A song of forbidden love. A love song about feelings that can't be stopped.

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CreepHyp – “Dangerous Play” (MUSIC VIDEO)

A song that shakes the heart with its heartrending vocals.

It delicately captures the feelings of someone tormented by a love that can never be fulfilled.

Released in January 2020, it was chosen as the ending theme for Fuji TV’s variety show “Ukemen.” The music video, directed by filmmaker TAO TAJIMA, also garnered attention.

If you’ve ever experienced unrequited love, you’ll likely feel a piercing sense of empathy.

It’s a track that conveys the anguish of holding back—recognizing that trying to claim someone at the cost of their happiness just isn’t right.

Run through the nightsupittsu

Yoru o kakeru Spitz

A Spitz song that portrays an elopement born from a forbidden love.

Knowing theirs is a relationship no one will bless, it depicts a poignant night as the couple runs off into a world for just the two of them.

Aware that they’re connected not by a destined red thread, but by something far more fragile, they still try to believe in that bond alone—an attitude that leaves you with a sense of helpless sorrow.

The track was included on the classic album Mikazuki Rock, released in September 2002, and was later used as an insert song in an anime.

It’s a work that confronts you with the purity and peril of a love you’d uphold even while turning your back on the world, prompting deep reflection.

Don’t Stop LoveKōda Kumi

Koda Kumi — “Don’t Stop Love” ~ 20th Year Special Full Ver. ~

A medium-tempo ballad by Kumi Koda portraying the forbidden love of an affair.

It beautifully expresses the conflict and sorrow of a man and woman who, despite their pure affection, live a love that cannot be allowed.

Released in September 2011, the song drew attention as the theme for the film “Second Virgin” and was also performed at that year’s NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen.

Included on the albums “JAPONESQUE” and “WINTER of LOVE,” it has become one of Koda’s signature songs.

It is sure to resonate deeply with anyone who relates to the loneliness of not being able to be with the one you love and the earnest desire to go on loving despite the gaze of society.

You are a cigarette; I am a soap bubble.Lovely Summer Chan

You are a cigarette; I am a soap bubble.

A melancholic guitar-pop song by Lovely Summer Chan that delicately depicts the end of a bittersweet love.

Featured on her major-label debut album “LSC,” released in November 2016, the track expresses the faint feelings for someone out of reach and the fragility of having no choice but to accept it.

Through the contrast between “cigarettes,” a symbol of adulthood, and “soap bubbles,” which vanish in an instant, it strikingly portrays the distance between two people who can never truly meet.

It’s a highly relatable song that offers comfort to those who strive to move forward even while suffering from an unrequited love.

Sleepless nights are because of you.MISIA

MISIA – Sleepless Nights Are Your Fault (Official HD Music Video)

A wistful medium-tempo ballad released in August 2002.

It portrays the inner turmoil of being drawn to someone you shouldn’t love, set against the loneliness of the night and fragile hopes.

The earnest feelings—sleeplessness when memories surface, the desperate wish to see them even if only in a dream—are delicately woven through MISIA’s rich expressiveness.

Included on the album “KISS IN THE SKY,” the song was used in Kirin Beverage’s “RAKUDA” commercial and served as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama “Love Quotient” (Ren’ai Hensachi).

Recommended for those who want to connect with the bittersweetness and depth of romantic feelings.

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aiko / Cocoa (cover)

A song that captures a love you know you shouldn’t pursue yet can’t stop yourself from chasing—feelings you can no longer control—Aiko’s “Cocoa.” It’s included on the single “Oyasuminasai,” released in 2001.

The song itself is very cute, but the need to hide the relationship from those around you inevitably brings to mind words like “affair” or “cheating.” While affairs and cheating are generally relationships to avoid, their beginnings may be as pure as the feelings in this song.

It’s a track I want to listen to as an anthem when I’m struggling.

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Try loving—it’s not like you’ll lose anything.neguse.

Bedhead. 'Try loving me—it won't cost you anything' Official Music Video

A memorable track with bittersweet, heartfelt lyrics and a lively melody.

It delicately portrays the emotions of a woman who can’t stop longing for someone, even though she knows it won’t come true.

While she seeks love, the offhand remark “It’s not like it costs me anything” reveals the complexity of her feelings.

Released in April 2023 by the rock band Neguse, this song has resonated with many people, with its music video surpassing two million views in September.

It’s recommended for those struggling with love or wanting to face the tangled emotions in their heart.

Give it a listen and see if it helps you sort out your feelings.