Unrequited love songs that strike a man's heart. Love songs from a male perspective that really hit home.
When you have a crush, so many emotions come flooding in, don’t they? You start overthinking or feeling happy even about things you wouldn’t normally notice—like a casual word or gesture from them.
When you can’t see them, the longing just grows stronger.
At times when your heart feels like it’s going to overflow during a one-sided love, music stays by our side.
There are tons of songs about unrequited love, and many of them are bittersweet love songs—but there are also upbeat tracks and ones with unique perspectives that are fun and can lift your spirits, too! You’ll definitely relate—and probably won’t be able to stop listening!
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Unrequited love songs that resonate with a man's heart. Love songs from a male perspective that hit home (91–100)
Close your eyesHirai Ken
Even if your feelings aren’t reciprocated, a song that lets you cherish the time spent with the one you love is “Hitomi wo Tojite.” It was released in 2004 by singer-songwriter Ken Hirai, known for delivering songs with a unique worldview, and was chosen as the theme song for the film “Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World.” Its beautiful tones, built from piano and strings, resonate deeply.
His warm yet heartrending vocals loosen the tear ducts before you know it.
Please give this fragile yet beautiful, emotion-filled ballad a listen.
Effeminate; overly sentimental; being clingy/whiny (context-dependent)Gōruden Bonbā
This is the seventh single by Golden Bomber, a visual-kei “air band” that shocked the J-pop scene with their unique style of being a band that doesn’t actually play instruments.
It’s their signature and most representative song, known for its high-energy sound and performances paired with a nostalgic melody reminiscent of classic kayōkyoku.
The lyrics portray a man who can’t let go even after being dumped, and as the title suggests, it’s “pathetically clingy,” yet deeply relatable.
It’s an uplifting tune that resonates with men’s emotions and is also recommended as a karaoke song for guys with unrequited love.
Unrequited love songs that resonate with a man's heart. Love songs from a male perspective that hit home (101–110)
Spell On MeSHE’S
SHE’S is a piano rock band known for their beautiful melodies and vivid imagery.
“Spell On Me” is a ballad written as the ending theme for a romance drama—what you could call a “one-sided-love road movie.” The lyrics capture feelings of being drawn to a fleeting expression or falling in love at first sight.
With each conversation, the love grows stronger; as the crush deepens, the emotions swell and become harder to control—this song gently embraces that vulnerable, earnest side of a man in love.
It’s a track you’ll especially want to hear when you can imagine a future precisely because it’s with this person.
Paired with the music video, which is themed around “film,” the emotional impact deepens even further and truly resonates.
DAYSanyuusuresu
Any Useless is a five-piece rock band from Osaka.
Their song “DAYS,” which has been gaining attention mainly on social media like Instagram, is a one-sided-love track highlighted by a gentle, appealing vocal.
The biggest draw is the lyrics: the choice of words feels so real and relatable, like something straight out of everyday life.
While poetic lyrics with a fantastical worldview can be great, lyrics written in down-to-earth language like in this song can really hit you in the heart.
The performance is also refreshing despite its mid-tempo pace, so that’s another aspect worth paying attention to when you listen.
silentSEKAI NO OWARI
A track whose jingling, Christmas-like sound is striking right from the start.
The melody is very beautiful and dreamlike, yet the lyrics tell a bittersweet story of unrequited love at Christmastime.
It captures that unique feeling of having your emotions overflow for your crush because it’s Christmas—when otherwise, it would be just another ordinary day.
Anyone experiencing one-sided love is sure to relate, but the key point is that it’s not only sad; it’s crafted with a beautifully arranged melody.
Pretending to be a friendOkamura Yasuyuki
This “Pretending to Be a Friend” is Yasuyuki Okamura’s 10th single.
The girl he likes has someone else she likes, and things aren’t going well with that person.
The song conveys the frustration of how, even though she knows how he feels, she acts somewhat interested yet still won’t give him an answer.
scale (as of a fish or reptile)Hata Motohiro
Motohiro Hata is known for his warm vocals and a one-and-only lyrical world that soothes listeners.
In this song themed around unrequited love, the sense of openness from the intro and the smooth melody gently align with the feelings of someone struggling with a love that isn’t going well.
The driving performance, paired with delicate lyrics that evoke the summer breeze, resonates pleasantly.
By the end, it feels like you’ve been given a little courage… It’s a song about unrequited love, but there’s no moping—just GOOD VIBES ONLY.
