A song of forbidden love. A love song about feelings that can't be stopped.
Even though you know you shouldn’t, there are some loves you just can’t stop, aren’t there…?
This article introduces love songs about holding onto feelings you can’t let go of—romances people tell you to avoid, and that you yourself know aren’t good for you.
When you don’t know what to do, listening to a song about a similar kind of love might calm your heart a little, and maybe even bring you closer to an answer.
Try finding that one song that will support your heart.
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Songs of forbidden love: love songs about unstoppable feelings (71–80)
DIAMOND SKINGLAY
Love has no fixed form, and GLAY’s “DIAMOND SKIN” makes us realize that.
GLAY has sung about love many times before, and in this song they take on what society deems forbidden: adulterous love.
Even knowing the relationship is not allowed, the protagonist’s heart is torn by a love as strong as a diamond.
Once you’ve fallen in love, it isn’t something you can easily come to hate.
It may not be a pure kind of love, but this is a song about being crushed by powerful feelings that have already taken root.
DistanceJUJU
JUJU’s “Distance” portrays the raw emotions of a woman caught in a forbidden love.
She doesn’t need “I love you” or “thank you”—she wants a certain future for the two of them.
If the future can’t be seen, she wishes at least to have him by her side for now.
She wants to be loved, yet being loved too much hurts—perhaps because she’s suppressing the sorrow of a man who says “I love you” but won’t choose her.
Listening to it is achingly sad, as it captures the delicacy of a woman trying desperately not to lose the love she’s been given.
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…
Songs of a forbidden love. A collection of love songs about feelings that can’t be stopped (81–90).
A love I can tell no one abouterica
This love song is said to have been made for a fan with an unrequited crush.
Because it was based on real feelings, it has a super realistic vibe.
They fell in love, but the other person already has a partner, and there’s no one they can talk to.
The protagonist regrets having a forbidden love and sinks into terrible self-loathing.
Still, keeping quiet forever is too painful, so they decide to take a step forward.
No matter what kind of love it is, holding it all inside is hard, isn’t it?
Can’t Stop Fallin’ in Loveglobe
Released in 1997, this is a poignant ballad by globe—known for many hit songs—that sings of an unrequited love.
It portrays a love that can’t be stopped, no matter how hard one tries.
The song captures the heartache of a woman who has fallen for a man who already has a partner.
While she knows she must give up at some point, she doesn’t want to lose the one she loves.
It’s a classic that conveys the anguish of an unattainable love.
I can’t sayiri
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.
WRONGyukaDD
This song captures the inner conflict of a woman who can’t bring herself to hate him, even though she knows his heart is drifting away.
The title “WRONG” means “mistake.” Many people experiencing a love that likely won’t come true will painfully understand the feeling of wanting to believe that their feelings for him are a mistake, trying to convince themselves of it.
You can really feel the heartache of the moment she realizes his true feelings.
This song was also chosen as the theme for the drama “When a Marriage Breaks.”
