Masterpieces of bittersweet breakup songs. Recommended popular tracks.
It seems that when you’re feeling down, listening to somber songs rather than forcing yourself to listen to upbeat ones is actually better for your heart.
This time, we’ve put together a collection of Japanese breakup songs to send to you, who are hurting from heartbreak.
Let yourself fully relate to the songs you connect with, and clear your mind.
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Classic heart-wrenching breakup songs. Recommended popular tracks (181–190)
Love letterTHE BLUE HEARTS
It’s a man’s heartbreak song filled with tender affection for the other person and a wish for their happiness.
It’s a track that snaps you out of moping and gives you a kick to get moving.
Hiroto Kōmoto’s rough, powerful vocals spark courage.
together; along with; bothWANIMA
When you’re going through a tough time, its catchy melody and KENTA’s powerful vocals are a surefire remedy for heartbreak.
At the same time, it’s a song that inspires optimism and a can-do attitude—if you try, you can do it; if you don’t, you can’t.
If you’ve suffered a painful breakup, listen to this track and take on the next challenge!
YOUYUI
If someone could sing this beautifully and lyrically, even the wounds on my heart might heal a little.
Breakup songs are often about lingering feelings—still loving someone yet unable to forget them.
That’s precisely why melodies as lovely as this really shine.
SNOW SOUND[Alexandros]
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Rather than a song about heartbreak itself, the lyrics portray the struggle to move on afterward, and that earnest resilience is so poignantly moving—making it a heartbreak song I’d recommend to high school students.
The vocalist, Yohei Kawakami, is also an artist whose fashion sense has made him a charismatic figure among high schoolers.
Andromedaaiko
What sets it apart from other breakup songs is that its theme is the bittersweetness of realizing your own feelings have changed, even though you loved them so much.
With aiko’s beautiful voice and slightly offbeat breakup lyrics, it’s a poignant, summery track.
fishback number
The lyrics about still having lingering feelings really resemble how I felt after my own heartbreak, so I can’t help but empathize deeply with this song.
Wanting them to come back and questioning why we broke up—those are thoughts anyone who’s been heartbroken goes through, I think.
The straightforward lyrics are truly tear-inducing.
Happinessback number
The quintessential heartbreak-song band back number delivers a powerful ballad.
This song is sung from a woman’s perspective by a male vocalist.
The way he belts out those painfully straightforward feelings, almost like sobs, has such impact that it can move you to tears even if you’re not heartbroken—and if you are in the thick of a breakup… well.
When you just want to cry it out and feel even a little better, please give it a listen.