Recommended songs to listen to when you feel regret: classic and popular Japanese tracks.
Do you have regrets?
Here’s a song list dedicated to you.
I’ve gathered songs you can relate to—ones that speak your feelings for you, songs that lift your spirits and give you a push, and songs that make your regretting self feel a little silly.
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Recommended songs to listen to when you feel regret: Classic and popular Japanese tracks (21–30)
dawn windHayashi Asuka
A ballad carried by a beautiful, gentle voice, where regrets seem to dissolve into the wind.
Alongside the beauty of nature, it’s a song that makes you feel like your little worries don’t matter.
I’m highlighting the 2013 version, which lets you compare it with Asuka Hayashi’s vocals from her debut at age 13.
atonementKasamura Tōta
The songs sung by Tota Kasamura delve deeply into themes of regret and confession.
They carefully portray the small mistakes anyone can make in everyday life, while conveying a determination to keep moving forward.
The progression, imbued with powerful emotion even within a gentle atmosphere, is also striking.
Included on the album “Arukidasu no da,” the track has resonated with many—garnering over one million views on YouTube.
It’s a song that encourages self-reflection while still leaving you feeling positive.
Why not give it a listen when you want to take a fresh look at yourself?
Soul RevolutionSuperfly
It’s a striking song with a melody that feels like it powers up your soul right from the start.
The message—regret isn’t cool, fight—gives you strength and is really appealing.
Combined with the energetic vocals, it flips the switch on your engine and makes you want to charge ahead.
nape (of the neck)aiko
It’s a heartbreak song you can relate to when you regret a love.
It ends with a sense of hope that you’ll meet again someday, so it’s nice that there’s a bit of light.
Every word hits home, so if there’s someone you can’t forget, you’ll probably listen to it in tears.
The Cape Of StormsHyde
With HYDE’s expansive vocals, you can immerse yourself in music that evokes a grand story and bathe in your regrets.
Your own regrets may feel like something immense and beautiful—like an epic episode.
It is the theme song for the film “Kagen no Tsuki” (Last Quarter).
ButterflyKōda Kumi
It’s a song from a woman’s perspective that makes you feel like you can move forward strongly no matter how much you regret.
Its appeal lies in the lyrics that make you believe you can always move on, even if you have regrets, paired with a passionate melody.
The music video, which captures Kumi Koda in her prime, is also great.
Recommended for anyone going through a rocky romance.
passionUtada Hikaru
This is a masterpiece by Hikaru Utada that grandly portrays a love for someone you can never forget.
When regret is depicted with such a wide perspective, perhaps the pain in your own heart will gradually subside.
Incidentally, it’s also the theme song for the game Kingdom Hearts.