5 K-Pop Songs To Fall In Love To/With On Valentine's Day

Even if you are not ready for Valentine's Day this year, you can still listen to songs about love! Because love isn't just about romance. It's about being in a good mood. It's about self-love, a promise to yourself. Loving yourself is the first step to true love.

Love is a choice, love is giving, love is following your passion, love is dedicating time to those who matter.

As for the music you might want to listen to, here are five tracks you might want to share with that special someone or with friends, or perhaps listen to on your own while devouring those chocolate bites you are hiding for a special occasion — and that special occasion is now — or that salted caramel ice-cream in the freezer.

1. 'Love Therapy' by MONSTA X's ShowNu & HyungWon

Besides the recognizable MONSTA X sophisticated sound, this song testifies to the mesmerizing soft-tone vocal blend of ShowNu X HyungWon and is packed with lyrics that talk of the healing power of love, and our need to love, accepting our wounds. Simply irresistible.

"My only medicine
Gimme before it's too late
My dry lips
You spread through the cracks

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You are the healing that wraps around
Even the broken soulJust give it to me"

2. 'Sinner' by EXO's Kai

A song about forgiveness that is as exceptional in its sound as it is meaningful in its lyrics. There's a lot going on in this song making it a bit of a mystery to solve. The minimalist melody, the sinuous synth, the unexpected structure. The sound reflects what the lyrics are about: there is a feeling of being trapped and at the same time the need to be embraced. 'Sinner' is a song to fall in love with!

"I'm a sinner, punish me
If you let go of me
I'm only going to break
I'm a sinner, forgive me
Lock me up in your embrace
Let me live

...

I'm a sinner, can't escape
Even if you let go of me
I'm always here"

3. 'Want' by SHINee's TaeMin

This is seduction working its way slowly. But we always feel safe with TaeMin. Love can be painful, a utopia for many and, if we are to become stronger, we must see the beauty of it. This was the first time I watched a video in which reptiles were not particularly unpleasant. I was focused on TaeMin as we all do.

"(Hot, hot) Teasing you slowly
(Hot, hot) Making you fall for me with no limit
(Hot, hot) Waking you up from the silence under your deep sea
(Hot, hot) Will leave you wanting more, thirsting for more"

4. 'Where Is This Love?' by MONSTA X's KiHyun

KiHyun reaches out to the listener with his golden voice, along with his performances and expressions, striking those chords of the heart that are sleeping, whispering "where is this love". Perhaps there is no answer. Love could be that story you have not given yourself permission to live when you let that guy or girl slip away from you. Let's hope that our heart will always be open to love. But let's not grieve over what we have lost, but rather cherish the memory of what we had. This song is from his solo album "Youth", released seven months after "VOYAGER".

"I felt my heart break, got me sober
When I said it's too late, that it's over
And we're too far gone to hit rewind
You said that you've been so damn stupid
That when you have love, you just lose it
And you'd do anything to change my mind

...

How am I supposed to know if we're alright?
Am I crazy or have I been missing signs?
Need something to help me be at ease
To get me through the night, through the night"

5. 'Love' by MONSTA X

Picking a song about love from MONSTA X's discography is a challenging task. Love is everywhere when it comes to this talented group that needs no introduction. We all want love to last forever but we are only human, prone to get hurt and hurt others along the way. As we embrace our weaknesses, perhaps we can embrace the universal truth that love is unconditional.

"What do you think love is?
We're loving this time right now
We back again, once again
...
I pray this moment will last forever
Please make me crazy"