[Menhera & Yandere] A love song so single-minded it makes you sick
Have you ever been called a menhera or yandere because your feelings for someone were so strong?
In romance, “menhera” and “yandere” are often seen as clingy or overbearing, but looking at it another way, you could say they’re expressions of single-minded, unwavering love.
Love takes many forms depending on the person, but in this article, we’ll introduce songs that portray views on love commonly perceived as heavy, painful, or scary.
They’re also recommended for when you’ve gone through a heartbreaking breakup and just can’t calm your emotions.
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[Menhera & Yandere] A Love Song So Devoted It Hurts (41–50)
sisterJanne Da Arc
The song “sister,” written and composed by yasu, the band’s leader and vocalist.
When the person you love won’t love only you, when things don’t go your way… the sudden impulse to “lock this person away” surfaces.
The lyrics are from a woman’s perspective, and I feel they portray that love—so pure it borders on madness—both realistically and beautifully.
On one hand, it evokes a strong woman who would say, “If you can’t love me, I’ll make you able to,” while on the other, the fact that she leaves the man’s hands free suggests a modest desire to still be loved by him, which is somehow heartbreaking.
I want to be the girl you remember when you die.samezame
Saori Fueta is a multi-talented artist active as a musician, writer, lyricist, and accessory creator.
In 2009, prompted by the birth of “Love, Dreams, Romance, and SEX,” she began activities as Samezame as a project by Saori Fueta.
At first you might think it’s a very cute, girly pop song—but it’s actually quite a shocking track.
A straightforward girl who loves her boyfriend is wonderful, but with this song, it feels like she’s saying, no matter what he thinks, “You’ll be with me until the day we die.”
Body dysmorphic disordernarumiya
A song by Narumiya that blends aching romance with self-loathing.
It delicately portrays the pain of being bound by society’s judgments and a deep inferiority complex about one’s appearance.
The lyrics calling oneself a “failed creation” convey profound loneliness.
It’s a track that resonates with those who can’t find their own worth or who question society’s values.
Listening to this song, which stays close to the anxieties and conflicts everyone carries, might offer a small release from the pains and heartache of love.
The diagnosis was love.Neru & z’5
A track themed around dependency and unraveling, featured on the compilation CD “Drowning in Alkaloids.” The lyrics are striking—like a scream from the heart—about a relationship that once felt comfortable but somehow has begun to drag both people toward ruin, yet they still can’t let go.
They may be bound by a pure, almost coercive conviction that, though they know it’s “not good,” there’s no one else but this person.
A swirl of emotions expressed through dynamic vocals over a cool sound.
It’s a highly addictive song.
Love even your melancholyKoresawa
A heartwarming pop tune by Koresawa that delicately portrays the feelings of a girl living with the negative emotions everyone experiences.
Released in August 2020, this first single is a re-recording of a song long regarded as a legendary hidden gem.
Set to a gentle, acoustic guitar–driven sound, it conveys the strength to move forward while harboring vague anxieties and loneliness—and learning to accept them.
It’s the perfect track for anyone who resonates with the stance of not denying any feeling but choosing to love them, or for those who want to keep looking ahead even while carrying a touch of melancholy.
carnivorous plantRime
Everyone has those moments when you feel hazy and weighed down, and even though you know the feeling won’t simply clear up, you overthink until it drags you down.
RIM’s song “Carnivorous Plant” captures the anxiety over things that can’t be helped, and expresses feelings many women have likely had, making it highly relatable.
Especially for those who are currently struggling or feeling withdrawn, this track will probably resonate.
While the lyrics gently sit with your gloomy mood, the song somehow feels refreshing and easy to listen to.
Dinner Songtuki.
Banquet Song by tuki., who drew sudden attention as a 15-year-old singer-songwriter in her third year of junior high school.
You’re overwhelmed by her vocal ability—unbelievable for a 15-year-old—and by the richness of the lyrics and their expression.
The song also made waves for being chosen as the theme for the film The Voice of Sin (Kyrie no Uta).
It’s a song dedicated to someone one truly loves, yet you can feel the resolve to part ways precisely because of that love.
The single-minded devotion—seeing nothing else, needing nothing else, yet having to separate for each other’s sake—conveys a frustrating tension.
There’s even a slight eeriness in how feelings for the other person are likened to a meal.