This 2012 power ballad, coming from their album "Girls Forever", is innocent enough to listen to 24-7, yet millions of people in east Asia are thinking about hearing it in the soundtrack for a horror movie. Seriously. The direct translation of the lyrics details the narrator's plan to break up with her boyfriend after managing to escape a traffic j
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"Yubiwa" by Maaya Sakamoto
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Released in June 2000, this power ballad is about a girl saying goodbye to her boyfriend after several months of togetherness. Throughout the song, Sakamoto delivers the message of how devastating some love stories are, especially this one. Although the lyrics do not specifically say so, the blunt first chorus to "Yubiwa" should make it clear. And
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"Planetarium" by Ai Otsuka
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Perhaps you've never experienced any multi-emotional songs with your friends, but do share a mutual love of J-pop. Otsuka addresses listeners in the first line of this 2005 single with devastating details. Completed with a more-than-obvious dark plot throughout, the singer delivered a message detailing her "desire" to break up with her boyfrie
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"Konayuki" by Remioroman
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Remioromen are known to deliver interesting tunes that are "innocent" enough to keep listening to twenty-four, seven, yet millions of people are thinking about grabbing their tissues. And so forth. The powerful voice of Remioromen's Ryota Fujimaki sings about the horrors of loneliness, and vice versa, in a span of about 5-and-a-half minutes. While
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"Only Human" by K
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In 2005, K created this popular power ballad that was believed to have been a "guilty pleasure" to those throughout the Asian continent. That right - many J-pop fanatics believe that K is something to be found only on the Japanese iTunes store, but they pretty much know this famous line of "Only Human". Every human being in Japan should make it a l
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"Yuki no Hana" by Mika Nakashima
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Mika Nakashima has delivered a number of songs about somewhat dangerous romance throughout her career, much like the other entries on this list. But she took a direct approach when releasing this 2003 power ballad. The direct translation of the lyrics are generally G-rated with a capital G, from start to finish, and have tons of depressing meanings
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"Hands" by Kumi Koda
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This power ballad boasts a dangerous love story between 2 lovers who are seriously thinking about a breakup like never before. And vice versa. Released in January 2005, this song details the narrator and her lover starting an unexpected fight and planning to break up after months of togetherness. What ensues is a more-than-obvious depressing song i
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"Wishing on the Same Star" by Naime Amuro
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Released in September 2002, this song was originally meant to be her last before a hiatus that would have seen her transplanting herself from Tokyo to New York for the purposes of artist development. As the last of her singles as a pop artist, it was the most commercially successful from the album, "Style". Despite the success, the lyrics' direct t
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"Winter Love" by BoA
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This song wows us with its hypnotic melody and amazingly powerful vocals of BoA. However, the direct translation of the lyrics detail a sad love story in which the narrator feels hurt, inside and out, and eventually leads to a breakup with her boyfriend. Released on November 1st, 2006, just four days before the singer reached her 20's, this song wi
