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] Tear-Jerking Spring Songs Collection (41–50)
Cherry blossom seasonEXILE ATSUSHI
An inspiring graduation song that accompanies the cherry blossom season.
EXILE ATSUSHI’s warm vocals gently embrace both the sorrow of parting and the hope of a new beginning.
Included on the December 2014 album “Love Ballade,” this piece was also selected as a required song for the NHK All-Japan School Music Competition.
Carried by a tender melody woven by piano and strings, it reflects on school-day memories, farewells with friends, and expectations for the future.
A heartwarming track that we hope those stepping into new surroundings with the arrival of spring will listen to.
[Love and Friendship] A Collection of Tear-Jerking Spring Songs (51–60)
Spring SwallowHey! Say! JUMP
A heartwarming song that expresses the feelings of a refreshing new beginning through music has been delivered by Hey! Say! JUMP.
Created by members of sumika, the piece warmly encourages those striving in new environments, using the image of swallows returning in spring.
Also chosen as the opening theme for the TV anime “Love All Play,” the song is included as one of the tracks on the triple A-side single released in May 2022.
It’s a song for anyone feeling anxious about a new setting, and for those who want to cherish their bonds with friends.
cherry blossomKALMA
A refreshing, heartwarming song that evokes the arrival of spring.
While depicting cherry blossoms dancing in the air, it sings of the hope and anxiety felt amid farewells and new encounters, and the importance of living true to yourself.
Released in February 2021, this track is a special piece commemorating the first anniversary of KALMA’s major-label debut.
It’s a song that gives courage—not only to those taking a new step in spring, but to everyone standing at a crossroads in life.
DarlingMrs. GREEN APPLE
This song features a light rhythm that evokes the warmth of spring and a melody that gently embraces personal doubts and inner conflict.
It portrays, from Mrs.
GREEN APPLE’s characteristically down-to-earth perspective, the emotional wavering everyone experiences in youth—wondering whether it’s okay to be one’s true self.
Created as a symbol of the band’s new phase, it was produced as the theme song for the NHK General special program “Mrs.
GREEN APPLE 18 Festival” in January 2025, and its collaboration with 1,000 18-year-olds generated a huge response.
This track warmly and gently nudges forward those beginning a new chapter in life or searching for their authentic selves.
SakuraMyuk
A fleetingly beautiful love ballad that resonates with the heart as spring arrives.
Released by Myuk in March 2025, “Sakura” sings of lingering attachment and a sense of farewell to a loved one you can no longer meet.
Her mysterious, gentle voice seems to tenderly envelop an unfulfilled love.
Coupled with the song’s dramatic progression, it’s truly a tearjerker.
It’s the perfect track for a quiet spring night, sitting by the window and getting lost in thought.
sentimentalculenasm
culenasm’s song delivers sentimental emotions with powerful intensity.
It’s a shoegaze number with beautifully resonant guitars.
Released digitally on February 5, 2025, the track explores themes of regret over past relationships and the bittersweet longing of wishing you could go back to that moment.
Through its guitar-driven sound, it expresses both the beauty of memories and the feeling of remorse.
In December 2023, the band also provided the theme song for director Hideki Noda’s film “Futari no Kizuato” (The Scars of Us).
It’s a perfect song for the graduation season, recommended for anyone looking to confront past memories and emotions.
Aprilmol-74
A signature song by mol-74, woven from translucent vocals and delicate sound.
Centered on April—the symbol of spring’s arrival—it beautifully portrays the emotions of looking back on a past romance.
The resolve to stay true to oneself, even while struggling with the gap between ideals and reality, is striking.
It’s a track I especially recommend to anyone who’s faced a parting with someone dear at the start of a new season.