Recommended unrequited love songs for teenage boys: Classic and popular Japanese tracks

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TRACK15 – Supporting Role Star [Official Music Video]

A bittersweet love song for those who feel they can’t be the leading role in love.

It’s a track by the guitar rock band TRACK15, released in 2025 as the first song on their mini-album “season.” It also drew attention when it was used in connection with the CS program SPACE SHOWER TV “it.” Sung by vocalist Ren, this pop-rock number blends aching sorrow with soaring exhilaration, with beautiful string tones that tug at the heart.

The lyrics gently reassure listeners who fear they might be just a supporting character to the one they care for—saying, “I’m truly seeing you.” Men nursing a one-sided crush will likely see their own awkwardness reflected and be moved to tears.

It’s a song that gives you the courage to take a step forward.

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GReeeeN – Orange

It’s a perfectly bittersweet coming-of-age song for your teenage years.

Even if you don’t fully understand love or romance yet, it’s a refreshing track that makes your heart swell with that straightforward, pure feeling of “liking” someone.

I hope students will give it a listen.

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My Hair is Bad – Deep Crimson (Official Music Video)

When it comes to writing songs about unrequited love or romance, My Hair is second to none.

They’re incredibly good at speaking for the feelings of teens and people in their twenties.

Their view of love may feel a bit extreme, but since they’re a band popular among teenagers, their songs are great picks for unrequited love.

The clinginess might just get addictive.

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UVERworld 'The Song You Like'

When you have a one-sided crush, it’s really hard to say those simple words, “I like you,” isn’t it? Once you’re mutually in love or a couple, it’s just part of everyday conversation, but during a one-sided crush, those words feel like they carry your fate.

This song captures that feeling.

UVERworld is a band that’s hugely popular among teenage boys, so I highly recommend them.

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What if - RADWIMPS cover (guitar) solo acoustic

This song, which vocalist Mr.

Noda wrote when he was in high school, truly captures the feeling of youth.

I suspect there are more men than you’d think who have felt this way.

The YouTube comments section is flooded with messages of empathy.

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DXTEEN | 'Mutual Crush' Official MV (Theme Song for the Drama 'I Joined a Group I’m Not Close With on the School Trip')

It’s a heart-tickling youth love song packed with the sweet, bittersweet flutter of the moment when love begins to move.

Released in September 2025 as DXTEEN’s 6th single, the track portrays that delicate distance between two people who like each other but can’t quite take the next step.

It also drew attention as the theme song for the drama “I Joined a Group I’m Not Close With on the School Trip.” The initial rush of romance and the thrill of feeling the gap slowly close with someone you like are vividly expressed through the members’ fresh, breezy vocals.

Give it a listen when you want to move your relationship forward.

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Sukima Switch – “Kanade” Music Video : SUKIMASWITCH / KANADE Music Video

It’s one of Sukima Switch’s most famous songs and consistently ranks high in karaoke charts.

The song expresses the sadness of being separated from someone you love, and I think it’s a classic, often listened to as an unrequited-love song.