[To Those in Love] Relatable Love Songs to Listen to When You’re Crushing Hard
I’ve put together a perfect selection of recommended unrequited love songs for anyone currently crushing on someone!
When love begins, your heart can flutter with excitement, and then suddenly you might feel, “Maybe it’s impossible… maybe they’ll never notice me,” and sink into gloom.
Unrequited love can be an emotional roller coaster.
These songs are carefully chosen to stay close to your feelings.
Many of them are so heartrending they may bring you to tears, but they’ll surely help you realize just how much you care about that person.
Treasure those feelings, and may your one-sided love come true—I’m cheering you on!
- [Unrequited Love Songs] Recommended for women! Classic tracks that boost your motivation for love
- Unrequited love songs recommended for junior high school students. Popular love songs and romance tracks.
- Unrequited love songs that strike a man's heart. Love songs from a male perspective that really hit home.
- [Unrequited Love] Heart-wrenching Love Songs | A Roundup of Tear-Inducing Crush and Breakup Tracks
- [A Song That Makes Love Come True] Carefully selected love songs perfect for those who want to make their unrequited love come true!
- Unrequited Love Songs Recommended for High School Students | Love Songs to Listen to While Thinking of Your Crush
- [Unrequited Love Song] A Love Anthem to Cheer You On as You Wish for Mutual Feelings
- [For You in Love] A Love Song Perfect for Unrequited Feelings
- [Mutual Crush Song] Stuck before confession, not quite lovers!? A love song capturing wavering emotions
- Recommended unrequited love songs for teens
- [Unrequited Love Songs] Lyrics that hit home! A collection of unforgettable, gem-like love songs
- Popular Unrequited Love Song Rankings [2026]
- Unrequited Love Song: A heartrending love song dedicated to you who are going through a painful romance
[For Those in Love] Relatable Love Songs to Listen to When You Have a Crush (91–100)
youHY
A song by HY that paints a picture of aching, unrequited love.
Entrusting feelings for a beloved person to a song, yet being too awkward to express them honestly—that vulnerability is deeply moving.
Featured on the album “Street Story,” this track has been cherished by fans for years, and its raw lyrics, combined with Izumi Nakasone’s powerful yet delicate vocals, resonate with many listeners.
It’s perfect for anyone caught in the swirl of one-sided love, where joy and pain intertwine.
Highly recommended for those feeling heartache or looking for the courage to confess their feelings.
In loveHY
Even if you weren’t the one they chose, the fact that you loved doesn’t change… A bittersweet yet forward-looking sentiment runs through this touching HY ballad.
Written as the theme song for the film “366 Days,” released in January 2025, the track is positioned as an answer song to their 2008 classic “366 Days.” It beautifully portrays emotional growth—rising from the pain of heartbreak and embracing even that experience as a cherished memory—and is also included on the album “TIME.” Set across Okinawa and Tokyo, the film unfolds a pure love story spanning 20 years, and this song superbly captures its worldview.
For those who have reached the end of a romance, or who are about to take a new step forward, this is a song that will gently give you a push.
Thinking of youKEISUKE
Set to a bittersweet yet refreshing melody, this acoustic track by KEISUKE delicately portrays the emotional swings of unrequited love.
The gentle yet powerful vocals bring to life the many feelings unique to one-sided love: quietly watching over someone while hiding your affection, the ache of being unable to confess, and the complex emotions you feel toward yourself for falling in love.
Released in November 2019, it has surpassed 5 million views on YouTube.
It’s a song that gently stays by the side of anyone caught in the midst of a tender, aching romance—overflowing with feelings yet unable to take that crucial step forward.
A Little Love SongMONGOL800
One of the signature songs by MONGOL800, an indie band from Okinawa.
It’s a major hit that expresses candid feelings for a loved one through a driving melody and powerful vocals.
The deeply message-driven lyrics gently remind us of the everyday realization that we often take the presence of someone we love for granted.
Included on the album MESSAGE, released in September 2001, it achieved an astonishing sales total of over 2.8 million copies despite being an indie release.
It’s the perfect song to cheer you on when you need a push to voice feelings you can’t quite bring yourself to say.
Look!Suiet
A delicate love song by Suiet that captures intimate nighttime moments with someone special.
Its stylish sound incorporates jazz elements, and the lyrics vividly depict nocturnal scenes.
Released in February 2025, the track garnered over 160,000 plays within two days.
Illustrators su and Akko contributed to the artwork, creating a unique world by fusing music and visuals.
It’s a perfect song for those experiencing unrequited love or women wishing to spend a beautiful night with someone dear.
Not quite loversTENSONG
A bittersweet song by TENSONG that captures the fluttering feelings of love swaying in a fragile and unstable relationship.
The longing to become lovers and the desire not to break the current bond collide, striking a chord in the heart.
Takabō’s clear, translucent vocals delicately portray the earnest delivery of feelings to the other person.
Released in May 2023, this track is recommended for anyone moved by the frustration of love—unable to suppress your feelings, yet unable to be honest about them.
ContrastTOMOO
A gem of a love song that exquisitely interweaves longing for someone with a tender ache.
The feelings TOMOO weaves—wavering between the joy and loneliness of love—gently embrace emotions anyone can relate to.
That bittersweet yearning of having someone right before your eyes yet being unable to close the distance between your hearts.
The pure emotion that slips out despite putting on a brave face.
Carefully giving voice to the heart of someone in unrequited love, this song has been airing since January 2024 as the ending theme for cour 2 of the anime Blue Box.
It’s a track we especially recommend to those who are in the midst of a romance, with their loved one nearby yet unable to be fully honest about their feelings.