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

To you, who looks good with a bouquetNEW!neguse.

Nekuse. “To You Who Suit Bouquets (fantastic ver.)” Official Music Video

Neguse., a rock band that resonates with life-sized words and melodies, sings Hanataba ga Niau Kimi e, a poignant ballad about parting with someone important.

Included on their first mini-album Space Shuttle de Kimi no Ie made, released in October 2021, this song moves the heart with its unadorned, honest emotions.

The frustration of only being able to say “thank you,” and the regret that surges in afterward, come through painfully in Ryotachi’s unpretentious vocals.

In February 2024, a grand version featuring strings was also released digitally and received widespread airplay as a recommended track on radio stations.

It’s a song we especially want people facing life’s turning points—like graduation or changes in environment—to hear.

periodNEW!Marushii

Marcy – Period (Official Music Video)

A heartbreak ballad told from a woman’s perspective, poignantly depicting a love that’s coming to an end.

Marcy, a rock band known for carefully weaving the emotions that begin and end a romance, released this piece in February 2022.

While the song preserves affection for the other person, it tightens the chest with the pain of deciding to put an end to the relationship.

It’s also included on their major-label debut album “Memory,” released in June of the same year, where it plays an important role in conveying the sense of loss that accompanies a farewell.

Even when you know there’s no going back, it gently stays close to those who can’t help but hold on to the days they spent together and are hurting because of it.

A tender yet bittersweet love song whose delicate emotional shifts bring tears to your eyes.

I will fall in love with you.NEW!Hirai Ken

Ken Hirai 'I Fall in Love with You' MUSIC VIDEO

This song portrays an earnest love in which two people care deeply for each other yet sense an impending farewell, fated by the limits of time.

Created by Ken Hirai and released in October 2009 as his 31st single, it was produced as the theme song for the film “I Give My First Love to You.” The lyrics convey devoted affection—wanting to take on the other person’s sorrow and pain—and a resolve to keep loving even when the future is uncertain, all delivered through a warm, embracing vocal that moves the heart.

This track is recommended for those who, despite being in love, had no choice but to part, or for those suffering under indelible feelings.

By touching a love so straightforward, the remaining pain may gradually soften into gentle memories.

Song of the Eternal NightKami wa saikoro o furanai

God Does Not Play Dice “Yoru-Naga Uta” [Official Lyric Video]

Many of us have probably experienced realizing someone’s importance only after they’re gone.

This song, released in May 2019 by the Fukuoka-born four-piece rock band “Kami wa Saikoro wo Furanai” (God Does Not Roll Dice), captures exactly that bittersweet feeling.

With Shusaku Yanagita’s gentle whispery vocals, it tenderly conveys the emotions of a protagonist who looks back on days gone by while carrying the pain and lingering attachment of a broken heart.

Having gone viral on TikTok and appeared on the Billboard Japan streaming charts, this track is recommended for those who want a song that stays close to the pain of heartbreak or wish to reminisce about past love.

bye byeNEW!AYANE

AYANE / bye bye(Lyric Video)

This is a breakup song that captures the pain of a love that can’t be easily cut off.

Even though the person is hurt and swayed by their partner’s words, they can’t help but hold onto hope somewhere, unable to let go—those complicated feelings are sung gently in AYANE’s candid, down-to-earth lyrics over a mid-tempo, R&B-based sound.

Released in September 2022, the track was later included on the album “#Twenty,” which gathers emotions of her generation.

It’s a song that quietly stays by the side of anyone who resolved to say goodbye but whose heart can’t quite catch up—someone who wants to end it but just can’t.

On a night when you want to sever lingering attachment, how about listening to this song and facing your honest feelings?

Come see me if you ever feel like dying.NEW!Blue Mash

If you ever feel like dying, come see me – Blue Mash

This is a track from Blue Mash, a four-piece rock band from Neyagawa, Osaka, on their major-label debut full-length album, “Naku na, Seishun.” Released in March 2026, the song is imbued with an earnest intensity—vocalist Yuto even calls it “the best song I’ve ever written.” The title phrase turns out to be a gentle word once given by the other person, a paradoxical twist that hits hard.

Set against springtime scenery, the lyrics sing of the absence of someone who was once a pillar of support, vividly portraying the pain of heartbreak and the sense of youth slipping away.

The impulsive band sound, honed through nearly a hundred shows a year, and the urgent melody tug at the emotions.

It’s a song we especially hope will reach those who have experienced parting with someone dear and are left with inescapable longing and a profound sense of loss.

IFNEW!Novelbright

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Introducing a song that gently embraces the complex feelings of a man who has experienced parting with someone precious and, while watching their figure fade into the distance, tries to move forward.

It’s the final, 13th track on Novelbright’s album “PYRAMID,” released in April 2026.

The lyrics were written by guitarist Kaito Yamada, who overlaid the band members’ own steps and changes, while vocalist Yudai Takenaka and others composed the music.

It holds a warm gaze that stays close to loneliness and anxiety.

The lyrical melody, with deliberate space, and the crystal-clear vocals resonate deep in the heart.

It’s pop-rock that gently gives you a push when you want to believe in the future even as you carry the sadness of parting.