Fill: Beautiful Kdrama and Cdrama Songs (non-English music)

[zdenka]

For filigranka's prompt: "theme: non-English music (lyrics, creators - feel free to interpret the theme however you want!)"

Here's a playlist of beautiful songs from historical or fantasy Korean and Chinese dramas -- opening and ending themes or other music. Hopefully the music can be enjoyed even without knowing the source canons. (Some of the videos have translations of the lyrics and some don't. Sadly, I don't know Korean or Chinese myself so I can't help there.)

I have watched all of these dramas. Some of them are really good. Some of them are not good, as such, but I enjoyed them. I'm happy to answer any questions about them if you're curious.

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Track List

Korean Drama

1. Promise by Jang Yoon Jung
From: Yi San / 이산 (2007)
Also known as: Lee San, Wind of the Palace

2. Daleul Gariun Hae (Come, People of God) by Lee So Jeong
From: Queen Seondeok / 선덕여왕 (2009)

3. Walking on a Dreamy Road (opening theme) by Jang Na Ra
From: Dong Yi / 동이 (2010)

4. Who Am I by Kim Bo Kyung
From: Arang and the Magistrate / 아랑사또전 (2012)
Also known as: Tale of Arang

5. Fate by Kim Sang Min
From: Damo / 조선 여형사 다모 (2003)
Also known as: Female Detective Damo / Damo: The Undercover Lady Detective / Damo, the Detective in Chosun / The Legendary Police Woman

Chinese Drama

6. Twenty Years (ending theme) by Zhang Meng Meng
From: The Young Warriors / 少年杨家将 (2006)
Also known as: Young Warriors of the Yang Clan

7. Unrestrained (ending theme) by Xiao Zhan & Wang Yi Bo
From: The Untamed / 陈情令 / Chen Qing Ling (2019)

8. Parting at Qinghe (Nie Mingjue & Nie Huaisang's theme song) by Ayanga
From: The Untamed / 陈情令 / Chen Qing Ling (2019)

9. Three Lives, Three Worlds (opening theme) by Zhang Jie
From: Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms / 三生三世十里桃花 (2017)
Also known as: Eternal Love

10. Yin Yin Zuo Tong (Obtuse Pain) (ending theme) by Sun Yue
From: Warriors of the Yang Clan / 楊門虎將 (2004)

11. When the Wind Blows (ending theme) by Hu Ge
From: Nirvana in Fire / 琅琊榜 / Lang Ya Bang (2015)

Comments

[filigranka]

Yaaay, thank you! I enjoyed it a lot, and I'm so happy me prompt inspired you to make such a beautiful mix!

The songs were all incredibly beautiful - so delicate (right, most of them ;)) and with all dramatic beats perfectly composed, and absolutely perfect in inducting the feelings of melancholy and (sweet) unspecific longing - for the better times (which of course were never), for perfect love, for greatness, for some other kind of life than the one we all have... So, it's perfect for writing or just lying, dreaming/idly thinking. Very calming. And the pace between calmer, slower, more ballad-like songs and the more energetic, faster, "rocky" or battle ones is perfect, too!

And I haven't watched any cdramas, so I haven't known them - and it was the mix full of wonderful discoveries for me!

Oh, and call me shallow, but the beauty of visuals in the videos - the costumes! the frames! - was a big part of my enjoyment as well.

Thank you again!

[zdenka]

I'm very glad you liked listening to these!

The beautiful costumes, sets, etc. are a large part of my enjoyment also, so if you're shallow for that then I am too. :) The official magistrate's hat in Arang has a peacock feather on it, how cool is that. :D

[captaingondolin]

I'm enjoying this fanmix a lot and discovering new music!

[zdenka]

I'm glad you're enjoying it!