The Phantom Lawyer OST is not just background music for a legal drama. It is the emotional bridge between the living and the dead. Across sixteen episodes, SBS’s hit supernatural courtroom series used seven original songs to score the moments where words failed and only music could carry the weight of grief, love, and letting go. This Phantom Lawyer OST guide breaks down every track, the artist behind it, and the exact scene that made each song unforgettable.

Part 1: “Warmth, Where Memory Rests (기억이 머문 온기)” — Jukjae

Episodes 1–2 | Genre: Acoustic Ballad | Released: March 13, 2026

In the opening episodes,Shin Yi-rang has just opened his law office in a former shaman’s building. He does not yet understand what he has walked into. When the ghost of Lee Kang-pung appears for the first time — confused, angry, unable to remember how he died — Yi-rang’s world cracks open. The song enters quietly during the moment Kang-pung’s wife speaks his name and date of birth aloud, and twenty years of lost memory flood back into a dead man’s eyes. Kang-pung does not scream. He simply exhales, as though breathing for the first time since his death.

Key lyric: “너를 감싸는 바람이 되어 네 이름을 부를 때” — I become the wind that wraps around you, calling your name.

As a whole, Jukjae’s warm acoustic guitar and gentle vocal sit so low in the mix that you almost miss the song starting. That restraint is the point. The dead do not announce themselves. They drift in like a breeze through a cracked window, and Jukjae’s delivery mirrors that perfectly.

Part 2: “And a New Life Begins (어떤 날)” — Yunmin

Episodes 3–4 | Genre: Pop Ballad | Released: March 21, 2026

Meanwhile, Trainee singer Ro-en is dead. Pushed from a rooftop by the person she trusted most. After Yi-rang uncovers the truth through possession and exposes the real killer in a courtroom that does not believe in ghosts, Ro-en’s spirit finally smiles. The camera holds on Yi-rang standing alone outside the courthouse, rain beginning to fall, and for the first time he understands: this work is not a curse. It is a calling. Yunmin’s voice rises over a sparse piano line as the episode fades to black.

Key lyric: “나의 마음 새로이 피어, And a New Life Begins” — My heart blooms anew, and a new life begins.

In comparison, Where Part 1 was about the dead finding peace, Part 2 is about the living finding purpose. Yunmin, the vocalist of band Touched, delivers the kind of restrained emotion that does not try to make you cry — it simply tells the truth and lets you decide what to feel.

Part 3: “Puffy Love” — Brick

Episodes 5–6 | Genre: R&B | Released: March 28, 2026

By this point, For five episodes, Yi-rang and Na-hyun have been circling each other — professional respect layered over something neither will name. In Episode 5, after Yi-rang is wrongly arrested for murder and Na-hyun storms into the police station to defend him, the power dynamic shifts. She is no longer his rival. She is his person. The song plays during the walk home afterward: two lawyers side by side on a quiet Seoul street, fingertips almost touching, neither brave enough to close the gap.

Key lyric: “손끝이 살짝 스칠 때, Feels like walking on the clouds” — When our fingertips barely brush, it feels like walking on the clouds.

Similarly, Brick’s smooth R&B vocal floats over guitar and synth pads, and the production deliberately avoids any dramatic crescendo. The romance in Phantom Lawyer does not explode. It tiptoes. “Puffy Love” captures that perfectly — soft, warm, and slightly terrified of its own feelings.

Part 4: “Here I Am” — Park Jiwon (fromis_9)

Episodes 7–8 | Genre: Dreamy Ballad | Released: April 3, 2026

As a result, Na-hyun has spent years running from her guilt. Her older sister So-hyun died saving her from a car accident, and Na-hyun has never forgiven herself. When So-hyun’s ghost appears through Yi-rang’s ability, Na-hyun collapses. Not from fear — from relief. The sister she has been mourning is standing right in front of her, smiling the same smile. “Here I Am” begins the moment Na-hyun whispers her sister’s name and So-hyun answers back.

Key lyric: “Here I am 난 여전히, 우리 눈이 마주친 이곳” — Here I am, still in the place where our eyes first met.

Above all, Park Jiwon’s vocal carries an almost dreamlike quality, floating above a bed of piano and soft strings. A Reddit user described hearing this song at the end of Episode 8 and immediately replaying the scene three times. The production team knew exactly what they were doing: placing the most delicate voice on the most devastating reunion.

