back number Heartbreak Songs and Popular Tracks Ranking [2026]

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back number – Heroine (full)

This is a back number song whose poignant melody and lyrics resonate deeply.

Many listeners will likely relate to the lyrics that express bittersweet feelings for a loved one.

Released in January 2015, the track was also featured in commercials for JR East’s “JR SKISKI” and Kirin’s “Tanrei Green Label.” With over 100 million streams, it has captured the hearts of many.

Highly recommended for those who’ve experienced heartbreak or are in unrequited love.

Why not listen to this song and let your thoughts wander to someone special?

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back number – “Christmas Song” Music Video

Despite its Christmas-like cute timbre and beautiful string melody, this back number song portrays a bittersweet romance.

It was used as the theme song for the drama “5→9: From Five to Nine,” starring Satomi Ishihara and Tomohisa Yamashita.

While struggling with feelings that are hard to convey, the narrator feels jealous of couples getting carried away by the Christmas mood.

It captures classic Christmas situations everyone can relate to.

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SAKI

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back number – Hanabira (full)

A heartbreaking breakup song that overlays the fleeting memories of love with cherry blossom petals.

The lyrics delicately portray how memories with a lover linger everywhere in the city, turning even everyday scenes into amplifiers of pain.

While still holding on to love, the reality is that they will never meet again.

This song carries a message that gently embraces that hurt.

Released in April 2011, it was featured as the ending theme for JAPAN COUNTDOWN.

It is sure to resonate deeply with anyone who has experienced a painful romance.

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back number – Winter and Spring

Back number’s stirring melodies and delicate vocals beautifully capture the emotions of moving on from heartbreak amid the transition from winter to spring.

Produced in January 2024, the piece was helmed by Masanori Shimada, who also produced “Suiheisen,” and the music video marks Iyori Shimizu’s first attempt at directing.

The use of snow-covered asphalt on the jacket symbolically expresses both the change of seasons and the transformation of the heart.

It’s a song that resonates with the pain of heartbreak—an experience shared by all—and the journey of recovery that follows, making it a track you’ll want to listen to alone on a quiet night.

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Ameto Bokuno Hanashi

Back Number’s “Ame to Boku no Hanashi” captures the raw pain that hits right after a breakup.

It’s a track from their 2019 album MAGIC, which hit No.

1 on both the Billboard Japan and Oricon charts.

Known for their highly relatable love songs, the band crafted this breakup song around the theme of rain.

The heartbreak the protagonist feels is something most of us have experienced at least once.

If you’ve just gone through a breakup, I recommend giving “Ame to Boku no Hanashi” a listen.

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Hamada Takuya

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back number – Yellow

This song portrays the ache of unrequited love.

Released in September 2021 as the theme song for an ABEMA dating reality show, it reached No.

2 in downloads on Billboard Japan.

Unreturned affection, quiet watchfulness, tangled emotions…

It expresses the bittersweet feeling of wishing happiness for someone you love deeply, while secretly hoping for something you know can’t come true.

Listening at summer’s end makes the pain of heartbreak sink in even more.

Recommended for those troubled by love or those who want to linger in memories of the past.

Let back number’s vocals soothe you as you sort through your feelings.

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back number – Takane no Hanako-san (full)

This signature number from back number is guaranteed to get everyone hyped during summer drives and karaoke—surely a staple summer song that resonates with many.

The track stands out for expressing the bittersweet feelings of an unrequited crush—yearning for someone who won’t look your way—set to a refreshing, fast-paced sound.

While the lyrics portray the woman he admires as someone out of reach, the charm lies in the protagonist’s comical side, drifting into fanciful daydreams and then snapping back to reality.

It captures the perfect interplay between the liberating feel of summer and the frustration of a distance that just won’t close.

Released as a single in June 2013, it was later included on the album “Love Story.” In 2019, it drew fresh attention when vocalist Iyori Shimizu performed a stripped-down version for Kirin Brewery’s Tanrei Green Label TV commercial.

If you want to relive the sweet-and-sour pangs of a one-sided crush, or you’re on your way to a summer event, this song will instantly lift your spirits.

And if you sing it with friends at karaoke, you’re guaranteed to get the whole room going in shared excitement!