[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 tracks dedicated to you, who loved with all your heart (121–130)
Ephemeral SummerTakeuchi Anna
Released in July 2022 by singer-songwriter Anna Takeuchi, this work is a piece of city pop whose effervescent, fizzy sound feels delightful—like sparkling soda.
At first listen it sounds like a bright summer tune, but it actually portrays the premonition of a love that seems as if it might vanish like bubbles.
While she puts on a brave face saying, “I’m fine without you,” underneath it all lies a heartfelt longing to stay by their side, a bittersweet feeling that resonates deeply.
On a late summer night, this song will surely keep you gentle company.
At HomeNakajima Miyuki
This is a work by Miyuki Nakajima that portrays the resolve to sever ties with the place one ought to return to and to live in the place one stands now.
Watching the last train bound for her hometown depart, the protagonist deliberately chooses not to go back—an image that overlaps with the loneliness and determination of someone breaking away from their past life to walk a new path alone.
The piece was included on the acclaimed 1977 June release “A-RI-GA-TO-U” and is also widely known as the B-side to the smash single “Wakare Uta.” It has been cherished as a song that colors the world of dramas crafted by So Kuramoto as well.
The warm folk sound seems to gently envelop both the loneliness that follows a major decision and the strength to keep looking forward despite it.
We’re already broken up, you and I.AYANE
A bittersweet love song that brings back memories of past relationships.
Released in January 2025, it’s included on the EP “my luv.” AYANE’s clear, translucent vocals leave a strong impression, and many listeners will find themselves unconsciously overlaying the lyrics’ world with their own lives.
The smooth, mellow R&B sound really seeps in, too.
It’s perfect for listening alone on nights when you can’t help but think of an ex.
By the time it ends, you might feel ready to face forward a little.
My love was overflowing.mosao.
It’s a heartbreak number about agonizing over why things ended with a lover.
It’s a song by the singer-songwriter Mosawo, released digitally in 2020.
Centered around the sound of an acoustic guitar, it’s a clear, transparent ballad.
Even just the sound alone seems to convey the feelings poured into the song.
If you’ve ever been dumped, you’ve surely wondered, “What was wrong with me?” It’s a lonely piece that stays close to those feelings.
[Women’s Breakup Songs] Heartfelt songs for you who loved with all your might (131–140)
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.”
Best-before date of lovetuki.
While sensing the end of love, they still can’t let go of their affection for the other person.
This song by tuki.
portrays that contradictory heart with painfully raw realism.
Frustrated by miscommunication over social media, yet feeling happy just to be by their side—the protagonist’s feelings will inevitably tighten the listener’s chest.
Released in September 2024, exactly one year after the striking debut “Bansanka,” this work is an answer song.
With other tracks featured in PlayStation 5 commercials, tuki.’s unique world continues to captivate many.
If you’ve ever experienced the aching loneliness of a relationship slowly cooling, you’ll surely resonate deeply.
On nights when you’re bewildered by love that’s changing, why not quietly align your heart with this song, alone?
Then, why?Abe Mao
This is a poignant ballad by Mao Abe that sings of the helpless feeling when you realize you were the only one who was serious, after being led on by someone’s suggestive behavior.
The regret of having believed the words of a capricious, cat-like partner, and the pain that makes you want to demand, “Then why did you say that?” ride on her emotional vocals and pierce straight into your heart.
The song is included on the album “Su.” released in June 2011.
Remarkably, Abe wrote it during her high school years, and the pure, youthful cry of the heart resonates with raw intensity.
When you’re suffering from a lover’s ambiguous attitude and have nowhere to put your feelings, listening to this can feel as though it’s speaking for you.
Its gut-wrenching lyrics, paradoxically, will gently wrap your loneliness in warmth.