[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 Tracks (41–50)
Give me a gentle kiss.DREAMS COME TRUE
DREAMS COME TRUE’s “Yasashii Kiss o Shite” is a fan favorite and beloved by people of all ages.
The lyrics don’t portray a messy, desire-driven relationship between a man and a woman; instead, they depict a woman in the role of a mistress.
While cheating is generally seen in a negative light, the woman portrayed in this song is single-mindedly devoted to the one she loves, and there’s something very endearing and beautiful about that.
It’s an easy-to-listen-to ballad with a touch of nostalgic kayōkyoku flavor that really highlights what makes DREAMS COME TRUE so special.
Look this wayUeno Yūka
Koresawa, known for hit songs like “Tabako,” wrote and composed the song “Kocchi o Mu**ite” (“Look This Way”).
It’s sung by Yuuka Ueno, a singer who is also active as a voice actress.
The song is a sad love ballad from the perspective of a woman who becomes involved with a man who already has someone else.
Unable to suppress her feelings, she sought the relationship herself, yet deep down she wishes he would love only her.
But from the moment she thinks, “I’m fine being second,” that wish may never come true.
It’s a very sorrowful song, but it’s filled with the honest feelings of a woman who simply wishes to be loved by the person she loves.
i hate uISSA×SoulJa+ROLA
It’s a collaboration song released in 2011.
In addition to ISSA from DA PUMP and SoulJa, ROLA—active as a TV personality—appears in the music video.
It expresses the poignant feelings of lovers growing apart: emotions you want to hurl at a partner whose heart is drifting away, yet can’t.
It’s a heartbreak ballad that sings of a sad ending to love.
Please don’t be happy.Kobasoro feat. Harucha
The title, striking for how real and raw it feels, “Please Don’t Be Happy.” There are countless songs that wish for someone else’s happiness, but there aren’t many that so straightforwardly wish for the opposite, are there? If you’re cheated on, you’re bound to feel hurt, frustrated, and like you can’t stay together anymore.
This song, while empathizing with that heartbreak, sings a candid wish: please don’t find happiness with anyone but me.
Love Trial40mP
Released by 40mP in 2014, this song remains a fan favorite.
Its lyrics, set to a catchy, rhythmic melody, tell a thrilling story about a couple dealing with a single misstep.
The song’s allure lies in its deft phrases that liken the sin of cheating within a relationship to a courtroom trial.
It unfolds like a novel, drawing listeners into its narrative.
springB’z
This is a track from their seventh album, The 7th Blues, released in 1994.
It’s a ballad in which vocalist Koshi Inaba poignantly sings of an unrequited love, and among fans it’s known as a hidden gem.
The song depicts a man who has fallen for a woman who already has a partner, struggling to give up on his feelings.
A springtime heartbreak ballad, where the falling cherry blossoms deepen the sense of sorrow.
Through countless nightsCHEMISTRY
The song “Kazoekirenai Yoru o Kugutte” portrays the feelings of a man who knows that his partner—the one he spends his time with—has someone else she exchanges kisses with.
It’s a poignant track that can be interpreted as a cheating or an affair song, but I think it’s a love song that men who can’t break up, even after finding out they were cheated on because they still love their partner, will find themselves relating to.