Heal your heart with love ballads: A collection of pure love and heartbreak songs.
Among listeners who focus on lyrics when they listen to music, I’m sure many of them love love songs.
That said, the term “love song” covers a wide range of styles and moods.
Upbeat, happy tunes and rock-tinged tracks are certainly appealing, but in this article we’ll be highlighting love ballads that gently seep into the heart.
The lyrics span everything from joyful themes to bittersweet unrequited love and breakup songs.
Find the one song that perfectly matches your mood.
- [For when you want to cry] A ballad love song. A heartbreaking love song.
- [Tear-Jerking] Classic and Recommended Love Ballads
- Songs to give to your lover or someone you like. Love songs devoted wholeheartedly to your boyfriend or girlfriend.
- [Resonates with the Heart] Masterpiece Ballads with Beautiful, Poignant Lyrics
- [Unrequited Love] Heart-wrenching Love Songs | A Roundup of Tear-Inducing Crush and Breakup Tracks
- [Today’s Heartbreak Song] A poignant love song that gently wraps your wounded heart
- [Tear-Jerking Breakup Songs] A curated selection of love songs that gently comfort a wounded heart!
- A selection of classic love ballads, from the latest hits to timeless favorites.
- [Love Songs] Recommended love songs. Masterpieces that sing about feelings of love.
- [Once More…] A lingering-attachment song: a song about a love you can’t forget
- A tear-jerking love song. A love song that stays close to a hurting heart.
- [Adultery Song] A forbidden song about an affair that sings of an impossible love
- A collection of romance-themed songs. Let’s listen to some Japanese love songs.
Heal your heart with love ballads: A collection of pure love and heartbreak songs (81–90)
Ikuriipuhaipe

This track is a newly produced song based on “Douse, Ai da,” which we created in collaboration with rapper Sorane.
Whereas the previous work leaned heavily into hip-hop elements, this one shifts into a gentle, heartfelt ballad.
We also trimmed detailed story descriptions to focus more on the feeling of love, making it easier to relate to.
And since there’s no rap section, it’s easier to sing at karaoke.
Alternatively, you could practice both and perform them back-to-back.
Tearful KissSazan Ōrusutāzu

A bittersweet yet beautiful melody that seeps into the heart, this ballad delicately portrays the protagonist’s sorrow and lingering feelings as they face a breakup with a lover.
The emotionally rich vocals woven by Southern All Stars, together with a simple instrumental arrangement, convey the pain of heartbreak with striking clarity.
Released in July 1992, it drew major attention as the theme song for the drama “Zutto Anata ga Suki Datta.” It became Southern All Stars’ first million-selling single and won the Excellence Award at the 34th Japan Record Awards.
Whether you’re seeking to heal the sadness of parting or reminiscing about past love, this song gently stays by your side—and continues to be a source of comfort for many to this day.
rendezvousshaitoopu

The rock band Shytoupe, which shot to fame after going viral on social media, has become a standout act.
Their song “Rendezvous” voices the feelings of a man who’s gone through a breakup.
With deft word choice, it portrays the hollow state he’s left in after parting from a deeply loved partner and the way traces of their time together gradually disappear from his surroundings.
Men fresh from a breakup might find themselves moved to tears by how relatable it is.
The melody line, which somehow feels soothing even as it stirs up a poignant sadness, is equally captivating.
Tears of MagnoliaSutādasuto☆Rebyū

A love ballad that sings of the profound sense of loss after losing the lover to whom eternal love was vowed.
Using the magnolia—the flower that symbolizes spring—as its motif, it beautifully depicts warm memories with a beloved person and the loneliness felt after their loss.
It was included as the first track on Stardust Revue’s album “SOLA,” released in March 1993, and was later released as a single, selling 150,000 copies.
In 2005, an acoustic version was produced for a Nikka Whisky commercial.
For those who have lost someone precious or who recall bittersweet memories in the spring season, this work will resonate deeply with your heart.
That’s all there is to it.Marushii

Be sure to check out the passionate love ballad “Tada Sore Dake no Koto ga sa” as well.
This song was produced by Marcy and has garnered attention as an insert track for the romance show “Koisuru ♥ Shūmatsu Homestay 2023 Spring ~Sweet Orange Memory~.” The lyrics depict a woman who has experienced heartbreak, looking back on the happy days the two of them spent together.
What stands out is the sprinkling of words that convey regret and a sense of putting on a brave face.
Give it a listen together with the drama-style music video featuring Rinka Kumada.


