A love for someone older: romantic songs about falling for a senior or your boss.
There are many attractive things about older people—their reliability, the qualities you don’t have yourself, and a calmness you don’t often see in classmates.
Some of you might be in love with a senior at school, a boss at work, or even an older guy or woman who lives nearby.
So in this article, we’ll carefully select and introduce songs about falling in love with someone older from among countless love songs.
You might find the perfect song that matches your feelings.
Be sure to look for a favorite track!
Love with someone older: Romance songs about falling for a senior or a boss (1–10)
I fell in love with you, who are eight years olderEmi Noda
The title alone tells the story straight out: “I Fell in Love with Someone Eight Years Older.” This song is a single released digitally in 2021 by Emi Noda, a singer-songwriter from Mie Prefecture.
From your perspective, what kind of impression does a partner eight years older make? The song is a love ballad from a woman’s point of view, about being in love with a man eight years her senior.
Even if the age gap isn’t exactly eight years, many women who are in love with an older man—or who have an older partner—will likely find a lot they can relate to.
The mix of strong affection and glimpses of uncertainty about the future lends the song a poignant, bittersweet feel.
CHE.R.RYYUI
Let me introduce a song that refreshingly portrays a bittersweet spring romance.
Delicately expressing the feelings of unrequited love conveyed through cell phone emails, this track by YUI gently sings about the beginning of love—something everyone has experienced at least once.
With warmth, it depicts the protagonist, who isn’t good with emojis, having their heart skip a beat at messages from their crush and fretting over the back-and-forth of replies with pure sincerity.
Released in March 2007, the song resonated with many and was later included on the album “CAN’T BUY MY LOVE.” It was also used as the ending theme for the anime “ReLIFE: Final Arc.” It’s a perfect cheer song for those experiencing their first love in a new environment, or for anyone ready to take a new step forward with the arrival of spring.
senpaiNo Murasaki
You might have seen the phrase “A female college student made a cool track purely on vibes” at least once if you’re often on social media, right? The original source is this artist, Noshi—pronounced ‘noa’! Her original song hit 1 million plays in just one month, and she’s kept dropping bangers with energetic, dazzling activity ever since.
Among them, “Senpai” is a provocative, spine-tingling track.
The tagline at the top of the video site—“The worse the woman, the more attractive”—totally checks out; the way the lyrics aggressively corner the senpai is thrilling.
I really want you to listen without spoilers.
If you crave the rush of an intense one-sided crush, this is it—the ultimate track!
Age is just a number.HoneyWorks feat. Koyuki Ayase (CV: Shun Horie)
HoneyWorks’ fan name is “Hani-mate,” which sounds a lot like the anime shop “Animate,” doesn’t it? It’s kind of adorable.
HoneyWorks’ songs are all brimming with heartache, but the pain in this one, “What’s a Little Age Difference?”, really brings the tears.
He falls for a woman one year older, tries to protect himself by putting up emotional safeguards so he won’t get hurt, yet can’t hold back his feelings in the end… The story unfolds like a movie and keeps your heart pounding.
It’s a one-sided love song that makes you swoon even outside the realm of anime and the 2D world!
Ms. Hanako on a high pedestalback number
Back Number’s 2013 track “Takane no Hanako-san” will likely resonate with anyone who’s ever fallen for the school’s Madonna-like girl or had a crush on an older woman in the neighborhood.
It captures that inner monologue of pining—agonizing over whether there’s any chance at all with someone who feels out of your league.
When it comes to falling for someone everyone likes, it’s easy to give up and think it’ll never work out, but once you’re in love, that little voice that says “Please let this work out!” just won’t stop.
Give it a listen while thinking of that older person you admire.
Senpai, I'm in love.Yu Inoue
A heart-fluttering number by Yu Inoue that fully showcases the freedom of a singer-songwriter.
The lyrics have a unique setup: she falls for a junior who keeps calling her “Senpai, Senpai,” always looking up to her.
It’s a slightly thrilling love song about falling for someone younger and turning those feelings for a junior into motivation at work.
Wouldn’t it be nice to be admired by a junior like that?
Older boyfriendHanako Oku
Okahashi Hana’s “Toshiue no Kare” (Older Boyfriend) is a song that lays bare her straightforward feelings for an older man.
Its poignant lyrics look back on the time when her attempts to approach that calm, older boyfriend kept missing the mark, while also reflecting on herself now that she’s the same age he was then.
The line about how she couldn’t match him in anything except the strength of her feelings is especially heart-tugging.
Why not listen to this song and let it take you back to memories of your own older love?