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

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Accompanist pianist × piano instructor × web writer. I began piano lessons at age four and, inspired by my piano teacher, decided to pursue music. I went on to specialized music programs in high school and university, where I discovered the appeal of accompanying instrumentalists and singers. Currently, alongside teaching piano, I work mainly in my home region of Aichi as an accompanist for flute, voice, choir, and more. Through lessons, my students often introduce me to trending songs, and my hobby is trying anything on the piano—Japanese and Western pop, commercial jingles, and beyond. Since 2021, I’ve also been active as a web writer, covering music and a variety of other genres.
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Deputy Editor of the web media RAG MUSIC. I’m Sasashina, a mom currently raising an elementary schooler and a preschooler. In my student days, I studied broadly at Kyoto College of Science and Technology, covering sound, lighting, and video technology, and acquired skills from comprehensive stage production to the fundamentals of creative expression. After graduation, I joined a music production company, where I still work, and have consistently built my career on the production side, taking on diverse tasks centered around music. Currently, I mainly handle articles for children, drawing on what I’ve learned about parenting in my own way, as well as insights and discoveries from interacting with my kids every day. I hope I can be of help to you, even just a little!

“We loved each other, but we broke up.

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We had no choice but to part.

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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)

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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passing by each otherSoala

[Lyric Video] Passing Each Other - Soala

Soala in Passing

“Sorechigai” is a song that gives voice to the pent-up emotions of being told goodbye by someone you love.

Released in 2023 by singer-songwriter Soala, who rose to popularity through social media platforms like TikTok, the track blends a rhythmic R&B groove with her emotional vocals.

It portrays a bittersweet love that keeps asking the other person the same questions, even while knowing they are drifting apart.

The song’s structure—spoken, intimate verses that build into a passionate, soaring chorus—conveys an overflowing love, making it a poignant breakup anthem.

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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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Side DishShota Shimizu

Shota Shimizu “Side Dish” Lyric Video / Shota Shimizu “Side Dish” Lyric Video

Side Dish Shota Shimizu

Shota Shimizu, a singer who was greatly influenced by soul and jazz vocalists and whose childhood environment also led him to pursue a singing career.

The track “side dish” from his 9th album HOPE grips the heart with its wistful melody and ensemble.

Even when you know there’s nothing left to say to the partner you’ve already broken up with, you still can’t help but wonder—that’s a feeling many men can probably relate to.

It’s a soulful number that aches with the tenderness of thoughts that keep drifting back, even as you tell yourself it isn’t lingering attachment.

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Bye-Bye to youUVERworld

Bye-Bye to you

Bye-Bye to youUVERworld

An emotional love song that reflects both farewell and new beginnings.

Created by the rock band UVERworld, it was released digitally in June 2025 and later included on the album EPIPHANY, released in July of the same year.

With a hook-driven guitar riff and emotive vocals, it leaves a deep imprint on listeners’ memories.

Its narrative lyrics centered on parting resonate with many.

It’s a cherished work that captures over 25 years of the band’s journey.

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Flower Reportberry meet

berry meet / Hanadayori [Music Video]

Flower Dayori Berry Meet

A heartwarming love song by berry meet that gently portrays springtime farewells and encounters, like cherry blossoms scattering along with our memories.

Released in February 2025, this work is a gem of a message song that colors the fleeting yet powerful season of new departures.

It captures the loneliness of parting, feelings of gratitude, and hope for the future in exquisite balance, while its warm melody and mixed male-female choral work resonate deeply.

It will gently accompany those who are experiencing a farewell with someone dear or are about to take a new step forward.

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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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