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A wonderful heartbreak song

A breakup song by a Japanese girls’ band

Many heartbreak songs by all-girl bands feature intense language, candid depictions, and a strong rock-band vibe.

Because the lyrics often capture raw, real emotions, listeners may find it easier to relate—perhaps that’s the secret to their popularity.

This time, I’d like to introduce breakup songs by Japanese all-girl bands.

Japanese girls’ bands’ heartbreak songs (31–40)

Prisoner of loveSHOW-YA

It’s a minor song by SHOW-YA.

When it was released on CD, due to being on a different label, the performing band was credited not as SHOW-YA but as Ann Lewis—an example of the kind of label barrier that’s hard to imagine today.

The title “Prisoner of love,” taken literally, means “a prisoner of love.”

I×USilent Siren

[Silent Siren] “I×U” Music Video (Short Ver.) [SILENT SIREN]
I×USilent Siren

A perfect heartbreak song for winter.

The lyrics are heartbreakingly sad, about remembering the man she once broke up with every time it snows.

Suu’s cute vocals really hit you in the heart.

It’s a masterpiece that conveys the feelings of a girl who still wants to see him.

summer festivalWhiteberry

Summer Festival – Whiteberry (Full)
summer festivalWhiteberry

It’s a breakup song about memories of going to a summer festival with a boy she really liked.

The details aren’t spelled out, but it seems the two were more than friends yet not quite lovers, and in the end their relationship faded away without them ever officially dating.

It’s a classic that evokes the bittersweet feeling of a middle-school romance.

LOVE TRIPthe peggies

the peggies 「LOVE TRIP」(Music Video)
LOVE TRIPthe peggies

A three-member girls’ band, the peggies, sing a breakup song from a man’s perspective.

It charmingly delivers the feelings of a couple who, after a long relationship, decide to part ways—pairing bittersweet lyrics with a poppy melody.

The lyrics depict a forward-looking breakup and make you reflect on how heartbreak can take many different forms.

At the end of summertankobuchin

Nidome no Natsu, Nidoto Aenai Kimi theme song “At Summer’s End” - Film-Inserted MV (Short Ver.) / Tancobuchin
At the end of summertankobuchin

This song is about a brief summer romance.

Even though it’s a love that can never come true and they’ll never meet again, its positive message that there are no regrets is uplifting.

It’s a masterpiece that makes you realize some loves are meant to be kept as memories.

MADOKA’s assured vocal performance is truly impressive.

Breakup songs by Japanese girls’ bands (41–50)

Time lagtsushimamire

TsuShiMaMiRe / Time Lag Music Video
Time lagtsushimamire

This song is perfect for blasting away the negativity after a breakup.

Its energy is ridiculously high, so those gloomy feelings just vanish.

The lyrics aren’t direct, but it’s a rock track that captures the dizzy, messy emotions you feel when you’re reeling from a breakup.

Desolate LoveAldious

It’s a melodic metal breakup song by the all-girl heavy metal band Aldious.

Despite being a breakup song, it’s insanely heavy metal and unbelievably cool.

Knowing that even such a badass, glamorous queen could yearn for love and get her heart broken somehow feels encouraging.