"OST OF THE YEAR": NCT's Doyoung enthralls fans with his Here With Me OST for See You In My 19th Life

On July 23, 2023, NCT's Doyoung released his latest OST, Here With Me, for the ongoing drama See You In My 19th Life, starring Shin Hye-sun and Ahn Bo-hyun. The song marks the sixth part of the drama's OST lineup.

The drama revolves around the life of Ban Ji-eum, who possesses an extraordinary gift: the ability to recall the memories from all her previous lifetimes. Having undergone reincarnation for almost a millennium, she has lived each of her lives with great diligence. However, a tragic accident prematurely ended her last existence. Now, in her present life, she embarks on a quest to reunite with the individuals who were part of her past life.

As Doyoung dropped the aforementioned OST, fans showered praise and love for the idol after hearing it. One fan even tweeted that it is one of the best OSTs of the year and they love listening to it.

Showering priases on his vocals and lyrics, fans compliment NCT's Doyoung latest OST that makes fans play the song on loop

Here With Me played in episode 11 of See You In My 19th Life, precisely in the most crucial part where the truth about Ban Ji-eum's first life was finally disclosed. However, the OST has also been played during other significant scenes of the drama.

Shin Hye-sun portrayed the role of Ban Ji-eum, and fans loved how the OST perfectly synchronized with the scenes of this fantasy drama, making them more lively and eventful. Moreover, K-drama fans praised the idol's vocals and mesmerizing tone in the song. They were also pleased with the lyrics as they tweeted how they can't stop listening to the song on loop.

However, this isn't the first time the idol has sung an OST for a drama. So far, he has a list of songs that he has contributed to many K-dramas over the years, including Like a Star for Yumi's Cells, Beautiful Day for Dr. Romantic 3, and A Little More for Soundtrack #1, among others.

Needless to say, every time Doyoung sings an OST for a K-drama, it instantly gains the attention of fans because they trust him to deliver a beautiful and harmonious song. Furthermore, Here With Me marks the second time the idol is singing a song for Ahn Bo-hyun's drama, the first being Like a Star for Yumi's Cells.

More about Doyoung

Kim Dong-young, professionally known as Doyoung, is a talented South Korean singer, actor, and host. He is prominently associated with the renowned boy group NCT, actively participating in various sub-units like NCT U, NCT 127, and NCT DoJaeJung.

Doyoung made his debut in April 2016 as a member of the rotational unit NCT U. A year later, in January, he became a part of the fixed unit NCT 127, based in Seoul. In April 2023, he further joined the fixed unit NCT DoJaeJung.

Apart from his achievements in the music industry, Doyoung has triedhis hands at acting as well. In 2021, he played a supporting role in the drama series Midnight Cafe – The Curious Stalker and also showcased his talents in the musical Marie Antoinette. The following year, he starred in the web series Dear X Who Doesn't Love Me.

The last episode of See You In My 19th Life is slated to premiere on July 23, 2023.

About the author

Kirti holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism & Mass Communication and has been a Kpop writer at SK POP since 2022. She has been following Kpop and Kdramas since the last 6 years and but has worked in the genre only in the last 3-4 years donning several several caps - social media intern, copywriter, article writer and academic writer.

Kirti likes to pen down insightful features based on Korean dramas, especially the 'Ending Explained' categories. It gives her the satisfaction of creating the most authentic content rather than simply replicating what media outlets generally do.

Her process of creating content is time-consuming, yet methodical; she prefers to use original sources of information, which in her case are Korean outlets. She watches entire episodes, writes them down, cross-checks/fact-checks the details/event timelines off the web and eventually creates her copy.

Kirti likes Lee Je-hoon, IU, and Kim Seon-ho since she feels that their dramas are inspiring and have good plotlines. When she is not writing about K-dramas, she can be found watching them.

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