[Tearjerker] The emotional song from the popular commercial. A collection of memorable, popular melodies.
Have you ever found yourself unexpectedly moved by a melody from a TV commercial? There are times when music delivered alongside just a few seconds of imagery resonates deep in your chest and brings you to the verge of tears.
Many of us have probably experienced moments like that.
Songs chosen for commercials possess a special power to capture the heart in a very short span of time.
In this article, we’ll introduce a wide range of tear-jerking hits that made waves in commercials—from love songs to anthems that cheer on life.
We hope you’ll find a track that speaks to your heart.
- Tearjerker: Moving and Heartwarming Masterpieces of Commercial Jingles and Songs
- [Tearjerker] Songs that make your heart tremble with tears & moving tracks with lyrics that touch the soul
- [Heartwarming] Moving CM songs. Popular commercial songs
- [Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Commercials] Popular and All-Time CM Roundup [2026]
- [Touches the heart] Bittersweet commercial songs: those famous tracks that make you tear up
- [Touching the Heart] Popular ballads featured in commercials. Timeless classics you’ll want to hear again.
- [Tearjerker Songs] Recommended for Weddings! Wedding Songs That Will Stir Emotions
- Moving songs featured in commercials: timeless masterpieces that move the heart
- AC Japan commercials: from humorous presentations to messages that truly resonate.
- [March 2026] Roundup of the Latest Trending Commercial Songs
- [Deeply Moving] A Tear-Jerking Cheer Song: Popular Inspirational Anthems That Resonate with the Heart
- [Just the Lyrics Make Me Cry] Tear-Jerking Songs That Touch the Heart
- Classic enka songs featured in commercials, along with original CM tracks, introduced together!
[Tearjerker] The emotional songs from the commercials everyone’s talking about: A collection of memorable popular melodies (1–10)
Tearful KissSazan Ōrusutāzu
Southern All Stars’ “Namida no Kiss” was released in 1992 and is also included on the album “Yoni Manyo no Hana ga Saku Nari.” Its gentle, soothing atmosphere—like someone softly speaking their feelings—leaves a calming impression on listeners.
The lyrics depict love for someone who is leaving, conveying a poignant sense of regret and heartache.
The song was featured in a UNIQLO commercial starring Haruka Ayase, Kohei Matsushita, and Yumi Kawai, where the tender feel of merino wool is expressed in parallel with a drama portraying human kindness.
Sunny with occasional cloudsSukima Suichi
The 2025 Black Friday sale commercial for Sports Depot and Alpen featured Sukima Switch’s “Hare Tokidoki Kumo.” Released in 2011, this song depicts the bond with a loved one.
Its lyrics, which express a desire to cherish the ordinary days spent together and to continue savoring them in the future, make it perfect for weddings.
When you decide to spend your life with someone special, listening to this song will surely move you to tears with happiness and emotion.
1000 daysnozomi
The song used in MATCH’s commercial, which portrays the irreplaceable time spent with friends after club activities, is “1000 Days” by singer-songwriter Noashi.
It’s a graduation song themed around roughly 1,000 days—three years—of high school life.
It captures both the feeling that 1,000 days aren’t enough for youth and the magnitude of the memories built up over those 1,000 days.
It also depicts the conflict of stepping into adulthood, making it a track that will especially resonate with high school students on the verge of graduation.
Be sure to listen while reflecting on your own high school days.
[Tearjerker] The emotional song from the commercial that everyone’s talking about. A collection of unforgettable popular melodies (11–20)
As a personSUPER BEAVER
Released in 2016, SUPER BEAVER’s “Hito to Shite” powerfully expresses what it means to be human.
The sound starts off calm and gradually builds in intensity, and the powerful vocals that resonate with the music are striking.
It portrays that being human includes our messy parts, while also conveying a determination to keep moving forward.
The song was featured in Kao’s Curel commercial, where pairing it with winter dry-skin care effectively communicates a sense of warmth.
All the days hard to leave behindOda Kazumasa
Oda Kazumasa’s “Subete Sarigataki Hibi” (“All the Days Hard to Leave Behind”) is featured in the Meiji Yasuda Life commercial.
It airs alongside photos capturing joyful everyday moments with family, partners, and friends, in line with the theme of the annually held “Meiji Yasuda Happiness Photo Contest,” which is “Happiness Is Having You.” The song was written specifically for this commercial in 2024.
The lyrics convey a sense of gratitude toward the people close to us.
blue skyaiko
In the Mercari commercial that aired in 2020, Aiko’s song “Aozora” was featured.
Released in the same year as the commercial, the song portrays the end of a painful love.
Many people have probably experienced something similar to what the lyrics describe—feeling so heartbroken that looking back only makes it worse after a breakup.
For times when you feel, “I can’t move forward just yet,” or “I want to linger a little longer in a past love,” this is a song that gently stays by your side.
I forget you, who are so quiet, in October.atarayo
An animation depicting how Spotify blends into everyday life, featuring a song that accentuates a sense of poignancy.
It moves at a gentle tempo that conveys sadness, and the layered vocals also communicate feelings of pain and sorrow.
The lyrics portray a farewell scene and the emotions within it; the growing expressions of regret make the depth of suffering palpable.
The overlapping male and female vocals evoke an image of two people gradually drifting apart.