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

Why?YUI

YUI/Why? 【cover】

When you’re in love, there are times you feel anxious because you can’t tell what the other person is really thinking, right? Am I the only one who feels this way? Could there be someone else? Once you start listing your worries, there’s no end to them.

YUI’s song “Why?” speaks for those feelings.

Her voice, which sounds like she’s asking herself questions, overlaps with the voice in my own heart.

But this song also makes me realize that doubting the other person is sometimes unavoidable—it’s actually an expression of how much you want to cherish them.

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Kado(guchi) Shichigatsu

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You at your worstHamano Haruki

Hamano Haruki “The Worst You – You Were the Worst” (Official Music Video)

This song, which sings of love and the pain of loss, resonates deeply with listeners.

Released in December 2023 as the second installment of a six-month consecutive release series, it features Haruki Hamano’s emotionally charged vocals that gently comfort wounded hearts.

While candidly portraying the pain of heartbreak, it also offers the courage to look forward.

If you’re struggling with love—especially if you’re trying to recover from a breakup—be sure to give it a listen.

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

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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Yuuki

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Wedding DressTHE YELLOW MONKEY

Wedding Dress (Opening ~ Wedding Dress) (Remastered)

This is a situation that’s pretty common these days.

It’s actually a serious problem, but it’s sung in a comical tone.

I’ve heard that last-minute wedding cancellations aren’t all that rare, either.

Still, if something like that happened in real life, I don’t think you could just laugh it off with a song like this.

And because it’s the second time, it’s even funnier; plus, the lyrics are full of detailed scenarios that let you grasp the scene as if you were there.

The songwriting ability to weave those details together, and the composing ability to tie it all up—Kazuya Yoshii’s creative talent is truly impressive.

It’s a recommended track for when you want a good laugh.

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Ozaki Shunji

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RevengeMy Hair is Bad

My Hair is Bad – Revenge

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.

the absolute worstMarushii

Marcy – The Worst of the Worst (Official Music Video)

This is Marcy’s breakup song that sets the pain of betrayal to an exhilarating sound.

The anger and hatred that surge at the moment of parting—and the lingering tenderness that won’t fade.

These intricately tangled emotions are sung as if drawn from personal experience.

Released in March 2022, this work resonates with the contrast between its up-tempo arrangement and bittersweet lyrics, gaining support especially among Gen Z.

It’s a song we’d love you to hear if you can’t forget someone you loved, are still carrying the pain of heartbreak, yet are trying to look forward.

I bear a grudge.Nakajima Miyuki

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

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.