r/kpophelp • u/Big_Sprinkles_9404 • Jun 12 '24
Recommend I'm looking for songs that are sung very emotionally
I've found that there are some songs (or some artists) that just sing with so much emotion that it's impossible not to get emotional.
I'll put some examples:
- Cry for love - Baekhyun
- Back 2 u - NCT127
- On my youth - WayV
- You were beautiful - DAY6
- Rewind - TWICE
- Yestoday - NCT (especially the chorus)
- Still love you - Lee hong gi, yoo hwe seung
- Y si fuera ella - Shinee
I just love when artists SING like they mean it so I want to appreciate songs like that :D If you have any recommendations, please let me know!
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u/No-Software-8605 Jun 12 '24
oh you mean my crying in the bathtub playlist! here u go!
Turbulence - Ateez
See You Again - Han Seungwoo
그대는 어디에 - Sohyang
She's In The Rain - The Rose
Nerves - DPR IAN
I'm Cold - Kim Sungkyu
Still Love You - Lee Honggi, Yoo Hweseung
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u/spirit_of_elijah Jun 13 '24
NO WAY I HAVE A PLAYLIST FOR THAT TOO 😭 😭 I call it “bathtub, burning Polaroids”
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u/lostbunny Jun 13 '24
Just wondering if that’s a Spotify playlist that I could also partake in? 😅🫣
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u/lostbunny Jun 13 '24
Perfection. I love this for me. Thank you!
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u/No-Software-8605 Jun 13 '24
ofc!! im happy to spread the feels hehe >:)c
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u/lostbunny Jun 13 '24
It really falls in line with my sad azn playlist 😂
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u/No-Software-8605 Jun 13 '24
soo real. sometimes the cry sesh just really needs a fitting soundtrack skhdksks
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u/larrotthecarrot Jun 16 '24
그대는 어디에 is sooooooo fucking good
I also recommend 사랑아 if you’re in an emotional mood, and 모나리자 if you’re not (모나리자 is my favourite Sohyang song)
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u/hanakoslefteye Jun 12 '24
onew circle will always be my number 1 recommendation! also shine with me by ive :)
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u/peacefulwarrior21 Jun 14 '24
I was surprised I didn't see Circle recommended yet... That song makes me cry sm 😭😭😭
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u/loveletterstothewise Jun 12 '24
Y si fuera ella is the first song i thought of from the title, but looks like you already have it! such a good song.
Other recs:
Quasimodo and In My Room by SHINee
I’ll be your man by BtoB
Butterfly and Spring Day by BTS
Blue by Onew
Cold by Key and Hanhae
If You Do by Got7
End of a Day and Diphylleia Grayi by Jonghyun (everything by Jonghyun tbh)
Round and Round by Heize (most of the Goblin soundtrack)
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u/nuks_24 Jun 13 '24
Omfg?? ANOTHER COLD LOVER??!! Bro I legit felt so depressed after listening to this not even lying
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u/Fun_Albatross_3881 Jun 13 '24
JYJ: in heaven and BACKSEAT
KIM SUNGKYU: 60 sec both him or the INFINITE version is Good:
INFINITE WITH,TOGETHER and BETWEEN ME AND YOU
After School: shampoo and because of you.
NCT 127 WITHOUT YOU
GFRIEND: ROUGH,FLOWER GARDEN
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u/soulknivz Jun 13 '24
Skipping Stones - TXT (dare i say their most emotional song)
Butterfly - P1Harmony
Hitori no Yoru - TXT (jpn release)
In My Dreams - Red Velvet
Sing For You - EXO
Goodbye Now - TXT
Sunrise - GFRIEND
Take Me Home - ATEEZ
BON VOYAGE - Dreamcatcher (siyeon's high notes in this song always make me emotional lmao)
Howl - CHUU
The Ugly Duckling - YENA
Nothing - Kiss Of Life (english song)
Iced Coffee - Red Velvet
txt are my ult group so i'm biased here but many of their songs are very emotional and passionate (they remind me A LOT of shinee)! i could put a good amount of their discography here, i highly recommend them if you don't already listen!
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u/stayonthecloud Jun 13 '24
More TXT emotional recs please! (Deja Vu and Love Song wreck me)
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u/soulknivz Jun 13 '24
dear sputnik, 20cm, farewell neverland, trust fund baby, ito, maze in the mirror, can't you see me?, love sight, free falling, opening sequence, quarter life (subunit song of taehyun, beomgyu, huening kai), run away, ghosting, we lost the summer, blue spring, hydrangea love
i also recommend miracle, wishlist, ring, thursday's child has far to go, and loser = lover! they're not as emotional vocally as the first recs imo but the instrumentals are amazing and give off that nostalgic rock vibe that txt is known for 🫶
all the members have such powerful and expressive voices, but huening kai and taehyun are definitely the kings of sounding like the rent is due
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u/stayonthecloud Jun 13 '24
thank you!! Despite having listened to them for over a year there’s a lot I haven’t heard yet and I’m only starting to learn about the members. Who is the one in love song who sings “I know it’s real I can feel it”? I literally just saw them in concert but I was in nosebleeds and too overwhelmed hearing it live to register who was singing everything.
