“The song that made me cry without realizing it while listening in a taxi, which made the Han River cry, makes a reverse chart comeback.”

Han Kang sheds tears while listening to music in a taxi, “Novelist Han Kang, who has earned the honor of the Nobel Prize in Literature, mentioned a song in the past that is now belatedly climbing the charts. The song ‘How can I love the heartbreak, you’re the one I love’ by sibling duo AKMU, released in 2019.”,
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, “According to Melon, a South Korean music platform on the 13th, the AKMU song ‘How can I love the heartbreak, you’re the one I love’ started to climb the daily charts from the 10th when news of Han Kang winning the Nobel Prize in Literature was announced.”,
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Novelist Han Kang appeared on the YouTube channel ‘Moonji-ne’ in 2021 after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, revealing her playlist. [Photo=YouTube Capture],
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, “This song, released in 2019, rose to 34th place on the daily chart on the 10th, then climbed seven steps to rank 27th on the 11th. It’s remarkable to see this song making its way up the charts, five years after AKMU released it as the title track of their 3rd regular album ‘Sailing.'”,
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, “The secret behind the song’s resurgence seems to stem from novelist Han Kang. After publishing her full-length novel ‘Farewell,’ Han Kang appeared on the official YouTube channel of her publisher, Munhakdongne, and shared that she listened deeply to this song while writing.”,
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Poster for AKMU’s album ‘Sailing’ released in 2019. [Photo source= YG Entertainment],
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, “Han Kang mentioned the lyrics ‘How can I ever love someone else / Until the deep love we shared like the ocean dries up, could it be considered a farewell?’ and reflected, ‘It feels impossible for the ocean to dry up. When that image came to mind, I suddenly felt tears welling up in the taxi, as though I had a story of my own.'”,
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, “Singer Park Hye-won, with the stage name ‘HYNN,’ also garnered attention after the announcement of Han Kang’s Nobel Prize win. Park Hye-won was inspired by a phrase from Han Kang’s novel ‘The White Book,’ ‘Even if I get dirty, I’ll pass on only the white,’ and chose her stage name based on this phrase, which is now being revisited.”,
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, “At the time, the songs Han Kang publicly shared on her playlist, apart from AKMU’s ‘How can I love the heartbreak, you’re the one I love,’ were ▲Jo Dong-ik – Lullaby ▲Philip Glass’ Etude No. 5 from his piano album ▲Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel ▲Kim Kwang-seok – My Love ▲Andra Day – Rise Up ▲O Hyuk – The Moon Represents My Heart, among others.”,
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, “Han Kang mentioned that she is someone who ‘often listens to a lot of music’ and said, ‘Sometimes, I polish my writing in complete silence, but there are times when I play music so loud it feels like my ears might fall off, and in those moments, all distractions disappear.'”,
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