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)
HYSong for…
A song by HY that sings of the ache of not being able to have that simple, obvious kind of love—falling for each other, liking each other, and being together.
It’s a heartbreak anthem cherished by many fans, who say it “tightens the chest” and is “impossible not to relate to.” The honest feeling of just wanting to see the person you love ends up hurting someone, making it a forbidden love.
Even though you were supposed to have met by fate, you can’t be together—the true pain of that might be something only those who’ve been through it can really understand.
Songs of forbidden love. A collection of love songs about feelings that can’t be stopped (51–60)
I’ve fallen in love.YUTORI-SEDAI
A heartrending song that portrays an unstoppable longing, even while knowing you shouldn’t move forward.
It’s a rock track YUTORI-SEDAI delivers in July 2024.
With a sense of urgency like a racing heartbeat, it captures the emotional sway of not being able to suppress your feelings, even as you worry you might just be getting played.
The song was selected as the 50th anniversary commercial track for Aeon Topvalu, and the music video features Rio Kitano, a TikTok sensation.
It’s sure to resonate with anyone who can’t stop thinking about that special someone.
That’s not fair…arekunn
Are-kun’s song, which beautifully portrays aching love and suffering, has deeply moved many listeners.
While harboring intense feelings for the other person, the work delicately weaves the complex emotions of a woman swayed by ambiguous behavior.
Released in August 2021 as an advance track from the album “Breath,” it was also chosen as the ending theme for TV Asahi’s “BREAKOUT” in September, allowing it to resonate with an even wider audience.
Confused and hurt by the other person’s vague kindness, yet unable to suppress her feelings—this piece offers heartfelt empathy and comfort to anyone who bears the pain of an unrequited love.
I want to be loved.Mioyamazaki
A song whose vanishingly fragile, heartrending vocals tighten your chest.
Even knowing it’s almost impossible to stay together, the woman’s feelings—her wish to see the future she envisions come true—are depicted in delicate words.
The fact that she truly wants to be together but can’t express it honestly reflects her awareness that she’s hurting someone and that the relationship shouldn’t continue any further.
It’s a song that makes you think deeply about whether happiness can await a love that comes together while hurting many people.
I love you, but goodbye.CHIHIRO
CHIHRO’s heartrending song gently accompanies those struggling with unrequited love.
It delicately portrays the inner conflict of a woman who chooses to part ways despite still being in love.
Released in October 2017, the track was also used as the theme song for a romance program on AbemaTV, resonating with many listeners.
It’s a song that supports those suffering from an unattainable love or those who have decided to end a relationship.
Crying your heart out while listening might help you take a step toward a new love.
A person I mustn’t fall in love withCHIHIRO
A song by singer-songwriter CHIHIRO, whose heartbreak and unrequited love tracks resonate with many listeners.
It carries the wish that “you cry your heart out and take a step toward your next love.” Have you ever found yourself unable to stop your feelings, filled with frustration, thinking, “Why did we have to meet?” “Why at this timing?” The feeling of loving someone is precious, but a forbidden love can hurt many people.
It’s painful, but telling yourself it’s not meant to be and walking away might be the first step toward happiness.
I just had a love sadder than anyone else’s.Flower
A song about ending an impossible love by your own choice: Flower’s “I Just Had a Sadder Love Than Anyone Else.” It’s a supportive song for people who are thinking of ending a painful relationship.
She loves him desperately, but the woman in the song lets go so that the man can choose his other love.
She lines up excuses and soothes the man who is crying and clinging to her, but isn’t it true that she wants to cry, too? She must have been waiting for the moment she’d be loved the most… It’s heartbreaking.
