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 (51–60)

I should be able to fly (in the sky).supittsu

Spitz / I Should Be Able to Fly in the Sky

I should be able to fly (in the sky).supittsu

This song became the theme for the hugely popular drama “Hakusen Nagashi,” which later reached No.

1 on the Oricon chart.

The drama, centered on high school romance and the surrounding human relationships, resonated with viewers through its pure, heartfelt storytelling.

The lyrics earnestly sing about how meeting the one you love is a miracle, moving you with a story that makes you nostalgically look back on the past.

How about singing it at karaoke with someone special, expressing your gratitude as you do?

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OH MY LITTLE GIRLOzaki Yutaka

Yutaka Ozaki – Oh My Little Girl

OH MY LITTLE GIRLOzaki Yutaka

Here’s a song released by Yutaka Ozaki in 1994.

It’s one of his best-known tracks.

It also served as the theme song for the TV drama “Kono Yo no Hate,” which aired the same year.

I especially recommend it to those who want to recall how they felt in their youth.

If you imagine yourself as Ozaki, walking with a woman along a winter road, you’ll have no trouble getting immersed when you sing it at karaoke.

It can also be fun to create a character for yourself to inhabit before you tackle the song.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Carrying YouInoue Azumi

Azumi Inoue – Carrying You

Carrying YouInoue Azumi

The song “Carrying You,” sung by Azumi Inoue, is known as the theme song for the 1986 Studio Ghibli film Castle in the Sky.

The lyrics were based on an idea by director Hayao Miyazaki and were further developed by Isao Takahata and Joe Hisaishi.

Its melancholy melody and lyrics, which perfectly match the film’s imagery, tend to bring listeners to tears.

Told from the perspective of the protagonist, Pazu, the song conveys his feelings for his parents and for Sheeta.

If you find yourself getting sentimental singing it at karaoke, why not just lean into that quiet, reflective mood?

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Tears Flowing EndlesslyNatsukawa Rimi

Rimi Natsukawa “Nada Sousou” Music Video

Tears Flowing EndlesslyNatsukawa Rimi

This is a signature song by Rimi Natsukawa, whose title in the Okinawan dialect means “tears falling in drops.” The lyricist’s personal feelings for a brother who passed away at a young age may resonate with listeners’ own memories of someone dear to them.

Woven by Natsukawa’s crystal-clear voice, the yearning for someone you can no longer meet evokes the profound sorrow of people torn apart by the tragedies of war and reminds us of the preciousness of peace.

Originally written in 1998 for Ryoko Moriyama, the song became a major hit with Natsukawa’s 2001 cover, which stayed on the Oricon charts for 157 weeks.

In 2006, a film inspired by the song was also released.

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Tsubasaandāgurafu

Tsubasa

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The rock band Under Graph’s major-label debut single is Tsubasa.

When it was released in 2004, it gradually gained traction through cable broadcasts and radio, eventually reaching No.

6 on the Oricon Singles Chart.

Its heartrending lyrics about parting with a lover and its melancholy melody deepen the sense of loneliness as you listen.

The music video also drew attention for featuring Masami Nagasawa in her younger days.

True to the band’s concept of expressing the “joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure” deep in the heart, it’s a classic that brings back feelings you’d almost forgotten.

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