Tearjerker K-pop ballads: Korean songs that will make you cry
When do you break down in tears?
When you go through a breakup, when you can no longer see someone important to you—so many emotions can well up at times like these.
Here, we carefully curate and introduce K-pop “songs that make you cry” that stand close to each person’s desire to weep.
From tracks that overwhelm with grand, expansive worlds to songs that intimately capture everyday life, we cover a wide range—classic staples, of course, and new releases added as they come.
May these emotion-rich songs unique to K-pop help soothe your heart, even just a little.
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K-POP Tearjerker Ballads: Korean Songs That Will Make You Cry (51–60)
좋더라(I’M YOUNG)WINNER
WINNER is a four-member South Korean male group.
They gained attention even before their debut by appearing as Team A on a South Korean reality competition program in 2013, where they secured their debut by defeating Team B (later iKON).
Blue WhaleQWER
This work, which has garnered attention as a girls’ band effort by QWER, is a remake of a signature song by YB, a stalwart of the Korean rock scene.
The original, released in 2011, has long been loved as a masterpiece that depicts human loneliness and dialogue, using the life of whales as its motif.
In QWER’s version, they honor the original’s worldview while blending in the distinctive tones of a girls’ band.
Released as a special single in October 2025, the track surpassed 1.5 million views in just one day, and received high praise from the original songwriter, Yoon Do-hyun, who called it “a satisfying result that strikes a balance—neither too similar nor too different.” It’s a song that conveys a sincere, straight-ahead approach to a classic of rock.
Hello, GoodbyeHyorin(SISTAR)
Hyolyn is the leader of the group SISTAR, a four-member female group that was active from 2010 to 2017.
While SISTAR was very popular, Hyolyn in particular was well known for her strong vocal ability, and she has even been ranked No.
1 among idols with the best singing skills.
Time MachineGirls' Generation
Girls’ Generation is a South Korean female idol group that is very popular in Japan as well.
They debuted in 2007 and became top artists after their 2009 release “Gee” became a big hit.
While the individual members’ solo activities now stand out in addition to the group’s, they remain a popular group today.
First snowChon Juniru
The OST from Goblin (Guardian: The Lonely and Great God) starring Gong Yoo.
It sings of the feelings the protagonist, played by Gong Yoo, has for the heroine.
The goblin protagonist has been waiting a long time to meet her.
He is not a person of the modern world and is under a cursed spell.
Only the heroine can break the goblin’s curse.
The fragility of a love that is anything but ordinary is what makes it a song that brings tears.
