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

Why did I end up falling in love with you?Tōhōshinki

Tohoshinki / Why Did I Fall in Love with You?

This is a song from the period when all the members of TVXQ were still together.

To be honest, back then I hardly listened to Korean artists at all, but this song left a strong impression on me—the chorus has beautiful harmonies and vocals.

It made me realize again that love isn’t about choosing to like the person you want to like, and that the feeling of love can’t be born from logic alone.

I also recommend it to women who feel they’ve forgotten what it’s like to be loved by a man.

The song beautifully conveys a man’s single-hearted devotion, making it easy to relate to.

Unrequited loveShibata Jun

Jun Shibata – Unrequited Love

With a sultry voice, she expresses a woman’s emotions and feelings with profound depth, and just listening makes my chest tighten with pain.

I don’t want anything—just to be by her side.

This song beautifully conveys the bittersweet ache of unrequited love, truly embodying a mature romance.

How many times have I read over the lyrics of LOVE SONG?Sakurazaka46

Sakurazaka46: “How many times have I gone back and reread the lyrics of LOVE SONG?”

A love song by Sakurazaka46 created for people who lie awake on sleepless nights.

The lyrics portray the daydreams of romance and the feeling of resonating with your own emotions as you read words filled with affection, delicately capturing the sweet yet sometimes unreasonable emotional swings that love brings.

Released in February 2024 as a coupling track on their 8th single, “How Old Do You Wish to Be Again?” It’s the perfect song for anyone who’s falling in love right now.

I want to see you.sawada chikako

I Want to See You / Chikaco Sawada by Uru

It’s a classic by Chikaco Sawada.

It’s a kind of unrequited love—more like it became unrequited because the other person passed away.

When I imagine the song applying to my own partner, I can’t stop crying; it’s a very painful song.

But precisely because of that, it also gives me the courage to act so I won’t have regrets.

Life is unpredictable, so it gives me the courage to clearly tell the people I care about that they matter.

The world of the song is filled with immense loss and grief, but I think we can draw strength from it and keep going.

ambushIshikawa Hitomi

Hitomi Ishikawa ♪ Ambush ♪ Ishikawa Hitomi

I think many people know that the lyrics and music are by Yumi Arai and that Yuming sings it.

Back in the days before smartphones and cell phones, she’d send him a burning gaze at a coffee shop to try to make the boy she liked notice her, or show him love letters she’d gotten from other people…

You can really feel her determination to make him turn her way.

One-Sided Love in TearsTakeuchi Mariya

One-Sided Love of Tears / Mariya Takeuchi, covered by makigon

Even though I don’t know anything about the other person, the feelings in my heart keep growing.

I suddenly meet someone and fall in love… I’ve had that kind of romance in the past.

This song, which portrays such a love from beginning to end, is the tearful story of a one-sided love.

like; to like; fond ofNishino Kana

Kana Nishino 'Suki' MV (short ver.)

Kana Nishino, who enjoys overwhelming support from women nationwide.

Among her songs, this is a hugely popular unrequited-love track.

It captures the bittersweet, painful feelings of realizing you’re in love through catchy lyrics.

The dreamy piano accompaniment charmingly brings out a woman’s romantic feelings.