[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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[Adulterous Love] Love songs about secret, unspoken affairs (91–100)
COMPLEX BLUE – Only Love Is Too SadTHE ALFEE
This sings of a woman’s sorrow after parting from the man she loves.
He has another partner, and their relationship is forbidden.
She understands that, but she can’t help loving him deeply.
The two love each other profoundly, yet they have no choice but to part.
It’s unbearably painful, but because it’s an affair and they can’t be together openly, she has to give up…
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.
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?
Bad personsenritsu kannano
A gem of a love song that beautifully captures the complex emotions of a woman torn by a forbidden love, with a heartrending vocal and delicate lyrics.
Kayayu from Young Skinny—a favorite among Gen Z—wrote the song, and Kanano Senritsu delivers a fragile, poignant performance.
Since its release in September 2024, it has resonated on social media, delicately depicting the turmoil of a woman who forgives even as she recognizes her partner’s lies, and the ache of memories that resurface with the changing seasons.
Its universal lyrics invite anyone struggling in love to see themselves in the story.
It’s a song that gently stays by the side of those overwhelmed by complicated feelings for someone who can’t exactly be called a good person.