Here Are All The Songs You Heard in 'Crash Landing On You'
Relive the romance and drama of 'CLOY' scene-by-scene through music from IU, 10cm, Davichi, and more
You can measure the popularity of a Korean drama and how it truly made an impact when even a song from the show also tops the charts.
At the same time that Crash Landing On You was smashing the TV ratings game (and Netflix streaming figures for sure), the song “I Give You My Heart” by IU from the show’s OST simultaneously topped all of the Korean music charts on the very same day it was released. It’s as if the viewing public was collectively reminiscing the beautiful story of CLOY.
Though the show has already ended, the experience of CLOY exists beyond what is seen on-screen. It is in the interactions with friends afterwards, the sharing of GIFs and memes, the exchanges of theories and hopes for Season 2, the pleasure of sharing a community activity with your Facebook friends.
We cling to the characters a little longer, and our fascination extends beyond the screen as we explore the myriad other facets of this series that has truly fascinated us. One avenue we can peruse is music—that we can, through our own means, continue to listen to the soundtrack of the lives of Se-ri and Captain Ri, that in a way, we are also part of that group of onlookers in Switzerland, listening as the your Captain Ri play "Piano Song for Brother" or being swept away as IU sings “I Give You My Heart.”
We want to take you through that experience also, and in a way, relive the joy the happiness and laughter and all the deep and heartfelt emotions that we have gone through with our dear characters.
Come, and listen.
Songs From Crash Landing On You
Songs From Crash Landing On You
“Sigriswil” by Kim Kyung Seung and Park Sang Hee
This is the title song of the series, which also gets played in the beginning when Yoon Se-ri paraglides from South Korea and wakes up on the Korean DMZ. This is what we know as the Crash Landing On You theme song.
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“But It’s Destiny” by 10cm
Considering that Captain Ri is a big fan of destiny, we can’t help but love this track. It has a mix of Korean and English lyrics that hit you right in the heart going “Some day, like that moment that felt like eternity / Come to me like it’s a coincidence / Stay with me for always, just like this / Come to me like destiny and stay with me /”
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“Clair de Lune” by Debussy
Ri Jung Hyuk played this popular song for one of his recitals. “Claire de Lune” or “moonlight” has also been heavily featured in other movies like Giant, Ocean’s Eleven, and Twilight.
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“Fur Elise” by Beethoven
This wasn’t actually heard on the show, but Se-ri bragged to Jung Hyuk that she could play “Fur Elise” without sheet music on the piano—citing how good she is. Of course, we all know that he is the better pianist between the two of them. Hah!
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“Sunset” by Davichi
As one of the most poignant songs in the soundtrack, its lyrics speak of the hidden messages between Captain Ri and Se-ri, on how they are seemingly opposed, but in truth, care so much about each other. “Even without saying a word / I can tell from your eyes / From your cold heart / From your deep voice / And that light smile / You’ve been through a long day.”
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“Flower” by Yoon Mi Rae
How can one forget the heart-fluttering scenes when this song was played? We hear the pensive intro of the song that smoothly segues to Yoon Mi Rae’s haunting singing during the time Se-ri and Captain Ri had no other choice but to jump off a mountain to paraglide together and when Seri was lost in the crowd but found her way back to Captain Ri with the help of a lighted scented candle.
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“Here I Am Again” by Yerin Baek
Remember that time when drunk Se-ri put her head on Captain Ri’s shoulder at a restaurant in Pyongyang while watching the city skyline and when they kissed at the hospital? The soulful voice of Yerin Baek singing the lines (translated) “Leaning on your warm shoulder / I can feel you again like this / I’m still and I’m here / I’ll hold you like this /” floated in the background as our protagonists process their growing feelings for each other.
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“Someday” by Kim Jae Hwan
The first few piano notes and you’re already an emotional wreck by the time Kim Jae Hwan’s warm, melancholic voice enters reminding you of the scenes of Se-ri crying in the snow because she refused to go with Captain Ri and most especially when he took one crucial step beyond borders to kiss Se-ri goodbye.
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“All Of My Days” by Gugudan’s Kim Sejeong
Echoing Se-ri’s thoughts was translated by this song beautifully. Singer Kim Sejeong added a rich emotional layer to the lyrics “All of my moments have been colored with you / Since the day you came into my heart / My world is all you /” especially when this song was played when Se-ri was walking by her lonesome feeling sad until Captain Ri unexpectedly turned up in the streets of Gangnam in Seoul.
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“Like You” by So Soo-bin and Sohee
The feel-good mood that the guitar strings evoke in this song will take you back to the less complicated and happy times back when Se-ri and Captain Ri are still getting to know each other in North Korea and are trying to hide their feelings for each other.
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“Photo of My Mind” by Song Ga In
The song begins with an acapella putting the spotlight on Song Ga In’s soft, melodic voice and gradually gains momentum as she sings the line “Like a small photo that comes into my eyes/ You still remain /.” While the song talks about romance, the overall sound will somehow remind you of patriotic songs bringing to mind hopes of North and South Korea becoming one nation again.
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“The Hill of Yearning” by April 2nd
Possibly one of the songs in the OST that will strongly remind you of the series because it gets played out on crucial scenes such as when Se-ri was spending her last day in North Korea and getting pensive in her supposedly last conversation with her newfound soldier friends, err, comrades in the North.
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“Let Us Go” by Crush
You think it’s only the K-drama that will break your heart? Think again. Crush’s soul-crushing, heartbreaking interpretation of the song with the lines “In different worlds, under the same sky / We look at the same star together / Under each other’s night sky /” came playing as Captain Ri ran after Se-ri who was sobbing when she thought the love of her life left her for good in Seoul.
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“I Give You My Heart” by IU
There’s a certain duality to this chart-topping OST song that would either make your heart flutter or plunge you deep into sadness. IU’s lullaby type of singing draws you in and it will either remind you of the sweet moment between Captain Ri and Se-ri marking their romance with a pair of couple rings or that stressful, heart-stopping moment of flat line sound and you don’t know which CLOY character would survive. It would also make a good wedding song with touching lines like “For all four seasons and 12 months / with you every day, ‘til we run out of breath / we shall be in love and stay together/”
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Bonus: “Song for my Brother”
The most special track of the OST as it is pivotal to two important parts of the storyline: This is a song that Captain Ri composed for his brother and this was also the piece that brought him and Se-ri closer. The piano track begins with a mysterious feel and eventually transitions into a melody reminiscent of the classic “Clair De Lune.” But make no mistake about it, it’s a track that would let your mind drift to Captain Ri and him alone—playing it at a dock in a lakeside town somewhere in Switzerland.
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So should you find yourself longing for all the emotions you’ve felt while watching CLOY, salvation is near. All you have to is put your earphones on and let the soundtrack take you back to North and South Korea with Captain Ri, Se-ri and all the other CLOY characters you have come to love.
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