bittersweet k-pop songs 

a good bittersweet k-pop song is probably my favorite feel within the genre

also you better know by red velvet has summer coming of age movie vibes

Almost all Post-Loona songs are extremely bittersweet. However, Chuu's Howl just hits me so hard. You can feel her emotional exhaustion in the song, and see how much growing up she went through after all the legal battles. The choreo in the end as well, when the backup dancers are saying goodbye to each other - like, as an orbit, that hurts.

HANN (Alone) and HWAA (technically the whole I burn album) by (G)I-DLE have this vibe as well! Truly my fav genre in kpop

beautiful monster by stayc 😔

omg rv's body talk!!!! this song is way too little talked about and bittersweet vibes are STRONG for me. i personally love it

All bangers. Knock Knock by Twice also has this vibe.

truly the best category of kpop songs

BYOB has the most positive meaning but god does that outro make me sad

Dude knows exactly what he's doing

another bittersweet song (quite literally) is bittersweet by dreamnote

i would add love bomb by fromis_9, for some reason it gives me similar vibes

lovelyz always gives me so much bittersweet vibe, especially their one song titled "for you" also danny by chaeyeon gives me such a ending to a coming of age teen movie vibe sm

Shooting star makes me wanna cry

shooting star is so good everything is so perfect, but it makes me sad every time

gfriend owns the genre 🥹

Panorama is rlly bittersweet

good evening by shinee was absolutely heartbreaking when it first came out but its also about hope and love and persevering in the face of tragedy

I'd like to add In My Dreams by Red Velvet but all of these songs are beautiful man

wjsn mentioned i miss my queens

these songs are also very nostalgic which ties in perfectly with bittersweet, it’s a moment long gone but you can never forget it, it’s bitter because it’s over but it was once sweet🤕

days gone by is one of my favorite kpop songs of all time just bc of the happy but sad vibe it gives

I actually feel that every Gfriend song could be in this video lol

STAN RED VELVET ANS AWSPA FOR CLEAR SKIN.

spring day is one of the best bts songs imo it makes me so nostalgic whenever i hear it lmaoo

these songs remind me of that part in a movie where it's a montage of the characters enjoying together but then you just know something terrible is gonna happen soon

I would have added Little things by Xdinary Heroes, Girls Never Die by TripleS, Ditto, Live My Life by aespa, Quarter Life by TXT, Yeah Yeah Yeah by Blackpink, Autopilot by Purple Kiss, Sugar-Holic by Itzy, Light Up The sky by SNSD… The list could go on, I loved this video :3

Bon voyage😢

daisy and byob>>>

synth sounds are so perfect for this time of song

I love Days gone by 😭 such an underrated song

Shooting Star came to mind for me and I'm glad it was here! It's something about that ending that makes me want to cry.

Way home too !! Most of the songs from minisode 1 :blue hour is pretty bittersweet imo

Time for the moon night is the first song I thought of haha. I also think any Gfriend title track could make it to the list (especially debut era) along with Forever 1 and Divine by Girls generation and Cry cry by T-ara.

I think Bittersweet ones I enjoy the most It has the balance of sad, but still hopeful.

I was looking for songs similar to cosmic, tftmn, iwaly and u forgot classified by omg

BYOB AHHH ACTUALLY Makes me cryy ahaha

U know I also have my own personal bittersweet playlist of songs but I guess we have a very different perspective of it which is amusing ☺

all the songs so close to my heart man you made me cry

Bittersweet is bright songs that seem to sound sad at the same time 😭 this is the video I needed

here’s my list of recommendations for yall in the comments!!! i made a crazy long one too but this is just the really perfectly top themed ones, lmk if yall want the entire thing 😭 payback by ive, either way by ive, nectar by the boyz‼️, love fool by stayc, the astronaut by jin, virtual angel by artms, night drive by red velvet, knock knock by twice, danny by chaeyeon, tonight i might by katseye, love is lonely by nmixx, bon voyage by yooa, you better know by red velvet, blue by taemin, dust by seventeen, to you by seventeen, best of me by bts, howl by chuu, will i ever see you again by red velvet, take me home by ateez, youth by ateez, twilight by ateez, mist by ateez, answer by ateez, inception by ateez… but i might be biased on those last ateez ones and that’s why i put them at the end 😭 (and thank u by ateez, gravity by fifty fifty, and forever 1 by snsd!)

Welcome to my world was the first song that came to my mind when I read the title 😭

Kep1er mentioned I love you 💞

I was just listening to COOL (Your Rainbow) by NMIXX before clicking on this, I think that song fits right in here too! Edit: and Love is Lonely too of course!!

