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 (11–20)
Because I like you.Yuika
A cute love song by Yuika that portrays the pure feelings of a high school romance.
Set to a gentle melody, the lyrics express in down-to-earth words how the singer is drawn to a crush’s small gestures and unexpected personality contrasts.
The heartfelt wishes—“Please turn around,” “Please notice me”—will remind anyone of a page from their own youth.
Released in June 2021, the track became a major sensation, especially on TikTok, topping viral charts in many countries.
It’s a perfect pick for those feeling the ache of unrequited love or looking to boost their motivation in romance.
Me too,YUTORI-SEDAI
A ballad that poignantly portrays an unrequited love, set to the aching timbre of a piano.
Upon learning that their crush is dating a close friend, the protagonist carefully weaves their feelings as they have no choice but to give up while keeping their emotions hidden.
The more they think about the person they love, the more the pain intensifies—an experience many share as a bittersweet memory that lingers in the heart.
Included on YUTORI-SEDAI’s major first EP “blanket,” released in April 2025, this song was also chosen as the ending theme for MBS’s Drama Tokku series “I’m Being Toyed With by a Younger Virgin.” It’s a track that gently accompanies the hearts of those in one-sided love, where simply thinking of someone makes your chest tighten.
loveback number
This is an unrequited love song by back number that captures a man’s bittersweet feeling of “I want to confess—I have to…” to someone he won’t be able to see much longer.
back number has many popular unrequited love songs like HAPPY BIRTHDAY and Takane no Hanako-san.
But since we’re recommending songs for high school students this time, here’s one that easily brings school to mind! They go to the same school, yet he can’t confess his feelings—he just watches from afar as his feelings grow stronger.
Many high schoolers will probably think, “That’s just like me.”
with a happy endingTRACK15
Have you ever had that aching experience of knowing a love won’t be returned, yet being unable to stop your heart from being drawn in? Released in July 2025 and crafted by TRACK15, this piece is a love song that portrays an irresistible longing and the strength to keep trying anyway.
Its message—thinking straight and true about someone no matter how it ends—really hits home.
The refreshing sound is another reason why.
It’s a wonderful rock number that gently stays by the side of anyone troubled by a love that just won’t go right.
Who’s the One That Made You So Cute? feat. Nagisa Shiranami (CV: Junya Enoki)HONEY WORKS
A song that captures the feelings of a high school girl with an unrequited crush, bewildered by the changes she notices in someone she hasn’t seen in a while.
Released by HoneyWorks in October 2024, the track stands out for its lively rhythm and Junya Enoki’s sweet, heartrending vocals.
The lyrics portray, in a relatable way, the complex emotions of being shaken by discovering new charms in the person she likes.
This work is part of the popular “Confession Executive Committee” series and is included on the album Confession Executive Committee -FLYING SONGS- Omoiai.
With elements likely to spark buzz on social media, it’s poised to resonate with high school girls.
Ms. Hanako on a high pedestalback number
The eighth single by back number, a three-piece rock band known for realistic psychological portrayals and wistful melodies.
The situations and emotions—ones many of us likely experienced in our youth—really hit home.
Meanwhile, the refreshing sound, in contrast to the heartrending lyrics, evokes the atmosphere of student-era romance and draws you even deeper into the song’s world.
A highly relatable unrequited love song, especially recommended for high schoolers in love.
Unrequited Love Songs Recommended for High School Boys (21–30)
cotton candyback number
A three-piece rock band with a superb worldview that grabs listeners and won’t let go—through vivid, heated lyrics that paint scenes in your mind and irresistibly catchy melodies—back number’s sixth single.
Chosen as the opening theme for the music show COUNT DOWN TV, this track leaves you with lyrics that truly evoke a high school summer festival.
Its ultra-realistic imagery and slightly humid melody and tone are sure to set many high schoolers’ thoughts spinning.
It’s the perfect number to listen to when you’re about to ask out someone you like.