A classic song about a forbidden love
Adultery dramas we often see in dramas, movies, and TV talk shows—the love that can never come true.
We’ve gathered songs about these “forbidden loves.” There are many beautifully portrayed dramas that make your heart race, but what if you yourself were to fall into a love that isn’t allowed…? Here, we’ll introduce plenty of songs that capture the bittersweet feelings of such forbidden love.
From songs told from a woman’s perspective to those from a man’s point of view, there are more tracks about forbidden love than you might think.
Perhaps that’s because many people are secretly suffering over a love that shouldn’t be….
Playlist
| A classic song about a forbidden love | |||
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| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1east | balladKetsumeishi | play_arrow | An adult ballad of unrequited love that lingers in the heart |
| 2east | Song for…HY | play_arrow | The appeal of HY’s popular song that portrays a heartrending love |
| 3east | Falling in LoveKobayashi Akiko | play_arrow | A forbidden love, a song of loneliness and inner conflict |
| 4east | Stop this nightJUJU | play_arrow | Depicting the conflict between parting and lingering feelings in love |
| 5east | AitaiKato Miria | play_arrow | The poignant, emotional world of a forbidden love |
| 6east | Can’t Stop Fallin’ in Loveglobe | play_arrow | The anguish and inner conflict of drowning in a forbidden love |
| 7east | When Someone’s Wish Comes TrueUtada Hikaru | play_arrow | Hikaru Utada, a song of heartbreak and growth |
| 8east | blue skyaiko | play_arrow | A poignant song about infidelity and heartbreak, a melody that resonates with the heart |
| 9east | MissingKubota Toshinobu | play_arrow | Toshinobu Kubota’s classic: a heartbreaking love song that is forbidden. |
| 10east | Happinessback number | play_arrow | The poignancy of love and a one-sided affection |
| 11east | PretenderOfisharu Higedan Dism | play_arrow | “Pretender”: a song that voices the painful truth of unrequited love |
| 12east | Ti AmoEXILE | play_arrow | Introducing EXILE’s classic songs of bittersweet love |
| 13east | I’ll take it to the grave.Arukosaito | play_arrow | The End of a Secret Love and Resolve |
| 14east | Give me a gentle kiss.DREAMS COME TRUE | play_arrow | A heartrending love song: a woman's feelings she just can't let go of |
| 15east | I like indigo.indigo la End | play_arrow | A song that portrays the bittersweet feelings of love in an ambiguous relationship |
| 16east | That’s not fair.Ochiai Wataru | play_arrow | A ballad that portrays the pain of unrequited love |
| 17east | A Kiss of Affected Splendorshallm | play_arrow | The true feelings and heartache of an unattainable love |
| 18east | lingering scentindoor cats. | play_arrow | The bittersweet ache of memories from a finished love |
| 19east | From the season that feels like it will freezeAimer | play_arrow | Aimer’s dark winter love song |
| 20east | In loveHY | play_arrow | A ballad that gives you the courage to move forward after the end of a secret love |
| 21east | C.O.S.M.O.S. ~Cosmos (Autumn Cherry Blossoms)~Sandaime Jē Sōru Burazāzu fromu Eguzairu Toraibu | play_arrow | A bittersweet love song like autumn cosmos flowers |
| 22east | Quivering with sweet sighsYoshii Kazuya | play_arrow | A song that expresses forbidden love in the style of Showa-era kayōkyoku (Japanese pop) |
| 23east | Pure Love RhapsodyTakeuchi Mariya | play_arrow | The Appeal of Mariya Takeuchi’s “Jun’ai Rhapsody” |
| 24east | MELROSE: A Promise Not to LoveEXILE ATSUSHI | play_arrow | 14 Love Stories: Forbidden Adult Love |
| 25east | Don’t Stop LoveKōda Kumi | play_arrow | A tragic love song about continuing to love from afar |
| 26east | short-sleevedImai Miki | play_arrow | A bittersweet song about loving but not being loved |
| 27east | secretYU-KI | play_arrow | A poignant number that sings of a secret love between adults |
| 28east | Other people’s relationshipsHitoto Yo | play_arrow | Theme song of an adultery drama: Katsuco Kanai’s shocking track |
| 29east | PrologueUru | play_arrow | A poignant, forbidden love song that resonates with the heart |
| 30east | signalaiko | play_arrow | Aiko’s heartrending love song “Plus-Minus” |
| 31east | A person I mustn’t fall in love withCHIHIRO | play_arrow | A song of forbidden love, refreshing yet enduring |
| 32east | A love I can tell no one abouterica | play_arrow | The wistfulness of an unspoken love and the loneliness in my heart |
| 33east | I want you to tell me you love me.Oku Hanako | play_arrow | A classic song that sings of the bittersweet feelings of unrequited love |
