[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 Adulterous Love] A love song about a secret affair you can't tell anyone (81–90)
LOVE (I want to hold you)sawada kenji
Julie’s bittersweet, grown-up love song.
From the very beginning, you can tell he’s dying to hold his lover tight.
A cheating song told from a man’s perspective is unusual.
It seems the woman has a family, while the man is single.
Even though she loves him, there’s someone who loves her even more, and that makes him incredibly lonely.
Since it would be bad if her affair were exposed, the man ultimately decides to step back.
Dear…Nishino Kana
This is a song by Kana Nishino that conveys the pain of bittersweet affection and unrequited love.
The melancholic piano sound evokes the feeling of softly murmuring one’s sorrow, and the expansive development of the music strikingly expresses emotions overflowing.
The lyrics, which capture the inner movements of the heart when burdened with feelings that won’t reach their destination or love that cannot be fulfilled, further emphasize the poignancy.
By also depicting the ideal of “what if these feelings had reached you,” the song renders the suffering even more vividly.
BibleOkamura Yasuyuki
It’s a slightly unusual song about the feelings of a male high school student whose female classmate is dating a 35-year-old married man.
He keeps saying, “I’d be better for you,” but she brushes him off with, “I can like whoever I want! It’s my business! Don’t be ridiculous!” Still, he can’t help thinking that being loved this much by someone else might be better than having an affair.
EverythingMISIA
This is one of MISIA’s best-known signature songs.
It’s a masterpiece that conveys the feeling of throwing yourself wholeheartedly at someone who won’t return your feelings.
It expresses what it means to love and how painful it can be—a love so strong it brings you to tears.
It reveals the desire for the other person to love only you.
First LoveFukuyama Masaharu
The title is “Hatsukoi,” and there’s a reason for deliberately not writing it with the standard characters “初恋.” They’re two people who each have something to protect and a place to return to.
And yet, their feelings deepen.
The frustration of being unable to move forward and unable to go back is captured well.
Even without a physical relationship, living while truly loving someone else is still a form of infidelity, isn’t it?
Give me a gentle kiss.DREAMS COME TRUE
“Yasashii Kiss o Shite” by Dreams Come True—also well known for being featured in the drama Sand no Utsuwa (The Sand Vessel).
Many people might relate to the lyrics, “Even if it’s not rewarded, even if we’re not bound together, you are my one and only destined person,” don’t you think?
[Adulterous Love] Love songs about secret, unspoken affairs (91–100)
wanderingAKASAKI
A bittersweet love story portrayed as if wandering through the city at night.
With the purity of youth and a delicate sensibility, AKASAKI sings of a heart swayed by love.
Together with a chorus that soars in the hook, it becomes a gem of a ballad that beautifully conveys guilt and yearning.
Released in April 2025, this work, though arranged simply with piano and guitar, resonates with young listeners thanks to its richly expressive vocals.
Not every love story is pure and straightforward.
This song accompanies those who wrestle with the feelings smoldering deep in their hearts and those who hesitate to find the courage to take a step forward.