[Tear-Jerking Breakup Songs] A curated selection of love songs that gently comfort a wounded heart!

Vega and AltairOnda Masanori

Vega and Altair

Released in June 2024, Masanori Onda’s song is a romantic and heartrending love ballad.

With lyrics that evoke Orihime and Hikoboshi, it portrays feelings for a lover far away.

The gentle band sound and melodic tone seem to express lingering attachment and sorrow for a past relationship.

It’s a perfect track for those who want to soothe the pain of heartbreak or sort through bittersweet feelings and take a step toward a new love.

Like a starry sky, Onda’s shining vocals are sure to stay close to your heart.

Last sceneikimonogakari

Ikimono-gakari “Last Scene” Music Video

The song “Last Scene” by Ikimonogakari, used as the theme for the film Your Lie in April.

This track, which portrays a springtime farewell, grippingly expresses the feelings of losing someone who was always by your side and having to live each day without them.

When you’ve had your heart broken and can’t even go back to being friends, or when you couldn’t confess your feelings and your crush graduated and it all ended—listening to this song might bring you to tears naturally.

It’s a popular heartbreak song you’ll want to hear when you don’t want to face reality but know there’s nothing more you can do.

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Before you become a memorysupittsu

Before You Become a Memory / Spitz

The seventh single, released in 1993, is Kimi ga Omoide ni Naru Mae ni (Before You Become a Memory).

First of all, the title itself draws us in, doesn’t it? Right after a breakup, we can still remember the memories of the two of us vividly.

In that moment, we feel like we’ll never forget—but those memories gradually turn into the past and fade away.

Is that something sad, or is it the timing for moving on from heartbreak? Which is it? At the very least, right after a breakup, you don’t want to forget, do you?

MPRINCESS PRINCESS

M – PRINCESS PRINCESS (Princess Princess) (Full)

This song has been covered by many famous artists.

The lyrics portray complicated feelings: lingering attachment to a lover and a brave front about trying to move on.

When heartbreak is sung this beautifully, tears are inevitable.

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So she’s not your girlfriend, huh?Ueno Yūka

Yuhka Ueno “I’m Not Your Girlfriend, Right?” Music Video

A track included on Yuuka Ueno’s 2020 mini-album “Konya Atashi ga Naite mo.” The lyrics and music were written by Yohei Hashiguchi of wacci.

As the title suggests, this song portrays a breakup between a man and a woman and makes you painfully aware that you’re “not his girlfriend.” Many women may relate to still loving someone even after breaking up.

Even if you put on a brave face, averted eyes and hands you can no longer hold bring the reality home with each little moment.

It’s a farewell song that deeply resonates when you listen to it in such times.

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I don’t want to let go.T-BOLAN

T-BOLAN - I Don’t Want to Let Go.flv

It’s one of T-BOLAN’s signature songs.

With lyrics that capture a man’s lingering feelings and his deep affection for the woman he loves, it’s the kind of song that will make any woman’s heart skip a beat.

The unresolved longing, the pride in having loved her every morning—having feelings this heavy and still having to part ways is just too painful, isn’t it?

Someday Merry ChristmasB’z

B’z – Itsuka no Merry Christmas

It’s a signature ballad by B’z, one of Japan’s iconic rock duos.

The depiction of remembering a Christmas spent with a loved one is so moving it brings you to tears.

It’s included on the mini-album “FRIENDS,” released in 1992.

The melody and tone fit perfectly, tightening your chest with emotion.