[Tearjerker] Songs that make your heart tremble with tears & moving tracks with lyrics that touch the soul

crescent moonayaka

Ayaka – Crescent Moon

This ambitious work powerfully sings of the aching feelings of longing for a faraway lover.

Released as a single in September 2006, it showcases Ayaka’s outstanding expressive ability to the fullest.

The song is memorable for its forward-looking resolve to overcome parting and loneliness with a loved one, as well as its strong will to keep thinking of that person, while also conveying a sense of a positive future.

It was featured as the CM song for au’s “LISMO” and as the theme song for NHK General TV’s “Tsunagaru TV @ Human,” and it won the Best New Artist Award at the 48th Japan Record Awards.

It’s a song that offers comfort to those in long-distance relationships or anyone who has experienced a farewell with someone dear.

Let me give you a songTakeuchi Mariya

Mariya Takeuchi – Let Me Give You a Song (Official Music Video)

It’s a cheering song filled with warm, heartfelt messages.

The vocals that stay by your side on lonely nights gently embrace the listener’s heart.

Released in August 2024, it commemorates Mariya Takeuchi’s 45th anniversary as an artist.

It was also chosen as the theme song for the drama “Subarashiki kana, Sensei!” The harmony with Erika Ikuta is beautiful, and their appearance together in the music video became a hot topic.

It’s the perfect song for times when you feel tired or lonely.

It portrays people connecting through song, letting you feel the healing power of music.

somedaySaucy Dog

Saucy Dog – Someday / THE FIRST TAKE

“Itsuka” by Saucy Dog is a song that tenderly captures the aching love for a former lover.

It’s included on their 2017 mini-album “Country Road.” Tracing the various scenes the couple once shared, the song expresses a poignant wish to have spent much more time together.

Listening as you recall your many memories with that person will likely bring a flood of emotions—and tears.

For those still unable to forget their former partner, this is a song we hope you’ll listen to, letting your tears help heal your heart.

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[Lyric Video] Passing Each Other - Soala

“Sorechigai” is a song that gives voice to the pent-up emotions of being told goodbye by someone you love.

Released in 2023 by singer-songwriter Soala, who rose to popularity through social media platforms like TikTok, the track blends a rhythmic R&B groove with her emotional vocals.

It portrays a bittersweet love that keeps asking the other person the same questions, even while knowing they are drifting apart.

The song’s structure—spoken, intimate verses that build into a passionate, soaring chorus—conveys an overflowing love, making it a poignant breakup anthem.

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Resolution on the Seventh DayUVERworld

UVERworld “Determination on the Seventh Day vol.01”

We live once, and die only once.

UVERworld’s first single as a six-member band, “Determination on the Seventh Day.” Of the two versions, Music Video Vol.01 became a hot topic among fans for being a tearjerker.

It’s a roughly 15-minute short film that tells the story of a younger brother who lost his older brother to illness.

It’s a song that makes you reflect on the importance of family and life, and on the value of living.

A Naked Heartaimyon

Aimyon – Naked Heart [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

Aimyong’s songs always strike a chord and have many deeply moving masterpieces, but this track, “Naked Heart,” is one I especially recommend.

Released in 2020, it also became a hit as the theme song for the drama “My Housekeeper Nagisa-san,” which was a major success particularly among women and starred Mikako Tabe.

Whether you’re in love right now or not, this song tightens your chest with the pangs of unrequited love and the sudden flashbacks of painful memories from past romances.

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brilliant; radiant; glittering; bright (sunlight)Miura Daichi

Daichi Miura / Sansan - Music Video - (Theme song for the serialized TV drama “Chimudondon”)

This song was chosen as the theme for NHK’s morning drama series Chimudondon.

It’s a track by singer Daichi Miura—who is also highly acclaimed as a dancer—and it was released in 2022 as his 29th single.

The warm lyrics, which speak gently to a beloved person far away, saying “It’s going to be okay,” tighten your chest.

And the song’s world and Miura’s gentle voice go perfectly together.

If you listen while thinking of your partner or family, you may find tears flowing naturally.

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