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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I often listen to Kobukuro when I’m feeling upbeat, but this song was so heartbreaking it brought me to tears.
I used to think of buds as something bright and hopeful for the future, but I found myself thinking, “How can such a motif feel so sorrowful…?” Every time I listen to this song, my heart races.
Sad Songs (1–10)
Poem of SunlightLe Couple
Le Couple’s fifth single.
It was featured as an insert song in the drama “Under One Roof 2.” While the melody is very calm and gentle, the lyrics depict a lovers’ parting.
It is a song that tenderly sings of the narrator’s feelings for “you,” who, even after the breakup, left them with a great love and kindness.
Nine Point EightMili
It’s one of the songs from the mobile game Deemo.
The tune itself is very bright and refreshing—catchy enough to hum when you’re in a good mood—but the lyrics strongly evoke themes of death and suicide.
The story is about following a deceased lover by taking one’s own life.
Dropletasaki
This is a song included in the game “pop’n music.” The lyrics are highly cryptic and open to various interpretations, but it’s often said to depict a pair of lovers committing double suicide.
While the track has a sense of speed, the lyrics also evoke a feeling of stillness.
Christmas EveYamashita Tatsuro
Tatsuro Yamashita’s 12th single.
A classic Christmas song, it’s the one many people think of when they hear “Christmas song.” It has ranked in the Oricon Top 100 for 30 consecutive years and has been recognized by Guinness World Records.
I want to become a rainbow.TUBE
TUBE’s 33rd single.
It was also released in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
It’s a sad heartbreak song, seemingly expressing the feelings of a man who was dumped by his lover.
Not only the lyrics but also the overall tone is deeply sorrowful, making it a relentlessly bleak track from start to finish.
It’s a song you’d want to listen to at the very depths of a breakup.
Proofangela
This is the ending theme of the anime Fafner in the Azure.
The melody is wistful and sorrowful, and the lyrics convey feelings of resignation and doubt.
Keywords include “life” and “proof of having lived.” It’s a song that makes you reflect on what it means to leave proof of your life and how you want to live.