K-pop star Hwasa released a playful solo version of Harry Styles’ “Watermelon Sugar” on Wednesday (July 22).
For her version of the summer contender’s song, the Mamamoo member remains fairly faithful to the pop star’s original, recreating the vibrations of the video from inside her apartment. “Strawberries on a summer night / Baby, you are at the end of June / I want your belly and that summer feeling you / Stay in you / Breathe, breathe me / I don’t know if I could ever without watermelon sugar, stop,” he sings as he throws a beach ball in a watermelon pink cropped cardigan surrounded by fanatical buzzing.
Hwasa’s Harry Styles cover comes just weeks after the release of his solo debut EP Maria, which peaked at number 7 on the Billboard World Albums chart dated July 10 after its release late last month. Additionally, the K-pop idol recently collaborated with Dua Lipa on a bilingual K-pop remix of the 2020 star single “Physical”, and also contributed the changing song “Orbit” to the original soundtrack of the drama. Korean television. The King: Eternal Monarch.
Meanwhile, “Watermelon Sugar” is currently ranked # 7 on the Hot 100, earning the former One Direction the third success of his Top Ten career after “Adore You” and “Sign of the Times “of 2017.
Check out Hwasa’s sweet version of “Watermelon Sugar” below.
