[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 Unattainable Love (31–40)
Other people’s relationshipsHitoto Yo
Hitoto Yo’s rendition of “Tanin no Kankei” feels a bit different from the usual songs about affairs.
It stays dry: whenever they meet, things heat up, and when it’s over they coolly go back to being two strangers and head their separate ways… yet you can still feel that they’ll never truly let each other go.
Kanae Kikko’s version is sultry too, but Hitoto Yo’s delivery is so intensely seductive it gives me chills.
When Someone’s Wish Comes TrueUtada Hikaru
This song, a single by Hikaru Utada released in 2004 and used as the theme for the film CASSHERN, is an impressive 8 minutes and 55 seconds long.
At first glance, “Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro” might seem like a feel-good track about wishes coming true—but it’s not.
In fact, it conveys the exact opposite: when someone’s wish is granted, someone else is shedding tears in the background.
In the context of love, it could be the kind of tangled, hard-won romance that doesn’t go smoothly.
The lyrics, which quietly speak of the sorrow of loss, feel fresh even as poetry.
With piano-centered accompaniment and no English lyrics, it’s a track in which Utada herself pursued a “new Hikaru Utada.”
usmilet
A song by milet that was chosen as the theme for the drama “Gisou Furin” (Fake Affair).
It’s a number that sings of complex emotions—anxiety that a single decisive word could shatter the world and relationships built up until now, intertwined with an uncontrollable feeling that it might be okay even if there’s no going back.
Precisely because it’s a love full of obstacles with no clear future, it stirs a longing to see what lies ahead, making it a heartrending track that feels like it could break into a sprint at any moment.
MissingKubota Toshinobu
The more you love, the more a bittersweet ache sprouts in your heart.
This song by Toshinobu Kubota, a singer-songwriter renowned for his powerful vocals, was included on his debut album “SHAKE IT PARADISE,” released in 1986.
It’s a popular track that has been covered by numerous famous musicians.
Kubota’s voice seeps gently into the depths of your chest—it’s irresistible.
It conveys the song’s message all the more profoundly.
THE END OF THE WORLDMakihara Noriyuki
This is a track from Noriyuki Makihara’s 2008 album UNDERWEAR.
Sung in a warm, gentle voice, it portrays an affectionate couple.
Their forbidden love is depicted so naturally that you wouldn’t notice anything unusual unless someone said, “It’s not a normal relationship.” The world Makihara paints feels so real that just imagining what fate awaits these lovers—who have likely managed to keep their relationship secret from everyone—makes my chest ache.
[Adultery Songs] Forbidden Affair Tunes Singing of Unattainable Love (41–50)
NAOHY
Isn’t the pain of unrequited love something everyone knows? This song by HY, the mixture band behind many timeless hits like “AM11:00” and “366 Days,” is included on their fourth album, Confidence, released in 2006.
HY’s songs really do move the heart, don’t they? Many people probably sing them at karaoke.
When you want to feel a little wistful or reset your emotions, definitely try singing this song.
DesireDo As Infinity
For those agonizing over a forbidden love, I want you to listen to Do As Infinity’s “Desire.” Love isn’t something you do alone, right? When you fall in love, there’s always someone else involved, and if you’re in a relationship, it’s two people sharing their feelings.
The same goes for an affair.
Even when you know it’s wrong, you keep going.
That’s not just one person’s problem—it exists because there’s someone on the other side accepting that relationship.
This song captures the unstoppable, forbidden “desire” of two people.
