[Trash Songs] A carefully curated selection of tracks about the lowest, worst kind of loser—and hidden gems!
“Kuzu”… you hear it a lot, and it’s quite a powerful word, isn’t it?
Maybe you’ve suffered a terrible betrayal and felt a surge of anger—“That piece of trash!” Or maybe you’ve been disappointed in yourself and thought, “I’m trash.” There are probably more than a few people who find this word popping into their heads in everyday life.
In this article, we’ll introduce some “kuzu songs” that resonate with those feelings.
You can take the perspective of the person concerned, or think of some trashy someone and use it as motivation for the future!
Find one song you relate to, and use it to sort out your feelings.
- Songs to listen to when you've been betrayed. Classic hits about betrayal.
- An empathy song to listen to when you’re hurting and feel like a 'convenient woman'
- I want to let off some steam! Recommended anger songs and revenge songs
- A spine-chilling, terrifying song. Japanese music that evokes madness and horror.
- [I Want to Make My Ex Regret Losing Me] Love Songs to Listen to When You Feel That Way
- Masterpieces that sing of despair. Recommended popular songs.
- [Relatable Lyrics] Emo songs to listen to when you're stuck after a breakup or relationship troubles
- [Yami Song] Fight darkness with darkness!? Deep tracks that stay close to your pain
- Yami songs recommended for men
- Hidden gems of yami songs. Recommended popular tracks.
- A song that feels refreshing after a breakup. A love song to listen to when you want to move on.
- Songs that hit home when you're feeling blue: masterpieces of Japanese music
- Breakup songs sung by male artists that I’d recommend to Gen Z
[Trash Songs] Carefully Selected Tracks About the Worst, Most Hopeless Losers & Hidden Gems! (31–40)
Supporting Actress Syndromeback number
It’s a song that vividly portrays a hopeless love—one where the narrator, fully aware they’ll never be “the one,” continues a relationship in which they’re called on only when convenient.
Released as the B-side to back number’s 2012 single Aoi Haru and later included on the album blues, it depicts a protagonist who sarcastically acknowledges settling for an ambiguous relationship yet can’t stop the feelings that grow with every time they sleep together.
The fear that putting it into words would break everything keeps them swallowing the decisive confession, a detail that feels painfully real.
The groovy sound—highlighted by what Iyori Shimizu has called the standout bass line before the second chorus—is another draw, and the song became so beloved by fans that it even spawned a sequel, Supporting Actress Syndrome 2.
First Love KillerNoashi (Noa)
This work portrays a protagonist who flits from boy to boy—“caught one in Shibuya,” “hung out in Shimokita,” “met up in Shinjuku.” It’s a track released by Noshi in May 2024, with an addictive, rock-leaning sound that sticks in your ears.
Even after a warning from the goddess of love—“Don’t do it”—she ignores it and gets toyed with by someone with a devilish allure, depicted with a humorous touch.
In the end, she looks forward with a wry smile, saying, “First love is just like this.” On the Billboard JAPAN Hot 100, it jumped from No.
42 to No.
17 in May 2024.
Recommended for those being strung along in unrequited love or feeling worn out by romance.
That’s not fair.Ochiai Wataru
They’re someone who says they “love” me, but I know their heart isn’t here.
Even so, I can’t walk away, because those moments when they say it are the only ones that save me.
Wataru Ochiai’s 2021 release sings from the perspective of a woman sinking into a relationship so ambiguous it can’t even be labeled “more than friends, less than lovers,” moving between blaming the other person and loathing herself.
A phone placed face down as they leave; me almost grabbing their arm, then seeing them off with a smile—tiny details of daily life lay bare the reality that I’m not the one.
The simple arrangement, built around acoustic guitar and keys, is chosen to make the words stand out.
Precisely because the vocal delivery is calm and understated, the pain lands with raw immediacy.
After its 2021 release, the song charted in countries around the world, including Thailand, Laos, and Ireland.
The music video features actors Mizuki and Kento Hotta, and is approaching 900,000 views.
For anyone who knows the feeling of “a love you want to end but can’t,” this is a song that will gently stay by your side.
one-night standyangusukinii
This is a song by Young Skinny that portrays the feelings of a woman struggling with a one-night-only relationship.
It poignantly expresses her pain as she tries to suppress her feelings while suffering over the distance between them.
Even though the other person doesn’t treat her with care, she continues the relationship, weighed down by complex emotions.
Many people have likely had a similar experience.
For those wondering, “Why do I keep staying in a relationship like this?” this heartbreak song gently reassures them: “You’re not alone—it’s okay.” Included on the album “Uso Darake no Nichijou no Naka de” released in May 2021, this track is perfect for moments when you want to sort out your feelings about love.
Sentimental KissShio Reira
This work depicts an unbreakable lingering attachment—the kind where you can’t cut off an ambiguous relationship with a former lover.
It’s a song by Rei La Ushio, released in May 2022 as her third digital single.
Chosen as background music for ABEMA’s dating show “He and the Wolf-chan Are Not to Be Deceived,” it topped Spotify’s Viral Chart and has surpassed 50 million streams worldwide.
Its gentle sound, centered on acoustic guitar and piano, embraces the complex emotions that arise as the distance between hearts and bodies grows inversely proportional.
Many listeners may find themselves relating to the experience of being unable to fully end a relationship and letting it drag on.
[Trash Songs] Carefully Selected Tracks About the Worst, Most Hopeless Losers & Hidden Gems! (41–50)
Beside InfidelityMy Hair is Bad
This song portrays the anguish of a protagonist who, while staying beside a cheating lover, comes to recognize the painful truth.
It’s included on My Hair is Bad’s fourth major full-length album, “boys,” released in 2019.
With a keen sensitivity that detects betrayal from subtle changes—like clothing, choice of words, and smartphone habits—and a dependency that prevents them from leaving, the song vividly captures these conflicting emotions.
Rather than simply blaming the other person, it bares the protagonist’s lingering attachment and wavering self-esteem, revealing the complexity of love that can’t be summed up by the simple framework of infidelity.
Over a mid-tempo, anxious guitar rock sound intertwined with Tomomi Shiinoki’s husky vocals, the emotions held back burst forth all at once in the chorus.
It’s a track that will resonate with anyone caught between wanting to believe and being unable to do so.
human scumsoredemo sekai ga tsuzuku nara
Be sure to give this high-energy rock number a listen.
It’s a work by the Chiba-based alternative rock band Soredemo Sekai ga Tsuzukunara, included on their seventh album Human Scum, released in 2017.
You’ll be overwhelmed by the strummed guitars, distorted bass, and thick drums.
The vocal performance, which at times unfolds into poetry reading, is also striking.
The lyrics—reflecting on a self that can’t blend into society and taking a sardonic look at others who keep a cool facade—really make you think.
