Tear-jerking songs recommended for women in their 50s: classic and popular Japanese hits
Every listener has their own memories and personal connections to musical works.
This time, we’ve put together a selection of “tear-jerker” songs that are likely to be especially memorable for women in their 50s.
The focus is on hit songs from the 1980s to the 1990s and the popular ballads of the time.
As you read this article, we hope it helps you recall your own “good old days,” and that just hearing a melody or a line of lyrics will instantly bring back the atmosphere of that nostalgic era—letting you feel the power of music.
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Tear-jerking songs recommended for women in their 50s: Japanese classics and popular tracks (21–30)
First loveMurashita Kōzō
Released in 1983, it became one of Kozo Murashita’s signature works.
Even today, it invariably appears on nostalgic music programs as a quintessentially poignant love song of the 1980s.
It brings back memories of those bittersweet days of a first love, when you couldn’t even bring yourself to confess your feelings.
Another OrionFujii Fumiya
Released in 1996, it was chosen as the theme song for the TBS Friday drama “Shards of Glass,” in which Fumiya Fujii himself starred.
It’s a gentle piano ballad with a grand, expansive feel that evokes a star-filled night sky.
If you listen while letting your thoughts wander, you may find tears spilling out before you know it.
The Bridge of PromiseSano Motoharu
Released in 1989 and reissued in 1992 when it became the theme song for the TV drama “A Promise at Twenty,” it went on to sell over 700,000 copies, becoming Motoharu Sano’s biggest hit.
It’s an uplifting song that brings tears to your eyes—one that affirms who you’ve been and that I’d like you to listen to when you’re worn out by life.
ShipwreckNakamori Akina
A dramatic heartbreak song with the fervent passion and lingering grudge one feels in enka.
When you’ve lost love, won’t listening to “Nampasen” leave you in tears? Akina Nakamori’s emotionally rich voice, quivering in a soft register, is impossible to hear without crying.
Remember meTUBE
It’s a dramatic love ballad by TUBE.
It sings about lovers whose relationship isn’t going well, but the lyrics express a wish to get back together with a former partner, pleading “don’t forget” and “remember me.” Women who have once broken up and later reconciled might be moved to tears.
Just by you being herekome kome CLUB
Released in 1992, it was used as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama “Sugao no Mama de.” It became a hit with over 2.8 million copies sold and won the Grand Prize in the Pops/Rock category at the 34th Japan Record Awards.
It’s a positive love song about mutual feelings and a tear-jerking masterpiece.
You’re My Only Shinin’ StarKadamatsu Toshiki
This is a song that singer-songwriter Toshiki Kadomatsu wrote for singer and actress Miho Nakayama in 1998, and what I’m introducing here is the self-cover version later released by Kadomatsu himself.
Many of you may remember it as Miho Nakayama’s song.
It’s no exaggeration to say that Kadomatsu is second to none when it comes to writing songs that express a woman’s feelings, and his sensibility shines through here.
His own “sweet vocals” further heighten the song’s appeal.
As you listen, please think of your own “Shinin’ Star = someone special.” It’s a track that will leave you with a wonderfully gentle feeling.
