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back number – fish (full)

This is a heartbreak song that portrays the poignant feelings for a love that will never return, hidden deep within the heart.

Amid an urban sound, the vocals brim with power, as if emotions are overflowing, and that contrast heightens the sentiment.

Released in February 2014, this track is the band’s ninth single and is also included on their fourth album, “Love Story.” Listening to this piece, which depicts the cruel reality faced by the female protagonist, will bring tears to women suffering from heartbreak as their emotions spill over.

It’s a recommended song for anyone who has someone they just can’t forget.

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back number – From the Hands We Held (full)

Back Number’s lifelike depictions that capture everyday, ordinary scenes are deeply moving.

This work is their 10th single, released in March 2014.

It opens the classic album “Love Story” and was also used in a JTB Premium commercial.

Despite its bright and lighthearted sound, it is filled with lingering feelings for a lost love and reflections on personal weakness.

Realizing someone’s importance only after a relationship ends, or being suddenly struck by a pang of sadness—these are emotions many people have experienced, aren’t they? This is a heartbreak song that will stay close to anyone who lies awake at night remembering a past love, or quietly sheds tears when they can’t sort out their feelings.

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back number – “Happy End” Music Video

This is back number’s 16th single, chosen as the theme song for the film “My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday.” It beautifully conveys the contradictory feeling of deeply loving someone even while saying goodbye, carried by a delicate band sound.

The lyrics portray a brave facade masking a heart crushed by lingering attachment and inner conflict, gripping listeners tightly.

The situation that forces a sad lie, contrary to the title, is enough to bring tears to your eyes.

Released in November 2016, the song was also included on the best-of album “Encore” and remains steadily popular.

It’s a standout ballad that gently stays by your side on tearful nights, resonating with anyone who sees their own awkward, tough exterior reflected in it.

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Even if I forget someday

A cityscape changing with the passage of time, and the unforgettable feelings that remain in the heart.

It’s back number’s song that gently embraces such bittersweet emotions.

Included on their first album “Ato no Matsuri,” released in June 2010, this track is distinguished by Iyori Shimizu’s delicate lyrics and a melody that sinks deep into the soul.

Memories with someone important may one day fade away.

Even so, it conveys the desire to cherish each and every moment.

For those whose heartbreak has yet to heal, this is a song that quietly stays by your side.

Why not surrender yourself to it while holding close the feelings you keep in your heart?

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Shiawase

Back number, known for lyrics and melodies that ache and tighten the chest, has won wide support.

This work is the B-side track included on their major-label debut single “Hanabira,” released in April 2011.

It was later included on the album “Superstar,” released in October of the same year, and has continued to be cherished by fans as a hidden gem.

Realizing that the person you love is thinking of someone other than you, yet being able to stay by their side only by wishing for their happiness—these painfully selfless feelings and inner conflicts are depicted in the lyrics, piercing listeners’ hearts.

The beautiful arrangement incorporating strings further stirs the emotions.

For those suffering from unrequited love or who have once prayed for a loved one’s happiness from afar, this is a song that will bring you to tears.

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back number – Until the Day It Becomes Unrememberable (full)

A poignant ballad by back number that quietly sings of lingering feelings and a sense of loss for a former lover.

Released in October 2011 as their third single, the song is also included on the album “Superstar,” which came out the same month.

The lyrics portray the emptiness of days that keep going even after losing the most important person in the world, and the deep bond in which the two formed halves of each other.

Fear of memories of the other fading intertwines with the resignation that they will eventually be forgotten, and the realization that the time spent with the person was part of oneself wells up with aching tenderness.

A song that offers comfort to anyone who has lost someone dear.

I like you, but it seems you don’t really like me.back number7rank/position

Bokuwa Kiminokotoga Sukidakedo Kimiwa Bokuo Betsuni Sukijyanaimitai

This is one of back number’s signature songs, written straight from the heart about the ache of unrequited love.

Even the long title conveys the protagonist’s painful feelings as their love goes unanswered.

In the chorus, the powerlessness of facing the reality that the other person doesn’t have feelings for them is expressed in plain, direct words.

This track was included on the album Chandelier, released in December 2015.

It’s recommended for those who’ve experienced heartbreak or are currently in one-sided love.

If you listen when you want to revisit painful memories of love, you’ll likely find many parts to empathize with.