Recommended unrequited love songs for high school boys

Unrequited lovemiwa

miwa 'Unrequited Love'

Miwa’s eighth single, “Kataomoi,” released in 2012.

There’s something special about a school-days crush—the looming deadline of graduation, the chance you might have to keep seeing them even if a confession goes wrong.

This song gently stays by your side as your heart wavers and you feel unsure, a love song so aching it tightens your chest.

You can really feel, irresistibly, that feeling of loving someone from the bottom of your heart.

It’s a crush song that truly captures the meaning of “thinking about you asleep or awake.”

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Because I fell in loveaimyon

Aimyon “Because I Fell in Love” Studio Recording Scene

Loved across generations, Aimyon is especially popular among young women.

As the title suggests, her song “Koi wo Shita Kara” (“Because I Fell in Love”) poignantly expresses the feelings of a woman in love.

Love songs suit Aimyon perfectly—likely because her own experiences and genuine emotions are reflected in her music, and that sincerity comes through clearly to listeners.

This track, too, powerfully conveys the emotions of being in love and the many things that become visible because of that love—so vividly you can almost reach out and touch them.

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Blueberry Nightsmakaroni enpitsu

Macaroni Empitsu 'Blueberry Nights' MV

Blueberry Nights is a song by the four-piece rock band Macaroni Enpitsu that packs pop sensibilities with a tinge of heartbreak.

It captures the kind of spiraling thoughts and emotional loops common in love—especially unrequited love.

Rather than the fluttery excitement of a crush, the lyrics read more like a song about lingering attachment—a slightly dark unrequited love song that conveys a desire to start over and a sense of regret.

It really evokes that feeling of remembering something in the middle of the night and getting stuck in a loop of thoughts—yeah, we’ve all been there.

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Only for you, clear skiesYorushika

Yorushika – Just Clear Skies for You (MUSIC VIDEO)

Many people find themselves listening to Tadakimi ni Hare over and over, tied to unforgettable love.

It’s a hit song by Yorushika, a rock band popular among younger listeners, and was included on their 2020 release, An Encore Is Not Necessary for Underdogs.

While the track has a very fresh, pop sound, the lyrics are bittersweet, about turning a love that’s come to an end into a cherished memory and moving forward.

High school students whose paths diverge from someone they have a crush on might find a lot to relate to.

Give it a listen and let it give you the courage to confess your feelings.

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Unrequited loveOku Hanako

Oku Hanako – Unrequited Love

The person I like already likes someone else.

If you found that out, what would you do? Singer-songwriter Hanako Oku’s 2005 release “Unrequited Love” is a heartbreaking song that captures the feelings of a woman who just can’t give up, even after learning that the person she loves loves someone else.

You can’t help but relate to the delicate hope that he’ll turn around and notice her someday.

For anyone who’s had the same experience, it might feel like your chest is being squeezed.

It’s an achingly poignant song.

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calculatingly cuteHinatazaka46

Hinatazaka46 “Aza to Kawaii” (Cunningly Cute)

This is a song released in 2020 by the idol group Hinatazaka46, sung from a male perspective about unrequited love.

Once you fall in love, even if she isn’t conventionally beautiful, she looks like the cutest girl in the world, and everything she does somehow connects back to “I like you”—a love as sweet as sugar is woven through the lyrics.

Taken objectively, it’s full of lines that might seem embarrassing, but when a man actually falls in love, many might be surprised to find they feel the same way.

It’s a happy, feel-good track that will make you grin just thinking about the girl you like!

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Love Lesson: Beginner EditionMachico

[The Idolmaster Million Live!] Love Lesson: Beginner Course - Tsubasa Ibuki (CV: Machico)

It’s a love song about a girl who compares love to a lesson and works hard to master it.

By labeling it “Beginner’s Level,” the song evokes a sense of story, inspiring listeners to imagine the future and all the things yet to come.

As a ‘lesson,’ it portrays the earnest effort of doing one’s best in love, making it a track we especially want teens currently in relationships—both boys and girls—to hear.