Breakup songs popular among women in their 20s. Tear-jerking love songs.
Are you still hung up on a past romance?
At times like that, breakup songs are the way to go.
Even famous singers and musicians have fallen in love just like anyone else.
Songs and melodies created from the same perspective will gently wrap around your feelings.
In this article, we’ve gathered breakup songs we want women in their 20s to hear.
You’re sure to find one track that perfectly matches your pain and situation.
When you feel like crying, when it’s hard—give these a listen.
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Breakup songs popular among women in their 20s. Tear-jerking love songs (51–60)
Why not me?Saki Misaka
This song by Saki Misaka portrays the bittersweet feelings of gradually falling in love, even though you thought you were content just staying close as a friend.
With a clear, gentle voice, she expresses the conflict of wishing for the other person’s happiness while not wanting to see them with someone else.
Released digitally in February 2021, the track was also chosen as the theme song for ABEMA’s romantic reality show “Kyo, Suki ni Narimashita.” It’s sure to resonate with those who, despite knowing what would bring happiness, can’t let go, and who sense the other person’s feelings yet can’t bring themselves to speak up.
KanadeSukima Switch
This is a song for couples who are about to be in a long-distance relationship.
Although it’s well-known as a graduation song, it’s actually a heartbreak song, and its wistful melody really hits you in the chest.
Even so, listening to it might give you the courage to keep going, even in a long-distance relationship.
First LoveHikaru Utada
This is a breakup song by Hikaru Utada, who was reportedly 15 years old when she finished writing it.
It’s one of her best-known tracks, so I think it’s also highly popular among women in their 20s.
Not only are the lyrics great, but the melody is too, making it a song you’ll definitely want to listen to after a breakup.
the first strong spring wind21st Century, Lack of Love
It’s an unadorned song of lingering feelings, recalling a past lover.
This track by 21seiki, a three-piece rock band from Fukuoka, was released in April 2023 and was born from a lack of affection.
The chiming guitars, driving bass, and powerful drums come together in a band ensemble that feels wonderful to listen to.
The vocalist, Yukina Todo’s down-to-earth voice matches the song’s tone perfectly.
True to its title, “Haru Ichiban,” you’re left with a crisp, breezy feeling by the time it ends—a refreshing rock tune.
Breakup songs popular among women in their 20s. Tear-jerking love songs (61–70)
Tu-tu-luSixTONES
One of the theme songs for the drama “However, There Is Passion,” which portrays the youth of Nankai Candies’ Yamazato, is SixTONES’ “Kokkara.” Featured on the standard edition is this achingly bittersweet mid-tempo ballad, “Tu-tu-lu.” The titular “Tu-tu-lu” feels like the anguished cry of a man who regrets what happened but can no longer turn back.
The wordless hook elevates the sorrow of a love that’s fallen apart.
Lyrics that recall happier days—something like, “I didn’t exactly believe in forever, but back then, maybe the two of us had something like it…”—really hit home.
HappinessMasanori Onda
Masamori Onda’s “Shiawase” is a wonderful song paired with an MV that’s heartbreakingly poignant, like a home movie of happier days.
Believe it or not, Onda was still only 19 as of 2023.
“Shiawase” is a classic breakup song that looks back on days of happiness, yet it somehow avoids any trace of the usual clichés—there’s something mysterious about it.
The scene where he writes her name in the sand, in particular, is a real tearjerker.
Highly recommended for anyone who wants a good, cathartic cry!
tragic heroineMy Hair is Bad
This is a breakup song released in February 2024 by My Hair is Bad, a three-piece rock band from Niigata.
The song portrays the feelings of a woman who goes to her ex-boyfriend’s place to pick up her things—the lingering “I still love you” and the reality that there’s no going back.
Those painful emotions are expressed with striking realism.
The band’s characteristically candid lyrics combined with a melody that seeps into the heart make the heartbreak even more poignant.
It’s a perfect track for women fresh from a breakup or anyone still hung up on an ex.
Listen to it alone at night, and it will surely be there for you.