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

You have no eye for it.Ansako

Anzako - You Have No Eye for It [Official Music Video]

Singer-songwriter Asako’s song Miru Me Nainaa (“You’ve Got No Taste”) is a brutal heartbreak track about being dumped because the person she liked fell for someone else.

It’s harsh, but Asako’s gentle, heart-tugging voice soothes you, and the sadness rises up more than the harshness.

It’s a song where, despite feeling unbearably sad and helpless, she seems to calmly check things one by one—carefully acknowledging her feelings and trying to make peace with them.

And that, too, is exactly what makes it so moving.

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utatane

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City of FarewellsSuzuki Masayuki

Masayuki Suzuki – The City of Farewells ~ Live at Club Martini

Wakare no Machi (City of Parting), sung by Masayuki Suzuki, who also made his mark as a member of Rats & Star, was released in 1989 as his seventh single.

It’s a heartrending love song depicting a couple who break up after the woman falls for someone else.

The line about both their beginning and their end being in this town is just devastating.

The man’s feelings—still being in love despite everything—cut painfully deep.

The wistful melody further doubles the sadness.

A must-listen for anyone who has been through this kind of experience—or is going through it now.

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Kado(guchi) Shichigatsu

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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.

The city was crying.Itami Tetsuya & Side By Side

The City Was Crying - Tetsuya Itami & 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.

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.

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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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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