[Unrequited Love Songs] Recommended for women! Classic tracks that boost your motivation for love
We’re introducing one-sided love songs recommended for women!
Unrequited love can have exhilarating moments that make your heart race, as well as painful times when you almost regret falling in love.
When your feelings are all over the place, don’t you feel like listening to songs that capture the same emotions you’re going through?
In this article, we’ve gathered one-sided love songs that have overwhelming support from women, from tracks overflowing with love to songs that hold those feelings back.
We’ve picked tunes that portray unrequited love from various angles, so you’re sure to find at least one you can relate to.
Be sure to check them out!
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Unrequited Love Songs: Top 10 Must-Listen Tracks for Women to Boost Their Romance Motivation (1–10)
orionKenshi Yonezu
Many of Kenshi Yonezu’s love songs capture the feeling of unrequited love with such realism that they’re often heartbreaking and moving.
His song “Orion,” released as a single in 2017, was also used as the ending theme for the anime March Comes in Like a Lion.
With love songs, people often wonder whether the perspective is male or female, but this track slips right into your heart no matter who’s listening.
It conveys so clearly the emotions of unrequited love and the wish for the other person’s happiness.
It’s easy to see why it remains such a popular song.
Unrequited love.Aimer
Aimer’s popular unrequited-love number “Kataomoi.” This song is included on the 2016 album “daydream.” It portrays the frustration of feelings that won’t reach the other person and the heartache of being pained by love—emotions any woman in unrequited love can relate to.
By the time you listen to the end, it makes you feel that it’s not just unrequited love, but perhaps a love that can never come true, one you can’t even confess.
There may be women out there suffering through the same kind of painful one-sided love.
fantasticSonoko Inoue
Fantajikku (Fantasic), released in November 2018 by Sonoko Inoue.
It’s a collaboration with n-buna, who’s also gaining attention as the composer for Yorushika, a Vocaloid producer and rock band hugely popular with younger generations.
With its refreshing melody carrying the feelings of a cute unrequited crush, it’s a highly recommended love song you should listen to at least once!
[Unrequited Love Songs] Recommended for Women! Classic Tracks That Boost Your Romance Motivation (11–20)
PrologueUru
The unrequited love song sung by Uru, who has a beautifully clear and pleasant voice, is “Prologue.” From the gently beginning, the intro tinged with sorrow tightens your chest.
It depicts how “you,” someone I found myself constantly following with my eyes, gradually come to fill my heart.
Uru’s voice slips straight into the heart and brings tears to your eyes.
It’s a ballad you’ll want to listen to when you’re so in love with someone that you can’t help yourself.
HAPPY BIRTHDAYback number
This is back number’s 20th single, which was used as the theme song for the drama A Story to Read When You First Fall in Love.
A birthday is an important day for everyone.
You can imagine how happy you’d be to receive a “happy birthday” message from someone you love.
In this song, the singer thinks a birthday message has arrived, only to find it’s a completely different text and feels let down.
We can really relate to that feeling.
For someone with a one-sided crush, every message, word, and feeling from the person they love is precious—and they can’t help but feel restless wanting it.
Someone like you.Lilia.
This is a song by Riria that sings about the heartache of being unable to express your feelings.
It vividly portrays the complex emotions of a girl who can’t be honest with herself, even though she can’t stop thinking about that special someone.
Released digitally in October 2024 as the ending theme for the anime Ranma 1/2, it received high acclaim, including reaching No.
2 on USEN’s Weekly HIT J-POP ranking.
It’s the perfect track for anyone who’s felt their heart tremble just by being near the person they like.
If you’re nursing a one-sided crush, be sure to give it a listen.
Hey,SHISHAMO
A track included on the album “SHISHAMO 5,” this song was written specifically for the Calpis Water commercial “Big Confession Edition.” The lyrics of the song “Nee,” printed on the sold Calpis Water PET bottle packaging, became a hot topic.
It’s a refreshing, fast-paced number that portrays the feelings of a person in love who can’t bring themselves to say “I like you” to the one they like.