A classic of poignant, heartwarming songs. Recommended popular tracks.
When your heart is weary or wounded, you may find yourself wanting to listen to moving songs and sink into a pensive mood.
Here, I’ve compiled a list of poignant and touching Japanese songs that are perfect for just such moments.
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Masterpieces of heartrending, moving songs. Recommended popular tracks (61–70)
ORIONNakajima Mika
When you think of Mika Nakashima, she’s someone who’s admired by young people as a singer, an actress, and a fashion leader.
One of her signature songs, “ORION,” is also a heartrending love song.
It’s a ballad you’ll want to listen to while gazing up at the night sky, thinking of someone special.
ButterflyKimura Kaera
For women, a wedding is something special.
One of the popular songs often used at weddings is Kaela Kimura’s “Butterfly.” It’s a truly heartrending yet adorable masterpiece that makes you want to hum along.
Sakura (Solo)Moriyama Naotaro
As of 2018, this song is still sung at graduation ceremonies.
Many people came to know Naotaro Moriyama through this piece.
Although there is a choral version as a single’s coupling track, the version sung at graduation ceremonies is the solo version.
MelodyTamaki Kōji
On a comedic variety show, they were chosen by professionals as the best singer.
This is the song that really made me feel that.
The song says that living together as a couple is the greatest happiness, and nothing else is needed.
Whenever this song plays, there’s always at least one person nearby who ends up in tears.
dearestFukuyama Masaharu
This is a ballad about parting with someone precious.
Released under KOH+, the duo of Masaharu Fukuyama and Kou Shibasaki, it was later self-covered by Fukuyama.
The song portrays a pure and heartrending love in which one sacrifices oneself to protect a beloved.
Released in October 2008, it gained attention as the theme song for the film “The Devotion of Suspect X.” It was also used in a commercial for Toshiba’s REGZA LCD TVs.
This is a recommended track for those grieving the loss of someone dear or those who wish to give everything for the one they love.
A Naked Heartaimyon
This is a work that teaches you the importance of being honest with your feelings.
It’s a hit number by Aimyon, a singer-songwriter from Hyogo Prefecture, released in 2020 as her 10th single.
It was chosen as the theme song for the drama “My Housekeeper Nagisa-san.” The lyrics and vocals seep into you, as if the emotions in your heart are spilling out one by one—simply irresistible.
Even when you think “I won’t do it again,” love makes you do it anyway.
If you’re in love right now, or nursing a crush, this song will resonate with you all the more.
Something CertainOda Kazumasa
Since this song was used in a commercial, I think many people know it.
Masakazu Oda’s gentle singing voice and the poignant lyrics resonate in the heart.
It makes you think about what’s most important and what you can do right now, and it’s a song that makes you feel like you can keep trying for that answer.
