[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)
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.
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.
[Women's Heartbreak Songs] Soul-stirring songs for you who loved with all your heart (31–40)
After a broken heartCHIHIRO
Of course, when you go through a breakup you feel sad and unmotivated, but even though you know there’s no point in wondering what you did wrong or why things ended up this way, you can’t help thinking about it over and over.
This song really understands those feelings—it’s a breakup song you can truly relate to.
It makes me realize that no matter how much you cry, the tears never seem to run out.
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…
MPRINCESS PRINCESS
One of PRINCESS PRINCESS’s signature works, released in 1988.
It’s a classic that’s still covered by many artists, regardless of gender.
With its poignant, female-perspective lyrics—like not being able to delete an address or forgetting the way he looked from behind—it effortlessly brings back memories of someone you can’t forget.
Moon CryingKōda Kumi
A song by Kumi Koda—known by the nickname “Kuu-chan” and for establishing her unique “sexy-cool” style as one of the Heisei era’s divas.
It serves as the opening track of her 40th single, MOON, and was used as the theme song for the TV drama Puzzle.
The lyrics trace the regret felt after a breakup and the memories of happier days—feelings many women who’ve experienced heartbreak will likely relate to.
With a spacious arrangement of piano and strings that envelops the sadness, it’s a breakup ballad that pierces a wounded heart.
A Naked Heartaimyon
A gentle, moving number that heals a broken heart and leads you toward your next love, “Naked Heart.” It’s a song by singer-songwriter Aimyon, and it became a hot topic when it was chosen as the theme song for the 2020 drama “My Housekeeper Nagisa-san.” When you go through heartbreak over and over, you can lose confidence in yourself, and seeing couples can make you feel envious.
While singing about these feelings that everyone experiences, the song also portrays the supple strength of a woman who, even so, chooses to love again and move forward.