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 (21–30)
A Story of Two PeopleYU-KI

This is a warm medium-tempo ballad depicting the daily life of a cohabiting couple from a male perspective.
It delicately portrays the shadow of infidelity creeping into their intimate relationship and the painful emotions of trying to mend it.
Released as a single by YUKI in September 2010, it was later included on the 2011 album “megaphonic.” It reached No.
4 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart and ranked No.
234 on the year-end chart.
It’s a perfect song for those who want to empathize with a man struggling in his life with a loved one—still precious to him—even as he watches their relationship fall apart.
First LoveFukuyama Masaharu

The title is “Hatsukoi,” and there’s a reason for deliberately not writing it with the standard characters “初恋.” They’re two people who each have something to protect and a place to return to.
And yet, their feelings deepen.
The frustration of being unable to move forward and unable to go back is captured well.
Even without a physical relationship, living while truly loving someone else is still a form of infidelity, isn’t it?
Songs of forbidden love: romance tracks about unstoppable feelings (31–40)
habit of laughingIgarashi Haru

A song that portrays the ache of a love too deep to forget, even as time passes.
In this track, Haru Igarashi delicately captures the frustration of how trivial everyday moments turn into special memories, and the poignancy of nights spent with those memories when you can’t move on.
Even the way the other person laughed and their gestures remain vividly etched in the mind, and the feeling is so intense that you find yourself praying to God, “Please let me forget everything.” Released in March 2025, this work will gently accompany those whose hearts are filled with memories they can’t forget, no matter how hard they try, and those who are still unable to accept parting from someone dear.
Your happinessUru

A song by Uru that sings of a heartbreaking love you can’t stop even though you know it won’t come true.
From the intro, the melody draws you in, and every single word of the lyrics pierces the heart.
You can feel the frustration of wishing for the other person’s happiness while being unable to suppress your own feelings.
Released in November 2023, this track, paired with Uru’s delicate vocals, tightens the listener’s chest.
It’s a song that gently stays by the side of anyone troubled by unrequited love or a romance they just can’t give up.
Bad personsenritsu kannano

A heartrending unrequited love song that delicately portrays the feelings of a woman who has stepped into a forbidden romance.
While trapped in memories that resurface with the chill of autumn, her determination to move forward leaves a strong impression.
Kanano Senritsu’s fragile vocals beautifully express the inner turmoil of the conflicted woman.
Released in September 2024 as Kanano Senritsu’s solo major debut track, the song depicts the complex emotions of recognizing the other person’s lies yet accepting them, as well as a mixture of regret and lingering attachment—inviting empathy from those who have experienced something similar.
Sentimental Sisteryonige

Set to a heartrending vocal, this song—told from a woman’s perspective—portrays a heart swaying within a forbidden love.
The protagonist, unable to escape tangled relationships and events of the past, conveys her feelings with raw, relatable honesty.
Released in July 2016 as part of yonige’s mini-album “I Want to Be a Snail,” the track captures the mindset of a woman who tries to move forward while still bound by past romances.
For anyone who has grappled with complex emotions like longing, regret, and guilt, it’s a song that’s impossible not to relate to.
CountdownCocco

This is Cocco’s shocking debut work, depicting the end of a forbidden love driven by sheer passion.
The provocative, self-destructive words that corner the other person may be a reflection of frustration and despair at a relationship with no way out.
Released in March 1997, the song is also included on the album Bougainvillea.
Because you love someone so much, you feel a twisted impulse to destroy the relationship with your own hands—knowing it’s selfish, yet unable to stop.
Perhaps such overwhelming passion comes from being consumed by a love that should never be.


