10 Covers Of Chinese And Taiwanese Songs By Male K-Pop Idols

JOOX HK / SEVENTEEN / United CUBE / NCT Aside from performing their own songs, K-Pop idols are known to cover the songs of other artists, both domestically and internationally. Covering the music of other artists is the perfect way for idols to engage in music genres and styles outside of their own. It also pleases fans by injecting their voice into songs they already know and love while drawing in new fans who discover them through their covers. Of the songs that idols cover, Chinese and Taiwanese songs are some of the most popular. These are just 10 covers of Chinese and Taiwanese songs by male K-Pop idols. 1. Cyndi Wang’s ‘Dang Ni (When You)’, sung by BaekHo BaekHo covered Cyndi Wang’s ‘Dang Ni (When You)’ which is a sweet song about being afraid to confess to someone you like. It allowed him to showcase his manly yet soothing vocals, wooing each of his fans and turning those who were just passing by into his fans. 2. Hu Xia’s ‘Those Bygone Years’, sung by SEVENTEEN For “Music Bank” in Hong Kong, SEVENTEEN sang ‘Those Bygone Years’ by Hu Xia. This is one of their most notable live performances and for good reason. It showed off the magnetic vocals of all the performing members. Fans have also emphasised their immaculate pronunciation of the lyrics. The audience were drawn into their performance and were singing along with them. 3. LaLa Hsu’s ‘Down in Sandbar’, sung by SEVENTEEN’s Jun SEVENTEEN’s Jun has covered multiple Chinese songs. Amongst these covers, his performance of ‘Down in Sandbar’ by Taiwanese singer LaLa Hsu is one of the best because it perfectly highlights his sweet vocals, matching the melancholic lyrics about the emptiness of no longer having your lover by your side.  4. Sodagreen’s ‘Little Love Song’, sung by DAY6 Back in DAY6’s early days during their first overseas showcase in Taiwan, they covered Taiwanese indie band Sodagreen’s ‘Little Love Song’. It is a simple and tender song about the innocent sincerity of love in one’s youth. As a band themselves, their cover embodied the same authenticity of live music and was the start of plenty more wonderful covers of international songs by DAY6. 5. Escape Plan’s ‘The Brightest Star in the Night Sky’, sung by N.Flying N.Flying were the perfect band to cover Chinese pop rock band Escape Plan’s popular song, ‘The Brightest Star in the Night Sky’. The strums of the melodic guitar accompanied the atmospheric build up from SeungHyub’s deep resounding voice to his killer rap in the verse and stable vocals in the chorus. 6. Jay Chou’s ‘Love Confession’, sung by ASTRO ‘Love Confession’ is one of the most well-known songs by Jay Chou, known as the ‘King of Mandopop’. ASTRO covered the song in 2017 for their Singapore showcase titled “ASTRO THE 1st SHOWCASE IN SINGAPORE”. Performing the song to a Singaporean audience was significant for their fans and they were thoroughly impressed at the quality of the performance. 7. Wakin Chau’s ‘Friends’, sung by iKON ‘Friends’ by Taiwanese singer Wakin Chau is one of the most iconic songs from the 1990s. It is one that almost everyone in the Greater China region knows of and always brings audiences in to get everyone singing along. iKON brought their own K-Pop twist to the song by incorporating rap and dance to create a unique cover. 8. Hebe Tian’s ‘A Little Happiness’, sung by PENTAGON’s Yanan and HongSeok In 2017, Yanan and HongSeok covered Hebe Tian’s ‘A Little Happiness’ which was one of the most popular songs in the Asian music scene at the time as the OST to Taiwanese rom com film, “Our Times”. Yanan is PENTAGON’s only Chinese member and HongSeok is proficient in Mandarin as he used to study abroad in China and Singapore.  Two of NCT’s Mandarin speaking members, RenJun and XiaoJun, teamed up to perform one of Taiwanese singer Eric Chou’s top hits, ‘Unbreakable Love’. The vocals of the duo complemented each other; while RenJun’s voice is soft and delicate, XiaoJun’s angelic voice is slightly lower. 10. 831’s ‘Miss You 3000’, sung by Hwang MinHyun ‘Miss You 3000’ was one of the top soundtracks of 2020, famous for being the OST of Taiwanese TV drama “Someday or One Day”. Many people across the world loved the romantic song and it was none other than the princely MinHyun who covered it. 

