2023 Drama Roundup
21 – The OST you are obsessed with

This is hard, since I am pretty frequently obsessed with drama soundtracks and there were some incredible ones this year. I’m sure there is a certain amount of recency bias here, but I have to go with Someday by Park Eun-bin for Castaway Diva. Setting aside the fact that I’m obsessed with the majority of this soundtrack, this song totally captured me. There is so much longing in it – Ran-joo’s for what she used to have, Mok-ha’s for what she didn’t get to chase for 15 years. It was Mok-ha’s (and really Park Eun-bin’s) first time to prove herself and she blew Ran-joo, the whole audience, and me away. I love the way it builds, and when PEB holds that note at 2:17, it was magic in the drama, and magic every time I listen back.
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    Honorable Mentions (it’s long sorry not sorry – this is the abridged version):
    – Blue Flower by Lia (Itzy) for Alchemy of Souls
    – Nobody is Perfect by Mckdaddy for Unlock the Boss
    – Alright by Ha Hyun-sang for Crash Course in Romance
    – Resemble by Janet Suhh for Our Blooming Youth
    – Tolerance by AnTasWell and Vvon for Divorce Attorney Shin
    – Half & Half by Kang Seung-yoon for True to Love/Bora! Deborah
    – Flower by Roy Kim for Call it Love
    – Breath by Jung Seung-hwan for Doctor Cha
    – Here with Me by Doyoung for See You in My 19th Life
    – Yellow Light by Gaho for King the Land
    – Confess to You by Lim Kim for King the Land
    – Dive by Kim Woo-jin for King the Land
    – Everyday with You by KyoungSeo for King the Land
    – Run by Woody for My Lovely Liar
    – On Fire by 1Kyne and Jiselle for The Killing Vote
    – It’s You by Park Won for Destined with You (and if the whole song was just vibes and that instrumental section at 1:25 it would still make this list)
    – Destiny by Seo Gi for Destined with You
    – Present by Stella Jang for The Kidnapping Day
    – Can’t Nobody by Woody for A Good Day to be a Dog
    – Icarus by Dino for Castaway Diva
    – Night and Day (Contest Version) by Park Eun-bin for Castaway Diva
    – Voyage by Winter for Castaway Diva
    – Until the End by Park Eun-bin for Castaway Diva
    – Dream Us (either version) by Park Eun-bin for Castaway Diva
    – Our Night is more Beautiful than Your Day by NewJeans for My Demon
    – Shining by Kim Han-gyeom for Twinkling Watermelon

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