Masterpiece! Tear-jerking breakup songs by Japanese bands
Introducing a carefully curated selection of tear-jerking breakup songs from Japanese bands!
Love is fun in any era, but once you experience a breakup, even the happy memories can become painful to recall.
Not many people choose band songs when they’re heartbroken, but I’ve gathered some recommendations—so take this chance to give them a listen.
I focused on popular artists to make the picks easy to enjoy, even for those who don’t usually listen to band music.
You might even find that song you’ve been curious about!
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[Masterpiece!] Tear-Jerking Breakup Songs by Japanese Bands (71–80)
Effeminate; overly sentimental; being clingy/whiny (context-dependent)Gōruden Bonbā
This is Golden Bomber’s well-known signature song, “Memeshikute.” It’s been performed many times on the Red and White Song Battle and can practically be called a classic now.
Because of the band’s comical look, the hype-inducing uptempo beat, and the fact that everyone can dance along, it’s easy to forget—but it’s actually a song about the sadness of a broken heart.
Rouge of Fragmentsbokula.
A bittersweet story delivered by the rock band bokula.
Released digitally in December 2024, this work portrays lingering attachment after a breakup.
Set to a mid-tempo rock tune, it captures the complex feelings toward a former lover.
The swirling mix of gratitude—“Thank you for teaching me how to love”—and the thought, “If we had never met, I wouldn’t be hurting like this,” is deeply relatable.
It’s sure to offer comfort to anyone carrying the pain of a broken heart.
Loyal Dog Boku-kō35.7
It’s a love song that strikes the heart with its bittersweet longing and earnest devotion.
Created by the rock band 35.7, it was released digitally on December 18, 2024.
With down-to-earth lyrics and an emotionally rich vocal performance, it vividly portrays the protagonist who continues to wait for a former lover.
This song, which captures the fragility of love’s end, is likely to resonate especially with younger listeners.
A warm breakup ballad that gently stays by your side.
[Masterpieces!] Tear-Jerking Breakup Songs by Japanese Bands (81–90)
WhyHysteric Blue
At the time of its release, this song, “Naze…,” became a major hit as a TV drama theme.
It’s Hysteric Blue’s fourth single, released in 1999.
It portrays unrequited feelings—loving someone so much it hurts, yet never reaching them—and for those who’ve experienced a similar love, the words and lyrics will surely pierce your heart and move you to tears.
Even when you know it’s a love that won’t come true, you can’t stop how you feel—it’s helpless, isn’t it…
GravityLUNA SEA
One of LUNA SEA’s signature songs and the theme for the film “Another Heaven.” It’s a melancholic breakup song that conveys the wish for a loved one to keep smiling, even amid lingering sadness.
The lyrics overflow with feelings for a former partner and are moving enough to bring listeners to tears.
BathroomYu-anesu
The song “Bathroom” is sung as if the singer is quietly speaking, observing themselves from a distance.
It’s included on the four-piece band yourness’s first mini-album, “Ctrl+Z,” released in 2018.
It carries a faint sadness, and while you first think it’s just a breakup song, the chorus suddenly hits and the tears come in waves.
It’s a breakup song that conveys that moment when the self you were viewing objectively suddenly overlaps with something, clicks into place, and your true feelings overflow—and you just can’t help but cry.
Revolveryonige
A song that gently portrays the sorrow of love and the changes of the heart strikes a perfect balance between wistfulness and resignation.
It delicately depicts two people who were once close gradually growing apart, using everyday scenes like pro wrestling and ramen as a lens.
Chosen as a theme for au’s Santaro commercial series and later included on the 2018 album HOUSE, the track is further brought to life in its music video, which features actor Ryuya Wakaba and conveys a cinematic atmosphere that beautifully captures the song’s world.
Embracing the hearts of those who try to look forward while carrying the pain of heartbreak, it resonates as a quintessential yonige coming-of-age song.