“I Want to See You”: A love song that makes you cry when you listen to it while you can’t meet
We’ve put together a collection of songs overflowing with “I miss you,” perfect for someone you like, an ex you’ve broken up with, or a partner in a long-distance relationship.
They’re all tear-jerking tracks that stay close to a aching heart, so you’re sure to find a song that resonates with your feelings.
Listening to sentimental music when you’re lonely might seem like it will only make things harder, but letting yourself sink into the sadness with a song can help you sort out your emotions and maybe even look forward again.
Find the tracks that speak to your heart, and take your time listening to your inner voice about what you want to do with that “I want to see you” feeling inside you.
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[I Want to See You] Love Songs That Make You Cry When You Listen While You Can’t Meet (21–30)
A Song for YouNEW!Sugawara Sayuri
A song that earnestly sings about the bittersweet feelings of a love that can’t be expressed honestly.
It captures the frustration of not being able to convey your feelings to the person you like, and the pure wish to always be by their side, all carried by a clear, translucent vocal.
Released in April 2009, the month Sayuri Sugawara made her major debut, the track was later included on her album “First Story.” It was also chosen as the opening theme for TV Tokyo’s music program “JAPAN COUNTDOWN” during the same month, gaining widespread popularity.
It’s a love song you’ll want to listen to when you’re thinking of someone precious far away and are overcome with the urge to see them.
missing youTomioka Ai
This song poignantly sings of feelings for a former lover.
Ai Tomioka’s clear, transparent vocals beautifully capture the complex emotions after a breakup.
Delicately portraying the loneliness and anxiety felt in everyday life, as well as the gradually emerging resolve to look forward, this piece fully showcases her talent as a singer-songwriter.
It’s perfect not only for those struggling with love, but also for moments when you want to reminisce about past relationships.
Don’t you feel your heart might grow a little lighter if, while listening, you can think, “Maybe this kind of thing happens to everyone”?
Song for…HY
HY, known for songs about heartrending feelings and unrequited love, have a popular track that stands alongside “AM11:00” and “NAO”: “Song for…,” included on their third album, TRUNK.
Wanting to see someone but being unable to… isn’t that a heartache almost everyone has experienced? In times like that, you end up overthinking things you don’t need to, and many of us spend sleepless nights.
This is a must-relate song that stays by your side and expresses exactly how you feel—can you listen to it without tears?
not yet in loveNEW!Chōkyūmei
Chokyuumei’s “Mikoi,” written specifically as the opening theme for a drama, is a love song that captures vague, unnameable emotions.
Released digitally in January 2025, it is known as the tie-in track for the Kansai TV × FOD drama “Mikoi: Kakure Bocchi-tachi.” Riding on pop piano-rock, it sings of the impulse to see someone and the wavering heart that doesn’t yet want to admit it’s love.
The confusion and jealousy at the dawn of romance are expressed with a light touch, offering comfort when you’re unsure of your feelings or afraid to use the word “like.” It’s a recommended track for anyone who wants to savor the exhilaration of realizing you’re falling in love.
Come see me if you ever feel like dying.NEW!Blue Mash
This is a love song released as the lead track from Blue Mash’s album “Nakana, Seishun,” which came out in March 2026.
Hailing from Neyagawa in Osaka and rapidly gaining traction nationwide, the band paints an unbearably heartrending sense of loss: the tender words once given by someone who’s now gone only end up cutting even deeper into who you are today.
The realistic lyrics, sung against springtime scenery, fuse beautifully with an emotional band sound honed through nearly 100 live shows a year, gripping your heart tight.
It’s a song that stays close and cries with anyone carrying lingering feelings for an ex or the pain of wanting to meet someone you can’t see anymore.
If you are with meKG
A love song about a long-distance relationship, sung by “KG,” the solo project of male singer-songwriter KOH.
Even if the distance is so great that you can’t meet right away, it reassures you that your feelings for each other never change—a positive song.
You can reach out anytime by phone or LINE, but deep down you really want to meet in person! It sings honestly about that true feeling.
somedaySaucy Dog
This is a song by Saucy Dog that expresses the loneliness and pain of parting.
While looking back on memories shared with a cherished person who has left their side, it portrays a bittersweet feeling toward the town gradually changing from the landscapes tied to those memories.
The progression from a calm vocal that seems to quietly face inward emotions to a powerful chorus that conveys an overflow of pain serves to heighten the sadness.
It’s striking not only for depicting the sorrow of farewell, but also the fear of those feelings and memories changing over time.
