I often credit Princess Hours as the reason why I started having an interest in the Korean language, but what I haven’t mentioned as often is how the OST for the 2005/06 drama My Girl was the soundtrack of my Korean-learning journey.
I fell head over heels for the OST when I started learning Korean and I would play it on loop the whole day. I haven’t heard another OST where I was so madly in love with every single song, and there’s a magical quality to each of the songs that I can’t quite put my finger on. There’s always a lingering regret that I never had the chance to visit Korea in those days.
Part of me wonders if I’m romanticising the country back then just because of the dramas, or the fact that Korea in the 2000s was so tied to my youth. Well, I would never quite find out but I’m happy that the vibes still live on in a corner of my heart 🙂 It’s interesting because my favourite Korea trip was still my very first one, and it remains the one with the strongest memories.
Over the years, I would revisit the OST from time to time. Today was one of those days. And it was a strangely emotional moment that I had to pause what I was doing and came here to write a post. It felt as though I’ve come a long way indeed for my Korean-learning journey. From those early days of wide-eyed wonder at finding something I loved so much, through the years of wanting to become really good at the language, past the darker days of feeling lost and conflicted about what Korean means to me, to finding the balance right now. And throughout everything, My Girl’s OST was a constant.
So much had happened in the 15 years I’ve spent with the language, most of which were recorded down in this space. 🙂
Suddenly feeling so thankful for everything.
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