One-sided love songs recommended for people in long-distance relationships
We’ve gathered unrequited love songs we want people in long-distance relationships to hear.
Your crush moved far away because of graduation or a job transfer.
You still love them, but you broke up and don’t even know where they are now.
Are you experiencing that kind of unrequited love where you can’t see the other person?
You can’t see their face or hear their voice, and your feelings just keep growing stronger…
In this article, we’ll introduce unrequited love songs we hope will reach those carrying such painful emotions.
Each song is a love song filled with the feelings of “I want to see you” and “I want to keep loving you.”
Please give them a listen.
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Unrequited love songs recommended for people in long-distance relationships (21–30)
To you who are going far awayAbsolute area
A bittersweet love song about the feelings you have when you reunite after a long time, only for the person to head far away again.
If you confess your feelings, you might never see them again… It’s painful to bottle up your emotions while carrying that kind of anxiety.
This is a song I want people in long-distance relationships to hear—those who can rarely meet the one they love, and even if they do, can’t bring themselves to speak their feelings.
Unchanging ThingsOku Hanako
Being far away from someone you love is lonely, isn’t it? Even so, the song that makes you feel the importance of believing is Okudahana’s “Kawaranai Mono” (The Unchanging Thing).
With the sound of the piano and her gentle, conversational singing, Oku Hanako performs this song in a way that naturally draws you into its atmosphere.
As long as you can smileGood Coming
Good Coming’s “Kimi ga Waraereba Ii no ni” is a song that pours bittersweet feelings for someone who’s drifted far away into its melody.
Depending on how you interpret it, the song can be felt not only as a long-distance love story but as a love song that fits many different situations.
Its clear, heartrending lyrics are sure to move you when you overlay them with the shape of your own current romance.
I want to see you.Yoshida Yamada
Yoshida Yamada is a musical duo whose songs about “life” and “love” soothe listeners’ hearts.
They gained attention with signature tracks like Hibi.
Among their songs, the one we especially recommend for those in a long-distance relationship is Kimi ni Aitai na.
Released in 2015, this ballad showcases their heartfelt vocals.
It features an emotional melody line highlighted by beautiful strings.
Even when you can’t meet, it’s a passionate message song about thinking of the one you love.
If you still can’t forget someone you care about, give it a listen.
To Those Who Know the Blue of the Skyaimyon
I wonder if they’ve completely broken up? Or do some feelings still remain? Aimyon sings that kind of ambivalent emotion so effortlessly.
Even though the two of them had totally different tastes, there’s still that heart that keeps trying to reach for the other person—listening to it makes you feel frustrated and heartbroken…
Long-distance relationships have that kind of frustration, don’t they?
SHISHAMOsuitei idō kyori
SHISHAMO is a three-piece rock band that has gained popularity with lyrics that depict realistic love stories resonating with younger generations and with their exhilarating rock sound.
The song “Estimated Travel Distance,” included on their third album SHISHAMO 3, features a catchy guitar-riff intro and a lively ensemble that really lifts your spirits.
The determination to go and meet someone you love who’s far away is cute yet conveys a strong sense of feeling.
It’s a pop tune about a long-distance relationship, and the depictions of anxiety over one-sided feelings add a sense of realism.
IenaiSoala
A ballad by Soala that delicately captures the feeling of being unable to be honest.
Centered on long-distance love and one-sided affection, it portrays powerful emotions for someone, the frustration of not being able to express them, and the sorrow of unrequited love, all carried by a melody that resonates deeply.
Included on the album “LOVE,” this track blends Soala’s translucent vocals with modern electronic pop elements.
Released in August 2022, it also gained traction on TikTok.
It’s a highly relatable song that offers comfort to those struggling with anxieties and inner conflict, such as “I can’t express how I truly feel” or “Maybe I’ll never be someone special.”