[Upbeat Breakup Song] Love songs and anthems that give you the courage to take a new step forward

Invincible GirlfriendŌhara Sakurako

Sakurako Ohara – Invincible Girlfriend (Music Video Short ver.)

The ones who cheer on a girl’s love life the most are, after all, her girlfriends she can talk to about anything, right? This is a track by Sakurako Ohara filled with those reliable cheers from such friends.

It’s included on the album “HAPPY.” The lyrics give you pure energy, telling you to forget past heartbreaks and go for your next love! When you’re heartbroken, it’s easy to sink into gloom, but getting encouragement like this can bring back a bright, positive feeling.

“You’re definitely cute, so you’ll be fine!”—it might feel a bit embarrassing to hear, but when someone says it to lift you up, it honestly makes you happy.

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Rainy BlueTokunaga Hideaki

HIDEAKI TOKUNAGA – Rainy Blue

Although it’s been nearly 30 years since its release, it’s still a timeless masterpiece.

The lyrics are actually quite dark, but Tokunaga’s soothing voice seeps into a heart that’s battered and worn out.

More recently, it’s also become well-known thanks to a cover by EXILE’s ATSUSHI.

The time I spent with youMoriguchi Hiroko

Hiroko Moriguchi - The Time I Spent With You (High Quality)

Amazingly, Moriguchi had a strong admiration for entertainment from a young age and eagerly participated in events like singing contests.

In her teenage years, she belonged to a group called School Mates and worked as a backup dancer.

She took many auditions but kept getting rejected.

Placing second in one competition led to her debut.

She made her debut as an idol singer by performing the later opening theme song for the renowned anime Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.

Embraced by the wintry windKatase Nana

Nana Katase – kogarashi ni dakarete

A number covered by Nana Katase of a classic hit by Kyoko Koizumi.

Although Nana Katase is strongly associated with her image as an actress, she has actually released both original songs and cover tracks as a singer, too! The cover album “EXTENDED,” which includes this song, features many other famous covers as well.

Compared to Kyoko Koizumi’s original, the trance-like melody of this version gives a completely different impression, and just listening to it seems like it could brighten the sorrow of a hopeless, unrequited love.

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By the time of the Christmas carolsInagaki Junichi

Junichi Inagaki "By the Time the Christmas Carol Plays"

Junichi Inagaki’s 27th single, “At the Time of Christmas Carols,” was also used as the theme song for the TBS drama Homework.

It proudly reached No.

1 on the Oricon Singles Chart and remains an essential ballad for the Christmas season even today.

applausechiaki naomi

Naomi Chiaki / Applause [Official Audio]

I was born in the Heisei era, but I still can’t forget the shock I felt the first time I heard it.

The trauma-level passion, and the vocal prowess that even Hibari Misora is said to have feared.

The fact that she herself vanished completely from the entertainment world after being widowed inevitably links, for me, to this song.

The Last ExcuseTokunaga Hideaki

Hideaki Tokunaga / The Last Excuse

Hideaki Tokunaga’s “Saigo no Iiwake” (The Last Excuse) is his sixth single in total and was also used as the theme song for Fuji TV’s series “Naoki Prize Author Suspense.” The lyrics were written by Keiko Aso, and the music was composed by Tokunaga himself, who is said to have been moved to tears for the first time while composing the song.