[Female Heartbreak Song] A soul-stirring song dedicated to you, who loved with all your heart.
A love that won’t return, no matter how hard you wish.
Even when you muster the courage to confess, they don’t turn around.
Or you finally become mutual, only for their feelings to drift away from you.
After heartbreak, you find yourself thinking, “I shouldn’t have confessed,” or “If only I’d been more honest,” and blaming yourself as precious moments replay in your mind.
And the more you try to forget, the stronger your feelings for them grow…
The songs featured in this article are all achingly beautiful masterpieces we want you—who loved with all your heart—to hear.
Regret that won’t stop no matter how much you cry, and the inability to give up on the one you love.
These songs will stay close to those pure feelings.
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[Women's heartbreak songs] Heartwarming songs for you who loved with all your heart (71–80)
How toMinty
How about letting yourself sink into some chill sounds to heal the wounds of a broken heart? This track by singer Minty, who’s active on social media, was released in 2021.
It’s a hip-hop number with a mellow, gentle sound that feels so good.
The lyrics about a romance that made them understand what it truly means to “love someone” for the first time are heartbreakingly poignant.
Maybe the day you part ways is inevitable.
Still, you don’t want every last memory to turn bitter… It’s a breakup song that makes you want to have that kind of love.
tear-coloredNishino Kana
This is a breakup song by Kana Nishino, who could be called a strong ally of girls’ feelings.
Not only that, it’s a heartwarming track with a gentle touch that seems to cheer on girls trying to overcome heartbreak.
It’s a song that makes you feel like, “Oh, it’s okay to cry,” and be honest with yourself.
When I listen to this song, I feel like I can cherish the good qualities of the boyfriend I loved and the memories we shared.
It’s her 21st single and is included on the 2013 album Namidairo.
Time goes byEvery Little Thing
With beautifully resonant vocals that seem to echo without end and a song brimming with tenderness, Every Little Thing’s major hit “Time goes by” stands as a representative work in the Japanese music scene.
It is a heartbreak ballad that candidly expresses the regret of two people who drifted apart and separated.
Please forget it.Yorushika
It’s a heartbreak song by Yorushika that tightens your chest with its bittersweet love—the kind that wishes happiness for an ex while saying “please forget me.” Released in July 2024 as the theme song for the drama “GO HOME: Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Unidentified Persons Consultation Office,” the track sets gentle melodies against a narrator who recalls precious memories they shared, even as they wish those memories to be forgotten.
Yet behind those words lies the true feeling of “please don’t actually forget,” a confession that’s sure to loosen your tear ducts.
Vocalist suis’s clear, translucent voice conveys this self-sacrificial and contradictory form of love with painfully delicate nuance.
On nights when you want to face the pain of heartbreak alone, listening to this song will feel as if it speaks for you and quietly stays by your side.
DEPARTURESglobe
Many of you might find this 1996 release “nostalgic.” Its sound really evokes the ’90s.
Written, composed, and arranged by Tetsuya Komuro, the song can feel like a heartbreak tune set between winter and spring, yet it also evokes moments spent together as a couple.
Either way, it carries a poignant sense that hints at parting.
It’s a love song for winter, cold to both body and soul.
not enoughwacci
This is a heartbreak song overflowing with poignancy, capturing the emotional turmoil of trying to sever lingering feelings for an ex.
Featured on wacci’s 2019 album Empathy, the track stands out for its lyrics written from a woman’s perspective.
Though she still has feelings, the protagonist’s struggle to choose a clean break in order to move forward is deeply affecting.
Positioned as a side story to “Betsu no Hito no Kanojo ni Natta yo,” a one-take recording was also released in 2020.
It’s a must-listen for anyone who’s gone from mutual love to one-sided, or who wants to move on but can’t quite bring themselves to do it.
Andromedaaiko
There are times when someone you thought you’d forgotten suddenly comes to mind one day, aren’t there? In those moments, even painful events are somehow idealized, and when you look back, everything feels like a fond memory.
It can feel sad to have forgotten an old lover so much that you wouldn’t even notice them if you passed on the street, but it’s also proof that you’ve kept moving forward.
This is a song that gently nudges those who are struggling now and gives them the strength to turn their eyes toward a joyful, happy future.