A tear-jerking love song. A love song that stays close to a hurting heart.

an unkind girlKoresawa

an unkind girl

It’s a ballad that portrays painfully real emotions, where unrequited love and self-loathing intertwine.

Singer-songwriter Koresawa, who keeps her real face hidden from the media, delivers this track as the closing song of her EP “Atashi no Koibito E.P,” released in November 2025.

It’s a poignant breakup song performed with just a single guitar and voice.

Through everyday scenes, it chronicles a clumsy state of mind—so consumed with thoughts of the other person that tenderness becomes elusive.

Among the tracks that include commercial tie-ins, this one deliberately weaves an unadorned sound whose solitary resonance strikes right at the heart.

On nights when the wound hasn’t healed and you want to cry quietly alone, it will be there to keep you company.

youHayashi Kazuki

Kazuki Hayashi “you” Official Music Video

This is a track included on the album “to,” which was entirely self-produced by Kazuki Hayashi, who also performs as a vocalist for DOBERMAN INFINITY.

Released in December 2025, the work is marked by a mellow sound rooted in R&B that’s uniquely his, and lyrics that vividly capture the emotions at the moment of parting.

The atmosphere of the morning when the key is returned, the room still bearing traces of the two of them—these depictions of lingering attachment mixed with gratitude toward a love that has ended are sure to stir listeners’ memories.

The true feelings hidden behind the lie “I didn’t love you” cut painfully deep, making this a track that’s impossible to hear without tears.

It’s a beautiful ballad best enjoyed alone on a night when you want to soothe the wounds of a broken heart, as his sweet, aching vocals seep gently into your soul.

not enoughwacci

wacci 'Tarina i' Music Video

This is a heartbreak song overflowing with poignancy, capturing the emotional turmoil of trying to sever lingering feelings for an ex.

Featured on wacci’s 2019 album Empathy, the track stands out for its lyrics written from a woman’s perspective.

Though she still has feelings, the protagonist’s struggle to choose a clean break in order to move forward is deeply affecting.

Positioned as a side story to “Betsu no Hito no Kanojo ni Natta yo,” a one-take recording was also released in 2020.

It’s a must-listen for anyone who’s gone from mutual love to one-sided, or who wants to move on but can’t quite bring themselves to do it.

A love on the verge of witheringSuzuki Suzuki

[Passing By] A Withering Love – Suzuki Suzuki [Official Music Video]

This song poignantly portrays a couple who, after their youthful days end and they enter the working world, gradually drift apart until their relationship ends.

It’s sure to resonate with anyone in college who feels distance growing with someone important.

Released by Suzuki Suzuki in April 2021 as the final installment of their love-themed trilogy, it’s characterized by beautiful harmonies.

The lyrics, in plain and realistic language, capture the fragility of a relationship where busy days lead to fewer meetings and dwindling contact.

Its mellow tones will stay close by your side.

Like this tonightaimyon

Aimyon – Stay Like This Tonight [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

This is a song by Aimyon that portrays a helpless night where you dissolve your true feelings into the bubbles in your glass and surrender yourself to an ambiguous relationship.

Wishing for no more than a modest trigger to feel fulfilled evokes emotions akin to the resignation of unrequited love.

Released in November 2018, the song drew attention as the theme for the drama “We Can’t Become Beasts,” and has been streamed over 100 million times.

If you’ve ever been unable to tell someone how you really feel and felt like you might as well just go with the flow, you’ll surely understand the protagonist’s pain.

Doesn’t it feel like this song gently stays close to a heart burdened with feelings that have nowhere to go?

Love sicknessaiko

Love sickness

This song sings of a searing pain that burns the chest as the flames of love blaze higher, as if being consumed by an illness.

It’s the opening number of Aiko’s 2000 album “Under the Cherry Tree.” The lyrics put into words raw emotions—feelings so intense you cry in silence, a body changing through a fateful encounter.

For anyone burdened by the agony of loving someone too much, a mix of dependence and longing, this track will surely strike a chord.

Masanori Shimada’s arrangement, with piano and guitar intertwining, makes the poignancy all the more vivid.

GraduationMy Hair is Bad

My Hair is Bad – Graduation (Official Video)

A track by My Hair is Bad that tells the story of two people sensing changes in their relationship amid the bustle of a station and the cityscape.

It was included on the EP “Jidai o Atsumete,” released in May 2016, and was produced as a kind of sequel to the previous song “Makka.” From the perspective of a timid, awkward young person, the song vividly portrays the growing distance between former lovers.

Its theme is a farewell as a rite of passage—putting a period on a relationship and moving on to the next stage.

Driven by a fast-paced 8-beat and dynamic arrangement, Tomomi Shiiki’s husky voice conveys the ebb and flow of emotion.

It’s a song that stays with you when you want to put an end to an ambiguous relationship with an ex and need the courage to face forward and start walking.