Unrequited love songs recommended for teenage girls: classic and popular Japanese hits

Just so you know, this feeling isn’t love!Tensen Tensei Shoujo.

[MV] “Just so you know, this feeling is not love!” — Tenten (Tensen Tensei Shoujo.)

This song poignantly portrays the bittersweet unrequited love of youth.

Performed by Tensentensei Girl, it’s their new single released in June 2024.

With lyrics expressing the feelings of a tsundere girl and a driving, fast-paced melody, it charmingly depicts how her true feelings overflow even as she insists, “It’s not love.” The track was performed at release events and on a live tour held from May to June, capturing the hearts of fans.

It’s the perfect song for reminiscing about your first love or sorting out your feelings for someone you like.

Answer of the Autumn WindFlower

Flower 'Answer of the Autumn Wind' 3/4 Release 2nd Album 'Hanadokei (Flower Clock)'

This is a song by Flower, a five-member female dance-vocal group.

It was released in 2014 as their eighth single.

The lyrics express a maiden’s feelings of wanting to stay with the one she loves forever.

It’s a track I especially recommend to teenagers in love.

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No matter how…Nishino Kana

Kana Nishino - "No Matter How... (short ver.)"

Kana Nishino is a female singer who has created many love songs that resonate with men and women in their teens and twenties.

“Tatoe Donna ni…” was released in 2011 as her 15th single.

The lonely tone of her voice and the lyrics really pierce the heart, don’t they?

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A life-sized love songAqua Timez

Aqua Timez “Life-Size Love Song” Music Video

When it comes to AQUA TIMEZ’s love songs, this is unquestionably the one.

Many women are likely to swoon at the words of a man who thinks of his girlfriend so earnestly.

You could even try asking him to sing it to you—there’s no doubt you’ll fall for him all over again.

Tears are about to fall.[Alexandros]

[Alexandros] – Tears Are About to Fall (MV) @ALEXANDROSchannel

This is a signature song by [Alexandros], a rock band whose soaring high-tone vocals and message-driven tracks resonate across generations.

It’s a number that captures the joy of meeting one’s destined person—a perfect mutual-love song for teenage boys.

nape (of the neck)aiko

aiko - “Eriashi” music video

This song, whose poignant lyrics about remembering a former lover capture the heart, is by aiko, a singer-songwriter from Suita City, Osaka Prefecture.

It was released in 2003 as her 14th single.

It’s a love ballad I recommend when you’re going through a breakup.

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Love Lesson: Beginner EditionMachico

[The Idolmaster Million Live!] Love Lesson: Beginner Course - Tsubasa Ibuki (CV: Machico)

It’s a love song about a girl who compares love to a lesson and works hard to master it.

By labeling it “Beginner’s Level,” the song evokes a sense of story, inspiring listeners to imagine the future and all the things yet to come.

As a ‘lesson,’ it portrays the earnest effort of doing one’s best in love, making it a track we especially want teens currently in relationships—both boys and girls—to hear.