[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 Breakup Songs] Heartfelt tracks dedicated to you, who loved with all your might (21–30)
You at your worstHamano Haruki
A poignant song by Haruki Hamano that delicately portrays the complex emotions of a woman trying to recover from the pain of a broken heart.
It captures universally familiar feelings—her struggle to break free from a self-sacrificing love, the memories that surface during late-night solo drives, and more.
Released in December 2023 as the second installment of a six-month consecutive release project, the track leaves a strong impression with its resolve to organize lingering feelings for a past love and move forward.
It offers a gentle warmth that supports anyone hoping to overcome heartbreak.
Highly recommended for those wrestling with their current relationship or wishing to face their feelings anew.
I need to talk to you.Adachi Kana
Falling in love with someone and having them feel the same way is really difficult, isn’t it? This song, “I Need to Tell You Something,” captures the feeling of longing for someone you love and the bittersweet plea: “If you’re not going to love me, please don’t give me hope.” If you’ve ever given up on a crush without even confessing, please give it a listen.
The song was chosen as the ending theme for AbemaTV’s “Kyo, Suki ni Narimashita” (“I Fell in Love Today”).
One-sided love can be sweet at times and painful at others.
Even after realizing the heartbreak is inevitable and wanting to move on, spending time together makes you fall for them all over again—and that hurts, doesn’t it…
As an ex-girlfriendMy Hair is Bad
This song by My Hair is Bad is portrayed through the gaze of a woman exhausted by love.
It’s striking how, as she faces a breakup, she tries to move forward in her own way—changing her appearance and throwing herself into parties.
Behind that are a distrust that leaves her unable to believe in anything and a wish to be freed from past relationships.
Included on the November 2017 album “mothers,” this work is a ballad that stands beside those confronting the end of a romance and evokes deep empathy.
Even while carrying the pain of heartbreak, it’s sure to spark a shift of heart in anyone trying to take a new step forward.
loveOku Hanako
Even when the person you like already has a partner—and you know in your head that you should back off—you still can’t stop how you feel.
If you’re suffering from unrequited love, this song is for you.
It’s by singer-songwriter Hanako Oku, known for hits like “Garnet,” and it’s included on her second album, TIME NOTE, released in 2007.
The lyrics unfold the protagonist’s inner feelings: no matter how much she thinks about the other person, no matter how hard she tries to start disliking them, it just doesn’t work.
It might be a good one to listen to when you want to pause and sort out your feelings about what to do next.
Happinessback number
This is a track from back number’s 2011 album “Super Star.” It’s heartbreakingly sad right from the start…
Knowing that the person you truly love is in love with someone else is really painful.
Precisely because you love them so much, you want them to be happy.
If it’s for his happiness, you even want to give him a push.
You offer advice just to be by his side.
I think many of us can relate to what this song sings about.
This bittersweet ache is just unbearable.
I’m about to cry.RADWIMPS feat aimyon
When your love doesn’t come true, or when the person you’re dating breaks up with you, the stronger your feelings are, the harder it is to stop the tears.
In those moments of heartbreak, songs that gently stay by your side resonate more than songs that try to cheer you up.
“I Feel Like I’m About to Cry” is a song that slowly loosens and softens a broken heart like that.
tobacco / cigarette(s)Koresawa
This is “Tabako” by Koresawa, a song that expresses regret over both the parts she loved about her cigarette-loving boyfriend and the intense, heavy feeling she directed at him—“I want you to love yourself more.” You can feel how every time she sees a cigarette, she’s reminded of him, her regret deepens, and the loneliness wells up.
Be sure to listen to the male-perspective answer song “Koibito Shikkaku” as well.