[Unattainable Love] A love song about two people who feel the same way but can’t be together
Even though they love each other, they can’t be together—an unfulfilled love…
it’s heartbreaking, isn’t it?
Everyone has their own reasons, but there are surely many people struggling with painful love.
In this article, we’ll introduce songs that offer comfort to those experiencing a love that can’t come true, even though both people care for each other.
Listening to songs that mirror your feelings might bring you to tears…
But crying might help you feel refreshed and ready to move forward.
We hope you’ll find a song you can truly relate to.
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[Unrequited Love] Love Songs About Mutual Feelings That Never Come Together (11–20)
evening primroseNovelbright
Tsukimisou by Novelbright, released digitally in 2020.
It’s a song packed to the brim with feelings of “I love you,” “I want to see you,” and “I want to start over” for someone you’ll never see again.
The painfully raw lyrics and the heartrending melody really tighten your chest.
For those who couldn’t be together despite mutual feelings, or for those who were turned down, it’s a track that’s impossible to listen to without tears.
wishsumika
Precisely because you care deeply about that person, it’s a love where you have to step back… just imagining it makes your heart ache, doesn’t it? sumika’s “Negai” was released in 2019 as their ninth single.
The eyes of the one you love are not following you, but someone else.
And so you decide to leave, wishing for the happiness of the one you love.
It’s a winter heartbreak song whose lyrics evoke a story that really hits home.
Give me a gentle kiss.DREAMS COME TRUE
This song, Yasashii Kiss wo Shite, is a beloved, bittersweet love song by DREAMS COME TRUE.
Released as a single in 2004, it was written as the theme song for the TV drama Suna no Utsuwa, and has since been covered by many artists.
The lyrics depict a relationship where the two seem to understand each other without words, and yet it’s inexplicably heartbreaking—a bond where, despite their mutual feelings, they never truly come together; a relationship that feels forbidden.
It’s widely regarded as a song about an affair, an unfulfilled love, and has become one of their most popular tracks in that vein.
More than friends, less than loversAsa
“Listen to this when you’re tired of being in love.” With those warm words, ASA delivers this work, weaving the complex feelings of two people who are more than friends but not quite lovers with delicate language.
Even while saying “I don’t like you,” they can’t bear the thought of someone else taking them away.
As they grapple with that self-contradictory emotion, a portrait emerges of someone struggling with the distance between them and the other person.
Released in September 2022, the song received high acclaim on the J-pop charts and drew attention overseas, including in the Philippines, Taiwan, and the United States.
It’s a track that gently stays by the side of anyone whose heart wavers on the boundary between love and friendship.
Vanillakyanai
A single packed with eternal love and heartrending emotion.
Kyanair’s delicate vocals tighten your chest.
Many listeners will find themselves unable to help but empathize with lyrics that capture the pain of heartbreak and a longing to escape reality.
Released in March 2022, the song became a hot topic on TikTok and even topped Spotify’s charts, capturing countless hearts.
It’s the perfect track for those suffering from a bittersweet love where feelings are mutual yet the bond can’t be formed.
Shed some tears together, and you might find the courage to look ahead.
Stop this nightJUJU
A song by JUJU whose heartrending vocals and delicate lyrics tug at the heart.
It portrays a bittersweet yet beautiful love in which two people feel the same way but cannot be together.
The struggle between their feelings for each other and the reality that keeps them apart resonates deeply with listeners.
Released in November 2010 and featured as the theme song for the Kansai TV/Fuji TV drama “Guilty: Akuma to Keiyaku Shita Onna,” the track drew widespread attention and entered the Top 10 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, winning the empathy of many.
It’s a song that stands beside those grappling with the pain and conflicts of love, helping them sort through their feelings.
[Unrequited Love] A Love Song About Mutual Feelings That Can’t Come True (21–30)
PrologueUru
The heartrending “Prologue” is a song that portrays a love that cannot be attained for one reason or another, even though the feelings are mutual.
Its power to draw out the emotions hidden deep within the heart will resonate with anyone troubled by love.
Uru’s warm, tender vocals gently envelop the listener’s feelings while grandly depicting the subtle nuances of emotions that remain just out of reach.
The melody that weaves the frustration of loving someone carries a strength that echoes across any distance, no matter how far apart.
It’s a recommended song for those holding onto feelings of love and seeking solace.