[When You're Lonely] A Collection of Songs That Resonate With Those All Alone
When do you feel lonely?
Walking alone through the streets at dusk…
lying in bed in a quiet room…
It’s different for everyone, but there are times when your heart suddenly becomes filled with loneliness.
In this article, we’ll introduce many songs we want you to listen to when you feel lonely.
We’ve selected a wide range—from heartrending and sad songs to upbeat pop numbers that lift your spirits—so please find the one track that stays by your side.
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[When You're Lonely] A Collection of Songs That Resonate with Those All Alone (41–50)
Open your heartZARD
When people think of ZARD, “Makenaide” tends to take the spotlight, but this song, “Kokoro wo Hirai te” (“Open Your Heart”), is also one that lifts your spirits when you’re feeling lonely.
Its nostalgic melody and Izumi Sakai’s clear, transparent vocals really resonate.
It’s a hidden gem.
Ghost in the FlowersYorushika
A Yorushika track where suis’s gentle vocals softly wrap around a lonely heart.
It was chosen as the theme song for the animated film “A Whisker Away,” in which actress Mirai Shida provided a voice role.
The song evokes an indescribable summertime loneliness and wistfulness.
It’s especially recommended for those moments when you feel not just out of season but left behind by time or by those around you—just listen to it alone, doing nothing else.
Even as it lets you sit with your loneliness throughout the song, it also makes you feel as though, at least in this moment, the song itself is gently watching over the part of you that carries that loneliness.
I like you, but it seems you don’t really like me.back number
A quintessential back number love song that distills the pain of unrequited love right into its title.
It’s a track from the album “Chandelier,” released in December 2015.
With plain, direct lyrics, it draws the gap between a wholehearted devotion to someone and the reality that those feelings don’t reach them.
Even while realizing that your world revolves around that person, you’re not someone special to them—that frustrating ache hits hard.
It’s a song you’ll want to hear if you’re in a one-sided love or struggling because the person you like won’t look your way.
You don’t listen to rock.aimyon
A one-sided love song in Aimyon’s style, sung from a boy’s point of view.
The fresh sound, as always, feels good on the heart.
Unrequited love often brings to mind something painful, bittersweet, and tearful, but the unrequited love in this song is truly refreshing.
Just listening to Aimyon’s music gives you energy, doesn’t it?
Love letterKobasoro feat. Harucha
A collaborative song by singer-songwriter Kobasolo and popular vocalist Harucha.
It’s a warm track that brings to mind the faces of loved ones—not just a partner, but also family and friends.
We all wonder at least once in our lives, “Am I necessary to someone?” When you feel that kind of loneliness, this song seems to remind you of the people who truly matter.
And if those important people are feeling the same loneliness, it makes you want to tell them, “You matter; I need you.” If everyone who feels lonely listens together, I’m sure none of us will feel lonely anymore.
OrangeSMAP
A song by SMAP, the legendary five-member idol group whose fans’ hopes for a reunion have remained strong since their 2016 breakup.
Included as the B-side to “Lion Heart,” which became a massive hit as their 32nd single, this track is so popular that it’s often called “the most well-known B-side in Japan.” With lyrics that vividly evoke memories of someone dear and scenes of parting, and a melody that is both catchy and heartrending, it draws you into its world—perhaps a piece that feels even lonelier when listened to alone.
The holeKing Gnu
It’s a song that embraces all your painful feelings just as they are.
The powerful chorus also gives a sense of salvation.
Every day seems to demand endurance, but the lyrics gently reassure you that it’s okay to let out the things you don’t like, which is comforting.
I recommend it to anyone whose heart feels tired.