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 (61–70)

RevengeMy Hair is Bad

My Hair is Bad – Revenge

RevengeMy Hair is Bad

This song sharply captures the heart of someone bearing the pain of heartbreak.

Included on My Hair is Bad’s November 2017 album “mothers,” it depicts a collision of fierce anger and deep sorrow.

Carried by vocalist Tomomi Shiiki’s voice, it vividly traces the emotional arc—from the suddenness of the breakup, to the vengeful urges that follow, and finally to forgiveness.

It’s a track that stands with those suffering from heartbreak and struggling with the complexities of human relationships, inviting empathy.

As you listen to its extreme lyrics, you might paradoxically find yourself growing calmer.

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What is emotion?This is LAST

This is LAST “What Is Emotion” (insert song for ABEMA’s ‘Hanetaba to Ookami-chan ni wa Damasarenai’) MUSIC VIDEO

What is emotion?This is LAST

This is LAST is a three-piece rock band.

Their song “#What Is Affection” is a bittersweet infidelity track that was also featured as an insert song on ABEMA’s original dating show “The Bachelor and the Little Wolf Won’t Fool Me.” What makes this song compelling is that it doesn’t depict cheating scenes directly; instead, it weaves together a woman’s lines and a man’s lines, crossing to suggest a single story and indirectly portraying a past mistake through the lyrics.

Because the imagery invites interpretation, the song can feel different depending on what you imagine—making it easy to project onto your own situation.

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I bear a grudge.Nakajima Miyuki

Urimi/masu by Miyuki Nakajima (with lyrics) covered by t. yukimi

I bear a grudge.Nakajima Miyuki

Miyuki Nakajima, who also served as a radio show host, is actually very cheerful and full of humor.

Still, I can’t help but think that the image some people have of her as “dark” might come from this song.

Even with the dot in the title, Urami・masu is essentially “I resent you,” making it a groundbreaking approach both as a song title and a lyrical motif.

The lyrics—“I was dumped in a terrible way, so I will resent you until I die”—leap beyond the realm of poetry and even have a frightening edge.

It’s a track where you should pay attention to Nakajima’s tremulous vocal delivery.

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In conclusion

We’ve introduced some classic Japanese songs with the theme of betrayal—how did you like them? There were songs that refuse to forgive betrayal, songs that aim for happiness through forgiveness, and songs that soothe hearts wounded by betrayal.

Being betrayed is painful for anyone and leaves deep scars on the heart.

I hope that listening to the songs we featured will ease your feelings, even just a little.