From Typhoon Sangsah to Romantic Anonymous: OSTs lighting up hot dramas

Music often completes the emotional arc of a K-drama; the OST serves as another narrative thread that carries viewers’ feelings and memories. A slate of K-pop artists—Stray Kids’ Han and Seungmin, NCT WISH, Highlight’s Yongseop, and LE SSERAFIM’s Chaewon—have contributed OSTs, pushing genre boundaries to evoke fresh emotions in popular dramas.

Han’s track “Rising Winds” has become a symbolic theme for the drama Typhoon Sangsah, accompanying moments when the main characters rise again. Following that, Stray Kids’ Seungmin delivers a heartfelt confession on a solo OST, while NCT WISH offers a lyrical R&B-pop ballad, and Highlight’s Yongseop provides a warm acoustic number, “One in a Million.” The performances showcase the variety of emotions fueling the series’ storytelling.

Kim Chaewon of LE SSERAFIM sings on the OST, her clear, delicate voice wrapping the drama’s mood with nuance. This marks Chaewon’s first solo OST participation, highlighting a notable milestone in her career.