[Tearjerker] Songs that make your heart tremble with tears & moving tracks with lyrics that touch the soul
Do you have a song that, just by listening, fills your chest and before you know it brings tears to your eyes?When lyrics about love, encounters and farewells, or fleeting moments in everyday life overlap with your own memories, music quietly stirs the depths of your heart.Songs that move you to tears aren’t only for sad times—they’re companions that gently stay by your side when you want to look forward.In this article, we’ll introduce a wide range of deeply moving songs that may loosen your tear ducts before you realize it.As you listen closely to each word, try to find the song that resonates with your heart!
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[Tearjerker] Songs That Make You Cry and Shake Your Heart & Lyrics That Deeply Resonate (81–90)
Why feat. Emimi NodaTakase Tōya
A heartbreak ballad distinguished by a beautiful, soul-stirring melody.
Toya Takase’s emotional vocals and Emi Noda’s clear voice brilliantly capture the bittersweet feelings after a breakup.
Released digitally in January 2022 and included on the album “13-gatsu 1-nichi” (The First Day of the 13th Month), this song resonated with many listeners who relate to the joys of love and the pain of parting, drawing attention on charts across Asia.
It’s a track I wholeheartedly recommend to anyone who feels the loneliness that deepens at night or the emptiness of losing someone dear.
Mikan HeartC&K
There may be few songs that depict love as thoroughly as this one.
The gentle, piano-centered melody that greets your ears in the intro lets you instantly feel the song’s beauty and poignancy.
The wonderful feelings that come from falling in love, and then, in contrast, the fear and sadness you come to understand through love—these are told with a calm yet powerful touch.
Whether or not you’ve ever been in love is irrelevant; it’s a song that makes you want many people to hear it.
HAPPY BIRTHDAYback number
A ballad written as the theme song for the drama “A Story to Read When You First Fall in Love.” The overwhelmingly relatable lyrics gently accompany your everyday feelings.
The perspective on love, imbued with the distinctive touch of vocalist and frontman Iyori Shimizu, is adorned by the glittering production of Takeshi Kobayashi, who has also worked on Christmas songs.
At the same time, the focus on a different kind of “self” than before may make the content feel even more sentimental.
heartaimyon
A poignant ballad that carefully portrays the complex emotions of love.
Released in 2021, this song was written by Aimyon as the theme for the TBS Tuesday drama “Only Just Married.” During production, she rewrote the lyrics from scratch for the first time, focusing on expressing feelings that are “not too cute, yet not too clumsy.” Inspired by the heart’s shape—round on top and pointed at the bottom—the song explores a relationship where affection and pain coexist.
It resonates deeply with those struggling with marriage or romance.
budKobukuro
A song that Kentaro Kobuchi of Kobukuro wrote while thinking about his late mother.
It is the theme song for the drama “Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad,” starring Yuko Tanaka.
Not just with mothers—partings with parents and family will one day come to us all.
That eternal farewell is heartbreaking, but like the bud that appears in this song, they will surely be watching over you from somewhere.
It feels like the song is telling even those who have gone through a painful, sorrowful farewell, “It’s going to be okay,” and conveying that message to you through its music.
Ballad of a SingerSaitō Kazuyoshi
Kazuyoshi Saito’s “Utautai no Ballad” sings of a straightforward love, awkward yet sincere.
Released in 1997, the song was chosen as the theme for the 2017 film “Lu Over the Wall.” Beloved by musicians as well, it has been covered by many artists, including Bank Band and Tamio Okuda.
The lyrics portray someone who, though too shy to express words of love in everyday life, can convey those feelings when set to a song they’re good at.
If you also find it hard to be honest, gifting this song to someone special will surely bring them to tears of joy!
[Tearjerker] Songs That Make You Cry So Much Your Heart Trembles & Moving Tracks Whose Lyrics Soak into the Heart (91–100)
Love and romanceNovelbright
“Ai toka Koi toka” by Novelbright is a song overflowing with boundless love for a partner.
It’s included on their 2022 album “Assort.” The track is brimming with love, expressing the irresistible feeling of being head over heels for your partner not only when you’re together, but even when you can’t see each other.
If you tell your partner that this song expresses your feelings and let them listen to it—or sing it to them—they’ll almost certainly be moved to tears of joy.
Be sure to use this song when you want to convey your love to the fullest!