[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)
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.
[Women’s Heartbreak Songs] Soul-stirring tracks dedicated to you, who loved with all your heart (121–130)
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.
passing by each otherSoala
“Sorechigai” is a song that gives voice to the pent-up emotions of being told goodbye by someone you love.
Released in 2023 by singer-songwriter Soala, who rose to popularity through social media platforms like TikTok, the track blends a rhythmic R&B groove with her emotional vocals.
It portrays a bittersweet love that keeps asking the other person the same questions, even while knowing they are drifting apart.
The song’s structure—spoken, intimate verses that build into a passionate, soaring chorus—conveys an overflowing love, making it a poignant breakup anthem.
Being a woman is hard.Aoyama Shin
This is a heartbreak song by Arata Aoyama that portrays a bittersweet longing for love.
Set against the hustle and bustle of the city, it tells of a woman struggling to forget a younger man.
The four-line verses, incorporating elements of blues enka, symbolically express both the fragility and strength of love.
Released in February 2024, the song commemorates the fifth anniversary of Aoyama’s debut.
It reached a personal best of No.
2 on the Oricon Weekly Enka/Kayō Singles Chart.
It’s a song to listen to while drinking alone on a night of heartbreak—one that will surely stay close to your heart.
tragic heroineMy Hair is Bad
This song delicately yet powerfully portrays the emotions of a heartbroken woman.
Through a situation many have experienced—going to an ex-lover’s home to pick up belongings—it sings of lingering attachment, regret, and a feeling that won’t let go.
The candid refrain, “because I still love you,” repeats and resonates deeply with listeners.
Released in February 2024, the track is packed with My Hair is Bad’s hallmark raw emotional expression.
It’s a song for anyone nursing the pain of a breakup or wanting to revisit a past love.
The tears hidden behind a smile will surely stay close to your heart.
Tomorrow’s songaiko
The songs of singer-songwriter aiko—who has earned support from a wide range of listeners with her unique lyrics spun from a female perspective and her catchy pop sound.
This track opens her 11th album, “Awa no Yōna Ai Datta” (“It Was a Love Like Bubbles”).
It’s an impressive number featuring a sprightly yet faintly melancholic piano and a rapid-fire, cascading melody.
No matter how much she suppresses her feelings, the reality that she still has to cut things off—and the feeling of love that persists—captures the delicate complexity of a love that won’t go smoothly.
It’s a realistic breakup song that evokes deep empathy for the tangled emotions after a heartbreak.
aloneMayo Okamoto
Mayo Okamoto’s gentle, translucent voice seems to softly stay by the side of a wounded heart.
This song is a single released in 1996.
It tenderly sings of the feelings of a woman putting on a brave face.
If only I’d been honest back then, would a different future have awaited me? Looking back, the memories that surface are mostly regrets.
In hard times, sorrowful memories inevitably fill our minds.
In moments like those, listening to this song and just letting your heart be might not be such a bad idea.