[Cheating Song] A forbidden love that crossed the line — infidelity song

26 ways your girlfriend will catch you cheatingMio Yamazaki

Mio Yamazaki “26 Rules for How Women Discover Cheating”

This is a song released in 2015 by Mio Yamazaki, a four-piece rock band that made their major-label debut in 2014.

Known for releasing many tracks with lyrics that pursue realism, especially in themes like romance, Mio Yamazaki candidly sings about the telltale signs of a boyfriend’s cheating.

It’s a striking song that can make both those in relationships and those looking for love feel as if they’re uncovering a partner’s infidelity.

Travelingsumika

sumika / Traveling【Music Video】

It’s a song about a woman who notices his cheating but doesn’t have the resolve to break up, so in the end she always pretends not to notice.

She doesn’t have the courage to confront him, and she doesn’t want to be thrown away.

She still loves him… and believes that, in the end, he’ll choose her… Maybe that’s why she feels paralyzed.

It’s a very sad song, but sumika’s light, breezy sound is comforting.

A song about being cheated on but still in love.Lilia.

A song about being cheated on but still in love.

A song released in 2020 by Riria, a singer-songwriter active on TikTok and YouTube.

It expresses the feelings of a woman who was cheated on in straightforward words, and has resonated with many who’ve gone through similar pain, even landing on Spotify’s viral charts.

The lyrics, which capture the conflict of not wanting to be touched by a cheating partner yet still wishing they’d come back, convey the coexistence of unforgivable anger and the desire not to part—it’s truly heart-wrenching.

Through countless nightsCHEMISTRY

Through countless nights

The song “Kazoekirenai Yoru o Kugutte” portrays the feelings of a man who knows that his partner—the one he spends his time with—has someone else she exchanges kisses with.

It’s a poignant track that can be interpreted as a cheating or an affair song, but I think it’s a love song that men who can’t break up, even after finding out they were cheated on because they still love their partner, will find themselves relating to.

Look this wayYuka Ueno

Yuka Ueno “Look This Way” Music Video

Koresawa, known for hit songs like “Tabako,” wrote and composed the song “Kocchi o Mu**ite” (“Look This Way”).

It’s sung by Yuuka Ueno, a singer who is also active as a voice actress.

The song is a sad love ballad from the perspective of a woman who becomes involved with a man who already has someone else.

Unable to suppress her feelings, she sought the relationship herself, yet deep down she wishes he would love only her.

But from the moment she thinks, “I’m fine being second,” that wish may never come true.

It’s a very sorrowful song, but it’s filled with the honest feelings of a woman who simply wishes to be loved by the person she loves.

I mi fu, darling.Takayan

I mi fu, darling.

When you discover your partner’s cheating, anger and loneliness explode all at once, don’t they? Takayan’s “Imifu Darlin’” is a song that feels like it puts those angry feelings straight into the lyrics.

There are times when you can’t help wanting to keep your partner on a tight leash.

In those moments, give this song a listen and see if it resonates with you.

SuddenlyEXILE ATSUSHI

EXILE ATSUSHI / Suddenly (Music Video)

This is a solo song by ATSUSHI, the vocalist of the dance-vocal group EXILE.

The lyrics describe the feelings at the moment of breaking up because his lover has fallen for someone else.

The heartbreakingly sad lyrics, his sweet voice, and the mature sound are irresistible.

It’s a breakup ballad that inevitably brings tears.

How about using it as background music when you want to have a good cry alone?