How Can I Love the Heartbreak
by AKMU
- Album: Sailing
- Year: 2019
- Genre: K-ballad
- Length: 4:31
A song about love's cruellest paradox. As its Korean title says — "How could I love even the parting? Because I love you" — to love a person is also to take on the pain of the goodbye that will one day come. A grown-up love that chooses the present even while knowing the ending.
Themes
- Heartbreak and goodbyes
- Loving despite the ending
- The paradox of love
- Accepting future loss
Mood
- Aching
- Tender
- Wistful
References & context
- The weight of the long title
The title is itself a one-sentence confession. The question "how could I love even the parting" and the answer "because I love you" sit in one breath and sum up the whole song.
- Written by Lee Chan-hyuk
Penned by AKMU's Lee Chan-hyuk, its depth of thought, rare for his age, is credited with raising the bar for the Korean ballad's way of speaking.
- Love and parting as one body
It sees the goodbye not as love's opposite but as part of love. Paying the ending as a cost and still choosing the present is the song's maturity.
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Frequently asked
What is the meaning of "How Can I Love the Heartbreak" by AKMU?
A song about love's cruellest paradox.
What is "How Can I Love the Heartbreak" about?
A song about love's cruellest paradox. As its Korean title says — "How could I love even the parting? Because I love you" — to love a person is also to take on the pain of the goodbye that will one day come. A grown-up love that chooses the present even while knowing the ending.
What are the main themes in "How Can I Love the Heartbreak"?
The recurring themes are Heartbreak and goodbyes, Loving despite the ending, The paradox of love, Accepting future loss.
Is "How Can I Love the Heartbreak" available in my language on Lyrithm?
Yes — this meaning analysis is published natively in English, Bahasa Indonesia, Español, Português, Français, 日本語, 한국어. Lyrithm does not auto-translate; each language is written from scratch.