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.
- [Tearjerker] Songs that make your heart tremble with tears & moving tracks with lyrics that touch the soul
- [Songs About Loving Yet Parting] Love songs for those who want to overcome heartbreak
- [Unrequited Love] Heart-wrenching Love Songs | A Roundup of Tear-Inducing Crush and Breakup Tracks
- “I Want to See You”: A love song that makes you cry when you listen to it while you can’t meet
- A tear-jerking love song. A love song that stays close to a hurting heart.
- Songs to give to your lover or someone you like. Love songs devoted wholeheartedly to your boyfriend or girlfriend.
- [Today's Tearjerker Song] Tear ducts destroyed! Timeless and trending tracks that will make you cry no matter what
- For When You Need a Good Cry: Soul-Soothing Tearjerker Classics — Life, Love, and Work
- [A Gem of a Love Song] Classic and Popular Tracks to Listen to When You're in Love
- [Empathetic & Tear-Jerking] A love song about an unrequited romance
- Tear-jerking songs that will loosen your tear ducts, perfect for Instagram Stories
- A Tearful Farewell Song: A Love Song About Parting with Someone You Love
- Just listening makes my chest tighten... Breakup songs recommended for the Yutori generation
Tear-Jerking Love Songs That Touch the Heart (111–120)
SoranjiMrs. GREEN APPLE

A gem of a ballad by Mrs.
GREEN APPLE that carries thoughts for a loved one and the meaning of life on a sweeping melody.
Overflowing feelings for someone dear and the preciousness of life are beautifully expressed in this song, resonating deeply in the heart.
Released in November 2022, it was written as the theme song for the film “From Lageri with Love,” starring Kazunari Ninomiya and Keiko Kitagawa.
Its majestic arrangement, which makes effective use of strings, superbly captures the film’s world.
This is a song for anyone who holds feelings for their destined person and hope for tomorrow.
It will surely become a source of support and give you the courage to move forward.
Tear-jerking love songs that touch the heart (121–130)
hundreds of millions of light-yearsOmoinotake

Omoinotake’s music has the power to move listeners across generations.
This song, written as the theme for the drama “Eye Love You,” expresses feelings for someone far away.
With its refreshing groove and emotional lyrics, it drew major attention immediately upon its release in February 2024.
It’s also included on the album “Pieces,” where it has earned strong support from fans.
Overflowing with affection for someone dear, this track is recommended when you want to feel the bonds with a lover, family, or friends.
Its heartfelt lyrics and beautiful melody are sure to warmly embrace your heart.
You look like an idiot.Saucy Dog

It carefully portrays the delicate feelings of a woman who can’t express herself well: while harboring the desire to know the other person more and to have them all to herself, and feeling love for them, she’s already fed up, believing there’s nothing more she can do.
Chosen as the theme song for ABEMA’s dating reality show “Don’t Be Fooled by Me and Mr.
Wolf,” the track was released digitally in August 2024, and is memorable for its emotional band sound and Shinya Ishihara’s vocals.
It’s a perfect song for those who can’t grasp how the person they like truly feels and are struggling with inner conflict.
Recommended for anyone who can relate to the sorrow of loving someone yet being unable to move forward.
Kasane AiSoala

Soala’s translucent vocals gently embrace the feelings that pass each other by and the wish to reunite, delicately expressing subtle emotions.
Released in January 2025 as a track on the EP “Bluem,” the song is distinguished by its piano-centered, gentle sound and memorable melodic lines.
The music video—featuring model Ryoka Orita and actor Yusei Ito—has also garnered attention, spreading waves of empathy across social media.
It’s a song I wholeheartedly recommend to anyone who carries a “what if”—wondering how things might have been if you’d met in a different way.
existenceTENSONG

This is a heart-stirring song by TENSONG that vividly portrays the pain of heartbreak.
Released in December 2020, the track was created by guitarist Takuman based on his real-life experience, carefully depicting the emotions of being trapped in memories while trying to take a new step forward.
Vocalist Takabo’s high-tone voice expresses those feelings beautifully, and the deeply resonant melody line leaves a strong impression.
The music video is an animated piece created by an illustrator who was their classmate and reached 1.8 million views in eight months.
It’s a song that offers comfort to those carrying the pain of a broken heart or who’ve experienced parting with someone important; we recommend listening to it alone on a quiet night.
Unreachable love songTani Yuuki

Despite being said to have started his career in 2020, his YouTube subscriber count is already on the verge of reaching 500,000.
With nearly 50 releases including MVs and digital-only singles, I feel that Tani Yuuki is one of the artists riding the biggest wave right now.
Here’s one of Tani’s pop yet somehow bittersweet tracks, “Unreachable love song.” Rather than a full-on tearjerker, a “tour of places filled with memories” might pair better with the refreshing words of heartbreak.
If you want to shed tears you don’t want others to see, this song is highly recommended.
BalanceThis is LAST

This is LAST’s heart-stirring rock ballad delicately portrays a couple who, though once happy to talk on the phone for hours when they first started dating, gradually suffer from growing misalignment over time.
Despite being in love, the emotional gap and clumsy ways of expressing feelings weigh on the heart, conveyed through husky, impassioned vocals.
Included on the November 2019 album “aizou,” this song will resonate deeply with those who relate to the mix of expectations and frustrations toward a partner, or who struggle with drifting apart in a relationship.