Part 5: “Maybe” — Jin Hyojeong

Episodes 9–10 | Genre: Pop | Released: April 10, 2026

From this moment on, Yi-rang asks Na-hyun to be his partner. Not romantically — professionally. She accepts, and they hang a new nameplate on the office door together. Yi-rang polishes the sign with the pride of a man who has been fighting alone for far too long. Na-hyun watches with quiet amusement. Neither says what they are actually feeling, but the camera catches Na-hyun’s smile lingering a beat too long, and “Maybe” slips in like a confession neither character is ready to make out loud.

Key lyric: “Maybe I just wanna love you, right — I have been in love with you for a while now”

Furthermore, Jin Hyojeong’s vocal rides over a laid-back electric guitar groove, and the English-heavy lyrics give the song an international pop sensibility that sets it apart from the rest of the tracklist. It is the lightest, brightest song on the OST — and it needs to be, because what comes next is anything but light.

Part 6: “You Were My Star” — Kim Feel

Episodes 11–12 | Genre: Pop Ballad | Released: April 17, 2026

In contrast to the budding romance, This is the song that broke the internet. With Yi-rang’s help, Na-hyun spends her sister’s final days completing So-hyun’s bucket list one item at a time. Laughter fills the room. Meals are shared one last time. Songs are sung together, off-key and perfect. And then it is time. So-hyun looks at Na-hyun and says: “내 곁에 와 줘서 고마워” — Thank you for coming to my side. She dissolves into light, and Na-hyun is left reaching for a hand that is no longer there.

Key lyric: “간절히 원해도 닿을 수 없는” — No matter how desperately I reach, I cannot touch you.

Indeed, Kim Feel is a vocalist who understands loss. His voice does not soar for the sake of soaring — it cracks in exactly the right places, and that crack is where the grief lives. The production builds from a solo piano to full strings, but it never overwhelms. The song respects the silence between the notes, because that silence is where So-hyun used to be.

Part 7: “Those Days (그 때, 그날들)” — Yoo Yeon-seok

Episodes 15–16 (Finale) | Genre: Ballad | Released: April 25, 2026

Finally, The final case is the most personal one. Yi-rang’s own father — the disgraced prosecutor Shin Ki-jung, wrongly accused of corruption twenty-two years ago — appears as a ghost. For sixteen episodes, Yi-rang has been healing other people’s wounds while ignoring his deepest one. Now he must face it. After clearing his father’s name in court and watching Yang Byeong-il’s two-decade cover-up collapse, Yi-rang sits on a park bench beside his father’s ghost. Neither speaks for a long time. Then Ki-jung says: “사랑하는 사람만 기억을 하면 전부 다 기억하는 거니까” — As long as the people who love you remember, everything is remembered. He fades. Yi-rang smiles through tears and whispers goodbye. His own voice — Yoo Yeon-seok’s voice — begins to sing.

Key lyric: “소중했지만 잡을 수 없던 그 때, 그날들” — Those days that were precious but could never be held.

Without a doubt, There is something uniquely devastating about an actor singing the final song of his own drama. Yoo Yeon-seok does not have a trained idol’s vocal. What he has is honesty. His voice is warm, slightly unsteady, and completely real — exactly like Yi-rang himself. The production team reportedly decided to use Yoo Yeon-seok only after hearing him hum the melody on set during a break. It was the right call. No professional singer could have closed this story better.

Bonus: Songs That Aren’t on the OST Album

In addition, Phantom Lawyer also used several licensed tracks that never made it onto the official soundtrack but became fan favorites in their own right.

IVE’s “Love Dive” scores the legendary possession dance scene in Episode 3, where Yi-rang’s body is taken over by a ghost and he performs the full choreography in a courtroom hallway. DAY6’s “Happy” plays during a warm flashback where trainee Ji-woo jams on guitar with friends. And Broccoli You Too’s “앵콜요청금지 (No Encore Requests)” soundtracks Na-hyun’s memory of her sister singing — a small, quiet moment that hits harder than any courtroom verdict.

The Complete Phantom Lawyer OST Playlist

Listen to the full Phantom Lawyer OST on Spotify.

Final Thoughts

In other words, Seven songs. Seven goodbyes. The Phantom Lawyer OST works because it never tries to be bigger than the story it serves. Each track arrives at precisely the moment a character can no longer hold their emotions inside, and the music says what they cannot. From Jukjae’s whispered opening to Yoo Yeon-seok’s deeply personal closing, this soundtrack is a masterclass in restraint, timing, and emotional truth.

Ultimately, If you have not seen the drama yet, start with our Phantom Lawyer Complete Guide for everything you need to know before Episode 1. For a deep dive into how the finale wrapped every thread, read our Phantom Lawyer Episode 16 Finale Recap. And for a broader look at the best K-drama music of all time, check out our 15 Best K-Drama OST Songs That Never Stop Trending.