[Upbeat Breakup Song] Love songs and anthems that give you the courage to take a new step forward

Goodbye, my beloved.Hana＊Hana

Hana*Hana “Goodbye, My Beloved”

Their early-2000s signature song, “Sayonara Daisuki na Hito.” With exceptional melodic sensibility and beautiful arrangements, Hana*Hana continue to captivate many people today.

This track, released on CD during their time with Warner Music, became a mega-hit.

They were in huge demand on television and were extremely active.

The clear, translucent vocals are wonderful.

I won’t fall in love anymore.Makihara Noriyuki

[Official] Noriyuki Makihara “I Won’t Fall in Love Again” (Music Video) [5th Single] (1992) Noriyuki Makihara / Mou Koi Nante Shinai

A song where Noriyuki Makihara’s vocals resonate with the heart.

It served as the theme for the NTV drama “After the Children Go to Bed.” While carrying the pain of heartbreak, it expresses the resolve to step toward a new love.

Through small everyday moments, it depicts the loneliness and inconveniences after a breakup, and the way the protagonist gradually turns inward is striking.

Contrary to the title, you can glimpse a lingering inability to give up on love.

Released in June 1992, the single shipped approximately 1.5 million copies.

It’s a song that stays by your side when you want to overcome the pain of heartbreak and take a new step forward.

Beyond the goodbyeMatsushita Kohei

Kohei Matsushita – Beyond Goodbye [Official Audio]

Kohei Matsushita, who is active as both an actor and a singer, has a song called “Sayonara no Mukou ni” that’s perfect for when your heart feels worn out.

This love ballad centers on a man who’s just gone through a breakup, portraying with raw honesty how he’s crushed and loses his will to go on.

But it doesn’t stop there—the song also depicts him standing up again and starting to walk toward the future.

If you listen when you’re feeling down, it will surely encourage you.

The gentle, jazz-tinged melody that warmly envelops you is another highlight.

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[Tonight, Birth! Music Champ] “M” (PRINCESS PRINCESS) / Sumina Maruyama (Maruyama Sumina)

The legendary girl band’s classic song “M” is a track about unrequited love and heartbreak that you can listen to straightforwardly in any era.

Looking back at the lyrics again, I realized for the first time that it doesn’t seem to be a simple, clear-cut song about the sadness, pain, and loneliness of being unable to turn a breakup into just a memory.

Rather, upon understanding that it’s a song about somehow being unable to forget the tenderness, warmth, and kindness, I felt it was a profoundly deep piece.

SakurazakaFukuyama Masaharu

Masaharu Fukuyama – Sakurazaka (Full ver.)

Sakura-zaka is Masaharu Fukuyama’s 15th single, and it also served as the theme song for the “Future Diary V” segment of the TBS TV show “U’nan no Hontoko!”.

It ranked second on Oricon’s annual singles chart for 2000 and is a renowned song that has been highly praised by Southern All Stars’ Keisuke Kuwata.

I long to see you now.MISIA

MISIA – Aitakute Ima (Official HD Music Video)

Building up to the chorus, this song lets you fully revel in her powerful voice.

The longing to see someone is sung straight from the heart, almost like a sobbing cry.

It’s also well known as the theme song for the drama “JIN,” starring Takao Osawa, and it was memorable for how closely it linked with the story.

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aiko “Medicine” cover [Piano & Vocal / Short with Lyrics]

A track from her second major-label album, “Under the Cherry Tree.” With her signature, strikingly real lyrics that make you think, “This is totally her own story,” the carefully chosen words pierce straight into your heart.

It’s a song that reminds you that whenever you feel hurt and think you can’t go on, time is always on your side—and can be a remedy.