Unattainable Love: A Heartbreaking Love Song About Falling for a Married Person
Even when you know the other person is married, you can’t help falling for them—and even if you’re married, you might find yourself falling for someone else.
You know in your head that it’s wrong, but you can’t stop it—maybe that’s what it means to be in love.
In this article, we’ve gathered songs that sing about those unspoken feelings and loves that don’t go the way we want.
Why not listen to tracks from people in similar situations and try to sort out your feelings? A song that resonates with your heart might show you the way to end a painful love.
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[Unrequited Love] A Heartbreaking Love Song About Falling for a Married Person (1–10)
Dangerous Playkuriipuhaipe
A song that shakes the heart with its heartrending vocals.
It delicately captures the feelings of someone tormented by a love that can never be fulfilled.
Released in January 2020, it was chosen as the ending theme for Fuji TV’s variety show “Ukemen.” The music video, directed by filmmaker TAO TAJIMA, also garnered attention.
If you’ve ever experienced unrequited love, you’ll likely feel a piercing sense of empathy.
It’s a track that conveys the anguish of holding back—recognizing that trying to claim someone at the cost of their happiness just isn’t right.
So it wasn’t me, huh.riria.
From a woman’s perspective, Riria’s “It Wasn’t Me” pierces the heart with the feelings of the so-called “second woman.” When you’re involved in an affair or a love you can’t talk about, don’t you end up bottling up a lot of emotions inside? Many people will likely relate to the way the song portrays someone who, “kind of knew from his actions and attitude, but kept quiet and endured it just to keep the relationship going.” Affairs are wrong, but even knowing that, she just couldn’t help loving him—this song tightens your chest with that pain.
I love you, liar.Onda Masanori
A song marked by a poignant melody and a voice that gently stirs the heart.
Crafted by Masanori Onda in July 2022, it tenderly portrays the painful feelings of a woman who continues to love, even as she realizes her partner’s heart has been stolen by another woman.
The minimal acoustic sound carries a faintly sorrowful atmosphere, carefully expressing the descent into a love that is destined to go unreturned.
It’s a track that quietly stays close to those who can’t confide in anyone, as they waver between unwavering affection for their partner and the truth of being lied to.
[Unrequited Love] A Heartbreaking Love Song About Falling for a Married Person (11–20)
You have no eye for it.Ansako
A ballad that expresses bittersweet feelings for someone who feigned kindness while secretly having another woman in his heart.
It portrays a woman who strives to live strongly despite the pain of heartbreak, conveyed through delicate words and melody.
The way it likens the taste of alcohol bought at a convenience store to a “grown-up flavor,” overlapping it with the bitterness of a breakup, is deeply moving.
Ansako included this song on her July 2020 album, “No Make, Story.” Born from her own real experience, the music video memorably depicts her walking alone on the way home from a convenience store at night.
Though she still has feelings for him, she can’t picture a future for the two of them.
This is a song that gently accompanies those who carry such complicated emotions.
Street Loveindigo la End
No matter how much you love someone, it won’t come true; even if you tell yourself to forget, the memories that remain won’t let you.
Torikoi is a song that writhes in the unresolvable feelings toward a love that has already passed, and in the inescapable heart that still insists on loving.
It’s included on indigo la End’s 2019 album Nureyuku Shōsetsu (Dampening I-Novel).
The opening lyrics give off a subtle sense of an affair.
It’s a song packed with the feelings of people who harbor a love they can’t tell anyone about, and those who suffer over a love they can’t forget.
Nevertheless, I want to do it.Hirai Ken
“Soredemo Shitai” is a song by Ken Hirai that humorously portrays a forbidden relationship between a man and a woman.
In human relationships, even if you have unrequited feelings or someone you like, it’s hard to just take them by force.
But this song is different.
It tells the story of a very passionate woman who tries to steal a man away, and, without ever stopping loving him, clings on with all her might—a strong woman who refuses to give up.
In the parts where she seems to spit out her frustration like a scream, you can feel a powerful love that borders on obsession.
IenaiSoala
A bittersweet, heart-tugging vocal captures the feelings of a woman who has fallen into a convenient relationship.
Her emotions, swaying between tender affection and regret, are woven with delicate words.
It’s striking how she knows she can’t be his “number one,” yet can’t stop herself from drowning in her feelings.
Released in August 2022 and included on the album LOVE, the song captivates with Soala’s translucent voice and a poignant piano-driven melody.
It’s a track that resonates deeply with those struggling in love that doesn’t go their way—whether long-distance or a convenient arrangement—offering comfort and profound empathy.