Lovely love song

[Unattainable Love] A love song about two people who feel the same way but can’t be together

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Accompanist pianist × piano instructor × web writer. I began piano lessons at age four and, inspired by my piano teacher, decided to pursue music. I went on to specialized music programs in high school and university, where I discovered the appeal of accompanying instrumentalists and singers. Currently, alongside teaching piano, I work mainly in my home region of Aichi as an accompanist for flute, voice, choir, and more. Through lessons, my students often introduce me to trending songs, and my hobby is trying anything on the piano—Japanese and Western pop, commercial jingles, and beyond. Since 2021, I’ve also been active as a web writer, covering music and a variety of other genres.
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I’ve been playing the Electone since I was six, mainly performing Disney music, anime songs, and music from dramas and films. I post performance videos on YouTube and social media, and I also give concerts. Building on my Electone experience, I took up synthesizer and piano during my student years and performed at school-sponsored events. As a writer, I’ve covered not only music-related topics but a wide range of genres, so I hope to draw on my experience to deliver articles that make readers think, “I want to try that!” or “I want to listen to that!”

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.

[Unrequited Love] Love Songs About Mutual Feelings That Can’t Come True (41–50)

I love you, but I can’t love you.AAA

AAA / “I love you, but I can’t love you” Music Video

I love you, but I can't love you.AAA

Doesn’t the title alone already make your heart ache? “Aishiteru no ni, Aisenai” (I Love You, but I Can’t Love You), a single released in 2015 by the five-member co-ed vocal group AAA.

Since it was also used in a commercial, many people may recognize it as soon as they hear the chorus.

A love where both people care for each other but can’t be together—if you’ve ever experienced that, you’ll likely relate to this song and find yourself wishing you could start over from the moment you met, rewind time.

It’s a number packed tightly with the desire to convey your feelings, even if they can never come true.

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MissingKubota Toshinobu

Toshinobu Kubota – Missing [Official Video Short ver.]

MissingKubota Toshinobu

Toshinobu Kubota’s “Missing” is so heartrending and tear-inducing that it’s almost unimaginable given his soulful singing voice.

Although the song wasn’t released as a single, it’s one of his signature tracks, included on the 1986 album “SHAKE IT PARADISE.” Many people who experienced a breakup around the time of its release surely cried to this song, and even today it remains just as poignant, tightening your chest with its enduring sadness.

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without being noticedaiko

aiko - Cover so as not to be noticed

without being noticedaiko

For anyone nursing an unrequited crush, this song, “Kizukarenai You ni,” is sure to stir up a poignant ache.

A champion of women in love, aiko included this track on her 2006 album Kanojo.

Told from a woman’s perspective, it’s a heart-wrenching number about a love that won’t come true and the brave face she puts on.

The way the two avoid looking each other in the eye as they talk—hiding their inner turmoil “so it won’t be noticed”—is a moment that makes you go, “Ah, I know that feeling.” It’s quintessential aiko, packing an overwhelming amount of bittersweet emotion into one song.

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In loveHY

HY - “In Love” (Theme song for the film ‘366 Days’) Music Video

In loveHY

A poignant love song that portrays the pure feeling that even if you are not chosen by the other person, the love itself becomes a precious memory.

Written as the theme song for the film “366 Days,” releasing in January 2025, it is included on the album “TIME.” Positioned as an answer song to the 2008 classic “366 Days,” it gently expresses the resolve to look forward after heartbreak.

While continuing to think of the other person, it delicately depicts the subtle emotions of accepting those feelings as cherished memories.

Many listeners will surely relate to the emotions that waver between pure feelings and reality.

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You&MeMiura Daichi

You & Me

You&MeMiura Daichi

Daichi Miura, whose overwhelming dance performances combined with his skill as a singer make him truly one of a kind.

His song “You & Me” is a love ballad that poignantly depicts an unattainable love from a male perspective.

It captures the frustration of a man who can’t bring himself to say the words he wants to—“I love you”—and is tormented by that helplessness.

Anyone struggling with a similar kind of love will surely relate, and it’s a tearjerker.

The push and pull between wishing happiness for the other person and one’s own feelings—the wavering heart of a man—tightens the chest.

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