Powerful Inspirational Kpop Idols Quotes to Start Your Day

Sometimes in life, we need extra motivation and inspiration. Hence, we search for motivational and inspirational quotes all over the internet. However, some quotes from our favorite artists, like our Kpop bias, are often more motivating and inspiring. So here, Kpoppost gives you some powerful motivational and inspirational quotes from Kpop idols.

Powerful Motivational and Inspirational Quotes from Kpop idols

Quotes from Male Kpop Idols

Super Junior quotes

“It’s not an end but an and.” Super Junior Leeteuk

“I wanted to become happy. I always have been looking for the key to happiness. Now, I think I have found it: being able to wake up in the morning, see the people I want to see, and laugh and cry together with them.” Super Junior Leeteuk

“There’s no shortcut in life.” Super Junior Kyuhyun

Epik High quotes

“Dreams don’t happen when you are asleep. They happen when you are awake.” Epik High DJ Tukutz

“Take your focus off of it [the feeling of discouragement] and unleash it on the many encouraging things you didn’t notice before.” Epik High Tablo

“Fight for the right to be you.” Epik High Tablo

“If I’m going to be hurt anyways, I would rather have something positive come out of that experience. They say a swan makes its most beautiful sound when it dies.” Epik High Tablo

“Even a falling star still shines.” Epik High Tablo

“Though I crawl on the ground today
Tomorrow I’m going up to the sky
Though the rough winds blow, I’m goin’ up.” Epik High in ‘UP’

BTS quotes

“Don’t be trapped in someone else’s dream.” BTS V

“Love myself, love yourself, peace.” BTS Suga

“Teamwork makes the dream work.” BTS RM

“Don’t give up because of one bad chapter in your life. Keep going. Your story doesn’t end here.” BTS Jungkook

“It’s nothing special. It can be your youth or anything else. It can be a period of time where something big happens…. but the most beautiful time of your life is when you feel that moment truthfully with your heart, and you accept that moment. Then from the time you were born until you die, your entire life can be beautiful.” BTS RM

“There’s no shortcuts to perfection. All it takes is hard work and more hard work.” BTS in ‘Paradise’

“If you can’t fly, then run. Today we will survive.” BTS in ‘Not Today’

“You can’t stop me lovin’ myself.” BTS in ‘Idol’

“The dawn right before the sun rises is the darkest.” BTS in ‘Tomorrow’

“I will show you, as much as I sharpened my sword. To the all the people who looked down on me. Hey shout it out.” BTS in ‘We Are Bulletproof Pt.2’

INFINITE quotes

“Everything and every moment is very special.” Infinite L

“While we are young, we need to make mistakes so that we can grow up.” INFINITE Jang Dongwoo

“Imagine and dream, then the world will change to how you want it to be.” INFINITE Nam Woohyun

EXO quotes

“No matter how difficult and hard something is, I will always be positive and smile like an idiot.” EXO Chanyeol

“I’d rather bend than break.” EXO Kai

“Life is a game. Play it.” EXO Kris

“Even if I wander through unfamiliar places, even if I get lost, I will follow my heart, which is more honest than anyone else’s.” EXO in ‘3.6.5’

SHINee quotes

“If you work hard, then everything will be fine.” SHINee Taemin

“My dream isn’t to become the ‘best’; it’s to be someone who I’m not ashamed to be.” SHINee Key

“If you don’t give up your hopes and dreams, then there’ll always be a good ending” SHINee Minho

“Cry out loud once, then look in the mirror and shake it off. I’ve cried like that before and others will have times like that too. Cheer up. You’re not alone.” SHINee Jonghyun

“There are no boundaries or limits when it comes to love.” SHINee Onew

“As I go on with life, I find that there can be bad moments. But I have to be positive and change so that the bad thing doesn’t happen again.” SHINee Taemin

2PM quotes

“To believe everything you see is a foolish decision.” 2PM Junho

“Men are weak to women’s tears. All the men in the world would agree.” 2PM Taecyeon

“The light of love flows out of our soul, but often it is blocked by our fear to show it.” 2PM Nichkhun

“To be honest, if you end up liking a girl, wouldn’t she look pretty no matter what she wears?” 2PM Taecyeon.

