Sad songs. Emotional catharsis to detox your heart.
We’ve selected timeless and popular songs recommended by our studio staff that are so sad they’ll make you feel it just by listening.
Every once in a while, let’s detox the heart with a good cry.
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Sad songs. Kokoro detox through tear therapy (21–30)
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It’s not a sad song; it’s a positive one.
It’s encouraging.
It makes you feel energized.
The male vocal parts make you feel gentle and warm.
When I listen to this song, I feel as if my heart has been cleansed, as if it’s been purified.
It’s one of my very favorite songs.
Last Love SongSuperfly
Love songs and ballads often make you cry, and Superfly’s “Last Love Song” is another heart-wrenching love ballad that aches with longing.
The piano is unhurried and beautiful, and her voice loosens your tear ducts.
It’s a song packed with the sorrow and tenderness of thinking about someone you didn’t break up with because you disliked them—one that brings you to tears.
Sad songs: Kokoro detox through tear therapy (31–40)
PrologueUru
This song was chosen as the theme for the drama “Chugakusei Nikki” (Junior High School Teacher’s Diary).
It’s a song about a heart-wrenching unrequited love.
The feelings you experience in the midst of painful, distressing one-sided love are scattered throughout the piece.
Uru’s gentle voice, free of any harshness, feels as if it lends you a shoulder to lean on.
Why not borrow that shoulder and have a good cry?
pendulumUru
Feeling the hardship of living—perhaps that is what it means to be alive.
This is a song by Uru, a singer who rose to fame through her online activities, released as a single in 2020.
It was written as the theme song for the film “The Voice of Sin.” Uru’s crystal-clear vocals blend perfectly with the grand sound arrangement to create a poignant ballad.
The lyrics, which drift through thoughts of one’s everyday life and days gone by, are crafted in a way that anyone can relate to.
Why not take a moment to look back on your own life with this song?
Ending themeamazarashi
An exquisite masterpiece ballad by the rock band amazarashi.
The lyrics read like a will—a final message—from a man facing death.
As he looks back on what has happened, he shares so much about what truly matters in life and his own understanding of the essence of happiness; you can’t help but be deeply moved.
The music video, crafted with a distinctive worldview to match the song’s concept, is also incredibly powerful and draws you in more and more as you watch.
By the time you realize it, this is a song that will likely have you in tears.
HikariAndrop
This song was the theme for the 2018 drama “Good Doctor.” With its easy-to-listen voice and captivating melody, it became a popular hit.
The message is: “If you, who saved me from the darkness of despair, are suffering, then I want to save you.” May every day with you shine brightly.
It’s a song that helps you stay positive.
If you listen when you feel like crying, it will surely help you take the first step forward.
Happy Endingback number
Back number is a band that has released many tear-jerking love songs.
Among them, their breakup songs are especially memorable—each one is aching, tender, and packed tight with overwhelming emotions.
This song is certainly one of those.
It depicts the moment a certain couple parts ways, and the most moving point is the heroine’s bravado.
She doesn’t actually want to break up; she still loves him deeply.
But instead of telling him that, she stages a clean, nonchalant farewell.
Watching her swallow her lingering feelings and try to accept the breakup he’s initiating is so heartrending that it brings you to tears.