Tear-jerking inspirational songs: recommended masterpieces and popular tracks
In this stressful world, I think there are many people who are tired of love and relationships, people who try their best every day but can’t seem to make things work, and people who feel like they’re about to give up.
Before you start to feel like you hate everything and become reckless, how about listening to some music?
I’ve put together a collection of songs that will move you to tears—songs that, I hope, will resonate with your heart.
Listen carefully, cry your heart out, and may it ease your mind even a little.
And may it help you face tomorrow with a bit more positivity!
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Tear-jerking inspirational songs: Recommended masterpieces and popular tracks (11–20)
March 9NEW!Remioromen
This renowned ballad is filled with the joy of envisioning the future with a loved one amid the changing seasons and a warm wish to be each other’s emotional support.
Released by Remioromen in March 2004, the song remains enduringly popular, including at karaoke.
It has a lovely backstory: it was originally created for a friend of the band members who was getting married in March 2002.
Included on the album “ether,” it was later re-released and featured as an insert song in TV dramas and in commercials, leading it to be cherished by many.
It’s a moving song that we especially recommend for moments when you want to feel the small realizations of everyday life and the bonds between people, or when you want to reaffirm your gratitude to someone important.
Things that have formShibasaki Kou
Ko Shibasaki’s sixth single, “Katachi Aru Mono.” It’s also famous as the theme song for the TV drama “Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World,” a track that moved many to tears.
With lyrics written by Ko Shibasaki, the song conveys a variety of expressions throughout.
It’s a piece that will surely resonate with your heart.
PIECE OF MY WISHImai Miki
Speaking of Miki Imai, her soft vocals and gentle lyrics are so captivating.
Just hearing her voice puts anyone at ease.
PIECE OF MY WISH is a supportive song by Imai, and it’s a perfect track for people who tend to push themselves a little too hard.
A Bouquet for YouUtada Hikaru
Hikaru Utada’s fourth digital-only single, “Hanataba o Kimi ni” (A Bouquet for You).
When creating this song, Hikaru Utada commented that she hoped it would fit many people in many situations, and the lyrics are crafted to resonate widely.
As you listen, take your time and see how it might relate to moments in your own life.
One more time,One more chanceYamazaki Masayoshi
This is the fourth single by singer-songwriter Masayoshi Yamazaki, chosen as the theme song for the film “The Moon and a Cabbage,” in which he stars.
It’s a number sung with only acoustic guitar accompaniment, expressing the aching feeling of searching for a lover who is no longer by one’s side wherever one goes.
A moving tearjerker whose regret for time that can never be reclaimed tightens the chest.
lulu.NEW!Mrs. GREEN APPLE
There are moments when you feel the flow of time and those precious memories, and you suddenly feel tears welling up.
This song by Mrs.
GREEN APPLE powerfully moves listeners with its grand themes of endings and beginnings, and the feelings that are carried forward.
Even within its light, upbeat rhythm, there’s a sense of spaciousness, and their characteristically rich sound evokes deep emotion.
Released in January 2026 and written as the opening theme for season 2 of the TV anime Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, this work is sure to kindle a warm hope in your heart when you want to face forward and overcome loneliness.
Tear-jerking, moving songs: recommended masterpieces and popular tracks (21–30)
I miss youNEW!RADWIMPS
Even while carrying a sense of loss and profound sorrow, this is a song that tightens your chest with the pure emotion it ultimately reaches.
Amid the gentle sound woven by strings and piano, words that seem to quietly spill out tug at your tear ducts.
This track is included at the end of RADWIMPS’ concept album “2+0+2+1+3+1+1 = 10 years 10 songs,” released in March 2021, exactly ten years after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
It is a culmination of their decade-long commitment to keeping the affected areas in their thoughts.
Listen to it when you strongly wish to meet someone dear once more, or on nights when you’re enveloped by a loneliness with nowhere to go.
The gentle openness of this piece is sure to be by your side and comfort your heart.