From a September Wish to an October Cover: Ado Sings Heize's ‘And July’

On the final Saturday night of October, Japanese singer Ado posted a familiar Korean track: Heize's ‘And July’. The title evokes 2016, but the new comments take listeners back to a 2026 festival. The cover was published October 31 at 8 p.m. KST and runs about three minutes and 51 seconds.

Ado's Korean-language video description says she performed the song at Xnterstellar Music Festival 2026 and finds Korean pronunciation difficult but fun. It credits Heize for the song, John Kafka's fan art for the illustration and vis for mixing. Ado also writes that she wants to return to Korea, mentioning dakhanmari, kalguksu, a chocolate drink and the ‘ganadi’ meme—a playful note beneath the music.

The story begins before this upload. In a September 22 Reddit discussion, fans noted that Ado had mentioned wanting to cover ‘And July’; one reply the next day expressed excitement for exactly that cover. After the October 31 upload, several commenters recalled hearing it at the festival. A wish, a live memory and a recorded cover now meet in one song.

A third-party public listing reproduces comments dated October 31. Some Korean viewers are delighted to revisit a song they heard at XMF. Others praise Ado's Korean diction or imagine the practice behind it; another group is surprised by the Heize selection and the DEAN rap section. English-language comments admire John Kafka's illustration or ask for a streaming release. These are observed examples from an accessible listing, not a statistical sample of all YouTube reactions.

Heize and DEAN released ‘And July’ in 2016, alongside its music video. A decade later Ado has introduced the Korean-language song to another audience. The original video and new cover offer a way to explore how songs travel between singers and generations; this article does not claim a frame-by-frame or audio-level comparison because complete playback was unavailable during verification.

Four points are verifiable: (1) Ado's cover appeared at 8 p.m. KST on October 31, 2026, with a runtime of roughly 3:51; (2) her description identifies an earlier festival performance; (3) Heize's original featuring DEAN and DJ Friz was released July 18, 2016; and (4) a Japanese tracking site's snapshots recorded about 126,000 views at 11:15 p.m. October 31 and 328,000 at 3:15 a.m. November 1. Those are historical third-party observations, not live YouTube counts.

Next questions include whether the cover receives an official audio release on streaming services, whether Ado posts more background details and whether an official full performance video appears. A listener's request for Spotify availability is not a confirmed release announcement. Any future viewing figures need time-stamped sources.