K-pop and Korean songs that deeply resonate when you're sad
When we’re alive, everyone experiences waves of sadness from time to time, don’t we?
The way it’s portrayed may differ from country to country, but the feeling itself is something we all share, isn’t it?
This time, we’ve picked out K-POP and Korean songs that sing about sadness.
Everyone senses things a little differently, but I think these songs will especially resonate when you’re feeling down.
Sudden partings or breakups between lovers are truly painful, aren’t they?
Melodies steeped in melancholy and vocals overflowing with emotion will surely stay close to your heart.
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K-pop and Korean songs that truly resonate when you're feeling sad (11–20)
Story of night fall(가을밤 떠난 너)Kassy
A wistful ballad by Casey, overflowing with bittersweet emotion.
The title means “You Who Left on an Autumn Night” in Japanese, a song you’ll want to listen to quietly on a long autumn evening.
Casey herself took part in writing the lyrics.
Her slightly husky, deeply expressive voice really seeps into you.
Even when you think you’ll forget someday, the memories resurface—that kind of poignancy is hard to bear, isn’t it?
Pyeonji (letter)Kim Kwang-jin
Kim Kwang Jin’s “Letter” features lyrics like a letter to a former lover, conveying gratitude to a cherished person and a wish for them to meet someone wonderful and find happiness.
The gentle vocals resonate deeply with the heart.
Erasing you (To erase you means)MIGYO
This is an OST from the 2018 drama “A Poem a Day.” The singer is Migyo, who used to be a member of Bob Girls, a group considered a junior to Crayon Pop.
Some of you may have heard her cover of Yoon Jong Shin’s “Like It.” Her passionate vocals—starting gently and then exploding at the chorus—are enough to bring tears to your eyes.
Chuunbi (Cold Rain)4minute
This is a song by 4Minute, a five-member female group that disbanded in 2016.
The title “추운 비” means “cold rain” in Japanese.
It’s a painful breakup song about someone who, after parting from their lover, keeps crying in the pouring rain while hating the one they left.
all of my lifePARK WON(박원)
A ballad whose unbelievably beautiful melody and Park Won’s vocals slowly seep into you.
And the lyrics are just heartbreaking.
In days when nothing was going right, I met someone special and everything changed.
Precisely because I believed they were my whole life, losing them was utter despair.
Even so, I finally made it through those days.
The very last phrase really hits hard.
It’s a great song.
Good GoodbyeHwasa
A digital single released by Hwasa, known as a member of MAMAMOO, from P NATION in October 2025.
It contemplates whether a parting moment can be called a “good goodbye,” portraying the struggle of suppressing one’s own feelings while wishing the other person happiness, set to a mid-tempo, ballad-like arrangement.
Hwasa was deeply involved in writing and composing, and the minimalist production highlights the nuances in her voice.
The emotional boiling point arrives as the melody soars in the chorus.
The music video features actor Park Jung-min, carefully depicting the quiet acceptance of separation between lovers.
An alternate version by the string quartet Duomo was released simultaneously, expanding the afterglow through orchestration.
It’s a song that quietly stays by your side when you want to empathize with pain that doesn’t need to scream.
K-pop and Korean Songs That Truly Resonate When You’re Sad (21–30)
Evening skyAilee
Ailee is a Korean-American singer from Colorado, USA.
“Evening Sky” is a celebrated song that poignantly expresses the lingering love that remains in one’s heart even long after a breakup.
The music video, created in collaboration with the film “Now Is Good,” drew significant attention.