[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 (21–30)
camouflageTakeuchi Mariya
Camouflage, known as one of Mariya Takeuchi’s classic songs, was released in 1998 and used as the theme song for the drama Sleeping Forest.
The song portrays two people who care for each other, but both already have partners.
So they act as friends and hide their feelings.
In the end, however, it seems the woman breaks up with her boyfriend.
The song depicts her going to confess her feelings to the man she loves.
Cheating is not acceptable, but this song shows that there can be a love that is pure in its own way.
I could never say I like you.fayray
A ballad delicately portraying the feelings of a woman swaying between urban loneliness and an unrequited love, released in January 2003 as Fayray’s 14th single.
While her feelings deepen for someone who is already engaged, she fears breaking their relationship and can’t bring herself to confess—emotions depicted alongside a beautiful piano melody.
Also chosen as the theme song for the Yomiuri TV/Nippon TV drama “Message: Words Keep Betraying,” this work showcases Fayray’s growth as a singer-songwriter.
It’s a song that offers solace to those suffering from the pain and conflict of love, recommended for anyone struggling with an affair or unrequited feelings.
[Cheating Songs] Forbidden Love That Crossed the Line: Infidelity Songs (31–40)
Shura-banbanNEW!Yao
A thrilling pop number that channels the anger and biting sarcasm of being cheated on into humor.
Crafted by Yao, known for a cynical and distinctive perspective, the song delivers the bitterness of betrayal and a thirst for revenge through powerful vocals.
Released to the world in March 2025 as the opening track of the album “Hajimari no Uta,” it was chosen as the theme song for the NTV drama DEEP “Perfect Adultery — The Aesthetics of Concealment, The Resolve to Expose.” A drama-specific version was later released in July of the same year.
It’s the perfect track for anyone deeply hurt by a forbidden love or a partner’s betrayal, carrying an overwhelming sense of frustration, who wants to feel a refreshing sense of catharsis.
Ti AmoEXILE
Even though she already knows the person she loves has someone else, she still falls for him—EXILE’s “Ti Amo” tenderly sings about that frustrating situation and complex state of mind.
The song’s female protagonist is drawn to a man who is dating another woman and has a home to return to.
Unsure where love truly begins and confused by her own feelings, she nevertheless thrills at his presence, and that bittersweet, painful emotion comes through in the lyrics.
The sweet vocals of ATSUSHI and TAKAHIRO amplify the song’s poignancy.
Beside InfidelityMy Hair is Bad
A track from the album “boys” with a title that makes it obvious it’s straight-up about cheating.
The lyrics are written from the perspective of the guy who was cheated on.
Without dressing it up in pretty words, it lays bare the emotions he felt after being betrayed—raw and real, which is great.
The protagonist thinks about breaking away from you and living his own life as himself, yet he ends up treating the girlfriend who cheated on him gently anyway… It’s a frustrating song.
a May flyRADWIMPS
From the very beginning, this song overflows with resentment toward the girlfriend who cheated.
It imagines every possible misfortune befalling you, the unfaithful one, while I stand by and pretend not to notice.
It’s a relentless parade of downright terrifying lyrics.
The bitterness isn’t confined to the words—the melody itself radiates it.
The instruments are furiously strummed, the sound is intense, as if pouring every last ounce of spite toward her into the music.
playing loversmakaroni enpitsu
When it comes to songs that focus on infidelity, many tend to portray the feelings of the person who was cheated on.
However, this song can be interpreted from the perspective of the one who cheated—the one who crossed the line.
It’s included on Macaroni Empitsu’s second album, “hope,” released in 2020.
As the title “Koibito Gokko” (Playing Lovers) suggests, it depicts the feelings and back-and-forth between two people who aren’t actually lovers.
If you’ve been in a similar situation, the lyrics are likely to hit close to home.
