Yami songs recommended for men
Men also have plenty of times when they feel broken—whether from heartbreak or setbacks at work.
This time, I’ve selected lots of Japanese “emo” songs for you to listen to in those moments.
When things are tough or frustrating, listen to these tracks and get through it.
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Recommended “yami songs” for men (41–50)
excuseSha ran Q
This is Sharan Q’s 10th single, released in 1996.
It was the theme song for the drama “Age, 35: Koishikute.” It’s a heartbreak song, but you could also call it a “dark,” male-perspective track.
It features Tsunku♂’s characteristically sticky, lingering lyrics and a decidedly unbright melody.
Looking at the lyrics, you can tell the narrator repeatedly falls in love with women, devotes himself to them, and then is quickly discarded.
single bedSha ran Q
A man singing a ballad softly can be incredibly attractive to women.
A perfect song to bring out that appeal is Sharam Q’s “Single Bed.” The part in the chorus where you add vibrato like Tsunku is a bit challenging, but if you pull it off, it looks super cool.
The lyrics carry a distinctly male kind of loneliness—subtly different from the loneliness women feel—throughout the song, and it really tugs at the heart.
Practice it a lot and make it your signature song!
Don’t go.Souta
It’s a bittersweet love song written from a man’s perspective.
It depicts the scene of the woman he cares for, who lives far away, leaving after the festival ends.
That feeling of finding her even more endearing because she’s in a yukata, with a different atmosphere from usual—many men can probably relate.
He wants to say “Don’t go,” but he’s desperately holding back, and that restraint is heartbreaking.
Song of the Eternal NightKami wa saikoro o furanai
A song distinguished by its emotionally stirring lyrics.
The delicate portrayal of heartbreak conveys lingering feelings for a loved one and a powerful desire to hold them close.
With images like parting from a lover who leaves with the scent of fragrant olive, intertwined with the end of autumn, the lyrics shine with poetic expression that deftly links the changing seasons to shifting emotions.
Included on the mini-album “An Opinion on Lambda,” released in May 2019, the lyrical world—perfectly in sync with its melancholic melody—has resonated with many listeners.
A universal love song that speaks to anyone who has experienced the end of a romance.
As a new staple of breakup songs, it’s a masterpiece in which being sung by a man further heightens the poignancy of love.
DarlingSuda Keina
Keina Suda, known as a Vocaloid producer and singer-songwriter, has released “Darling,” a song that’s gone viral on social media.
Sung from a woman’s perspective, it expresses love for a man who won’t turn around to notice her.
While it includes elements often labeled as menhera or yandere, the song depicts only straightforward, sincere affection—without resentment or anger.
Incidentally, the music video portrays her mental distress a bit more concretely.
Watching it will likely leave a very different impression.
366 daysHY
It’s the classic heartbreak song “366 Days.” The performance is by HY, a band formed in 2000 with all members from Uruma City, Okinawa.
She knows she’s been dumped, but she just can’t forget and keeps thinking only about how she might make him look her way again.
She understands he won’t turn back to her, and yet… She sings her current feelings just as they are, and it pierces straight into the listener’s heart.
a May flyRADWIMPS
For those who got hooked on RADWIMPS through their mega-hits “Zenzenzense” and “Is There Still Anything That Love Can Do?”, this one song features lyrics so extreme they’ll be beyond imagination.
“May’s Fly” is RADWIMPS’ 16th single, released in 2013, and it drew attention for its provocative words and emotions that verge on terrifying.
It’s a track that conveys such hatred you’ll wonder, can someone really harbor this much resentment? If you listen closely and weigh it against your own worries and feelings, you may even find yourself thinking, maybe I’m not so bad off after all.