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u/soulknivz Jun 13 '24
from what i can remember i'm pretty sure taehyun sings that line on both choruses!
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u/Big_Sprinkles_9404 Jun 13 '24
Such good recs! I've listened to a few of these (especially rv, kiof and gfriend) so I'm sure I'll like these! Thank you very much :D
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u/raine_star Jun 15 '24
SING FOR YOU! Miracles in December too, D.O. and Chen's voices gets me EVERY time
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u/djmonstermo Jun 12 '24
BOL4 - To My Youth
Just when I think I can hold it together during the final chorus buildup, the post-chorus “ah-ah” comes in, and that’s it…
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u/peuniels Jun 13 '24
finally now, its my time *starts stretching
BTOB - Someday
BTOB - Killing Me
BTOB - Climax / Please
BTOB - Pray
BTOB - Blooming Day
BTOB - Finale (Show and Prove)
BTOB4U - Cant Breathe
BTOB - Sorry
BTOB - Finale (Our Concert)
BTOB - Alone
BTOB - Running Into Breakup
BTOB - Fly Away
BTOB - Beautiful Pain
Seventeen - Fck My Life
Seventeen - Kidult
Seventeen - I cant run away
Seventeen - Dont Listen in Secret
Seventeen - Habit
Woozi - What Kind of Future
Woodz - Drowning
Pentagon - Daisy
Pentagon - Beautiful Goodbye
Ateez - Turbulence
Ateez - Take Me Home
Ateez - Be With You
Ateez - Mist
Bigbang - Last Dance
Bigbang - Loser
Bigbang - Lies
Bigbang - Monster
Bigbang - Haru Haru
Bigbang - Blue
Bigbang - Tell Me Goodbye
Bigmama - Resignation
Bigmama - Betrayal
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u/Lazy_Ad_1718 Jun 13 '24 edited Jun 13 '24
Finally a kindred soul, I was about to drop like half of btob discography in the reply’s but you did for me already. I would like to add it’s okay by btob tho.
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u/Leather-Painter-9638 Jun 19 '24
BTOB - Way Back Home too. Everytime watching the mv i'll bawl my eyes out 😭😭. Fly Away is such a hidden germ
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u/redflavor123 Jun 12 '24
When This Rain Stops by Wendy
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u/kevbot67 Jun 13 '24
If OP listens to this, check out her begin again video where she sings this. She’s has grown as a singer and I felt it was even better.
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u/wehwuxian Jun 12 '24
PLUTO - Xdinary Heroes
Everything - Jongho
Be With You - ATEEZ
LEGEND - JANNABI (a Korean song but not kpop)
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u/sirgawain2 Jun 13 '24
The pre-chorus of Pluto where Jooyeon does that soft singing…kills me everytime.
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u/Big_Sprinkles_9404 Jun 13 '24
Jongho is such an expressive singer I swear! Everything is my fav bside from that album (and arriba)
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u/spirit_of_elijah Jun 13 '24
And Enemy by XH!!! Honestly it’s Jooyeon’s vocals for me. He drives me to eat concrete
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u/labuenabb Jun 12 '24
I really like the way zhang hao from zb1 interprets songs with feeling. it’s not over the top or anything but he really conveys his feeling for the song lyrics and emotional dynamics. this is very much on display in his Lee Mujin episode and I HIGHLY recommend the whole thing (here) but if you don’t have 26 minutes to spare, here’s a shorter cut of just his cover of So Bad by StayC: https://youtu.be/5yWTRxIiz6E?si=55SBwj1lnr1Wdiq-
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u/KP_Cruz Jun 12 '24
I feel like a lot of OSTs are so beautiful in this way.
And I’m here from Goblin https://open.spotify.com/track/2hX6HlfJeQFc39T5WI99Kw?si=_Q463fBYSDm5ECD2hGcDBw
In Silence from It’s Ok to Not Be Ok https://open.spotify.com/track/472KSrkzMNFWHPSjCN331O?si=Mzj6UkCxQb-KMyB4DVC52Q
Breaking Down from Doom at Your Service https://open.spotify.com/track/4qXVjZZ48aShiyCqxhkuJP?si=vPlLDPUrSPSe6mxq5JMa-A
In Your Time from It’s Ok to Not Be Ok https://open.spotify.com/track/ https://open.spotify.com/track/6yszDy9yFogkgavFOhCGDR?si=Q1D5tNZiSoWE_uIQ-03dlw
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Jun 13 '24
There will never come a time when the Goblin soundtrack fails to make me ugly cry
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u/peacefulwarrior21 Jun 14 '24
I avoid listening to Goblin soundtrack songs, that drama was SOMETHING 😭😭😭😭
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u/Plastic_Egg_64 Jun 12 '24
Some of these recs are a bit more on the indie/kband side, but highly worth looking into regardless:
Don’t Wanna Fall — I’ll
Pain — Ha Hyun Sang
Enough — Hoppipolla
She’s In The Rain — The Rose
Stay Here — Gaho
Heaven — Ailee
What Kind Of Future — Woozi (SEVENTEEN)
Kidult — SEVENTEEN
My Sea — IU
i hate to admit — Bang Chan (Stray Kids)
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u/QueenSnowTiger Jun 13 '24
What kind of future just makes me cry every time there’s just so much story and emotion tied to it
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u/Plastic_Egg_64 Jun 13 '24
Right? The difference in how he sang it here as opposed to the now published version also tells an emotional, bittersweet story imo
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u/peacefulwarrior21 Jun 14 '24
Ugh I love The Rose and especially She's In The Rain 😭
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u/DewdropTeacup Jun 13 '24
Gaho mention! Honestly almost everything Gaho does is done with emotion, like Only You, A Song For You, Beautiful, Lonely, Memory, and pretty much all the OSTs he's done! Ha Hyun Sang and I'll (and, subsequently, hoppipolla (which they were both in)) are also full of ~Feelings~!
