A heartbreak song that was a hit in the 90s. Classic and popular tracks in Japanese music.
When you’re heartbroken, many people listen to breakup songs to soothe the sadness or find someone who shares their pain.
When you hear a song that matches how you feel, it’s strange how it can make your heart feel lighter.
In this article, we’ll highlight breakup songs specifically from the 1990s.
We’ve selected songs that share your feelings, songs that grieve alongside you—tracks that gently stay by your side when you’re hurting from a broken heart.
When times are tough, lean on the power of music to help heal your sorrow, even just a little.
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Breakup songs that were hits in the ’90s. Classic and popular Japanese songs (1–10)
First LoveUtada Hikaru
When it comes to the ultimate heartbreak song from Hikaru Utada, who made a sensational debut, it has to be this track.
The first time people heard it, everyone was captivated.
We were all astonished by the fact that a high school girl could write lyrics so heartrending.
Her remarkable vocal ability conveys the real, straightforward emotions of a girl in love.
Though it was a huge heartbreak hit in the ’90s, this is a love song that will continue to be sung for many years to come, by people of all ages.
An uncool way of getting dumpedŌe Senri
This is a signature song by Senri Oe, who enjoyed immense popularity as a singer-songwriter in the 1980s and 1990s.
It was also the theme song for the drama “Men Who Want to Get Married,” and it became a hot topic because Oe himself, who was active as an actor in the show, appeared in it as well.
His character is bright, funny, a bit uncool yet kind of cool—and the lyrics, which seem to reflect that persona, resonated with listeners.
Boys who heard this song surely shed tears, overlaying it with their own heartbreak.
Poem of SunlightLe Couple
This is a breakup song by the unit group Le Couple, known for their gentle vocals and soothing melodies.
It was also featured as an insert song in the drama “Under One Roof 2,” and thanks to the show’s popularity, the track became widely known and turned into a long-selling hit.
Though it’s a breakup song, it has a mysterious charm that moves many listeners to tears just by hearing it.
Many women likely resonated with the lyrics about having lost a romance, yet feeling that the time they were loved was warmly wrapped in sunshine.
I want to see you.sawada chikako
This is the eighth single by singer-songwriter Chikaco Sawada, who, together with pianist Atsushi Oonoza, has been energetically holding “Song Therapy Live” concerts nationwide.
The track was used as the ending theme for the TV infotainment program Tonight and is known as Sawada’s biggest hit.
Its lyrics, which recount memories and promises with a lover who will never return, resonate deeply, enhanced by a poignant melody.
It’s a major hit from the 1990s that portrays the sorrow of a heartbreak beyond one’s control.
Before you become a memorysupittsu
A four-piece rock band, Spitz’s seventh single overall, which was chosen as the theme song for the lifestyle information program “Motto Suteki ni!” Released as a re-cut single from their fourth album, “Crispy!,” it became Spitz’s first song to enter the Oricon charts and a hit number.
The lyrics, which conjure images of a lover who is about to part ways and the memories they shared, are likely to resonate with many who have experienced heartbreak.
With a poignant high-tone vocal that makes the scenes even more vivid, it stands as a classic 1990s heartbreak anthem.