10 Covers Of Chinese And Taiwanese Songs By Male K-Pop Idols
10 Covers Of Chinese And Taiwanese Songs By Male K-Pop Idols

JOOX HK / SEVENTEEN / United CUBE / NCT

Aside from performing their own songs, K-Pop idols are known to cover the songs of other artists, both domestically and internationally. Covering the music of other artists is the perfect way for idols to engage in music genres and styles outside of their own. It also pleases fans by injecting their voice into songs they already know and love while drawing in new fans who discover them through their covers.

Of the songs that idols cover, Chinese and Taiwanese songs are some of the most popular. These are just 10 covers of Chinese and Taiwanese songs by male K-Pop idols.

1. Cyndi Wang’s ‘Dang Ni (When You)’, sung by BaekHo

BaekHo covered Cyndi Wang’s ‘Dang Ni (When You)’ which is a sweet song about being afraid to confess to someone you like. It allowed him to showcase his manly yet soothing vocals, wooing each of his fans and turning those who were just passing by into his fans.

2. Hu Xia’s ‘Those Bygone Years’, sung by SEVENTEEN

For “Music Bank” in Hong Kong, SEVENTEEN sang ‘Those Bygone Years’ by Hu Xia. This is one of their most notable live performances and for good reason. It showed off the magnetic vocals of all the performing members. Fans have also emphasised their immaculate pronunciation of the lyrics. The audience were drawn into their performance and were singing along with them.

3. LaLa Hsu’s ‘Down in Sandbar’, sung by SEVENTEEN’s Jun

SEVENTEEN’s Jun has covered multiple Chinese songs. Amongst these covers, his performance of ‘Down in Sandbar’ by Taiwanese singer LaLa Hsu is one of the best because it perfectly highlights his sweet vocals, matching the melancholic lyrics about the emptiness of no longer having your lover by your side. 

4. Sodagreen’s ‘Little Love Song’, sung by DAY6

Back in DAY6’s early days during their first overseas showcase in Taiwan, they covered Taiwanese indie band Sodagreen’s ‘Little Love Song’. It is a simple and tender song about the innocent sincerity of love in one’s youth. As a band themselves, their cover embodied the same authenticity of live music and was the start of plenty more wonderful covers of international songs by DAY6.

5. Escape Plan’s ‘The Brightest Star in the Night Sky’, sung by N.Flying

N.Flying were the perfect band to cover Chinese pop rock band Escape Plan’s popular song, ‘The Brightest Star in the Night Sky’. The strums of the melodic guitar accompanied the atmospheric build up from SeungHyub’s deep resounding voice to his killer rap in the verse and stable vocals in the chorus.

6. Jay Chou’s ‘Love Confession’, sung by ASTRO

‘Love Confession’ is one of the most well-known songs by Jay Chou, known as the ‘King of Mandopop’. ASTRO covered the song in 2017 for their Singapore showcase titled “ASTRO THE 1st SHOWCASE IN SINGAPORE”. Performing the song to a Singaporean audience was significant for their fans and they were thoroughly impressed at the quality of the performance.

7. Wakin Chau’s ‘Friends’, sung by iKON

‘Friends’ by Taiwanese singer Wakin Chau is one of the most iconic songs from the 1990s. It is one that almost everyone in the Greater China region knows of and always brings audiences in to get everyone singing along. iKON brought their own K-Pop twist to the song by incorporating rap and dance to create a unique cover.

8. Hebe Tian’s ‘A Little Happiness’, sung by PENTAGON’s Yanan and HongSeok

In 2017, Yanan and HongSeok covered Hebe Tian’s ‘A Little Happiness’ which was one of the most popular songs in the Asian music scene at the time as the OST to Taiwanese rom com film, “Our Times”. Yanan is PENTAGON’s only Chinese member and HongSeok is proficient in Mandarin as he used to study abroad in China and Singapore. 

Two of NCT’s Mandarin speaking members, RenJun and XiaoJun, teamed up to perform one of Taiwanese singer Eric Chou’s top hits, ‘Unbreakable Love’. The vocals of the duo complemented each other; while RenJun’s voice is soft and delicate, XiaoJun’s angelic voice is slightly lower.

10. 831’s ‘Miss You 3000’, sung by Hwang MinHyun

‘Miss You 3000’ was one of the top soundtracks of 2020, famous for being the OST of Taiwanese TV drama “Someday or One Day”. Many people across the world loved the romantic song and it was none other than the princely MinHyun who covered it.