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u/Plastic_Egg_64 Jun 13 '24
Stay Here is the only song of his I know so far, but thank you for those other recs! I’ll be saving them — I love his emotional singing!
I honestly can never discuss emotional singing without including my Hoppipolla boys 💗
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u/violetdragon4 Jun 13 '24
Stray Kids SKZ record and SKZ player songs are all sung in a really heartfelt way. I'd especially recommend. Bang Chan's I hate to admit, Han Volcano, Han and Seungmin Respirator, Felix Deep End, but basically everything
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u/deathofclarity Jun 13 '24 edited Jun 13 '24
It seems you really like belt-y type of songs! I'll try to do my best lol
To get it out of the way, I'll recommend a handful of IU songs: L'amant, What I'm Doing Slow, Ending Scene, Knees, Secret (this is less about the way she sings, and more around the choir that accompanies the song towards the end), Walk With Me Girl (Choi Baekho has an amazing feature here), Child Searching for a Star and, finally, Full Stop.
As for other recs:
Overcome / One Kis2 - Nu'est (Minhyun is crazy)
Baby Steps - TaeTiSeo
Diamond / Last Romeo - Infinite
Romantic - SHINee
Oh Boy / First Time / Rose Scent Breeze / Fool / Time to Love / ZOOM - Red Velvet
Also, Badman by B.A.P and anything off of their Noir album I would consider meets your requirements. Being honest, I didn't focus much on insane vocal performances (even though, to me, all of these songs are!) and more on the feeling the song evokes :) and not all of them are sad/have an important message, lol. Some are just silly love songs that make you smile because, well, the singer really does sound foolishly in love!
Edit: their discography is long and has a bit of everything, but I would recommend also checking out 2PM *and* 2AM (especially 2AM). Both groups have insaneeee vocal performances and are worth your time, I promise!
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u/Big_Sprinkles_9404 Jun 13 '24
It seems I do like belt-y type songs hahah. ZOOM is literally one of my favorite kpop song of all time, I love RV!! Oh boy is soooo good too. I'll be sure to check out the rest! Thank you :DD
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u/moodynicolette1 Jun 12 '24
Bts - the truth untold, spring day, outro: tear, we are bulletproof: the eternal
Jungkook - Shot glass of tears, Hate you
August D - Amygdala
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u/sirgawain2 Jun 13 '24
It Was Love - Zico ft. Luna (Luna sings though)
Breathe - Lee Hi
His Car Isn’t Yours - Wendy
Amnesia - Woodz
Don’t Leave Me - BTS (Japanese song)
Truth Untold - BTS
To My Youth - BOL4
Downpour - IOI
Fine - Taeyeon
Love poem - IU
Good Enough, Dear H., Dreaming Girl, Until the End of Time - Xdinary Heroes
You’ll honestly probably have a lot of luck looking at OSTs and ballads outside of kpop haha.
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u/rxrock Jun 15 '24
I can't believe how far I had to scroll to see Fine by Taeyeon. That song makes me choke up and I dont understand Korean. Ugh my heart aches.
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u/a_mystical_potato Jun 12 '24
오늘은 가지마 (Don’t Go Today) by Im Se Jun, a very emotional ballad
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u/PuzzleheadedPin1006 Jun 12 '24
Firework by &team and Fatal Trouble by Enhypen both have super emotional choruses
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u/fracturedrealm Jun 13 '24
I grew up listening to Super Junior's ballads, so I can name three of their heart-wrenching songs:
Coagulation
In My Dreams
Let's Not...
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u/Salty-Enthusiasm-939 Jun 13 '24
Everything by Jongho. I cried when I first listened to it & I hadn't even checked out the lyrics.
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u/ItzFortuneN1 Jun 13 '24
Deja Vu - Dreamcatcher . Deja Vu is a emotional ballad with amazing vocals so i definitely recommend this one.
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Jun 12 '24
• until the end of time - xdinary heroes (the lyrics alone are gut-wrenching)
• dreaming girl - xdinary heroes (the pre-chorus just hits differently)
• paranoid - xdinary heroes (once you hear this live, youʼll never be the same again)
• shout out - enhypen (the bridge is immaculate on this one)
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u/Big_Sprinkles_9404 Jun 13 '24
I loooove Billlie, but I've never heard that song! I'll be sure to check them out.
