Masterpieces of Vocaloid Ballads [Tear-Jerking / Heart-Wrenching]
When you’re feeling wistful or sad, what kind of music do you listen to?
Some people might choose bright, uplifting tracks.
But I bet quite a few prefer slower songs that seem to stay close to how they’re feeling in the moment.
So in this article, I’ve put together a collection of Vocaloid ballads.
I’ve picked out a wide range, from recent hits to long-loved classics.
I hope you find a song that fits your heart perfectly.
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Masterpieces of Vocaloid Ballads [Tearjerkers & Heart-wrenching] (111–120)
Clear in the shade of the treeschiitana
It’s a very nostalgic vocaloid ballad that brings back memories of summer love.
Created by Chītana, a Vocaloid producer known for hits like “Say You Love Me” and “Codependency,” it was released in 2021.
The beautiful piano tones and the chirping of insects that evoke the end of summer linger in your ears.
It makes you wonder: Did I become the kind of adult I wanted to be? Where is the “you” who was with me back then now? The lyrics’ world hits you right in the heart.
If you listen to it alone, you might just shed a tear.
Vocaloid Ballad Masterpieces [Tear-jerking & Heart-wrenching] (121–130)
rain stops, good-byenio P
“rain stops, good-bye” is a ballad composed by Nio-P.
It begins gently with a piano melody and ends on a bittersweet note.
The song portrays two lovers talking past each other, capturing the loneliness of feelings that fail to connect.
After its release with Hatsune Miku in 2008, a Kagamine Len version was produced in 2011.
What I want you to listen to isnekobōro
A four-on-the-floor track with a slightly languid feel.
Maybe because of the pleasant sound, my body starts swaying on its own.
Created by Nekobolo, who has been active in the VOCALOID scene since 2009, this song was released in 2015.
The suggestive lyrics really make you think.
Dreams, sometimes…marashii
This is a piece by the pianist Marasy, who gained attention for handling the music in a Toyota commercial.
It was released in 2010 as Marasy’s first original Vocaloid song.
It’s a tear-jerking Vocaloid ballad that sings about feelings for a beloved person one can meet only in dreams.
Wish SongKanzaki Iori
This song by Kanzaki Iori features introspective lyrics that confront one’s own struggles.
I believe the worries depicted in the lyrics are ones that everyone has felt at some point.
That doesn’t mean those worries are easily solved; we have to go on living with them.
This piece gives you the courage to keep fighting—accepting those worries and hardships—so you can gain confidence in yourself.
By the time you finish reading the lyrics, I’m sure you’ll find your eyes welling up with tears.
PuzzleKuwagata P
Included on the 2010 album “Flashback Sound.” From the intro, the weeping-sounding guitar melody really grabs me.
The contrast with the piano is beautiful too, fitting both a bittersweet state of mind and emotions on the verge of overflowing.
It feels like my feelings are about to undergo a gestalt collapse! The days I lost without noticing, and the days we laughed together—surely both are irreplaceably precious.
self-indulgenceKomeda wara
A song by Vocaloid producer Komedawara, released in 2020.
It opens with crisp acoustic guitar strumming and a rhythmic vocal melody, and the dry tone of the electric guitar that joins partway through heightens the song’s sense of poignancy—there’s a lot to listen for.
The well-placed break in the first verse catches the ear, creating a tension that keeps the listener engaged and brings out the heartache in the lyrics.
In the outro, playing the main guitar riff an octave higher wraps up the track simply yet effectively.
It’s a tear-jerking Vocaloid ballad that conveys the determination to keep moving forward even through days when nothing seems to go right.
