Thank you for your viewpoint. I don't know much about music in the technical sense (never played an instrument, but most/all of my grade school friends were in marching and concert bands for school; I was the kid at football games that was only there to see the band play!), but I know what moves me. So many you've mentioned moved me, for better or worse. "Satellite" is still a spine-tingling experience, as is Circle's "Alive" track. Heck, I even watched Secret Garden from first listening to the OST on a subscription streaming service! Thanks again for the fun read.

Haha this is so true. I may have started learning korean, but the English parts of the song do resonate harder, in good ways (like in Satellite) like you said, but also bad-

Moonlight Drawn by Clouds OST "Love is Over" really drove in the fact that it was a tragic moment for the leads by the repeated lines:

"Love is over, love is over, love is OVER!"

I remember it drove many people batty because we all were like:

NO! Love is NOT over! ???

That's an awesome title picture ???? Haha almost immediately clicked without even reading the title! Off to read now ?

The Boys Over Flowers OSTs you mentioned bring back memories haha. Sure they were all cliche and overused, especially Almost Paaaaaradise, but that didn't stop me from internalizing the tunes and the sounds of the words as much as I could at the time, although I can't recall them all now. Indeed though, the English lyrics tend to stay with me because it's something I can connect to and understand. Even/Especially if it's a lot sappy eg Healer's Eternal Love. Now if that isn't a song that gets me going Oh my love, I'm all yours ??. Thanks for writing ??? This whole article was such a pleasure to read!

I studied piano before I went to college (I stucked on Grade 4 piano pieces due to acads) but let me just share my experience with Autumn Fairytale's Reason, which was where the Main Theme was based on.

On our recitals, the teachers encourage us to play classical music or folk songs. We practice these pieces months before and know it by our hearts. But when I tried to ask if I can play Reason, she did not hesitate. After the recital, everyone was asking for a copy of the score.

It wasn't a hard piece but feeling it is definitely difficult especially the drama was the first Korean drama that breakthrough on our local Primetime TV.

English lyrics are like a double-edged sword: yes, my brain is more engaged when I can understand the lyrics, but sometimes they are just grammatically wrong. I love the songs, but I always cringe when I hear 'This is love story' (Legend of Blue Sea), or 'Falling you' (Goblin).

You had me at Salt n Pepper's Satellite! And thank you for the youtube video. It brings back all the feeeeeelsss!

Being a non-Korean watcher who relies heavily on subtitles, I learned to appreciate English songs in Kdramas, but at the same time, I really enjoy beautifully-done translations of Korean songs. Case in point: SG Wannabe's Writing Our Stories (Chicago Typewriter OST 3). I mean, I can still feel the bittersweet feelingsss listening to the song and the lyrics are all:

I will write our stories here
Please dust it and read it sometimes
Someday when I meet someone who asks about my love,
I will say it was all you.

I honestly think it is a beautiful song and it will stay with me for a very long time. #thankskdrama!

Thanks for your thoughtful essay, kayedrama!

In thinking of music that added another dimension to my understanding and enjoyment of a Kdrama, one notable example stands out. In episode 15 of OH HAE-YOUNG AGAIN, Foley artist Park Do-kyung plays two tapes for plain Hae-Young that were recorded by Dad of him and his sister singing, with Soo-kyung playing the piano. The first is to the melody of "Grandfather's Clock" [labeled "Baek Il Mong - Do Kyung" - at age 6, so Noona was 14]. The second is a beautiful, melancholic piece that Soo-Kyung sings and accompanies on piano that starts out "Mother and noona..." - These recordings break my heart. Moments like this are why I watched OHYA all the way to the finale.

Discussion in recap thread 19, PakalanaPikake June 21, 2016 at 9:45 PM
http://www.dramabeans.com/2016/06/oh-hae-young-again-episode-15/

I posted the English lyrics to “Grandfather's Clock” because they were so apropos to premonitions that Do-kyung had been experiencing, and the sense that he was going to die a lot younger than the 90 years Grandfather lived in the song. The translator in me prompted me to ask what the Korean lyrics meant, and a kind Beanie posted them. Surprise, surprise! The lyrics to “Baek Il Mong” (“Dayream”) by Korean folk duo Twin Folio [classically-trained Song Chang-sik and medical student Yoon Hyun-joo] were completely different from the original. They dealt with not loving someone more, and a sandcastle being washed away. The latter tied in with the theme of impermanence that Do-kyung's father espoused, and which had made such a strong lifelong impression on the young boy.

"Baek Il Mong" lyrics / "Daydream" - KissAsian

You, who have come to me like a dream
on an early spring day...
I thought it would last forever.
The sand castle full of happiness.
It got washed away with a wave.

You may leave me.
You may forget about me.
I will have this one heart, only you.
I regret those past day.
I couldn't give you more, more love.
The dream I can't wake up from.
The dream I can't wake up from.
The daydream, I will love you forever.

That beach on that summer night.
The sand castle full of happiness... [cut to Doc Park & DK's consult with Yoda-like shrink]
I regret those past days.
I couldn't give you more, more love.

Another translation:

"Baek Il Mong (Daydream)" - Do Kyung -- Viki
[song from film 'C'est Si Bon']

On an early spring day, you came to me like a dream
I knew this would last forever
[the sandcastle filled with happiness]
Got swept away by the waves

It's okay if you leave me, it's okay if you forget me,
For me there is only one

That I could not love you more, more, more,
Those past days, I regret it.
A dream I cannot wake from, daydream.
...
I will love you forever.

That summer, that beach, that happy sand castle [cut to consulting shrink's office]
...
That I could not love you more, more, more,
Those past days, I regret it...

Omg I'm supposed to be sleeping soundly in this hour but I woke up bec of heavy rains, checked fanpost, then noticed there's a new music article and I was like: Sounds like the one I wrote and even had CT as the cover pic And its really mine lol ? I though it's never gonna get posted ? Thanks, DB! ?

I'm really happy that DB introduced new segment and specially grateful with this theme of the month Music and Dramas.I'm not actually a music person. Yes, every once in a while a particular song in a drama might catch my attention or sound pleasing to my ears and keep it in my collection, but that's about it.Other than that, I hardly pay attention to the OST of a drama or keep obsessing over it after the show's over.But this theme of the month has significantly changed my habit.I've been searching and listening to all the songs mentioned in the articles and have discovered some hidden gems as well! So many thanks to you and all other guest beanie as well as DB for turning me into a regular music listener.

:o