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.
Playlist
| Bittersweet love songs to listen to when the person you like already has a girlfriend or boyfriend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1east | raspberryMarushii |  play_arrow | In contrast to the refreshing sound, it goes unrewarded... |
| 2east | Because I fell in loveaimyon |  play_arrow | The moment I steeled myself before the person I love, the everyday s... |
| 3east | I like you, but it seems like you don’t really like me.back number |  play_arrow | A poignant song that expresses the heartbreak of unrequited love. |
| 4east | I didn’t want to know, if it meant losing it.atarayo |  play_arrow | The realistic lyrics, written from real-life experience, touch the heart... |
| 5east | Love songnatori |  play_arrow | With a gentle yet heartrending voice, vividly capturing the pain of love… |
| 6east | So it wasn’t me, huh.riria. |  play_arrow | A heartrending ballad on the theme of heartbreak, lili… |
| 7east | lingering loveKitatani Ruki |  play_arrow | A heartfelt song that lays bare the turmoil of heartbreak—the pain and lingering attachment intertwined. |
| 8east | Tell me you love me, even if it’s a lie.suisou gurashi |  play_arrow | A sweet, bittersweet singing voice and the heart of a girl who has fallen in love… |
| 9east | I wish I were the one you liked.Te ga kuriimu pan |  play_arrow | To have the person you like like you back is so... |
| 10east | That’s not fair…arekunn |  play_arrow | A song that delicately portrays the pain and poignancy of love... |
| 11east | HYSong for… |  play_arrow | A heartbreak song that sings of love’s bittersweet pain, resonating with the heart. |
| 12east | Lavenderthe shes gone |  play_arrow | A love ballad that depicts the pain of an unrequited crush... |
| 13east | I can’t bring myself to hate (you/it).ren |  play_arrow | Prompted by a TikTok self-accompanied singing video, … |
| 14east | Happinessback number |  play_arrow | Why does it hurt this much… It’s so sad… |
| 15east | Heroineback number |  play_arrow | There are many kinds of unrequited love, but among them... |
| 16east | a convenient relationshipDomura Riu |  play_arrow | A song with a catchy melody and heartrending lyrics that leaves a strong impression… |
| 17east | Unrequited love.haji→ |  play_arrow | Chock-full of aching feelings, an unattainable… |
| 18east | That’s not fair.Ochiai Wataru |  play_arrow | A song that delicately weaves words to express a bittersweet love. Repor... |
| 19east | makeupMy Hair is Bad |  play_arrow | Three-piece rock band, My Hair… |
| 20east | You at your worstHamano Haruki |  play_arrow | When you end up falling for someone who already has a partner... |
| 21east | motion sickness from proximitywanuka |  play_arrow | With a sweet, bittersweet singing voice and the help of alcohol, to the other person... |
| 22east | Mikan HeartC&K |  play_arrow | A heartrending song that portrays the pain of unrequited love… |
| 23east | You, him, me, and herBreathe |  play_arrow | A song about a heart wavering from friendship to love |
| 24east | #302Hirai Ken |  play_arrow | This song is heartbreaking. On this heartbreaking song, Hirai... |
| 25east | Like a loversamezame |  play_arrow | Samezame’s ‘Like a Lover’ is unattainable… |
| 26east | whiteoutreGretGirl |  play_arrow | This song starts with hard rock, but the lyrics... |
| 27east | Your happinessUru |  play_arrow | Uru, who poignantly sings of feelings kept hidden in the heart… |
| 28east | A person I mustn’t fall in love withCHIHIRO |  play_arrow | A classic ballad with heartrending lyrics and a poignant vocal... |
| 29east | I don’t like it.yangusukinii |  play_arrow | Depicts the emotions of a woman trying to recover from heartbreak… |
| 30east | double bedMahiru |  play_arrow | Mahiru’s heartbreak song. A piece that delicately expresses the pain of parting through the piano. |
