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! An emotional and warming collection of touching K-pop songs (51–60)
REPLYYUJU
Singer Yuju, formerly of the girl group GFRIEND, released her mini-album “In Bloom” in August 2025 after changing agencies, themed around her own “blossoming.” This song was unveiled as the title track.
It portrays a bittersweet, restless feeling, like waiting for a reply to a letter sent to someone precious.
A beautiful melody is layered with electric guitar tones that seem to symbolize rising emotions, building a dramatic soundscape.
Yuju’s powerful yet delicate vocals vividly color feelings that can’t be put into words.
It’s a perfect track for a night when you want to sit quietly and lose yourself in thought.
Bye, SummerIU
A digital single by IU, a nationally beloved singer with immense popularity, released in September 2025.
Remarkably, it’s the number fans have been eagerly awaiting ever since she performed it during her 2024 world tour! IU herself wrote the lyrics and crafted the melody, releasing the song as a gift to share the end of summer with her fans.
Set against a clear, shimmering band sound, it expresses a bittersweet farewell to the passing summer and gratitude for the irreplaceable moments spent with her fans.
You can almost picture the cool breeze and twilight scenes, and feel a heart-tugging sense of poignancy.
It’s perfect for those moments at summer’s end when you want to look back on memories and sink into a slightly sentimental mood.
This work is an emotional piece that conveys IU’s deep affection for her fans.
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.
DROP TOPMEOVV
A track I’d recommend to anyone who loves music wrapped in freshness and dynamism.
MEOVV, a five-member multinational girls’ group that debuted in September 2024, released it in May 2025 as the title track of their 1st EP, “MY EYES OPEN VVIDE.” It opens with a laid-back mood perfect for a summer drive and unfolds into a vibrant pop anthem.
Member Gawon took part in crafting the song’s narrative, infusing it with a free-spirited sensibility.
The music video—renowned for its blend of sharpness and softness in the sound and its stunning visuals—is also a hot topic.
With a star-studded production team including THE BLACK LABEL’s TEDDY, this release lets you fully experience MEOVV’s appeal.
Tickling the tear ducts! An emotional and heartwarming collection of K-pop tearjerker songs (61–70)
엄마가 딸에게 (Mother to daughter) (Feat. 김규리)Yang Hee Eun
A female singer-songwriter born in 1952 and a legend of the folk scene.
She sings about the beauty of humanity, resonating across generations.
This particular song expresses a mother’s feelings for her daughter, with the daughter’s perspective performed and sung by featured artist Kim Gyuri.
It’s also wonderful how she actively steps outside the box, collaborating with artists like AKMU.
Either Wayive
IVE is a girl group that has continued to captivate people not only with their records and lasting impact since their debut, but with so much more.
This song is one of the triple title tracks pre-released from their first EP, “I’VE MINE,” which came out in October 2023.
Some of you may have been stunned the first time you heard it.
In contrast to their previous works that showcased glamorous charm and a powerful style, this is a message song—yet you can still clearly feel IVE’s core.
The more you empathize, the more it resonates: an encouraging anthem whose gentle words offer comfort and perfectly fit our times.
너라는 별고추잠자리
The love ballad by Red Pepper Dragonfly is stirring listeners’ hearts.
Released in December 2024, this work stands out with its high school band style.
It blends rock elements with gentle melodies.
The lyrics, delicately weaving a bittersweet longing for a presence that shines like a distant star, resonate emotionally.
The tender tones bring out the feelings even more richly.
You can’t help but be moved by its pure depiction of first love.
It’s a heartwarming track that accompanies quiet moments with someone special.