[Trash Songs] A carefully curated selection of tracks about the lowest, worst kind of loser—and hidden gems!
“Kuzu”… you hear it a lot, and it’s quite a powerful word, isn’t it?
Maybe you’ve suffered a terrible betrayal and felt a surge of anger—“That piece of trash!” Or maybe you’ve been disappointed in yourself and thought, “I’m trash.” There are probably more than a few people who find this word popping into their heads in everyday life.
In this article, we’ll introduce some “kuzu songs” that resonate with those feelings.
You can take the perspective of the person concerned, or think of some trashy someone and use it as motivation for the future!
Find one song you relate to, and use it to sort out your feelings.
- Songs to listen to when you've been betrayed. Classic hits about betrayal.
- An empathy song to listen to when you’re hurting and feel like a 'convenient woman'
- I want to let off some steam! Recommended anger songs and revenge songs
- A spine-chilling, terrifying song. Japanese music that evokes madness and horror.
- [I Want to Make My Ex Regret Losing Me] Love Songs to Listen to When You Feel That Way
- Masterpieces that sing of despair. Recommended popular songs.
- [Relatable Lyrics] Emo songs to listen to when you're stuck after a breakup or relationship troubles
- [Yami Song] Fight darkness with darkness!? Deep tracks that stay close to your pain
- Yami songs recommended for men
- Hidden gems of yami songs. Recommended popular tracks.
- A song that feels refreshing after a breakup. A love song to listen to when you want to move on.
- Songs that hit home when you're feeling blue: masterpieces of Japanese music
- Breakup songs sung by male artists that I’d recommend to Gen Z
[Trash Songs] Carefully Selected Tracks About the Worst, Most Hopeless Losers & Hidden Gems! (41–50)
Sentimental KissShio Reira
This work depicts an unbreakable lingering attachment—the kind where you can’t cut off an ambiguous relationship with a former lover.
It’s a song by Rei La Ushio, released in May 2022 as her third digital single.
Chosen as background music for ABEMA’s dating show “He and the Wolf-chan Are Not to Be Deceived,” it topped Spotify’s Viral Chart and has surpassed 50 million streams worldwide.
Its gentle sound, centered on acoustic guitar and piano, embraces the complex emotions that arise as the distance between hearts and bodies grows inversely proportional.
Many listeners may find themselves relating to the experience of being unable to fully end a relationship and letting it drag on.
Trash ClassroomRosu
A track that depicts the clamor of the classroom and the march of troubled students.
Ross’s shape-shifting vocals fuse strikingly with bon-odori rhythms and a four-on-the-floor beat.
It delves deeply into a teacher’s inner conflict and sense of powerlessness, as well as the need for self-reform, questioning the very essence of education.
Released in October 2022 and included on the album “Yoru no Tsudoe,” out in December 2024.
Recommended not only for those in education, but also for anyone who questions society or human relationships.
You may discover something new each time you listen.
band memberSHISHAMO
That old saying, “You’re better off not dating a band guy”—this is a rock tune that takes it to heart.
It’s by SHISHAMO, a three-piece rock band from Kanagawa, and it’s included on their self-titled debut album, SHISHAMO, released in 2013.
It’s an easy-to-listen-to guitar rock track, drawn along by Asako Miyazaki’s cute vocals.
Some people might know what it’s like to keep following a band and watch your money disappear…
But being able to pour yourself into something that much might just be a wonderful thing.
his doodleaiko
It’s an energetic yet slightly bittersweet love song about feelings for a boyfriend who doesn’t get in touch.
The track is by aiko, a popular singer-songwriter who has long been at the forefront of the Japanese music scene, and it’s included on her fifth album, “Akatsuki no Love Letter,” released in 2003.
The lyrics candidly portray the restless heart of a girl, and they’re relatable regardless of gender.
Aiko’s unadorned vocals seem to deliver that message even more directly.
flighty feelingback number
A song that sings as if resigning oneself to infidelity, piercing straight into the heart.
It’s a track by back number, the three-piece band behind numerous hits like “Takane no Hanako-san,” “Christmas Song,” and “Suiheisen,” and it’s included on their first album, “Ato no Matsuri,” released in 2010.
The lyrics feel like a raw outpouring of true feelings, and the vocals carry a sense of grim despair as well.
You can clearly feel the conviction that “there’s no forgiveness anymore.”
You, a piece of trashDomura Riu
You think the other person is a “piece of trash,” yet for some reason you just can’t leave… Some of you may know that kind of love.
This song is by Riu Domura, a singer from Hyogo Prefecture who previously performed under the name Shonen D, and it was released in 2019.
It’s included on the first album, “Kono Kioku o Nukereba.” Layering confessional lyrics over a track with a shadowy feel, it portrays the emotions of a protagonist being toyed with by their lover.
I hope they find a love that truly rewards them…
Beside InfidelityMy Hair is Bad
This song portrays the anguish of a protagonist who, while staying beside a cheating lover, comes to recognize the painful truth.
It’s included on My Hair is Bad’s fourth major full-length album, “boys,” released in 2019.
With a keen sensitivity that detects betrayal from subtle changes—like clothing, choice of words, and smartphone habits—and a dependency that prevents them from leaving, the song vividly captures these conflicting emotions.
Rather than simply blaming the other person, it bares the protagonist’s lingering attachment and wavering self-esteem, revealing the complexity of love that can’t be summed up by the simple framework of infidelity.
Over a mid-tempo, anxious guitar rock sound intertwined with Tomomi Shiinoki’s husky vocals, the emotions held back burst forth all at once in the chorus.
It’s a track that will resonate with anyone caught between wanting to believe and being unable to do so.