| 31east | You let me do as I please, and yet…arekunn |  play_arrow | I was hurt when someone I like acted in a misleading/leading-me-on way… |
| 32east | I stillmilet |  play_arrow | A tale of two people enchanted by a magical love |
| 33east | I got a boyfriend/girlfriend.My Hair is Bad |  play_arrow | Melancholic lyrics about telling someone I’ve found a new lover |
| 34east | Side DishShimizu Shota |  play_arrow | An adult R&B tearjerker that sings of the struggles of love. |
| 35east | PairingAragaki Yui |  play_arrow | Before Gakky—that is, Yui Aragaki—got married, Ri… |
| 36east | selfish; self-indulgent; willfulYuika |  play_arrow | I want to see you more, but I can’t say it honestly. So... |
| 37east | not enoughwacci |  play_arrow | A bittersweet breakup song about parting ways with the one you love |
| 38east | FlowerSHISHAMO |  play_arrow | A woman who, like a flower, will one day wither and fade away... |
| 39east | See you in the next life.8utterfly |  play_arrow | Smoky over a digitally soulful beat… |
| 40east | But you have a boyfriend, right?Kasamura Tōta |  play_arrow | A poignant song that portrays unrequited love for a same-gender friend |
| 41east | avocadoyonige |  play_arrow | A two-woman band from Neyagawa City, Osaka Prefecture, y… |
| 42east | You and the slopesSHISHAMO |  play_arrow | It’s the kind of catchy melody that makes your heart race with excitement… |
| 43east | I want to be your lover.Abe Mao |  play_arrow | This is Mao Abe’s second single. Teasing… |
| 44east | high skyUMEILO |  play_arrow | It’s fast-paced hard rock with a straight 8-beat… |
| 45east | Endinggasei |  play_arrow | This is a song that sings of Wagaō’s bittersweet feelings of love. Who… |
| 46east | waiting in vainrokudenashi |  play_arrow | A Useless Unrequited Love Depiction Song |
| 47east | red scarfInoue Sonoko |  play_arrow | A song about the bittersweet feelings when the person you like has a girlfriend. |
| 48east | is this LOVE?Hamasaki Ayumi |  play_arrow | A song by Ayumi Hamasaki that expresses the heartache of knowing who the person you like is in love with. |
| 49east | I heard she has a boyfriend.Seiryūjin 25 |  play_arrow | A song that portrays the complex emotions of love with a bittersweet yet light touch... |
| 50east | My friend’s lover is the person I used to date.Ren |  play_arrow | The bittersweet reality that my friend's partner is my ex. |
| 51east | I hate iterica |  play_arrow | It’s a bittersweet love song with a medium-tempo ballad feel... |
| 52east | loveOku Hanako |  play_arrow | An unrequited love for someone who already belongs to another… |
| 53east | Feeling in loveNishino Kana |  play_arrow | Kana Nishino’s unrequited love song |
| 54east | If It SnowsDREAMS COME TRUE |  play_arrow | When it comes to Christmas songs, I think of the exciting, heart-throbbing kind... |
| 55east | Have a nice dayNishino Kana |  play_arrow | Rather than a super-energetic love song, it’s more like... |
| 56east | A love with you, separated by nineSHIROSE from WHITE JAM |  play_arrow | Turn the actual exchanges sent on LINE into a song... |
| 57east | someone I likeUeno Yūka |  play_arrow | When it comes to writing heartrending ballads, Oku Hanako is number one, and... |
| 58east | camouflageFujita Maiko |  play_arrow | Singer-songwriter Asami Fujita from Nagoya… |
| 59east | scumbag man and stupid womanDomura Riu |  play_arrow | Depicting a distorted relationship between a man and a woman, and giving the courage to break free. |
| 60east | AloneMayo Okamoto |  play_arrow | A ballad that comforts the pain of heartbreak |
| 61east | worst; minimum; the lowest; awfulren |  play_arrow | A heartfelt ballad portraying the struggle between hidden secrets and an unforgettable love |
| 62east | just a littleIgarashi Haru |  play_arrow | A song of a wistful love tossed by fate |
| 63east | I became someone else’s girlfriend.wacci |  play_arrow | This song, which grabs your attention from the title alone, “... |