A winter heartbreak song. A love song that's just too heartrending.
Winter is a happy season filled with events for lovers, like Christmas and Valentine’s Day.
But some people may be going through tough days—getting turned down by someone they like, or not being able to spend time with their partner.
So in this article, we’ve put together a collection of heartbreak songs perfect for winter.
If you “remember a past lover when winter comes” or are “sad after being rejected by someone you like,” please give them a listen.
You’re sure to find a song that resonates with your feelings.
May your heart be wrapped in a little warmth…
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Winter heartbreak songs. Heart-wrenching love songs (21–30)
Winter TaleSandaime Jē Sōru Burazāzu fromu Eguzairu Toraibu
A winter ballad by Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS from EXILE TRIBE, marked by delicate sounds from the intro that fall like snow.
Released in October 2013 as their 10th single, it’s a medium-tempo track where poignancy and strength coexist.
The lyrics depict winter scenes and lingering feelings for someone drifting away, making your chest tighten as you listen.
It also drew attention as the ending theme for NTV’s “PON!” and as a commercial song for Huis Ten Bosch.
Included on the album “THE BEST/BLUE IMPACT,” it has long been loved as a winter staple.
The harmony woven by the two vocalists’ contrasting timbres is a must-hear.
It’s a song you’ll want to savor quietly in the skin-craving season or on city corners glowing with illuminations.
somedaySaucy Dog
A track included on the mini-album “Country Road.” It’s a song about the regret of not being able to save the lonely expression that a precious person briefly showed amid happy days, and then no longer being able to see them.
Even if you want to keep looking at the same scenery together forever, the happy days can end over something small.
Saucy Dog’s gentle performance will soothe those aching feelings you’re carrying.
GoodbyeSakanakushon
As the title “Goodbye” suggests, this song has been crafted into a lyrical piece that feels like it’s lingering over a farewell.
The music video is also exceptionally romantic and striking, and it can’t help but put you in a sentimental mood.
MetronomeYonezu Kenshi
A song by Kenshi Yonezu that likens a couple’s relationship to the ticking rhythm of a metronome.
It intertwines the image of that metronome gradually falling out of sync with the growing misalignment of the two hearts.
The lyrics, rich with metaphors shaped by Yonezu’s distinctive sensibility, and his gentle vocals softly soothe a sorrowful heart.
Christmas songback number
Despite its Christmas-like cute timbre and beautiful string melody, this back number song portrays a bittersweet romance.
It was used as the theme song for the drama “5→9: From Five to Nine,” starring Satomi Ishihara and Tomohisa Yamashita.
While struggling with feelings that are hard to convey, the narrator feels jealous of couples getting carried away by the Christmas mood.
It captures classic Christmas situations everyone can relate to.
snowdropNEWS
In this season when the biting cold makes you yearn for warmth, there’s a hidden gem by NEWS you should hear.
Released only on the regular edition of the single “EMMA” in February 2017, this song is a love ballad that blends wistfulness and warmth, inspired by the image of a white flower blooming on a snowy night.
It was performed during the “NEWS LIVE TOUR 2017 NEVERLAND,” where its story-like, beautiful staging captivated fans.
Ryo-Suke Nakanishi’s delicate arrangement and the members’ vocals exquisitely capture winter’s quiet and the subtleties of love.
Listen to it on a Valentine’s night when you long for someone’s touch, or when you want to quietly reflect, and you’ll feel a gentle light kindling in your chilled heart.
It’s a precious song that keeps you company through long winter nights.
Farewell in FebruaryTHE SLUT BANKS
THE SLUT BANKS are a rock band that performs under the unique concept of all members being “undead spirits.” This track of theirs brilliantly fuses a driving sense of speed with a poignant scene of farewell.
The lyrics depict a February night with snow dancing in the air, a parting where someone waves with a laugh—conveying not just sadness, but a dry, stinging ache.
Included on the album “Rock’n’Roll to the MAX,” released in May 2020, the song’s vocals were actually recorded around mid-February 2020, and it’s said that the uneasy atmosphere pervading the world at the time is sealed within the sound.
True to the season in its title, listening on a chilly night might set your heart aglow.
It’s a deeply wistful song that keeps you company on lonely nights while you wait for spring.