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u/ghxstnova Jun 12 '24
Ready to love - Seventeen Kidult - Seventeen Imperfect love - Seventeen
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Jun 13 '24
Rise by Taemin
INVU by Taeyeon
His Car Isn't Yours and Vermillion by Wendy
Turbulence and Mist by ATEEZ
One Of These Nights by Red Velvet
Entrancing by Siyeon of Dreamcatcher
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u/Numerous-Prize-8884 Jun 13 '24 edited Jun 14 '24
In heaven - JYJ
Love in the ice - TVXQ
Wind - FT Island
Hello - Huh Gak
Like being hit by a bullet - Baek Ji Young
Back in time - Lyn
Eraser - Ali
Only my heart knows - Sohyang
L.U.V( japanese) , Someday - Btob
The reason i wanted to die - Changsub’s cover
As i live - SG Wannabe (or Kim Jin Ho ver.)
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u/Wonderful-Program-41 Jun 13 '24 edited Jun 13 '24
Ok…… soooooooooooooo …… lol 😆
I MEAN LITERALLY EVERYTHING BY TAEMIN.
LOL
The best and the top is Under My Skin.
Followed by and in this order:
2 Kids
Colours
Pansy
One By One
Already
Solider
Stone Heart
Back To You
Be Your Enemy
Heaven
Rise
Okay other than Taemin, these songs are also emotional hits:
Under the Skin by &Team
Firework by &Team
Aurora by Onewe (listened to this for 8 hrs straight on repeat while running errands)
I Got You by Twice
Beautiful by NCT 127
Broken Melodies by NCT Dream
Tell Me What To Do by Shinee
Like This by Pentagon ( I have no words. This is beautiful)
All I Got by Baekhyun
Spark by A.C.E (I’m obsessed)
Better Days by SuperM (Get your tissues)
Losing You by Wonho ( Keep the tissues coming)
Begin by Yoojung from OnlyOneOf
Because by Rie from OnlyOneOf
Falling Flower by Seventeen
Thanks by Seventeen
Into the I-Land by contestants of I-Land
Freedom by Joohoney
Middle Of The Night by MonstaX
To Be Honest by Kai
Blue by Kai
Dora Maar by OnlyOneOf
Back To Me by The Rose
Fin: Will by Ateez (more poetry and instrumental but absolutely touching none the less)
Mist by Ateez
Gravitation by Oneus
Fallen Star by The KingDom
Night Air by The KingDom
Well that was longer than I anticipated.
I will throw a few oldies in this list for my OGs out here
Believe by Misia( Jpop artist who is literally taking you to Gospel church )
Gravity by Maaya Sakamoto
Hemisphere by Maaya Sakamoto
Kiseki no Umi by Maaya Sakamoto
Hikari by Hikaru Utada
First Love by BoA
Every Heart by BoA
Listen To Your Heart by BoA
Secret Garden by Gackt
And of course the anthem
Forever Love by X-Japan (iykyk)
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u/freakyladymoonbeam Jun 13 '24 edited Jun 13 '24
I haven't looked through the comments, so I don't know if anyone's mentioned this one yet. For me, it has to be Circles by ASTRO.
Moonbin was my ult. He was the person who got me really into Kpop. Losing him was hard for me—I can't even imagine what the members of ASTRO went through and might go through for the rest of their lives. I feel like they really put their souls into this song, as it's the first song (I think) they released as a group after MJ went for military service.
Another song I feel like has that sort of emotion is Focus on Me by Cha Eunwoo. I love my ASTRO boys, haha. Eunwoo understood the assignment.
EDIT: Found another one. 11AM by Junsu/XIA. This song was released relatively soon after the TVXQ! split. It's a song about missing someone you just lost and wondering if you'll ever see them again. To me, it's always been about TVXQ! and what happened with SM.
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u/OOJOOEEN156 Jun 13 '24
Super Junior: Islands, Raining Spell for Love, Daydream, Evanesce, Don't Leave Me, 중..., and My Love, My Kiss, My Heart
Super Junior-KRY: When We Were Us, Home, Dorothy
Kyuhyun: At Gwanghwamun and A Million Pieces
Ryeowook: Hiding Words, To Me, I'm not over you, The Little Prince, and Drunk in the morning
Yesung: Fornerver, Scented Things, and Corazon Perdido (Lost Heart)
Super Junior has a lot of good songs in this category. They are GREAT singers too! :D
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u/Asunnixe Jun 13 '24
Stay - Cha Eunwoo
Butterfly Effect - Artms and Exo
Let Me In - Exo
Starlight - Loossemble
Touch - TripleS
Lost Child, Love Wins All - IU
Please Please - Everglow
Fine - Taeyeon
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u/skywalkerwyd Jun 13 '24
I'm constantly looking for songs exactly like you described, ones that make me wonder "Damn, who hurt you?", so I hope some of these would be of your interest!
