Lovely love song

A song of forbidden love. A heartrending, sorrowful love song.

Deputy Editor of RAG MUSICSasashina
Deputy Editor of RAG MUSIC. JFC-certified fact-checker. I’m Sasashina, a mom raising an elementary schooler and a preschooler. In my student days, I studied broadly at Kyoto College of Science and Technology, covering audio, lighting, and video technologies, and I acquired skills from comprehensive stage production to the fundamentals of creative expression. After graduation, I joined my current music production company and have consistently built experience on the production side ever since, working on a wide range of tasks centered around music. Currently, I mainly handle content for children, drawing on what I’ve learned about parenting in my own way, as well as the insights and knowledge I’ve gained from engaging with my kids every day. I hope my work can be of help to you, even just a little!

A forbidden love you can’t tell anyone about.

If you’re reading this article, perhaps you’re experiencing a similar kind of love.

If so, there are probably many painful moments.

I’ve gathered some songs I want you to hear.

They capture the pain of falling for someone who already has a lover or partner and feeling lost, or knowing it won’t come true yet being unable to give up.

When things are tough, try finding one song that stays close to your feelings.

Like when someone listens to you, it might make your heart feel just a little lighter.

Songs of forbidden love. A heartrending, sorrowful love song (91–100)

Don't Stop LoveKumi Koda

Kumi Koda / “Don’t Stop Love” (from the new album “WINTER of LOVE”)

Don't Stop Love - Koda Kumi

She sings so well that you can understand why she’s called a diva.

I think it’s a song that truly conveys the maddening, tender, longing, and heartrending feelings.

The lyrics also powerfully communicate a sense of anguish.

It’s a song that only Kumi Koda could sing.

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A person I mustn’t fall in love withCHIHIRO

CHIHIRO – A Person I Mustn’t Fall in Love With (Official MV) Sukininatyaikenaihito

Someone you mustn’t fall in love with CHIHIRO

CHIHIIRO’s clear, transparent voice matches the wistful lyrics and really tugs at the heart.

In the chorus, she keeps repeating “I mustn’t fall in love,” as if she’s telling herself, making it a poignant song.

If you’re in a love that can’t come true, you’ll probably relate to it a lot.

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LOVE AFFAIRSouthern All Stars

LOVE AFFAIR ~Secret Date~ – Southern All Stars (Cover)

LOVE AFFAIR Southern All Stars

Isn’t this song told from a male perspective? It feels like a piece that conveys the unique anguish of a man who abandons his family yet cannot be with the one he loves.

It’s a song about an unattainable love, and I recommend it to women as well.

Perhaps it’s a song that can help you feel even a little more positive.

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short-sleevedMiki Imai

Short Sleeves – Miki Imai

Short-sleeved Imai Miki

Anyone who is having an affair will understand all too well the pain of seeing the everyday life, the home, and the family of the person they’ve fallen in love with.

The words, “You’re not someone I mustn’t love—you’re someone who will never love me,” are unbearably heartbreaking.

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Stop this nightJUJU

JUJU “Stop This Night for Me”

Stop This Night, JUJU

It’s a hit song that was used as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama “Guilty: The Woman Who Made a Deal with the Devil.” It’s a bittersweet track about a forbidden love—where, despite telling yourself you shouldn’t fall for someone, your feelings only grow stronger, and you can’t picture a happy future together.

Wanting to escape the pain, you find yourself wishing the moments you can meet would last forever.

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Give me a gentle kiss.DREAMS COME TRUE

DREAMS COME TRUE – “Give Me a Gentle Kiss”

A Gentle Kiss by DREAMS COME TRUE

“Yasashii Kiss o Shite” by Dreams Come True—also well known for being featured in the drama Sand no Utsuwa (The Sand Vessel).

Many people might relate to the lyrics, “Even if it’s not rewarded, even if we’re not bound together, you are my one and only destined person,” don’t you think?

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DIAMOND SKINGLAY

GLAY / DIAMOND SKIN

DIAMOND SKINGLAY

Love has no fixed form, and GLAY’s “DIAMOND SKIN” makes us realize that.

GLAY has sung about love many times before, and in this song they take on what society deems forbidden: adulterous love.

Even knowing the relationship is not allowed, the protagonist’s heart is torn by a love as strong as a diamond.

Once you’ve fallen in love, it isn’t something you can easily come to hate.

It may not be a pure kind of love, but this is a song about being crushed by powerful feelings that have already taken root.

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