Beautiful tear-jerking songs / songs that make you cry your eyes out

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

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Primarily active in Tokyo, I have experience as a backup dancer for artists, a music video dancer, and a commercial dancer. I continue to work as a dancer while also engaging in article production. After discovering Michael Jackson in junior high school, I began dancing in my second year of high school. Since starting dance, in addition to the J-Pop and Japanese rock I had been listening to, I began exploring Western R&B, rap, alternative music, and other tracks commonly used for dance. In elementary school, I spent three years in a choir, and because I love singing, I often go to karaoke for fun. These days, I enjoy a wide range of music, from Japanese rock and rap to K-pop.
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Deputy Editor of RAG MUSIC. JFC-certified fact-checker. I’m Sasashina, a mom currently raising an elementary schooler and a preschooler. During my student years at Kyoto College of Science and Technology, I studied a wide range of fields including sound, lighting, and video technology, building a foundation in comprehensive stage production and creative expression. After graduation, I joined a music production company, where I still work, consistently building experience in production and engaging in a variety of music-centered tasks. Currently, I mainly handle articles for children, drawing on what I’ve learned about parenting and what I feel and discover through daily interactions with my kids. I hope my work can be of help to you, even in a small way!

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.

[For When You Want to Cry] Tearjerking Masterpieces That Heal the Heart: Life, Love, Work (161–170)

I want to see you.sawada chikako

I want to see you – Chikaco Sawada

I want to see you.sawada chikako

A poignant ballad marked by Chikaco Sawada’s gentle vocals that tenderly embrace the deep sorrow of losing a loved one and the aching hope of reunion.

From beautiful memories with a lover to a sudden parting—and the powerful love that still remains in the heart—are expressed through delicate lyrics and melody.

Released in June 1990, this track was single-cut from the album “I miss you.” It was used as the ending theme for TV Asahi’s “Tonight” and in a Nisshin Flour Mills commercial, gradually gaining attention and ultimately becoming a million-seller.

For those who have lost someone precious in life or who hold someone far away in their thoughts, it will surely resonate deeply.

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An unfinished love song I’ve been working on foreverHata Motohiro

Motohiro Hata “An Always-Unfinished Love Song” Music Video

An unfinished love song I've been working on foreverHata Motohiro

Written specifically as the theme song for the film “A Love Letter on Our 35th Year,” this gem of a ballad gently and warmly portrays a love that deepens with the passage of time.

Motohiro Hata’s clear, luminous vocals resonate as if tenderly enveloping feelings for a cherished person.

The track began streaming in February 2025, and a CD single was released in March ahead of the film’s premiere.

The movie depicts a husband who, upon retiring, struggles to write a love letter to his wife; accompanying the protagonist’s emotions, Hata carefully weaves his words like a letter.

It’s a song we recommend to anyone who, in the course of days shared with someone precious, has rediscovered the profound significance of their presence.

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[For when you want to cry] Tear-jerking masterpieces that heal the heart. Life, love, and work (171–180)

gardenFuji Kaze

Fujii Kaze – Garden (Not a MV)

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Fujii Kaze’s song gently embraces the impermanence of life and the bonds between people through the changing seasons.

His soft, gospel-tinged vocals and piano tones sink deeply into the heart.

The track is included on the album “LOVE ALL SERVE ALL,” released in March 2022, and was also featured in NatureLab’s “Laundrin” TV commercial.

Its beautiful music video, filmed at ACAO FOREST in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture, also drew attention.

This gem of a song offers solace to those who, even while carrying sadness and loneliness, wish to keep looking forward.

Take some time alone to really listen—you may find yourself moved to tears.

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aimlesslyAimer

Aimer “Aimlessly” MUSIC VIDEO (Anime “Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage” Ending Theme)

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The popular anime Ranking of Kings: Treasure Chest of Courage features Aimer’s Atemonaku as its ending theme.

The song captures the series’ warm worldview, with lyrics that gently embrace those who are hurt or weary.

Aimer’s richly expressive vocals feel as if she’s speaking directly to the listener, leaving a deep impression.

The music video centers on a theme of romance, offering a different way to enjoy the song when you watch it alongside the music.

It’s a wonderful, healing track—be sure to give it a listen!

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In loveHY

HY - “In Love” (Theme song for the film ‘366 Days’) Music Video

In loveHY

Even if you weren’t the one they chose, the fact that you loved doesn’t change… A bittersweet yet forward-looking sentiment runs through this touching HY ballad.

Written as the theme song for the film “366 Days,” released in January 2025, the track is positioned as an answer song to their 2008 classic “366 Days.” It beautifully portrays emotional growth—rising from the pain of heartbreak and embracing even that experience as a cherished memory—and is also included on the album “TIME.” Set across Okinawa and Tokyo, the film unfolds a pure love story spanning 20 years, and this song superbly captures its worldview.

For those who have reached the end of a romance, or who are about to take a new step forward, this is a song that will gently give you a push.

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A Farewell SongHilcrhyme

Hilcrhyme – “Sousouka” Music Video

A Farewell SongHilcrhyme

Hilcrhyme’s “Sousouka” captures the feelings you want to convey to someone you love and cherish.

Released in 2013, it was also the theme song for the drama “Yurichika e: A Message from Mom,” starring Takako Tokiwa.

The song is filled with emotions and love that everyone has likely felt at some point in life—feelings so important that you can’t help but express them.

Whether you think of your parents, siblings, partner, or child, the lyrics will likely resonate.

Many will relate to lines that imagine losing someone even while they’re right in front of you.

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signJUJU

JUJU　『sign』

signJUJU

Singer JUJU, whose wide-ranging musicality stems from her family’s influence and whose diverse activities beyond music—such as running her own brand—have gained strong support especially among women.

Her 20th single “sign,” written as the theme song for the film The Wings of the Kirin, features sentimental piano and strings that really tighten your chest.

The lyrics tell the story of searching for the sign of someone lost, evoking a profound sorrow and loneliness that words alone can’t express.

It’s a timeless ballad that ties in with the film’s story—a tearjerker you can’t listen to without crying.

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