Off Course Heartbreak Songs: Popular Song Ranking [2026]

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Sayonara

This is a pure love ballad that poignantly portrays the end of a romance, released as an Off Course single in December 1979.

With Kazumasa Oda’s warm yet translucent vocals and a heart-stirring melody, the song richly conveys the sorrow of parting.

Its gentle, relatable lyrics—about a first heartbreak or a bittersweet farewell to someone dear—have made it a beloved classic that quietly resonates with listeners.

It was also featured as an insert song in the first season of the TBS drama “Mr.

Kinpachi in Class 3B” and later included on the album “SELECTION 1978-81.” As a song that stands by you through the poignant end of love that comes with winter’s chill, it’s especially recommended for those facing a farewell with someone important.

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You told a lie.

It’s a single released in 1984.

She has someone else she loves, and she’s hiding it—but he’s aware of it.

The song conveys the despair and sorrow of being lied to and betrayed.

Kindness and cruelty are separated by the thinnest of lines, aren’t they?

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Signs of autumn

Off Course, the band that gained popularity with singer-songwriter Kazumasa Oda at its center.

Their 11th single, “Aki no Keihai” (“Signs of Autumn”), opens with acoustic guitar and strings that evoke a sentimental autumn mood.

The lyrics, which depict the resolve to part ways with a lover, mirror the ever-changing autumn sky and are likely to stir a sense of poignancy.

It’s a heart-wrenching number, graced by a transparent high tenor voice and beautiful choral work.

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Kotoba Ni Dekinai

A gemlike ballad that gives voice to the ineffable emotions faced at love’s end.

Included on Off Course’s album “over,” released in December 1981, and later issued as their 23rd single in February 1982, this song gently portrays the subtle shifts of feeling that emerge through parting from someone dear.

The “la la la” that threads through the chorus is a striking phrase that reminds us how, at times, it can express the heart more eloquently than words.

Used in a Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance commercial, it has surely lingered in many listeners’ memories.

It’s a song that stands beside you through life’s many moments, embracing the complex emotions we feel—cherishing someone important, tenderness, and a sense of loss.