A part of the appeal of K-Pop is the fact that it transcends boundaries of language. Just as non-Koreans still enjoy K-Pop to the same degree as Korean listeners, it is true the other way around as well.
Koreans love listening to Western music and are just as in love with them as K-Pop. This has inevitably led to numerous K-Pop artists covering English songs that they love or that they think their fans would love to listen to in their voice. Here's a list of some of the best covers of English songs by K-Pop artists.
1. BTS JUNGKOOK - 10000 HOURS (DAN + SHAY, JUSTIN BIEBER)
The most recent cover by Bangtan's golden maknae proved instantly popular overnight, as Jungkook beautifully expressed his emotions through the cover of this iconic song. Who wouldn't wanna be on the receiving side of such a magical serenade?
2. PENTAGON JINHO FT. (G)I-DLE SOYEON - FINESSE (BRUNO MARS FT. CARDI B)
Jinho and Soyeon gave a whole new dimension of awesomeness to an already perfect banger by Bruno Mars and Cardi B in this cover of the song. The rap was immaculate, and Jinho's vocals are no joke.
3. EXO CHANYEOL - ALL OF ME (JOHN LEGEND)
Chanyeol performed the cover of this timeless classic live during EXO-Love CONCERT in DOME. Fans were enchanted at how an already beautiful song could sound even more enchanting. The answer was simple - because Chanyeol gave his voice to it.
4. IU & CNBLUE YONG HWA - LUCKY (JASON MRAZ)
This cover is immensely popular in the K-Pop industry, not just for being a fantastic collaboration of artists that covered the original but also for the perfect blend of feelings and emotions that IU gave to the song along with the fantastic Yong Hwa. We wish such a collaboration would happen again.
5. BTS V - SOMEONE LIKE YOU (ADELE)
Back in the old Bangtan days, V from BTS sang and produced the cover of Adele's Someone Like You, a song that almost everyone is familiar with. He even shot a video for it in the likeness of the original music video by Adele. It remains one of the most memorable BTS covers to date.
6. NCT DOYOUNG - BREATHIN (ARIANA GRANDE)
Doyoung's vocals are simply magical in this cover of Ariana Grande's song 'breathin', but what makes this cover unique is how much heart Doyoung put into the song. It was understandable that he loved making music, and this cover was his way of giving the nod to the original artist, whose music Doyoung is known to love.
7. NCT DREAM RENJUN - FOOLS (TROYE SIVAN)
NCT Dream's Renjun delivered an amazing rendition of the Troye Sivan song 'Fools,' and fans were overwhelmed by how great he sounded. Right from vocals to diction to the production, this cover was executed to the T. A music video to go along with the cover, only elevated the emotions felt by both him and the audience.
8. BLACKPINK ROSé - EYES CLOSED (HALSEY)
Rosé has a distinctively unique voice that sounds perfect for almost any genre she picks. Sam was the case for when she covered Halsey's heartbreaking love song "Eyes Closed." Fans even claimed that her cover might have sounded even better than the original, which is not a feat just anyone can achieve, perhaps except Rosé.
