A wonderful heartbreak song

[Female Heartbreak Song] A soul-stirring song dedicated to you, who loved with all your heart.

Accompanist / Piano InstructorYuri
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.
Deputy Editor of RAG MUSICSasashina
Deputy Editor of the web media RAG MUSIC. I’m Sasashina, a mom currently raising an elementary schooler and a preschooler. In my student days, I studied broadly at Kyoto College of Science and Technology, covering sound, lighting, and video technology, and acquired skills from comprehensive stage production to the fundamentals of creative expression. After graduation, I joined a music production company, where I still work, and have consistently built my career on the production side, taking on diverse tasks centered around music. Currently, I mainly handle articles for children, drawing on what I’ve learned about parenting in my own way, as well as insights and discoveries from interacting with my kids every day. I hope I can be of help to you, even just a little!

A love that won’t return, no matter how hard you wish.

Even when you muster the courage to confess, they don’t turn around.

Or you finally become mutual, only for their feelings to drift away from you.

After heartbreak, you find yourself thinking, “I shouldn’t have confessed,” or “If only I’d been more honest,” and blaming yourself as precious moments replay in your mind.

And the more you try to forget, the stronger your feelings for them grow.

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The songs featured in this article are all achingly beautiful masterpieces we want you—who loved with all your heart—to hear.

Regret that won’t stop no matter how much you cry, and the inability to give up on the one you love.

These songs will stay close to those pure feelings.

[Women's heartbreak songs] Heartwarming songs for you who loved with all your heart (71–80)

Time goes byEvery Little Thing

Every Little Thing「Time goes by」

Time goes byEvery Little Thing

With beautifully resonant vocals that seem to echo without end and a song brimming with tenderness, Every Little Thing’s major hit “Time goes by” stands as a representative work in the Japanese music scene.

It is a heartbreak ballad that candidly expresses the regret of two people who drifted apart and separated.

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To you who didn’t choose meKoresawa

Koresawa “To You Who Didn’t Choose Me” [Music Video]

To you who didn’t choose me — Koresawa

This is a quintessential Koresawa number that poppily portrays the pain of heartbreak, lingering feelings, and wishes for the other person.

Released in February 2025 as the lead track from the album “To the You Who Chose Me, and the You Who Didn’t.” It features a catchy melody and lyrics that express the emotions of a breakup in a straightforward yet cute way.

The positivity and strength hidden beneath the sadness create a song that resonates with listeners.

It will be your ally when you’re trying to move on from heartbreak!

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It'll get stained.Chatmonchy

Chatmonchy “Somaru yo” Music Video

I'll be dyed, Chatmonchy

Trying to smoke a cigarette—just like my ex used to—even though I can’t actually smoke… It’s a guitar rock track that conjures a bittersweet scene.

It’s a song by Chatmonchy, a monumental presence among girl bands, released in 2008 as their ninth single.

It drew attention when it was chosen as the theme song for the drama “Tonsura.” The fiercely strummed guitar tones leave a strong impression, and the impassioned sound really sets your heart ablaze.

The contrast with vocalist Hashimoto’s singing voice is irresistible.

It’s a masterpiece that remains in the Japanese rock scene.

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Wish ~To You Back Then~Mirei Touyama

Mirei Touyama “Wish ~To You Back Then~”

Wish ~To You Back Then~ Mirei Toyama

There are times when you feel nostalgic as you recall an old heartbreak, right? What I’d love for you to listen to in moments like that is Mirei Toyama’s “Negai ~Ano Koro no Kimi e~.” This song was created as an answer song to Dohzi-T’s “Negai feat.

YU-A,” and its lyrics express, “Back then, this is how I felt.” As you listen, old memories come flooding back.

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Everyday Revolutionbedhead

Neguse. “Everyday Revolution” Official Music Video

Everyday revolution, bedhead.

A work by Neguse, a rock band from Aichi, included on their 2022 mini-album “WONDERLAND ni Aijō o!” (“Send Love to Wonderland!”).

It’s a song of lingering attachment that retraces memories one by one—the traces left in the room where the singer once spent time with a former lover—resulting in something many can relate to.

The sentimental band sound and the true-to-life vocals of Ryotachi bring the lyrical world even closer.

A breakup is when the everyday life you knew suddenly ends, suddenly changes.

To get through it, why not draw strength from music?

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At HomeMiyuki Nakajima

At Home

“Home ni te” by Miyuki Nakajima

This is a work by Miyuki Nakajima that portrays the resolve to sever ties with the place one ought to return to and to live in the place one stands now.

Watching the last train bound for her hometown depart, the protagonist deliberately chooses not to go back—an image that overlaps with the loneliness and determination of someone breaking away from their past life to walk a new path alone.

The piece was included on the acclaimed 1977 June release “A-RI-GA-TO-U” and is also widely known as the B-side to the smash single “Wakare Uta.” It has been cherished as a song that colors the world of dramas crafted by So Kuramoto as well.

The warm folk sound seems to gently envelop both the loneliness that follows a major decision and the strength to keep looking forward despite it.

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HitoriKarin

Karin “Hitori” [MV]

Hitori Karin

This song is sure to keep you company in your loneliness.

It’s a piece by Karin, a singer whose piano-and-vocal covers of famous songs often make waves, released in 2021.

The beautiful tones of piano and strings alone are enough to tug at your heartstrings, and when Karin’s fragile voice layers over them, it creates an even deeper world.

If you’re ready to make peace with the end of a relationship, why not listen to Hitori and have a good cry?

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