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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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.
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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.
I love you. ~100 Regrets~Sonar Pocket
Sonar Pocket is a highly popular three-member music unit known for love songs from a male perspective.
Their song “Suki da yo.
~100 Regrets~” is included on the 2011 album Sonapocketism 2: Your Song.
The lingering feelings for an unforgettable former lover and the memories of the happy times they shared are so starkly contrasted that the sadness and heartache stand out all the more.
For anyone who has someone they simply can’t forget, this is a song that will make your chest ache.
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.
Before GoodbyeAAA
AAA has been on hiatus since their 2021 dome tour.
Their song “Sayonara no Mae ni” was released as a single in 2014 and was also used in an Ito-Yokado commercial, so many people may find it familiar.
It’s a love song that conveys a poignant sadness straight from the heart, and as the title suggests, it hints at an impending farewell.
The couple should be happy, yet the shadow of “breaking up” lingers even while they’re together.
It’s a common feeling in relationships, so many listeners will likely relate.
Blueberry Nightsmakaroni enpitsu
Macaroni Enpitsu is a rock band popular mainly among teens and people in their twenties.
Their song Blueberry Nights, included on the 2020 album hope, is a fan favorite.
It’s a track that sings from the perspective of a woman who decides to break up even though she’s still in love, capturing a heartbreaking emotional turmoil.
Even when your head understands it’s time to part, your heart can’t keep up—this conveys the raw pain of a real breakup.
The music video also heightens the sense of poignancy in this song.
Dried flowersYuuri
Even after breaking up, still loving everything about an ex… That unwithering feeling is captured in Yuuri’s “Dry Flower.” Released in 2020, the song drew attention after being performed on the YouTube channel THE FIRST TAKE, and it became a huge hit both in streaming and downloads.
Yuuri’s husky voice really strikes a chord.
Even if, on the surface, both people say it’s fine because they don’t match, the song portrays the pain of a heart that can’t let go of “I still love you.” The contradiction between true feelings and a façade is something many women who’ve experienced heartbreak can relate to.