[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 songs about affairs that sing of unfulfilled love (101–110)
bad womanHiguchi Ai
Some of you may have found yourselves falling for someone who doesn’t treat you well.
That kind of painful love is depicted in “Warui Onna” (“Bad Woman”).
The title doesn’t refer to a femme fatale; it represents a woman who convinces herself that she’s the one at fault.
Just the title alone feels heartrending, doesn’t it? Ai Higuchi’s vocals, with their dramatic rises and falls in pitch, match the song perfectly, as if expressing inner turmoil.
Also, there’s an acoustic self-accompanied version of the track, and that one is a must-listen too!
I want to be loved.Mioyamazaki
A song whose vanishingly fragile, heartrending vocals tighten your chest.
Even knowing it’s almost impossible to stay together, the woman’s feelings—her wish to see the future she envisions come true—are depicted in delicate words.
The fact that she truly wants to be together but can’t express it honestly reflects her awareness that she’s hurting someone and that the relationship shouldn’t continue any further.
It’s a song that makes you think deeply about whether happiness can await a love that comes together while hurting many people.
I’ve gotten stronger, Blue.aimyon
This is a track from Aimyon’s fourth album, “Falling Into My Eyes Record.” After the album’s release, the music video for this song was unveiled and quickly became a hot topic.
Fans have reacted with comments like “It’s addictive” and “The indirectly expressed lyrics are outstanding.” Even knowing you’ll never end up together, you still can’t walk away on your own—the feeling of love with nowhere to go.
Haven’t you ever put on a brave face to cover up such feelings? It’s a song that quietly pierces the heart with the pain of unrequited love.
Sleepless nights are because of you.MISIA
Not being by your side when I want to see you… It’s precisely because this love is forbidden that such circumstances arise.
Sung by MISIA, a singer behind numerous hit songs like “Ai no Katachi,” this track was released in 2002 as her 10th single.
It was featured in a Kirin commercial and used as the theme song for the drama “Love Quotient.” MISIA’s beautiful voice deepens the world of the lyrics, which overflow with feelings for a beloved person.
Place Of LoveLOVE PSYCHEDELICO
The drama “Hirugao: Lovers at 3 p.m.
on Weekdays.” Since this drama is themed around adulterous love, people in similar situations probably watched it while overlaying their own feelings onto it.
The song “Place Of Love” was written specifically as the theme for its film version.
Precisely because it was written for that purpose, it’s a track that conveys the bittersweet emotions felt during an affair, love with nowhere to go, and a painful reality.
The tone of the music also has a certain air of illicitness and tension, and just listening to it makes your heart race.
[Adultery Songs] Forbidden Affair Anthems About Unattainable Love (111–120)
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…
Sayonara, baby.Kato Miria
A bittersweet love number that sings of a heart swaying between true feelings and outward facades.
It’s a track by singer-songwriter Miliyah Kato, also known for hits like “Aitai,” released in 2008 as her 13th single.
The sound is danceable yet somehow ethereal and striking.
The lyrics feel like a direct transcription of a man and woman’s exchange, making it highly relatable.
Do you leave the mystery as a mystery, or do you act to learn more and dive deeper? Love really is difficult, isn’t it?