An Outsiders' Inside Guide
The song ‘The Way You Looked When You Sent Me Away with a Smile’ by Lee Eun-ha (1986) plays during the group blind date sequence in EP01 of Snowdrop when the girls and boys are pairing off. It’s yet another iconic song of the age.
Obviously, this one requires no translation, but we could hardly leave it out. The song was originally released by Neil Sedaka in 1959 and the lyrics make reference to the titles of popular songs from the late 1950s.
This is the song the student demonstrators are singing in EP01/EP02 when Gang-mu and his team chase Soo-ho through the streets. Interestingly, it appeared in the JTBC raw but not the Disney+ version.
‘If I’ is the song that Soo-ho sings in the EP01 bonus scene of Snowdrop. Careful listeners will notice how the lyrics reflect part of his character arc.
This is the song the members of the Dongshim Society are singing in EP02 when Chang-soo gets the news that Operation Phoenix has gone sideways. Along with the song ‘The Last Five Minutes,’ ‘To the Front We Go’ is arguably one of the most the most widely-recognised South Korean army songs.
Dongsimcho (同心草), meaning ‘grass of the same heart,’ derives its lyrics from a Tang Dynasty poem by Xue Tao. It plays in Snowdrop EP04 as Soo-ho thinks back on his parting with Young-ro.
‘Magnificent Confession’ is the song Soo-ho has playing on Young-ro’s radio in Snowdrop EP07 when he strides in to find all hell breaking loose as Gyeok-chan threatens to shoot Cheong-ya.
‘Jewel Box of My Heart’ is the song that Soo-ho sings for Young-ro in the drama’s epilogue.
