[Mutual Crush Song] Stuck before confession, not quite lovers!? A love song capturing wavering emotions
We’ve put together a collection of songs themed around “mutual unrequited love”—that in-between state where both people know they like each other, but neither can confess, so it stays one-sided.
If they’re aware of each other’s feelings, they should just confess! You might think so, but instead they fret, get impatient, and keep hoping for some sign—“Could it be…?”—from the other person.
In this article, we introduce a variety of songs: from happy love songs that end with the couple finally getting together, to stories where they like each other but never start dating and it quietly ends as is.
Find the one song that resonates with you!
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[Mutual but Unspoken Love Songs] Not Quite Lovers Because We Can’t Confess!? A Love Song Portraying Swaying Emotions (21–30)
I Want to Be Honest feat. KagechiyoHisame
A duet by Hisame and Kagechiyo that sets the complex emotions of a girl in love to a pop melody.
While hiding her feelings, she can’t help but be preoccupied with the person she likes—her wavering heart is delicately portrayed over a light, buoyant rhythm.
Released in March 2025, the music video has garnered hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube.
It’s a must-listen for anyone who’s experienced that frustrating kind of love where you like someone so much you just can’t be honest about it.
To all of youSpontania feat. JUJU
Spontania feat.
JUJU’s “Kimi no Subete ni” delivers a hidden, aching love from the depths of the heart, carried on a fresh, vivid melody.
Released in 2008, it quickly captured the hearts of many, surpassing 1.8 million downloads right after its release.
The song masterfully portrays that delicate distance of “mutual feelings, but not yet together,” drawing empathy from listeners.
The emotions of that moment feel so real it’s as if you’re experiencing them side by side.
This track resounds with a sweet, heartrending wish to stay by someone’s side forever.
That quiet longing you feel when you’re in love—“I want to be closer”—gently seeps into the heart.
[Mutual Crush Songs] Stuck Before Becoming Lovers!? A Love Song Portraying Swaying Emotions (31–40)
Blue Springakane (Otoniae)
Otoniae’s track “Aoharu” is a 2022 release written and composed by Akane.
The lyrics portray the ups and downs of a protagonist falling in love, expressed with raw, true-to-life emotions.
They capture the fun of laying one’s own romantic experiences side by side—feeling both impatience and heart-fluttering excitement at once.
The purity that seeps in with the arrival of spring and the thrill of ordinary moments turning into a stage for romance are sure to resonate with younger listeners.
The protagonist’s endearingly straightforward way of expressing feelings is also a highlight.
It’s a song that stays close to every heart that wonders, “Could this be something?”
Love at First SparkCHiCO with HoneyWorks meets mafumafu
When it comes to catchy songs that depict the back-and-forth between an attracted man and woman, “Bibi tto Love” comes to mind.
It was produced in 2022 by the collaborative unit CHiCO with HoneyWorks and the singer Mafumafu.
The conversational phrases that unfold over a danceable beat leave a strong impression.
With twin vocals, the song expresses the honest feelings of love from both the male and female perspectives.
From the moment they realize their feelings are mutual, the track carries a positive message about trusting their instincts and moving forward.
Why not kick off their romance to the exhilarating, fast-paced sound?
Because it won’t reach / Because it doesn’t reachHirai Ken
“Todokanai Kara,” released in 2018 by singer-songwriter Ken Hirai and used as the theme song for the film “50 First Kisses,” features lyrics that evoke the story’s characters, candidly expressing feelings for a loved one who repeatedly loses their memory.
The simple arrangement of guitar and vocals is complemented by a striking electronic chorus.
It’s a song imbued with a bittersweet yet beautiful sentiment of falling in love with the person you love over and over again.
It gently embraces the unspoken words and unreachable feelings for someone with whom the love remains unrequited on both sides.
If only I could say I love youKERENMI & atarayo
This is a collaborative track by KERENMI and Atarayo that delicately weaves a portrait of hearts that can’t easily be honest.
It captures the subtle emotions of high school students exchanging diary entries with exquisite nuance, and the fusion of classic J-pop melodies with a nostalgic sound vividly depicts a coming-of-age unique to today, where analog and digital coexist.
Released digitally in July 2023, the song drew attention as the theme for the film “Kokan Uso Nikki” (The Exchange Diary of Lies).
It’s a must-listen for anyone who can relate to the flutter of falling in love for the first time, the feelings swelling inside, or those who want to convey their precious emotions to someone special.
Winter Giftmosao.
Singer-songwriter Mosawo, who gained attention after posting self-accompanied performance videos on TikTok.
In 2020, he released “Fuyu no Present” (“Winter’s Gift”).
It portrays a couple on a date on a cold winter day.
Along with the beautiful sounds of strings and piano, a heartfelt message to a loved one resonates.
Watching the two people who like each other gradually grow closer is truly moving.
In the end, their wishes come true and they become a couple—it’s a happy love song.