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 really hit home when you're sad (1–10)
It was loveBlock B
Block B is a seven-member male group with sweet looks that make them very popular among women.
Block B’s “사랑이었다 (It Was Love)” is a song that looks back on one’s feelings for someone they like and realizes, “That was love,” capturing the emotions of unrequited love.
It’s a pure yet somewhat bittersweet song that can bring back memories of a first love and a first heartbreak.
Rain and You (Piwatansin)박중훈
The song “Rain and You” (비와 당신) was sung in the Korean film “Radio Star” by the protagonist, the singer Choi Gon, played by Park Joong-hoon, as his own big hit within the movie, and its lyrics are unrelated to the film’s storyline.
The song’s poignant lyrics express how thinking about someone you should have already forgotten—someone you’re supposed to hate—makes you wonder why tears fall whenever it rains.
술이 달다 (LOVEDRUNK) ft. CRUSHEpik High
Epik High, the hip-hop group that also collaborated with SEKAI NO OWARI.
This is a medium-tempo track that swept the major music charts and sticks in your head after just one listen.
It’s memorable that IU appears in the music video, too.
The lyrics are bittersweet yet sweet.
You want to forget, but you can’t.
It’s the perfect companion for nights like that.
BeautifulCrash
Crush’s “Beautiful,” famous as part of the Goblin (Guardian) drama OST, is a song that expresses a heartfelt wish not to relegate someone to a memory but to have them stay by your side forever.
If possible, you’d want them to come back, wouldn’t you? Just reading the lyrics makes you feel like crying, and the piano tones together with Crush’s gentle voice are truly beautiful.
It’s an immortal masterpiece that will go down in K-pop history.
비도 오고 그래서 (You, Clouds, Rain) (Feat. 신용재 (Shin Yong Jae))Heize
Sad K-pop songs are very often set on rainy days, and Heize’s “비도 오고 그래서 (You, Clouds, Rain)” is also a song that expresses feelings for a former lover that come flooding back whenever it rains after a breakup—a sad track you’ll want to listen to on a rainy day.
I don’t love youUrban Zakapa
Urban Zakapa is a vocal group formed by three high school classmates—one woman and two men.
Their song “널 사랑하지 않아” (“I Don’t Love You”) is written from a male perspective, with the man unilaterally telling his girlfriend that he doesn’t love her and ending the relationship.
The lyrics are plain and repetitive, and they don’t delve into the deeper emotions—whether he’s lying for some reason or truly doesn’t love her—so the song prompts listeners to ponder the true meaning behind the words.
IF YOUBIGBANG
One of BIGBANG’s classic songs.
It might also be well-known as a breakup song.
The lyrics express deep regret toward the lover who lost patience and left, and toward oneself for not being able to do anything—very heartbreaking.
G-DRAGON’s singing makes your chest tighten.
If you could, you’d want to start over; this song stays close to that feeling.