A Tearful Farewell Song: A Love Song About Parting with Someone You Love
Even when you understand it in your head, an unexpected breakup with a partner is hard because your feelings can’t keep up.
Everyone has different reasons for breaking up, but I imagine most people feel the same way—“it hurts,” “I just want to cry.”
In this article, we’re picking out tear-jerking breakup songs from popular love songs.
Focusing on tracks that sing about lingering feelings of love, we’ll introduce breakup songs that stay close to your heart.
When you feel like crying, give them a listen.
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[Crying-Inducing Farewell Songs] Love songs about parting with someone you love (141–150)
After the nightadieu
The artist name used by Moka Kamishiraishi—who is also active as an actress, model, and TV personality—for her singing career is adieu.
The song “Yoru no Ato” is included on her 2019 album adieu 1.
It carries a tender yet heartrending message for the moment before parting with a loved one.
Even knowing they’ll be separated, the lyrics express a wish for the other person’s happiness—something many listeners may relate to.
It’s a ballad where her clear, translucent voice resonates, offering comfort to the loneliness and solitude of the night.
Why not give this song a listen? It’s often used in breakup-themed videos and lyric videos.
Tokyokururi
Formed by members from Ritsumeikan University’s music club, Quruli is a two-piece rock band that has continued its vigorous activities despite lineup changes.
Their major-label debut single, “Tokyo,” an evocative number, was chosen as the ending theme for NHK-FM’s music program Music Square.
The lyrics, which paint a scene of recalling a beloved person from afar after parting ways, may strike a painful chord for anyone who has had a similar experience.
With its nostalgic atmosphere, the rock ensemble creates a sentimental mood, making this a lyrical rock number.
I can’t bring myself to hate (you/it).ren
Even while being cornered into a situation where they can’t help but depend on the other person, their love runs so deep that they can’t even bring themselves to hate them.
Ren’s clear, translucent vocals capture that aching feeling perfectly.
The lyrics vividly portray the subtle, complex emotions hidden deep in the heart, creating a worldview that truly resonates.
Released in September 2021, this work is also known as Ren’s debut song.
It’s a track that stays by your side when you’re suffering from lingering attachment to someone you love, or when you love them so much you just can’t let go.
[Tear-Jerking Farewell Songs] Love songs about breaking up with someone you love (151–160)
You were happy, right?Te ga kuriimu pan
Singer-songwriter Tegakurimpan, who made her major-label debut in 2021 and is affectionately known by fans as “Kuripan-chan,” released the song “Shiawase Datta Ne” on December 21, 2022.
Featuring a piano-centered, delicate ensemble, it’s a heartrending track.
The lyrics portray the resolve to set out on a new path, even while holding on to memories that grow more idealized over time—offering powerful encouragement to anyone who struggles to take that first step.
It’s a sentimental number, with a translucent voice that resonates deeply.
On this day of goodbyeaimyon
It was played for about a year as the ending theme song for Nippon TV’s late-night news program “news zero.” With happy news and sad news in the background, I used to listen to this song every night as I drifted off to sleep.
It doesn’t particularly tackle social issues, but Aimyon’s down-to-earth lyrics about her everyday feelings carry a certain helpless, heartrending quality.
Partings between people make you tear up, no matter the situation.
The “even so, tomorrow will come” vibe in the lyrics feels like Aimyon is giving you courage!
The meaning of goodbyeNogizaka 46
Nogizaka46’s 16th single, “The Meaning of Goodbye,” was released in 2016.
The song features Nanami Hashimoto in the center position, and it was also performed at that year’s NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
As the title includes “Goodbye,” it’s become a staple farewell song, perfect for the season of partings.
While it is a number about farewells, true to its title, it invites listeners to consider what goodbye really means—suggesting that everything has its own meaning.
It’s a song that might help you feel just a little more positive.
December RainArai Yumi
This song is the fourth single from Yumi Matsutoya’s “Arai Yumi” era, released in 1974.
With its pop feel, stylish chord progressions, and unmistakable Yuming vibe, it’s nevertheless a breakup song about longing for someone who won’t come back.
The bright melody actually makes the sadness stand out even more.
The backing vocals feature Tatsuro Yamashita, Taeko Ohnuki, and others.
