Recommended breakup songs by male artists for the Yutori generation
Love songs told from a male perspective have a different vibe than those from a female perspective, don’t they?
Because men are often seen as stronger compared to women, that contrast can make the message feel even more heartrending.
So this time, we’re introducing breakup songs by male artists that we recommend for the yutori generation.
We’ve listed not only ballads but also up-tempo tracks with a driving feel and danceable numbers, so they’re great picks for karaoke too!
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Recommended heartbreak songs by male artists for the Yutori Generation (11–20)
I miss you.UVERworld
A heartbreak song where wistful vocals fuse with a grand, cinematic sound.
Released in September 2008 as UVERworld’s 11th single, it’s a ballad that portrays lingering attachment, regret, and deep love for a former partner.
The gentle piano and strings embrace the melody, highlighting lyrics that resonate deeply.
Despite having no commercial tie-in, it received high acclaim, debuting at No.
3 on the Oricon weekly chart.
It sold about 50,000 copies in its first week and nearly 70,000 in total.
It’s a track that many can relate to—a man pushing forward while carrying the pain of heartbreak—and one you’ll want to sing at karaoke.
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Known as a leading figure of “youth punk,” Gagaga SP delivers a song that vividly captures the turning point of graduation.
Released as their major debut in January 2002, this youth anthem chronicles the end of a romance alongside the hopes and anxieties of a new future.
Its unadorned sound and straightforward lyrics convey a message that resonates deeply with listeners.
It’s a track packed with the band’s appeal, also famed for their energetic live performances.
A highly recommended song to play at graduations, farewell gatherings, and other life transitions.
For the yutori generation, it may well be a special piece that overlaps with their own青春 (seishun) memories.
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A song by CreepHyp, known for their delicate word choice and distinctive lyrical world, that unfolds like reading a novel.
Set to a driving beat and melodic sound, it symbolically portrays the emotions of a parting moment.
Released in 2018 as the “FM802 × TSUTAYA ACCESS!” campaign song, it also drew attention for collaborations with celebrated artists such as Aimyon and Shikao Suga.
Vividly expressing the feelings of trying to accept reality while still holding on to lingering attachment, this piece is one you’ll want to listen to when healing from heartbreak or facing a farewell with someone important.
LOVERS AGAINEXILE
Just hearing the intro makes you feel as if a winter landscape is unfolding.
Among EXILE’s many masterpieces, this song is cherished as a ballad that leaves a deep mark on the heart.
Carried by a smooth R&B beat, it tells the poignant feelings of a man who can’t help but search for traces of a former lover.
The lingering attachment and regrets for an irretrievable past are pains that everyone experiences at least once.
Released in January 2007 as their 22nd single, it was also featured in a KDDI “au LISMO” commercial, so many people likely heard it at the time.
The vocals capture wavering emotions beautifully, gently keeping you company on a lonely night.
It’s a song you’ll want to play when a passing moment brings back those days, when you want to quietly immerse yourself in memories alone.
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back number portrays lingering attachment and regret after a breakup in unadorned, down-to-earth words.
“Ato no Uta,” included on their indie-era album Ato no Matsuri, is a hidden gem released in June 2010.
The lyrics describe the ironic psychology where deliberately avoiding reminders in an effort to forget only makes you more conscious of the other person’s presence.
By refusing to dress up the pain of heartbreak and instead depicting it as traces that remain in everyday life, the song’s words carry a wrenching sense of reality.
It’s a track you’ll want to listen to on nights when the sadness of parting hasn’t healed and memories resurface in unguarded moments.
If you’re standing still, unable to sort out a past love, this song will gently stay by your side.
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Young Skinny’s “Warui Hito,” released in January 2026, is a self-cover of a song that vocalist Kayau wrote for Kanano Senritsu.
Created as an answer song to their signature track “Gomi Ningen, Ore,” it vividly portrays the raw, shifting inner feelings of a woman being strung along by a man.
Set against an unpretentious band sound, the song reflects a heart burdened with lingering attachment and contradictions.
On nights when you’re troubled by a love you can’t neatly rationalize, why not immerse yourself in it?
Breakup songs by male artists recommended for the Yutori generation (21–30)
Stars are falling.Senchimirimentaru
This is a winter ballad that sings of lingering feelings for a former lover.
Released by Centimillimental in November 2025, the song was written as the commercial theme for the Laguna Illumination “Carnival of Light and Water,” held at the Laguna Ten Bosch resort in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture.
Grand piano-and-strings arrangements are layered with Atsushi’s delicate vocals to paint a poignant world where longing and bravado intersect.
The protagonist, torn between wishing happiness for the person they parted from and emotions that won’t fade, resonates powerfully alongside the image of lights pouring down the winter night sky.
It’s a track I especially recommend to anyone trying to face forward after a heartbreak.