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This paper analyzes metaphorical expressions of ‘love’ in Korean and English popular songs and compares some common and different aspects of ‘love’ metaphors in the two languages. In cognitive linguistics, conceptual metaphor, or cognitive metaphor, refers to the understanding of one idea, or conceptual domain, in terms of another. Based on conceptual metaphor, we try to find how to conceptualize the abstract concept ‘love’ by concrete concepts in Korean and English popular songs. It is suggested that ‘love’ in popular songs is conceptualized as ‘commodity’, ‘fluid’, ‘journey’, ‘plant’, and ‘unity’. We also examine conceptual mapping between source domain and target domain in metaphorical expressions of ‘love’. Finally we argue that English popular songs have the strong tendencies expressing positive aspects of ‘love’ instead of negative ones. This reflects American thought that ‘love’ usually gives them positive effects and vigor in life. (Pusan National University)