Zhang Xincheng covering Khalil Fong's 蘇麗珍 Su Li-zhen and 特別的人 Special Person
Again, unclear if he saw these titles in the comments or just felt like playing them—he's quite obviously a Khalil Fong fan, but although these songs are relatively old they aren't obscure, and he sang Su Li-zhen onstage a couple of months ago. (He also played 紅豆 Red Bean earlier in this livestream, which might have prompted other Khalil requests.)
I'm EXTREMELY partial to this version of Su Li-zhen because it sounds great on the piano AND he looks so comfortable and confident performing it. 🥹
PS. I feel like 花樣的幽默 is supposed to be part of the ItMfL callback just like the titular character of the song but idk.
月亮代表我的心 (the moon represents my heart) - english translation
Composed by 翁清溪 Weng Ching-Hsi, lyrics by 孙仪 Sun Yi, arranged by 卢东尼 Tony Arevalo Jr, originally sung by 卢东尼 Chen Fenlan and released in her 1973 album 《梦乡》 (dreamland). This song's melody came first, composed by Weng Ching-Hsi on a park lawn while studying in Boston, to express homesickness/loneliness as a foreigner abroad. Initially, he disliked the composition and considered discarding it—Sun Yi found it in a pile of his other works that were meant to be thrown out, and insisted on writing lyrics to complete the song.
Teresa Teng's cover for her 1977 album 《島國之情歌第四集：香港之戀》 (Love Songs of Island, Vol. 4: Love in Hong Kong) helped to popularize this song across the Chinese-speaking world. Today it is considered one of the most beloved Chinese-language songs of all time.
In some Chinese-speaking countries this song is considered a queer anthem of sorts, because Leslie Cheung publicly dedicated his performance of it to his boyfriend.
Above I've embedded Chen Fenlan's original version and Teresa Teng's 1977 cover. Below are lyrics, and a few other covers I like, including Leslie Cheung's.
你问我爱你有多深
我爱你有几分
我的情也真 我的爱也真
月亮代表我的心
你问我爱你有多深
我爱你有几分
我的情不移 我的爱不变
月亮代表我的心
轻轻的一个吻
已经打动我的心
深深的一段情
叫我思念到如今
你问我爱你有多深
我爱你有几分
你去想一想 你去看一看
月亮代表我的心
You ask how deep my love is for you,
How much do I love you?
My affection is true, my love true, too
The moon represents my heart
You ask how deep my love is for you,
How much do I love you?
My affection is steadfast, my love unchanging
The moon represents my heart
Your soft, gentle kiss
Has already stricken my heart
This deep, close affection
Has made me yearn for you ever since
You ask how deep my love is for you,
How much do I love you?
Go have a ponder, go have a look
The moon represents my heart
Note: When I write NCT, I include WayV members as well (it’s just too tiring to write NCT/Wayv). OT21 <3
Clarification: This is about covers that NCT members have done, not covers of NCT songs. This is not a list of their best covers. These are just covers I particularly enjoyed. This list is in no particular order.
Red Bean (Khalil Fong) - Kun & Xiaojun
This is my favorite Rainbow V project. Urgh, I don’t have enough words for how beautiful this is and how I wish they covered the whole song.
Growl (EXO) - NCT Dream
Ahhhhhh I really love it whenever NCT Dream sings, dances, or just jams along to EXO songs. This performance? So much love for it.
To You My Light (Maktub ft. Lee Raon) - Taeil
My heart broke when he lost in the first round :( We could have appreciated this beautiful voice more if he made it through to the following rounds. I felt so bad for him, but still Taeil gifted us a beautiful rendition of this song.
Give You My Heart (IU) - Doyoung
I love most of Doyoung’s covers but this is definitely favorite. (Yes, even more than his King of Masked Singer performances.) I’ve already linked this video in my Top Singers post. I can’t help it. I should have planned these posts ahead of time XD
Billionaire (Travie McCoy ft. Bruno Mars) - Mark & Haechan
Mark + Haechan + Billionaire? Iconic combination. There is no way anyone can enter the NCT fandom without somehow coming across this at some point.
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Bonus: Under the Sea from The Little Mermaid by NCT members during their SM Rookie days.