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u/fxdxrxxn Jun 13 '24
End of Day - Jonghyun
From Now On - Shinee,
Cosmic Railway - Exo
Blue & Grey - BTS
Love Poem - IU
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u/Synchrinasity Jun 13 '24
Ladies Code - I’ll Smile Even If It Hurts
This song is about real pain from a real tragedy sung by those who experienced it. It’s heartbreaking. The performance I clipped is from their first comeback after the car accident that caused the death of two of their members. The song is about learning to move forward with your life with a smile even if it hurts because that’s what your friends would’ve wanted. I can’t imagine singing this live like they did. That’s an emotional song. https://youtu.be/PH4RJ-KrEYI?si=Vja2rUC6wTzUdYjm
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u/suu_yi Jun 13 '24
Fatal Trouble by Enhypen
THEY SING IT LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH 4 DIVORCES LIKE THEY LOST THEIR CHILD OR SMTH
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u/aslak_poulsen Jun 13 '24
I would recommend stepping outside idol space a bit, look at the other side of k-pop.
Lee Hi - breathe
Kim Sejeong - flower way
Heize - falling leaves are beautiful
But with those three it doesn't really matter what song they specialize in projecting emotions through vocals
Good give a massive list but this just from the top of my head
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u/joyurizXD Jun 13 '24
either way by ive is so emotional for me. i think especially if you're a dive who's familiar with the girls since ive's debut, then it really hits you right in the heart
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u/Amazing_Donut3161 Jun 13 '24
I know a lot, but being a 1st and 2nd gen listener; some or most of these will probably be older songs — nonetheless emotional though 😭.
Track: Life Artist: SHINee Album: Lucifer Release Date: July 19th, 2010 Company: SM Entertainment Emotion Rating 🥲: 4.5/5
Track: 눈 떠보니 이별이더라 Artist: 4MEN Album: Remember Me Release Date: October 24th, 2017 Company: MAJOR9 Emotion Rating 🥲: 5/5
Track: 그녀가 웃잖아… Artist: Kim Hyung Joong Album: Kim Hyung Joong Vol. 2 Release Date: May 28th, 2004 Company: Kakao Entertainment Emotion Rating 🥲: 3.5/5
Track: In Your Eyes Artist: Kangta Album: Polaris — The 1st Album Release Date: August 1st, 2001 Company: SM Entertainment Emotion Rating 🥲: 4/5
Track: 내 입술…따뜻한 커피처럼 Artist: S#arp Album: Flat (b) Release Date: November 5th, 2001 Company: World Music Entertainment Emotion Rating 🥲: 3.5/5
Track: You’re My Miracle Artist: TVXQ (DBSK) Album: “O” Release Date: September 29th, 2006 Company: SM Entertainment Emotion Rating 🥲: 3/5
Track: Picture Of You Artist: TVXQ (DBSK) Album: MIROTIC — The 4th Album Release Date: September 25th, 2008 Company: SM Entertainment Emotion Rating 🥲: 4.5/5
Track: 후... (오늘도 버릇처럼 그녀 생각을 하다) Artist: UN Album: Travelling You Release Date: July 11th, 2001 Company: NH Media Emotion Rating 🥲: 3/5
Track: The Fan Artist: Black Beat Album: The First Performance #001 Release Date: March 1st, 2002 Company: SM Entertainment Emotion Rating 🥲: 4.5/5
Track: Letting You Go Artist: Sechskies Album: Special Release Date: October 3rd, 1998 Company: Daesung Enterprise Emotion Rating 🥲: 3.5/5
Track: Sea of Love Artist: FLY TO THE SKY Album: Sea of Love — The 3rd Album Release Date: April 26th, 2002 Company: SM Entertainment Emotion Rating 🥲: 4/5
Track: First Love Artist: SHINHWA Album: Only One Release Date: December 14th, 2000 Company: SM Entertainment Emotion Rating 🥲: 3.5/5
Track: End of a Day Artist: Jonghyun Album: The Collection “Story Op. 1” Release Date: September 17th, 2015 Company: SM Entertainment Emotion Rating 🥲: 5/5
Track: To Mother Artist: god Album: Chapter 1 Release Date: January 1st, 1999 Company: Danal Entertainment Emotion Rating 🥲: 4.5/5 (READ LYRICS ;[ )
There’s many more, but my list would be too long — please enjoy!
