[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!
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[To You in Love] Relatable Love Songs to Listen to When You Have a Crush (21–30)
A devoted girl.Yuika
This piece sets straightforward feelings of love to a bright band sound.
Released in April 2025 with Ryo Hanai handling the arrangement, it vividly captures a fresh page of youth.
Written back in high school, it carefully and realistically weaves words of inner conflict over unrequited love and unwavering devotion.
There’s plenty here that younger listeners will relate to.
If you’re in the middle of a one-sided crush, give it a listen!
raspberryMarushii
When you fall in love, emotions spill over that reason can’t hold back.
Marcy’s unrequited-love song vividly portrays feelings that only grow stronger for someone special.
Released in June 2023, the piece sets bittersweet, tender emotions for a loved one to a guitar rock-driven sound.
It delicately captures the heart of unrequited love—swaying between joy and despair at the other person’s ambiguity, yet still holding onto hope.
It will surely resonate with hearts that can’t confess their feelings, unable to keep them in.
You are my destined person.Funatsu Mahiro
How about a love song that celebrates the joy of finding that one special person in a world overflowing with encounters? This track by singer-songwriter Masato Funatsu, a favorite among the social media generation, was released in July 2023.
As his first original song in about a year and five months, it’s irresistibly charming with its buoyant pop sound and sweet vocals.
The single-minded feelings of the protagonist—who, among countless options, is certain that you are the one—come through so clearly that just listening fills you with happiness.
Whether you want to confess your feelings to someone special or rekindle the excitement of romance, this song will surely give you the courage to take that first step.
biscuitYU-KI
“Biscuit” by YUKI paints a very cute picture of budding love.
It was released digitally in 2007 and later included on the best-of album “five-star.” The song expresses a straightforward wish to share all kinds of things in life with the one you love, and a hope that such sincere feelings will reach that special person.
YUKI’s vocals and the unadorned, honest lyrics make the song’s pure emotions even more charming.
It’s also a great track for a boost of courage right before a confession.
Unrequited loveOku Hanako
Oku Hanako’s “Kataomoi” is filled with the desire to cherish the feeling of love.
It’s included on her 2005 indie-era album Oku Hanako vol.best.
Whether or not a romance comes to fruition, we hope you’ll treasure the budding feelings of love as a part of your life.
It might not blossom right away, but maybe someday it will… Holding onto that quiet hope, this is a song that makes you want to embrace your feelings as they are now, without embarrassment.
Specter feat. HACHIMIMiNARI
A tender crush that changes the color of your world is wrapped in a voice full of transparency.
Part of MIMiNARI’s “turning memories into music” project, the track features singer HACHI on vocals.
It’s the lead song from their first full-length album, “freq.,” released in March 2025.
With stylish, Chinese-inspired arrangements, the sound stands out.
The lyrics capture the frustrating feelings of a girl who hasn’t quite grown up.
Give it a listen when you’re unsure where your love is headed.
Unrequited Love Magnetmekakushe
Though they love each other, they can’t be honest—sticking together and pulling apart like magnets.
This song by singer-songwriter mekakushe delicately yet poppily portrays that frustrating feeling of love.
The airy vocals and bright horn sounds amplify the thrill of being in love.
But it’s not all sweetness; the lyrics also hide clashes born from being so alike, and the bittersweetness of love.
If you’re clumsily nursing a one-sided crush, this song is sure to be by your side.