[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 (131–140)
If I could forgive youieiri reo
Since the first-person pronoun is “boku,” it’s surely a song both women and men can relate to.
Leo Ieiri’s “If I Could Forgive You” was written specifically for the drama “Absolute Zero: Special Investigation into Unsolved Cases.” You can really feel the heavy weight of not being able to forget someone you love.
Because you love them, they become someone you can’t forgive—yet you still love them and can’t forget them.
It’s a song that painfully captures those uncontrollable, circling emotions.
You can’t help but think, “I just want to find a bright way out soon…”
impure loveDomura Riu
A gem of a love song by Riu Domura that powerfully conveys the pain and poignancy of a love you can’t tell anyone about.
It delicately portrays the feelings of a woman who, despite having been with the one she loves, ends up feeling even more alone.
Depicting the struggle of a woman who suffers in a convenient relationship yet cannot cut off her feelings for the other person, the track was released in January 2024, later included on the album “Irregular Diary,” and has become a fan favorite performed live.
It’s a song we especially recommend to those who have been hurt by love or are currently tormented by an unrequited relationship.
TABOOKōda Kumi
True to Kumi Koda’s style, the danceable and cool track “TABOO” is her 41st single, released in 2008.
While it doesn’t explicitly depict an affair, it feels like a song about a “forbidden love” that will resonate with anyone who’s in one or on the verge of crossing that line.
Songs about affairs that express a woman’s feelings are often sad and heartrending, but this one is something you can listen to and think, “Wow, that’s cool.”
Karada no KankeiYUTORI-SEDAI
YUTORI-SEDAI’s song is a ballad that portrays the heartache of unrequited love.
Released in August 2022, it tells the story of a protagonist who unknowingly deepens a relationship with someone who already has a partner.
The raw emotions of wavering between the plea “Don’t leave me” and the resolve to say “Let’s make this the last time” are vividly expressed.
The aching feeling of trying to better oneself for the other person yet not being rewarded will tug at your heart.
It’s a perfect track for those troubled by love or seeking to heal the pain of a breakup.
Listening to this piece might help you face your own feelings.
When Someone’s Wish Comes TrueUtada Hikaru
“Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro” is Hikaru Utada’s 13th single, released in 2004.
It topped the Oricon Singles Chart and was used as the theme song for director Kazuaki Kiriya’s film Casshern—Kiriya is Utada’s former husband.
The lyrics, which suggest that not everyone can be happy at the same time, evoke themes of infidelity and cheating, and convey a poignant sense of regret.
Utada’s fragile-sounding vocals over a piano accompaniment make your chest tighten as you listen.
selling oneselfRosu
A beautiful tragic love song that portrays the heartrending emotions of a woman living in the night city.
Amid a dark, mysterious atmosphere, the protagonist gives herself to a man she does not even love, while continuing to harbor unwavering feelings for the one she truly longs for.
In a darkness without even a single ray of light, the searing emotions of a woman consumed by an impossible love are vividly expressed through Ros’s protean vocals.
Released in March 2022, the song is also included on the album “Yoru no Shizu.” It is a track that deeply resonates with those pained by unrequited love or troubled by a forbidden romance.
Adultery is a criminal act.takayan
Takayan’s somewhat extreme “Cheating Is a Crime” is a song about taking the life of a cheating lover.
Being cheated on is, of course, heartbreaking, but at the same time it makes you angry, doesn’t it? For a woman who devoted herself to her man, that anger can be overwhelming.
The protagonist of the song feels that anger and even considers cheating in return, but realizes that would make her just like him—and arrives at this conclusion.
Women who can’t hold back their rage might find it cathartic to listen to!
