Recommended heartbreak songs for women in their 40s: classic and popular Japanese hits
By the time you’re in your 40s, most people have gone through at least one or two heartbreaks.
There were probably songs that stayed close to your feelings during those past breakups, weren’t there?
In this article, we’ll introduce breakup songs recommended for women in their 40s.
We’ve gathered Japanese breakup songs that will bring back memories from those days.
Every once in a while, try looking back on the past as you listen to the songs you used to play back then.
By revisiting those moments now, your heart from that time may soften, even just a little.
It’s not about good or bad—those experiences can all become cherished memories.
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Counting YouBoA & Tohoshinki
A song released exclusively for digital distribution on October 20, 2025, it’s a grand ballad that portrays a bittersweet, mature love.
It’s a memorable piece that will resonate with empathy and depth when sung by women in their 40s at karaoke.
BoA’s transparent vocals intertwine exquisitely with TVXQ’s warm, embracing voices, and the three-part harmony matches beautifully.
With a relatively narrow vocal range and a relaxed tempo, it’s easy to sing without pressure—highly recommended.
Focus on using steady breath support and singing each phrase carefully and deliberately.
BELIEVEMISIA
For more recent listeners, MISIA is probably strongly associated with being a classic, orthodox diva, but for women in their 40s, doesn’t she evoke more of an R&B singer image? Among her songs from that era, the one I especially recommend is BELIEVE.
Although the chorus features a high-pitched phrase with quite dramatic pitch jumps, most of the rest sits in the low-to-mid range.
Since there are repeated falsetto passages, if you’re not comfortable with head voice, try lowering the key before you tackle it.
HeyDREAMS COME TRUE
It was released in 2010 as DREAMS COME TRUE’s 46th single.
As the first of DCT’s two consecutive weekly single releases, it features lyrics that many can relate to, as if speaking on behalf of a woman’s feelings after a breakup.
It’s a song that lets you cry your heart out and gives you the strength to move forward again.
Dreaming I was dreamingAmuro Namie
It was released in 1997 as Namie Amuro’s 11th single.
It became a hot topic as her last single before going on maternity leave the following year, in 1998, and also because she dramatically cut her hair short.
The song was used as the TV commercial image song for Miki’s “Ginza Jewelry Maki Estate Twin Jewelry,” and it also drew attention for her dancing while cradling her pregnant belly.
I love you more than anyone.Furuchi Toko
Released in 1996 as Tokiko Kounouchi’s seventh single.
It was used as an insert song for the YTV/NTV drama “Oretachi ni Ki o Tsukero,” and both the lyrics and music were written by Kounouchi herself.
A classic heartbreak song that has been covered by many artists, regardless of gender, and continues to be sung.