[Tear-Jerking] Classic and Recommended Love Ballads

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An emotional mid-ballad that delicately portrays parting from a loved one was released by Omoinotake in April 2025.

It expresses the emptiness of being left alone and the feelings left unsaid that day through oriental-tinged sounds and repeated key changes.

Written as the ending theme for the second cour of Season 2 of the TV anime “The Apothecary Diaries,” the song harmonizes beautifully with the anime’s world while giving voice to universal emotions.

For those carrying deep grief or lingering regrets from the past, it is sure to be a song that stays close to your heart.

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TOMOO – Contrast [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

Woven together with a simple piano tone, this moving song showcases TOMOO’s delicate emotional expression.

It carefully depicts the uniquely adolescent swings of feeling, vividly portraying the interplay of conflicting emotions.

With an intimacy akin to reading a diary, it gently traces the subtleties of a heart in love.

Released in January 2024 and chosen as the ending theme for cour 2 of the TV anime Ao no Hako, the track aligns beautifully with the anime’s world, adding depth to the story.

It’s a recommended listen for those who want to empathize with the feeling of being in love or sink into memories of their youth.

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YUTORI-SEDAI – Me Too, [Official Music Video] (Theme Song for the Drama “I’m Being Toyed With by a Younger Virgin Guy”)

A ballad that poignantly portrays an unrequited love, set to the aching timbre of a piano.

Upon learning that their crush is dating a close friend, the protagonist carefully weaves their feelings as they have no choice but to give up while keeping their emotions hidden.

The more they think about the person they love, the more the pain intensifies—an experience many share as a bittersweet memory that lingers in the heart.

Included on YUTORI-SEDAI’s major first EP “blanket,” released in April 2025, this song was also chosen as the ending theme for MBS’s Drama Tokku series “I’m Being Toyed With by a Younger Virgin.” It’s a track that gently accompanies the hearts of those in one-sided love, where simply thinking of someone makes your chest tighten.

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AiNA THE END – Hana Musou [Official Music Video]

This is a wonderful ballad whose gentle yet powerful piano accompaniment and emotional vocals resonate deeply.

Released by AiNA THE END in March 2025, the song was written as the theme for Mononoke the Movie: Chapter Two — Fire Rat.

It portrays the happiness of knowing love, the pain of losing it, and the resolve to go on living that arises from both, expressed with her unique lyricism and artistry.

Created after her third album, RUBY POP, this track further expands her range as a solo artist.

It’s a work that will truly speak to anyone who feels both the joy and the bittersweetness of life.

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センチミリメンタル『海へ』Music Video

Created as an insert song for the animated film “Given: Umi e” (Given: Into the Sea), this piece is a gemlike love song that delicately portrays memories and parting, with lyrics, composition, and arrangement by Centimillimental’s Atsushi.

It weaves together the loneliness of growing distant from someone you love, the bittersweet ache of recalling them, and the desire not to forget—rendered as universal emotions that feel like experiences shared by everyone.

The song is included on the album “for GIVEN,” released in February 2025.

It’s a track that will resonate with anyone who thinks of someone dear and wishes to preserve those memories forever.

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Marcy – Freesia (Official Music Video)

A moving rock ballad that delicately portrays the earnest emotions of women in love was released by Marcy in April 2025.

The feelings of a woman who can’t break away even as she’s being strung along by the person she loves are beautifully expressed through flowing strings and a dynamic band sound.

Written and composed by Ukyo Yoshida, the song carefully weaves together, with persuasive vocals, the pain of becoming dependent on a partner and the complex emotions leading up to the decision to part ways.

Having made their major-label debut with the album “Memory,” Marcy enjoys overwhelming support from younger listeners, and the music video for this track features popular actors Mizuki Yoshida and Taisei Sakai.

It strikingly depicts a woman who is elated or dejected by her partner’s every word and action.

This is a song that gently stays close to the hearts of those suffering from heartbreak—one you should definitely listen to.

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“Loved,” Kazuki official lyric video

A ballad by Kazuki, released in February 2025, that delicately portrays the pain of heartbreak and lingering attachment.

Based on lyrics written during a high school class, it tells the story of a couple who loved each other but, unable to be honest, ended up parting ways.

If they had never met, they might not have felt lonely—but once they learned what tenderness feels like, it never faded and remained in their hearts.

This song will resonate deeply with anyone carrying such bittersweet feelings.

A must-listen for those who struggle to be honest with their emotions or who have lost someone they dearly loved.