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[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!

[Unrequited Love Songs] Recommended for Women! Classic Tracks (31–40) That Boost Your Romance Motivation

Thinking of youKEISUKE

KEISUKE – Thinking of You (Music Video)
Keisuke, thinking of you

Set to a bittersweet yet refreshing melody, this acoustic track by KEISUKE delicately portrays the emotional swings of unrequited love.

The gentle yet powerful vocals bring to life the many feelings unique to one-sided love: quietly watching over someone while hiding your affection, the ache of being unable to confess, and the complex emotions you feel toward yourself for falling in love.

Released in November 2019, it has surpassed 5 million views on YouTube.

It’s a song that gently stays by the side of anyone caught in the midst of a tender, aching romance—overflowing with feelings yet unable to take that crucial step forward.

I want you to tell me you love me.Hanako Oku

Hanako Oku – I Want You to Say You Love Me (Live ’08)
I want to be told “I love you” by Hanako Oku.

If I confess my feelings, we might not be able to stay together… In that case, I’d rather not become lovers.

Aren’t there many people struggling with this? In truth, we want to say “I love you,” and hear it said to us.

Okura Hanako expresses this wavering, heartrending love with her clear, translucent voice.

Rubik LoveGenie High

This track is a pop number that portrays a frustrating, unrequited love, included on the second album “Jenny Star,” released in September 2021.

With a theme of a relationship that never quite aligns—like a Rubik’s Cube—it sings of missed connections, inner conflict, and a longing that refuses to give up.

The message, which gently embraces such complex emotions, becomes deeply relatable.

Over a lively groove, the interwoven ensemble of guitar and dazzling piano deftly expresses the wavering of a love that’s anything but straightforward.

It’s a song that will resonate with anyone struggling through a complicated romance.

SparkleLila Ikuta

Rira Ikuta “Sparkle” Official Music Video
Rira Ikuta from YOASOBI (as 'ikura')

Following Ikuta Lira’s Romance no Yakusoku, which was used as the theme song for ABEMA’s dating show Today, I Fell in Love, this is a newly written track for the new series.

It was created with the wish to craft a song where a beautiful, pure unrequited love is rewarded, so it’s recommended even for those who have fallen for someone they can’t have.

The lyrics, which liken love to shooting stars in the night sky, are wonderful, aren’t they? That single sparkling moment is fleeting yet beautiful—and precious.

This is a supportive song that gently stays close to those feelings of loving someone.

planetariumAi Otsuka

Ai Otsuka / Planetarium (Short Ver.)
Planetarium Ai Otsuka

Ai Otsuka’s song portrays the bittersweet feeling of continuing an unrequited love for someone you can no longer see.

It was used as the image song for the drama Hana Yori Dango starring Mao Inoue.

The days spent with the person you like are filled with an irreplaceable flutter and joy.

But because you’re not actually together, you end up parting in the end.

Even after growing apart, you find yourself reminiscing about the happy times you shared—something that often happens when you’re in unrequited love.

The song captures the delicate, uniquely feminine emotional nuances that fill the loneliness of one-sided love.

[Unrequited Love Songs] Recommended for Women! Classic Tracks That Boost Your Romance Motivation (41–50)

a good personReina

Reina – A Good Person [Official Video] (Background Music for ABEMA’s “Don’t Be Fooled by Miss and Mr. Wolf”)
Reina, the good person

A heartbreaking love song by Reina that leaves an impression with its portrayal of emotions—hiding one’s vulnerability while being touched by the other’s kindness.

Set to a melody that’s both gentle and powerful, it carefully depicts the bravado that masks inner anxieties and the pure feelings toward the other person.

The song was written for ABEMA’s dating show “Don’t Be Fooled by Wolf-chan and Wolf-kun” and was released in August 2022 as her major-label second single.

It’s a must-listen for anyone struggling to express their feelings to someone they care about, or for those who feel the bittersweet ache of unrequited love.

By your side.Lilia.

riria. / By Your Side [Music Video]
By your side. Riria.

Lilia’s “By Your Side” is a ballad whose poignant vocals are its greatest allure.

Her delicate yet emotional voice draws you in more and more with each listen.

The piano chords that come in just before the chorus skillfully capture the swell of romance and are simply irresistible.

Moreover, the chorus lyrics, which convey the desire to stay close to the one you love, beautifully express the feelings of unrequited love, and together with her heartrending voice, deliver a deeply moving, chest-tightening impact.