closer always make me cry

so many of these are my favorites and regularly put on repeat like cosmic, wtmw, spring breeze, spring day, bills, ghosting, time leap, and daisy. literally peak

body talk is one of my fave rv songs but it is barely sweet it's just sad 😭

I love all of these

Your taste is immaculate

you literally put there all of my favourite songs im crying rn

i rly thought you would add bittersweet by xikers LOL

Songs I'd add/ include in Part 2: SHINEE- Our Page. Another bittersweet song dedicated to Jonghyun and SHINEE, and the first release since Jonghyun's passing (same album as good evening). Lyrics include "I talk to the sky and make a promise with it," "The pretty words you left behind become a poem, become a song, our voices are flying- we know they will reach you wherever you are." "If a star vanishes, is it forgotten? I'm holding the precious you in my arms." Near the end, an adlib barely whispered of "you did well." Plays. A beautiful, passionate, uplifting song that puts me to tears every time. GONE - B.A.P (bang&jung&yoo&moon). B.A.P's first release in 7 years. A song that gave fans hope for the future and a lot of pride considering the lawsuits and abuse BAP endured from TS Entertainment (which is considered by all kpop fans to have been the most abusive kpop company ever). It includes lyrics such as "our love is not over, don't be sad. It's ok to say goodbye, you're not alone. Our shining days are gone. Our run is over- gone." Beautiful song, filled with hope for the future but also a lot of tears for the pain BABYZ (BAP fans) had to endure the past 7 years Beautiful (part 3) - WANNAONE. A very beautiful song releassed by WANNAONE in 2022 (3 years after their disbandment). All of the lyrics are very bittersweet, but the treasure this was for WANNABLES thinking they'd never see WANNAONE tgt again... amazing song.

i think treasure's hold it in and thank you would fit the list lyrically and sonically i recommend you to listen

these songs make me cry but not because they get me sad but they rather give me goosebumps or some type of feeling 💀😭👌

diamond makes me elevate but in tears

i think got the thrills - twice, rollercoaster - woo!ah!, if u know u know - LIMELIGHT, and one day - Weki Meki are also good for this sound!

The Importance of chord progression in a Song🙏Twice's early songs like Cheer Up/What is Love…also have this vibe😢

Ghosting by txt is soooo bittersweet..its like loosing everything and still forced to moove on

also lovesick girls by bp and open your eyes by iz*one

Tomorrow, Today by JJ Project has that vibe for me!

I love these types of songs

I LOVEEE THOSE SONGS SO MUCH

my favorite kind of songs, beautiful but heart-wrenching

Ate once again

Almost all top tier songs

just realized this si my favorite genre so many of my favorite songs are here😮

you can't forget Firework by &TEAM! both japanese and korean ver are truly good!

I'm addicted to Daisy, Ditto, Naughty boy, and IWALY. it's just perfect mix between sadness and happiness(??). I really want more similar songs 🥺

would lovesick girls by bp count? i think the last chorus of that song is very bittersweet

A lot of my favs are in this genre (Cosmic, Bye My Neverland, Ditto, TFTMN, Spring Day) so I hope you post more of these!

SHINee Good Evening is truly beautiful, one of my favourite title tracks of theirs - the instrumental is amazing!

Run away, Crown from TXT are laso bittersweet. When you listen to the music it's cheerful, but when you read the lyrics, finds the real meaning it's so sad..

you managed to put a name to these songs, i absolutely ADORE them!!

Omg my first thought was "Bye my neverland" and it's here! I would also add "Change" by (G)I-DLE and "Wind flower" by Mamamoo

Not these being my fav songs

Sour grapes is still my favorite b-side from LS. It’s top tier.

this is my favourite genre of music, nothing better than not knowing how tf you should read to a song

Adult child & stay by bts does something to me inside🥹 & will i ever see you again and in my dreams by red velvet 😩

Levanter by Stray Kids

Nectar by The Boyz fits perfectly. Makes me yearn for a bygone spring made up of with unfulfilled dreams and hopes.

spring breeze mentioned 🦅🦅🦅

Literally all my favorite songs

I think SHINee tell me what to do, lovelyz destiny + lost n found can fit this theme too. Also thanks for the recommend, i will listen ateez better cause look so good

brooo i love thiss i think this is my fav type of kpop song ngl... i would say rose blossom by h1key is also rly bittersweet

Bittersweet - DREAMNOTE 😘

when i saw the title i immediately thought of time for the moon night now i know how to describe this type of music, love it

I would like to add Lie With You by Ten also, it has a fun and happy beat but very sad lyrics behind it🥹

where are you by clc is so underrated

My fav genre of music

love is so lonely by nmixx is the kimg of bittersweet

star wind flower sun by mamamoo

Coincidestiny from WEKI MEKI for sure. That's their disbandment song, it gets worse knowing that the group couldn't receive their first win in the 7 years they were idols... Definitely deserved better

Broken Melodiees by NCT Dream ❤

oh nice, I like this👀❤ I also have a playlist with this type of sound but I call it "upbeat nostalgic vibes" lmao. Idk if it's the same but I would also add songs like: Hope to be like you - WOODZ Moonrise - TIOT Wait for you - PLAVE Stay - DRIPPIN E-YO - N.Flying Summer End - ONF Lonely - B1A4

DAY6!!!!!!!!!

sour grapes by le sserafim and cool by nmixx are first to come to mind

bittersweet by seventeen (wonwoo mingyu ) is so bittersweet

I would also say rose blossom by h1-key

Songs I’d like to add: girls never die - triples, either way - I’ve, shooting star - Kep1er, i got you - twice, quarter life crisis, run away - txt, gravity / loving me - fifty fifty, strawberry rush - chu, firework - &team

onlyoneof mentioned!!!!!!