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 Breakup Songs] Heartfelt tracks dedicated to you, who loved with all your might (21–30)

Yorunagi feat. nishinaindigo la End

indigo la End – Night Calm feat. nishina

Yoru Nagi feat. nishina indigo la End

A heart-stirring ballad by indigo la End that, with a gentle melody wrapping the hush of winter, portrays the bittersweet feelings of two people facing a farewell.

The wish to stay together a little longer, to postpone goodbye until winter ends, resonates deeply.

Enhanced by a collaboration with female artist nishina, the song gains even greater depth.

The music video, directed by filmmaker Aya Igashi, beautifully captures the stillness and fragility of a winter night.

It’s a song that stays close to the hearts of those who want to cherish their final moments with a lover.

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I need to talk to you.Kana Adachi

Kana Adachi “I Need to Talk to You” Music Video

Kana Adachi wants to talk.

Falling in love with someone and having them feel the same way is really difficult, isn’t it? This song, “I Need to Tell You Something,” captures the feeling of longing for someone you love and the bittersweet plea: “If you’re not going to love me, please don’t give me hope.” If you’ve ever given up on a crush without even confessing, please give it a listen.

The song was chosen as the ending theme for AbemaTV’s “Kyo, Suki ni Narimashita” (“I Fell in Love Today”).

One-sided love can be sweet at times and painful at others.

Even after realizing the heartbreak is inevitable and wanting to move on, spending time together makes you fall for them all over again—and that hurts, doesn’t it.

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Girls don't cry.Rina Katahira

Rina Katahira - Girls Don’t Cry (Music Video)

Girls Don't Cry Rina Katahira

“Girls Don’t Cry” is one of Rina Katahira’s songs that is particularly popular among women of her generation.

With its bright, up-tempo feel, it conveys both the bravado and the vulnerability of a girl pushing through her sadness.

I hope listening to this song helps you gradually move forward after a heartbreak.

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BelieveKana Nishino

Kana Nishino “Believe” MV Full

Believe Kana Nishino

A song by Kana Nishino that leaves a strong impression: after boldly transforming her look and starting to work on herself, the protagonist spots her ex looking happy, feels shaken, yet resolves to move forward with a positive outlook.

Alongside its up-tempo sound, the message emphasizing the importance of believing in yourself resonates deeply.

Released in June 2013, the track was used in House Wellness Foods’ C1000 commercial and is included on the album Love Collection ~mint~.

It’s a gentle push for anyone healing from heartbreak who wants to believe in their future, and for those ready to take a new step forward.

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Never Grow UpCHANMINA

Chanmina – Never Grow Up (Official Music Video)

Never Grow Up - Chanmina

A single by female rapper Chanmina, who has a Japanese father and Korean mother and is known as the “Beyoncé of Nerima.” It serves as the title track of her second album, Never Grow Up, and was released in advance as a single.

The melodious rap makes for a pleasantly listenable number.

The lyrics portray a heart swaying between the desire to break up with a lover and lingering feelings of love, capturing delicate emotions that aren’t so easily switched off in real life.

It’s a track that conveys the raw emotions at the moment of parting, striking the heart with its light, catchy beat.

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loveHanako Oku

A heartrending, tear-jerking song: 'Koi (Love) / Hanako Oku'

Koi Oku Hanako

Even when the person you like already has a partner—and you know in your head that you should back off—you still can’t stop how you feel.

If you’re suffering from unrequited love, this song is for you.

It’s by singer-songwriter Hanako Oku, known for hits like “Garnet,” and it’s included on her second album, TIME NOTE, released in 2007.

The lyrics unfold the protagonist’s inner feelings: no matter how much she thinks about the other person, no matter how hard she tries to start disliking them, it just doesn’t work.

It might be a good one to listen to when you want to pause and sort out your feelings about what to do next.

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Please forget it.Yorushika

Yorushika – Please Forget (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

Please forget Yorushika

It’s a heartbreak song by Yorushika that tightens your chest with its bittersweet love—the kind that wishes happiness for an ex while saying “please forget me.” Released in July 2024 as the theme song for the drama “GO HOME: Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Unidentified Persons Consultation Office,” the track sets gentle melodies against a narrator who recalls precious memories they shared, even as they wish those memories to be forgotten.

Yet behind those words lies the true feeling of “please don’t actually forget,” a confession that’s sure to loosen your tear ducts.

Vocalist suis’s clear, translucent voice conveys this self-sacrificial and contradictory form of love with painfully delicate nuance.

On nights when you want to face the pain of heartbreak alone, listening to this song will feel as if it speaks for you and quietly stays by your side.

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