[Heartbreak Songs] A selection of poignant love songs that pierce the heart of those with unrequited love
A bittersweet crush that makes your chest tighten.
But have you ever had a moment when you suddenly realized that your feelings would never come true?
Like when the person you like asks you for love advice and your heartbreak is sealed, or when you and a friend fall for the same person and you can’t bring yourself to confess—things like that.
Unrequited love can end for many reasons besides confessing and being rejected.
In this article, we’ve gathered “unrequited love heartbreak songs” for those who can’t forget the one they love and feel pangs of regret whenever they remember.
May you find a song that gently stays by your aching heart.
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[Heartbreak Songs] A selection of poignant love songs that pierce the hearts of the lovelorn (71–80)
You have no idea how much I like you.Gō Hiromi
Released in 1993 and chosen as the theme song for the drama “A Proper Marriage,” Hiromi Go’s “You Don’t Know How Much I Love You” portrays the agony of unrequited love.
Whether you keep suffering in one-sided love or try to forget your feelings and give up, either path is painful.
Anyone who has experienced an impossible love has likely felt this way at least once.
This song artfully captures those emotions and continues to resonate with many people across generations.
Unrequited loveShibata Jun
Jun Shibata, known as the “queen of unrequited love songs.” One of her signature tracks is this ballad, “Kataomoi.” Even knowing the other person doesn’t love you, you still can’t let go… This song sets that heartbreaking feeling of love to melody.
wailing in griefKudō Shizuka
Shizuka Kudo’s biggest hit, released in 1993.
The song was written and composed by Miyuki Nakajima.
In 2012, Miliyah Kato also covered it.
The tempo is brisk and light, but the lyrics tell the story of a woman’s devastating heartbreak.
It’s sung with a bright melody, as if comforting oneself after a breakup.
If you play it as background music when you’re feeling lonely, it might lift your spirits a little!
[Heartbreak Songs] A selection of bittersweet love songs that pierce the hearts of the lovelorn (81–90)
A world without youto shiki
This is a work by Toshiki, a singer-songwriter from Hyogo Prefecture, singing about overflowing feelings for someone precious who has disappeared from right before your eyes.
Released in August 2022, the song spread on social media after a post sparked buzz as a “heart-wrenchingly divine track,” inspiring over 4,000 fan-made videos.
It depicts the painful realization, only after losing them, that the ordinary days spent with someone you can no longer meet were the true happiness.
Perhaps everyone has experienced the torment of secretly holding on to love—still being in love even after a breakup.
A masterful ballad sung from a male perspective that gently embraces such sentimental feelings.
Please take your time and listen closely to his warm yet heartrending voice.
You were happy, right?Te ga kuriimu pan
Hand Cream-Pan, who is mainly active by posting her work on TikTok, wrote “We Were Happy” based on her own real-life experience.
It’s a ballad that portrays a heartbroken woman trying to forget her former partner.
Many listeners will relate to the inner struggle of how the harder you try to forget, the more unforgettable it becomes.
In fact, it’s a sequel to “I Want to See You,” so it’s recommended to listen to them together.
Knowing the story so far will help you connect with it even more deeply.
Until the day I can no longer rememberback number
When it comes to breakup songs, back number is absolutely indispensable.
I feel like the “breakup period” is exactly what the title of this song captures: “Until the Day I Can No Longer Remember.” As long as you can still remember, your mind keeps circling through different things—you laugh at the happy memories, and the painful ones and the regrets bring the sadness flooding back.
Little by little, with the passage of time, the wounds begin to heal.
But even if you forget everything, is that really for the best…? The muddled emotions that follow a breakup are expressed here just as they are.
I love you more than anyone.Furuchi Toko
This is a bittersweet love song by singer-songwriter Toko Furuuchi.
It was used as an insert song in the drama “Watch Out for Us.” With elements of R&B and soul, its powerful rhythm and sense of groove seem to stir the heart.
It portrays days spent for a long time while holding onto tender feelings, and the pain of being unable to convey those feelings precisely because time has passed.
It’s a song with a poignant atmosphere that conveys both deep love and the suffering that comes with it.
