A wonderful heartbreak song

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

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Accompanist pianist × piano instructor × web writer. I began piano lessons at age four and, inspired by my piano teacher, decided to pursue music. I went on to specialized music programs in high school and university, where I discovered the appeal of accompanying instrumentalists and singers. Currently, alongside teaching piano, I work mainly in my home region of Aichi as an accompanist for flute, voice, choir, and more. Through lessons, my students often introduce me to trending songs, and my hobby is trying anything on the piano—Japanese and Western pop, commercial jingles, and beyond. Since 2021, I’ve also been active as a web writer, covering music and a variety of other genres.
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A person from the melodic hardcore boom generation who loves music, photography, and eating. I’ve been going to live houses for over 20 years. I’m at the age where summer festivals are starting to feel tough physically. I sometimes try shooting live photos and videos for MVs. I’m not great at English, so I often listen to straightforward Japanese rock that hits directly, but if someone recommends something, I’ll listen to anything—Western or Japanese—broadly and casually. I like cooking while listening to music; it’s a nice way to relieve stress.

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.

[Tear-Jerking Heartbreak Songs] A carefully selected list of love songs that gently comfort a wounded heart! (211–220)

Prologue feat. AimerShimizu Shota

Shota Shimizu “Prologue feat. Aimer” MV

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.

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Hoshino Takashi

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camouflageFujita Maiko

camouflage

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!

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Taki no namida pin ku

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in the rainkeeno

In the rain (Full album) Keeno feat. Hatsune Miku Append Dark

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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.

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AloneMayo Okamoto

Mayo Okamoto — alone

Alone Miyo Okamoto

Alone, the third single by Mayo Okamoto, released in 1996.

From the lyrics, you can picture the scenes of interactions with the person she loves—it’s a sad number and a breakup song told from a woman’s perspective.

In the first verse, the breakup is depicted, and in the second verse, the heartbreak deepens with shocking, almost betraying lyrics about witnessing her boyfriend dating her own best friend.

Kumi Koda has also covered this song, so be sure to listen to that version as well.

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hydrangeatsubakiya shijuusou

Tsubakiya Shijuusou – Hydrangea (PV)

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Songs by Tsubakiya Shijuusou feature literary, novel-like lyrics and a style sometimes called glossy rock—at times delicate, at times aggressive—piercing listeners’ hearts.

Among them is one of their signature tracks, “Ajisai” (Hydrangea).

It portrays feelings for “you,” who departs along with the rain.

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If I could swear just one thingMizuki Nana

Nana Mizuki “If I Could Swear Just One Thing”

If I could swear just one thingMizuki Nana

Just reading the lyrics alone lets me empathize so deeply, but when I actually listen to the song, the singing voice adds to it and tears start to fall…

Loving each other is difficult, isn’t it? If the balance of feelings isn’t maintained, it can break so easily.

The protagonist of this song is so heartrending—still in love, yet unable to cling to the person because of the regret over what they themselves did.

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loverFukuyama Masaharu

Masaharu Fukuyama “Lover”

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The lyrics are filled with regret about drifting apart without being able to properly say goodbye.

They ran away without even saying farewell, afraid of getting hurt, yet they still can’t forget that person—so heartbreaking.

I wonder if this comes from Fukuyama’s own experience… It’s truly a heartrending ballad.

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