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 tearjerker songs (31–40)
I’ll listen to you.Yun Mire
This song is part of the OST for the KBS2 drama “Who Are You: School 2015.” It’s an attractive track featuring Yoon Mi-rae, who is also a rapper, showcasing her husky voice and a charm distinct from her rap performances.
Incidentally, her husband, Tiger JK, also took part in the drama’s OST.
HelloNu’Est
NU’EST, who are experiencing a resurgence in popularity after appearing on Produce 101, deliver a song that captures the bittersweet feelings of a man who sees his girlfriend meeting another guy and is afraid of breaking up.
I think it’s a track that really highlights the vocal strengths of each member.
I will go to you like the first snowAilee
This song is part of the OST for the tvN drama “Goblin: The Lonely and Great God.” Ailee has always been renowned for her vocal prowess, and I think this track in particular brings out the best of her.
Coupled with the drama’s massive success, the song reportedly broke other OST records from the past three years, holding the No.
1 spot on the daily chart for a maximum of 464 hours.
From (2018)ATEEZ
Marking their 7th debut anniversary, ATEEZ have released a special track that etches the origins of the group.
Originally a self-produced number from their trainee days, it was newly recorded with all eight vocalists in October 2025.
Crafted by leader Hongjoong and the production team, the song is a comfortable mid-tempo pop tune whose fresh vocals and simple accompaniment resonate deeply.
An EDM remix is included as well, and the way it visualizes the group’s course—balancing the original’s nostalgia with club-ready euphoria—is irresistible.
It’s a treasure of an anniversary track that rewrites their story in sound from their 2018 voyage to today.
Give it a listen when you want to keep moving forward without forgetting your roots!
RAINBOWHighlight
The boy group Highlight, who have built up 16 years together, released a track in October 2025 on their debut anniversary—a number filled with gratitude for the fans who’ve supported them over the years.
Lyricist SEION and composers including Lee Minyoung (1by1) took part, with arrangements handled by the creative team 1by1.
Using a post-rain rainbow as a metaphor for hope, the song symbolically portrays the light that breaks through after overcoming hardship.
With a rock-leaning sound foregrounding crisp guitars, tight rhythms, and expansive vocal harmonies, the lyrics offer comfort to those facing loss or anxiety, encouraging them with the message that “the light will surely return.” This is their first new release since the 6th mini-album “From Real to Surreal” in April 2025.
It’s a track that distills sincere songcraft and celebratory flair—one that reaffirms the bond between the group and their fans.
Tickling the tear ducts! An emotional and heartwarming collection of moving K-pop songs (41–50)
Fly to youONEUS
ONEUS, who debuted in 2019, released a warm, mid-tempo track for fans in October 2025.
Members Leedo and Hwanwoong took part in writing the lyrics, which express the belief that, carried by the wind, their hearts can reach each other even when they’re apart.
Embracing guitar arpeggios overlap with the sentiments of autumn, and the lyrics—poetically depicting the passage of waiting and the certainty of reunion—resonate deeply.
The music video weaves in footage from their February 2025 Seoul concert, “ONEUS 2ND WORLD TOUR ‘La Dolce Vita’ Final in Seoul,” creating a structure that looks back on memories with fans.
Featuring vocals from Seoho recorded before his enlistment, the song reaffirms the bond between the group and their fandom.
Story of night fall(가을밤 떠난 너)Kassy
This song is included on Rewind, released in 2019.
It’s wrapped in a gently wistful mood as a ballad you’ll want to hear on an autumn night.
The title carries the meaning of “you who left on an autumn night,” and the sentimentality of time that has passed really tugs at the heart.
