A wonderful heartbreak song

Breakup songs that are easy to sing at karaoke. Recommended classics and popular hits.

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When you want to heal the wounds of a broken heart, a lot of people just let it all out by singing their hearts out at karaoke! In this article, we’ll introduce breakup songs that are easy to sing at karaoke.

It’s also a great idea to sing these to comfort a friend who’s going through a breakup.

If you sing a song that expresses exactly how you feel right now, or pour all your sadness into a breakup ballad, it might ease your pain, even just a little.

Choose the song that fits your feelings and sing your heart out!

Heartbreak songs that are easy to sing at karaoke: recommended classics and popular tracks (31–40)

First LoveHikaru Utada

Hikaru Utada – First Love

First Love Utada Hikaru

Wrapping sentimental feelings in warmth, “First Love” is a song you’ll want to sing at karaoke after a heartbreak.

Ever since Hikaru Utada released it in 1999, it has continued to be loved by people of all generations.

Even when you meet someone new, the lyrics that encourage you to remember your heartbreak yet move forward sink deep into your heart.

It’s slow-tempo, and the range suits a female key.

A tip for singing it at karaoke: it’s easier if you practice reading the English lyrics in the chorus smoothly!

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single bedSharam Q

Sharam Q “Single Bed” (Music Video)

Single Bed Sharam Q

It’s one of Sharam Q’s most popular songs as a rock band.

It’s a heartbreak song that expresses a man’s feelings after breaking up with his girlfriend.

If you’re a man, it might be an easy song to sing at karaoke.

Give it a try!

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I long to see you now.MISIA

MISIA – Aitakute Ima (Official HD Music Video)

I want to see you now MISIA

MISIA’s “Aitakute Ima” is a song that expresses feelings for a loved one you can no longer meet.

Released in 2009, it was chosen as the theme song for the drama JIN.

Many people were surely moved by the melody of love, sung with MISIA’s expansive vocals, together with the drama itself.

The lyrics convey an overflow of emotions for someone precious whom you long to see but cannot.

Its fame as a drama theme song and the soaring parts that feel freeing to sing make it an easy choice even after a heartbreak.

Sing it with all your heart, so your feelings may reach the one you loved.

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PretenderOfficial HIGE DANDism

Official HIGE DANDism – Pretender [Official Video]

Pretender Official Hige Dandism

This song was also used as the theme song for the film “The Confidence Man JP: The Movie.” The lyrics line up words that make it seem as if the end of a romance was something unavoidable.

However, moments of regret and pain appear throughout, making it clear that the song is the singer telling themselves that the end of this love was inevitable.

As the song progresses, expressions suggesting regret and lingering attachment increase, conveying a state in which the feelings can no longer be held back—and the pain comes through.

Try singing it while overlaying your own emotions onto the song.

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Baby Don’t CryNamie Amuro

Baby Don’t Cry – Namie Amuro (Full)

Baby Don't Cry Namie Amuro

This is one of the signature songs by Namie Amuro, a popular singer and dancer who has announced her retirement.

It’s a heartbreak song that expresses a woman’s feelings after a breakup.

It’s also easy for women to sing at karaoke, so it’s a track I highly recommend.

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Heartbreak songs that are easy to sing at karaoke: recommended classics and popular tracks (41–50)

In that caseMacaroni Enpitsu

Macaroni Empitsu "Saraba" Music Video

Then, Macaroni Enpitsu

A narrative masterpiece by Macaroni Enpitsu that wraps a bittersweet longing for love in the refreshing tones of guitar and synthesizer.

While gently embracing the pain of heartbreak, the unshaken desire to believe in the other person’s dreams stirs the heart.

The melodic lines and Hattori’s emotionally rich vocals beautifully capture the warmth and ache of youth.

Released in January 2025 as the opening theme for the second cour of the TV anime Blue Box, it weaves unattainable love and a growing inner world together with the anime’s atmosphere.

A gem of a song that stands with everyone who knows the joy of love and the pain of heartbreak, soothing the soul.

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You're no longer here.FUNKY MONKEY BABYS

FUNKY MONKEY BABYS "You’re Not Here Anymore"

FUNKY MONKEY BABYS without you anymore

FUNKY MONKEY BABYS’ “Mou Kimi ga Inai” is packed with that helpless feeling after a breakup—the sense that no matter what you do, you just can’t forget the person you love.

Even though it’s about heartbreak, it doesn’t feel like someone got dumped; rather, it’s a story where the two still love each other but, due to circumstances—or for each other’s sake—they part ways, and he sees his lover off.

It portrays, from a male perspective, the aching heart of someone who can’t bring himself to honestly express his feelings to the lover he’s sending off.

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