Recommended unrequited love songs for high school boys
Teenagers who are right in the middle of their youthful days probably listen to all kinds of love songs.
Among those, I bet many of you tune into unrequited love songs! When you’re in love, it feels nice to find a song about one-sided feelings that you can relate to.
In this article, we’ve put together a selection of unrequited love songs especially recommended for high school boys.
We’ve gathered various tracks—from songs with a male perspective and ones sung by male artists to rock-style tunes—so give them a listen if you’d like!
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Unrequited Love Songs Recommended for High School Boys (71–80)
Moon Song[Alexandros]
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The song whose beautiful piano tone brings tears to your eyes is “Moon Song” by [Alexandros].
Released in 2016, it sings of feelings that won’t fade for someone who broke up with you.
Even if a relationship falls apart, it doesn’t mean your feelings for the other person just disappear.
The happy times and memories you shared are real, and that never changes.
That’s why you find yourself looking back with regret and lingering attachment.
It’s a song you’ll want to listen to on a bittersweet night when you’re remembering someone you loved deeply.
KissHugaiko
A perfect song for women who’ve fallen for a close male friend.
It’s by aiko, a singer-songwriter often called a spokesperson for women’s love, and it was also used as an insert song in the film Hana Yori Dango F starring Mao Inoue.
This love song portrays two people who shared feelings but ultimately didn’t end up together.
The lyrics capture a woman’s single-hearted love for a man, squeezing your chest with their poignancy.
It’s a song for every woman in love who’s afraid to move forward for fear of breaking the relationship.
KoiAndrop
Speaking of androp, they’re a four-piece rock band known for two charms: refreshing, quintessential J-rock guitar tunes and beautiful ballads that incorporate piano, like this song.
If you’re a high schooler who loves Japanese rock, there’s a good chance you know them.
Also, this track was used as the theme song for the film “Until I Meet September’s Love,” so even people who don’t usually listen to bands might have heard it.
The lyrics, which portray a straightforward love that continues to cherish one person no matter how difficult the circumstances, grip us listeners by the heart.
It’s a beautiful masterpiece with a melody line that really hits you in the chest.
Unrequited Love Songs Recommended for High School Boys (81–90)
Christmas songback number
This is a song about a man spending Christmas Eve alone, thinking of a woman he can’t forget.
Released in 2015 by back number, a rock band with unwavering popularity for their tear-jerking love songs.
The song’s protagonist seems to have confessed his feelings and been rejected.
Even so, he can’t give up, and on the holy night he wishes for a miracle—begging for anyone to give her to him.
Christmas is the biggest event for couples, and many men are probably considering confessing their love by then.
Even if you end up getting shot down, listening to this song will make you think, “I encountered a wonderful love,” and “I can’t let it end yet.” Highly recommended!
Unrequited lovemiwa
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.”
Because I fell in loveaimyon
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.
Unrequited loveOku Hanako
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.