[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)
Good ByeHY
A ballad marked by the piano’s gentle timbre and a vocal performance that speaks to the heart.
Featured on the 14th album HANAEMI, released in February 2021, this track was written and composed by Nakasone.
Unlike a song that simply dwells in the sorrow of heartbreak, it conveys gratitude toward the other person and embodies the strength to look forward, resulting in a piece that gently encourages the listener.
It’s sure to give you courage when you want to overcome the pain of parting and take a new step forward.
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.
Rejected-Love GirlSayuri
Sayuri’s “Furaregāru” (Breakup Girl) drew attention for being produced by RADWIMPS vocalist Yojiro Noda.
While breakup songs often carry a sad and sorrowful image, this track also portrays the emotion of anger.
The lyric “There’s no way you’d dump me” expresses sadness through anger, and that feeling resonates and is relatable even more than overly straightforward lyrics.
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.
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.
366 daysHY
This is a song from HY’s 2008 album “HeartY,” and it could be considered one of the quintessential breakup songs.
When you part ways with a lover, there are times you just can’t let go and say something like “let’s stay friends” just to keep being together somehow, right? You end up reaching out for all sorts of reasons.
Even though you really want to say “I miss you” or “I love you,” you hide those feelings because you don’t want to lose them no matter what—such a painfully relatable feeling.
And then, one day, it becomes impossible to keep going like that…
Even so, you can’t forget them right away…
how heartbreaking!
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.