Recommended unrequited love songs for high school boys

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.

After-School JumpShimoda Asami

[THE iDOLM@STER] After School Jump (M@STER VERSION) (Vocals: Mami Futami)

It’s a love song I’d love for teen students to hear—about mustering all your courage after school to confess your feelings.

It’s captivating in the way it tells the story of finally confessing to someone whose back you’ve been chasing all along.

Just by listening, you’ll feel as if you yourself are about to confess to an upperclassman after school, completely drawn into the moment.

DOKIDOKI RhythmYamamoto Nozomi

"Deresute" DOKIDOKI Rhythm (Game ver.) Rika Jougasaki SSR

It’s a love song about a girl fussing over her very first romance, sung to a rhythm that feels exhilarating and fast-paced.

She’s far too shy to confess her feelings outright, so she prepares a love letter instead—but even handing that over becomes a source of adorable inner conflict.

It’s a charming track that we especially hope teens and students in their twenties who are currently in love will listen to.

Deadly Peril, or a Love You Can’t EscapeHirata Hiromi

[The Idolmaster] Desperate Danger, or an Inescapable Love (M@STER VERSION) (Vocals: Makoto Kikuchi)

It’s a love song sung from a man’s perspective, capturing the gradual descent that occurs in the midst of romance.

Its appeal lies in how vividly it conveys the feeling of drowning in love—and even taking pleasure in it.

For those not currently in a relationship, you can’t help but admire the artistry that makes even love’s darker sides seem alluring.

It’s a track I’d like teenagers who are new to love to hear.

Walking cameraKaneko Yūki

[Deresute] Osanpo Camera (Game ver.) Aiko Takamori SSR

Unlike an intense love song, this is a love song that simply lists the joy of having someone you like in your everyday life and the little happy moments you encounter while taking a walk.

Listening to it makes you want to leisurely take your loved one out for a stroll.

It’s especially a song I’d like teenagers—who still have plenty of time to hang out with the person they like—to listen to.

Romantic Nowkurosawa tomoyo

“Deresute” Romantic Now (Game ver.) Miria Akagi SSR

It’s an up-tempo love song about a schoolgirl who can’t help but follow her crush with her eyes.

She’s always watching them, noticing the tiniest things—like their bedhead or how beautiful their eye color is—and that innocent sensitivity makes listeners’ hearts flutter too.

It’s definitely one of those tracks we want students, especially teens, to hear.