Recommended tearjerker songs for women
I want to cry!
Here are some tear-jerking songs recommended for women to listen to at times like that.
From breakup and farewell songs to moving songs about life itself, I’ve selected tracks that really emphasize melodies that make you cry.
When you’re hurting, exhausted, or just can’t seem to smile, try finding a song that stays close to your feelings.
Letting it all out with a good cry can clear your mind and lift your spirits, even just a little!
Take this chance to let the tears flow freely!
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Recommended Tearjerker Songs for Women (11–20)
Letter to TomorrowTeshima Aoi
With her gentle singing voice that seems to seep deep into the heart and soothe the soul, Aoi Teshima captivates listeners.
Her song “A Letter to Tomorrow” was the theme song for the drama “Love That Makes You Cry,” starring Kasumi Arimura and Kengo Kora.
Its lyrics resonate with the drama’s poignant storyline, and many people likely remember it as a song that heightened the show’s emotional impact.
As the title suggests, it’s structured like a letter addressed to someone, and as you read on, you find yourself drawn deeply into it.
Because I fell in loveaimyon
When you fall in love, you start seeing scenes you’d never noticed before, and your emotions swing wildly over the tiniest things.
Aimyon’s song, aptly titled “Koi o Shita Kara” (“Because I Fell in Love”), captures those feelings.
While it’s full of joy, it also embraces the more negative emotions that come with falling in love—like anxiety and loneliness.
When you feel unbearably sad and uneasy, why not listen to this song and have a good cry?
tobacco / cigarette(s)Koresawa
Koresawa’s realistic, women’s-perspective lyrics resonate strongly with women of her generation.
She doesn’t show her face in the media and is well known for her bear illustration persona.
Her song “Tabako” is a breakup anthem that almost always gets mentioned, and it’s one of her signature tracks.
It’s a gem of a breakup song that makes you realize how precious the memories of being together with someone you love—and the everyday moments you shared—really were.
The feelings of being in love, of truly liking someone, come through so intensely that it can bring you to tears even if you’re not going through a breakup.
AitaiKato Miria
When it comes to love songs that speak for women’s feelings, it has to be Miliyah Kato.
She sings about the nuances of a woman’s heart so precisely that you can’t help but nod along and say, “I know exactly what you mean!” Her song ‘Aitai,’ included on her fourth album ‘Ring’ released in 2009, is one of her most popular tracks.
It’s a love song that perfectly captures the essence of an unattainable love—an adult kind of romance.
Even when you know you’ll get hurt, you can’t stop how you feel; that helplessness is so heartrending it brings you to tears.
crescent moonayaka
Centered on the theme of a long-distance relationship, this is her first love ballad as a single, and it was also featured in an au “LISMO” commercial.
It’s a bittersweet yet uplifting ballad that conveys the feelings of a protagonist who, thinking of their beloved partner, keeps striving alone far away.
Happinessback number
Speaking of tear-jerking love songs, you can’t leave out back number.
Their song “Shiawase” was included as the B-side to their major-label debut single “Hanabira,” released in 2011.
Few songs pack so much unrequited love—so sad, so heartrending, it brings you to tears.
It’s a track you can’t listen to without crying: the person you love has someone else they love, and you choose to support that romance—wishing for their happiness while tucking away your own feelings.
Recommended tear-jerker songs for women (21–30)
Liaratarayo
This song, released by Atarayo in October 2021, turns a lie born from a romantic misunderstanding into music.
It’s an answer song told from the male perspective of “I’ll Forget Your Silence in October.” Hitomi’s emotional vocals convey the regret and lingering attachment toward a lover whose heart is drifting away, tightening your chest.
And the device at the end—where the melody of “I’ll Forget Your Silence in October” overlaps—invites you to imagine the two characters’ story and brings tears to your eyes.