The image of a setting moon doubles as a relationship ending; a repeating groove turns the bitterness into something unexpectedly buoyant.
Listen for
Notice how the bass and rhythm section build tension as the short refrain keeps returning.
What else to know
Often revisited when discussing Kim’s city-pop sensibility, it makes his polished harmony and rhythm especially clear.
Behind the song
A signature song from his 1993 third-album period, written and composed by Kim Hyun-chul.
WHY KOREA LOVES THEM
His signature lies in turning ordinary scenes into polished harmony and rhythm, from ‘A Train to Chuncheon’ and ‘Neighborhood’ to ‘The Fall of the Moon.’ EBS has highlighted how his early work translated then-unfamiliar bossa nova and jazz colors into accessible Korean pop.
