Hikaru Utada’s Breakup Songs: Popular Track Rankings [2026]

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Hikaru Utada – First Love

A youthful love song by Hikaru Utada, whose lyrical piano tones and crystalline vocals sink deep into the heart.

The sorrow of parting and precious memories are woven together with care, and the recollection of first love returns like a film playing inside your mind.

Many will relate to the protagonist’s feeling that, even if a new romance comes along after the end of one, they can’t forget their first love.

Released in March 1999 on the album “First Love,” it was also used as the theme song for the drama “Majo no Jōken” broadcast the same year.

It’s a song that truly stays by the side of anyone who has experienced farewell with someone dear and is trying to move forward while holding those memories deep in their heart.

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Hikaru Utada “Forevermore” (Short Version)

The theme song of TBS’s Sunday drama “Gomen, Aishiteru” features lyrics that strikingly blend Japanese and English.

Utada Hikaru’s worldview turns love and romance into something that feels natural.

It’s a song that makes you feel it’s okay for there to be tears in a relationship.

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Hikaru Utada – Flavor of Life -Ballad Version-

This is a masterpiece that delicately portrays the bittersweet pain of heartbreak and parting.

Released in February 2007, it’s a song by Hikaru Utada and served as the image song for the TBS drama “Boys Over Flowers 2 (Returns).” It beautifully expresses the many emotions brought on by saying goodbye to someone you love, with a memorable melody that resonates as if you can feel the very essence of love throughout your whole body.

The song topped the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for three consecutive weeks and was also included on the album “HEART STATION.” It’s a track that resonates deeply during the poignant moments of love or when you’re feeling uncertain about a relationship with someone important.

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Utada Hikaru – Movin’ on without you

It was released in 1999 as Hikaru Utada’s second single.

The song was featured in a Nissan Terrano commercial, and its lyrics portray a confident woman initiating a breakup.

It recorded total shipments of 1.53 million copies, achieving million-seller status.

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Hikaru Utada – Be My Last

It’s a song that’s a bit mature for high schoolers, but many of the words in the lyrics fit them perfectly and are easy to relate to, so I’d recommend it to high school students as a breakup song.

Hikaru Utada’s wistful vocals suit the track so well, making it a truly heartrending piece.

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Hikaru Utada – Midsummer Shower

A song that delicately weaves together the deep sorrow of losing someone precious and the love that still refuses to cease.

Like a gentle rain falling in the depths of the heart, it moves the listener—so quintessentially Hikaru Utada.

Included on the 2016 album Fantôme, this piece was released when Utada resumed musical activities after about eight years.

When you want something to quietly accompany the loneliness at summer’s end or those sudden pangs of wistfulness, this warm melody will envelop you.

On a night when you’re thinking of someone dear, why not listen closely?

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Hikaru Utada – Goodbye Happiness

A song by Hikaru Utada that portrays the resolve to say goodbye to days of past happiness and step forward as a new self.

Despite its upbeat dance sound, the lyrics bid farewell not only to loneliness but to happiness itself, conveying both the strength to accept the past and move toward the future, and the sadness that lies beneath.

Released in advance from the album “Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.

2” in November 2010, just before her hiatus, it was also featured in a commercial.

Even after going through a divorce and becoming single again, you may want to face your memories and take a strong step forward.

This is a song that gently gives a push to those who feel that way.