For When You Need a Good Cry: Soul-Soothing Tearjerker Classics — Life, Love, and Work
There are moments in life when you just feel an overwhelming urge to cry, aren’t there?
In this article, we introduce songs that are guaranteed to make you cry and tracks to listen to when you want to let the tears flow.
We’ve gathered classic songs and masterpieces that support your desire to cry from various angles—heartache in love, the difficulties of life, the hardships of work, and more.
Anyone’s heart can get worn down if they push themselves past their limits.
If you’re feeling tired, please give these a listen.
I’m sure these wonderful pieces of music that gently stay by your side will bring you comfort.
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[For when you want to cry] Tear-jerking masterpieces to heal your heart. Life, love, work (71–80)
Night MusicMrs. GREEN APPLE
A song that gently envelops the solitary moments of facing oneself in the stillness of the night.
The longing to be loved, the desire to convey the pain buried deep within the heart—yet being unable to put it into words…
Such tender, aching emotions are expressed through delicate melodies and a dreamlike soundscape.
Released by Mrs.
GREEN APPLE in January 2024 as the theme song for the film “Silent Love,” the track drew a huge response, surpassing 100 million streams on Billboard Japan.
On nights when you can’t face your own weakness, or when your heart feels like it’s about to break, let this song stay by your side—it will surely bring you solace.
Your Song for YouKawasaki Takaya
This is a heartwarming song that contrasts the grandeur of the universe’s history with the small acts of love found in everyday life.
It is one of Takaya Kawasaki’s signature works, included on the 2018 album “I believe in you.” After its initial release on an indie label, it was reissued by Victor Entertainment.
The song portrays the preciousness of each moment with a loved one, expressing a straightforward, sincere devotion to someone dear.
The gentle tone of the acoustic guitar and the tender vocals resonate as if softly enveloping those feelings.
It’s a piece that supports anyone reflecting on relationships with irreplaceable people—partners, family, and others—and feeling a deep sense of love.
When Someone’s Wish Comes TrueUtada Hikaru
When you go through a heartbreak, negative feelings like if-only desires and regrets can swirl around in your heart.
“Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro” was used as the theme song for the film CASSHERN.
Alongside the pain of lost love, it’s a pessimistic yet eye-opening song that makes you realize important things.
Hikaru Utada’s wistful vocals and the lonely timbre of the piano heighten the sense of poignancy.
[For When You Want to Cry] Tear-jerking masterpieces that heal the heart. Life, love, and work (81–90)
Manhattan KissTakeuchi Mariya
This is Mariya Takeuchi’s 20th single.
The song is well known as the theme for the 1992 Japanese film “Manhattan Kiss,” which starred Ayumi Ishida and Eisaku Yoshida and was a hot topic at the time.
It’s a very poignant ballad themed around an extramarital affair.
Sanguisorba officinalis (Great burnet)sugimoto masato
Released in 2007, this song was performed on NHK’s Red and White Year-End Song Festival the same year, sparking a huge response.
“Waremo-kou” is read “Waremokō,” and the lyrics were a poem given to Sugimoto by the lyricist Tetsuya Chiaki when Sugimoto was grieving the loss of his mother.
A song of a son thinking of his late mother—it brings you to tears, doesn’t it? The richly textured voice makes the words resonate, overlapping with the memories of each listener’s beloved family.
pupilaiko
This song gently sings about the journey from the birth of new life to growth, and eventually parting.
It was included on Aiko’s fourth album, “Himitsu,” and released in August 2006.
The lyrics convey the importance of the parent-child bond and love, and listening to it really warms your heart.
From a newborn baby to adulthood, it portrays the stages of life through Aiko’s characteristically warm perspective.
It’s said to have been written with thoughts for a friend’s child, making it a song especially recommended for mothers raising children.
When your heart feels tired, listening to it will surely make you feel tender and calm.
Re:prayAimer
Aimer’s “Re:pray,” used as an ending theme for the anime BLEACH.
The title plays on “replay” and the word “pray,” and that nuance is used strikingly in the lyrics as well.
The lyrics portray the breakup of a couple—poignant and sorrowful—and I’m sure they’ll pierce your heart as you listen.
It’s a heartbreak song, a farewell song, and you can feel lingering attachment, but as you read the words woven into the lyrics, you can also imagine someone trying to move forward, and it brings you to tears.
