[Today’s Heartbreak Song] A poignant love song that gently wraps your wounded heart
A “heartbreak song” gently wraps around a heart shattered by lost love.
Some songs soothe aching feelings, some help you accept the sadness and look forward, and others give you a push toward a new romance—the way heartbreak is portrayed and understood varies from song to song.
In this article, we introduce bittersweet love songs that resonate with how you feel today, chosen from among such heartbreak songs.
We update the featured tracks daily, so you’re sure to find a song that matches your current mood.
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[Today's Heartbreak Song] Bittersweet love songs that gently embrace a wounded heart (21–30)
Until we meet againHirai Dai
This is a ballad by Dai Hirai that intertwines the bittersweet longing to reunite with a former lover and the resolve to set out on a new journey.
Alongside vivid depictions of the seasons from spring to winter, it expresses heartfelt feelings for someone special.
Released in February 2015 and included on the album “Slow & Easy,” the song delivers the sorrow of parting and the hope of reunion through a gentle vocal and an acoustic sound with elements of surf music.
For those who have experienced a farewell and want to move forward but find it hard to take the first step, this song will gently give you a push.
Heart earringsMatsuda Seiko
This is a breakup song by the songstress Seiko Matsuda.
The lyrics faithfully portray a girl’s feelings when she’s dumped by a boy who’s about to go off with another girl.
It’s easy to get emotionally drawn in while listening, but the tune is poppy and cute, and it feels like it’ll leave you energized in the end.
Wish ~To You Back Then~Mirei Touyama
Mirei Touyama’s “Negai ~Ano Koro no Kimi e~” is packed tightly with the feelings and memories from when you were in love.
Sometimes the things you loved about the other person, or the gestures and little quirks you barely noticed at the time, slowly come back to you later, don’t they? It’s a breakup song that makes you realize those ordinary, casual moments were what made life feel so fun.
Hologram of LoveSKE48
An SKE48 song that paints the bittersweet pain of heartbreak.
It’s included on the album “Hologram of Love.” The lyrics express the feeling of a world losing its color after a breakup and a heart that has lost its sense of purpose.
Yet it also carries the hope that love continues to exist even in the darkness.
Released in February 2024, the track features Oka Suenaga as center.
It’s perfect not only for those who’ve experienced heartbreak, but also for anyone who wants to look forward.
A song that showcases a new side of SKE48.
my girlthe pillows
Among the pillows’ many unrequited-love songs, this one is quite rare in being a clearly defined breakup song.
While carefully depicting gratitude and yearning, it also lays bare the realistic feeling of secretly resigning oneself to the fact that the love won’t be fulfilled.
The fragile, fading tone of the music further accentuates the meaning embedded in the lyrics.