[An Adulterous Love] A love song about a secret affair you can't tell anyone about
Affairs are generally considered taboo by society, but sometimes you might fall for someone without knowing they’re married.
You probably have feelings you’re keeping tucked away in your heart, too.
This article introduces songs about “affairs.”
Some songs depict people already in an affair, while others are about accepting there’s no future and choosing to part ways.
Many of these tracks express painful emotions, so you may find one that resonates with how you feel.
If you’d like, try listening to any songs that catch your interest.
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[An Affair of the Heart] A love song about a secret, unspoken romance (71–80)
So it wasn’t me, huh.riria.
This song, Riria.’s “It Wasn’t Me, Was It.”, pierces the heart with the feelings of the so-called ‘second woman’ seen from a woman’s perspective.
When you’re having an affair or a love you can’t tell anyone about, you probably end up bottling up a lot of emotions inside, don’t you? In this song too, there are lyrics about keeping quiet and enduring—wanting to continue the relationship—even though she sensed his actions and attitude and kind of knew what was going on.
I’m sure many people will relate.
You can also feel that, even knowing the truth, she just couldn’t help loving him so much.
Dangerous Playkuriipuhaipe
A bittersweet story of forbidden love from CreepHyp.
This work candidly lays bare the emotions of being consumed by a desire you mustn’t touch.
Have you ever found yourself thinking, “Before I knew it, I’d fallen for them”? Released in January 2020, this song was also chosen as the ending theme for Fuji TV’s “Ukemen.” Sekai Kan Ozaki’s distinctive lyricism vividly portrays the guilty pleasures of infidelity and cheating.
While yearning for a deep bond, you end up settling for something superficial.
It’s sure to resonate with anyone carrying such complicated feelings.
Even though I love you this muchSha ran Q
One of Sharan Q’s hit songs.
It sings of the pain of loving someone single-mindedly but being unable to tell her.
The woman he loves seems to have another man she likes.
He can’t get her out of his head all day—he’s crazy about her, and it hurts.
He finally gets a chance to be alone with her and decides to act, ready to pour out the feelings he’s kept hidden! Sharan Q excels at songs about men who devote themselves to women, or slightly soft, sensitive men.
[An Adulterous Love] A love song about a secret affair you can't tell anyone (81–90)
Sentimental Sisteryonige
Set to a heartrending vocal, this song—told from a woman’s perspective—portrays a heart swaying within a forbidden love.
The protagonist, unable to escape tangled relationships and events of the past, conveys her feelings with raw, relatable honesty.
Released in July 2016 as part of yonige’s mini-album “I Want to Be a Snail,” the track captures the mindset of a woman who tries to move forward while still bound by past romances.
For anyone who has grappled with complex emotions like longing, regret, and guilt, it’s a song that’s impossible not to relate to.
scumbag man and stupid womanDomura Riu
A work that sharply depicts the feelings of a man and woman drowning in a bittersweet relationship and delivers a searing social message.
With Riu Domura’s distinctive perspective and expressive power, it unsparingly narrates the dynamic between an irresponsible man and a devoted woman.
Capturing the man’s self-centered behavior and the woman’s loneliness with striking clarity, the piece lays bare the distorted view of romance in contemporary society.
Released in April 2024 as one of the tracks on the album “Irregular Diary,” this work resonates deeply amid complex emotions and can be seen as a message to everyone struggling with love.
DesireDo As Infinity
For those agonizing over a forbidden love, I want you to listen to Do As Infinity’s “Desire.” Love isn’t something you do alone, right? When you fall in love, there’s always someone else involved, and if you’re in a relationship, it’s two people sharing their feelings.
The same goes for an affair.
Even when you know it’s wrong, you keep going.
That’s not just one person’s problem—it exists because there’s someone on the other side accepting that relationship.
This song captures the unstoppable, forbidden “desire” of two people.
I could never say I like you.fayray
A ballad delicately portraying the feelings of a woman swaying between urban loneliness and an unrequited love, released in January 2003 as Fayray’s 14th single.
While her feelings deepen for someone who is already engaged, she fears breaking their relationship and can’t bring herself to confess—emotions depicted alongside a beautiful piano melody.
Also chosen as the theme song for the Yomiuri TV/Nippon TV drama “Message: Words Keep Betraying,” this work showcases Fayray’s growth as a singer-songwriter.
It’s a song that offers solace to those suffering from the pain and conflict of love, recommended for anyone struggling with an affair or unrequited feelings.