Beautiful tear-jerking songs / songs that make you cry your eyes out

Tear-jerking songs I want to sing at karaoke

DancerFukkun:)Tatsuki Fukuda
Primarily active in Tokyo, I have experience as a backup dancer for artists, a music video dancer, and a commercial dancer. I continue to work as a dancer while also engaging in article production. After discovering Michael Jackson in junior high school, I began dancing in my second year of high school. Since starting dance, in addition to the J-Pop and Japanese rock I had been listening to, I began exploring Western R&B, rap, alternative music, and other tracks commonly used for dance. In elementary school, I spent three years in a choir, and because I love singing, I often go to karaoke for fun. These days, I enjoy a wide range of music, from Japanese rock and rap to K-pop.
Composition nerdSugar-free
Hello! I’m Mutou, always on the hunt for emo vibes in music. Ever since I heard Spitz playing on the car stereo back in elementary school, I’ve been captivated by music. My tastes are broad—Japanese rock, UK sounds, EDM, folk, jazz, hip-hop, and more. I enjoy composing using guitar, keyboard, and DAW. Wishing all music lovers wonderful encounters through music!

Do you go to karaoke to refresh yourself or relieve stress?

I think many people want to belt out songs at the top of their lungs to blow off steam, but if you want to feel even more refreshed, I recommend singing songs that make you cry!

Whether you cry while singing yourself or shed tears listening to the person you’re with sing, letting your emotions flow through a heartfelt song is a wonderful thing—and it will leave your heart feeling clear.

In this article, we’ll focus on tear-jerking songs to help you choose your setlist and introduce some recommended tracks!

Tearjerker songs you’ll want to sing at karaoke (41–50)

OH MY LITTLE GIRLYutaka Ozaki

Yutaka Ozaki – Oh My Little Girl

OH MY LITTLE GIRL by Yutaka Ozaki

Here’s a song released by Yutaka Ozaki in 1994.

It’s one of his best-known tracks.

It also served as the theme song for the TV drama “Kono Yo no Hate,” which aired the same year.

I especially recommend it to those who want to recall how they felt in their youth.

If you imagine yourself as Ozaki, walking with a woman along a winter road, you’ll have no trouble getting immersed when you sing it at karaoke.

It can also be fun to create a character for yourself to inhabit before you tackle the song.

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Tear-jerking songs I want to sing at karaoke (51–60)

If tomorrow comesJUJU with JAY’ED

If Tomorrow Comes by JUJU with JAY'ED

If Tomorrow Comes JUJU with JAY'ED

JUJU’s 10th single, released in 2009.

It became her biggest hit as the theme song for the film One Month to Live, which is based on the true story of a woman who died from illness.

If you watch the movie, you’re guaranteed to be moved to tears even more.

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TsubasaUnder Graph

Tsubasa

Tsubasa Under Graph

The rock band Under Graph’s major-label debut single is Tsubasa.

When it was released in 2004, it gradually gained traction through cable broadcasts and radio, eventually reaching No.

6 on the Oricon Singles Chart.

Its heartrending lyrics about parting with a lover and its melancholy melody deepen the sense of loneliness as you listen.

The music video also drew attention for featuring Masami Nagasawa in her younger days.

True to the band’s concept of expressing the “joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure” deep in the heart, it’s a classic that brings back feelings you’d almost forgotten.

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SEASONSAyumi Hamasaki

Ayumi Hamasaki / SEASONS (Short Ver.)

SEASONS Ayumi Hamasaki

Ayumi Hamasaki, who released numerous hit songs in the 2000s, released her 16th single “SEASONS.” Put out in 2000 and chosen as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama “Weather Forecast Lover,” it reached No.

1 on the Oricon Singles Chart.

The song sings, “As the years pass, my memories with you become the past,” recalling those innocent days.

When you listen to it in a sentimental mood, it fills you with a tender, lonely ache.

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That paper airplane splits the cloudy sky19

That paper airplane splits the cloudy sky

That paper airplane splits the cloudy sky 19

Originally slated to be a B-side in the spring of 1999, this song was released as the A-side at the last minute due to its strong response.

Centered on the theme of youth, it expresses the desire to place the fun memories from one’s school days—memories everyone has—onto a paper airplane and send a message to old friends from that time.

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Goodbye, my beloved.Hana*Hana

Hana*Hana “Goodbye, My Beloved”

Goodbye, my beloved person — Hana*Hana

As you might expect from the fact that Izumi Kojima, a member of Hana*Hana, wrote this song as a dedication to her grandfather who passed away when she was 16, it’s a tearjerker.

Released in 2000, it gained popularity and was used as the theme song for a Sunday theater drama.

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let gom-flo loves YOSHIKA

m-flo loves YOSHIKA / let go

let gom-flo loves YOSHIKA

m-flo keeps delivering fresh, cutting-edge music no matter how many years go by.

“let go” is a track featuring singer-songwriter YOSHIKA on vocals.

It was used in an NTT Docomo commercial and became a long-running hit.

The song later gained renewed attention when it was featured in the TV drama Bibliophile Princess’ Case Files (Biblia Koshodō no Jiken Techō).

The transparent, airy vocals and m-flo’s signature sonic sensibility truly shine.

If you assign distinct roles to the rap and vocal parts when you sing it, you might enjoy the song even more.

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