[Unrequited Love Songs] Recommended for women! Classic tracks that boost your motivation for love

I became someone else's girlfriend.wacci

wacci “I Became Someone Else’s Girlfriend” Music Video

A striking, eye-catching title: “I Became Someone Else’s Girlfriend.” Aren’t there many women who experience something like this? A love with someone you adored that has already ended in the past.

You thought you had moved on and found a new boyfriend, yet before you know it, you’re comparing him to your ex.

You might think it’s a happy song, but it’s actually very heartrending.

Someday, I want to overcome past relationships and find happiness with the person right in front of me.

Still, isn’t the ability to turn past romances into beautiful memories important too…?

YOU… feat. Izumi Nakasone (HY)Miliyah Kato

Miliyah Kato “YOU… feat. Izumi Nakasone (HY)”

Speaking of collaborations between powerhouse female singers, we can’t forget this song by Miliyah Kato and Izumi Nakasone of HY.

Based on real unrequited-love stories sent in by radio listeners, the two artists co-created this gem of a ballad.

Released in September 2014 as their 30th single, it was also included on the milestone 10th-anniversary album “MUSE.” The frustration of not being able to put your feelings into words, and the emotional wavering as you move toward confessing your love, come through poignantly in the harmony between Kato’s delicate vocals and Nakasone’s warm voice.

Chosen as the theme song for a radio drama, this track just might gently give you the push you need if you’re struggling with a one-sided love.

MatryoshkaAimyon

Matryoshka

Aimyon’s songs capture the hearts of many fans with their unique perspective and emotional expression.

This track portrays a bittersweet unrequited love by likening herself to a traditional Russian nesting doll, the Matryoshka.

The protagonist’s struggle and loneliness as she continues to hide her true feelings are conveyed through a medium-tempo yet wistful melody.

Included on the album “Seishun no Excitement,” released in September 2017, this piece showcases Aimyon’s talent.

It may be the perfect song for those who can’t express their feelings honestly or who are suffering from a one-sided love.

the red threadYui Aragaki

Yui Aragaki (Akai Ito)

This is a song originally by Kobukuro, covered by Yui Aragaki.

It’s a bit different from a typical unrequited love story: after they start dating, he realizes that her heart still holds the presence of her ex, so he decides to put some distance between them.

I imagine many people have experienced feelings like those described in these lyrics.

raspberryMarcy

Raspberry

This is a song by Marcy that portrays someone wishing their unrequited love would come true, even as they realize it won’t.

The push and pull between wanting to see the person and not wanting to—precisely because they know how much one-sided love hurts—evokes strong empathy.

Within the crisp band sound, the sharp guitar tones conjure the heartache that grows alongside deepening affection.

The song candidly captures the disarray of emotions: the desire to make unrequited love come true becomes its own source of suffering, while there’s also a longing to be freed from that pain.

tobacco / cigarette(s)Koresawa

Koresawa “Tobacco” [Music Video]

It sings of the bittersweet feelings toward a man who has left her.

She doesn’t smoke and actually doesn’t like it, but for some reason she longs for the smell of the cigarettes the person she loved used to smoke.

I bet many women have experienced that feeling, too.

It becomes a kind of symbolic memory, doesn’t it? The situation described—this aching present in which she’ll never smell that scent again—is truly heartbreaking.

By the way, I’ve heard that “Ningen Shikkaku,” which Koresawa wrote for Mewhan, is said to be an answer song to this track.

Be sure to listen to them together!

Shapes Of LoveEvery Little Thing

Every Little Thing / Shapes Of Love（from「ELT 15th Anniversary Concert Tour “ORDINARY”」）

A hugely popular hit song well known among those whose youth was in the ’90s.

Every Little Thing’s “Shapes of Love” was released as a single in 1997, used as a TV drama theme, and earned the group their first appearance on NHK’s Kōhaku Uta Gassen.

Rather than a bittersweet love song, it’s a number that revels in love—enjoying even unrequited feelings and determined to see the romance through, savoring that restless, fidgety excitement.

It’s a song I’d love for people who are a bit worn out from a crush or feeling down to listen to.