[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!

Playlist

[Mutual Crush Song] Stuck before confession, not quite lovers!? A love song capturing wavering emotions
	Title	Playlist	Review
1	Because I like you.Yuika		Yuika’s “Because I Love You” expresses a wistful, aching love.
2	knot; tie; bind; concludeSaucy Dog		A heartwarming song that sings of the anxiety and bittersweetness of mutual love
3	playing loversmakaroni enpitsu		Expressing the feelings of a bittersweet love that cannot be confessed
4	Thunder Sakura feat. 9Lana, SAKURAmotiMAISONdes		Raizakura portrays the poignant feelings of unrequited love.
5	Song of PointillismMrs. GREEN APPLE feat. Inoue Sonoko		Insert song from the film “Tenbyō no Uta”: a poignant ballad of pure love
6	Lavenderthe shes gone		A mind game love song that portrays feelings of infatuation
7	I…atarayo		A classic song that poignantly sings about mutual unrequited love
8	MetronomeYonezu Kenshi		Kenshi Yonezu’s masterpiece that portrays the pain of heartbreak
9	Try loving—it’s not like you’ll lose anything.neguse.		Neguse’s song that portrays the bittersweet feelings of love.
10	cold; curt; blunt; unfriendlyRADWIMPS		The fleeting love of a man and woman who can't be honest with their feelings
11	parallel linesEve × suis from Yorushika		A poignant love song about feelings for someone special
12	ex-darlingkuriipuhaipe		The unstoppable feelings of love and the inner conflict, even after a breakup
13	mutual unrequited loveDXTEEN		A love song that captures the bittersweet sense of distance in youth.
14	Goodbye, Mutual Unrequited LoveHoneyWorks feat. Serizawa Haruki (CV:Suzumura Kenichi)		A rock song filled with feelings for after graduation
15	One-sided lovemafumafu		A classic song that sings of the bittersweet feelings of love at a graduation ceremony
16	ONE WAY LOVENishino Kana		Kana Nishino's famous song that sings about the bittersweet feelings of unrequited love
17	Love’s Melody and Rainy SkiesAAA		A song portraying a bittersweet love on a rainy day
18	I miss youAdo		An insert song from a film, a track by Ado that sings of a bittersweet love.
19	A promise between two people who secretly love each othermary		A bittersweet song about mutual unrequited love by the singer Mary
20	mutual unrequited loveShibata Jun		A heartrending love story of an unrequited love I can't give up
21	MissingKubota Toshinobu		Toshinobu Kubota’s poignant song about mutual unrequited love
22	I can’t be honest.Organic Call		A cheer song that portrays the courage to express your honest feelings
23	You know what,are-kun &『yuika’}		A duet song depicting the budding feelings of spring love
24	I stillmilet		A tale of two people enchanted by a magical love
25	usmilet		The conflict between the courage to express one’s feelings and the anxiety that holds one back
26	More than friends, less than loversmatsumura kanau		From friendship to romantic feelings, the anxiety of not being able to take the first step
27	Rock-Paper-Scissors Love!nasuo☆ madokun		A bittersweet youth song that conveys love through rock-paper-scissors
28	EsperanzaNishino Kana		Passionately express the aching feelings of unrequited love.
29	I Want to Be Honest feat. KagechiyoHisame		A poignant duet song that sings of a heart wavering in love
30	To all of youSpontania feat. JUJU		Spontania’s heartrending melody that weaves feelings of love
31	Blue Springakane (Otoniae)		Onriame’s “Aoharu,” depicting the emotions of first love
32	Love at First SparkCHiCO with HoneyWorks meets mafumafu		A song by CHiCO and Mafumafu that depicts the romantic feelings of men and women
33	Because it won’t reach / Because it doesn’t reachHirai Ken		A heartfelt song that conveys feelings for someone special
34	If only I could say I love youKERENMI & atarayo		A collaborative song that expresses a heart that can't be honest
35	Winter Giftmosao.		A Winter Love Song by Mosa wo, popular on TikTok
36	mutual unrequited loveriian		A bittersweet Hatsune Miku song that portrays baseball and love
37	sense of distanceHakoniiwa Ririi		A bittersweet youth song that portrays the distance in love
38	tracing (picture)Aragaki Yui		The unspeakable ache and warmth of love
39	We’re officially a couple!HoneyWorks feat. Hattori Juri (CV: Sakura Ayane)／		A story about mustering courage and beginning a romance
40	The End of Summeraibii karaa		The bittersweet ache of mutual unrequited love at summer’s end.
41	The distance between you and meInoue Sonoko		A song about two people in love drawing closer to each other
42	Emotionwacci		Depict the shifts of emotions in a wacci love song
43	Song for…HY		HY 'Song for…' is a love story.
44	My dearest personMatsuri, Takumi		A beautiful collaboration about an unattainable love