Songs to listen to when you've been betrayed. Classic hits about betrayal.

A Vocaloid producer who is also a music writerAraki Jakkan
I’ve worked in a variety of roles—regardless of pro or amateur settings—including live event PA, cameraman for video and photography, restaurant staff, and logistics center staff. I now spend my days as a part-time writer. I’ve contributed to music and manga websites with feature/review articles, and wrote the liner notes included as a bonus for 1st PLACE Inc.’s “IA SUPER BEST.” As for my music background, I started playing guitar in junior high and focused on band activities during my school years. For over 15 years since then, up to the present, I’ve continued releasing original tracks as a Vocaloid producer. My areas of expertise are Japanese rock, Vocaloid, and manga.
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Deputy Editor of RAG MUSIC. JFC-certified fact-checker. I’m Sasashina, a mom currently raising an elementary schooler and a preschooler. During my student years at Kyoto College of Science and Technology, I studied a wide range of fields including sound, lighting, and video technology, building a foundation in comprehensive stage production and creative expression. After graduation, I joined a music production company, where I still work, consistently building experience in production and engaging in a variety of music-centered tasks. Currently, I mainly handle articles for children, drawing on what I’ve learned about parenting and what I feel and discover through daily interactions with my kids. I hope my work can be of help to you, even in a small way!

When you’re hurting from betrayal, when you feel like nothing matters anymore, when you’re wounded and just want to cry.

Here are some “songs with the theme of betrayal” we recommend for you.

We’ve gathered a wide range—from tracks filled with bitterness and resentment to bittersweet love songs about not being able to let go of your feelings even after being betrayed.

When you’re in a dark mood, it can help to listen to dark songs and let yourself sink all the way down.

Don’t hold back—let your pain out.

Among them are songs that will heal a heart hurt by betrayal and lift your spirits.

Try finding the one song that fits your feelings perfectly.

Songs to listen to when you’ve been betrayed: Classic tracks about betrayal (41–50)

oni; demon; ogre; spirit (depending on context)kuriipuhaipe

Creephyp – “Oni” MUSIC VIDEO (Full Version)

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The rock band CreepHyp released this song in 2016, and it was written as the theme song for the drama “And Then There Were None.” The music video was directed by Daigo Matsui, who also handled the MV for “One Hundred and Eight Yen Love,” and it’s well known that Tomomi Shiinoki from My Hair is Bad appears in it.

The song portrays the feelings of a man betrayed by a woman.

Coming home to the house where your beloved wife is waiting, only to find an unknown man sleeping in your bed—that’s pretty brutal, isn’t it?

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The city was crying.Itami Tetsuya & Side By Side

The City Was Crying - Tetsuya Itami & Side By Side

The city was crying.Itami Tetsuya & Side By Side

From a woman’s perspective, a man who selfishly leaves town, abandoning the woman he loves to chase his own dream, is truly unforgivable.

Yet Itami Tetsuya & Side By Side’s song “Machi ga Naiteta” somehow brings to mind a man with a certain charm, and even while thinking he’s a terrible person, it leaves you feeling as if you can forgive him—such is the mood this song creates.

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Street Corner of BetrayalKai Yoshihiro

Street Corner of Betrayal – Yoshihiro Kai

Street Corner of BetrayalKai Yoshihiro

Uragiri no Machikado, the Kai Band’s second single, released in 1975.

As the title already says “betrayal,” it’s a song that perfectly captures that feeling, where everything—even the cityscape—seems dyed by your own emotions.

Both the characters and the scenery carry a sense of sorrow and wistfulness, and you can sense that through the lyrics and melody—a number that makes something well up inside, that really hits you.

It’s a song that pairs beautifully with rain; it might be nice to listen to it in the rain.

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My loverGorin Mayumi

My Lover

My loverGorin Mayumi

This is Mayumi Itsuwa’s biggest hit, a masterpiece of a heartbreak and betrayal song that’s still sung today.

No matter who listens, you can clearly picture a woman who’s been dumped and still can’t let go of the man who left her.

It definitely reeks of the Showa era rather than modern times, but even if such feelings aren’t obvious on the surface, if you truly loved someone, I think people today would feel the same way.

Some may laugh and call it old-fashioned, but if you’ve just gone through a breakup, please give it a listen.

I’m sure the tears will start to flow.

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Fickle HeartNakamura Yurika

Yurika Nakamura – Flighty Heart (Official MV)

Fickle HeartNakamura Yurika

Yurika Nakamura is an actress from Kanagawa Prefecture.

Her single “Fickle Heart” is a heartrending love song that captures the feelings of a woman who’s been cheated on.

The song resonates because it expresses emotions only a woman could portray when betrayed by a man.

In particular, the lyric “I ended up having done to me what I wished my beloved would do” hits hard and can bring you to tears.

Her style—singing in a whispery, gentle voice with a throaty, murmuring delivery—further heightens the sadness of the song and draws you in!

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