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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 RAG MUSIC. JFC-certified fact-checker. I’m Sasashina, a mom currently raising an elementary schooler and a preschooler. During my student years at Kyoto College of Science and Technology, I studied a wide range of fields including sound, lighting, and video technology, building a foundation in comprehensive stage production and creative expression. After graduation, I joined a music production company, where I still work, consistently building experience in production and engaging in a variety of music-centered tasks. Currently, I mainly handle articles for children, drawing on what I’ve learned about parenting and what I feel and discover through daily interactions with my kids. I hope my work can be of help to you, even in a small way!

“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.

Breakup Songs Even Though We Still Love Each Other: Love Tracks to Help You Overcome Heartbreak (41–50)

So she’s not your girlfriend, huh?Yuka Ueno

Yuhka Ueno “I’m Not Your Girlfriend, Right?” Music Video

So she isn’t your girlfriend, Yuuka Ueno.

It’s a modern world where even breakups happen over LINE, but this song is a love story about a woman who has already decided to say goodbye, yet wants to meet in person and talk face to face for the last time.

A relationship whose ending is already in sight.

Still, she truly loves him and hopes that if there’s any chance, they can start over.

Remembering his good qualities and the day they first kissed, spending those final moments with him is unbearably painful.

The lyrics and music were written by Yohei Hashiguchi of wacci.

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[Songs About Loving But Parting] Love songs to help you overcome heartbreak (51–60)

Goodbye, AliceFlower

Flower “Goodbye, Alice” [Music Video directed by Mika Ninagawa] 2nd album “Hanadokei” out 3/4

Goodbye, Alice Flower

Flower’s ninth single, released in February 2015.

Although it’s by a female group, it’s a breakup ballad told from a male perspective.

In the song, the male protagonist decides to end the relationship by calling his lover by her name without honorifics, but his inner conflict reveals that he’s putting on a brave face.

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Summer loverSHISHAMO

SHISHAMO 'Summer Lover'

Summer Lover SHISHAMO

A song by the three-piece girls’ band SHISHAMO, released in September 2016.

While it sings about a breakup with a lover, the lyrics capture everyday moments where summer scenes unfold before your eyes, making it all the more relatable.

The somewhat nostalgic melody also enhances the lyrics.

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selfishNissy (Takahiro Nishijima)

Nissy (Takahiro Nishijima) / “Wagamama” Music Video

Selfish Nissy (Takahiro Nishijima)

If I selfishly say, “I don’t want to break up,” they’ll accept it.

But that doesn’t mean we can stay together out of love.

Realizing this, the protagonist steps back.

‘Wagamama’ is a song that portrays the protagonist’s complex, heartrending emotions.

It was released in 2014 by Nissy from AAA, the hugely popular dance/vocal group.

Nissy’s voice—so beautiful and glossy that it’s hard to believe it’s a man’s—makes the song even more poignant.

It’s a track that will move you to tears.

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Blueberry NightsMacaroni Enpitsu

Macaroni Empitsu 'Blueberry Nights' MV

Blueberry Nights Macaroni Enpitsu

Blueberry Nights by Macaroni Empitsu is packed tight with wavering, jumbled feelings that even the singer can’t pin down.

It’s sung by a man, but you can tell from parts of the lyrics that it might be from a woman’s perspective.

The song, a fan favorite, is included on Macaroni Empitsu’s second album, hope, released in 2020.

The lyrics are striking for the way they look at the singer’s own emotions objectively, with a slightly cool detachment.

They understand what’s going on, yet there’s lingering attachment and an helplessness they can’t shake.

That kind of pain comes through powerfully.

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I didn’t want to know, if it meant losing it.beautiful night

Atarayo – “I Didn’t Want to Know, If It Meant Losing You” (Music Video)

I didn’t want to know—if I’m going to lose it, then good night.

Atarayo’s “I Wish I’d Never Known, If I Was Going to Lose You” portrays the unstoppable feelings of love that persist even after being betrayed by a lover.

Released in 2022, the song is a collaboration with “Junwaidan,” a project that collects people’s real-life stories about love and sexuality, and it was created based on one of the submitted accounts.

The lyrics describe being lied to again and again and betrayed—situations that should make you hate the person—yet the feelings of love won’t fade, which is simply heartbreaking.

As much as the protagonist doesn’t want to break up because they love their partner, they ultimately choose to end the relationship to protect themselves.

If you’re struggling right now and don’t know what to do in a similar situation, you might find some answers in this song.

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My love was overflowing.Mosa o.

Overflowing with Love / Mosawo [Music Video]

It was overflowing with love.

Singer-songwriter Mosawo, who went viral on social media and quickly rose to fame, is known for bittersweet, relatable love songs—many women in relationships may find themselves reflected in her music.

The song “Suki ga Afureteita no” (“My Love Was Overflowing”) is a heart-wrenching breakup ballad told from a woman’s perspective.

It feels like she’s quietly speaking to the person she loves, and the regret after the breakup—along with how deeply she still loves them—comes through powerfully in this track.

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