[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 Soothe a Wounded Heart (21–30)
The Rain and Meback number
A breakup song by back number, the band that has captivated many with their love songs.
It laments a love that has just ended, unbearably sad and beyond saving.
It’s a heartbreaking love song that captures the pain of sorrow, hardship, and blaming one’s own helplessness.
The track is included on their sixth album, MAGIC, released in March 2019.
Even as the years pass, the aching feelings for a former lover you can’t forget make your chest tighten.
If, like the song’s protagonist, there’s someone you can never forget, this is a must-listen recommendation.
mutual feelingsthe shes gone
This song, which captures the ache of unrequited love, is one of the signature tracks by the shes gone.
It portrays lingering feelings for a former lover and how a single word from them can change everyday life, offering comfort to anyone who has experienced heartbreak.
Released in January 2019, its music video on YouTube helped raise the band’s profile.
It’s a recommended track for those carrying the pain of a breakup or harboring deep feelings for someone special.
You’re sure to find something to relate to in the lyrics, sung over a gently flowing melody.
Everyday Revolutionneguse.
A song by the rock band Neguse that resonated with many people for its portrayal of a protagonist who only realizes the importance of their lover after losing them.
Included on the mini-album “WONDERLAND NI AIJOU WO!” and released in September 2022, the track sparked a huge response, with its music video garnering over 7 million views.
This work is perfect for those who want to heal the pain of heartbreak or reflect on their relationships with loved ones.
If you listen to it alone on a quiet night, it’s sure to stay close to your heart.
For those who have had their hearts broken by someone they love deeplyerica
I regret a love that has ended, but in the end I accept it.
Right after the breakup I was very sad and found myself lamenting why I couldn’t have handled things better, but as the song says, I had my own reasons for reaching that conclusion.
It’s a song that conveys a kind of resolve—not resignation—like saying, “Who I was then just wasn’t enough.”
A song about being cheated on but still in love.riria.
This song that went viral on TikTok, Riria.’s “I Was Cheated On, But I Still Love Him,” carries an extraordinary vibe, from its striking title to Riria.’s enigmatic presence as a singer who doesn’t show her face.
I think its popularity and relatability come from the way it expresses the feeling of being cheated on so straightforwardly.
Without any unnecessary embellishment, those emotions are conveyed very honestly and realistically.
Even when your head understands, your heart is a different story.
Rejected-Love GirlSayuri
Sayuri, known as the “oxygen-deprived girl,” captivates listeners with her distinctive worldview and compelling voice.
This song vividly portrays the heartbreak, anger, and turmoil of a woman who’s been dumped.
She lashes out at her ex because she doesn’t know what to do, but beneath it all, the sorrow is stronger—and you can feel that she still loves him.
The track is also well known for being written, composed, and produced by Yojiro Noda of RADWIMPS.
The summer you gave meieiri reo
This is a heartbreak song sung by Leo Ieiri, chosen as the theme for the drama Koinaka starring Sota Fukushi.
They believed they would always be together even after summer ended, but the future where the two of them are together will never come.
That reality weighs painfully on the heart in this song.
When you’re in a relationship, you never doubt that the two of you will be in any future together.
But when the time to part finally comes and you realize you’re not someone needed in your partner’s future, that realization settles in as a deep sorrow that’s hard to bear.
Leo Ieiri gently sings about the bittersweet feeling of no longer being able to see a future for the two of you.
