[Cheating Song] A forbidden love that crossed the line — infidelity song
Cheating always hurts someone and leads to unhappy outcomes.
In this article, we pick songs about “cheating” from both male and female perspectives.
Whether you were cheated on, suspect you might be, realized you were the only one who was serious, or are the one doing the cheating—these masterpieces vividly capture a range of emotions.
It’s painful to think back on happier times, but many people still want to move forward.
When you feel like “it hurts and I just want to cry” or “I want to get over my partner,” listen to tracks that match your feelings and let your emotions out as they are.
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[Cheating Songs] Forbidden Love That Crossed the Line: Infidelity Songs (61–70)
I love you.Laughing Hick
This song is told from the perspective of someone whose feelings for their partner have completely cooled and who is starting to look toward someone else.
It portrays the misunderstandings born from the frustrations they both carried, and the emotions that have been damaged beyond repair.
The refreshing sound is striking in contrast to the lyrics, conveying a clear, liberated feeling as if the singer has shaken off their attachment.
The brazen attitude of saying that cheating goes both ways, and the way they hurl insults at their partner, also reveal a shift in their emotions.
Close your eyes and come here.BARBEE BOYS
BARBEE BOYS, a male–female twin-vocal band, restarted their activities in 2018.
Their song “Me o Tojite Oide yo” (“Close Your Eyes and Come Here”) was their 11th single, released in 1989, a big hit and one of their signature tracks.
It’s a mature song about spending the night with someone other than her boyfriend, evoking themes of infidelity and cheating.
The alternating male and female twin vocals add to the song’s heat and sensuality.
PlumeriaThis is LAST
This is LAST is a three-piece band formed in 2018.
Their song “Plumeria” portrays the feelings of a man who keeps waiting for messages from a woman who already has a boyfriend.
He understands his position as the other man and doesn’t reach out himself, yet he still longs to see her.
He can’t help thinking that if her boyfriend found out everything, she might become his—then bitterly laughs at himself, knowing that’s not how it works.
Even though he knows cutting ties with her would be the right thing to do, he still loves her…
It hurts.Kiyoshi Ryujin
“Itai yo” by Ryuji Kiyoshi, a singer-songwriter from Osaka, is a song from the perspective of someone who’s been cheated on.
Even while being certain that there’s another man lingering behind the person they love, they still can’t help but love them desperately.
The heart sways painfully between the anguish of being betrayed and the overwhelming feeling of still loving you.
It’s a song that gives voice to that inner cry—gentle yet powerful.
Weekday Girlfriend (temp)cocona*
This is “Heijitsu Kanojo (Temp)” by cocona*, a song that sings of love for a man who only comes to her room on weekdays.
While many songs about infidelity are sad, this one is a battle anthem for a woman, set to a pop sound, declaring: “I’m not going to stay the other woman!” Please give it a listen and hear how she stays true to her love no matter what anyone says.
bedheadkuriipuhaipe
That feeling of suspecting you’re being cheated on is so painful and unique.
CreepHyp’s “Neguse” is packed with those tangled, restless emotions.
The way all the stuff about hair parallels that impatient, fidgety state of mind is really clever.
And despite the sadness and suspicion, there’s also a very straightforward feeling—memories of happier times that keep swirling around only inside yourself, never told to the other person.
That unspoken ache makes this a song that really hits hard.
hydrangeakyanai
Kanae is a singer-songwriter who rose to prominence when the song “Vanilla,” released in 2022, went viral on social media.
“Ajisai” (Hydrangea), released in May of the same year, is about infidelity, in keeping with the flower’s symbolic meaning reflected in the title.
Kanae has said he actually experienced being cheated on by his girlfriend.
This song is a straightforward, realistic account of the question “Why was I cheated on?” Although it almost seems to justify infidelity, if you’re struggling to understand why you were cheated on, listening to it might make things click into place.