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!

Tearjerker songs I want to sing at karaoke (91–100)

April RainDREAMS COME TRUE

[Karaoke Video] April’s Rain / DREAMS COME TRUE

April RainDREAMS COME TRUE

Released in 1991, this April Rain is included on DREAMS COME TRUE’s fourth album, MILLION KISSES.

I really want you to read the lyrics—it’s a beautiful, tear-inducing song.

It might not be ideal for group karaoke.

I recommend it for solo karaoke.

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Grandfather’s ClockHirai Ken

Ken Hirai / Grandfather's Clock

Grandfather's ClockHirai Ken

This song resonates with Ken Hirai’s warm, heartfelt vocals.

Centered on themes of family love and the passage of time, it weaves a 100-year story of a grandfather and an old clock.

Released in August 2002, it became familiar through NHK’s “Minna no Uta” and an au commercial.

It’s said to be a particularly memorable track for Hirai and even a foundation of his singing.

The single sold a total of 667,000 copies, reached No.

1 on the Oricon charts, and won the Japan Gold Disc Award.

It’s recommended for those who have experienced parting from a loved one or want to feel the bonds of family.

If you sing it at karaoke, you’re sure to be moved to the core.

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Just being alive is admirable.ReoNa

ReoNa “Just Being Alive Is Wonderful” - Lyric Video -

Just being alive is admirable.ReoNa

For those shedding tears over days that just won’t go right, this song might be there to comfort you.

It’s a track by ReoNa, a singer known as a “despair-style anisong singer,” included on her fifth single “Nai Nai,” released in 2021.

The lyrics and composition were created by the popular Vocaloid producer Toa Kasamura.

The lyrics, which spill out feelings straight from the heart, are so raw they make your chest tighten just by reading them.

The sorrowful piano and ReoNa’s on-the-verge-of-tears vocals really hit you right in the tear ducts.

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NijiL’Arc〜en〜Ciel

L’Arc～en～Ciel “Niji” -Music Clip-

NijiL'Arc〜en〜Ciel

At the height of their popularity, drummer sakura was arrested, leading the band to suspend activities.

This was the first single released after their return from the hiatus.

The feel of the music and the entirety of the lyrics are grand, making it a deeply moving song to listen to.

It feels like watching a film, and just reading the lyrics is touching.

This is the only single they released as a three-member lineup.

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I love you.MONKEY MAJIK

MONKEY MAJIK / I Love You

I love you.MONKEY MAJIK

Released in 2009.

Theme song for the drama “Aishiteru: Kaiyō.” As you can tell from the fact that it was written after reading the original work, it fit the drama perfectly, but even people who didn’t watch the show will be moved to tears—the lyrics pierce straight into your heart.

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