A tear-jerking love song that gently stays by your heart
Tears are inseparable from romance.
There are sad tears shed after heartbreak or from the pain of an unrequited love.
There are joyful tears when love comes true or when a wedding is decided and your heart is full of happiness.
In this article, we introduce moving love songs that stay close to all those different kinds of tears tied to romance.
We’ve gathered a variety of tracks—songs that will cry with you through sorrowful love, and songs that will make you savor your happiness so much it brings you to tears.
You’re sure to find a track that stirs your heart.
Listen to these tear-jerking love songs to heal your wounds or to fill yourself with warmth.
Heartfelt Tearjerker Love Songs (1–10)
bittersweetNEW!Sangatsu no Phantasia
Have you ever found yourself relating to that precarious feeling of wanting to be needed by someone you love so much that you entrust your very sense of worth to them? This is a song by Sangatsu no Phantasia.
It’s included on the album “Girls Blue Happy Sad,” released in March 2019, and is based on a story written by the vocalist, Mia.
What’s striking is how bitter emotions like obsession and loneliness are hidden beneath the sweet, pop melody.
The clear, transparent vocals further bring out the raw pain born from dependency.
If you’ve experienced a painful love where only the other person’s existence can fill your loneliness, this piece will surely stay close to your heart—so please take your time and listen.
366 daysHY
A mixed-genre band from Okinawa, HY enjoys widespread popularity regardless of gender.
This song was chosen as the theme for the film “Threads of Destiny” (Akai Ito).
Member Izumi Nakasone handles all the vocals, delivering a powerful performance.
It’s a huge karaoke favorite—so much so that many people choose it for karaoke battles on variety shows.
It’s a heartbreaking, heartrending number that pours out lingering feelings: “Even though we broke up, I keep thinking about you, over and over.” If you’ve ever truly been in love, these lyrics will resonate deeply—listen and let them sink in.
Dried flowersYuuri
This song, which became the catalyst for Yuuri—wildly popular among teens and people in their twenties—to break into the mainstream, was released as his second major single, available exclusively via digital distribution.
Its popularity gradually spread on social media, and after his appearance on the YouTube channel THE FIRST TAKE, where artists deliver one-take performances, it exploded in popularity.
Notably, the lyrics portray the end of a relationship from a woman’s perspective.
It’s a masterpiece that grips the heart with its acoustic guitar and Yuuri’s heartrending vocals.
premonitionNEW!My Hair is Bad
Woven by My Hair is Bad, this work portrays a heartrending love story about falling for someone who is already in a relationship.
Carried by a melody that swells from a quiet intro into rising emotion, the protagonist’s helpless feelings—shaken by the looming sense of an eventual farewell—come through with painful clarity.
Released on the single “love” in December 2020, it remains a beloved track that lights up the middle of their live sets.
On nights when you want to cry your heart out alone, burdened by a forbidden relationship or unfulfilled longing, it will gently stay by your sorrow.
It doesn’t reach.NEW!Saucy Dog
A song by Saucy Dog included on their third mini-album “Blue Period,” released in October 2019.
As the title suggests, it’s a poignant number that portrays the frustration of feelings and words that don’t reach the other person.
Vocalist Shinya Ishihara’s soft yet aching voice pierces deep into the heart.
The lyrics gently scoop up clumsy emotions like a sense of loss and lingering attachment, evoking a pain that everyone has experienced.
It’s a song that quietly stays by your side on nights when you suddenly remember a past love and want to shed silent tears.
SAD SONGNEW!chanmina
Even though you’re supposed to be on top of the world, you find yourself imagining the day it all ends, and your chest tightens… This is a song by Chanmina that gently embraces that contradictory feeling.
Originally a hidden bonus track included only on the first-press limited edition of the 2019 album “Never Grow Up,” it became a major talking point after being performed during the final round of an audition in January 2025.
Its melody, packed with the bittersweet ache of happiness that can’t last forever, seeps deep into your heart over a smooth blend of hip-hop and R&B.
When the everyday moments you share with someone precious feel so dear they bring you to the verge of tears, this is the song to play.
Until we meet againNEW!Hirai Dai
A heart-wrenching, bittersweet ballad that captures parting and new beginnings in spring.
Sung by Dai Hirai, the song conveys deep gratitude for having met and the resolve to walk separate paths from here on.
The cherished days spent together and the casual wave of a hand come vividly to mind, filling you with an unbearable sadness.
Released in February 2015, it is also included on the classic album “Slow & Easy.” In February 2025, it was performed on a popular YouTube channel, drawing wide attention.
When you find yourself walking a different path from someone dear, his warm voice will gently stay by your sorrow.