[Senior's Song] A love song you want to listen to when you're in unrequited love
Senpai can be reassuring at times, mischievous at others—a close-at-hand figure we look up to.
In this article, we’ve gathered songs about senpai that are sung in various situations, such as school and the workplace.
From love songs that evoke a crush on a senpai, to unrequited love for a senpai’s significant other, to gripes about a senpai…
Each track portrays different relationships and is fascinating musically as well.
If you’re looking for songs about senpai or you’re in love with a senpai yourself, be sure to give these a listen!
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[Senior’s Songs] Love songs you want to listen to when you’re in unrequited love (31–40)
Senpai,ainapū
Ainapu, who used to perform as part of the comedy duo Parpar, sings a straightforward unrequited-love song in “Senpai,”.
The first half of the lyrics expresses the junior’s feelings, while the second half reflects the senior’s perspective.
It simply traces the stages up to dating—falling in love, making an approach, going on a date, confessing—using honest, unadorned words.
The unpolished, realistic music video and vocals evoke an ordinary girl in love, creating a sense of closeness.
If you listen while you’re nursing a crush, it might give you a little courage!
Senpai ~LOVE AGAIN~Kantorī Musume ni Konno to Fujimoto (Mōningu Musume)
A song by Hello! Project idol group Country Musume, nicknamed “Kanmusu.” Some of you might recognize the group as the one that included Mai Satoda, wife of former Major League Baseball player Masahiro Tanaka.
This track, “Senpai ~LOVE AGAIN~,” was released when Miki Fujimoto and Asami Konno joined Country Musume as support members.
The lyrics—“I had my heart broken, but I still love you! What should I do with these feelings I can’t forget?”—are pure Tsunku♂ world, through and through! Why does a one- or two-year age gap feel so huge when you’re a student?
Ambiguous BlueKawasaki Takaya
A pure, heart-stirring gem of a love song by Takaya Kawasaki that delicately portrays the sense of distance between two people and the ache that comes with it.
The more you learn about the other person, the more jealousy begins to grow—yet the love deepens even more.
These subtle, complex emotions are gently wrapped in his warm vocals and a simple arrangement centered on acoustic guitar.
Chosen as the theme song for the MBS drama “Fukushū Kareshi: Deki-ai Shachō no Kao ni wa Ura ga Aru” (Revenge Boyfriend: The Devoted CEO Has Another Side), this track tenderly accompanies anyone who, despite feeling doubt and anxiety about their relationship, can’t suppress the feelings they hold inside.
triple sevenchīmu shachihoko
Even when members graduate and their numbers dwindle, and even after a name change, they charge ahead with the same unchanging energy—that’s Team Syachihoko.
After the rename, their name is TEAM SHACHI.
The “senpai” mentioned in the lyrics is most likely Momoiro Clover Z from the same agency.
Having such major seniors around can really motivate the juniors.
First LoveUtada Hikaru
A romantic ballad by Hikaru Utada that carries tender, bittersweet feelings of love and the pure pain of parting on gentle vocals and a beautiful piano melody.
Released to the world in 1999 as the theme song for the drama “Majo no Jōken” starring Nanako Matsushima and Hideaki Takizawa, the song was included on the album “First Love” and achieved an astonishing sales figure of over eight million copies.
The young Utada’s portrait of a first breakup and the lingering emotions that follow continues to move many hearts as a universal feeling everyone experiences.
Recommended for those who have known fateful meetings and farewells, or who wish to reminisce about their first love.
[Senior’s Songs] Love songs you want to listen to when you’re in unrequited love (41–50)
From tomorrow, only the shadow of memorykantorī gāruzu
A breezy song by an idol group that has become one of the veterans of Hello! Project, even as they continue to undergo member changes.
Its country-like style brims with fun.
It’s an unusual track where spoken lines make up most of it.
It might be tough to sing at karaoke, but singing it for a senior would be a nice touch.
It’s summer, and it’s Senpai.DJ misoshiru to MC gohan
“Natsu to Senpai nandesu” is a song by DJ Misoshiru & MC Gohan, a female rapper known for creating many food-themed tracks.
It’s included on her 2016 album “Aji no Mukougawa ~Iriguichi~.” The song samples Ryoko Hirosue’s track “Daisuki!” Its setting is a summer walk home alongside the upperclassman she has a crush on.
True to DJ Misoshiru & MC Gohan’s style, the name of that famous ice cream everyone craves in summer also makes an appearance.
The song captures the tender wish for those precious moments—walking home together while sharing ice cream with the beloved senpai—to last forever, expressing the bittersweet feelings of young love.
