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

The Camellia Sasanqua InnŌkawa Eisaku

The Camellia Sasanqua Inn

Sazanka no Yado is a song by Japanese enka singer Eisaku Okawa, released in 1982.

It’s a song about a married woman having an affair.

No matter how much love she shares with the person she loves, she still has a husband.

She wants to forget that painful reality… yet she simply can’t.

Even though she fully understands they can never be together, it’s a love she can’t let go of.

In the past, it wasn’t an era when divorce was easy, so it must have been very hard.

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sasashina

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I can’t sayiri

iri – Ienai (Music Video)

This song poignantly expresses feelings that have been quietly harbored in the heart.

The lyrics, woven in a calm, narrative tone, let the frustration of emotions that cannot be conveyed seep through.

The protagonist’s inability to accept reality is further highlighted by the softly tinted sound.

Released by iri in November 2020, the track is included on the album “Sparkle.” When you’re troubled by a love you can’t tell anyone about, this song will stay close to those feelings and gently resonate with the “words” hidden deep in your heart.

You＆MeMiura Daichi

[Audio] Daichi Miura – You & Me

A wistful R&B number that likens a fleeting relationship between two people to a shooting star that slips away into the night sky.

It’s a song by Daichi Miura, a multi-talented performer active as a singer, dancer, and composer, included on his second album “Who’s The Man,” released in 2009.

The mature, laid-back groove pairs perfectly with Miura’s sweet vocals, making it irresistibly captivating—yet the emotions reflected in the lyrics are heartbreaking.

Does it bring to mind someone special for you?

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Araki Jakkan

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earring on the right earKoresawa

Koresawa “Right Ear Piercing” [Music Video]

A heartrending love song about an affair that portrays a piercing, hidden longing beneath the small joys of everyday life.

Included on the March 2021 album “Pure Love Closet,” it became a talked-about track as the CM tie-in song for the audio streaming app stand.fm—one of Koresawa’s finest.

Its light pop sound is marked by a melody that somehow carries a touch of sadness.

Carefully tracing the delicate emotions of a woman who cannot leave, even while knowing where love is headed, this song reaches out to everyone struggling with complicated relationships.

Night fog, thank you again tonightIshihara Yūjirō

Nikkatsu film “Thank You, Night Fog, Again Tonight” theme song — Yujiro Ishihara [GTA5]

“Yogiri yo Konya mo Arigatou” (“Thank You, Night Fog, Once Again Tonight”) is the theme song of a mood-action film starring Yujiro Ishihara that was released in 1967, said to have been created with the American film Casablanca in mind.

It is also famous for its sobbing saxophone intro and is considered one of Ishihara’s signature songs.

The lyrics depict an adulterous affair, asking the night fog to hide the couple’s meetings until the day they can openly see each other.

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You let me do as I please, and yet…arekunn

You’re the one who let me fall for you / Arekun [Official Music Video]

A song that resonates with the anger toward someone who only reaches out when it suits them, and the aching feeling of not being able to forget them.

In contrast to its melodic, gentle sound, the lyrics are striking for their candid, down-to-earth emotions.

Released in September 2020 and gaining buzz mainly on social media, the track is also included on Are-kun’s album “Breath.” It features the soft timbre of an acoustic guitar and an emotionally rich arrangement.

If you’re struggling with a romantic relationship, sensing your partner’s feelings drifting away but not wanting to admit it, or have been hurt by someone’s misleading behavior, you’ll likely find this deeply relatable.

StrangersMatsutōya Yumi

Yumi Matsutoya – Strangers (People Who Don’t Know Each Other)

Shiranai Doushi, a digital-only single released by Yumi Matsutoya in 2020.

The song drew attention as the theme for the drama Lovers’ Mothers.

From the title and the lyrics, it suggests an affair, prompting listeners to read deeper into the words.

For anyone who’s experienced feelings that differ from an ordinary romance, the lyrics may strike a chord in many ways.

It’s a number that conveys the emotion of wanting to cut ties yet being unable to forget.

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