[For when you want to cry] A ballad love song. A heartbreaking love song.
Here are some ballad songs we’d love you to listen to when you feel like crying.
We’ve gathered recommended tearjerkers and full-on sob songs, including popular love songs.
If you’re hurting from love, can’t forget an ex, or you’re feeling lonely and looking for songs to listen to, this is for you.
These are all ballads that will quietly stay by your side while you cry alone.
Find the one song that matches how you feel right now, and let yourself cry as much as you need.
Crying might help you sort out your feelings, or even give you the push you need to move forward.
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[For when you want to cry] Ballad love songs. Heartrending love songs (61–70)
Song of LoveKōda Kumi
Released in September 2007 as her 37th single, this work is a deeply resonant ballad in which Kumi Koda sings from a new perspective she realized through giving love advice to friends and fans: “love is something you give.” She found inspiration while driving along the coast on a getaway to a hot spring inn, and wrote the lyrics immediately upon arrival.
They delicately portray a young woman’s aching heart as she senses a breakup approaching yet tries to convey unwavering love.
The song was featured in the MTI “music.jp” commercial and served as a support song for Fuji TV’s World Judo 2007.
Composed entirely of Kumi Koda’s vocals without any backing chorus, it centers on mid-to-low registers, making it easy to sing even for those who struggle with high notes, and it’s a track anyone who has experienced the end of a romance can relate to.
Love PhotosOtsuka Ai
Ai Otsuka’s 13th single, released in 2006.
Chosen as the theme song for the film “Heavenly Forest” (Tada, Kimi wo Aishiteru), this piece is a poignant love song that expresses pure feelings for a past lover.
It’s a piano- and string-driven ballad in which the melody leaps in the chorus as if pouring out pent-up emotion, stirring a heart-wrenching sensation.
There’s even an anecdote that the song influenced the film’s title, which speaks to the power of its words.
The feeling of still loving someone after a breakup, and the inability to forget the happy moments locked in memory, is something many of us have experienced at least once.
It’s a song that brings tears with its pure, heartfelt longing for the one you love.
MetronomeYonezu Kenshi
“Metronome,” a popular song by singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu.
Like two metronomes gradually falling out of sync, it portrays two hearts growing apart.
There may be more people than you’d expect who, despite a breakup, still carry lingering feelings and pain.
The song expresses the ache of heartbreak and the helpless emotions that follow, yet it holds on to the hope and wish that someday the two will be in sync again.
It’s a track that, when you listen to it alone in tears, somehow feels warm and comforting, as if it gently wraps around you.
a hair’s breadthUru
Uru, known for her translucent singing voice, created “Kami Hitoe” as the ending theme for the anime Hell’s Paradise.
The song expresses the pent-up feelings of a woman who longs to see the person she loves.
Uru’s exceptional expressiveness adds depth to the heartrending lyrics.
The melody is simple and piano-centered, which helps highlight her vocals.
Be sure to check it out together with the beautiful music video!
I miss you. (I want to see you.)Te ga kuriimu pan
Singer-songwriter Tegakuriimpan, who gained attention by uploading videos of herself singing and playing both various artists’ songs and her own originals on social media.
Released on December 29, 2021, “Aitai na” features a clear, airy voice and a melody that feels effortlessly pleasant.
Its lyrics portray the sentimental emotions of unrequited love—something many listeners are likely to relate to.
With a simple ensemble of just piano and strings, it’s a ballad you can sink into and fully inhabit even when singing it at karaoke.
SAY YESCHAGE and ASKA
SAY YES by CHAGE and ASKA, which was also used as the theme song for the drama “101st Proposal.” This song became CHAGE & ASKA’s first Oricon chart No.
1 and first million-seller in their 12th year since debut.
It’s widely recognized not only in Japan but across Asia.
A bittersweet yet warmly tender “I love you” that brings tears—this is one such song.
Because I Want to See You ~Missing You~Matsuda Seiko
“Anata ni Aitakute ~Missing You~” was released in 1996 as Seiko Matsuda’s 38th single.
It reached No.
1 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart and became a million seller.
It’s a renowned ballad overflowing with the feelings of someone who has broken up with the one they love but can’t help wanting to see them again.
It is known as one of Seiko Matsuda’s signature songs.