IVE, ENHYPEN, NCT WISH: 2026 Lunar New Year, Horse Year Idol Running Songs BEST 5 [FOCUS]

The 2026 Lunar New Year holiday is here! What songs should you listen to on your way home or back to the city this year? Here are five songs perfect for a drive, selected from artists born in the Year of the Horse (Byeongo-nyeon) across different generations.

◆ 1966 Year of the Horse Artist Lee Seung Chul – ‘Today I Also’

Lee Seung Chul has released mostly breakup songs like ‘Mali Flower’, ‘Hee Ya’, ‘Story of Rain and You’, ‘Don’t Say Goodbye’, ‘Never Ending Story’, and ‘Fate’. Therefore, most of his songs are ballads, but ‘Today I Also’ is a rare dance track despite being about a breakup. ‘Today I Also’ is the title track from Lee Seung Chul’s 1996 5th album ‘The Bridge Of Sonic Heaven’. The reggae-style narration at the beginning and the stage with foreign dancers give it an exotic feel.

Don’t bother trying to know me when even I don’t know myself

I can only be frustrated that I can’t show you my heart

There were many women accustomed to this habit of mine

But gradually, they started regretting as they looked around me

No matter how much I search all day, I only see the same molded faces

Memories of my appearance become damp

Today again, I’ll fall asleep forgetting that I’m alone

Today again, I’ll spend my day regretting you meaninglessly in my memories

Don’t say you’ll always pretend to be alone

The empty space after you left is always left open

I always prepare for the chance to meet you again

Hoping to be held in your arms again

No matter how much I search all day, I only see the same molded faces

Memories of my appearance become damp

Today again, I’ll fall asleep forgetting that I’m alone

Today again, I’ll spend my day regretting you meaninglessly in my memories

Today again, I’ll fall asleep forgetting that I’m alone

Today again, I’ll spend my day regretting you meaninglessly in my memories

◆ 1990 Year of the Horse Artists Girls’ Generation’s Yoona & Sooyoung – ‘Express 999’

‘Express 999′ is a track from Girls’ Generation’s fourth full album ‘I GOT A BOY’ released in 2013. Although not widely known to the public, it is considered a ‘hidden gem’ by fans. The song showcases the unique refreshing, mix-pop sensibility of Kenzie, the composer behind Girls’ Generation’s ‘Into the New World’, BoA’s ‘Garden in the Air’, EXO’s ‘Addiction’, ‘Monster’, and aespa’s ‘Supernova’. It uniquely compares the feeling of excitement and going straight for someone to riding an express train.

It’s strange, my heart is complicated (All night long)

I need a stronger coffee (Black and strong)

Actually, strangely, I keep thinking of you (Why?)

You’re not that special

Why, why are you spacing out?

Could it be that I like you?

Da Da Da Da, don’t you know me?

Don’t make fun of me for changing when I’m so proud

I’m running like an Express, this is dangerous

I’m curious about you, the person in front of me

I’ll run while embracing this feeling, no excuse!

Oh Oh Ah, taking the express!

It’s strange, my heart is complicated (All night long)

I need a stronger coffee (Black and strong)

When I see someone similar, I think of you (Why?)

You’re not that special

If it’s fate, it’s a bit funny

I acknowledge the excitement

Da Da Da Da, don’t you know me?

Don’t make fun of me for changing when I’m so proud

I’m running like an Express, this is dangerous

I’m curious about you, the person in front of me

I’ll run while embracing this feeling, no excuse!

My heart is getting impatient, the world is changing oh

Everything is because of you

The miracle rang, let’s go, I want to go faster

Don’t make fun of me for changing when I’m so proud

I’m running like an Express, this is dangerous

I’m curious about you, the person in front of me

I’ll run while embracing this feeling, no excuse!

Oh Oh Ah, taking the express!

◆ 2002 Year of the Horse Artist IVE’s Gaeul – ‘Accendio’

‘Accendio’ is a double title track from IVE’s second EP ‘IVE SWITCH’ released in 2024. Unlike the hip-hop genre of the other title track ‘HEYA’, it is a dance song with a mysterious atmosphere. In this song, IVE shows a transformed appearance through a spell. In the music video, member Gaeul appears with a magic wand, and IVE transforms into another dark self, drawing attention. ‘Accendio’ captures the deadly emotions of facing love in an energetic melody.

Yeah

Dear priest, I have something to confess

A drop of blood and tears, just a play

This is a secret monologue, beautiful but born bad

Don’t predict, no way, you just talk too much

Oh, it’s beautiful but chilling

A strong first impression is good

Oh, it’s kind but like ice

Gonna make you crazy

Ooh, the heart that was at peace

When I see you, yeah, I like that, it might stop

Now, I’m changing, can’t you see?

