[Menhera & Yandere Songs] A curated selection of love songs so devoted it hurts!

false faceyama

yama “False Face” Music Video (3rd ALBUM “awake & build”)

A song that portrays the pain of hiding your true feelings and continuously playing a false role to meet others’ expectations.

By coining the term “Deepfaker,” it sharply captures the difficulty of self-expression in the age of social media.

yama’s fragile vocals express the longing to face one’s true self deep inside, leaving a poignant aftertaste.

Included on the album “awake & build,” released in January 2024, this track speaks for the struggles of modern people.

It’s a song you’ll want to hear if you’ve ever found yourself pretending to be someone else because you care about how others see you, not just in romance, or if you’re tired of performing an idealized self on social media.

Hell Love Lettertuki.

tuki. “Inferno Love Letter” Official Music Video

It’s a song that depicts extreme love.

The lovers, wishing to reunite in hell, sing as if asking Enma, the lord of the underworld, to judge their maddening love—an image that leaves a strong impression.

While the view of love might generally be considered “heavy,” tuki.’s clear, translucent vocals and the brisk 185 BPM tempo express the heartache with a light touch.

Released in April 2024, the track gained popularity especially among younger listeners.

It’s perfect for those nursing the pain of a breakup or who’ve been told their feelings are “too much.” It might be the kind of song that gives a gentle push to people who struggle to express their true feelings.

Crossing Amagi PassIshikawa Sayuri

Crossing Amagi Pass

When it comes to the original yandere or menhera love song, this is the one.

It’s such a famous enka that you might wonder what’s “menhera” about it, but it’s packed with yandere and menhera elements from start to finish.

It even says that if her lover is going to be taken by another woman, she’d rather send him to the afterlife.

You could call this a true yandere, couldn’t you?

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This life is for you.the GazettE

[PV] This life is for you.

It’s a yandere song with cool, distorted guitar tones that ooze a suspicious vibe.

It’s a track by the band the GazettE, who led the visual scene in the 2000s, included on their 2004 mini-album MADARA.

The rapidly shifting song structure feels like it projects the character’s emotional turbulence.

Watching the one you love from afar—just that is enough to make your chest ache… Written like this, it sounds like a pure love song, but they’re actually peeping at that person through a lens.

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[A]ddictionGigaReol×EVO+

【MV】[A]ddiction / GigaReol×EVO+

This is a track included on the album EVOLUTION released by the singer EVO+, who is active on Niconico Douga.

At first, the protagonist of the song comes across as a cold woman, but in fact, the love she hides inside borders on madness.

While she behaves coldly toward the person she loves, she actually wants to lay hands on them—and loves them so much that she even wishes to be killed herself.

The title means “dependence, indulgence.” Perhaps there are many people, like this woman, who date while hiding their dependence on their partner and end up suffering because of it.

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a convenient relationshipDomura Riu

Convenient Relationship – Riu Domura [Studio Live]

Even if you feel you’re stuck in a relationship that isn’t going well, a love that won’t come true, or one where the other person is using you for their convenience, there are people who don’t want to admit it.

For those people, this song will surely hit home: Ruri Domura’s “Convenient Relationship.” The title itself already says it all, doesn’t it? Sung from a woman’s perspective who realizes, “I’m just a convenient woman,” yet still can’t bring herself to break up.

The occasional lines from the man—his words interspersed in the lyrics—add an uncanny sense of realism.

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For the sake of lovesatō moka

Satomoka – Because of Love sato moka – aiyueni Music Video

It’s a song by a woman who has bent herself too much to match her partner, lost sight of who she really is, and thinks, “We can’t go on like this… but deep down I still want to be with you.” It’s just love.

And yet, because of that very love, sometimes both people end up heading in a bad direction.

There are times when they might hurt each other.

It’s a painfully bittersweet track that captures the contradiction between wanting to stay by their side with a love that borders on dependence, and the resignation that wells up as she looks down on herself for feeling that way.

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