Although it’s a Japanese song (and I’m not Japanese), Why Did I Fall in Love with You by DBSK does not fail to touch hearts. It’s full of emotion; by just listening to it (even if you don’t understand what they’re staying), you can tell that there’s a heart-breaking story behind the song by the pain in their voices. Through the music video, the band tells the depressing story of a man in love with a soon-to-be-married woman; the song is the man’s reflection and thoughts about his one-sided love as he stands by the sidelines and watches the woman come out of the church with her newly-wedded husband.
Note: If you want to listen, please listen to the original. I have discovered that remakes in English are sadly less emotional (and thus less heart-felt) and less poetic than their original.
The storyline of this song also reminded me of another song: Big Bang singer Taeyang’s Wedding Dress. The story is basically the same, except I got the sense that someone stole this man’s woman rather than a man falling in love with a woman who already had a boyfriend/fiance in the DBSK version. Unfortunately, there’s not as much emotion in his voice than DBSK’s in my opinion. I get shivers from Taeyang’s piano bit in the beginning rather than from DBSK member’s vocal parts throughout the whole song. Still, Wedding Dress is a song that I recommend to all: Taeyang’s voice is clear runs clear through this upbeat music and his piano instrumental is beautifully composed.
Note: From the perspective of someone who does not understand Korean, the English-dubbed versions are almost as good as the original (my policy: remakes are never as good as the original, but there are a select few that come close)
Enjoy these two songs! They’re one of my absolute favorites that I put on repeat when I “re-discover” every few weeks 🙂
A Patch of Sunshine 