A Collection of Tear-Jerking Spring Songs: Love and Friendship
When you think of spring songs, what kinds of tracks come to mind?
Chances are, many people think of cherry blossom songs or graduation songs!
Among those, there are also pieces that portray bittersweet romance or friendships bound by strong ties.
In this article, we’ll introduce a selection of spring songs that can bring you to tears as they resonate with your own emotions when you listen.
We hope you’ll find the perfect track for the exact situation you’re in—one that gently stays by your side.
There are so many wonderful songs that might move you to tears, you won’t want to look away until the very end.
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【Love and Friendship】A Collection of Tear-Jerking Spring Songs (131–140)
JourneyFuji Kaze
A ballad that serves as the theme song for the drama “Nijiiro Karte.” Its warm melody and lyrics soothe doubt and anxiety and feel like someone staying close by your side, and when combined with Fujii Kaze’s gentle voice, they sink deeply into your heart.
The calm tone carries an inner, burning passion, and it brings tears when you think of a precious person you’re apart from.
It’s a warm song that gently embraces each person’s journey in spring.
The performance featured on Hodo Station that was uploaded online is also wonderful, so if you’d like, please check that out too.
Sakura AleAdachi Kana
Sakura Yell is a cherry blossom song sung by Kana Adachi, whose charming, cute smile is part of her appeal.
Released in 2018 when Adachi was 19, it’s a down-to-earth cheer song.
The lyrics convey gratitude to friends who are about to go their separate ways, along with the message she wanted to share.
The light, uplifting melody helps deliver the lyrics’ brightness.
Farewells are sad, but this piece reminds us of the strength of the bonds with friends that will continue on.
It would surely be welcomed as a message song to give to a friend.
periodIshizaki Hyuui
“Period,” produced by singer-songwriter Huwie Ishizaki, who is also active as an actor, is a song that portrays the bittersweet feelings of being separated from a loved one just as spring arrives.
Many listeners may relate to the lyrics that express an inability to forget a partner with whom they shared so many moments—laughing together, arguing, and everything in between.
The gradual rise in emotion from the verse to the pre-chorus and into the chorus resonates deeply.
It’s a ballad that delivers the pain of heartbreak, blending a beautiful string arrangement with an interwoven band sound.
YELLChris Hart
This is Chris Hart’s cover of Ikimonogakari’s “YELL.” It’s a song that turns the sadness of parting at graduation and the anxiety of starting a new life into a positive feeling.
Chris Hart has covered it as a gently delivered ballad.
Sky of TearsGReeeeN
“Namidazora” by GReeeeN is themed around graduation.
The lyrics, which look back on various feelings from adolescence and school life, bring tears to my eyes.
It reminds me of how I went through my school days doing my best each day while holding feelings I couldn’t put into words.
strainHARUHI
A standout figure among the new generation of vocalists, Haruhi delivers a tear-jerking song.
With emotionally charged lyrics that perfectly suit a contemplative spring, this work lets you sink deeply into sentimentality and captures the spirit of the season.
cherry blossom rainJUJU
This is a beautiful ballad that weaves a bittersweet farewell and memories of love against the backdrop of cherry blossoms in the rain.
Released in March 2010 as JUJU’s 10th single, it was also used as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama “Metropolitan Police Department Missing Persons Unit.” Written by Kiyoshi Matsuo and composed by Daisuke Kawaguchi, the song is included on the album “JUJU,” and is widely cherished as a piece that symbolizes the season of spring farewells and new encounters.
It’s a track you’ll want to listen to on a spring day when memories of that special someone sink into your heart.
Under rain-soaked cherry blossoms, it will gently accompany the feeling of wanting to look back on a past romance.