Recommended breakup songs for high school students: classic and popular J-pop tracks
When do you feel like listening to heartbreak songs? Is it, after all, when you’ve had your heart broken? Some people want to soak in those feelings with breakup songs and have a good, long cry, while others want to sort out their emotions so they can move forward.
We’re introducing lots of tracks themed around unrequited love and heartbreak for you to listen to at times like these.
Have a good cry and feel refreshed, or just zone out and listen without thinking.
May the power of music help you feel even a little more positive.
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Recommended heartbreak songs for high school students: Classic and popular Japanese songs (51–60)
Andromedaaiko
What sets it apart from other breakup songs is that its theme is the bittersweetness of realizing your own feelings have changed, even though you loved them so much.
With aiko’s beautiful voice and slightly offbeat breakup lyrics, it’s a poignant, summery track.
Be My LastUtada Hikaru
It’s a song that’s a bit mature for high schoolers, but many of the words in the lyrics fit them perfectly and are easy to relate to, so I’d recommend it to high school students as a breakup song.
Hikaru Utada’s wistful vocals suit the track so well, making it a truly heartrending piece.
ForevermoreUtada Hikaru
The theme song of TBS’s Sunday drama “Gomen, Aishiteru” features lyrics that strikingly blend Japanese and English.
Utada Hikaru’s worldview turns love and romance into something that feels natural.
It’s a song that makes you feel it’s okay for there to be tears in a relationship.
JELLYNumber_i
A Number_i track that likens tender, fragile feelings of love to jelly.
Produced by member Yuta Jinguji, it delicately captures the wistfulness of late summer.
The lyrics ask, “What would the jelly filled with my feelings for you taste like?”—a question that conveys the fear that this love might one day melt away and disappear, tightening the listener’s chest.
Included on their debut album No.I, released in September 2024.
Recommended heartbreak songs for high school students: Classic and popular Japanese songs (61–70)
Only I liked it.suisou gurashi
A heartbreak song by suisougurasu that delicately portrays the ache and lingering attachment of love.
Eye’s clear, translucent vocals beautifully capture the painful feeling of being left behind while the other person moves on to their next romance.
Many listeners will relate to the lyrics, which depict how a casual message from the person you like can throw your heart into turmoil.
Released in September 2021, this song is sure to resonate with anyone who can’t forget someone they love or is suffering from a love they can’t let go of.
Unrequited Love of ‘Say My Name’LiSA
This is a song by LiSA, a leading female artist in the anison world.
Despite its refreshing and bright sound, it features bittersweet, heartrending lyrics that make it a great recommendation for high school students.
I also recommend it for the parts that showcase LiSA’s charming cuteness.
Love letterTHE BLUE HEARTS
These are lyrics depicting a man thinking about the girlfriend he parted with—a heartbreak song that conveys his true wish to make her happy.
It was used as an insert song in the film “Love Letter: Sōrenka.” With a vibe characteristic of THE BLUE HEARTS, it remains a classic beloved by people of all generations.