A Tearful Farewell Song: A Love Song About Parting with Someone You Love

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Shayteop - Room (Official Music Video)

This song portrays the aching emotions of a sleepless night in a room lit by a shaded lamp.

Written in tears by Shytoop’s vocalist So Sasaki, based on a real heartbreak, it delicately expresses regret for a lost love, shared memories, and the inability to forget the other person.

The track begins with quiet guitar arpeggios and gradually builds in emotional intensity, leaving a strong impression.

The protagonist’s inner world—where “what if” hypotheticals and lingering attachment intersect—is something anyone who has experienced heartbreak can relate to.

Released as a digital single in June 2022, the song was also included on the album Hors d’œuvre, released in February 2024.

It’s a warmly consoling piece that offers comfort to those carrying the pain of a breakup or parting with someone dear.

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Rokudenashi “The Flame of Love” / Rokudenashi – The Flame of Love [Official Music Video]

Set to a gentle piano melody, this song features striking lyrics that stay close to hearts burdened with loneliness and anxiety.

Centered on the theme of tender, glowing love, it conveys the will to overcome life’s hardships.

Released in February 2023, the track was born from a collaboration between vocalist Ninjin and Vocaloid producer MIMI.

Many listeners relate to the lyrics, which offer the courage to face forward without forgetting even a small warmth, even after experiences that leave the heart feeling empty.

It will surely resonate with those enduring difficult days or those who have gone through farewells with someone dear.

junkYonezu Kenshi

Kenshi Yonezu – Junk

A bittersweet farewell song that portrays the resolve to keep living while carrying sorrow for what’s broken and can’t be reclaimed.

Written as the theme song for the film “Last Mile” and released in August 2024, this piece gives you the courage to face forward while accepting your imperfections.

It’s a song that stands with those who are hurting from heartbreak or who have lost something precious.

Yonezu’s distinctive melodies and profound lyrics deliver a moving resonance that stays with you.

Even if I forget somedayback number

back number - Even if I someday forget

A breakup song by back number that has captivated many with their love songs.

It’s a track included on their first album, “Ato no Matsuri.” I want to become someone who, even just once, would make the person I broke up with think, “I don’t want to forget you.” We may part ways now because we’ve grown distant or started to dislike each other, but being someone that the other person doesn’t want to forget—a presence they want to keep in their life—there’s a kind of pride in that, isn’t there? Whether I can become that kind of person, I want to be… back number has a way of singing those faint, earnest feelings in a completely straightforward way.

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Shytoop – Rendezvous (Official Music Video)

This song begins with a poignant scene of meeting up in a transparent rain.

It carries a powerful longing—wanting to see someone even if it means defying fate.

The delicate lyrics woven by Shytopes’s Sasaki and the band’s beautifully interlaced melodies resonate deeply.

Released in April 2023, it achieved the remarkable milestone of surpassing 100 million streams on the charts.

For those grappling with the pain of heartbreak yet wishing to cherish the proof of the love they shared, this is a song that will gently stay by your side.

In love with Shizukuindigo la End

indigo la End 'In Love with Droplets'

A gem of a love song that portrays a heartrending romance standing still in a monochrome scene.

The imagery—overlaying feelings for a longed-for person with the transience of raindrops, while being battered by rain at an old bus stop—strikes straight at the heart.

Released by indigo la End in September 2015, this work was their first new release in about seven months since the album “Shiawase ga Afuretara,” and its unique sound, woven from delicate guitar work and fragile vocals, captured listeners’ hearts.

A breakup song that seeps into the soul—one you’ll want to listen to alone on a rainy day.

non-lie heartTani Yuuki

Non-lie Heart – Tani Yuuki (Official Lyric Video)

A poignant song by Tani Yuuki that beautifully portrays the pain and turmoil of heartbreak, where even promises sworn for eternity can crumble in an instant.

The conflicting emotions—disgust toward the person once loved and a love that still hasn’t faded—are woven together through skillful metaphors that pierce the listener’s heart.

While delicately expressing the wounds left by betrayal, the piece also conveys a strength that strives to overcome the sadness.

Included on the album “Memories,” the lyric video released in December 2021 was directed by Kosuke Matsuoka.

When you’re seeking to heal the wounds of a broken heart, this song will gently stay by your side.