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

When you go through a breakup, your chest throbs with pain.

Right after parting ways, the damage feels especially heavy, and you lose the motivation to do anything.

In this article, we’ve selected love songs that empathize with the feelings of heartbreak, as well as uplifting anthems that help you regain a positive outlook.

When it’s tough, don’t push yourself—try letting your emotions out while listening to songs that resonate with your heart.

If you face it earnestly, it will surely lead to what comes next!

May your love bloom once again…

[Upbeat Breakup Songs] Love songs and anthems that give you the courage to take a new step (31–40)

cherrysupittsu

A poppy, upbeat melody on its own can give you a boost.

This million-selling Spitz song was apparently originally titled not “Cherry,” but “Biwa” (loquat) when it was first written.

The lyrics, which convey the hope that even if you break up with someone you love, your future can still be bright as long as you etch the words they gave you into your heart and don’t forget them, encourage a positive outlook.

When you’re heartbroken, it’s easy to feel like you want to forget everything, but the song makes you think that living alongside your memories without forgetting them can also be a good way forward.

let gom-flo loves YOSHIKA

This was an incredibly popular song when I was in junior high.

Listening to it again as an adult, I’m surprised at how mature my taste was back then.

Around that time, m-flo was collaborating with many artists due to vocalist LISA’s departure.

The lineup of collaborators was impressive—people like BoA and Crystal Kay—and I remember checking every new single as soon as it came out.

Goodbye, my beloved.Hana*Hana

Hana*Hana “Goodbye, My Beloved”
Goodbye, my beloved.Hana*Hana

Their early-2000s signature song, “Sayonara Daisuki na Hito.” With exceptional melodic sensibility and beautiful arrangements, Hana*Hana continue to captivate many people today.

This track, released on CD during their time with Warner Music, became a mega-hit.

They were in huge demand on television and were extremely active.

The clear, translucent vocals are wonderful.

TOMORROWMayo Okamoto

“TOMORROW” is singer-songwriter Mayo Okamoto’s debut single, released on May 10, 1995 (Heisei 7).

It was also the theme song for the TBS drama “Second Chance.” Written to encourage a hometown friend, its up-tempo melody fosters a positive, forward-looking feeling.

I won’t fall in love anymore.Makihara Noriyuki

[Official] Noriyuki Makihara “I Won’t Fall in Love Again” (Music Video) [5th Single] (1992) Noriyuki Makihara / Mou Koi Nante Shinai
I won't fall in love anymore.Makihara Noriyuki

A song where Noriyuki Makihara’s vocals resonate with the heart.

It served as the theme for the NTV drama “After the Children Go to Bed.” While carrying the pain of heartbreak, it expresses the resolve to step toward a new love.

Through small everyday moments, it depicts the loneliness and inconveniences after a breakup, and the way the protagonist gradually turns inward is striking.

Contrary to the title, you can glimpse a lingering inability to give up on love.

Released in June 1992, the single shipped approximately 1.5 million copies.

It’s a song that stays by your side when you want to overcome the pain of heartbreak and take a new step forward.

[Upbeat Breakup Songs] Love songs and anthems that give you the courage to take a new step (41–50)

Before GoodbyeAAA

AAA / "Before the Goodbye" Music Video
Before GoodbyeAAA

While depicting a heartrending farewell, this song also conveys a sense of hope for the future.

AAA’s clear, translucent harmonies resonate in the heart.

Released in September 2014, it was also included on the album “GOLD SYMPHONY.” With a pre-release of the anime-size version and a peak at No.

74 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, it drew considerable attention.

It’s a track that gently supports those trying to look ahead despite the pain of heartbreak.

It stands by those left standing at the end of love and gives them the courage to take a new step forward.

MPRINCESS PRINCESS

[Tonight, Birth! Music Champ] “M” (PRINCESS PRINCESS) / Sumina Maruyama (Maruyama Sumina)
MPRINCESS PRINCESS

The legendary girl band’s classic song “M” is a track about unrequited love and heartbreak that you can listen to straightforwardly in any era.

Looking back at the lyrics again, I realized for the first time that it doesn’t seem to be a simple, clear-cut song about the sadness, pain, and loneliness of being unable to turn a breakup into just a memory.

Rather, upon understanding that it’s a song about somehow being unable to forget the tenderness, warmth, and kindness, I felt it was a profoundly deep piece.