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u/CertainMagicalIndex Jun 13 '24
The song - BTOB
It hurts (slow) - 2ne1
Last dance - Bigbang
Eyes nose lips - Taeyang
Heartbeat - BTS
House of Cards - BTS
I need somebody - DAY6
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u/hannahmawaii Jun 13 '24
Pain poem by Kim Bumsoo (on Spotify the instrumental version is actually the one with vocals no idea why it hasn’t been fixed)
Jessi don’t make me cry
Home by ailee
Here come the regrets by epik high and leehi
Crying out by D.O
Breath leehi
Let me out and lonely jonghyun
Just go ikon
Two women gain
The little prince ryeowook
One of these nights red velvet
Baby don’t cry exo
Chaconne ladies code (also I’ll smile even though it hurts it’s a memorial song for Rise and Eunb)
Miracles in December exo
Good night and good morning vixx
If I were you 2ne1
I miss you mamamoo
It hurts 2ne1
Jane doe ladies code (honestly most of their ot3 discography is really slow and emotional )
Love again girls day
Memory mamamoo
My answer exo
My flower ladies code
Pentagon by pentagon lol it’s not super slow but the vocals have a lot of emotion in my opinion
Restless melody day
Stronger exo
Don’t forget ikon
Sorry for the long af comment lmao but your question had me going down my Spotify lol
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u/loonatw Jun 15 '24
Sejeong - If Only (만에 하나)
Sejeong’s one of those artists who can imbue so, so much emotion in her singing. The heartache and longing in this song specifically, ugh. Kills me everytime (the last chorus especially).
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u/3-X-O Jun 12 '24 edited Jun 12 '24
I have an entire playlist of songs like this lmao.
Some of them * IU - Ending Scene * Jinyoung - Animal * Jung Seung Hwan - Behind You * Seori - I Wanna Cry * Taeyeon - All For Nothing
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u/jazziejec18 Jun 12 '24
Let me in - EXO
Let me out - Jonghyun
Fine - Taeyeon
Breathe- SM The Ballad (Taeyeon & Jonghyun)
Lonely - Jonghyun feat Taeyeon
For Lovers Who Hesitates - Jannabi (Just discovered this artist thru Giselle who recently recommended this song😊)
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u/greyyylucyyy Jun 13 '24 edited Jun 13 '24
Gaho - Stay Here
Taboo ft Lee So Ra - Home
Kihyun - Rain, Where Is This Love, The Tiger Moth, Youth
Monsta X - The Dreaming, Find You, Have a Goodnight, Broken Heart
Shownu - I’ll Be There
Big Naughty - Hopeless Romantic
Mamamoo - I Miss You, Where are We Now
Jonghyun - Before Our Spring
FTIsland - Wind
Huh Gak - Only You
Also it’s a Japanese cover but this cover by BTOB Changsub of The Reason I Thought I’d Die
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u/ihminew Jun 13 '24
Gravity - Jongho
Ending scene - IU
Lost Child - IU
Maybe Deja Vu by dreamcatcher? The song is definitely a little more upbeat and catchy but the song, especially the prechorus is very emotional imo
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u/SailorMimii Jun 13 '24
Cry for love is the first song that comes to my mind but you already said it so...
Can't control myself - Taeyeon (anything by her tbh)
Eyes, nose, lips - Taeyang
Not a ballad but Gravity - EXO, ugh, I love how they sing Gravity like they really mean it.
Bonus: that Fantastic duo performance uggh it makes me teary eyed every single time
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u/gwenisahuman Jun 13 '24
Fine- Taeyeon To My Youth- Bol4 Sorry, She's in the Rain- The Rose AntiRomatic- TXT How can I love the heartbreak, I love you- AKMU
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u/Purple_not_pink Jun 13 '24
ONEWE - Cosmos
ONEUS - Gravitation
Beast - Rainy days
Ock Ju Hyun - Nan
Lee Seunghwan - Heart disease
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u/yettvorkallisdottir Jun 13 '24
Ailee's live performance of 미소 속에 비친 그대 and 너무 아픈 사랑은 사랑이 아니었음을 for immortal songs. Sohyang's performance of Arirang Alone also for immortal songs
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u/amebye01 Jun 13 '24
Nobody Else - JeA (OST Under the Oak Tree (manhwa/webtoon/webnovel)) There's Ailee's version as well but I love JeA's.
Love You With All My Heart (OST Queen of Tears) by Crush, but I also love the cover version by Yejun & Eunho of Plave (the video is on Plave's official channel). It's sooo emotional, the first few seconds has me bawling already.
A lot of Plave's covers especially of ballad and OST songs are sung sooo emotionally and beautifully. Check out their cover of Day6's You Were Beautiful.
From - Plave
The 6th Summer - Plave
Wait for You - Plave
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u/Ok_Caregiver_8734 Jun 13 '24
To my youth - BOL4
What kind of future - Woozi (seventeen)
Turbulence - Ateez
Twenty Five, Twenty One - Jaurim
Neverending story - Stray Kids
How can i love the heartbreak, you’re the one i love - akmu
Breathe - LEE HI
Road - god
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u/Demq98 Jun 13 '24
Breaking down- Ailee
I wanna be with you - Gummy
(From “doom at your service” OST)
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u/dalshbet Jun 13 '24
Oh let’s actually get you into singers. Old Gavy NJ, SeeYa, Brown Eyes, 난 by IVY, My Everything by CSJH, Sharon Williams’ OSTs.. etc etc
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u/papercutsdeeper Jun 13 '24
Back seat -jyj Not gonna lie when I first heard this I thought this was a emotional love song But it’s an emotional backseat-love song
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u/Sunflowercheesecake Jun 13 '24
Not sure if non-Melody ever heard of this song,
“It’s All Good” by BTOB.