(Five, six, seven, eight)

Watch me, don’t touch me

Love me, don’t hurt me

Watch me, don’t touch me

Cast a spell, accendio

Watch me, don’t touch me

Love me, don’t hurt me

Watch me, don’t touch me

Cast a spell, accendio

Ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, with fingertips, accendio

Ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, with fingertips, accendio

Oh, turn at the cliff

The pupils are dyed with colors I’ve never seen before

The feeling is pure, the look is love

It won’t be easy, out of control

A maze filled with fragrance, push you into the smoke

Six drops, magic syrup and we pop into the mirror

Pearls all over the body, swirl with two fingers

Show me a sweet curse, let them B-U-R-N, yeah

Ooh, the heart that was at peace

When I see you, yeah, I like that, it might stop

Now I’m changing, can’t you see?

(Five, six, seven, eight)

Watch me, don’t touch me

Lovе me, don’t hurt me

Watch me, don’t touch mе

Cast a spell, accendio

Watch me, don’t touch me

Love me, don’t hurt me

Watch me, don’t touch me

Cast a spell, accendio

Ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, with fingertips, accendio

Ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, with fingertips, accendio

Watch me, don’t touch me

Love me, don’t hurt me

Watch me, don’t touch me

Cast a spell, accendio

Watch me, don’t touch me

Love me, don’t hurt me

Watch me, don’t touch me

Cast a spell, accendio

Ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, with fingertips, accendio

Ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, with fingertips, accendio

◆ 2002 Year of the Horse Artists ENHYPEN’s Jay, Jake, & Sunghoon – ‘Drunk-Dazed’

‘Drunk-Dazed’, the title track of ENHYPEN’s second mini-album ‘BORDER : CARNIVAL’ released in 2021, expresses the emotions of the members facing a world like a dazzling carnival. ENHYPEN is bewildered and confused by the unfamiliar environment where up and down are reversed and boundaries are blurred in the world they encountered after their debut. The members sing about becoming intoxicated by the festive atmosphere and gradually moving towards the center of the carnival, drawn by the gazes and cheers of the people. The rock and hip-hop-based beat and the dreamy and mysterious melody are heterogeneous but strangely harmonious.

Beautiful and mesmerizing

My sparkling cornea is a diamond

The world without rules

Is all turned upside down, standing upside down

Turning up the party, now

My feet are in the sky, wow

People are ha ha, high

In my ears, la la, loud

Dazzling, Baby

This lighting, Shining

We’re in love with this carnival

Actually, I’m scared

In the swaying glass, this drunk world

At the end, my heart is burning

But I just wanna stay

I feel it, my head is Daze Daze Daze

Addicted, Replay Play Play

As you want, as you want

Go as far as you can, Go

The Carnival that locked me in, wow wow

Again, my heart is Daze Daze Daze

Can’t control my body dance dance dance

This sweet scent

And the red fangs

Enjoy it, this Carnival wow wow

Mmm, crossing the boundary, call me, call me

Everything changes, everything collapses

Reaching out beyond the locked door

Pain welcomes me, a feast of thirst

Actually, I’m afraid

The me in the mirror is just unfamiliar

The shabby truth behind this mask

But I never escape

I feel it, my head is Daze Daze Daze

Addicted, Replay Play Play

As you want, as you want

Go as far as you can, Go

The Carnival that locked me in, wow wow

Again, my heart is Daze Daze Daze

Can’t control my body dance dance dance

This sweet scent

And the red fangs

Enjoy it, this Carnival wow wow

The light given to me

The flames of the sacred fire, Ah

Until I become the owner, Imma ride

I feel it, my head is Daze Daze Daze

Addicted, Replay Play Play

As you want, as you want

Go as far as you can, Go

The Carnival that locked me in, wow wow

Again, my heart is Daze Daze Daze

Can’t control my body dance dance dance

This sweet scent

And the red fangs

Enjoy it, this Carnival wow wow

I wake myself up

Burning my heart

Filling my dreams

I wake myself up

Burning my heart

Filling my dreams

◆ 2002 Year of the Horse Artist NCT WISH’s Sion – ‘Silly Dance’

‘Silly Dance’ is one of the songs that best reflects the identity of NCT WISH, a representative of ‘refreshing pop’. It is a track from NCT WISH’s second mini-album ‘poppop’ released last year. It wittily depicts the awkwardness of acting like a fool dancing when standing in front of someone you like. The synths and guitar sounds on the fast-paced drum beat create a cheerful feeling, and the addictive chorus makes you want to move your body. The melody gives a fairy-tale-like and mysterious feeling.

Oh baby dance yeah

I wanna dance oh

Yeah silly dance I just

My heart is beating so fast

My steps keep getting tangled

Like a dance that missed the beat

I keep Ayo ayo