[J-Pop] A Collection of Unrequited Love Songs That Stay Close to Your Heart
When you’re thinking about your unrequited love, how about discovering songs that gently give you a push from behind? Love songs that give you courage and also stay close to those bittersweet feelings.
Beautiful music is sure to become a support for your heart.
With that in mind, in this article we’ll introduce Japanese songs that are perfect for various stages of unrequited love! We’ve picked a wide range, from timeless favorites to recent releases.
You’re sure to find a song that fits you right now!
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[J-Pop] A collection of unrequited love songs that stay close to your heart (111–120)
The world is falling in loveCHiCO with HoneyWorks
The captivating title “The World Is Falling in Love” is wonderful, and with HoneyWorks and CHiCO’s overwhelming vocal power—beloved by many teens for their bittersweet portrayals of first love—they deliver the heartache and excitement of unrequited love straight and true.
[J-Pop] A collection of unrequited love songs that stay close to your heart (121–130)
LAT.43°N 〜forty-three degrees north latitude〜DREAMS COME TRUE
An affair? Two-timing? I’m not sure which, but it’s an unrequited love song about a man I really like who already has a girlfriend.
It seems like I’m seeing him, but I don’t know if his feelings are actually for me.
The minor-key tone combined with Miwa-chan’s beautiful, soaring voice makes the song feel so good.
I can’t tell if she’s being strung along by a selfish man or if she’s the type who’s fine being the second choice, but her pure feelings for him come through so painfully clear.
The song makes you imagine all sorts of relationships, yet Miwa-chan’s voice is deeply soothing.
I recommend it to anyone nursing a similar one-sided love or who’s fallen for a self-centered man.
I just want to see you.EXILE
Among EXILE’s many ballads, this is one of my favorites.
It’s a song that conveys a man’s bittersweet feelings so deeply that they seep into you.
ATSUSHI’s sexy, overwhelmingly powerful vocals and TAKAHIRO’s sweet voice alone are pleasant to many women in particular.
It’s a very sad song, if anything, but I can recommend it to men who have someone they really like and are in unrequited love.
And for women experiencing unrequited love, a song that expresses a man’s strong feelings for a woman might, in a way, be healing.
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I ran into a girl I used to date at a party by chance, and seeing how she’d changed—as if we now lived in different worlds—left a gaping hole in my heart.
Where did the you who laughed at the same things I did back then go? It felt as if my precious memories had been tainted.
There are loves like that, too.
Shapes Of LoveEvery Little Thing
It’s a song I always listen to—or sing at karaoke—when I have a crush.
It captures that endlessly fun phase of being in love, the kind of fluttery excitement that makes you want to shout at the top of your lungs, like a schoolgirl, “I’m in love!!” The lyrics weave in all the mixed feelings of unrequited love: the frustration, the girlish heart that wants to confess to him but can’t.
When you like someone but can’t find the courage, or when you want to move beyond just friends, this song is so encouraging.
The melody is fresh and up-tempo, so I recommend it not only for people who are shy about romance, but also for those who feel they’ve forgotten what love is like.
Sound of SnowGReeeeN
A winter love song that poignantly captures the frustrating feeling of being so close yet out of reach.
GReeeeN’s vocals, which resonate directly with the heart, blend beautifully with the music-box melody, clearly expressing the emotions of being in love.
A song you’ll want to listen to on a snowy night.
366 daysHY
This is a poignant unrequited-love song about a romance you can’t forget even after breaking up.
The piano-led intro is beautiful and feels deeply sorrowful.
Izumi’s powerful vocals convey just how much she cared and how strongly she still loves, pulling you straight into the song’s world.
The hidden, impossible wish that her ex might fall in love with her again is truly moving.
The way she can’t forget his scent and gestures—burned into her mind and never fading—further communicates the heroine’s aching heart.
When you still love someone who dumped you, when you can’t forget an ex, or when you just want to cry your heart out over love, listening to this song and letting the tears flow can be cathartic and make you feel ready to keep going in your own love story.