When you want to be alone: recommended masterpieces and popular songs for times you crave solitude
These days, thanks to social media and the like, we’re connected with all kinds of people all the time.
While that’s convenient, it can also feel exhausting, right?
Maybe some of you are finding yourselves wanting to be alone more often.
At times like that, try listening to music and spending some time by yourself.
In this article, we’ll introduce plenty of songs that are perfect for when you want to be alone.
They’re all tracks that can help you reflect on your inner self, so be sure to check them out.
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When you want to be alone: Recommended masterpieces and popular songs for when you seek solitude (1–10)
Tomorrow never knowsMr.Children
It’s a song where vocalist Kazutoshi Sakurai’s straightforward voice resonates as if comforting you.
It feels like a gentle push on your back, telling you that the darkness won’t last forever.
The same melody repeats many times, so even if it’s your first listen, I think you’ll remember it after one play and make it your personal power song.
KoiAndrop
It’s a slow-tempo ballad by the rock band androp.
With its gentle melody, moving vocals, and piano accompaniment, it’s a heartbreak song that tenderly wraps around you.
Listen to it alone through earphones, and I think it’s the kind of track that will bring back a flood of memories.
366 daysHY
It’s a track included on HY’s fifth album, “HeartY,” released in 2008.
Written and composed by Izumi Nakasone, the song became a hit as the theme for the Fuji TV drama and Toho-distributed film “Akai Ito” (Red Thread).
Packed with the yearning to see someone after a breakup, it’s the kind of song you’d want to listen to alone when heartbroken.
When you want to be alone: Recommended masterpieces and popular songs for when you seek solitude (11–20)
somedaySaucy Dog
Ishihara, who wrote the lyrics for Saucy Dog’s “Itsuka,” says it’s “a song written for someone I’ll never be able to meet again,” and the more you reflect on the lyrics, the more layers of meaning emerge.
It can be appreciated from various perspectives—as a heartbreak song or as a song dedicated to someone who has passed away.
Give it a listen when you want some time alone to think.
I became someone else’s girlfriend.wacci
Wacci’s big hit “I Became Someone Else’s Girlfriend.” Its lyrics, which capture everyday life, make it a gentle song that can stay close to anyone.
When you want to be alone, it’s usually because hard times have been piling up, right? Listening to this song at such times is sure to ease your feelings.
futureKobukuro
Once you hear it, you can’t help but want to listen again—that’s the magic of Kobukuro’s songs.
This track unfolds like a story, carrying a lingeringly wistful melody, yet it isn’t sad; it has the power to sweep away the haze in your heart.
As the theme song for an anime/film, it’s an exceptionally popular piece.
I got a boyfriend/girlfriend.My Hair is Bad
From the very first line, it’s so emotional and dramatic—a rock ballad that almost brings you to tears—“I Got a Lover.” It’s a song by the rock band My Hair is Bad, one that looks back on the past and really lets you feel the brilliance of their melodies and lyrics.