Breakup songs that are easy to sing at karaoke. Recommended classics and popular hits.

somedaySaucy Dog

Saucy Dog "Someday" MUSIC VIDEO

Even if you haven’t actually had that kind of experience, this song somehow makes you feel as if you have.

As one of Saucy Dog’s signature tracks and a highly popular heartbreak song, “Itsuka” (“Someday”) has moved many to tears—the way it’s sung, savoring memories bit by bit, and then letting emotions burst all at once in the chorus.

You can imagine everyone breaking down in tears if it’s sung at karaoke.

It’s a gentle, faintly nostalgic heartbreak song that squeezes your heart.

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PretenderOfisharu Higedan Dism

Official HIGE DANDism – Pretender [Official Video]

This song was also used as the theme song for the film “The Confidence Man JP: The Movie.” The lyrics line up words that make it seem as if the end of a romance was something unavoidable.

However, moments of regret and pain appear throughout, making it clear that the song is the singer telling themselves that the end of this love was inevitable.

As the song progresses, expressions suggesting regret and lingering attachment increase, conveying a state in which the feelings can no longer be held back—and the pain comes through.

Try singing it while overlaying your own emotions onto the song.

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The Sound of SnowGReeeeN

GReeeeN – Yukinone

This song brings back those bittersweet feelings, as if you’re listening to a winter love story.

It’s a track by GReeeeN, the hugely popular four-member male vocal group that performs without revealing their faces or identities.

Many of you have probably heard it, as it was also tied in with the JR SKI SKI commercial series! The melody doesn’t move much at the beginning, so once you catch the pitch early on, you can ride the music and sing along.

The start of the chorus is a bit faster in rhythm and keeps to higher notes, but toward the end the tempo slows down, making it easier to articulate each note one by one.

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First LoveUtada Hikaru

Hikaru Utada – First Love

Wrapping sentimental feelings in warmth, “First Love” is a song you’ll want to sing at karaoke after a heartbreak.

Ever since Hikaru Utada released it in 1999, it has continued to be loved by people of all generations.

Even when you meet someone new, the lyrics that encourage you to remember your heartbreak yet move forward sink deep into your heart.

It’s slow-tempo, and the range suits a female key.

A tip for singing it at karaoke: it’s easier if you practice reading the English lyrics in the chorus smoothly!

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I long to see you now.MISIA

MISIA – Aitakute Ima (Official HD Music Video)

MISIA’s “Aitakute Ima” is a song that expresses feelings for a loved one you can no longer meet.

Released in 2009, it was chosen as the theme song for the drama JIN.

Many people were surely moved by the melody of love, sung with MISIA’s expansive vocals, together with the drama itself.

The lyrics convey an overflow of emotions for someone precious whom you long to see but cannot.

Its fame as a drama theme song and the soaring parts that feel freeing to sing make it an easy choice even after a heartbreak.

Sing it with all your heart, so your feelings may reach the one you loved.

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SAKI

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Baby Don’t CryAmuro Namie

Baby Don’t Cry – Namie Amuro (Full)

This is one of the signature songs by Namie Amuro, a popular singer and dancer who has announced her retirement.

It’s a heartbreak song that expresses a woman’s feelings after a breakup.

It’s also easy for women to sing at karaoke, so it’s a track I highly recommend.

You’re no longer here.FUNKY MONKEY BABYS

FUNKY MONKEY BABYS "You’re Not Here Anymore"

FUNKY MONKEY BABYS’ “Mou Kimi ga Inai” is packed with that helpless feeling after a breakup—the sense that no matter what you do, you just can’t forget the person you love.

Even though it’s about heartbreak, it doesn’t feel like someone got dumped; rather, it’s a story where the two still love each other but, due to circumstances—or for each other’s sake—they part ways, and he sees his lover off.

It portrays, from a male perspective, the aching heart of someone who can’t bring himself to honestly express his feelings to the lover he’s sending off.

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