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Early Access: SVT - THE 8's 海城 (Hai Cheng) (MV & Korean Version) (Patreon)

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2025-09-28 15:00:16
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Here's our reaction to SVT THE 8's Hai Cheng, both the OG and the Korean version MV!

This was magical to say the least :')

Enjoy <3

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Musicians react & analyze ♡ SEVENTEEN - THE 8's 海城 (Hai Cheng) (MV

THE 8 = Ballad Come on, The 8… seriously, what can’t you do? From Skyfall to Orbit, and now Hai Cheng… this was probably the most unexpected side of The 8’s singing we’ve ever heard. And wow, he impressed us so much. We actually checked out both the Chinese version and the Korean version. What’s so interesting is how different they feel: the emotion, the tone, the vibe. (You’ll see in the video which one we personally prefer). Every little detail The 8 delivered was just beautiful, and honestly, we just wish we could hear him sing ballads even more often. Like we say in the video, if you wish to have fun with our SEVENTEEN Marathon with other SVT contents like 'Game Caterers' and 'Going Seventeen', hop on and join the party at http://patreon.com/handsomesausages !! :D Kpop producer and singer-songwriter react to SEVENTEEN - THE8's 海城 (Hai Cheng) & 꿈걸음 (Official Music Video). Enjoy! Sound at http://soundcloud.com/hsausages Follow us on IG: @handsomesausages Timestamp 0:00 - Intro 1:33 - HAI CHENG Reaction 5:25 - We Loved the Vocal Mix 8:24 - How the Music Felt Like 9:04 - The Repeated Word 10:19 - KOREAN VER. (DREAM WALK) Reaction 14:14 - Chinese VS Korean 17:09 - The Repeated Word Part.2 (부디 BuDi) 18:11 - New Vocal Style for Us 18:52 - THE 8 Has Beautiful Hands... (Feat. Hai Cheng) 20:08 - THE 8 = Ballad 21:15 - SHOUTOUT #svt #seventeen #kpopreaction

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Thunder Monkey

The8's philosophies seep thru his musical expressions to soften the listener's ego. He is one of Seventeen's gifted masters.

lena

According to the the8 interview article, the Korean version is not a translation of the Chinese lyrics, but rather Woozi rewrote the lyrics in Korean.

Erin Kuehn

The8's Falling Down is one you absolutely have to check out at some point. He was very involved in the writing, composing, choreography, even production. I think its one of his best projects

Thunder Monkey

HS, yes, The8 plays piano! And yes, so does Jun, and Woozi too!

Thunder Monkey

HS: please react to The8's "Side by Side." Both the Chinese and Korean versions! This is so fun!!!!!!

Purple Spirit

If I’m not wrong, Hai Chang is his hometown

Brianna E

Thank you for this reaction!! I love Hai Cheng so much, and hadn't actually heard the Korean version so that was interesting to check out with you both. For me (as a native English speaker) no contest the original version is better, the overall sound flows so smoothly. I love hearing Minghao (and Jun) when they're able to sing in their native language, it just sounds right to me. Speaking of original vs Korean versions, I honestly don't think there's any song from any group I've heard where I prefer a second language version to the original. This may be an unpopular opinion but to me, it almost cheapens/takes away from the original song when they release additional language versions. I can understand the intent behind wanting the song to be available for fans who speak other languages, and appreciate the thought but I prefer letting the song speak for itself the way the artist originally intended. For next songs to check out, either the rest of The8's Stardust EP would be great, or to change it up you could check out Woozi's Ruby since you got a sneak peek of that from his Suchwita episode! It's another one of my favourites from the members' solo tracks.

tim

I love the chinese version more too..I think he delivers the emotion better.. The8 said he really wanted to work with Woozi since he likes Woozi’s ballad so they made this song together and finished in 2 hrs. The8 worked with chinese lyricist for chinese lyrics, Woozi read the lyrics and wrote the korean lyrics himself. You can watch the interview here https://youtu.be/I5ra1u8OdyI?si=0chQ-mwQSHuXeiYN Woozi What Kind of Future next?

Emma.

I didn't know there is a Korean version to be honest. I always listen to the Chinese one. I don't know how does it sound when a foreigner sings in Korean, when they are not fully fluent. I know it is possible to learn the exact pronunciation and way of singing but when I listen to someone trying to speak or song in my native language or when our singers sing in languagees other than our language or English one could really tell....I hope he sounds good in Korean having in mind he must have pretty big experience already.

Pier Angelie Ocio

Hai Cheng is one of my fave!!!!!! thank you for reacting,, Also, I agree, react to what kind of future.

