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, moving songs: recommended masterpieces and popular tracks (21–30)
Letter to TomorrowTeshima Aoi
Aoi Teshima’s fifth single, “Letter to Tomorrow,” which also serves as the theme song for the TV drama “Love That Makes You Cry,” begins with a piano accompaniment, and Teshima’s beautiful voice resonates clearly throughout the track.
The lyrics carry a positive message about moving forward with hope for tomorrow.
When you’re going through tough times, listen to this song and keep your spirits up for the days ahead.
DrifterKirinji
Even among famous artists, Kirinji has many fans.
The title “Drifter” means something like a wanderer, and the song has a slightly aimless, drifting feel.
Yet it resonates with anyone.
It’s a track that pierces the heart—one I really hope you’ll listen to.
selfishKobukuro Nariaki
A song by Nariaki Kobukuro that was featured on the music program JAPAN COUNTDOWN in 2018 and used in an Apple Music campaign commercial.
As the title—meaning “selfish” in Japanese—suggests, it’s a track that sings of the frustration and loneliness of being unable to convey feelings only you can understand.
The agitated phrasing and wistful vocals are deeply moving, making it a tear-jerker.
365 daysMr.Children
This is a famous song by Mr.
Children, loved by a wide range of people across ages and generations.
Mr.
Sakurai is especially well-known in Mr.
Children, but in fact the band has four members.
In addition to Mr.
Sakurai, there’s Mr.
Tahara on guitar, Mr.
Nakagawa on bass, and Mr.
Suzuki on drums.
Motherkariyushi 58
If you’re talking about moving songs by Kariyushi58, this is the one.
It’s a song about thinking of one’s mother.
“Anma,” which is also the title, means “mother” in the Okinawan dialect.
It will likely make you think of your own mother and bring you to tears.
Live, brilliantlyikimonogakari
This is a new song written by Ikimonogakari as the opening theme for the sixth season of the anime Kingdom.
It will be released digitally in October 2025, followed by a CD single in December.
The expansive sound arrangement, which complements the grand worldview of the anime set in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, and the lyrics that celebrate living earnestly, are deeply moving.
When you want to charge toward your dreams and goals, this song is sure to give you strength.
SoranjiMrs. GREEN APPLE
It’s a moving song chosen as the theme for the film “From Siberia With Love,” starring Kazunari Ninomiya and Keiko Kitagawa.
The song carries a straightforward message that aligns with the film’s worldview: never abandon hope no matter how desperate things seem, and keep living with thoughts of the ones you love in your heart.
Its sound evokes an epic scale, and the powerful yet gentle vocals are deeply stirring.
Released in November 2022 as their 10th single, this work reminds us—especially in hard times—of our own worth, that we are unique, irreplaceable, and profoundly precious.
When you feel lonely and stuck, listening to it will surely give you hope to go on.