[Adultery Song] A forbidden song about an affair that sings of an impossible love
Moments that made you happy, times when you felt joy, even the smallest bits of happiness—yet you can’t tell anyone… Have you ever had a love like that? Maybe you think, “I’d never get into a love that won’t be returned!” But before you know it, you might find yourself thinking, “Somehow, I’ve fallen for them…” In this article, we’ll introduce songs we want you—someone going through that kind of sad love—to listen to.
There are countless love songs out there, but we’ve carefully selected ones that are perfect for those struggling with unrequited love.
May you find a song that stays close to your heart.
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[Adultery Songs] Forbidden Affair Songs About Unrequited Love (81–90)
secretYU-KI
A solo number by YUKI from former JUDY AND MARY.
It romantically sings about a secret love affair.
Even if they aren’t fated partners, when they touch, they can love each other deeply.
The woman wishes the two of them could just go off to a faraway world beyond the sky… Of course, that wish can’t come true.
The man’s lines are each sweet and poetic, with a somewhat platonic feel.
Wish feat. K.JMasaki Yuka
A 2012 track by Yuka Masaki, who debuted in 2006.
When it comes to lyrics about infidelity, there are generally two approaches: either stating it outright or expressing it indirectly through metaphors or English.
This song achieves both by featuring a rap section that divides up those roles.
Rather than being merely interpretable as a cheating song, it openly and unapologetically depicts a forbidden love, making it very straightforward—something that may strike a deep chord with some listeners.
The more you listen, the more it compels you to think about many things.
A person I mustn’t fall in love withCHIHIRO
The song’s straightforward title, “A Person You Mustn’t Fall For,” really packs a punch, doesn’t it? It sings about a woman’s heart that becomes all the more aware precisely because she thinks she shouldn’t fall in love.
And yet, even as she says that, she also shrugs and thinks, “What’s so wrong with falling in love?”—women’s hearts can be fickle.
The things we can’t have tend to look all the more dazzling, don’t they?
OH,NO OH,YESNakamori Akina
This is a song written and composed by Mariya Takeuchi and provided to Akina Nakamori.
It was included on the 1986 album “CRIMSON,” and the following year Mariya Takeuchi released her own self-cover.
Instead of choosing a warm married life while living alone in the big city, the protagonist chooses a love that can never be permitted.
It portrays the poignant feelings of an office worker wandering the city at night.
“The person I fell in love with just happened to have a family” is a common story.
The frightening thing about love is that, even knowing the moment you step in you will hurt someone and be hurt yourself, you still can’t stop.
Crazy for yousino R fine
Ryoko Shinohara, who took on the challenge of singing again for the first time in 19 years, released this track under the artist name “sino R fine.” Titled “Crazy for you,” it serves as the theme song for the Netflix series “Fishbowl Wives,” which centers on the theme of forbidden love and adultery.
The song captures the poignant emotions that arise precisely because the love is forbidden, mirroring the story’s content.
The feelings you can’t tell anyone—the emotions within—come through vividly in Shinohara’s sweet, aching vocals.
If you’ve been in a similar situation, it will surely resonate with you.
I could never say I like you.fayray
Fayray is a female singer-songwriter who debuted in 1996.
She has played the piano since childhood, and her image of singing while playing the piano is striking.
Her voice is close to her natural speaking voice and has a slight weight to it, which makes the meaning of the lyrics come through clearly.
The song “Suki da nante Ienai” (“I Can’t Say I Love You”) sung by Fayray expresses the earnest feelings of someone who cannot bring themselves to tell the person they love how they feel.
It’s a song that many people can relate to—those with unrequited love, or those who have fallen for someone but can’t steal their happiness, caught in a love that cannot come true.
[Adultery Songs] Forbidden Songs of Affairs Singing of Unattainable Love (91–100)
CountdownCocco
This is Cocco’s shocking debut work, depicting the end of a forbidden love driven by sheer passion.
The provocative, self-destructive words that corner the other person may be a reflection of frustration and despair at a relationship with no way out.
Released in March 1997, the song is also included on the album Bougainvillea.
Because you love someone so much, you feel a twisted impulse to destroy the relationship with your own hands—knowing it’s selfish, yet unable to stop.
Perhaps such overwhelming passion comes from being consumed by a love that should never be.