Beautiful tear-jerking songs / songs that make you cry your eyes out

Tear-jerking songs I want to sing at karaoke

DancerFukkun:)Tatsuki Fukuda
Primarily active in Tokyo, I have experience as a backup dancer for artists, a music video dancer, and a commercial dancer. I continue to work as a dancer while also engaging in article production. After discovering Michael Jackson in junior high school, I began dancing in my second year of high school. Since starting dance, in addition to the J-Pop and Japanese rock I had been listening to, I began exploring Western R&B, rap, alternative music, and other tracks commonly used for dance. In elementary school, I spent three years in a choir, and because I love singing, I often go to karaoke for fun. These days, I enjoy a wide range of music, from Japanese rock and rap to K-pop.
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Started performing in bands in junior high school. Influenced by Japanese rock and UK rock, spent over 10 years continuing band activities while creating original songs. Later began producing Vocaloid tracks using Hatsune Miku, with total plays of released songs surpassing 10,000. Has five years of experience writing for music magazines. Currently works as a music writer, director, and composer, keeping a ground-level perspective on the scene by attending live shows across Japan. Now performs at live houses in Tokyo, showcasing guitar playing centered on acoustic guitar and informed by knowledge of chord analysis and guitar scales. Also writes leveraging a broad knowledge of music genres.

Do you go to karaoke to refresh yourself or relieve stress?

I think many people want to belt out songs at the top of their lungs to blow off steam, but if you want to feel even more refreshed, I recommend singing songs that make you cry!

Whether you cry while singing yourself or shed tears listening to the person you’re with sing, letting your emotions flow through a heartfelt song is a wonderful thing—and it will leave your heart feeling clear.

In this article, we’ll focus on tear-jerking songs to help you choose your setlist and introduce some recommended tracks!

Tear-jerking songs I want to sing at karaoke (61–70)

Promise of SunflowersHata Motohiro

Motohiro Hata / Promise of a Sunflower (Short Ver.)

Promise of SunflowersHata Motohiro

This song, the theme of the film STAND BY ME Doraemon—which became a huge topic as a real tearjerker—features a gently moving arrangement that perfectly suits Motohiro Hata’s simple, unadorned vocals.

Looking at the lyrics, you’ll find many lines that evoke the friendship between Doraemon and Nobita, guaranteed to make Doraemon fans cry! Of course, it’s also sure to move your heart as a friendship or gratitude song.

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Bridge of Gloryyuzu

Glory Bridge (Yuzu cover by Sundaysaty’s)

Bridge of Gloryyuzu

This is Yuzu’s 21st single, released in 2004.

It was chosen as NHK’s official theme song for the Athens Olympics broadcast that year.

The lyrics evoke athletes who, after long years of effort, fight with all their might on the world’s biggest stage, making them a perfect fit and truly wonderful.

Even though our stages are different, we all face hardships and difficulties in everyday life.

At those times, I hope you’ll listen to this song.

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cherry blossom colorAnjura Aki

Angela Aki “Sakura-iro” Music Video

cherry blossom colorAnjura Aki

This is Angela Aki’s seventh single, released in 2007.

It is a beautiful piece that poignantly sings about breaking up with a high school sweetheart and the presence that person had, vividly bringing those scenes to mind.

There may come a time for anyone when you have to choose between your dreams and your lover, right? Thinking about such a bittersweet experience, this is a song that feels like it could bring you to tears while listening.

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That paper airplane splits the cloudy sky19

That paper airplane splits the cloudy sky

That paper airplane splits the cloudy sky19

Originally slated to be a B-side in the spring of 1999, this song was released as the A-side at the last minute due to its strong response.

Centered on the theme of youth, it expresses the desire to place the fun memories from one’s school days—memories everyone has—onto a paper airplane and send a message to old friends from that time.

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A person who loves springGLAY

A person who loves spring

A person who loves springGLAY

It wasn’t released as a single, and some people might not know it, but among fans it’s considered a masterpiece—a beautiful, high-quality song.

It was used as the B-side to the big hit “Kuchibiru.” TAKURO is said to have written it after visiting Iceland and seeing people living resiliently.

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Love is overŌyō Fifi

L’Arc~en~Ciel – What is Love [ Live ]

Love is overŌyō Fifi

This is a smash-hit single in Japan by Fei-fei Ouyang, a singer from Taiwan, and it’s a song that continues to be performed even today.

Although it’s a song about a breakup between a man and a woman, when I read the part of the lyrics that says, “I will never forget you—no matter who holds me, I will never forget you—because I believe this is surely my last love,” I can’t help but feel that the woman portrayed has a very mature way of thinking.

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Is this loveglobe

globe / Is this love

Is this loveglobe

Released in 1996.

The music video shot in Arizona was a hot topic at the time.

Unlike the other singles, it’s by no means a loud or intense track, but it’s the kind of song that can move you to tears as you listen… A perfect pick for when you want a quiet, cathartic cry.

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