Breakup songs popular among women in their 20s. Tear-jerking love songs.
Are you still hung up on a past romance?
At times like that, breakup songs are the way to go.
Even famous singers and musicians have fallen in love just like anyone else.
Songs and melodies created from the same perspective will gently wrap around your feelings.
In this article, we’ve gathered breakup songs we want women in their 20s to hear.
You’re sure to find one track that perfectly matches your pain and situation.
When you feel like crying, when it’s hard—give these a listen.
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Breakup songs popular among women in their 20s. Tear-jerking love songs (11–20)
Stand by UTōhōshinki
TVXQ’s “Stand by U” depicts someone who can’t stop thinking about a former lover.
Released in 2009, the song was used as the theme for the Bee TV drama “Sweet Room.” The lyrics, written from a male perspective, portray his thoughts about his ex-girlfriend, but the inability to let go and searching for traces of a past love is something many people—regardless of gender—can relate to.
You’ll likely find yourself deeply empathetic with the words about longing for a lover who has set off on a path you no longer know.
Give it a listen when you find you can’t stop thinking about someone you’ve parted ways with.
Night of Osmanthuskinoko teikoku
Kinoko Teikoku is a band that went on hiatus in 2019.
Their song “Osmanthus Night” is a track from the 2018 album Time Lapse and is one of their most popular numbers.
Overflowing with emotion, as the title suggests, it’s a song that suits the night perfectly—you might even find yourself in tears if you listen after dark.
Even if you’re not heartbroken, it somehow makes your chest ache, and you can almost catch the scent of osmanthus that isn’t really there.
After a broken heartCHIHIRO
After a breakup, CHIHIRO’s “Shitsuren no Ato” vividly portrays the raw emotions that follow.
Included on her 2019 album “Watashi no Koi wa Namida de Dekiteiru,” the song’s music video features actress Yurika Nakamura.
It sings of the overwhelming presence the ex-lover once had, the tears that won’t stop over days that can never be reclaimed no matter the regret.
When heartbreak feels unbearable and your smile has disappeared somewhere, this song will cry along with you.
Because I fell in loveaimyon
For people in their twenties, Aimyon’s love songs are both very popular and widely known.
This song, “Koi wo Shita Kara” (“Because I Fell in Love”), is included on her 2019 album Momentary Sixth Sense.
Within its refreshing, crystal-clear atmosphere lies a piercing, agonizing feeling.
It’s a love that has ended, yet the unresolved emotions that you just can’t forget feel so real they make your chest ache.
Still, beyond the sadness and pain, it also captures the feeling of wanting to take pride in the way you’ve grown because you were able to fall in love with him, and that resonates deeply.
I forget you, who are so quiet, in October.atarayo
Songs by the rock band Atarayo inevitably make you blurt out the word “emoi.” This track, “I’ll Forget Your Silence in October,” is one of the songs included on their 2021 EP Before Dawn.
The “breakup” you pictured in your head, and the feelings you only realized after actually parting ways.
It’s a volley of heartache that anyone nursing a broken heart will likely find impossible to listen to without tears.
The spoken lines at the very beginning add to the blow, making the breakup feel all the more real.
STEP BY STEPORANGE RANGE
Speaking of ORANGE RANGE, the image that comes to mind is bright, fun music! But this song is a rare breakup ballad.
Even though they’ve decided to part ways, they can’t take the final step when they think about each other—the lyrics capture the feelings of these two people.
Breakup songs popular among women in their 20s. Tear-jerking love songs (21–30)
I got a boyfriend/girlfriend.My Hair is Bad
How would you feel upon learning that someone you once shared a deep connection with has found a new partner? My Hair is Bad’s 2016 album “woman’s” features a song that delicately captures exactly that complex state of mind.
Even though you’re supposed to have moved on and found a new lover, you can’t shake the lingering attachment to the one you can’t forget.
Spending time with your current partner—who’s the complete opposite type—only makes the quiet ache of your feelings for the former one smolder in the back of your heart.
Released as the album reached a peak position of No.
5 on the Oricon charts, the track’s music video also drew significant attention.
It’s a song that will deeply resonate with anyone who thought they’d stepped into a new love but still finds themselves tethered to the past, or who has felt a rush of complicated emotions upon seeing an ex looking happy.