[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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planetariumOtsuka Ai
Ai Otsuka’s popular ballad “Planetarium.” Released in 2005 as her 10th single, the song served as the image song for the hit drama “Boys Over Flowers,” and it plays especially during the heartbreaking scenes.
It’s a track that conveys the feeling of love so strong it can’t be contained, yet still can’t reach the other person.
Even when you know there’s no point in thinking about it, your mind keeps wandering—this gentle yet sorrowful love song stays close to those emotions.
Silent EveKarashima Midori
It expresses the sorrowful feelings of a woman who fell for someone already in a relationship, held herself back, and stepped aside.
This is Midori Karashima’s smash-hit ballad, used as the theme song for the drama “Christmas Eve,” released in 1990.
It has been covered by numerous well-known artists.
Cats and Allergieskinoko teikoku
This song delicately portrays the feelings of having to accept an inevitable farewell, even while still longing for a lover.
Accompanied by a heartrending vocal, the resolve to move forward while cherishing past memories resonates deeply.
It is the title track of Kinoko Teikoku’s album “Neko to Arerugī,” released in November 2015, a major-label debut that drew significant attention.
With its gentle arrangement incorporating piano and strings, the song signaled a new horizon for the band and has been embraced not only by fans but by many listeners.
It’s a piece I especially recommend to anyone who knows the ache of loving someone yet being unable to stay together.
dramaticSatō Miki
This song was chosen as the ending theme for the anime The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses.
It’s sung by Miki Satō, a Hokkaido-born singer, and was released in April 2023.
It’s a bittersweet yet lighthearted breakup song with a touch of jazz.
The lyrics portray not only the pain of parting, but also a hopeful sentiment: “When we meet again someday, let it be with a smile.” A breakup is sad, but it can become a valuable experience that helps you grow someday—this song inspires that mindset.
Prologue feat. AimerShimizu Shota
Shota Shimizu is a singer-songwriter who has been in the spotlight since his teens for his gentle vocals and overwhelming singing ability.
“Prologue feat.
Aimer,” included on his 9th album HOPE, drew attention as a track featuring Aimer, just as the title suggests.
The lyrics look back on a romance that ended before it could reach the future they had envisioned, evoking the image of someone not yet ready to step into the next love.
It’s a heartrending love ballad, with their interwoven voices coloring a sentimental story.
camouflageFujita Maiko
Here’s a profoundly heartrending tearjerker by singer-songwriter Maiko Fujita from Nagoya: “Camouflage.” The love songs that Fujita writes and composes have a way of making your heart ache a little, no matter which angle you listen from—whether you’re the one who loves or the one being loved.
This track, too, paints a picture of a love triangle, but in the end it’s the protagonist who’s left alone.
Even from the position of “the person I like already likes someone else…,” the protagonist steadfastly protects her own feelings—just that could carry a whole movie.
I’m sure anyone in the same situation will be moved to tears!
in the rainkeeno
It’s a Vocaloid song that uses Hatsune Miku Dark, isn’t it? The lyrics praying that “we should be able to smile again like that day…” really pierce my heart.
The resolve to stop crying and to reach out and grasp for someone whose whereabouts are unknown speaks to the depth of their love.
