sound characteristic of Yasutaka Nakata, it’s a very pleasant track to listen to.
planetariumOtsuka Ai

Released in 2005 as the 10th single, it was used as the image song for the first season of the TBS drama “Boys Over Flowers” starring Mao Inoue, as well as in a commercial for “music.jp.” Following “Sakuranbo,” it became Ai Otsuka’s second biggest hit.
The song conveys a sense of poignancy.
Fortune Cookie in LoveAKB48

It’s the 32nd single, released in 2013.
It drew attention because Papaya Suzuki took part in the choreography.
The slightly old-fashioned sound feels somewhat nostalgic.
It’s a bright, uplifting unrequited-love song that’s sure to get everyone excited.
Crush songs recommended for junior high school students. Popular love songs (41–50)
Wish Upon a Starflumpool

flumpool’s major-label debut single, released on February 25, 2009.
It was also used as the CM song for NTT Communications’ “MUSICO,” making it a very popular track with high name recognition.
The guitar’s dry, distorted tone sounds incredibly cool.
You know what,are-kun &『yuika’}

A refreshing melody that evokes the feeling of spring and lyrics that capture the innocence of first love make a lasting impression! This is a duet song by Are-kun and Yuika.
Created solely through exchanges on social media, the track was born from a fateful encounter where they met in person for the first time at the recording session.
It vividly portrays the frustrating emotions of two people who have feelings for each other but can’t quite express them honestly.
Released in April 2022, the song gained attention for its youthfully nostalgic music video, in which a high school boy and girl share their feelings as cherry blossoms flutter around them.
It’s recommended not only for those experiencing unrequited love, but also for anyone looking to start a new romance with the arrival of spring.


