[No Going Back] A Love Song About Regret

Fall in love with me againYUTORI-SEDAI

Yutori Generation – Fall in Love Again [Official Music Video]

A song overflowing with pure feelings for a precious person you’ve parted ways with.

The three-piece rock band YUTORI-SEDAI, popular especially among young listeners, created it in 2021.

It portrays the aching heart that can’t forget even after a breakup.

Many will relate to the moments when you can’t help but recall the places you went on dates or the matching items you wore together.

It’s a rock ballad with a relaxed tempo and gently resonant guitar tones.

Let the tender vocals, which stay close to you on lonely, anxious nights, bring you comfort.

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indigo la End “Street Love”

Torikoi portrays unwavering feelings for a former lover.

The song is included on indigo la End’s album “Nureyuku Watashi Shousetsu.” Reading through the lyrics, it seems the two were having a secret romance.

They couldn’t tell anyone, and perhaps it ended without even being allowed to cling on at the moment of parting.

Even so, the fact that they can still say “I love you” shows how serious it was.

People say a new love heals a broken heart, but it’s also okay to have a love that you hold onto like this.

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I don’t want to see you; I want to see you.Ueno Yūka

Yuka Ueno “Don’t Want to See You, Want to See You” Music Video

A ballad by Yuuka Ueno that sets painfully bittersweet scenes of heartbreak—so vivid they make your chest ache just remembering—against a simple, piano-led melody.

Six months after the breakup, the protagonist’s heart is still tangled in conflicting emotions born from being unable to forget their former lover: aching to see them, yet not wanting to.

Included on the January 2019 album “Sukina Hito wa Anata datta” (“You Were the One I Loved”), this song is sure to resonate deeply with anyone who has gone through a breakup and still hasn’t sorted out their feelings.

When they suddenly come to mind in a quiet moment, why not listen to this track and face your true feelings?

Even if you went and became somebody’s damn girlfriendtensai bando

Genius Band / Even If You End Up Becoming Someone Else’s Girlfriend

A heartbreak song whose delicate, piano-centered sound and wistful vocals sink deep into the heart.

It carefully portrays the feelings of a protagonist who continues to hold on to unchanging affection, even as the person they love finds happiness with someone else.

The lingering emotions—tough on the surface yet unable to let go—are expressed throughout, resonating deeply with anyone who has experienced heartbreak.

The track is included on Tensai Band’s first album, “Ein to Stein,” released in April 2014.

In May 2021, it was also issued as a 7-inch single, winning support from music fans alongside its coupling track, “Sunset Street.” It’s a song that stays by your side when you can’t recover from the pain of a breakup or when you want to overcome parting with someone precious.

single bedSha ran Q

Sharam Q “Single Bed” (Music Video)

This is a gem of a ballad that strikingly portrays the poignant feelings of a heartbroken man.

Sharam Q released the song in October 1994. It was used as the ending theme for the Nippon TV anime “D·N·A²: A Girl Who Arrived?” and went on to become a million-selling hit.

It is included on the album “Rettōkan” (Inferiority Complex) and was later featured as an insert song in the 2017 film “Memoirs of a Murderer.” Furniture steeped in memories of a former lover is depicted as a symbol that highlights the protagonist’s loneliness, powerfully expressing a shift in values toward love.

This moving masterpiece is perfect for a calm night drive or for quiet moments when you think of someone dear.

tobacco / cigarette(s)Koresawa

Koresawa “Tobacco” [Music Video]

“A cigarette” that stays by your side when you’re stuck thinking, “If only I’d done things differently back then…” This song, released in 2017 by singer-songwriter Koresawa—who creates a wide range of music from cute pop to warm acoustic sounds—captures the sentimental emotions of losing a lover with lyrics that are truly tear-inducing.

It’s a melodic track where her vocals, both powerful and fragile, resonate deeply.

If you find yourself recalling exchanges with a past partner, give it a listen.

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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

A masterpiece that delicately portrays a man’s emotions after heartbreak, offering listeners hope and empathy.

While he pretends to be strong, saying, “It’s not like I can’t do anything without you,” the way he feels his lover’s absence in everyday life is striking.

Released in May 1992 and used as a TV drama theme song, it reached No.

2 on the Oricon weekly chart.

Its million-selling success shows how deeply it resonated with many people.

This is a song that gently supports those trying to overcome the pain of a breakup and move forward again.

A must-listen for anyone who has gone through a painful parting.