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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Masterpieces of bittersweet breakup songs. Recommended popular tracks (191–200)
Et ceteraONE OK ROCK
When it comes to ONE OK ROCK’s heartbreak songs, this is the one.
It’s a fan favorite, and through its heartrending melody, you can feel the longing to go back even while knowing the love is gone for good.
It’s a breakup song that brings you to tears as you listen.
PretenderOfisharu Higedan Dism
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.
Effeminate; overly sentimental; being clingy/whiny (context-dependent)Gōruden Bonbā
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
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.
A classic selection of bittersweet breakup songs. Recommended popular tracks (201–210)
I miss you so much and want to see you.Nishino Kana
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
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.
Heartbreak ~Are you happy now?~Sonar Pocket
It was released in 2012 as Sonar Pocket’s sixth digital single.
The lyrics capture a straightforward, realistic portrayal of heartbreak, making it a song anyone who has experienced a breakup can relate to.
You can feel the desire to move on, and the gentle vocals resonate deeply with the heart.