[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!
Playlist
| [Senior's Song] A love song you want to listen to when you're in unrequited love | |||
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| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1east | Senpai.HONEY WORKS |  play_arrow | The fresh, translucent singing voice of a younger woman |
| 2east | That Girl is a SecretEVE |  play_arrow | Hatsune Miku’s adorable god-tier song, overflowing with love. |
| 3east | The season of farewellSHISHAMO |  play_arrow | A bittersweet graduation song by SHISHAMO that portrays feelings of love |
| 4east | signalaiko |  play_arrow | Aiko’s heartrending love song, an expression of unrequited love |
| 5east | Ah, geez.Saucy Dog |  play_arrow | The classic song that sings about the feelings of unrequited love, “Ah, Enough Already.” |
| 6east | What I want to tell you before graduationerica |  play_arrow | A bittersweet graduation song filled with gratitude |
| 7east | wishsumika |  play_arrow | Sumika’s famous song “Negai” sings about a heartbreaking unrequited love. |
| 8east | Love thief.Yuika |  play_arrow | Feelings of a first love captured in a cute love song |
| 9east | I’ll fall in love now.HoneyWorks feat. Hatsune Miku |  play_arrow | A song portraying a bittersweet love story about feelings for a senior |
| 10east | loveback number |  play_arrow | A heartwarming classic that sings of feelings for someone you love |
| 11east | senpainozomi |  play_arrow | The divine song by the female college student artist Noa |
| 12east | Age is just a number.HoneyWorks feat. Ayase Koyuki (CV: Horie Shun) |  play_arrow | HoneyWorks' poignant age-gap love song |
| 13east | We’re officially a couple!HoneyWorks feat. Hattori Juri (CV: Sakura Ayane) |  play_arrow | HoneyWorks' song that gives you the courage to fall in love |
| 14east | So it wasn’t me, huh.riria. |  play_arrow | The heartache of a love that never comes to fruition, no matter how long you hold on. |
| 15east | It’s your fault.the peggies |  play_arrow | Singing of young love in a music video starring Sena Nakajima |
| 16east | Yubeshi-senpaiShibata Satoko |  play_arrow | A song by guitarist-girl Satoko Shibata about a senior she remembers fondly. |
| 17east | Each dreamGoose house |  play_arrow | An inspiring song that praises a senior who is pursuing their dreams |
| 18east | I want to be your lover.Abe Mao |  play_arrow | A renowned song by Mao Abe about unrequited love for someone older |
| 19east | I like you.maruri |  play_arrow | A bittersweet love story sung by Maruri |
| 20east | Senior TakeuchiAKB48 |  play_arrow | AKB48 Himawari Team’s classic song, a pure love for a senior |
| 21east | Senpai, I’m in love.Inoue Yuu | Inoue Yuu’s heart-throbbing junior-year love song | |
| 22east | The fire alarm won’t stop ringing.Mizutama Kamereon |  play_arrow | Hatsune Miku’s youth song, the feelings of a school romance |
| 23east | Senpai is tokoroten.ka dan |  play_arrow | A song that sings positively about feelings toward a senior |
| 24east | 12th grade in middle schoolCreepy Nuts |  play_arrow | A rap that lightly sings about the transition to adulthood |
| 25east | It smelled like shampoo.22/7 |  play_arrow | A song depicting a bittersweet first love for a senior at an all-girls school |
| 26east | Friend ~Time to Depart~yuzu |  play_arrow | The graduation song 'Friend' is moving people to tears. |
| 27east | My favorite seniorMōningu Musume. |  play_arrow | A song that sings about the feelings of a new member going through adolescence |
| 28east | senpai snipertakayan | A song that candidly sings about one’s crush on a popular upperclassman | |
