[Senior's Song] A love song you want to listen to when you're in unrequited love

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Hikaru Utada – First Love

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.

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Ainapuu “Senpai,” Music Video

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!

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From tomorrow, only the shadow of memorykantorī gāruzu

Country Girls 'From Tomorrow, a Trace / Ashita Kara wa Omokage'

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.

Senpai ~LOVE AGAIN~Kantorī Musume ni Konno to Fujimoto (Mōningu Musume)

Country Musume – Senpai ~Love Again~

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?

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.

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First Love – Kanau Matsumura [Official Music Video]

This is a song by Kanau Matsumura that’s packed with the sweet-and-sour feelings and frustrations of thinking about someone you like—the full spectrum of first love.

Released in June 2025, it’s a track that could be called the essence of his artistry.

The growing feelings for someone you can only meet in your dreams, the bittersweet longing that makes you take the long way home—listeners may find these emotions overlap with their own experiences.

When you like someone but can’t see them, even small things can make you anxious.

This gentle voice might softly stay by the side of that wavering heart.

Welcome To SHONAN～with Tera Ocean Mountainier～Zushi Sankyōdai

They’re genuine three-brother artists from Zushi in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Their songs are approachable, with lyrics that mention real places like Yuigahama and Shonan.

The fun-first lyrics—saying it doesn’t matter whether it’s a scary senior or a cute junior—are also delightful.

While the track might sound lighthearted and jokey overall, it’s a song brimming with a powerful message somewhere beneath the surface.