Francys Malavé

First time commenting and I love that you’re checking his songs, Minghao is on my top bias, he is just incredible, so artistic and the way he can transmit his emotions, Hai Cheng is so special to me as an immigrant, is a song that makes me miss my home country and that’s what it means to him, is a song that he made for his hometown and how he misses home. I can’t wait for you guys to check the rest of his work, and also you should start checking his contemporary art, is on seventeen’s official YT page. Thank you again! I enjoyed so much this video 🥹💎

Mikayla

Side by side by Minghao is such a fun song, its definitely a different side to him. You should defo check it out. Fun fact : when this came out, hoshi was obsessed with the dance for this song and would do it at any given opportunity. The MV is super fun and has some appearances from the members : https://youtu.be/e5bqgvfz84E?si=CC2d2OOj6ewLnxeu and in case you wanted to check out the Chinese version, he did a performance : https://youtu.be/kv4ncyy8jd0?si=4h76FiNGvN_6fzYS

Quwarichi

Hai Cheng is a really meaningful song to me, so I'm glad you could react to it. Some fun things to note: Woozi helped The8 translate the song from Chinese to Korean. He also (like you guessed) provided the backing vocals! You noted that Hai Cheng is also The8's hometown. It's actually (according to him) a love song for his hometown. D'Some said something about the music giving the feeling of "leaving something behind" and I think it really captures the struggle of someone born in a country, in a town he loves, then moving at a young age to a country he doesn't speak the language of to pursue his dreams. The8 mentions it a few times, but his parents couldn't come with him when he flew to Korea because they didn't have money, so he had to go alone. The members said he cried a lot during that time. As someone who's bilingual, I get told a lot my tone of voice changes based on the language I'm speaking. What you were talking about with the stiffness that comes with the Korean version vs the fluidity and emotion of the Chinese might be because of the difference in mouth shape. A mouth that's used to work specific muscles to speak Chinese since birth, no matter how fluent in Korean, will struggle. And in singing where you often have to be very exact about your mouth shape it might be even a slight hindering in trying to let your true vocals show. Somewhat unrelated, but Han-C mentioned piano, and while I don't think I've ever seen a mention of The8 playing - his mother plays the piano! He admires his mom a lot. I can't decide what I wanna recommend next - I think whether you choose to react to the other tracks in The8's Stardust album or to something else (his Side by Side, maybe) or even to a different member's discography (Dino's Wait is awesome, and it'd be like completing a Performance Team set!) I'll enjoy it!

CavaeStella

If you want to continue with something from The8 (aside from Orbit EP), I’d vote for Falling Down. I was so impressed by how he’s involved a lot in lyrics writing, composing and choreographing the contemporary piece. I still watch the MV (?) from time to time cos I like the song so much. He’s one of my main bias for a reason (HS please don’t fight me!) and it’s how he has done a variety of things since childhood. Martial arts, B-boy, contemporary dance, fashion, painting, composing, lyrics writing, choreographing, DJ-ing, you name it. That guy is living and breathing art for his whole life.

Brianna E

This is fairly off topic, but since you asked about The8 playing piano I feel like it's at least somewhat relevant. There's a special performance of some 97 liners from various groups including Seventeen covering I'm a Flying Butterfly, and the rest of Seventeen's vocal unit plays instruments for the performance. I'll link the original here (at least I think it is!), I think it'd be fun to check out when you have a chance! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KkQ-mxpHXE

Handsome Sausages

Oh we're so excited to get to his other stuff as well :') He's just so great. Thank you<3

Normal SJA

In 2021, due to COVID, the8 and Jun went back to China for china promotion from sep/oct to december. And for 4 month, they arent able to travel back and forth to korea like right now. So in those period, the8 and woozi working online and offline when he was back in Korea. The Chinese Lyrics are more poetic and deep as the8 work with Poet from China. Hope you check in on your own time… the way the lyrics spoke with no particular subject but yet could be directed to whoever you have in your mind. Either it is about the place, lovers, mothers.. And he sings in his native language, easier to navigate his emotions. Korean version is the reinterpretation of the chinese lyrics wrote by woozi for the8. And fun fact, woozi sang the guide for kor version and the8 love to listen to it more than his original version lol. Hai Cheng is the8 hometown, it is also a homecoming for him almost 2 years not able to see his parents due to covid and the feeling of only having 4 month working while speding time with his family in China before working back to Korea. 2021 was a crazy era for carats, from first official comeback under Hybe to early contract renewal to clingy seventeen keep on missing Jun and The8 for the second half of the year (clingy like spamming Jun and the8 weverse and ig, video call 12 members individually cuz if you missed out a member, they will know and start sulking) gosh what an era. Lol Falling down also another heavy piece from The8 that if you are interested.. if Stardust EP is current The8, Falling Down is more darker The8. Either way, it is our beloved Minghao ❣️ Love, a carat 🌕💍

Fay

minghao’s discography is soooo beautiful to me🥹 like he can really do it all!!! hai cheng has a piece of my heart, it’s so lovely🥺