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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A song of forbidden love. Love songs about feelings that can’t be stopped (41–50)
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.
Shitsuren feat. MatsuriTakase Tōya
A duet song by Toya Takase and Matsuri that delicately portrays the emotions of two people consumed by a forbidden love.
Within a relationship so dependent that they can’t even bring themselves to part, the contradictions and inner conflicts born from caring too much for each other are expressed with aching tenderness.
Released in June 2024, the song has resonated especially with Gen Z.
It’s a moving track that offers solace to those experiencing a bittersweet love—longing for someone while suffering under the weight of those very feelings.
you are my cursenyamura
A work by nyamura that captures the moment deep love turns into hatred.
Overwhelming, maddening feelings of love are conveyed through an understated melody and delicate sound design.
The desire to know everything about the other gradually becomes obsession, ultimately sublimating into emotions so intense they verge on hatred—an impression that lingers.
Released in June 2023, it went viral primarily on TikTok and topped Billboard JAPAN’s TikTok Weekly Top 20 for four consecutive weeks.
Depicting the boundary between pure love and madness, this piece will resonate deeply with anyone struggling with a love they cannot confess.
More than friends, less than loversmatsumura kanau
A song that delicately portrays the inner conflict between the desire to grow closer and the anxiety that keeps you from taking that first step.
The frustration of romantic feelings sprouting from a close friendship, and the pain of being unable to confess those feelings, are fully conveyed through Kanau Matsumura’s clear, translucent vocals.
Released in July 2022, the track sparked a major response on social media and has surpassed 5 million views on YouTube.
It has drawn attention as a song that deeply resonates with those struggling in a mutual but hesitant relationship, where both feel the same yet can’t move forward.
Becoming lovers can mean losing something precious; that’s why some choose to keep things as they are.
This song is recommended for anyone who relates to such complex emotions.
Unraveling Loveyama
A song that tightens your chest with yama’s faint, heartrending vocals.
It portrays the complexity of love and the pain that can’t be avoided, delicately depicting two people who hurt each other yet still love one another.
Wanting to be together but being unable to say it honestly reflects an awareness that someone is being hurt and that the relationship should not go on.
It makes you think deeply about whether happiness awaits a love forged at the cost of hurting many, and its quiet, lingering ache of unrequited love pierces the heart.
This is a track I especially recommend to those struggling with clumsy, awkward love.
The Final GoodbyeJY
It’s a song by a woman who has parted ways with an unattainable love.
She recalls the painful days and tries to look forward, telling herself, ‘This was for the best,’ yet she still finds herself thinking of him.
If everything could be forgiven, it’s a love she wouldn’t have wanted to let go.
Perhaps, no matter which path she chose, some regret would have remained.
The Land of LoveKato Miria
This is Miliyah Kato’s “Ai no Kuni” (“Country of Love”).
It’s a sad song about a devoted woman who fell in love and shared a kiss even though she knew he belonged to someone else.
She believes that one day he will choose her, that he’s her destined partner, and she waits.
The things that would be natural for lovers can’t be hoped for in an affair.
Even so, the aching feeling of not being able to let go of this love comes through painfully clearly.