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

Love? (As if.)Hitsuji Bungaku

Love? (As if.)

Let me introduce “Koi Nante,” a song that portrays a couple’s breakup.

It’s a track included on the rock band Hitsujibungaku’s album Zawameki.

As you listen closely, you’ll notice the lyrics interweave the feelings of both the man and the woman.

The impression you get will likely change depending on which perspective you empathize with.

The key change in the latter half and the whispery vocals also compellingly express a sense of poignancy in sound.

Try listening while imagining what words might follow the phrase in the title.

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FragranceMahiru

[MV] Mahiru — Fragrance (Aroma)

A heartrending song by Mahiru that portrays the feelings of a woman who can’t help but sense the presence of her former lover in the lingering scent of a borrowed perfume.

Delicately woven words capture how memories stirred by fragrance toss her about, leaving her heart aching with feelings she still can’t let go of.

Co-created with RINZO and released in December 2023, the piece gained support as a ballad that comforts many who have experienced heartbreak.

It’s a song that stands by those who, in everyday moments, are suddenly reminded of someone precious by a passing scent, bringing empathy to such bittersweet instants.

stupid womanChikaishi Ryo

Ryo Chikaishi “Stupid Woman” (Official MV)

With a title that at first glance seems like it’s a grudge-filled song about an ex, Ryo Chikaishi’s 2022 number “Baka na Onna” (“Foolish Woman”) is in fact overflowing with gratitude toward a former lover.

While expressing thanks, it conveys the feeling of a heart filled to the brim as memories of the two of them come flooding back.

The title phrase tends to carry a negative connotation, but here it’s used to describe someone a little unusual—in the sense of having loved someone like the singer—and that nuance ends up radiating love.

It’s a perfect song for those who want to cry while remembering their heartfelt gratitude toward someone they loved from the bottom of their heart.

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A world without youto shiki

Toshiki “A World Without You” Official Music Video

The lyrics spun from Toshiki’s own experiences depict someone who, while immersed in memories of the past, is trying to take a new step forward.

Released in August 2022, the song sparked a huge response on social media and resonated with many people.

It’s a track we’d like those of you still nursing the wounds of a breakup and unable to forget your ex to hear.

Listening to it might prompt you to look back and wonder, “Was that breakup the right choice?” And surely, it will give you the courage to move on.

for a whilerikon densetsu

Divorce Legend – For a While (Official Music Video)

A ballad that portrays a bittersweet love, scattered with striking imagery—an hourglass by the window, light reflected in cracked glass.

Released by Rikon Densetsu in January 2025, this work features melodies that evoke a sense of loss and nostalgia, striking straight at the heart.

Crafted over three years since the early days of their career, it conveys a strong resolve to keep moving forward while staying close to memories of someone precious.

It’s a song you’ll want to listen to while walking at night, savoring the ache of a broken heart.

I love you. ~100 Regrets~sonā poketto

I love you. ~100 Regrets~

A Sonar Pocket track overflowing with the desire to start over, even though I keep trying to forget and just can’t.

It’s included on the album “Sonapokeism 2 ~Anata no Uta~.” The more I try to forget, the more my regrets about what I did when we were together grow, and my heart becomes a mess.

Isn’t that what heartbreak is? With the fun memories from when you were together, the regrets that follow the breakup, and the entire flow leading up to the heartbreak, this song is sure to strike a chord with anyone who’s been through it.

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I love you more than anyone.Furuchi Toko

I love you more than anyone.

Released in 1996, Toko Furuuchi’s seventh single and one of her signature songs, “Dare yori Suki na no ni” (“Even Though I Love You More Than Anyone”), conveys a flood of emotions just from its title.

There’s nothing more painful than a one‑sided feeling or a love you know won’t come true.

You find yourself elated or crushed by the other person’s slightest gestures—and though it’s frustrating when you step back and see yourself, you can’t help it when it’s someone you love.

This song is packed tightly with those feelings; there’s hardly another track that embodies the word “heartrending” so perfectly.

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