SEVENTEEN vocalist Joshua released Baby Come Home on September 22, 2026, a digital single issued in two languages rather than one. The Chinese version is a duet with Taiwanese singer-songwriter WeiBird, and the English version is performed by Joshua alone.
The structure is what makes the release worth revisiting long after its first week. Most K-pop bilingual releases are alternate-language cuts of the same recording. Here, the two versions are different listens built from the same song, and knowing which one you press play on changes what you hear.
What Baby Come Home Actually Is
The song arrived as a two-track digital release, with both versions hitting streaming platforms the same day. Joshua co-wrote and composed the track, according to his agency, Pledis Entertainment. For readers newer to the group, SEVENTEEN is the 13-member act under Pledis that debuted in 2015.
The arrangement stays deliberately small. Gentle acoustic guitar strumming runs through the song, with bass and drums providing a steady foundation beneath a warm, understated melody. Nothing in the production tries to overpower the vocal.
The two versions break down simply:
- Chinese version: a duet with WeiBird, released with a live clip that also features him
- English version: Joshua solo, carrying the same message with a different emotional color
For CARATs deciding where to start, the short answer is that neither version is a secondary extra. Both are official releases built around the same song.
Meet WeiBird, the Voice on the Chinese Version
WeiBird is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter with Golden Melody Awards recognition, honored for both his songwriting and his work as a new artist. The Golden Melody Awards are described in Korean coverage as the most prestigious music honors in the region, which makes his presence on the track a genuine artist-to-artist moment rather than a marketing feature.
For US listeners who do not follow Mandarin pop closely, that credential is the fastest shorthand for his stature. He contributes more than vocals, too. WeiBird appears in the live clip for the Chinese version, standing alongside Joshua on camera as well as on the recording.
The vocal pairing is the selling point. Joshua’s delicate, deep tone meets WeiBird’s clear voice, and the blend is what gives the Chinese version its warmth.
The English Version Is a Full Joshua Solo
The English take is not a translated bonus track. Joshua performs it alone, and Korean coverage describes the delivery as something close to a monologue, calm and lyrical rather than grand.
Its lyrics sketch a pledge to stay by someone’s side without change. Where the Chinese version trades lines between two voices, the English version lets one voice carry the whole promise, which gives the two tracks noticeably different moods even though they share a theme.
Joshua’s Chinese-Language Timeline
Singing in Chinese is not a new move for Joshua. Earlier in his career, he covered Chinese singer Li Ronghao’s Ear, and Korean outlets reported that the cover reached No. 1 on QQ Music’s Soaring Chart and Peak Trend Chart.
He has also stepped outside the group in English, singing One More Dance, an OST for the film K-POPS!, directed by and starring Anderson .Paak. Together, those releases show a solo lane running parallel to SEVENTEEN’s group work, one language at a time.
Baby Come Home is the first release where both sides meet. Joshua is the writer of the material and the performer of it in two languages, with a collaborator joining one version instead of a translation replacing the other.
What the pattern does not prove is a formal strategy. Pledis has not announced any market expansion plan tied to the single, and the language choices read as a reflection of the artist’s own range rather than a corporate blueprint.
The “Home” Theme Behind the Acoustic Sound
Both versions center on the same idea: becoming a place where someone can always return. The Chinese version carries its promise in one line: “Even as time passes and many things change, I will always be your home wherever your hand can reach.”
That message fits the stripped-back production. The song never builds toward a huge finish, and the restraint is the point, especially next to SEVENTEEN’s louder, high-energy group singles.
It also explains why two versions make sense. A promise of steady companionship can be sung as a conversation between two artists or as a solo vow, and the release offers both readings.
Where to Listen and What’s Still Open
Baby Come Home is available as a two-track digital single on streaming platforms, and the live clip for the Chinese version arrived alongside it. WeiBird appears in the video as well as on the recording, so the collaboration is something listeners can watch, not just hear.
What comes next is less clear. Joshua has not announced a live performance of the single, which leaves open whether he would sing the Chinese version, the English version, or both on stage. More solo material is also unconfirmed, and no behind-the-scenes content has been announced.
Those questions stay open for now. Both versions remain streaming, and the live clip is the clearest look at what the collaboration adds to the song.