A lovely unrequited love song

Bittersweet love songs to listen to when the person you like already has a girlfriend or boyfriend

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Accompanist pianist × piano instructor × web writer. I began piano lessons at age four and, inspired by my piano teacher, decided to pursue music. I went on to specialized music programs in high school and university, where I discovered the appeal of accompanying instrumentalists and singers. Currently, alongside teaching piano, I work mainly in my home region of Aichi as an accompanist for flute, voice, choir, and more. Through lessons, my students often introduce me to trending songs, and my hobby is trying anything on the piano—Japanese and Western pop, commercial jingles, and beyond. Since 2021, I’ve also been active as a web writer, covering music and a variety of other genres.
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Deputy Editor of RAG MUSIC. JFC-certified fact-checker. I’m Sasashina, a mom currently raising an elementary schooler and a preschooler. During my student years at Kyoto College of Science and Technology, I studied a wide range of fields including sound, lighting, and video technology, building a foundation in comprehensive stage production and creative expression. After graduation, I joined a music production company, where I still work, consistently building experience in production and engaging in a variety of music-centered tasks. Currently, I mainly handle articles for children, drawing on what I’ve learned about parenting and what I feel and discover through daily interactions with my kids. I hope my work can be of help to you, even in a small way!

“The person I fell for already liked someone else.” “After I fell for them, I realized they had a girlfriend.” “I’ve fallen for someone else…”—that’s what my partner told me.

We’ve gathered love songs for those painful moments.

It’s heartbreaking when your feelings are growing, only for the love to become unrequited in an instant.

You can’t confess; even if you did, there’s no hope.

And yet, it’s too late to forget…

Here are some love songs recommended just for you.

“It hurts, but I can’t tell anyone.” When you feel like that, please give these a listen.

When the person you like already has a boyfriend or girlfriend... bittersweet love songs you want to listen to (51–60)

loveOku Hanako

love

loveOku Hanako

Even when it’s an impossible love because the other person is already taken, you can’t help thinking “why?” and find it hard to accept—that’s what being in love is like.

In the song “Koi,” Okuhanako’s vocals, set against a piano backdrop, sound in unison with those honest feelings of love.

Listening to a song like this makes you wish that every love could be rewarded.

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red scarfInoue Sonoko

Sonoko Inoue / Red Scarf -Music Video- (Full Ver.)

red scarfInoue Sonoko

When the person you like already has a girlfriend, you end up holding back your feelings and acting like a “good girl,” don’t you? That bittersweet feeling is captured in Sonoko Inoue’s “Akai Muffler” (“Red Scarf”).

While Sonoko Inoue might be best known for her bright, happy songs, this track is characterized by its wistful melody.

Even so, the way she faces forward and tries to take a step toward the next love is, once again, very much like a “good girl,” isn’t it?

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If It SnowsDREAMS COME TRUE

DREAMS COME TRUE – “If It Were Snow”

If It SnowsDREAMS COME TRUE

When it comes to Christmas songs, many are exciting and happy, but “Moshimo Yuki Nara” by DREAMS COME TRUE is a very bittersweet Christmas song.

It expresses the negative feelings of unrequited love.

The honest emotions are laid bare, which makes the heartbreak feel even more intense than in other songs about unrequited love.

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is this LOVE?Hamasaki Ayumi

Ayumi Hamasaki / is this LOVE?

is this LOVE?Hamasaki Ayumi

I think knowing who the person you like has feelings for can be very painful.

Ayumi Hamasaki’s “is this LOVE?” is a song that expresses that kind of bittersweet emptiness.

It was also used in a commercial.

The intense, rock-style sound seems to convey a complex swirl of emotions, as if shaken to the core.

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Have a nice dayNishino Kana

Kana Nishino 'Have a nice day' MV (Short Ver.)

Have a nice dayNishino Kana

Rather than a peppy love song, it feels more like a cheer-up anthem for yourself.

“The person I like already had a boyfriend” pops up just for a moment, but it’s a wonderful track filled with positive words that lift the listener’s spirits.

When you feel like you’re about to lose in the struggles of everyday life or when you’re feeling down, this song is highly recommended.

It will surely make you feel better.

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