A tear-jerking love song. A love song that stays close to a hurting heart.
Love isn’t always fun, is it?
You might mustered up the courage to confess your feelings only to be rejected, be led on and strung along, or realize from the start it was a love that could never come true… Chances are, you too have experienced a painful love.
In this article, we introduce tear-jerking love songs that sing about that kind of heartbreak.
If you’re hurting right now, why not try finding a song that stays close to your feelings?
Listening to songs about the same situation might help you find clues for facing that love.
Tear-jerking love songs. Love songs that comfort a hurting heart (1–10)
A Song Dedicated to the Worst YouNEW!Yuuri
Even knowing it’s a convenient relationship, I just can’t walk away.
This medium-tempo ballad by Yuri poignantly captures that inner struggle.
Though the head understands the partner is the worst, the lyrics portray the complex psychology of being swayed by their slyness and becoming dependent.
The raw depictions of an unattainable love—like displays of affection used to hide true feelings—are sure to pierce the heart.
Released as a single in November 2025, it sparked buzz after being performed on the opening night of the Asia tour.
It’s a song that offers solace to those suffering from a forbidden love or wishing to break free from a toxic relationship.
loveNEW!Uru
This is a love song that captures a steadfast feeling beyond the wavering heart’s anxiety and loneliness.
It’s a track that feels like confiding what’s inside your chest, and Uru’s clear, translucent voice gently seeps into the heart.
Released in November 2025 as the coupling track to her 16th single “Platform,” the title track is used as the opening theme for the anime “Everlasting Twilight.” Even if you cherish your partner, some people find it hard to express their feelings honestly, don’t they? In such moments, gifting this song will convey the certain love you hold within.
Try using this song to share your desire to stay together from here on.
OrangeSMAP
It’s a ballad that moves the heart not only with the sorrow of parting but also with lyrics brimming with deep gratitude toward the other person.
Instead of saying “goodbye” to a departing lover, it concludes with the word “thank you,” a turn that can’t help but bring listeners to tears.
Although this song was included as the B-side to the single “Lion Heart,” released in August 2000, it triumphed at No.
2 in the fan vote for the best-of album “SMAP 25 YEARS,” ahead of many of their major hits.
There’s even an anecdote that the ending of the lyrics was changed during recording—truly a masterpiece worthy of being called “the most famous B-side in Japan.” Listen to it alone at dusk, and you’ll be wrapped in a tender, wistful feeling and find the courage to move on to your next love.
Because I fell in loveaimyon
It’s a gem of a ballad by Aimyon that not only conveys the aching sense of loss after love ends, but also evokes gratitude for having met that special person.
Included on the album “Shunkanteki Sixth Sense,” released in February 2019, this piece captivates with its stripped-down, unadorned arrangement.
Known for being recorded in a single take, the acoustic guitar tones and her raw vocals resonate as if speaking right beside the listener.
It leaves you with a warm feeling, one that makes you cherish how your view of the world has changed through knowing love.
Perfect for a quiet night when you want to shed a few tears and detox your heart.
an unkind girlKoresawa
It’s a ballad that portrays painfully real emotions, where unrequited love and self-loathing intertwine.
Singer-songwriter Koresawa, who keeps her real face hidden from the media, delivers this track as the closing song of her EP “Atashi no Koibito E.P,” released in November 2025.
It’s a poignant breakup song performed with just a single guitar and voice.
Through everyday scenes, it chronicles a clumsy state of mind—so consumed with thoughts of the other person that tenderness becomes elusive.
Among the tracks that include commercial tie-ins, this one deliberately weaves an unadorned sound whose solitary resonance strikes right at the heart.
On nights when the wound hasn’t healed and you want to cry quietly alone, it will be there to keep you company.