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.
- [Adultery Song] A forbidden song about an affair that sings of an impossible love
- [Unattainable Love] A love song about two people who feel the same way but can’t be together
- [An Adulterous Love] A love song about a secret affair you can't tell anyone about
- [Unrequited Love] Heart-wrenching Love Songs | A Roundup of Tear-Inducing Crush and Breakup Tracks
- [Cheating Song] A forbidden love that crossed the line — infidelity song
- A classic song about a forbidden love
- [Empathetic & Tear-Jerking] A love song about an unrequited romance
- A song of forbidden love. A love song about feelings that can't be stopped.
- Bittersweet love songs to listen to when the person you like already has a girlfriend or boyfriend
- “I Want to See You”: A love song that makes you cry when you listen to it while you can’t meet
- An empathy song to listen to when you’re hurting and feel like a 'convenient woman'
- A heart-wrenching story that tightens the chest! A Showa-era unrequited love song
- [Today's Unrequited Love Song] Guaranteed to Make Your Heart Flutter! A Sweet and Bittersweet Love Song
[Unrequited Love] A Heartbreaking Love Song About Falling for a Married Person (1–10)
balladKetsumeishi
A love song by Ketsumeishi about an unattainable romance.
It portrays the feelings of a married man who has fallen into a forbidden love.
Thoughts like “If I make a move, I won’t be able to stop myself,” and “The time spent away from her is unbearably hard” inevitably come off as selfish, given that adultery is considered unacceptable.
The possibility of getting caught up in a love that society deems off-limits can’t be said to be zero for anyone.
However, we must fully understand that the risk of hurting both the other person and ourselves is very high.
HYSong for…
A song by HY that sings of the ache of not being able to have that simple, obvious kind of love—falling for each other, liking each other, and being together.
It’s a heartbreak anthem cherished by many fans, who say it “tightens the chest” and is “impossible not to relate to.” The honest feeling of just wanting to see the person you love ends up hurting someone, making it a forbidden love.
Even though you were supposed to have met by fate, you can’t be together—the true pain of that might be something only those who’ve been through it can really understand.
Happinessback number
Rather than evoking an affair, this song centers on the theme of an unattainable love.
Its lyrics capture a bittersweet feeling that makes you wonder whose “happiness” the title refers to.
It’s a track that feels like witnessing the person you love loving someone else, and it tightens your chest.
When Someone’s Wish Comes TrueUtada Hikaru
Hikaru Utada’s “Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro” puts into plain words how love with a married person comes with a heavy price.
When you’re caught up in romance, you may think that being happy now is all that matters, but humans are greedy, and we come to want more and more.
Once you lose restraint and start wishing, “I want this person to be mine after all,” happiness begins to fall apart in various places.
A forbidden love isn’t something you can excuse with, “I couldn’t help falling in love!”
Fake loveSTUPID GUYS
A vivid portrayal of the bittersweet contradictions of love, this heart-stirring track by STUPID GUYS resonates deeply.
Featured on their July 2019 album “False Love,” the song captures the complex emotions of wavering between love and desire: something you crave but must not obtain, someone you long for but must not approach.
Those feelings echo through mellow vocals and emotional rap.
Their message-driven lyrics—later a signature on their major-label debut album “Stained Love”—sparked a strong response, surpassing 4 million views on YouTube.
It’s a song that quietly stays by your side on lonely nights or when you’re carrying feelings you can’t tell anyone.
Stop this nightJUJU
A song wrapped in aching tenderness, its vocals stirring the hearts of all who listen.
It weaves the turmoil of a woman who has fallen into a forbidden love with delicate words.
Released in November 2010 as JUJU’s 15th single, the track was also chosen as the theme song for the drama “Guilty: The Woman Who Made a Deal with the Devil,” resonating with many listeners.
When you can’t be honest about your feelings of love, try listening to this song and facing your emotions.
Its lyrics and sound, which gently stay close to those troubled by love, are sure to give you a quiet push forward.
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.