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.
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Tear-jerking love songs. Love songs that comfort a hurting heart (1–10)
loveUru

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.
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.
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.
Tear-jerking love songs: Love songs that comfort a hurting heart (11–20)
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.
SubtitleOfisharu Higedan Dism

It’s a classic written as the theme song for the drama “silent,” starring Haruna Kawaguchi and Ren Meguro.
The nationally beloved piano pop band Official HIGE DANDism released it in October 2022.
The song expresses the fragility and frustration of words that, like snowflakes, can’t hold their shape and melt away.
The protagonist’s desperate cry—feelings that can’t be conveyed by words alone—rises on a dramatic melody and really hits home.
Alongside the drama’s huge success, it went viral on social media and reached No.
1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.
It’s a beautiful ballad that gently stays by your side when you can’t tell the person you love how you feel.
hundreds of millions of light-yearsOmoinotake

This song was written as the theme for the drama “Eye Love You” starring Fumi Nikaido, and it’s performed by the piano rock band Omoinotake.
Its theme is steadfast love that never fades, no matter how far apart you are—even transcending time.
While the bright, exhilarating sound makes your heart dance, the lyrics portray a poignant longing for someone you may never meet again, and that contrast really hits home.
After its release in February 2024, the song captured so many hearts that it surpassed 100 million streams at the sixth-fastest pace in history.
When you can’t easily see someone important to you, this song is sure to gently stay by your side.
Goodbye, AngelMEGA SHINNOSUKE

Mega Shinnosuke is an artist who has earned support for his genre-crossing musicality.
This track, included on his fifth album Tenshi-sama† released in November 2025, is a love song that portrays feelings for a cherished person one can no longer meet.
What stands out is how it refuses to deny the misery of heartbreak, choosing instead to carry it forward and keep moving on.
While the album also features tracks like the theme song for the TV anime “Hiroshi Nohara: The Way of Lunch,” this song—despite having no tie-in—plays a pivotal role at the core of the work.
Its bittersweet narrative, like being told goodbye at the very start of a film, is sure to gently accompany anyone seeking to heal the pain of a broken heart.
Feel the sorrow and faint hope distilled into 4 minutes and 41 seconds.


