[Spring Heartbreak Songs] Classic and popular spring tracks to listen to in the season of parting
We’ve gathered Japanese breakup songs that are perfect for spring!
Spring is the season of meetings and partings.
Some people end up separated from the one they like without ever confessing, while some couples choose to part ways for the sake of their futures.
Among the songs introduced in this article, some portray the pain of farewell, while others are uplifting anthems that cheer you on.
They’re all masterpieces we want people going through a “spring goodbye” to hear.
Give them a listen when you want to remember someone you love, or when you’re ready to put a period on a romance and move forward.
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[Spring Heartbreak Songs] Classic and Popular Spring Tracks to Hear in the Season of Parting (1–10)
It’s more loveberii guddoman
Berry Goodman captivates with a compelling fusion of beautiful harmonies and rap.
This work is a mid-tempo breakup song that chronicles the pain of losing a longtime partner.
Lyrics that portray the struggle to accept the separation stir a poignant sadness.
It’s included on the album “SING SING SING,” released in April 2014.
Originally an indie-era track, it gained broader support through passionate live performances and grew among fans to the point that a remixed version was released in 2017.
In spring, when encounters and farewells intersect, you may find yourself getting sentimental as old loves come to mind.
On nights like that, why not listen to this song and face your lingering feelings and memories?
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Back number is a hugely popular band that’s highly supported by listeners across many age groups.
They’re exceptionally good at creating works themed around the seasons, like Watagashi.
This track, Hanabira, has a refreshing vibe while its arrangement conveys the heat of romance.
Sakura SongKANA-BOON
KANA-BOON is a popular three-member band.
They excel at bright, pop-leaning songs.
Their track Sakura no Uta is also crafted in the poppy, upbeat style they’re known for.
The melody feels quintessentially spring-like, and the catchy lyrics leave a strong impression.
[Spring Heartbreak Songs] Classic and Popular Spring Tracks to Listen to in the Season of Goodbyes (11–20)
MetronomeYonezu Kenshi
This is a bittersweet love song delicately woven by Kenshi Yonezu.
It likens the growing misalignment of two people’s feelings to the ticking tempos of two metronomes, portraying from a male perspective how a tiny discrepancy gradually widens into an irreparable rift, even as he cannot forget the other person.
When in love, we tend to get carried away alone and assume the other person feels the same.
It’s important to consider things from their point of view—including whether you truly like them and whether they truly like you.
This work is included on the album “Bremen,” released in October 2015.
bookmarkkuriipuhaipe
A Creephyp song that beautifully portrays farewells in the season when cherry blossoms fall.
While cherishing past memories, it sings of the courage to take a new step forward.
Included on the album “Nakitakunaru Hodo Ureshii Hibi ni,” released in September 2018, the track also gained attention as a campaign song for FM802 and TSUTAYA.
It’s a song for those who feel the pain of parting yet want to keep holding on to hope for the future.
Its emotional rock sound and distinctive lyrical world will resonate with listeners and give them the strength to face forward.
Melancholy Cherry Blossomsatarayo
A song by Atarayo that portrays parting amid a landscape of dancing cherry blossoms with the arrival of spring.
It delicately captures the feelings of those facing graduation and new departures.
While savoring familiar scenery and shared memories, the lyrics carry a wish to one day reunite in the same place, gently resonating with listeners’ hearts.
Released in March 2023, this track became Atarayo’s first graduation ballad and struck a chord with many.
Though originally a graduation song, it’s also a piece we hope those experiencing the bittersweet farewells of spring—or taking a new step forward—will listen to as a heartbreak song.
forget-me-notAwesome City Club
The songs by the three-piece band Awesome City Club captivate listeners with a musicality born from a wide range of backgrounds—pop, rock, soul, R&B, and dance music.
This track, released as an advance digital single from their third album “Grower,” was used as an inspiration song for the film “We Made a Beautiful Bouquet.” With beautiful lyrics and melodies that depict a heartbreak story evoking the film’s imagery, along with stylish, ear-catching chord tones, it delivers a catchy yet contemporary approach.
It’s a heartbreak song that evokes scenes of spring—an essential piece when discussing the J-POP scene of 2021.
