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 (1–10)
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Neko by DISH//, which drew attention after being performed on YouTube’s THE FIRST TAKE.
Written and composed by Aimyon, the song was originally included as a B-side on the 2017 single Bokutachi ga Yarimashita, and a THE FIRST TAKE version was released digitally in 2020.
It sings of the wish to see a cherished person—someone you want to forget but can’t—just one more time, in any way possible.
This song passionately portrays the conflicts everyone feels after a breakup, and it is sure to stay close to your heart and comfort you in your own heartbreak.
So it wasn’t me, huh.riria.
“It Wasn’t Me.” A bittersweet heartbreak song about realizing the person you like actually likes another girl.
Released by Riria in 2021.
You spent long hours together like friends, hanging out all the time, and they even gave signs that made you think, “Maybe they like me?”—but in the end, it wasn’t you.
Many women may have experienced something like this.
In moments like that, you feel embarrassed for getting carried away, overwhelmed by helpless pain, your heart aching.
Listen to this song, which speaks for those feelings as they are, and let yourself release the hurt.
Stop this nightJUJU
On nights when you can’t stop thinking about the one you loved and the pain feels unbearable, why not let your emotions flow with JUJU’s “Kono Yoru wo Tomete yo” (Stop This Night)? JUJU’s voice, which seems to give form to a heart on the verge of bursting, is sure to tug at your tear ducts.
Breaking up during a relationship is, of course, painful, but depending on the nature of the relationship, the deeper you love, the more it can hurt.
This song, which portrays that kind of unrequited ache, speaks for the helplessness of losing a love so great it could consume you.
Moon CryingKōda Kumi
Koda Kumi’s “Moon Crying” overlays the image of the moon floating in the sky with a beloved person she can no longer meet.
Released in 2008 as her 40th single, it remains one of her most popular ballads.
From the quietly opening piano notes, the sorrow wells up.
The lyrics convey the regret of not being able to say feelings like “I love you” or “thank you” in time.
Let’s share our feelings to the fullest while we still can, so we won’t have regrets.
I became someone else’s girlfriend.wacci
Wacci, known for delivering music that fits closely with everyday life, sparked buzz with “I Became Someone Else’s Girlfriend,” whose lyrics are written from a woman’s perspective.
She breaks up with “you” to face forward and for her own shining future, becoming someone else’s girlfriend.
Yet, pulled back by memories of how she could be her true self with “you,” she can’t help comparing her current boyfriend to you—something many listeners can relate to.
The climax, depicting the moment when she can’t hold back the feelings that overflow despite wanting to forget quickly, is enough to make you cry.
Try listening while thinking of the “you” you still can’t forget.
PretenderOfisharu Higedan Dism
Official HIGE DANDism’s “Pretender” is a song about a bittersweet love for someone who, no matter how hard you try, is out of your league.
Released in 2019, it was chosen as the theme song for the film The Confidence Man JP: The Movie – Romance.
It portrays a love you’re forced to give up on—because the person already has a partner or someone they like, or because your positions are just too far apart.
It’s a love where you can’t even confess your feelings, and you find yourself wondering if things might have been different had your paths in life not diverged.
The song captures the resolve to say goodbye to that helpless pain.
It’s a track I especially want women who are stuck in a love that won’t even allow them a proper heartbreak to hear.
Happy Endingback number
Back Number’s “Happy End” portrays the painful exchanges at the end of a relationship.
Released in 2016, the song was chosen as the theme for the film “My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday.” The lyrics, which voice the brave front of trying to act normal at the moment of parting, are truly heartrending.
The depiction of a romance that ends beautifully, along with so many wonderful memories, brings tears to your eyes.
If you couldn’t show your tears when saying goodbye to a lover, let yourself cry your heart out with this song.