| 34east | AccompliceSuneo Heā | play_arrow | A love story: the fate of a forbidden love |
| 35east | You&MeMiura Daichi | play_arrow | A song that gently embraces the pain of love |
| 36east | Absolute relationshipakai kouen | play_arrow | A 100-second theme song that reflects a secret love |
| 37east | sunflowerSEKAI NO OWARI | play_arrow | A forbidden love where someone from a dark world meets a person like the sun |
| 38east | Run through the nightsupittsu | play_arrow | A Spitz song that depicts an elopement of a forbidden love |
| 39east | even ifHirai Ken | play_arrow | Ken Hirai's 2000 song that portrays the heartache of unrequited love |
| 40east | Dear…Nishino Kana | play_arrow | Kana Nishino’s songs expressing bittersweet love |
| 41east | Through countless nightsCHEMISTRY | play_arrow | A song that poignantly expresses feelings that cannot reach |
| 42east | WRONGyukaDD | play_arrow | A song about the bittersweet feelings for him as he grows distant |
| 43east | Inn of the Night Cherry BlossomsTsubuki Miyu | play_arrow | Miyu Tsubuki’s poignant romantic enka ‘Inn of the Night Cherry Blossoms’ |
| 44east | Love songnatori | play_arrow | A poignant song that depicts the pain of misguided love |
| 45east | just a littleIgarashi Haru | play_arrow | A song of a wistful love tossed by fate |
| 46east | AFFAIRSuga Shikao | play_arrow | A song by Suga Shikao that depicts a forbidden romance |
| 47east | Stray HeartsInaba Hiroshi | play_arrow | Koshi Inaba of B’z delivers a theme song that depicts a forbidden love. |
| 48east | StrangersMatsutōya Yumi | play_arrow | A song depicting an adulterous woman, the earnestness of adulthood. |
| 49east | No PromiseChara | play_arrow | The anguish of a bittersweet, unpromised love—feelings that will never be rewarded. |
| 50east | A little more, just a bit moreZARD | play_arrow | A heartrending love, the purity of a forbidden feeling |
| 51east | Article 709 of the Civil CodeMioyamazaki | play_arrow | Singing the emotions of an affair-themed song |
| 52east | nightSakamoto Maaya | play_arrow | The poignancy of love, memories and feelings that pass each other by |
| 53east | Crime and PunishmentShiina Ringo | play_arrow | A song by Ringo Sheena that depicts a forbidden love |
| 54east | Cinderella BoySaucy Dog | play_arrow | A love story of dependence, tormented by the other’s lies |
| 55east | selling oneselfRosu | play_arrow | A tragic love song that portrays a poignant romance in the city at night |
| 56east | PuzzleBAND-MAID | play_arrow | A poignant song that portrays the turmoil of a forbidden love |
| 57east | CountdownCocco | play_arrow | A story of a ruinous, forbidden love driven by passion |
| 58east | Play ball!YU-KI | play_arrow | The strong will of a woman who throws herself into a forbidden love |
| 59east | Shitsuren feat. MatsuriTakase Tōya | play_arrow | Depicts the heartrending feelings of a forbidden love |
| 60east | You are a cigarette; I am a soap bubble.Lovely Summer Chan | play_arrow | A depiction of the melancholic emotions of a heartrending love. |
| 61east | Sleepless nights are because of you.MISIA | play_arrow | A moving song that sings of the heartache of a forbidden love |
| 62east | I could never say I like you.fayray | play_arrow | Urban loneliness and forbidden love |
| 63east | Bad personsenritsu kannano | play_arrow | A bittersweet unrequited love song depicting the turmoil and regret of a forbidden romance |
| 64east | Only the two of us in this worldano | play_arrow | ano's poignant song depicting a secret love |
| 65east | Adam and Evego!go!vanillas | play_arrow | An emotional song depicting a forbidden love |
| 66east | worst; minimum; the lowest; awfulren | play_arrow | A heartfelt ballad portraying the struggle between hidden secrets and an unforgettable love |
| 67east | scumbag man and stupid womanDomura Riu | play_arrow | Depicting the poignant relationship between an irresponsible man and woman |
| 68east | impure loveDomura Riu | play_arrow | A gem of a love song that sings of the pain of love |
| 69east | A Place in the SunHamada Shogo | play_arrow | A ballad by Shogo Hamada depicting an extramarital affair |
| 70east | coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)Hamano Haruki | play_arrow | Depicting the poignant feelings of a woman used for convenience |
| 71east | The Land of LoveKato Miria | play_arrow | A moving song that captures the aching feelings of a forbidden love |
| 72east | Fake loveSTUPID GUYS | play_arrow | A love song that portrays the feelings of a bittersweet romance |
| 73east | earring on the right earKoresawa | play_arrow | A heartrending love song that portrays the aching passion of an illicit affair. |


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