A wonderful heartbreak song

A breakup song featured in a commercial. A poignant masterpiece that resonates with the heart.

Editor-in-Chief, RAG MUSICHane Keisuke
Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC. JFC-certified fact-checker. After working in a music studio and handling wedding sound, joined the RAG MUSIC editorial team in 2016. Experienced with a variety of instruments: marching band in elementary school, clarinet in junior high school wind ensemble, and drums in a band from high school onward. Drawing on my own musical activities and the experience gained through my work, I produce daily articles, including various song introductions, features on music festivals around the country, and live reports. In music, I enjoy not only rock from Japan and abroad but, lately, a wide range of J-pop as well.

When you’re watching TV or browsing video sites, you sometimes hear commercials that feature break-up songs, don’t you? Many people have probably been moved by the pain of parting and the unreturned feelings expressed in a gripping melody or striking lyrics.

In this article, we introduce break-up songs that were used in commercials and reached a wide audience.

That song you’ve been hearing without thinking might actually be the one that resonates with how you feel right now.

Be sure to listen to each track while reading the lyrics.

A breakup song featured in a commercial. Heartfelt, heartrending masterpieces (41–50)

Let’s count your kissesKoyanagi Yuki

[Official] Yuki Koyanagi “Let’s Count Your Kisses ~You were mine~” (Music Video) / Anatano Kiss wo Kazoemashou (1st Single)

Let's count your kissesKoyanagi Yuki

It was released in 1999 as Yuki Koyanagi’s debut single.

It was used as the theme song for the WOWOW-broadcast anime The Reign: The Conqueror and as the CM song for kissmark’s 1999–2000 campaign.

Despite being a debut track, it became a long-running hit and reached No.

7 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.

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romantic feelingsAikawa Nanase

Nanase Aikawa / Koigokoro (Love Sentiments)

romantic feelingsAikawa Nanase

It was released in 1996 as Nanase Aikawa’s fifth single.

The song was used in a commercial for Mikki’s “Camellia Diamond,” reached a career-high No.

2 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, and achieved million-seller status.

It is a track that Tetsurō Oda, who had produced Aikawa since before her debut, had been developing for some time.

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Before GoodbyeAAA

AAA / "Before the Goodbye" Music Video

Before GoodbyeAAA

It was released in 2014 as AAA’s 42nd single.

The song was issued as the lead single from their ninth album, GOLD SYMPHONY, and was featured in Ito-Yokado’s “WARM STYLE” and “kent” commercials.

With this track, they received the Excellence Work Award at the 56th Japan Record Awards.

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Instead of goodbyeJUJU

JUJU “Instead of Goodbye”

Instead of goodbyeJUJU

Released in 2011 as JUJU’s 16th single.

The song was used as the theme for NTV’s “Sukkiri!” and in a RecoChoku commercial, and it reached No.

14 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.

The lyrics convey the pain of parting.

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Movin’ on without youUtada Hikaru

Utada Hikaru – Movin’ on without you

Movin' on without youUtada Hikaru

It was released in 1999 as Hikaru Utada’s second single.

The song was featured in a Nissan Terrano commercial, and its lyrics portray a confident woman initiating a breakup.

It recorded total shipments of 1.53 million copies, achieving million-seller status.

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In conclusion

We introduced breakup songs that many people have heard through commercials.

I hope you found the breakup song you’d been curious about after hearing it in a CM.

Take your time to immerse yourself in the world of the music along with a song that resonates with your heart right now.