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 Need a Good Cry: Tearjerker Classics to Soothe the Soul — Life, Love, and Work (31–40)
lovesicknessAimer
When you fall in love, you can’t help feeling, “I don’t know what the person I love is doing,” or “I don’t know how they feel about me,” and it makes your heart ache no matter how old you are, doesn’t it? As the title suggests, the theme of this song is ‘lovesickness.’ It’s really, really tough.
This is a support song for women going through that kind of time.
It tells you that the things you feel and experience during those painful moments are actually precious time for you.
How can you cherish the other person? How can you change yourself? I’m sure you’ll make some important discoveries!
setting sunToukyou Jihen
Tokyo Jihen, the band fronted by Ringo Sheena that sadly disbanded in 2012, included this song “Rakujitsu” as the B-side to their third single “Shuraba,” released in 2005.
For anyone who has experienced losing someone important, it’s a deeply moving track.
The beautiful piano melody and Ringo Sheena’s vocals make it all the more tear-inducing.
me me sheRADWIMPS
In 2016, RADWIMPS made a major breakthrough, including an appearance on the NHK New Year’s Eve program Kouhaku Uta Gassen, thanks to their theme song for Your Name.
However, even since their debut, they had already earned unwavering popularity among fans for their many hidden gems.
Among them is a song renowned among fans for being a real tearjerker.
Of all RADWIMPS’ ballads, it’s the breakup song that stays closest to the heart—a track that will truly move you to tears.
Happinessback number
Perhaps because it carries even more emotion than their usual ballads, the near-tearful vocals seize your heart.
It’s a heartrending piece about a protagonist suffering from unrequited love, yet still wishing above all for the other person’s happiness.
Pay attention to vocalist Iyori Shimizu’s richly expressive performance—it’ll give you goosebumps.
It’s included on the 2011 album “Superstar.”
Promise of SunflowersHata Motohiro
This is Motohiro Hata’s 17th single, released in 2014.
It was chosen as the theme song for Toho’s 3DCG animated film “STAND BY ME Doraemon.” Hata’s gentle vocals and the lyrics about thinking of someone dear are truly moving.
They remind us anew of the importance of those who stay by our side—friends, lovers, and family.
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Love SongGReeeeN
It’s a famous song by GReeeeN, beloved by many couples, with the theme of eternal love.
This song, which sings about the happiness of days spent together, is a wonderful piece that, for anyone who has been in love, brings back various feelings and memories from that time—and before you know it, the tears start to flow.
HAPPY BIRTHDAYback number
back number’s 20th single, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY,” was the theme song for the TV drama “A Story to Read When You First Fall in Love,” starring Kyoko Fukada.
It’s a love ballad with a heartrending melody that speaks less to the person you love and more to yourself, stuck stewing in your feelings for them.
It’s a tearjerker that will surely resonate with anyone nursing a one-sided crush.