A Korean ballad where the singer calls out to a love that can't be answered.
The lyric circles the same few words because that's what longing does.
It doesn't develop or resolve; it just wears the same path deeper.
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Dear Love
A Korean ballad where the singer calls out to a love that can't be answered.
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Editor's note
SoHyang's Dear Love aches with lonely longing
A Korean ballad where the singer calls out to a love that can't be answered.
motdahan sarangi seoreowoseo tto ireoke unda
The lyric circles the same few words because that's what longing does. It doesn't develop or resolve; it just wears the same path deeper.
The repeated 'saranga', my love, builds into a plea. 'Motdahan sarangi seoreowoseo tto ireoke unda', the love I couldn't have piles up and shakes again. She's not describing a scene; she's sitting with the weight of what never arrived.
That line admits the love was impossible from the start. The shaking isn't new pain; it's the old, familiar tremor.
The way 'saranga' changes each time she sings it, sometimes a whisper, sometimes almost breaking.
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Page type: lyric reference
Artist: SoHyang
Canonical path: /sohyang/dear-love
Related lyric paths: 6
Editorial note published: Apr 16, 2026
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Dear Love
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honjaseo bulleoboneun gaseum apeun geu ireum
nunmuri saeeo naolkkabwa ipsureul kkaemulgo
ttodasi dajimhadeut gaseumeul pyeo bojiman
hollo namgyeojin nae moseubi deouk chorahaejyeo
saranga geuriun nae saranga
ireoke apeun nae saranga
eolmana apeugo apahaeya amulsu itgenni
honjaseo bulleoboneun gaseum apeun geu ireum
saranga geuriun nae saranga
ireoke apeun nae saranga
eolmana apeugo apahaeya amulsu itgenni
saranga miryeonhan nae saranga
beoril su eomneun nae yoksime
motdahan sarangi seoreowoseo
tto ireoke unda
saranga nae saranga
saranga geuriun nae saranga
saranga nae saranga
nae saranga
apeun nae saranga
saranga nae saranga
nae saranga
motdahan sarangi seoreowoseo
tto ireoke unda
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What is "Dear Love" by SoHyang about?
A Korean ballad where the singer calls out to a love that can't be answered. The lyric circles the same few words because that's what longing does. It doesn't develop or resolve; it just wears the same path deeper.
Who performs "Dear Love"?
SoHyang performs "Dear Love", and this lyric page sits inside the SoHyang catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "SoHyang's Dear Love aches with lonely longing", followed by the full lyric and related songs.
Are there related songs to explore after "Dear Love"?
Yes. The related section below points to Bridge Over Troubled Water and Where Are You with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by SoHyang?
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