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[Songs About Loving Yet Parting] Love songs for those who want to overcome heartbreak

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“We loved each other, but we broke up…

We had no choice but to part.”

This is a collection of love songs for those who’ve gone through that kind of painful breakup.

If you split because you both fell out of love, you can simply move on to the next relationship.

But it’s different when only one person’s feelings faded, isn’t it?

You probably can’t bring yourself to hate them, and you’re still tormented by the feelings you have.

In this article, we introduce heartbreaking love songs that portray a variety of perspectives and complex emotions: the feelings of the one who initiated the breakup, the one who was broken up with, and even the bittersweet sentiment of mutually choosing to part while still having lingering attachment.

Please give them a listen when things feel tough.

[Songs About Loving But Breaking Up] Love Songs for You Who Want to Overcome Heartbreak (71–80)

Even though I like youTUBE

TUBE/Even Though I Love You

I love you, but TUBE

I still like them, but their feelings for me have cooled… Some of you may have realized that and chosen to step back yourselves.

Even though you still care about the other person, choosing to part ways brings a heart-wrenching sadness.

This is a song I especially hope those who’ve had that experience will listen to.

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Even though I love you more than anyone else.ACE COLLECTION

ACE COLLECTION – I love you more than anyone. [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

Even though I love you more than anyone. ACE COLLECTION

The bittersweet feelings of lovers who are forced to part are woven with delicate words.

Released by ACE COLLECTION in April 2023, this song portrays deep affection for the other person and the inner conflict of being unable to express it.

By artfully interweaving changing seasons and natural phenomena, it conveys the frustration of unfulfilled love.

Amid the busyness of daily life, the image of two people continually missing each other comes into focus.

This piece sings of the ache of loving someone so intensely it hurts, yet being unable to convey those feelings honestly.

Though it chooses separation, it is a song that will surely resonate with those still suffering from lingering love.

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I don’t like it.Young Skinny

Young Skinny – I Don't Like You [Official Music Video]

I don't like you, Young Skinny.

This song portrays the aching emotions of a woman who can’t forget a past love.

Even after throwing away every memento, memories of her ex resurface in unguarded moments.

Many people have likely had that experience.

It speaks to those who wonder, “Why can’t I stop dwelling on this?” Released on December 7, 2022, it serves as the culmination of their indie era.

It drew attention through an early release on TikTok, and before the music video dropped, the band shared behind-the-scenes stories on YouTube Live.

For both the band and their fans, this special track offers empathy and courage to anyone trying to move forward while carrying the pain of heartbreak.

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Once moreMosawo feat. asmi

Once Again feat. asmi / Mosawo [Music Video]

One More Time, Please. feat. asmi

“Once Again” portrays two people who truly care for each other but end up choosing to part ways because of growing misunderstandings.

This number by singer-songwriters Mosawo and asmi was released in 2022.

It captures how, despite believing they would always be together, frustrations build up and they no longer know how to treat each other, creating more and more distance between them.

In situations like this, words and feelings tend to drift further out of sync.

The song realistically depicts the shared pain and struggle experienced by both the man and the woman.

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worst; minimum; the lowest; awfulRen

Ren – The Worst (Music Video)

Sairei Ren

Ren’s 2022 track “Saitei” (“The Worst”) portrays a breakup brought on by a lover’s betrayal.

After being betrayed and left with a terrible feeling, the breakup that follows can be so crushing you wish you could wipe everything clean and start from zero.

When you realize that the feelings you thought would never change—and the days you thought were happy—were, before you knew it, yours alone, a flood of negative emotions hits: anger, sadness, emptiness.

Even so, that moment of parting when you still can’t firmly say “I hate you now” is something many people can relate to.

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Sentimental KissReira Shio

Reira Shio - Sentimental Kiss [Official Music Video]

Sentimental Kiss Shio Reira

“Sentimental Kiss” by Reira Ushio is a song that portrays the inability to suppress the desire to stay by someone’s side, even when parting ways.

Released in 2022, its acoustic version was used as background music on ABEMA’s dating show “He’s a Wolf, She Wouldn’t Lie.” The lyrics depict their breakup as something beautiful and fleeting, like a scene from a drama or a film.

When a farewell arrives, it can feel strangely unreal, almost like it’s happening to someone else.

That sensation is precisely the kind of dreamy, cinematic unreality the song’s lyrics evoke.

When you’re faced with an unbelievable reality, I recommend taking a moment to cool down with this track.

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The strong and fleeting onesCocco

Cocco “The Strong and Ephemeral Ones” Music Video

The strong and fragile ones Cocco

This song portrays a poignant love that sets out on a difficult journey to build something precious for a beloved, only to be confronted with the reality of betrayal.

It depicts, with striking clarity, both the strength to fight for love and the fragility and weakness inherent in being human, while Cocco’s translucent voice resonates deeply.

Released in November 1997, it was featured as the theme song for JAL’s Hawaii campaign commercial.

It’s a piece that offers solace to those who resonate with the turmoil between wanting to protect someone dear and facing an unyielding reality, as well as to those struggling with unrequited love.

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