Just listening makes my chest tighten... Breakup songs recommended for the Yutori generation
Heartbreak songs have always stirred our emotions with their bittersweet ache.
Even in today’s world, where young people are said to be drifting away from romance, the pain of a broken heart remains the same.
Here, we’ve picked out a selection of breakup songs from the J-POP scene that we especially recommend to the yutori generation.
From universally known stars to the new wave of artists, we’ve gathered a wide range of hit tracks—give them a listen!
Playlist
| Just listening makes my chest tighten... Breakup songs recommended for the Yutori generation | |||
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| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1east | Happy Endingback number | play_arrow | back number's heartbreak songs |
| 2east | MetronomeYonezu Kenshi | play_arrow | An emotional song by Kenshi Yonezu themed around heartbreak |
| 3east | PretenderOfisharu Higedan Dism | play_arrow | Higedan-dism's heartbreak ballad |
| 4east | 366 daysHY | play_arrow | HY's representative heartbreak song |
| 5east | tobacco / cigarette(s)Koresawa | play_arrow | A song that portrays the pain of heartbreak and contradictory emotions |
| 6east | Bad personyangusukinii | play_arrow | An emotional song that depicts women's true feelings |
| 7east | CharlesSuda Keina | play_arrow | A popular song that delicately portrays the pain of heartbreak |
| 8east | HANABI 〜episode II〜Hamasaki Ayumi | play_arrow | The poignant ache of a fleeting love, like fireworks |
| 9east | KanadeSukima Suichi | play_arrow | A breakup song that is one of Sukima Switch’s signature tracks |
| 10east | DOLLSJanne Da Arc | play_arrow | Janne Da Arc’s heartbreak song |
| 11east | Song of LoveKōda Kumi | play_arrow | Kumi Koda’s 37th single |
| 12east | Love PhotosOtsuka Ai | play_arrow | Ai Otsuka’s heartbreak song chosen as a movie theme song |
| 13east | I miss you so much, I want to see you.Nishino Kana | play_arrow | Kana Nishino’s heartbreak song |
| 14east | Fall in love with me againYUTORI-SEDAI | play_arrow | A heartfelt song that portrays lingering attachment and bittersweet feelings |
| 15east | LAST NOTEWashio Reina | play_arrow | A song of the heart that accepts the past and walks facing forward |
| 16east | asking for the moonKANA-BOON | play_arrow | KANA-BOON’s debut song that expresses heartbreak in a pop way |
| 17east | Effeminate; overly sentimental; being clingy/whiny (context-dependent)Gōruden Bonbā | play_arrow | A heartbreak song by Golden Bomber |
| 18east | Blue BenchSasuke | play_arrow | Sasuke’s heartbreak song becomes an unusual hit through word of mouth |
| 19east | The taste of loveneguse. | play_arrow | A heartwarming song that looks back on past love |
| 20east | Stars are falling.Senchimirimentaru | play_arrow | A heartbreaking winter ballad that sings of unrequited love |
| 21east | one grainwacci | play_arrow | A poignant ballad depicting heartbreak, tears, and emotions |
| 22east | Final scene.eill | play_arrow | Overcoming the pain of parting, eill is richly expressive |
| 23east | Even though she won’t be my girlfriend anymorewacci | play_arrow | Deep empathy and deep emotion with wacci’s breakup song |
| 24east | Counting YouBoA & Tohoshinki | play_arrow | A poignant love ballad by a Korean artist |
| 25east | catDISH// | play_arrow | Aimyon “Hadaka no Kokoro” — moving and heartrending |
| 26east | cream sodaoishikuru meronpan | play_arrow | Melon Pan 10th Anniversary, a song of bittersweet memories |
| 27east | Passing smiles, a goodbye kissA.B.C-Z | play_arrow | A poignant love song by LEGO BIG MORL |
| 28east | Pink Strawberry Chocolate FridayNumber_i | play_arrow | Bittersweet memories and scenes of a past love |
| 29east | JELLYNumber_i | play_arrow | A song that portrays the bittersweet feelings of love at the end of summer |
| 30east | tear(s)Marushii | play_arrow | Bittersweet memories of heartbreak at summer’s end |
| 31east | maybeYOASOBI | play_arrow | A song that portrays the complex emotions of a morning of parting |
| 32east | I saw you.≠ME | play_arrow | A bittersweet summer crush, a song that resonates in the heart of youth |
| 33east | casual speechpirafu seijin | play_arrow | Heart-touching breakup songs popular among Gen Z |
| 34east | Close your eyesHirai Ken | play_arrow | Depicting the sense of loss for a love that has been lost |
| 35east | GoodbyeNishino Kana | play_arrow | A bittersweet love song about choosing to break up after growing apart |
| 36east | Like the beginningRen | play_arrow | Singing of the end of a relationship and the bewilderment toward kindness |
| 37east | Ikebukuro SunshineWHITE JAM | play_arrow | A bittersweet love painted in Ikebukuro, a song of emotions that stir the heart |
| 38east | It’s not a lie.Mrs. GREEN APPLE | play_arrow | A ballad that delicately portrays the inner turmoil of love |
| 39east | I don’t want to see you; I want to see you.Ueno Yūka | play_arrow | Express the bittersweet emotions of heartbreak through a piano ballad |
| 40east | You’re no longer here.FUNKY MONKEY BABYS | play_arrow | A ballad about the pain of heartbreak |
| 41east | Winter and Springback number | play_arrow | A song by back number about getting over a broken heart |
| 42east | planetariumOtsuka Ai | play_arrow | A ballad imbued with the bittersweetness of love under the starry sky |
| 43east | Lovers AgainEXILE | play_arrow | EXILE’s mature romantic ballad |
| 44east | freesiaMarushii | play_arrow | Marcy’s heartbreak song, the pain of a breakup |
| 45east | I want to forget.wacci | play_arrow | Wacci’s heartbreak song, a memory that won’t fade and lingers in the heart |
| 46east | Yorunagi feat. nishinaindigo la End | play_arrow | indigo la End’s new song expresses the silence of a winter night through sound |
| 47east | contact lens caseSaucy Dog | play_arrow | Gently tucking away the pain of heartbreak in my heart |
| 48east | In that casemakaroni enpitsu | play_arrow | Macaroni Enpitsu’s heartbreak song |
| 49east | LiarUeto Aya | play_arrow | A song that delicately expresses the complex emotions after a heartbreak |
| 50east | Sakura GirlNEWS | play_arrow | Expressing the bittersweetness of spring love through cherry blossoms |
| 51east | LonelyNulbarich | play_arrow | A heartrending love song that portrays loneliness and farewell |
| 52east | My love was overflowing.mosao. | play_arrow | Mosawo’s heartbreak song draws empathy on social media |
| 53east | springKaneyori Masaru | play_arrow | Delicately portraying the end of the seasons and of love |


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