Nobel Prize Winner Han Kang Reveals AKMU's Song Helped Her Write Her Book

Nobel Prize winner Han Kang revealed that this AKMU song brought her to tears while in a taxi, and it also helped her in writing her book "I Do Not Bid Farewell."

After publishing the novel in 2021, Han Kang made an appearance on her publisher's YouTube channel, where she revealed that AKMU's 2019 song "How can I love the heartbreak, you're the one I love" inspired her writing.

"I finished writing the first draft and got into a taxi when this song started playing," she revealed. "I thought it was a familiar, well-known song, but the last part of the lyrics took on a completely different meaning, and I found myself in tears without even realizing it."

Han Kang also specified the lyrics that resonated with her greatly: "How could I, to you/ Our love so deep as the ocean/ Waiting till it runs dry will be our farewell."

With this passage, the novelist reflected, "It's impossible for the ocean to dry up. But that image came to mind, and I remember shedding tears in the taxi like someone with a story."

AKMU's Song Sees Boost in Charts

Following Han Kang's mention, AKMU's song "How can I love the heartbreak, you're the one I love" rises in the charts.

According to MelOn, the track began its resurgence on Thursday, climbing up to No. 34. Then, it ranked 27th on Friday on the same music chart, and rose even way up to 23rd on Saturday.

Han Kang Wins Nobel Prize for Literature

Novelist Han Kang received the Nobel Prize for Literature on October 10, and became the first-ever South Korean writer to win the award.

She is the 18th woman to receive the prize, and the 121st to do so since its foundation in 1901 by Alfred Nobel.

For the founder, who is a Swedish industrialist-inventor, the award is intended for authors who "produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction."