Bittersweet love songs to listen to when the person you like already has a girlfriend or boyfriend
“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.
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Bittersweet love songs to listen to when the person you like already has a girlfriend or boyfriend (1–10)
Tell me you love me, even if it’s a lie.suisou gurashi
The sweet, bittersweet vocals and lyrics that depict a girl falling in love leave a strong impression! Sung by Suisougurashi, it’s a heart-fluttering love song.
You can feel her desire to stay with the person she likes by pretending to miss the last train.
Released in January 2021, the song gained popularity mainly on social media.
She finds out the person she likes already has a girlfriend, yet she still can’t suppress her feelings… It’s perfect for anyone experiencing that kind of aching love.
The inner conflict of a girl swaying in a forbidden romance is portrayed very realistically.
I wish I were the one you liked.Te ga kuriimu pan
Getting the person you like to like you back is really difficult, isn’t it? But wanting them to like you is something everyone in love feels.
That bittersweet, painful feeling is what Te ga Cream Pan’s “I Wish I Were the One You Liked” portrays.
Even the simple instrumentation and matter-of-fact singing style overflow with the sadness of unrequited love.
You really want to confess your feelings and become mutual lovers, but the fear that it might not work out makes you hesitate to take that first step… Many people can probably relate to the fear of a future where love doesn’t come true, and to the impossibility of suppressing these feelings anyway.
That’s not fair…arekunn
This song delicately portrays the pain and poignancy of love.
The lyrics capture the frustration and sorrow that arise when you realize that the gentle words and behavior weren’t truly heartfelt.
The word “unfair” conveys both anger toward the other person and regret toward oneself.
Arekun’s soft vocals further evoke a sense of melancholy.
Released digitally in August 2021, the track was chosen as the ending theme for TV Asahi’s music program BREAK OUT for September.
If you’re struggling with someone’s ambiguous attitude, listening to this song might help you sort through the complex emotions deep inside.
When the person you like already has a girlfriend or boyfriend... Heart-wrenching love songs to listen to at such times (11–20)
HYSong for…
A song by HY that sings of the ache of not being able to have that simple, obvious kind of love—falling for each other, liking each other, and being together.
It’s a heartbreak anthem cherished by many fans, who say it “tightens the chest” and is “impossible not to relate to.” The honest feeling of just wanting to see the person you love ends up hurting someone, making it a forbidden love.
Even though you were supposed to have met by fate, you can’t be together—the true pain of that might be something only those who’ve been through it can really understand.
Lavenderthe shes gone
This is a love ballad that portrays the pain of unrequited love.
You’re nowhere to be found in the heart of the one you love, yet you can’t help but keep thinking of them, and that single-minded yearning and ache tightens your chest.
No matter what you do, your thoughts drift back to that person… If you’ve ever felt that way, you’ll surely relate.
It’s the kind of song you’ll find yourself wanting to hear when you’re worn out by an impossible love.
If you listen closely, its gentle melody and message will wrap around you and stay by your heart.
I can’t bring myself to hate (you/it).ren
Ren, a singer-songwriter who rose to prominence thanks to his sing-and-play performances on TikTok, delivers songs that resonate with young listeners.
His 2021 release “Kirai ni Narenai” (“I Can’t Come to Hate You”) portrays the restless emotions of discovering that the person you love has someone else.
Even knowing that a breakup will come someday, the lyrics depict a heart that can’t help but long for the other person—something many may relate to.
Set to a fragile yet beautiful, piano-centered band arrangement, this heartbreakingly sad song gives voice to the feelings of the one who’s been cheated on.
Happinessback number
Why does it hurt this much… why does it feel so sad…? That’s the kind of song back number’s “Shiawase” is.
It sings about unrequited feelings: the person you love loves someone else, and while you realize that, you hide your own feelings and simply wish for their happiness.
Wishing for the other person’s happiness is beautiful—but it’s overwhelmingly bittersweet.
