[An Adulterous Love] A love song about a secret affair you can't tell anyone about
Affairs are generally considered taboo by society, but sometimes you might fall for someone without knowing they’re married.
You probably have feelings you’re keeping tucked away in your heart, too.
This article introduces songs about “affairs.”
Some songs depict people already in an affair, while others are about accepting there’s no future and choosing to part ways.
Many of these tracks express painful emotions, so you may find one that resonates with how you feel.
If you’d like, try listening to any songs that catch your interest.
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[Adulterous Love] A love song about a secret affair you can’t tell anyone about (41–50)
You let me do as I please, and yet…arekunn
A song that resonates with the anger toward someone who only reaches out when it suits them, and the aching feeling of not being able to forget them.
In contrast to its melodic, gentle sound, the lyrics are striking for their candid, down-to-earth emotions.
Released in September 2020 and gaining buzz mainly on social media, the track is also included on Are-kun’s album “Breath.” It features the soft timbre of an acoustic guitar and an emotionally rich arrangement.
If you’re struggling with a romantic relationship, sensing your partner’s feelings drifting away but not wanting to admit it, or have been hurt by someone’s misleading behavior, you’ll likely find this deeply relatable.
[Adulterous Love] A love song about a secret affair (51–60)
DistanceJUJU
JUJU’s “Distance” portrays the raw emotions of a woman caught in a forbidden love.
She doesn’t need “I love you” or “thank you”—she wants a certain future for the two of them.
If the future can’t be seen, she wishes at least to have him by her side for now.
She wants to be loved, yet being loved too much hurts—perhaps because she’s suppressing the sorrow of a man who says “I love you” but won’t choose her.
Listening to it is achingly sad, as it captures the delicacy of a woman trying desperately not to lose the love she’s been given.
secretYU-KI
A solo number by YUKI from former JUDY AND MARY.
It romantically sings about a secret love affair.
Even if they aren’t fated partners, when they touch, they can love each other deeply.
The woman wishes the two of them could just go off to a faraway world beyond the sky… Of course, that wish can’t come true.
The man’s lines are each sweet and poetic, with a somewhat platonic feel.
Ti AmoEXILE
The poignant lyrics from the woman’s perspective of an affair are striking.
And the music video for this song is so bittersweet and erotic that it makes my heart race.
The actor is Yanaka from Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra.
He’s very sexy, which further enhances the mood of the song.
CountdownCocco
This is Cocco’s shocking debut work, depicting the end of a forbidden love driven by sheer passion.
The provocative, self-destructive words that corner the other person may be a reflection of frustration and despair at a relationship with no way out.
Released in March 1997, the song is also included on the album Bougainvillea.
Because you love someone so much, you feel a twisted impulse to destroy the relationship with your own hands—knowing it’s selfish, yet unable to stop.
Perhaps such overwhelming passion comes from being consumed by a love that should never be.
Article 709 of the Civil CodeMioyamazaki
An unflinchingly vivid major-label debut themed around the text of the law.
It tells the story of a woman who has become a party to a forbidden love, singing of her complex emotions where brazen defiance and a guilty conscience intertwine.
Released in December 2014, the song was later included on the album “anti-these.” The cover featuring Junichi Ishida also drew attention.
If it doesn’t get found out, we’re happy—but what lies beyond that? It’s a track that makes you think deeply about the harsh reality of such a precarious romance and the fragility of the human heart.
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.