Hidden gem tearjerker songs. Recommended popular tracks

Until the day I can no longer rememberback number

back number – Until the Day It Becomes Unrememberable (full)

This is a poignant song about parting with someone dear.

Iyori Shimizu’s delicate vocals gently enfold the feelings for the one who was lost.

It carefully depicts the depth of their bond and the emptiness that follows their absence, making it a piece that resonates deeply with listeners.

The song was also selected as the ending theme for a TV Tokyo music program, winning widespread empathy.

It’s the perfect track for when you want to remember someone important, or reaffirm your feelings for them.

Why not close your eyes and listen slowly?

spin; weave; compose (e.g., a story)tota

Tsumugu / Tota

Tota is an artist whose charm lies in her unadorned, sincere voice.

Since 2022, she has been sharing her music from home in the style known as a bedroom sound creator.

This song, released in 2023, features lyrics that express a wish—and offer encouragement—to live life to the fullest even in times of sadness or hardship, right up to the very end.

It’s curious how being alive can make us conscious of death, but the lyrics, which juxtapose life and death, are thought-provoking.

It’s a track you’ll want to listen to while savoring the words carefully.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Sorrow Rides the Busmakaroni enpitsu

Macaroni Enpitsu “Sadness Rides the Bus” MV

Set to melodies that gently stay close to the heart, this moving story by Macaroni Empitsu captures the shifting patterns of human emotion.

The lead track from their August 2023 album, “Otona no Namida” (“Tears of Adults”), delicately depicts the fleeting feelings found in farewells with family and in everyday life.

Hattori’s clear, transparent vocals and the softly unfolding melody resonate deep within the listener.

The song also drew attention for its music video directed by Yoshihito Mori, known for the Netflix film “We Couldn’t Become Adults.” Through the perspective of a protagonist played by Shota Sometani, it asks profound questions about the meaning of life and the preciousness of existence.

It’s a recommended track for those who want to empathize with feelings for loved ones or soothe the quiet emotions they carry inside.

Liar MoonYorushika

Liar

It is a ballad marked by the quiet melody of the piano and Suis’s gentle vocals.

Through vivid depictions of scenes in the rain and the symbolic image of drinking down moonlight, it delicately portrays the protagonist’s emotions as they face loss and loneliness.

Produced in June 2020 as the ending song for the Netflix feature-length animated film A Whisker Away, the piece was composed by Yorushika’s n-buna to reflect the film’s worldview while capturing the atmosphere from spring to early summer.

It is a song that will deeply resonate with those who wish to relive a fragile yet beautiful page of youth, as well as those who have experienced parting with someone dear.

sympathetic tearsHitoto Yo

Yo Hitoto / Borrowed Tears

A debut work by Yo Hitoto that delicately portrays people’s emotions in our lonely modern society.

Amid an information-saturated daily life, the protagonist searches for a place to belong, gently expressing the warmth of a heart that empathizes with others’ tears and stays by their side.

Its original sound weaves together elements of gospel, R&B, and oriental influences, beautifully harmonizing with her crystal-clear vocals.

Since its release in October 2002, the song reached No.

4 on the Oricon weekly chart.

The following year, it won the Japan Record Award for Best New Artist and was performed on the NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen.

It’s a song I sincerely want to share with those struggling with human connections or those who feel the urge to be there for someone.

White LoversKuwata Keisuke

Keisuke Kuwata – Shiroi Koibitotachi (Full ver.)

A gem-like ballad woven from winter’s chill and gentle warmth.

Rather than viewing past love as a failure, it tenderly celebrates those moments of affection, wrapped in the distinctive warmth of Keisuke Kuwata’s vocals.

With imagery like snow quietly piling up and a calm atmosphere shaped by strings and winds, this single was released in October 2001.

Familiar from Coca-Cola commercials and, more recently, UNIQLO’s HEATTECH ads, the song also won the Gold Prize at that year’s Japan Record Awards.

It’s a heartfelt recommendation for anyone who has gone through a farewell with someone dear and wants to cherish the memories.

The Day of DepartureJULEPS

The Day of Departure Full Chorus.mpg

“Tabidatsu Hi” (The Day of Departure) was released in 2007 as the debut single by the piano-and-chorus group JULEPS.

It was also chosen as the theme song for the anime The Elephant’s Back: The Day of Departure, and has gained popularity on TikTok alongside its animation.

The lyrics candidly express the feelings one might have upon being told of life’s inevitable end, and the phrases filled with kindness toward the family left behind are especially memorable.

Their warm harmonies over a beautiful piano melody are soothing as well.

Lend an ear to this gently resonant message—bittersweet yet heartwarming—that quietly touches the soul.

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