Masterpieces of bittersweet breakup songs. Recommended popular tracks.

Rouge of Fragmentsbokula.

bokula. – Rouge of Fragments (Official Video)

A bittersweet story delivered by the rock band bokula.

Released digitally in December 2024, this work portrays lingering attachment after a breakup.

Set to a mid-tempo rock tune, it captures the complex feelings toward a former lover.

The swirling mix of gratitude—“Thank you for teaching me how to love”—and the thought, “If we had never met, I wouldn’t be hurting like this,” is deeply relatable.

It’s sure to offer comfort to anyone carrying the pain of a broken heart.

Day of Tearslecca

lecca / Tears Day from BEST ALBUM 'BEST POSITIVE'

Having your heart broken is incredibly, incredibly painful.

But even so, morning still comes, and you still have to go to work.

No matter how hard it is, you can’t cry forever, right? Here are some recommended breakup songs that give you courage and help you stay positive.

avocadoyonige

yonige - Avocado - [Official Video]

It’s a very entertaining song with lyrics that calmly sing about a breakup alongside an avocado, and it became popular thanks to its impactful title and a strength you wouldn’t expect from a girls’ band.

Aside from the avocado part, it’s genuinely relatable, so I’d recommend it to high school students as a breakup song.

lampChatto Monchī

Chatmonchy “Orange” Music Video

It’s a heartbreak song that tightens your chest with the longing to go back to when we were together.

Used as an ending theme for the anime BLEACH, it became one of Chatmonchy’s signature tracks.

The song portrays a woman who can’t get anything done after a breakup, with lyrics many women can relate to.

GibbsShiina Ringo

Shiina Ringo – Gibbs

This song teaches us that love is heartbreaking because we know it has an end, and it’s a breakup song I especially want heartbroken high school students to hear.

It also includes those “when we were dating” relatable moments in the lyrics, which makes it all the more heartrending as you listen.

Love DrizzleShonan no Kaze

Shonan no Kaze “Koi Shigure” MUSIC VIDEO

I still have quite a bit of lingering attachment, but for some reason this song sounds cool.

The way it honestly portrays things that used to be normal no longer being so, and the helpless loneliness of being alone, really sinks straight into your heart.

I also recommend it as a karaoke song for men.

If there really is a destined person for meNishino Kana

Kana Nishino “If My Soulmate Exists” MV (Short Ver.)

There are many times when things don’t go the way we want—like when the person we like doesn’t like us back or a crush ends unrequited—but listening to this song makes me feel like I might meet my soulmate.

Even after many heartbreaks, I feel like I’ll meet someone wonderful.