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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Tearjerker K-pop Ballads: Korean Songs That Will Make You Cry (61–70)
Destiny (2025)Monday Kiz, Lee Yi Kyung
An emotional duet ballad by Monday Kiz, the Korean vocal group renowned for their overwhelming vocal prowess, and actor Lee Yi Kyung.
The track is the title song of the single “Monday Kiz’s Footprints Vol.1 (with Lee Yi Kyung),” released in July 2025, and is a remake of a beloved classic originally featured on the OST of the 2006 drama “Wolf (늑대).” It seems to portray the aching hearts of two people irresistibly drawn together by inescapable fate.
The contrast between Monday Kiz’s soul-stirring vocals and Lee Yi Kyung’s emotionally rich singing is deeply moving.
The grand harmonies immediately draw listeners into the world of the story.
It’s perfect for a night when you want to immerse yourself in a dramatic ballad—give it a listen.
Every nightEXID
A signature song by EXID, the popular Korean girl group, whose wistful melody and the members’ beautiful harmonies resonate deeply.
Released in October 2012, this track delicately captures the pain of heartbreak and lingering attachment.
The loneliness that grows night after night and the complex feelings toward a past love press upon the listener’s heart.
LE’s newly written rap part is rhythmic yet suffused with melancholy.
This work will stand by everyone troubled by love and offer comfort.
It’s a medium-tempo tune brimming with mature allure, where acoustic tones blend with EXID’s bewitching charm.
Untitled (2014)G-DRAGON
A ballad released by G-DRAGON in 2017.
With Jiyong’s uniquely artistic expression and human sensitivity, it’s often cited as a quintessential heartbreak song.
You can really feel the aching desire to meet again even though it’s no longer possible—the wish for the other person’s happiness, yet, if at all possible, the longing to meet and talk once more.
Wanting to get it back even at the cost of losing everything might be proof of just how special it was.
And yet, Jiyong’s kindness and generosity in wishing for the other person’s happiness overflow throughout, making it a truly tear-jerking, must-cry track.
My Life 4 U2PM
A love ballad that makes your heart flutter with its purity.
Dubbed “beast idols” for their overwhelming wild appeal, 2PM released it in 2010.
It’s included on their 3rd single “Don’t Stop Can’t Stop” and on the Japan-released best-of album “2PM Best (2008 ~ 2011 in Korea).” The pure sentiment of vowing to risk one’s life for you is truly moving.
What’s more, hearing the vocals resonate directly at a live show makes it even more emotional and can bring you to tears.
Fallen StarElaine (일레인)
The 2019 Korean drama Vagabond, starring Lee Seung-gi and former miss A member Suzy, became available to watch in Japan on Netflix right away.
It’s a thrilling series in which the protagonist, caught up in a civilian airliner crash, uncovers a national conspiracy.
One of the songs from its OST is sung in English despite being from a Korean drama.
Its gentle tones and soaring vocals make it a very pleasant track.