[J-Pop] A Collection of Unrequited Love Songs That Stay Close to Your Heart

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An acoustic guitar plays a wonderfully refreshing melody, and just listening to it feels like a breeze is blowing—a love song brimming with exhilaration.

It brightly sings about the happiness of having a crush, making it a song that helps you feel positive about love.

i hate UISSA+SoulJa+ROLA

ISSA×SoulJa+ROLA / i hate u

A song that can only be described as shocking.

It sounds like a track where the woman is toying with the man, but the man’s painful bittersweetness, frustration, anger, and aching sadness come across intensely.

ISSA’s husky, high-toned voice combined with SoulJa’s powerful, rap-like delivery of his irritation toward the other person really conveys that churning mix of regret and impatience.

It’s an incredibly cathartic song.

I also recommend listening to it when something crappy happens during a one-sided crush.

Stop this nightJUJU

JUJU “Stop This Night for Me”

This is a very painful and heartrending song.

It depicts a world that’s just too harsh.

It’s a song about a woman who knows that, even though they’re together, her partner’s feelings are drifting away.

“Your words ‘I love you’ are sadder than goodbye” is truly heartbreaking.

JUJU’s voice, tinged with a shadowy melancholy, deepens the sorrow even more.

They love each other, but their paths are diverging; they don’t want to part, yet they have to—and that’s unbearably hard.

It’s agonizing, but it’s also a song that can strengthen your heart.

I recommend it to anyone suffering from unrequited love.

Reach you…MAY’S

[PV] MAY’S / “Reaching You…” Full TV Anime “Kimi ni Todoke 2ND SEASON” Ending Theme

The song is a ballad that not only expresses the feelings of being in love, but also captures the magical charm of unrequited love that changes the very world and scenery you see.

By placing powerful, beautiful vocals over pure and straightforward lyrics, the piece comes together as a striking, deeply moving track.

I Almost ForgotMatthew Sweet

I almost forgot

I can’t help feeling utterly left out just from seeing the person I like laughing and getting along with everyone.

Anyone who’s ever had a one-sided crush must know that feeling…

How can someone who’s just an anime-loving geek write such amazing lyrics?

SWEET NONFICTIONNiziU

NiziU(니쥬) Digital Single「SWEET NONFICTION」M/V

A song by NiziU selected as the theme for the film “Egoist Ellie” (Koiwazurai no Ellie).

It sings about finding the courage to take a step forward despite anxieties about love.

With its danceable beat and catchy melody, just listening to it lifts your spirits.

It’s a must-listen for anyone experiencing unrequited love or lacking confidence in romance.

It started to snow.SMAP

It started to snow.

This song is from shortly after SMAP’s debut.

The original arrangement has a fresh, poppy, idol-like feel, but the ballad version sounds deeply poignant and heartrending.

The lyrics look back on the memories of a couple’s relationship—the fun days and the belief that they’d never see a day like this—and as he reminisces, he sings about how irreplaceable she was to him.

The image of him alone while snow is falling conveys a strong sense of loneliness.

Even though they’ve broken up and he’s now in a one-sided-love state, the part where he takes a positive view that someday he’ll be able to move on is also very nice.