[Songs of Infidelity] A collection of forbidden love songs about unattainable romance

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CreepHyp – “Dangerous Play” (MUSIC VIDEO)

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.

I’ll take it to the grave.NEW!Arukosaito

AlcoSite “I’ll Take It to the Grave” Music Video

A heartbreaking rock ballad about the end of a secret love that can’t be told to anyone, and the resolve to bury those memories deep within and keep living.

Vivid, lifelike scenes—evoking the air of everyday life and platforms of Kansai train stations—heighten the reality of an unattainable love and tighten the chest.

This song is a signature work by Arcosite, included on the album “Until It Becomes a Memory,” released in March 2022.

It later resonated widely on social media, becoming a major topic in 2023 as its annual streams surged.

Blending quiet sorrow with the unique intensity of a band, this piece will surely stay close on nights when you struggle with an unrequited relationship and want to weep alone in silence.

From the season that feels like it will freezeNEW!Aimer

Aimer “From the Freezing Season” — Opening theme for TV Asahi’s Friday Night Drama ‘Stealing Love, Winter’

A winter song by Aimer that sings of a poignant heart trapped in an irreversible flow of time amid an icy cold.

Released in February 2017, it was chosen as the opening theme for the TV drama “Love Theft, Winter,” whose love-and-hate twists drew much attention.

An extended version was later included on her best album “BEST SELECTION ‘noir,’” and this work stands as a symbol of the darker side of her discography that carves deeply into the emotions.

Even knowing it won’t be rewarded, one cannot sever the obsession and lingering attachment that continue to burn deep inside.

It’s a quiet companion for those who bear the pain of a secret love they cannot tell anyone about.

That’s not fair.NEW!Ochiai Wataru

Wataru Ochiai – That's Unfair (Music Video)

Even knowing it won’t be reciprocated, you’re drawn to those gentle hands and that soft voice, unable to walk away…

This song vividly portrays the emotional turmoil of being trapped in such an ambiguous relationship.

Sung by Wataru Ochiai, a singer-songwriter from Osaka, it’s a track overflowing with heartache.

Released in May 2021, it’s known as one of his signature works, alongside albums like “Nonfiction,” where he has expressed a down-to-earth view of love.

The weakness and jealousy of clinging to someone even while realizing you’re being treated as a convenient option come through raw and real over an acoustic sound.

A ballad for anyone who can’t break free from a painful, forbidden love they want to end but can’t.

A Kiss of Affected SplendorNEW!shallm

[shallm] Kiss of Pretenses (Music Video) – Opening theme for the nationwide Yomiuri TV/Nippon TV Thursday drama “Love Prohibited”

A song you’ll want to listen to on nights when you’re tormented by relationships that can’t be smoothed over with pretty words and emotions you can’t show anyone.

Set to a thrilling arrangement that fuses jazz and rock, it portrays the true feelings behind superficial words and the aching emotions you long to say but can’t.

This track was released in July 2025 by shallm, who had put out the album “charme” in October 2024.

It was written as the opening theme for the Thursday drama “Love Prohibited.” Give it a listen when you’re lost in the fate of an unattainable love and wishing someone would quietly stay by your side.

lingering scentNEW!indoor cats.

lingering scent

Though the romance should be over, even when I swear to forget, the memories left behind keep holding me back.

This song captures the aching feeling of a presence that should be gone and the heart-clenching emotions that linger in the room like a scent.

indoor cats., a band rooted in R&B, weave a jazzy sound centered on piano and organ that quietly seeps into unresolved memories and the aftertaste of a forbidden love.

The track appears on their first album, “Hodokenai Blue,” released in March 2024.

It’s sure to gently accompany those who are struggling with a love they just can’t cut off, and those who, late at night, hold feelings they can’t tell anyone.

ConcealerNEW!SUPER★DRAGON

[MV] SUPER★DRAGON / Concealer

Even if it means piling on lies and secrets, I want to protect the relationship we have now.

This SUPER★DRAGON track captures that desperate feeling closing in on your heart.

The quiet anxiety of someone living while hiding memories and emotions from the past surges alongside a bass-driven sound.

Released in November 2025, it was chosen as the ending theme for the TV drama “You Are the One at Fault.” Highlighting the dark aesthetic the group has cultivated since the album “SUPER X,” the song meshes perfectly with the mood of a love-and-hate drama.

It’s recommended for anyone burdened with an unshareable secret, yet irresistibly drawn into a forbidden love.

When you know it’s not allowed but still can’t cut ties, this is a song that gently stays close to your heart.