This song is called 11:11 by a Korean singer named Taeyeon (태연 in Korean). By that time I was caught (and still am) by the K-Pop "wave". One of the reasons I like K-pop is because usually the songs tend to be "happy" and many help you feel good if you're sad; mix that with not knowing any korean and you get just in the mood of the melody. By the time this song was released I didn't enjoy any ballad (in any language) because I thought they were cheesy and I never connected to them... Until I got involved in a "friendzone" situation (I don't believe in it, but let's continue the story) . I got really heartbroken and I re-listened to the song (with the translation at hand), and the lyrics expressed what I felt at that time. This song helped me live my heartbreak intensely and dramatically (so it kind of hurted more than it should), but it helped me to move on fast. I started to like (and began to enjoy) all sorts of ballads. I realized I had never stopped to truly learn what the lyric of ballads said and that's why I never connected with something different than pop, K-pop, electronic music, or anything "happy".
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Oh, yes. I had a few songs like that I'd listen to over and over, romanticizing out what could have been but what was never going to happen and a song like you've shared comes in at the right time.
This was my first time listening to this Korean music. Catchy stuff. I can see myself seeking it out in the future. I like to have music on when I studying but the music has to be without words or in a different language most of the time. It reminds me of a genre called indie-folk, of which is of the happy nature but in words that I can understand.
Glad you made it through that girl. I hope you found better.
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the song. It is also a good music to study with.
Everyone has a "soft spot", I guess... and I think part of becoming an adult also lies in beginning to appreciate more reflective songs, which speak of profound feelings (something that perhaps when we are younger we shy away because it embarrasses us)