[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 Songs (91–100)
Can’t Stop Fallin’ in Loveglobe
“Can’t Stop Fallin’ In Love” is a song that portrays the painful feelings of a woman drowning in an adulterous love.
Released in 1996 by globe, led by Tetsuya Komuro, it sold over 1.
3 million copies and is known as the group’s third biggest hit.
The lyrics capture the unique anxieties of an affair—worrying about the relationship between the partner and his wife, and agonizing over one’s own happiness.
Even though she knows in her head that “there’s no future,” love is something she just can’t control.
KEIKO’s vocals make the protagonist’s heartrending emotions feel even more real in this track.
Until I fall asleep tonightMao Abe
A heartrending song about wishing to fall asleep beside the one you love on a lonely night.
It’s included on the album “Mada Ikemasu,” released in 2020.
You’re probably being cheated on… On nights like that, when you’re alone, the loneliness and sadness make your imagination run wild.
This song captures exactly those feelings, with words that question your lover about true love, and lines that sink into self-doubt—why am I so weak? Even while knowing it would be better to end things, there’s a desire, in the end, to believe in the other person—“please, choose me.” It’s painful, yet it feels undeniably strong.
If It SnowsDREAMS COME TRUE
This is a 2006 song by DREAMS COME TRUE that portrays a bittersweet winter romance.
It delicately captures the feelings of a woman who wishes for a miracle to happen when the snow falls.
The contrast between the sleet-filled reality and the protagonist suffering from unrequited love is striking.
Set against the sparkling Christmas cityscape, the lyrics convey complex, mature emotions that tighten the chest.
It’s a recommended track for those troubled by love or for anyone seeking a song to keep them company in the winter season.
swallowtail butterflyPorno Graffitti
A classic hit by Porno Graffitti that sings of a love that will never be rewarded.
With Latin-flavored melodies and beautiful lyrics, it captures both the exhilaration of love and the despair of an unfulfilled romance.
Released in June 2001 as their sixth single, it is one of the band’s most iconic songs.
It’s said that the chorus from the bridge to the final refrain features the recorded voices of 3,000 concertgoers.
Anyone suffering from an impossible love, or anyone who wants to feel the bittersweetness of romance, is sure to have their heart moved by this song.
Falling in LoveAkiko Kobayashi
It’s on weekends off that you most want to spend time with your lover—but that’s exactly what an affair can’t give you.
Released in 1985 and a million-seller, Akiko Kobayashi’s “Koi ni Ochite —Fall In Love—” is a song that captures the raw feelings of a woman who’s left to while away the hours alone, thinking of the lover she cannot meet.
In an ordinary relationship, you can say you want to see each other whenever you like, but that’s not possible when your lover has a family.
It’s a song that sings of a woman’s helpless heart—accepting the pain because she’s already fallen in love, even though there’s nothing she can do about it.
I love you, liar.Masanori Onda
This is a song by Masanori Onda that feels like casting affection into the distance—love that will never reach its destination.
Centered around the warm tones of an acoustic guitar, it evokes an image of quietly confronting one’s inner emotions.
It straightforwardly portrays the regret of continuing a relationship even after realizing there was infidelity, and the persistence of love despite that.
Even after the person has left, the lingering affection remains—and the way that feeling torments the self is expressed with a poignant, heartrending atmosphere.
Secret LoveCHIHIRO
CHIHIRO, known for releasing many love songs from a woman’s perspective, put out the track “Secret Love” in 2020.
It’s a song about a woman who falls for a man even though she knows he has a girlfriend, and starts a relationship with him anyway.
While she suffers through a futureless relationship, she sings of a bittersweet yet strong resolve not to live with regret.
From the very beginning, CHIHIRO’s vocals could bring you to tears—this is a song we want women experiencing an unrequited love to hear.