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[Heartbreak Song] To Bounce Back From a Broken Heart | Uplifting, Positive Tracks & Anthems

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We’re introducing uplifting songs to help you bounce back from heartbreak—tracks we hope you’ll listen to when you’re nursing a broken heart.

Have you ever had someone you like or your partner tell you, “I want to break up,” or “I’m in love with someone else,” and gone through a painful goodbye?

Heartbreak can feel like having every part of yourself rejected—an incredibly hard experience that leaves a mark on your heart.

But no matter how down you feel, reality won’t change.

That’s exactly why many of us think, “I want to look forward somehow.”

In this article, we’ve gathered songs that can lift your spirits—recommendations for anyone trying their best to move on from heartbreak.

Find that one song that speaks to your heart, and let it give you strength!

[Heartbreak Songs] To Bounce Back From a Broken Heart | Uplifting, Positive Tracks & Anthems (131–140)

two peopleaiko

aiko - “Futari” music video

two peopleaiko

I tell myself it’s a good thing I realized how they felt before I fell in love, and I accept the end of the romance.

This song by aiko captures that painful bravado.

Despite its up-tempo sound, it sings of the bittersweet moment when you keep getting your hopes up over the other person’s smallest gestures, only to notice their gaze is fixed on someone else.

Released in March 2008, the song reached No.

3 on the Oricon weekly chart and was later used in a Hoyu commercial.

It’s also included on the album “Himitsu.” On nights when you put on a brave face even though you’re really sad, doesn’t listening to this song make you feel like someone’s right beside you saying, “I know exactly how you feel”?

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Stardust VenusAimer

Stardust Venus

Stardust VenusAimer

This is a song by Aimer that overlays unforgettable memories of love onto the stars in the night sky and sings of heartache.

The lingering attachment to a precious person who has been lost and the increasingly idealized memories are delicately depicted through a fragile yet resolute voice.

Released as a single in August 2012, it is also included on the acclaimed album “Sleepless Nights.” As the theme song for the drama “Will Such a Luxury as Love Fall Upon Me?”, it enriched the story’s worldview.

The piano-and-strings sound this work possesses is sure to resonate deeply with listeners’ sentimental hearts.

If you listen on a quiet night when you want to be alone with your memories, it will surely wrap your heart in gentle warmth.

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FOREVERchanmina

FOREVER

FOREVERchanmina

A heartbreak song by Chanmina that doesn’t end the farewell in sorrow, but turns it into the strength for a new beginning—the determination comes through so intensely it almost hurts.

You can practically picture her screaming out the anger and despair of the moment that brings the romance to a close, riding a fierce punk-rock sound.

The track carries both the sense of liberation found in saying a definitive “farewell forever,” and a strong will for the future.

Released in October 2024, the song also drew attention as the theme for the drama “Monster.” It’s sure to give a powerful push to anyone who wants to put an end to a painful love, shake off the past, and move forward.

After you’ve shed all your tears, it might be the spark that helps you discover a new self.

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In loveHY

HY - “In Love” (Theme song for the film ‘366 Days’) Music Video

In loveHY

A gem of a love song that portrays the journey of looking forward after heartbreak.

It gently expresses the acceptance of a past breakup and the growth that comes from that experience, carried by a tender melody.

It’s a memorable masterpiece marked by a positive spirit—gratitude for the encounter, and a resolve to cherish the memories even if the love was not meant to be.

Included on the album “TIME,” this song was written as the theme for the film “366 Days,” set for release in January 2025.

Positioned as an answer song to “366 Days,” which depicts unrequited love, it completes the story by tracing the path to recovery from heartbreak.

A heartwarming ballad that will resonate with those who have overcome the pain of a breakup or who hold dear the memories of a precious love.

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Leaving Grapefruits[Alexandros]

I tried singing [Alexandros] – Leaving Grapefruits (Cover)

Leaving Grapefruits[Alexandros]

Although it’s a song about parting, it’s not just filled with the loneliness of looking back; it’s a song that makes you want to keep those times as beautiful memories.

Many of [Alexandros]’s songs mix English and Japanese in their lyrics.

The Japanese lines convey the message directly, while the English lines gently wrap around you.

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JengaHatsune Miku (40mP)

Hatsune Miku – Jenga – English & Romaji Subs

JengaHatsune Miku (40mP)

Many people may find themselves relating to these very heartrending lyrics.

When a romance ends, I think it’s common to feel, “This isn’t how it was supposed to be.” You thought you were making the best choices, but once it’s over, waves of regret come crashing in.

It’s painful to think about precisely because you cared so much, but as the song says at the end, you don’t want to pretend it never happened.

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Less than friends, less than lovers703goushitsu

Less than friends, less than lovers

Less than friends, less than lovers703goushitsu

I’m sure there are people who decided to stop living together after a breakup.

It leaves you with such a bittersweet feeling, doesn’t it? That’s why I want you to listen to “Less Than Friends, Less Than Lovers.” It portrays two people whose feelings gradually drift apart until they’re just housemates.

In the latter half of the song, the two reunite, but they end up in an ambiguous relationship where they can’t go back to being lovers or even become friends.

Still, it doesn’t carry a negative message—it’s about the resolve to keep moving forward.

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