| 29east | Feelings in Love ~Image Song for ‘Good Night, Senpai. See You Tomorrow’~Shū to Tōmei na Machi |  play_arrow | Shu’s love-themed image song, in collaboration with a novel |
| 30east | senior in rock musicgurūpu damashii |  play_arrow | A song that turns a senior’s behavior into a joke |
| 31east | the fourth lightNogizaka 46 |  play_arrow | An encouraging song that, through admiration for a senior and inner conflict, cherishes staying true to oneself. |
| 32east | ValericoMikito P feat. GUMI |  play_arrow | A song that portrays the complex feelings of love of a schoolgirl |
| 33east | Let’s hold hands.makomina |  play_arrow | MakominA’s love song, a bittersweet youth |
| 34east | Hey, senpai.Anjurumu |  play_arrow | An idol group produced by Tsunku♂ |
| 35east | First lovematsumura kanau |  play_arrow | Sing(s) of the sweet-and-sour taste of first love and its wistful, aching feelings. |
| 36east | Senpai,ainapū |  play_arrow | Relating to an unrequited-love song by a former comedy duo member |
| 37east | Senpai ~LOVE AGAIN~Kantorī Musume ni Konno to Fujimoto (Mōningu Musume) |  play_arrow | Kanmusu: A Song of Heartbreak and Age Difference |
| 38east | Ambiguous BlueKawasaki Takaya |  play_arrow | Takaya Kawasaki’s song that portrays the complexity of love |
| 39east | triple sevenchīmu shachihoko |  play_arrow | The strong bonds and resolve of Team Syachihoko |
| 40east | First LoveUtada Hikaru |  play_arrow | A love ballad by Hikaru Utada |
| 41east | From tomorrow, only the shadow of memorykantorī gāruzu |  play_arrow | A fun idol song with changing members |
| 42east | It’s summer, and it’s Senpai.DJ misoshiru to MC gohan | Summer Senpai and Ice Cream: A Song of First Love | |
| 43east | flower fortune-tellingShimizu Miisa |  play_arrow | An unrequited love song painted with a transparent, clear singing voice |
| 44east | One thing I want to ask youSHISHAMO |  play_arrow | Singing of a cute crush and pure feelings |
| 45east | Welcome To SHONAN～with Tera Ocean Mountainier～Zushi Sankyōdai | Captivating songs by a three-brother band from Zushi | |
| 46east | In loveHY |  play_arrow | A bittersweet love song that embraces heartbreak as a cherished memory |
| 47east | Senior NietzscheNMB48 |  play_arrow | A bittersweet pop song portraying feelings of love for an older schoolmate/senior |
| 48east | Senpai’s girlfriendFūdanshiku |  play_arrow | Fudanjuku is a music group of male-dressing idols. |
| 49east | Time-Limited Unrequited LoveNogizaka 46 |  play_arrow | A Nogizaka song that sings about the bittersweet unrequited love of youth |
| 50east | DISCO-senpaiBENNIE K |  play_arrow | An iconic song that gets party people hyped |
| 51east | two peopleaiko |  play_arrow | aiko’s love songs express complex emotions |
| 52east | Seniors, juniors, and peersYonekura Masumi |  play_arrow | Enka you can enjoy without worrying about hierarchy |
| 53east | A frantic scramble; being in a chaotic flurryAntikku-Kohiten- |  play_arrow | A heartwarming song depicting a senior's struggles |
| 54east | The Day You and I MetFunatsu Mahiro |  play_arrow | A love song that portrays the deepening bond of lovers from a fateful encounter |
| 55east | You’re unfair, you know.riria. |  play_arrow | A winter song that poignantly sings of unrequited love |
| 56east | Birthday Complexsensei tasukete |  play_arrow | Singing about the feelings of a girl on the eve of her birthday |
| 57east | Senior of Andromeda ~ The Theme of Oss Peras ~Kishidan |  | A song by Kishidan that portrays manliness with the theme of the Ossu Perazu. |
| 58east | The boring senior is wearing white pants.HAPPY BIRTHDAY |  play_arrow | Scathing lyrics for a boring senior |