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 that heal the heart. Life, love, and work (41–50)
Letter ~Dear You at Fifteen~Anjura Aki
This is Angela Aki’s eighth single, released in 2008.
It was featured on NHK’s “Minna no Uta” in August and September of 2008.
The song was reportedly inspired when a letter she had written to herself at age 15 arrived from her mother on her 30th birthday.
The adult version of herself encourages her 15-year-old self, who is living with painful feelings, by saying, “Believe in yourself.” The sincerity of those supportive lyrics is so moving it brings tears to your eyes.
[For when you want to cry] Tear-jerking masterpieces that heal the heart: Life, love, and work (51–60)
HikariAndrop
It’s a song that was chosen as the theme for the drama “Good Doctor.” The piano quietly yet intensely asserts itself throughout.
I think this song will evoke different thoughts for each listener.
Still, it’s bound to make you remember some place, someone, or something from your past.
It’s a captivating piece that powerfully stirs your emotions.
passwordayaka
This song, included on her album released in 2018, was created as the theme song for the film “The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps,” based on a novel by Keigo Higashino.
The movie portrays a daughter who has fallen into a brain-dead state, and because this theme song was composed specifically with that story in mind, listening to it while recalling the plot is enough to bring you to tears—a truly moving piece.
All of the YouthFujifaburikku
It’s a classic by Fujifabric.
This song has been covered by Fumiya Fujii, Bank Band, and Kou Shibasaki, and it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it a defining summer hit of the Heisei era.
It tells a bittersweet story set against the scenery of late summer, yet leaves you with a sense of hope at the end.
It would be wonderful to meet someone you could call your destiny, wouldn’t it?
#302Hirai Ken
This song unfolds a story of everyday life, portraying the protagonist’s shifting emotions.
It was also used as the theme song for the drama “4-Minute Marigold,” and the changes in feelings and straightforward sincerity evoke a poignant sadness.
Ken Hirai’s gentle vocals and the bittersweet melody pierce the heart.
It’s a ballad that will move you to tears.
crescent moonayaka
Ayaka’s signature song “Mikazuki.” It was released in 2006.
It’s a song that’s still loved today and you often hear it on TV or out in the streets.
The theme is long-distance love, and it poignantly expresses the loneliness and frustration of not being able to meet.
Even if you’re not in a long-distance relationship, it’s a tearjerker that resonates with anyone who has someone special in their heart—highly recommended.
PrologueUru
This is the theme song used in the drama “Chugakusei Nikki” (Middle School Diary).
It’s a song about unrequited love.
The pain and heartache felt in the midst of that one-sided love are scattered throughout the piece.
Uru’s clear, effortlessly soaring voice gently lends you a shoulder to lean on.
Please feel free to cry your heart out beside this song.