[For when you want to cry or feel sad] Tear-jerking masterpieces that make you cry when you listen
Even when you feel like crying, it’s not as easy to shed tears as it was when you were a child once you’ve grown up.
In this article, we’ll introduce a variety of songs perfect for when you want to cry—from tear-jerking melodies to moving masterpieces.
These are all tracks you can listen to alone at home and really let the tears flow.
We’ve gathered everything from classics to the latest hits: songs that help you free the part of yourself that can’t cry, and songs that stay close to your pain and lift you up.
Find that one song that speaks to your heart—and let yourself have a good, cathartic cry.
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[For when you want to cry or feel sad] Tearjerker masterpieces that make you cry when you listen (71–80)
It’s going to spill.YU-KI
There are times when you can’t help worrying about how others see you, or when you lose confidence in yourself.
This song is a moving ballad that gently stays close to that wavering heart and affirms that it’s okay to be just the way you are.
It’s a track by YUKI, included on a double A-side single released in May 2024.
It delivers a straightforward message: let’s accept the weakness and imperfections within ourselves, and it’s okay to say you love what you love.
The structure, which unfolds from a conversational vocal into a surge of emotion, is truly breathtaking.
If you listen to it on a night when you feel you’re losing your sense of self, it will surely give you courage.
The Song of Good Workaoiro
When you’re completely exhausted, your thoughts tend to drift in a negative direction, don’t they? In times like that, give this song a listen.
It’s by the three-member vocal unit aoiro, included on their first album “Mirai Pilot,” released in 2020.
The gently unhurried melody feels as if it’s speaking to you, which is especially striking.
Take your time to savor the meaning of each word.
It will surely lift you out of your slump.
Promise of SunflowersHata Motohiro
It’s probably Hata Motohiro’s most famous song, isn’t it? Released in 2015 as the theme song for the film “STAND BY ME Doraemon,” it became a long-running hit.
It’s a song that moves you far beyond tears—it truly seeps into the heart.
Even from the intro, the melody is incredibly gentle.
You can really feel the deep care for a friend coming through.
There’s also a mysterious charm that makes you want to come back to it from time to time for no particular reason.
Please listen to it while thinking of someone precious to you.
homeKiyama Yusaku
A debut single and hit song by Yusaku Kiyama released in 2008.
Once you hear the simple chorus phrase, you’ll never forget it.
The lyrics express a parent’s love as they think about their child’s growth, and his deep yet gentle, richly resonant voice really hits home.
It speaks not only to parent-child relationships but to a broader kind of love as well.
Life brings many things, but family is irreplaceable.
It makes you think about so much—and at the same time, the tears just start to flow.
tear(s)Marushii
A heartrending ballad that vividly recalls days spent with a former lover under the summer sky.
Released by Marcy in August 2025, it’s a breakup song and their first ballad to be delivered for the summer, despite their history of producing many uptempo summer numbers.
The story begins with memories at a seaside park and is written entirely in the past tense, conveying the lingering attachment and pain of a love that can never return.
The way it retraces the past, as if touching memories, portrays the lingering afterglow of feelings that remain even after a breakup.
It’s a song that gently stays by your side when you’ve experienced a farewell with someone important or when you want to cry your heart out and set your feelings free.
You let me do as I please, and yet…arekunn
Alekun, who broke out thanks to TikTok, is also known for signature songs like “Baka.” This song portrays a woman with an unrequited crush, and it became a hot topic for resonating with many young people.
In the lyrics, the female protagonist is led on, contacted only when it’s convenient, and generally not treated with much care by the person she likes.
Even though she realizes, “They’re not interested in me…,” she can’t stop her feelings; just listening to the lyrics can be heartbreaking.
When the story in the song overlaps with your own experiences, you may find yourself bursting into tears.
If being alive is painfulMoriyama Naotaro
The song makes a striking impact right from the start.
It’s a piece by singer-songwriter Naotaro Moriyama, who has produced numerous masterpieces, released in 2008 as his 16th single.
While it’s an emotionally moving ballad, it possesses a depth that can’t be captured by words like that alone.
His gentle vocal tone is wonderful as well.
I hope you’ll take in the feelings packed into the lyrics—there’s so much poured into them.