More quotes from male Kpop idols

“As long as you’re not dead, your life isn’t the end.” Jay Park

“People cry, not because they are too weak. It’s because they have been strong for too long.” TVXQ Changmin

“I’ve been through a lot of unexpected crises, and on that path I hit upon a moment when I came into conflict with my inner self. I couldn’t help but endlessly asking myself, ‘Have I changed?’ The easiest and simplest answer to that (situation) was to accept myself just as I am.” TVXQ Yunho

“I think reaching the top is ambiguous in and of itself. Above the top is the sky, above that is the universe, and even above that there’s going to be something else. I always want to be growing, higher than the sky and the universe.” iKON Bobby

“Anyone who is not making mistakes is not trying hard enough for their dreams.” BIGBANG Daesung

“The biggest competition is myself. I am not looking to follow others or pull them down. I’m planning to test my own boundaries.” Rain

“If you have a dream, then you shouldn’t give up no matter what. You can’t be successful if you don’t fail.” GOT7 Jackson Wang

Powerful Quotes from Female Kpop Idols

Red Velvet quotes

“Don’t ruin a good day because of bad yesterday.” Red Velvet Irene

“When you look at the world with beauty in your heart, from wherever your eyes lie, you’ll find beauty.” Red Velvet Wendy

“Look at the world differently and make it yours, love yourself by wearing clothes you like, don’t be afraid and be confident. Because you’re beautiful.” Red Velvet

“I’ll be confident like a red ruby; I’ll be somewhat cunning like a red apple, a feeling good red dress.” Red Velvet in ‘Red Dress’

BLACKPINK quotes

“You own your life, don’t be swayed by other things and lose important things. Focus on yourself.” BLACKPINK Jisoo

“Let your smile change the world, but don’t let the world change your smile.” BLACKPINK Jennie

“Don’t let the noise of other people’s opinion drown out your inner voice.” BLACKPINK Lisa

“Life is not easy, there are so many crossroads… that’s our life.” BLACKPINK Jisoo

“Yesterday’s events have happened, and the things of tomorrow will come anyways, and I will do my best the next day again, too. So there is no need to worry.” BLACKPINK Rosé

“Life is tough, so are you.” BLACKPINK Jennie

Girls’ Generation quotes

“They said I was only allowed to look at pretty things, so I was always looking in the mirror.” Girls’ Generation Sooyoung

“Even if other people tell you otherwise, if you believe in yourself, you can do everything.” Girls’ Generation Tiffany

“Don’t just trap yourself in a strong image, sometimes you can take out your soft face that you’ve hidden away.” Girls’ Generation

“You need some fat to be pretty.” Girls’ Generation Sooyoung

“Everything will be good as long as you do your best. Because if you do, there will be no regrets.” Girls’ Generation Tiffany

“Don’t waste your time with explanations, people only hear what they want to hear.” Girls’ Generation Taeyeon

Girl’s Day quotes

“You know my name, not my story.” Girl’s Day Minah

“I knew that if I had dark and heavy thoughts it’d become harder to run.” Girl’s Day Minah

2NE1 quotes

“If you don’t take the first step, you can never have a fresh start!” 2NE1 Minzy

“Sometimes you have to bite the bullet. Not only must you learn to accept their gaze with your eyes but also with your heart.” 2NE1 Minzy

“All of us have times when we are ugly, but all of us have a unique beauty that others do not have.” 2NE1 Dara

“People have a lot if different tastes in the world, you are not able to receive love from everybody, rather than adapting to it, It’s better to show your true self.” 2NE1 CL

“Never give up! All you have to do is try again.” 2NE1 Bom

“I’m childish, that’s my charm. I’m fearless, that’s my youth.” 2NE1 CL

“I am not pretty or beautiful, but I am best.” 2NE1 Dara

MAMAMOO quotes

“If I don’t fit the beauty standards, I’ll make my own standard. ” MAMAMOO Hwasa

“When someone judges you, reflect on yourself first. There is a reason for everything. Don’t hate yourself. Don’t hate others either. Look at the situation. And what you’re doing this for.” MAMAMOO Moonbyul

“If I were to describe myself,
I’m a confident woman.
To put it in words,
a woman of feeling.” MAMAMOO in ‘Yes I Am’

More quotes from female Kpop idols

“You have to become the ‘first of yourself’ before you try to be the second of anyone.” BoA

“Don’t confuse my attitude with my personality. My personality is who I am, my attitude depends on who you are.” Miss A Min

“There are people who would not like me no matter what I do. I used to be hurt by that before. But I started thinking differently. There’s nothing I can do except to do my best” HyunA

“Best revenge? Smile, be happy and never let them know it hurt.” KARA Go Hara

“It’s not like we have superpowers, or are super talented or super beautiful, but we have passion and we believe in ourselves.” Wonder Girls Yeeun

“Make sure you eat well, because it’ll all pass
You’ll be able to fall asleep like you did before
I really mean it
You have the right to be happier” IU in ‘Ending Scene’

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