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Korean songs like “Patient Zero” by Taylor Swift

If you like Taylor Swift's “Patient Zero”, try Red Velvet's “Psycho”, TAEYEON's “INVU”, SUNMI's “Gashina”, Yerin Baek's “Square (2017)”, and Kim Gun-mo's “Wrongful Encounter”: 5 Korean songs with a similar mood, each with an official link to listen.

Checked Nov 3, 2026

About “Patient Zero”

Artist
Taylor Swift
Released
2026-09-25 (bonus track, The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore)
On the charts
debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100
The original Patient Zero Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift

Korean songs with a similar mood

  1. 2019 Psycho Red Velvet
    SMTOWN

    Red Velvet – Psycho싸이코

    Same mood of a relationship that's thrilling and unhealthy at once, over a polished pop-R&B build.

    • lyrical theme
    • mood

    By the numbers

    Listen on SMTOWN (opens in a new tab)
  2. 2022 INVU TAEYEON
    SMTOWN

    TAEYEON – INVU

    Similar vibe: a clear-voiced pop vocal working through love that keeps hurting.

    • lyrical theme
    • vocal style

    By the numbers

    Listen on SMTOWN (opens in a new tab)
  3. 2017 Gashina SUNMI
    1theK (원더케이)

    SUNMI – Gashina가시나

    Same pointed, after-the-breakup energy aimed squarely at the ex who walked away.

    • lyrical theme

    By the numbers

    Listen on 1theK (원더케이) (opens in a new tab)
  4. 2019 Square (2017) Yerin Baek
    Yerin Baek

    Yerin Baek – Square (2017)

    Singer-songwriter storytelling with a soft, intimate vocal — similar vibe to Swift's diary-style writing.

    • vocal style
    • mood

    By the numbers

    Listen on Yerin Baek (opens in a new tab)
  5. 1995 Wrongful Encounter Kim Gun-mo
    Again 가요톱10 : KBS KPOP Classic

    Kim Gun-mo – Wrongful Encounter잘못된 만남

    A '90s classic built on the same love-triangle twist — an ex, a new partner, and a friend in the middle.

    • lyrical theme

    By the numbers

    Listen on Again 가요톱10 : KBS KPOP Classic (opens in a new tab)

Songs are matched on mood, sound, lyrical theme or vocal style. We don't claim that any song copies another. Every link goes to an official artist, label, distributor or broadcaster channel.

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Checked Nov 3, 2026 · Week of Oct 26, 2026