Released on Oct. 23, "Hello" marks Adele's return after her three-year hiatus. On Nov. 5, a cover of the song by a Korean teenage girl was uploaded on YouTube and the video instantly went viral.
In the "Adele" cover, a teenage girl gives her own rendition of "Hello," while a pianist at Seoul Music High School plays the piano in the background. The lyrics of "Hello" along with Korean translation are also displayed.
The girl seen in the viral "Adele" cover is a high school student from Seoul, South Korea. Sitting on a stool, she is dressed in her school uniform as she sings "Hello." Her name is yet to be disclosed.
The Korean teenage girl's cover of "Hello" has received praises from netizens from all over the world due to its unique mixture of powerful vocals and musical simplicity. Others consider it better than Adele's original version, which they find overly produced.
Adele has yet to comment on the Seoul high school girl's "Hello" cover. The British singer-songwriter is set to release her third studio album titled "25" on Nov. 20.
To support "25," Adele is set to have a tour as her team works on deals on a market-to-market basis instead of cutting a single tour deal with a promoter like AEG Live or Live Nation, sources told Billboard.
Recently, Adele performed "Hello" live for the first time as part of BBC's special titled "Adele At The BBC." During the program, she admitted that she is no longer allowed to send her own tweets after drunk tweeting years ago.
Watch the Korean teenage girl's viral cover of Adele's "Hello" here: