[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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[120% Empathy] A Collection of Moving Songs [Love, Friendship, Encouragement] (81–90)
Let’s become a familyFukuyama Masaharu
This is the 27th single by Masaharu Fukuyama, a singer-songwriter with leading-man acting chops and numerous hit songs to his name.
Chosen as a commercial jingle and as the image song for the variety show “Kazoku ni Narou yo,” it’s a comforting number featuring an enveloping, gentle low register over acoustic guitar.
The lyrics, whose meaning and atmosphere can be vividly imagined, likely resonated with many listeners.
It’s a moving song that anyone can relate to, letting you truly feel the joy of having met someone special.
Song for…HY
A love ballad by HY that sings of overflowing, unstoppable love for someone special.
It’s included on the album “TRUNK.” The gentle melody that seems to wrap your romance in warmth and vocalist Izumi Nakasone’s heartfelt voice will move you.
You want to see the one you love but can’t; you want to touch them but can’t.
The lyrics, which express that frustrating feeling of love, are sure to resonate with anyone in love.
When you listen, try filling in the person you’re in love with after the “for” in the title “Song for…”
Time goes byEvery Little Thing
One of Every Little Thing’s signature songs and their biggest hit single, “Time goes by.” If you listened to it in real time back then, it will especially hit you hard.
Its lyrics depicting a breakup are universally relatable and can overlay not just love, but many kinds of memories.
The bittersweet feelings seep in and move you to the core.
It’s like each moment and scene comes vividly back to life.
You feel both what changes with time and what never changes.
An unfading masterpiece you’ll want to keep listening to, along with Kaori Mochida’s ever-deepening vocals.
Tears of MagnoliaSutaadasuto Rebyuu
One of Stardust Revue’s signature songs, “Mokuren no Namida,” was released in 1993.
It’s memorable for vocalist Kaname Nemoto’s beautiful high tones—raspy yet deeply resonant.
An acoustic version was later released, and at live shows it’s often performed in a ballad-style arrangement.
The song poignantly portrays a parting that tears two lovers apart, and the way its sorrow and emotional anguish come through so vividly is, I believe, thanks to Nemoto’s powerful singing.
It’s one of those masterpieces that brings listeners to tears when they think of someone dear to them.
Love and romanceNovelbright
This song by Novelbright expresses a growing, strengthening feeling.
Its acoustic guitar-centered, gentle tone evokes the sense of quietly murmuring one’s emotions.
The lyrics recall the ordinary days spent with a beloved person, depicting how affection deepens through those memories.
It conveys both the realization of a great love and a wish for the small, everyday moments to continue.
It’s a tender ballad that communicates the warmth of love and the way two important people support each other in life.
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.
[Empathy Level 120%] A Compilation of Moving Songs [Love, Friendship, Encouragement] (91–100)
Dried flowersYuuri
This song, Dry Flower, is an answer song that depicts what happens after singer-songwriter Yuuri’s hit song Kakurenbo.
It sings about feelings any woman who’s experienced heartbreak can relate to—the emotions that sway you when, even as you try to take a new step forward, something still catches in your heart.
Don’t you sometimes find yourself suddenly recalling the days you spent together? It’s a love song that draws you in when you listen at times like that, wrapping you in a sense of nostalgia.
