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 (31–40)
catDISH//
DISH// is a dance-rock band whose members, including lead vocalist Takumi Kitamura, are also active as actors.
Their song “Neko” is a deeply moving tearjerker love ballad written and composed by Aimyon.
It’s a number packed tight with bittersweet feelings and lingering attachment—trying to forget an ex-girlfriend but just not being able to.
For anyone in a similar situation, dealing with heartbreak, or struggling with unrequited love, this is a guaranteed tear-inducer of a track.
GoodbyeNishino Kana
This is Kana Nishino’s 22nd single.
While many of her songs are about love or encouragement, this one is a grand, heartrending ballad about heartbreak.
What’s amazing about the love songs she creates is how specific the lyrics are—filled with words that can apply to someone, even just a little, and evoke a strong sense of empathy.
Happy Endingback number
A sudden breakup with someone you love—there’s nothing more painful in a relationship than that moment, is there? When you want to let all your sadness out, try having a good cry with back number’s “Happy End”! The song was released in 2016 as their 16th single.
The lyrics’ portrayal of holding back the lingering love and the urge to lean on someone is deeply relatable.
The gently delivered melody sinks into your heart, and you won’t be able to stop the tears.
Kasane AiSoala
If they had met under different circumstances, they might have ended up together…
This song delicately weaves that bittersweet sentiment.
While suffering through a love with an expiration date, the protagonist continues to play a false self, and their inner conflict is rendered beautifully through a translucent vocal and a piano-driven melody.
Included on the EP “Bluem” released in January 2025, this track showcases Soala’s genuine sensibility and expressive power, earning overwhelming support from the younger generation.
It’s a song that offers solace to those who carry memories of a love they don’t want to remember yet can’t forget, and to those trying to move on from a farewell with someone precious.
Regretsumika
A bittersweet love song by sumika that empathizes with the pain of heartbreak.
Within its refreshing guitar rock sound, lingering feelings and regrets toward a former lover seep through.
The delicate lyrics portray a deep affection—wishing to hear a lover’s voice and finding even the smallest gestures endearing—resonating powerfully with listeners.
First released in June 2014 as a live-venue-exclusive work on Dress farm #1, the track was later included on the mini-album I co Y in November of the same year.
It’s a heartwarming song that stays close to those suffering from heartbreak or anyone who has experienced parting with someone dear.
[Tear-Jerking Farewell Songs] Love Songs About Parting with Someone You Love (41–50)
Dried flowersYuuri
Kakurenbo, sung by singer-songwriter Yuuri, became a hot topic for being a tearjerker.
Dry Flower is the follow-up song—the continuation of that hit.
Kakurenbo is a song from the perspective of a man who lost his girlfriend and suffered heartbreak, while Dry Flower conveys the feelings of the woman who left him.
The story of how they broke up, the changes in their emotions, and the aching sentiment of “it’s not that I came to hate you” resonate deeply and make it a song that brings tears.
Listening to it alternately with Kakurenbo makes it an even more moving love song.
When the magic wears offSaucy Dog
This is a song that narrates the end of a love story in a calm yet deeply moving way.
Released by Saucy Dog in July 2023, it beautifully portrays a breakup between lovers, with Shinya Ishihara’s gentle voice resonating as if wrapping the pain of heartbreak.
Included on the album “but realy,” this track is perfect for those who’ve just gone through a breakup or want to reflect on a past romance.
Listen to it while gazing up at the night sky, and it will surely soothe your heart.