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Tear-jerking songs recommended for women in their 40s: classic and popular Japanese tracks

Here are some tear-jerking J-Pop songs I’d recommend for women in their 40s!

Your 40s can be a busy time, with lots of changes both at work and in your personal life.

In the midst of an overly hectic routine, you might feel worn out or suddenly feel like crying when you finally get a moment to breathe.

At times like that, why not listen to some songs that let you cry and reset your feelings?

I’ve gathered a variety of moving tracks—songs you might have listened to in your youth, as well as ones that resonate precisely because of the age you are now.

When your body and mind both feel unsettled, please give them a listen.

Tear-jerking songs recommended for women in their 40s: Classic and popular Japanese tracks (21–30)

A Bouquet for YouUtada Hikaru

Even if we part ways saying something as ordinary as “See you tomorrow,” we truly don’t know what might happen.

There are sad realities, too.

This song conveys a message that makes you reflect on life and death.

Listening to it that way brings tears to your eyes.

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Song for…HY

People sometimes think about “fate.” If we knew it wouldn’t work out, why did we have to meet…? Perhaps some of you have experienced a situation like that.

The lyrics can be interpreted in many ways, but I’m sure many women have cried because of this song!

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Tear-jerking songs recommended for women in their 40s: Classic and popular J-pop tracks (31–40)

Happy Endingback number

back number – “Happy End” Music Video
Happy Endingback number

Love makes people into liars.

We say things we don’t really mean and dress ourselves up.

From the gap between that and the truth, we gauge the distance between us, and it turns into a game of push and pull.

It all comes down to how well you can catch the real part hidden behind the words and actions, doesn’t it? This is a song packed with those contradictory feelings.

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A Letter to YouKuwata Keisuke

Keisuke Kuwata – A Letter to You (Full ver.)
A Letter to YouKuwata Keisuke

A ballad released in 2016 under Keisuke Kuwata’s solo name.

Its lyrics resonate especially with adults who’ve tasted both the bitter and the sweet, repeating farewells and new encounters.

Every time I listen, it takes me back to those days of nervously tuning in to late-night radio.

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Melodies Of LifeShiratori Emiko

Emiko Shiratori – Melodies of Life (Live)
Melodies Of LifeShiratori Emiko

Emiko Shiratori is well known for the male-female duo Towa Tei Moi and for the theme song of Fun Moomin Family, but this Melodies of Life is the ending theme song of the game Final Fantasy IX from 17 years ago.

It’s a song from a video game that can move you to tears.

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ENDLESS STORYREIRA starring YUNA ITO

Yuna Ito’s debut single “ENDLESS STORY.” It’s nostalgic that she was still credited as REIRA starring YUNA ITO.

This work is crafted as a ballad with a strong infusion of Western pop elements.

Since it’s a song by an overseas songwriter, some ad-libs inevitably appear, but they aren’t the quick, repeatedly rising-and-falling R&B-style riffs, so it’s relatively easy to sing for this kind of song.

If falsetto is difficult for you, try centering your approach on mixed voice.

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Can’t Stop Fallin’ in Loveglobe

A love song about a hopeless crush on someone who’s already married.

If you’ve ever experienced a forbidden love even once, you might find it impossible to listen without tears.

The nostalgia of TK’s sound, which colored our youth, will move you to tears as well.

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