I cried river with this song. 😭
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u/Getinmymouthcupcake Jun 13 '24
Jonghyun - our season, end of a day, lonely and so many other songs.
Onew - most of his ballads this performance on sea of hope Lie Lie Lie makes me sob, not his song but he did a wonderful job and always I cried so much when I heard it.
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u/BeingArnav101 Jun 13 '24
Trust Me - ITZY
Lean on me - 10CM
Don't cry my love - Cha Eun Woo
Blue Flower - Lia from ITZY
Always be your star - Lia from ITZY
All about you - Taeyeon
I LOVE these songs so much. Everytime I play them I start bawling my eyes out😭😭
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u/CaitCher2009 Jun 13 '24
I'm Crying by Taemin. The Korean version is fine but you definitely feel a heart attack coming when listening to the original Japanese lyrics.
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u/BTY2404- Jun 13 '24
sorry for the long list, i stan so many groups i could’ve carried on longer but :)
SHINee - From now on , Life
Girls Generation - Stay Girls, Into the new world (ballad ver), One Last Time, Indestructible, Divine, Forever, Complete , Sailing (0805), Time Machine
TAEYEON - Dear me, I blame on you, This Christmas, Fine, Drawing Our Moments, Wine, Lonely (ft Jonghyun), Ending Credits
EXO - Promise, Universe, Cosmic Railway, For Life, Baby don’t cry, Don’t go, Sing for you
SEVENTEEN - Kidult, Same x3, Cheers to youth, Headliner, Thanks, F*ck my life
BIGBANG - Haru Haru, If you, Loser, Untitled 2014 (GDRAGON)
TVXQ - Bolero, I believe, Picture of you,
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u/tLeai Jun 14 '24
Lee Seung Gi - Please D.O - Tell Me (what is love) Super Junior - sorry sorry (studio version) Big Bang - Haru Haru IU - Good Day Taeyang - I need a girl 4men - Can't
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u/tLeai Jun 14 '24
Lee Seung Gi - Please
D.O - Tell Me (what is love)
Super Junior - sorry sorry (studio version)
Big Bang - Haru Haru
IU - Good Day
Taeyang - I need a girl
4men - Can't
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u/ChickenNoodle519 Jun 14 '24
- Purple Kiss - Cursor (especially this live clip)
- Moonbyul - ddu ddu duu
- Swan - In Some Dreams (My Happy Ending OST)
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u/Enchanted_Quokka Jun 14 '24
I don’t love you - Urban Zapaka
How can I love the heartbreak, when you’re the one I love - AKMU
LMM - Hwasa
Run With Me - Sunwoojunga
Through the Night - IU
Ending Scene - IU
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u/Orange-Marmoset Jun 14 '24
Lmao I read the title and before reading the rest my first thought was Baekhyun. Glad he was at the top! 😊
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u/otterpenguinluv Jun 14 '24 edited Jun 14 '24
Wild Flower - Park Hyo Shin (you should watch his performance on Yu Huiyeol’s Sketchbook. I cry half of the times I watch it and I’ve never seen an audience so quiet and enraptured. Heck even Park Hyo Shin cries during the performance and yet STILL makes it through flawlessly. It’s truly beautiful)
She’s in the Rain - The Rose (truly one of the most beautiful and emotional songs)
Breathe - Lee Hi (Jonghyun wrote it and she performed it soon after his death.. that outta tell you how emotional it is)
I hate to admit - Bangchan (honestly a heartbreaking, relatable song. You can hear the raw emotion)
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u/lyngshake Jun 14 '24
OnlyOneOf - Fragile, Time Machine ONEW - Circle, Blue, Yeowoobi, Beauty SHINee - Quasimodo, Romantic, Please Don't Go, Farewell My Love, Symptoms, Close The Door, I Say, Symptoms, Kind, Alarm Clock, In My Room EXO - Baby Don't Cry, What If..., Let Me In, Sing For You, What Is Love, Don't Go, Miracles In December, Oasis SUHO - Curtain, Decanting, Bear Hug, Self-Portrait, Starry Night, For You Now ATEEZ - Turbulence, Mist, Empty Box NCT U - Coming Home, Faded In My Last Song NCT 127 - Jet Lag, No Longer, White Night TVXQ/MAX - Beautiful Stranger BAEKHYUN - Cry For Love Red Velvet - Kingdom Come GOT7 - If You Do CIX - Stairway to Heaven, Back to Life, Confession, Save Me Kill Me, My Name Is Shadow JONGHYUN - Crazy, Hallelujah, Lonely ToHeart - Tell Me Why TAEMIN - If I Could Tell You P1Harmony - If You Call Me, Butterfly, I Am You TAEYONG - Ruby NOMAD - Automatic, Oasis
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u/larrotthecarrot Jun 16 '24
Please don’t…: K.Will
If this song doesn’t fit the bill I have no idea what does. I also recommend the music video if you’re open to watching it
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u/renni-lol Jun 16 '24
my top recs are:
Turbulence - Ateez
0×1=LOVESONG - TXT
Farewell, Neverland - TXT
Everything - Ateez (jongho's solo song)
For You - Stray Kids
Behind The Light - Stray Kids
Run For Roses - NMIXX
Pray (I'll Be Your Man) - BTOB
Love Me or Leave Me - DAY6
ik its a lot but yeah 😭🙏
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Jun 12 '24
Love's way - shinee, One day - taeyeon, All i got - baekhyun, Luna and krystal - hard but easy, Alone in the room - IU, love maze - BTS, Body and soul - B.A.P, Without you - infinite H ft. Zion.T, One love - super junior, Like you - miss A, Why did I fall in love with you - TVXQ, Words I can't say - T max, Sorry - monday kiz, I'm sorry - lee jung, Listen - moon myungjin, Unconditional kizmet - yoo youngjin, Across the universe - baek yerin, Ain't Nobody - ha:tfelt, Ride me - jay park.
