Recommended tearjerker songs for women

glowing madder-redAimer

Aimer “Akane Sasu” MUSIC VIDEO (FULL ver.)

The song Akane Sasu, which was the ending theme for the fifth season of the popular anime Natsume’s Book of Friends.

This track is Aimer’s 12th single, released in 2016.

Aimer’s voice alone is steeped in melancholy, but the lyrics also resonate deeply—close your eyes and, just as the title suggests, you can almost see a sunset behind your eyelids.

It’s a sad yet gentle piece where her vocals and the lyrics intertwine to heighten the poignancy and bring you to tears.

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Kana Nishino – Namidairo (Full Chinese Subtitles Version)

Kana Nishino’s songs feature lyrics that express bittersweet feelings of love and resonate especially with teenage and twenty-something women.

This particular track, which sings of heartbreak, is a poignant yet positive song about thinking of you—someone I can no longer see—while hoping to someday turn these memories into the past.

If only you were here so I could hold you.miwa

miwa “If You Were Here and I Could Hold You” Music Video

This song, “If You’re Here and I Can Hold You,” was written as the theme for the drama “Kounodori,” starring Go Ayano.

Centered around an obstetrics and gynecology clinic, the drama portrays life and death, and this moving track echoes its themes.

While many tearjerker songs for women are breakup songs, this one isn’t—it’s about a deeper, human kind of love.

It’s a number that brings tears as you think of someone precious to you.

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Ai Otsuka / Planetarium (Short Ver.)

This is a song by Ai Otsuka that was also used in the drama Hana Yori Dango, and it became her second-biggest hit after Sakuranbo.

There’s a rumor that it was a song sent to an ex-boyfriend who passed away, but nothing has been officially disclosed.

The wistful melody and lyrics expressing a desire to go to the “you” she parted from may have led to such speculation.

It’s a piece that feels somehow nostalgic and can make you cry before you know it.

I loved (it/you)erica

erica – “I Loved You” Full PV

When it comes to tearjerker songs for women, breakup songs are the go-to, right? Even if you’re not going through a breakup now, many people end up crying when they think back on the past.

The song Daisuki Deshita, sung by Erica, is, as the title suggests, a breakup song packed tightly with feelings for someone you truly loved.

There are many breakup songs out there, but this one captures the raw, just-broken-up sadness of today—the emotions that are still messy and hard to sort out.

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Masaki Ueda – Wagamama

When it comes to Masaki Ueda, many people probably think of the single “Kanashii Iro Yane,” but this song, “Wagamama,” is also a poignant breakup track written from a woman’s perspective.

Its sorrowful lyrics about parting from an adulterous love, combined with Masaki Ueda’s vocals, are truly moving.

cosmos (flower)Yamaguchi Momoe

Momoe Yamaguchi - Cosmos

Retiring at the same time as her marriage, Momoe Yamaguchi remains celebrated as a legendary songstress.

Even those who aren’t from her generation often know her name and many of her hit songs—some have even heard them.

The song Cosmos (Akizakura) is her 19th single, released in 1977.

The lyrics and composition are by Masashi Sada.

It’s a very subdued, old-fashioned piece, a song that expresses the feelings of a daughter about to marry, addressed to her mother.

Parents who think they’ll always feel young and that their child will always be by their side—when you listen while thinking of such parents, the tears come naturally…

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