For When You Need a Good Cry: Soul-Soothing Tearjerker Classics — Life, Love, and Work

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wacci “Hitotsubu” Music Video

Released on October 29, 2025, this song is a poignant ballad told from the perspective of the one who chose to end the relationship.

Created as one half of a two-part project by wacci themed around the end of love, it forms a compelling pair with “Kanojo Janakunaru no ni,” which was released in September.

The lyrics gently examine each long-suppressed feeling, the warm sound of piano and strings offers close support, and Yohei Hashiguchi’s earnest vocals strike straight to the heart.

Interweaving regret and resolve as the protagonist carries both a lost everyday life and a safeguarded future, this work will resonate all the more deeply with anyone who has ever shed tears over their own decision.

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GLAY / Precious (BOYS ONLY NIGHT in Niigata LOTS)

The first release from “loversoul music & associates,” a new label launched by the members of GLAY themselves.

The song is narrated by a husband speaking to his wife who passed away before him.

The lyrics depict their shared memories and their children left behind—a moving piece that’s impossible to listen to without tears.

Give it a listen when you feel like having a good cry.

Because I fell in loveaimyon

Aimyon “Because I Fell in Love” Studio Recording Scene

The title says it all—this is one of those songs.

“Because I Fell in Love,” that’s why it is the way it is, why things turned out this way.

Those feelings are poured out just as they are, raw and unfiltered.

Centered on acoustic guitar, the vocals aren’t shouted or forceful.

And yet, it still comes together as a track with the power to leap straight into the listener’s ears and heart.

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Wakabasupittsu

Spitz / Wakaba

It’s a moving song that makes you think about the memories held in each person’s heart.

Since forming in 1987, Spitz has continued to perform at the forefront as one of Japan’s leading rock bands.

Released on November 5, 2008, this track is their 34th single and was used as the theme song for the film “The Cherry Orchard.” It features inventive touches in its sound, such as expressing parts that would normally use strings with electric guitar, and incorporating mandolin influenced by Travis.

Silent EveKarashima Midori

Tomomi Kahala – Silent Eve (duet with Midori Karashima)

A song that became the theme for the 1990 drama “Christmas Eve.” In 2014, a duet version with Tomomi Kahara also drew attention.

I consider it the pinnacle of piano-and-vocal ballads.

If you ever need a good cry, try listening to this in a quiet, dark room.

The gentle voice and piano will softly envelop you—and by the end of the song, your tears will surely be flowing.

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You can do it!Nakajima Miyuki

"Fight" / Miyuki Nakajima cover.

Everyone has to fight as long as they live.

Yet there are times when people who aren’t fighting will laugh at you.

That’s when you should listen to this song.

It might be easier to let yourself be swept away by the rough waves of the world.

But if you don’t jump into the fight, you’ll gain nothing.

So you have no choice but to move forward.

This is a classic filled with a warm message, even amid that harsh line of battle.

It’s a song I want those who are struggling or suffering right now to hear.

Robinsonsupittsu

Spitz / Robinson

This is the song that catapulted Spitz to stardom.

You could say there isn’t a person who doesn’t know it—a love song that symbolizes the 1990s.

Kusano’s soaring vocals are truly a gift of nature, perfectly in sync with the song and moving you to tears.