[Heartbreak Song] To Bounce Back From a Broken Heart | Uplifting, Positive Tracks & Anthems
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!
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[Heartbreak Songs] To Bounce Back From a Breakup | Uplifting, Positive Tracks & Anthems (141–150)
Until we meet againOzaki Kiyohiko
A classic Showa-era song that, while up-tempo and bright, carries a tinge of melancholy.
Sung with Kiyohiko Ozaki’s overwhelming vocal power and lung capacity, it soars like a fanfare for a new beginning.
The song won awards such as the Japan Record Award and the Japan Kayō Award, and it was also performed on the Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
Goodbye HappinessUtada Hikaru
A song by Hikaru Utada that portrays the resolve to say goodbye to days of past happiness and step forward as a new self.
Despite its upbeat dance sound, the lyrics bid farewell not only to loneliness but to happiness itself, conveying both the strength to accept the past and move toward the future, and the sadness that lies beneath.
Released in advance from the album “Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.
2” in November 2010, just before her hiatus, it was also featured in a commercial.
Even after going through a divorce and becoming single again, you may want to face your memories and take a strong step forward.
This is a song that gently gives a push to those who feel that way.
for a whilerikon densetsu
A song by Divorce Densetsu that intertwines the melancholy of lost love with the strength to overcome it.
They say it took about three years from the start of their activities to complete this track.
Even as it feels the pain of letting go of a past relationship, its determination to move forward is sure to resonate deeply with anyone who’s been through a major parting.
For those who only suffer more by forcing themselves to forget, it feels like the song gently says, “It’s okay to be just as you are.” You can regret the past and worry about the future—just don’t give up on living in the present.
Doesn’t the creator’s warm message make your heart feel a little lighter?
I want to see you.Yoshida Yamada
When it comes to songs that make you cry, Yoshida Yamada comes to mind.
It’s a song that portrays the honest feelings that well up—wanting to see you and protect you—even after trying to be alone.
The gentle acoustic guitar at the start and the soft vocals already bring tears to your eyes.
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”?
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.
Never again…BENI
“I just want to hear your voice one more time, but I can’t.” This is BENI’s renowned ballad that sings of a heartbreakingly painful wish.
The lyrics, torn between lingering feelings for an unforgettable lover and the resolve to tell oneself there’s no going back to the past, will squeeze the hearts of anyone bearing the same pain.
There’s even an anecdote that BENI herself unexpectedly shed tears during the music video shoot, which speaks to the depth of emotion poured into this piece.
Released in December 2008 and tied in with a MBS-affiliated TV program, its memorable melody—marked by piano and strings—surely lingers in many listeners’ minds.
Also included on the album “Bitter & Sweet,” this song might be the perfect one to let a few quiet tears fall to.