Masterpieces of bittersweet breakup songs. Recommended popular tracks.

PretenderOfisharu Higedan Dism

Official HIGE DANDism – Pretender [Official Video]

This song was also used as the theme song for the film “The Confidence Man JP: The Movie.” The lyrics line up words that make it seem as if the end of a romance was something unavoidable.

However, moments of regret and pain appear throughout, making it clear that the song is the singer telling themselves that the end of this love was inevitable.

As the song progresses, expressions suggesting regret and lingering attachment increase, conveying a state in which the feelings can no longer be held back—and the pain comes through.

Try singing it while overlaying your own emotions onto the song.

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kappamaki

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tear-coloredNishino Kana

Kana Nishino “Namida-iro (short ver.)”

This song, true to Kana Nishino’s style, is one you can relate to on so many levels.

I especially want women with heartbreak-wounded hearts to listen to it.

The fun times you spent together, the tears that come when you remember them, and the reality that you can’t see that person anymore… If you’ve ever experienced a breakup, the lyrics will seize you deep inside.

But what’s wonderful is that it doesn’t just dwell on the feeling of not being able to forget a former lover—it also expresses a forward-looking resolve: “Someday this too will become a memory, and I’ll find happiness with someone new.”

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Hane Keisuke

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Effeminate; overly sentimental; being clingy/whiny (context-dependent)Gōruden Bonbā

Effeminate / Golden Bomber – Music Video

It’s a song that has established a flashy image with strong variety-show vibes, but when you read the lyrics, it’s actually very painful.

Even after a breakup, being unable to forget and still strongly wishing to be with “you” is sung as “memeshikute” (pathetically clingy).

It’s a track that feels like dancing the pain of heartbreak away all night to release it.

One more time,One more chanceYamazaki Masayoshi

Masayoshi Yamazaki – “One more time, One more chance” MUSIC VIDEO [4K Quality]

It’s a classic that could be called the quintessential male heartbreak song.

Even though he understands in his head that the girl he loves is no longer there, he can’t help looking for her—someone who shouldn’t be anywhere—no matter what he’s doing or where he goes.

It’s incredibly heartrending.

Masayoshi Yamazaki’s distinctive voice resonates deeply in the heart.

I miss you so much and want to see you.Nishino Kana

Kana Nishino 'I Miss You, I Miss You (short ver.)'

Kana Nishino, who enjoys overwhelming support from girls in their teens and twenties.

Her down-to-earth lyrics that anyone can relate to capture the hearts of younger generations.

The heartbreaking lyrics—expressing the pain of a girl who has broken up with her boyfriend, recalling the happy days when they were together, and wishing she could “go back to that day one more time”—really strike a chord.

MPRINCESS PRINCESS

M – PRINCESS PRINCESS (Princess Princess) (Full)

Unable to accept the breakup, she still can’t get him out of her mind, and her overwhelming desire to be with him is expressed front and center in the lyrics.

It really makes you feel how much she loved him, and it’s a great song to listen to when you want to sink into memories of him and have a good cry.

Goodbye, my beloved.Hana＊Hana

Hana*Hana “Goodbye, My Beloved”

It overflows with her feelings for the man she loved so much.

The harder she tries to move on, the more she thinks of him, and I can really relate to the frustration at her own clinginess—being unable to forget him or throw away their memories.