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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[Tear-Jerking Farewell Songs] Love songs about breaking up with someone you love (231–240)
Love? (As if.)Hitsuji Bungaku
A track included on the rock band Hitsujibungaku’s album Zawameki.
As you listen closely, you’ll notice sentiments from both a man’s and a woman’s perspectives scattered throughout the lyrics.
Your impression may change depending on which side you empathize with.
The key change in the latter half and the whispery vocals—sonically expressing a sense of wistfulness—are also part of its appeal.
Try listening while imagining what words might follow the phrase in the title.
Goodbye, my beloved.Hana＊Hana
A gemlike ballad where poignancy and warmth coexist.
Centered on parting with a loved one, it delicately portrays sorrow, lingering attachment, and the resolve to move forward.
The stirring, beautiful melody and the gentle timbre of the piano highlight Hana*Hana’s clear, transparent harmonies.
Released in October 2000, the song drew attention as the theme for the TBS drama “Oyaji.” Embracing the hearts of those who have experienced a breakup or a farewell to someone dear, it continues to be loved by many as a song that gently gives you a push forward.
[Tear-Jerking Farewell Songs] Love songs about breaking up with someone you love (241–250)
HappinessOnda Masanori
Masayuki Onda’s “Shiawase” is a wonderful song paired with an MV so achingly bittersweet that it makes the happy days it depicts hurt to watch.
“Shiawase” is, in many ways, a classic breakup song that looks back on days of happiness.
And yet, it’s strangely free of the sense of déjà vu that often comes with songs like this.
The scene where he writes her name in the sand is especially tear-jerking.
Highly recommended for anyone who wants a good cry!
WhyTakase Tōya
Toya Takase’s track “Doushite feat.
Emi Noda” sings about the feeling of never being able to forget a former lover.
Released in 2022, the song is a collaboration with singer-songwriter Emi Noda.
Their harmonies are heartbreakingly tender, making the painful event of a “breakup” feel even more wrenching.
The lyrics portray the loneliness that spills over on dark nights that tend to feel melancholic, and the longing wish for that person to come back to your side.
It’s a song that stays close to those who are struggling to recover from the sorrow of a broken heart.
Bus RomanceChatmonchy
Chatmonchy is a two-piece rock band whose influence is widely acknowledged by leading girl bands at the forefront of the J-POP scene.
“Bus Romance,” included as the B-side to their 4th single “There Is No Tomorrow for the Girls,” was featured in a commercial for Lotte’s Ghana Milk Chocolate.
When you’re in a long-distance relationship, the joy of being able to meet always comes paired with the parting that follows, making your heart feel like it might burst.
It’s a heartfelt number with an ending that those who have overcome hardships to find happiness will surely relate to.
Time machineChara
Time Machine, a delicate and heartfelt portrayal of the pain of parting, is a masterpiece by Chara, who has created countless love songs.
Its gently warming melody line offers solace to anyone who has experienced a breakup.
The lyrics, where longing and sorrow intertwine, seem to invite tears in unguarded moments.
Filled with a yearning so poignant you wish time would stop, this song leaves an unforgettable afterglow once you hear it.
On nights when tears overflow, listening to it will surely bring back memories of lost love in vivid color.
I still love you.Chu-Z
This is a ballad that portrays the aching feeling of not being able to forget someone you still love.
Being broken up with through a message on LINE or the like is unbearably sad.
The lovey-dovey music video featuring Tokito and Reipoyo brings back memories of those happy days and tightens my chest.
A heartache you can’t help but relate to.
Please listen to it together with ‘The Whereabouts of the Ring,’ which continues into their reunion afterward.
