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Yami songs recommended for men

Yami songs recommended for men
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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.

Recommended “yami” songs for men (1–10)

Show me your phone.NEW!MAISONdes feat. HashiMero, maeshima soshi

[349] [feat. HashiMelo, Maeshima Soshi] Let Me See Your Phone / MAISONdes
Show me your phone. NEW! MAISONdes feat. HashiMelo, maeshima soshi

A song that vividly portrays a woman’s overpowering feelings and love that make her absolutely determined to check her boyfriend’s smartphone.

It may be quite scary for men to listen to, but the pop sound that unfolds over a short runtime is really cool, so give it a try! This is the track that brought Hashimero into the spotlight, released as a single in June 2023 by MAISONdes together with maeshima soshi.

It also drew attention when a parody version was used in a Nissin Cup Noodles commercial in March 2024.

If you find yourself feeling anxious about your partner’s actions or words, definitely give it a listen.

I’d rather die.NEW!Fuji Kaze

Fujii Kaze – Shinunoga E-Wa (Not a MV)
I'd rather die.NEW!Fuji Kaze

This is a song by Fujii Kaze that expresses an extreme sentiment—preferring death over parting from the one you love.

Despite its light, jazz- and R&B-infused sound that doesn’t feel gloomy, don’t you sense a touch of darkness for a straightforward love song in the lyrics that depict an excessive obsession with the other person? It’s filled with lingering regret about not wanting to suffer remorse after losing them, suggesting that the feeling of love for the other person has become distorted.

The song is included on the album “HELP EVER HURT NEVER,” released in May 2020, and it was performed on a TV program in December 2022.

It’s a track I’d recommend to anyone whose feelings for someone have reached a peak and who is feeling suffocated.

What is emotion?NEW!This is LAST

This is LAST “What Is Emotion” (insert song for ABEMA’s ‘Hanetaba to Ookami-chan ni wa Damasarenai’) MUSIC VIDEO
What is emotion?NEW!This is LAST

A song that captures women’s hearts, filled with the loneliness of a love that has ended and the complex feelings of wishing happiness for the other person.

Released in March 2023, it was later included on the album “HOME.” It’s also known as a number by This is LAST, featured as an insert song in ABEMA’s “Hanataba to Ōkami-chan ni wa Damasarenai.” With its relaxed tempo, the track resonates deeply in the chest, making you empathize with its bittersweet romance.

This work is packed with a kind of sorrow everyone has felt before.

If you’re a guy going to karaoke with the woman you like, why not take the plunge and sing it?

Bad personNEW!yangusukinii

Young Skinny – Bad Person [Official Lyric Video]
Bad personNEW!yangusukinii

Young Skinny’s “Warui Hito” (“Bad Person”) portrays the raw emotions of a woman being tossed around by a single man.

It’s a self-cover that rebuilds the song—originally written by Kayau for Kanano Senritsu—into a full band arrangement.

Released in January 2026 and included on the album “You Who Speak in Logic, and Me of Emotions,” which came out the following February, it was crafted as an answer song to their signature track “Gomi Ningen, Ore” (“Trash Human, Me”).

The lingering attachment and self-contradictions that sway within a relationship, paired with a translucent sound, are sure to tighten your chest.

The piece also drew attention as a release timed just before their first-ever solo show at the Nippon Budokan.

It’s a song to sit with on sleepless nights, when you’re tormented by irreconcilable feelings—loving someone and hating them all at once.

A self-destructive, self-centered (adolescent), self-reliant boyRADWIMPS

RADWIMPS – A Boy with Adolescent Self-Destructive, Self-Centered, Self-Dependency Disorder [Japanese Translation] [With Lyrics] [Spanish Sub] [Romaji]
A self-destructive, self-centered (adolescent), self-reliant boyRADWIMPS

These lyrics show a different side from the current RADWIMPS.

In that moratorium period of changing from a child to an adult, you feel like straying from society, and you can sense the desperate feelings of young people who don’t want to be ordinary.

Give it a listen when you’re feeling self-destructive.

I don’t need friends—die.Shinsei Kamattechan

I don’t need friends, die — PV — Shinsei Kamattechan
I don't need friends—die.Shinsei Kamattechan

Shinsei Kamattechan is a troublemaking band that’s caused all kinds of commotion.

But their sense for songwriting is really great.

For some reason, when you try out one of their tracks, they make you feel like listening a bit more.

It’s as if they’re speaking for impulses we normally can’t put into words.

moonlightOnitsuka Chihiro

Chihiro Onitsuka – Gekkou (Moonlight)
moonlightOnitsuka Chihiro

Isn’t this song one of the more well-known depressive tracks? Chihiro Onitsuka, the singer, was in the news for a while—reports of her experiencing domestic violence, suddenly wearing striking makeup, and getting tattoos.

Her nearly bare-faced makeup from this period is beautiful, too.