[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] Soul-stirring songs dedicated to you, who loved with all your heart (111–120)
I’ll wait.amin
This is Aming’s signature song.
The beautiful harmonies unique to a female duo fully bring out the song’s atmosphere.
The lyrics portray a shrewd feminine heart: she’s fallen for a man who already has a girlfriend, yet she chooses to wait for them to break up.
weeping cherry (blossom)ANNA
A bittersweet yet empowering piece about cutting lingering feelings for an ex.
It’s a song by Anna, a singer-songwriter from Gunma Prefecture, released digitally in 2021.
The shimmering tones of piano and acoustic guitar create a beautiful sound that’s highly appealing, perfectly matching Anna’s delicate vocals.
It may resonate especially strongly when you’re ready to forget the past and move toward your next love.
The more you listen closely, the deeper this superb ballad sinks in.
Love SongGO!GO!7188
This is the third single by GO!GO!7188, a three-piece rock band that, despite winning support from younger generations with a band sound incorporating diverse musical styles like rock, punk, surf rock, and alternative rock, disbanded in 2012.
Known as one of GO!GO!7188’s signature songs, it became a long-running hit with its simple guitar-rock sound and memorable choral work.
The lyrics, which sing of unwavering feelings that don’t change even when you know the person you love will never turn toward you, are likely to resonate with any woman who has experienced unrequited love.
It’s a heartrending love song that, while painful, still conveys a sense of happiness.
red scarfInoue Sonoko
The opening harmonica sound matches the sepia-toned memories like in a music video.
It portrays the moment you realize your romantic feelings for a guy you thought was just a friend when you find out he has a girlfriend.
If you’re in middle or high school, definitely give it a listen.
It captures the bittersweet romance of youth.
It should sound as if it’s reflecting your own unspoken, one-sided feelings—those you can’t tell anyone about.
VoyageHamasaki Ayumi
It’s Ayumi Hamasaki’s 28th single, released in 2002.
The song expresses the desire for both people to move forward after a breakup and portrays their parting as a beautiful memory.
It’s a breakup song that isn’t overly depressing, and it’s recommended for when you want to stay positive.
The summer you gave meieiri reo
When you go through a heartbreak, you may suddenly realize how alone you are and suffer because of it.
The song that captures that loneliness in its lyrics is Leo Ieiri’s “Kimi ga Kureta Natsu” (“The Summer You Gave Me”).
Its lyrics, which portray the sorrow and loneliness of you disappearing from the future I had imagined, really resonate.
Listening to this song eases the loneliness a little, so please give it a listen when you’re feeling lonely.
GoodbyeNishino Kana
Even though they didn’t grow to hate each other, they end up choosing to part ways due to drifting apart.
This is a poignant medium-tempo ballad by Kana Nishino that tightens the heart with the complexity of such an ending to love.
The way the protagonist tries to seal away the memories without truly accepting what happened feels strikingly real, likely because of the lyrics’ masterful grasp of the subtleties of romance.
Released in October 2013, the song is also known as the theme for the NHK serial drama “Glass no Ie” and is included on the album “with LOVE.” For those who have lost a love that couldn’t be saved by feelings alone and can’t yet move on, this song will gently whisper, “It’s okay—you don’t have to force yourself to forget.”