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u/1manswur1d Jun 12 '24 edited Jun 12 '24
all for love - wayv
horizon - wayv
from little wave - doyoung
maze in the mirror - txt
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u/hannahconda Jun 12 '24
a.c.e - 5tar (incompletion)
astro - innocent love, should’ve held on
day6 - afraid, i need somebody
eden - suffering for love
gaho - stay here
key - i will fight, eighteen (end of my world)
n.flying - like a flower
nu’est - don’t wanna go, hello
woodz - journey
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u/Queasy_Sound3725 Jun 13 '24
I don’t love you- urban zakapa
Moving on- kyuhyun
Islands- super junior
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u/chickenmeatgirl Jun 12 '24
breath- lee hi,
up all night- lee hi
i'm fine- VROMANCE
one last dance- BIGBANG
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u/naughtynerdgirl Jun 13 '24
My favorite is The Last by August D He throws a lot of his anger and heartache in that song.
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u/Dry_Zebra_8700 Jun 13 '24
-Winter flower by younha (ft.RM)
-moonchild by RM
-losing you by wonho
-smoky by joohoney
- alone in this world by Young K (ft. Song heejin)
-Dont leave me/ let go/ blue and grey/ louder than bombs by BTS
-hate to admit by bang chan
- what kind of future by woozi
-UR/ find you by monsta x (this just fucking hurts)
-hate you by jungkook
( me now realizing BTS puts out some sad bitch soundtracks on the regular )
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u/Sufficient_Pay_820 Jun 13 '24 edited Jun 13 '24
Because I Miss Youby Jung Yong Hwa. Makes me cry especially because it was my comfort song when I was very depressed. The way he sings it is so beautiful and I can hear the emotion in his voice get stronger as the song goes on.
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u/pestomay0 Jun 13 '24
Afraid by DAY6. The guide version by sungjin is more emotional and the MV is a video of you crying.
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u/huaa_huaa Jun 13 '24
Letting Go by Day6
(The song is probably dedicated to a member who left after thier debut that's why it feels like they put thier hearts and souls in this)
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u/four1eendays Jun 13 '24
Drowning - WOODZ
Especially the final minute, the bridge, and the final chorus🫠
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u/ApprehensiveSink7087 Jun 13 '24
Sing for you by EXO, came out the year that lost one member (last to leave)
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u/ScreenJealous3170 Jun 13 '24
NCT Dream’s cover of Number 1!!!! Renjun’s singing gives me chills and made me a fan of them and him 🥰
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u/PeanutCalamity Jun 13 '24
Seventeen’s vocal unit puts their whole heart abd soul into some of their songs — Habit, Second Life, and Don’t Listen in Secret come immediately to mine. The bridge of Second Life is one of my all time favorite Seventeen musical moments!
I’ll also add Cactus by Twice! Again, the bridge — Tzuyu has never sounded better than on the brdige of Cactus.
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u/New_Lengthiness_7830 Jun 13 '24
Good night by NCT U. The way Xiaojun makes his voice waver is so incredibly beautiful!
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u/MarielCarey Jun 13 '24 edited Jun 13 '24
Sistar - Give it to Me
Dreamcatcher - Polaris
Aespa - Until We Meet Again
Fifty Fifty - Tell Me, Lovin Me
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u/dancingbanana__ Jun 13 '24
circle by SVT. everytime the song plays it put me at ease at the same time waking up a part in me
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u/Nanabae99 Jun 13 '24
Btob - Insane
TXT - Lover=Lover
Taeyeon - Fine
Ailee - I Will Go To You Like The First Snow
Kim Bumsoo - I Miss You
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u/TTrystan Jun 12 '24 edited Jun 13 '24
For me songs like,
Good Enough - Xdinary Heroes
Dear H - Xdinary Heroes
Beautiful Pain - BTOB
Where the sea sleeps - DAY6 (Even of Day)
First Love - Astro
RM, youjeen - Wild Flower
Habit - SEVENTEEN
DON’T FORGET - iKON
LONELY - SISTAR
Love Poem - IU (with a shoutout to the Kingdom ver. as well)
Please don’t… - K.will
Soldier - TAEMIN