K-pop and Korean love songs: Love songs that really capture the Korean view of romance
A special feature on K-pop love songs recommended for anyone who wants to listen to Korean romance tracks!
Korean love songs often have lyrics that are even sweeter than their melodies, and they’re sure to make both girls and guys swoon.
Beyond the cuteness of songs that express feelings of love straightforwardly, tracks about unrequited love or the emotions after a breakup are also deeply moving.
Above all, the uniquely Korean sense of musicality and overflowing emotion will surely resonate across borders with many listeners.
In this list, we’ve picked out songs that sing about love in many different forms.
May your feelings reach the ones you care about!
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K-pop and Korean love songs: Love songs that capture the Korean view of romance (171–180)
Come back to meRM
A solo track by RM from South Korea, included on his second album, “Right Place, Wrong Person.” It’s an indie-pop number with introspective lyrics about lost love and past relationships.
The song was released ahead of the album—due out on May 24, 2024—dropping on May 10.
It carries a powerful message that conveys lingering attachment and hope, likely to evoke different emotions in each listener.
You can feel RM’s passion for music; despite serving in the Korean military, he reportedly filmed half of the music video before enlisting.
It’s the perfect song for when you want to feel both the joys and the bittersweetness of love.
MalatanghuluSEO EVE
An irresistibly sweet-and-sour love song from Soib, a 12-year-old prodigy at the time of release.
Dropped in April 2024, the track captures the complexities of love by contrasting malatang and tanghulu.
The lyrics about her crush on an upperclassman are absolutely adorable! The “Mala Tanghulu” dance challenge that blew up on TikTok perfectly matches the fluttery feelings of romance.
With its poppy melody and rhythmic beat, this is a song that instantly lifts your spirits.
It’s a perfect youth love anthem to hype up with friends.
Packed with the thrills and heartache of love, it’s a feel-good track that’s pure fun to listen to.
crazy stupid lovers (ft. Hong Seok)SORN
A collaborative track by Sorn, a Thai artist who was formerly a member of CLC, and Hongseok, formerly of PENTAGON.
Released in May 2024.
The song, created by two best friends of ten years, charmingly portrays a childhood-friends-to-lovers story with a light, poppy sound.
It captures the feelings of wavering between friendship and romance and the growing affection for the other person, tickling listeners’ hearts.
In the music video, their contrasting personalities shine through in their performances.
It’s an approachable love song that anyone with experience in romance will find easy to relate to.
The First MomentWINTER
This song stands out for its translucent vocals and graceful melody.
Winter’s portrayal of the exhilaration and confusion of first love truly resonates.
Released in July 2024, with the music video following in August, it also drew attention as part of the soundtrack for the animated film “The Reptiles of Love.” Delicately expressing the beginning of pure love, it’s perfect for those newly in love or nostalgic for their first romance.
While Winter is active as a member of the popular Korean group aespa, this track also reveals a new side of her as a solo artist.
You’re sure to be captivated by its dramatic progression.
The Best Thing I Ever DidTwice
An alternative R&B, heartwarming winter song from TWICE! During the holiday season, a December that used to feel lonely turns into a special memory thanks to meeting someone irreplaceable…
The lyrics honestly convey gratitude and happiness—“Meeting you was the best thing that happened to me this year”—and they gently sink into your heart.
This track is the title song of the special album “The Year of ‘Yes’,” released in December 2018, and their performance at the Golden Disc Awards in January 2019 was moving as well! The music video, featuring the members spending warm moments amid Mongolia’s majestic nature, perfectly matches the song’s world and is simply wonderful.
It’s a song you’ll want to listen to in the cold season while thinking of someone dear.
K-pop and Korean love songs: Love songs that capture the Korean view of romance (181–190)
Shoong! (feat. LISA of BLACKPINK)TAEYANG
A mid-tempo track by BIGBANG’s Taeyang—an artist who’s hugely influential for performers—featuring BLACKPINK’s Lisa.
It’s a true charisma-filled collaboration! Alongside its dance-forward, wild allure, the R&B, Western-style flavor feels sleek.
It’s a love song that portrays being head over heels for someone.
The Lamborghini reference conveys an intensity of feeling.
The sweet, airy vocals are pleasant, wrapping the song in a mature mood while keeping it energetic.
사랑 그땐(Memory)B1A4
B1A4 is a South Korean idol group.
They are currently active as a trio.
“사랑 그땐 (Memory)” is a song that earnestly expresses the feelings of moving forward after a breakup.
At first, the nights were so painful that sleep wouldn’t come, and every day was filled with tears, but by facing one’s emotions, the pain gradually faded, and now it has become a good memory.
Many people have likely been encouraged by this song, which conveys the feeling of breaking free from a sad past.
When you experience heartbreak, cut ties with the past with this song and do your best to live happily.