[120% Empathy] A Collection of Moving Songs [Love, Friendship, Encouragement]
When it comes to moving songs, what kind of tracks come to mind for you?
Whether it’s love songs, fight songs, or songs about youth, I’m sure everyone has had the experience of thinking, “This song really moved me!!”
There are many different kinds of moving songs, but one common thread among them is that they often “overlap with our own experiences” in some way.
When we encounter lyrics or music that speak for the feelings we’ve been through, our hearts are touched by the power of music.
In this article, I’ll introduce many deeply relatable, moving songs.
Some may even move you to tears.
I hope you find the perfect song for you!
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- Love, bonds, parting, cheers… songs so moving they pierce the heart and make you cry uncontrollably
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- Recommended moving songs for junior high school students
- [Recommended for elementary school students] Songs that touch the heart! Moving and comforting songs of gratitude
- A Collection of Moving Songs Perfect for Sports Days and Athletic Festivals: Coloring the Drama of Youth
- [Touching Song] A moving song that sings about you
- A collection of tear-jerking songs trending on TikTok: timeless tracks that will move you to tears.
- The lyrics are profoundly good. The more you listen, the more it sinks in. Masterpieces of Japanese music, recommended popular songs.
- Friendship Songs: Rediscover Your Bonds! A Carefully Curated Selection of Moving Masterpieces That Will Bring You to Tears
- [Deeply Moving] A Collection of Vocaloid Masterpieces That Comfort the Heart
[120% Empathy] A Compilation of Moving Songs [Love, Friendship, Encouragement] (71–80)
Like the shining moonSuperfly
“Like the Shining Moon” is Superfly’s 15th single, released in 2012.
It was chosen as the theme song for the TBS drama “Summer Rescue: Tenku no Shinryojo” and reached No.
6 on the Oricon Singles Chart.
Superfly’s bright, powerful vocals and lyrics about the radiance of love make this a song that warms the listener’s heart.
It’s a perfect match for the drama, which portrays human connection, warmth, and the preciousness of life, so I recommend watching the drama along with listening to the song!
SolaninASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
It’s a guitar rock number that really hits home.
Known for songs like “Rewrite” and “Re:Re:,” the rock band ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION released this track in 2010 as their 14th single.
It served as the theme song for the film of the same name, Solanin, and its lyrics depict regret toward one’s past self and a decisive break from it.
The emotional sound and raw, heartfelt shouts inevitably set your heart ablaze.
The lyrics were written by Inio Asano, the original author of Solanin.
The One and Only Flower in the WorldSMAP
Even after their breakup, there remains a strong desire for a reunion or collaborations, and their overwhelming popularity has turned them into a near-legendary five-member idol group—SMAP.
This song, also famous for being written by singer-songwriter Noriyuki Makihara, made headlines for achieving triple million sales—the first work released in the Heisei era to do so.
In a world that tends to rank and compare everything, the lyrics, which encourage embracing one’s unique individuality, likely lightened the hearts of many listeners and resonated deeply.
With gentle words and a soothing melody that heal wounded, troubled feelings, it is a masterpiece that moves anyone who is struggling.
Lingering Snowiruka
“Nagori Yuki” is a song by the group Kaguyahime, written and composed by Shozo Ise, and it was included on their 1974 album “Sangaidate no Uta” (A Three-Story Poem).
The following year, in 1975, it was covered by Iruka and became a major hit, reaching No.
4 on the Oricon singles chart.
The lyrics, which portray a couple’s parting, are heartbreakingly poignant—it’s a masterpiece that can move you to tears.
Many artists besides Kaguyahime and Iruka have covered it, so if you haven’t heard it yet, be sure to give it a listen!
I want to see you.iri
The sophisticated sound evokes major metropolises like New York and Tokyo.
True to the words of “I Want to See You,” the song candidly chronicles a woman’s heart that longs to meet right now without hesitation.
Yet even with such strong yearning, the feeling remains unfulfilled… it’s unbearably heartrending.
Despite the chic, polished rap, the emotion is primitively simple—“I want to see you”—and that mismatch only deepens the sense of sorrow.
Motherkariyushi 58
The debut song “Anma” by Kariyushi 58, a band from Okinawa.
The title “Anma” means “mother” in the Okinawan dialect, and the song was written and composed by the vocalist Shingo Maekawa for his own mother.
Through Maekawa’s personal experiences, the lyrics express his feelings for her.
Many of us, while growing up, have caused our mothers trouble, made them worry, or made them feel hurt.
We acted selfishly without understanding our mothers’ feelings, but as we become adults and start to grasp them little by little, we may be overwhelmed with remorse and a gratitude too deep for words.
This song powerfully conveys those universal feelings we hold for our mothers.
I’m sorry, Mom.YU-A
A message song that reflects the life shared with her mother, who was a single mother.
Singer-songwriter YU-A, also known for collaborations with artists like Dōji-T, released it in 2011.
With lyrics written as candidly as a letter and a melodious chorus that tugs at the heartstrings, it became a much-talked-about classic known as a song that makes you cry.
Nostalgic memories come flooding back, and toward the end, especially, the beautiful words filled with gratitude and a daughter’s love are sure to well up your emotions.
When you want to convey feelings you haven’t been able to express, it also evokes even greater emotion in celebratory settings such as weddings.
