[Tear-Jerking Breakup Songs] A curated selection of love songs that gently comfort a wounded heart!
We’re introducing tear-jerking love songs that are perfect for when you’re heartbroken.
Even if you mustered the courage to confess your feelings but it didn’t go well, you might find yourself thinking, “I wish I hadn’t said anything.”
Some of you may want to be alone, sink into your sadness, and have a good cry.
In this article, we’ve gathered love songs that will stay close to hearts like yours.
First, give yourself credit for being able to express your feelings!
Then, while listening to songs that truly resonate, gently soothe your heart as it struggles with that aching, directionless pain.
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[Tear-Jerking Breakup Songs] A curated selection of love songs that gently comfort a wounded heart! (131–140)
Unreachable love songTani Yuuki
Despite being said to have started his career in 2020, his YouTube subscriber count is already on the verge of reaching 500,000.
With nearly 50 releases including MVs and digital-only singles, I feel that Tani Yuuki is one of the artists riding the biggest wave right now.
Here’s one of Tani’s pop yet somehow bittersweet tracks, “Unreachable love song.” Rather than a full-on tearjerker, a “tour of places filled with memories” might pair better with the refreshing words of heartbreak.
If you want to shed tears you don’t want others to see, this song is highly recommended.
Happy Endingback number
A touching song that sings of the aching feelings for a former lover.
The portrait of a woman who tries to act tough yet cannot sever her lingering attachment is striking.
It depicts the complex emotions of someone who, despite her words, still truly loves the other person.
Released in November 2016, it was also used as the theme song for the film “My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday.” It’s recommended as a chance to sort out your feelings if you’ve experienced parting from someone you love.
Let yourself be carried by back number’s gentle vocals and take a moment to face your own emotions.
Why not me?Misaka Saki
This song by Saki Misaka portrays the bittersweet feelings of gradually falling in love, even though you thought you were content just staying close as a friend.
With a clear, gentle voice, she expresses the conflict of wishing for the other person’s happiness while not wanting to see them with someone else.
Released digitally in February 2021, the track was also chosen as the theme song for ABEMA’s romantic reality show “Kyo, Suki ni Narimashita.” It’s sure to resonate with those who, despite knowing what would bring happiness, can’t let go, and who sense the other person’s feelings yet can’t bring themselves to speak up.
whiteoutreGretGirl
There’s nothing more cruel and helpless than being told by the person you love, “I’ve fallen for someone else.” You might sense that shadow and try to hide your feelings, fooling yourself—something that happens often—but reGretGirl’s “Whiteout” expresses those emotions and that breakup straight on.
The song is included on their first mini-album “my,” released in 2017, and many of you may have first heard it on TikTok.
A triangular lovesaji
saji is a three-piece band from Hokkaido.
Their song “Triangular Love,” included on their second mini-album Flower Fire Poem, is a tear-jerker that portrays a love that can never come true.
You know it won’t happen, and yet you can’t stop the feeling of being in love—your head understands, but your heart can’t help itself.
Even if you’ve never experienced that kind of romance, this song lets you fully taste that mood.
And for those who have, it’s a love song that you can’t listen to without tears—a real sob-inducer.
single bedSha ran Q
It’s a song that really captures a man’s lingering attachment.
No matter how much money he spends, he can’t win her back, and those fun times from when they were together just come back to him in quiet moments.
The image of a single bed symbolizes being alone, which makes it all the more poignant.
It’d be nice if he could jump straight into the next romance to forget, but love just isn’t that easy to compartmentalize.
Love PhotosOtsuka Ai
Even though you’ve broken up, many of you may still be deeply in love and unable to forget, right? Ai Otsuka’s song “Renai Shashin” is a love song that fits those feelings perfectly, expressing pure emotions toward someone you’ve parted ways with.
Released in 2006 as Ai Otsuka’s 13th single, it was also the theme song for the film “Heavenly Forest” (Japanese title: “Tada, Kimi wo Aishiteru”).
Some of you might still have photos of your ex displayed in your room.
For those people, this is a tear-jerking heartbreak song.