Tickling your tear ducts! A collection of emotional and heartwarming K-pop tearjerker songs
What kind of songs move you?
Songs about bonds with cherished friends and family, love songs that promise forever, or heartbreakingly emotional ballads.
Warm, comforting tracks or grand, overwhelming ballads can really hit you in the feels, too.
Everyone is moved by different things, but we’ve carefully selected K-pop songs that are especially likely to stir your heart!
From relatively new releases to timeless classics passed down through the years, we’ll be featuring a wide range of tracks.
We hope you find a song that suits your taste!
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Tickling the tear ducts! A collection of emotional and heartwarming K‑pop songs that move you (1–10)
Missing youBTOB
This song was composed by Lim Hyunsik, a member of the group, and I think it offers a glimpse of BTOB’s powerful vocals and the steady assurance of their rap.
After listening, it’s a bittersweet yet refreshing song that really resonates with the heart.
CompleteGirls’ Generation (Shōjo Jidai)
This is a beautiful ballad included on Girls’ Generation’s self-titled debut album released in 2007.
I still remember how deeply moved I was when I heard this song right after I had just discovered K-pop.
I was touched by the pure feelings of all the Girls’ Generation members as they sang ‘Complete.’ Music truly has no borders!
I Love You BoySuzy
If you’re in the mood for a moving love ballad, give “I Love You Boy” a listen.
It’s a track by Suzy, who is also known as a former member of the Korean idol group miss A, which disbanded in 2017.
The grand arrangement, rich with acoustic instruments like strings and piano, is truly touching.
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All For You이수현x헨리x크러쉬x정승환
It was performed on a show called “Begin Again Korea,” where famous musicians travel to different places and hold busking-style live performances.
Until now, the show had been set overseas, but this was the first song of Season 4, which aims to comfort Korean citizens facing difficulties due to the coronavirus.
Seeing talented musicians like AKMU’s Lee Su-hyun, Crush, Henry, and Jeong Seung-hwan look at each other and create music is both deeply moving and absolutely heart-fluttering! There are also skits with occasional comedic moments that make you chuckle and lift your spirits, leaving you feeling truly happy as you watch.
Somebody NewSUPER JUNIOR
A mid-tempo track included on the 2019 album Time Slip.
The members filmed the MV themselves, and through the song you can feel scenes from their everyday lives and their attitude toward music—it really hits home.
Their disciplined, professional appeal is cool, of course, but this kind of approachable side of the Super Junior members is wonderful too, isn’t it?
왜요 (WAYO)BANG YE DAM (Ban Iedamu)
This is a solo track released by Bang Yedam from TREASURE, a boy group that debuted in July 2020 and includes four Japanese members.
It’s a poignant number about time standing still after losing someone important, sung gently and with restraint.
There’s also a version he sings together with his group members Jihoon, Junkyu, Mashiho, and Park Jeongwoo, which is truly moving.
The aching feeling of wondering “Why couldn’t it work?” pairs perfectly with their beautiful vocals, amplifying the sense of melancholy.
The collaboration version with AKMU’s Lee Suhyun is wonderful as well—highly recommended!
Remember me(기억하나요 내 모든 날과 그때를)GUMMY(거미)
This is the Part 7 OST song from the 2019 hit drama “Hotel Del Luna.” The lineup of artists singing on the OST is unbelievably star-studded.
“Remember Me” is an emotionally moving, wonderful track by Komi, who is known as the queen of ballads for her overwhelming vocal prowess.
Carried by a gently sad melody, it portrays the romantic feelings of Man-wol, played by IU.
The earnest emotions quietly resonate and are so touching they bring tears to your eyes.
Why do pure feelings strike the heart so deeply…?