Recommended breakup songs for women in their 50s: classic and popular Japanese tracks

Screen of MemoriesYagami Junko

Screen of Memories

“Screen of Memories” is a song released by Junko Yagami in 1979.

Junko Yagami is a singer-songwriter known for hits such as “Purple Town.” Even after getting married and moving to the United States, she has continued her music career.

“Screen of Memories” is a ballad song whose appeal lies in its gentle, feminine sensibility.

It is a piece that calls for heartfelt, emotionally expressive singing.

Adolescence (with an autumnal/reflective nuance)Iwasaki Hiromi

adolescence

Hiromi Iwasaki was an idol singer renowned for her outstanding vocal ability.

“Shishūki” (Late Autumn), written by the hit-making duo of the time—lyricist Yū Aku and composer Takashi Miki—might have become a completely different work without her vocal and expressive power.

The song was released in 1977.

When singing it at karaoke, recalling your own girlhood can help you pour more emotion into the performance.

There’s no show as wonderful as love.Iwasaki Yoshimi

There's no show as wonderful as love.

Yoshimi Iwasaki is a singer/actress known for hit songs such as “Touch.” Her older sister is Hiromi Iwasaki.

Renowned for her vocal prowess no less than her sister, she released the single “Koi hodo suteki na show wa nai” in 1983, a song notable for its appealing, Western-style approach.

Among Yoshimi Iwasaki’s works, it stands out for its sophistication and deserves to be remembered.

In fact, it’s a “hidden Showa-era classic” beloved by many fans.

The Wind RisesMatsuda Seiko

The Wind Rises -SEIKO fragrance- (Seiko Matsuda cover band)

The song “Kaze Tachinu” feels very refreshing, so at first glance you might not think so, but if you look at the lyrics, it’s unmistakably a heartbreak song.

Seiko Matsuda is a singer who represents the female idol scene of the 1980s, and even back then her singing ability already stood out.

The lyrics were written by Takashi Matsumoto, and the music composed by Eiichi Ohtaki.

It was released as a single in 1981.

Rainy StationArai Yumi

♪ Rainy Station / Yumi Arai (LIVE)

“Ame no Station,” which Yuming released when she still had the surname Arai, is said to be set at Nishi-Tachikawa Station.

The season is the rainy monsoon.

Her ex-lover already has someone new.

She says, “Don’t remember me for that person’s sake,” yet when she stands at the station filled with their memories, she can’t help but think he might be there.

It’s a work that depicts such shifting emotions with a trembling delicacy.