A classic Japanese song that sings of a man's tears

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Official HIGE DANDism – Pretender [Official Video]

This is one of Official HIGE DANDism’s signature ballads, sung over a dramatic melody about the end of a heartrending love.

The protagonist deeply loves the other person yet realizes they are not meant to be, and their inner struggle is heartbreaking.

Holding an impossible wish—if only in another timeline—and ultimately stepping back while praising the other’s beauty, the lyrics are impossible to hear without tears.

Released as a single in May 2019, it became widely known as the theme song for the film “The Confidence Man JP.” Pouring your feelings into it at karaoke will surely lighten the burden on your heart.

A song that heals the pain of heartbreak and helps you gradually look forward, this masterpiece gently stays by your side in the season of farewells.

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What is eternal love? I hope that wish comes true, but if it doesn’t, will the heartache bring you to tears? Giving love isn’t easy, but I believe it takes sustained effort.

I hope that by believing, you will surely be saved.

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This song, written and composed by singer-songwriter Aimyon, is the B-side to the single “We Did It” released in August 2017.

When Takumi Kitamura performed an acoustic version on the YouTube channel THE FIRST TAKE in March 2020, it sparked renewed buzz, and its total streaming plays surpassed one billion.

The piece portrays lingering attachment and heartache for someone dearly missed, expressing a yearning for a person who has become as free and capricious as a cat.

When you’re worn out from work or relationships, or when memories of a past love resurface, this song is sure to bring you to tears.

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Novelbright – Evening Primrose [Official Music Video]

This work portrays a poignant state of mind: unable to forget a once‑beloved person, the protagonist can’t help but keep chasing their lingering shadow as memories of days gone by well up.

Vocalist Yudai Takenaka’s delicate high-tone voice gently envelops the pain of a protagonist who cannot accept the breakup.

The grand sound centered on piano and strings is another highlight.

It’s a song to listen to when you want something to stay close to the pain of heartbreak, or when you can’t take a step into a new love.

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MIOYAMAZAKI 'I Want to Be Loved.' (Official Music Video)

On nights when you’re overwhelmed by an inescapable loneliness and simply wish to be loved, the ballad by the rock band MIOYAMAZAKI is there to keep you company.

This song lays bare a desperate cry to have someone acknowledge the weaknesses hidden deep within your heart and your true, unadorned self, delivered through vocals that sound as if they’re carved from the soul.

Included as the final track on the masterful album “choice,” released in October 2017, it also drew attention for its music video featuring then-popular adult actress Kirara Asuka.

The visuals, portraying her inner conflict, deepen the song’s poignant worldview.

If anyone reading this feels their chest about to burst from unspoken anxieties, this track will surely wrap your heart in gentle warmth.

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Rainy Blue – Hideaki Tokunaga (Full)

One of Hideaki Tokunaga’s signature songs.

It seems there are many men who keep replaying a love that’s already ended.

Women today tend to be pretty positive and move on to the next relationship, but men aren’t like that, are they? There are nights when you just want to cry and wish your ex-girlfriend would come back.

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Eigo Kawashima – Sake, Tears, Men and Women

A song that can make a man cry.

If there’s alcohol around, even a man can cry his heart out.

This song is for men who feel that kind of weakness.

In the past, it might have been normal to drown your sorrows in drink and forget.

Nowadays, it’s better not to blame everything on alcohol, so be careful.