ENA‘s ‘Undercover’ has confirmed its lineup and has even released its first teaser video featuring the ‘TOP Listeners’ judges calling for the original broadcast.

‘Undercover’ is a survival music variety program that reinterprets original songs and selects the strongest cover influencer, which has become a new music trend. As ‘covers’ have established themselves as a new way to enjoy music beyond simply singing along to other people’s songs, cover influencers who have taken over social media are set to appear on the show.

The ‘Undercover’ production team confirmed the first broadcast on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM and announced that ‘TOP listeners’ Jung Jae-hyung, Park Jung-hyun, Lee Seok-hoon, Kwon Eun-bi, and Groovy Room will be joining the show to judge the cover influencers. As they are ‘top tier’ musicians in their respective fields, curiosity is piqued as to how they will view and evaluate the music of cover influencers.

As a ‘gen musician’ who crosses over various genres, Jung Jae-hyung is expected to show off his soft charisma through his judging of cover influencers that hits the nail on the head. Park Jung-hyun, who is called the ‘Irrefutable Legendary R&B Empress’ with her unique tone and overwhelming singing ability, foreshadows her ‘Sincerity in Music’ with her signature pure charm as well as sharp judging comments.

Lee Seok-hoon, a ‘luxury balladeer’ who stimulates the public‘s emotions with just his voice, is expected to show the side of a ‘reaction craftsman’ with his delicate yet honest judging. Kwon Eun-bi, who has it all - performance, visuals, and singing ability - is set to reveal the charms of a ‘trending artist’ through ‘Undercover’. Lastly, Groovy Room, who leads trends with sensational music, foreshadows judging comments that stand out for their experience, as they have served as judges on ‘Show Me the Money 9’, ‘Show Me the Money 11’, and ‘High School Rapper 3’. The participation of the all-rounder ‘TOP listeners‘ who are not lacking in anything including singing, performance, and producing is raising expectations for ‘Undercover’.

The first teaser has also been released. The released video announced the appearance of many cover influencers who will further enrich ‘Undercover’, including Jung Jae-hyung, Park Jung-hyun, Lee Seok-hoon, Kwon Eun-bi, and Groovy Room, who will lead ‘Undercover’.


A SNS star with 18 million followers, a protagonist with 4 billion cumulative views who received love calls from global pop stars, power influencers with strong ripple effects such as Tsbokman and Greg, actor Ko Kyu-pil’s wife, and ‘Her’ of idol group Rise Sohee who will be revealed for the first time through ‘Undercover’. More cover influencers than you can imagine will make an appearance through ‘Undercover’.

In particular, Do Dae-yoon, who has overcome difficulties and returned to the world after a long hiatus for two months to make music again, is drawing attention. The contestants who are competing with Do Dae-yoon are also shedding tears at the sight of him calmly singing on stage for the first time in 15 years, and attention is focused on what Do Dae-yoon‘s future will be like on the main broadcast.

In addition, the judges’ enthusiasm for the cover influencers‘ stages is also raising expectations for ‘Undercover’. Lee Seok-hoon expressed his doubts and expectations by saying, “What will the real live performances of those I’ve seen through videos be like?” and exclaimed, “You‘re really the best,” and gave a thumbs-up to Jung Jae-hyung. Also, all the listeners gave a standing ovation to someone’s stage, heralding a “pleasure to the ears,” raising curiosity about the original broadcast.

‘Undercover’ will be first broadcast on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM.

Hong Se-young, Donga.com reporter, projecthong@donga.com