VOCAL COACH REACTS | SOHYANG 소향 Arirang Alone 홀로 아리랑… an actual angel?
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This react is to Korean vocalist Sohyang singing Arirang Alone on the KBS show Immortal Songs 2. I was able to be a little more verbally informative in this one with regards to her vocal techniques and artistic decision-making however that really doesn't stop my avid appreciation for her voice from coming through.
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“why am i crying” is something i find myself saying every time i listen to Sohyang
Same here
Autumn McDonough and some people say she sings with no emotion! I don’t get it!
Everytime I listen to this.
Tears: hello
Yup.. even I was shocked that I cried the 1st time I heard this song. And I am a man tho
of course her song is amazing...^^
and one more reason of your tears is that ARIRANG contains the Korean historical sadness...so I guess you can feel it from her song
One of the most stunningly beautiful live performances in human history!
It isn't very often that you hear a song and realize you have never heard anything like it before (and probably never will again.)
Exactly!
Absolutely I agree with you. Especially ending part is so breathtakingly beautiful.
A Master piece
agreed. never get tired of listening to this. evergreen most definitely.
I still remember an interview with Sohyang. The reason why she sang with all her strength was that she sang loudly so that God could hear. Her voice was given by God. I still remember a few years later. that's why we always cry when we listen to her song. I'm not a Christian, but I can only describe her as an angel's voice.
Fun fact: the whole production and arrangements are completely done by so hyang.This song has over 60 :-version .She created this one on her own.a fabulous work.
FINALLY someone who actually pointed out that transition from pure head to mixed/belt (7:27). Everyone focuses on the amazing Bb5 but NO ONE talks about this. Those 2 seconds are SO DIFFICULT. She went up one octave from chest to head and then on three different syllables she changed her tone three times from head to mix in just 2 seconds. 99% of singers would have cracked every single syllable. First time i saw this video my reaction was just the same. For me it is still the most amazing bit of this performance. I mean, apart from the otherworldly experience of that Bb.
Right?! Incredible transition. Sohyang is ridiculously good at what she does.
This song is korean traditional song and these lyrics have a meaning of singing about the pain of division in Korea from the war.
So she said 'togerher'.
I am also Korean and know the historical pain, but Sohyang's song brings me something more emotional.
Thanks for your reaction..!
What are you talkin about “korean war”?
The song Arirang is 600 years old.
Its everything Korean. Han and Jung and every other emotion associated with our people.
@@lustwaffe9000 Oh, you're right. But I mean, this song is 'Arirang Alone', a song written and rewritten based on traditional music 'Arirang'. In the lyrics of this song, let's hold hands. The meaning of 'Let's go together' is to hope for the unification of South Korea and North Korea divided by the Korean War.
This song is actually very sad. Very hopeful but very sad, because it is a reflection of Korea as a war-torn country, filled with a lot of separations and heartbreaks, but also hope and optimism for a better, united future.
*Arirang* is the most-beloved Korean folk song. It’s believed to be first sang over 600 years ago, and passed down from generation to generation. No one knows the exact meaning of Arirang but it embodies the spirit of the people of Korea for centuries. Arirang represents the suffering and tribulation (Arirang 'Hill') overcome as people and the nation. If we’re together as one holding hands, we can make it over the hill.
*Arirang Alone* is a modern adaptation (released in 1990) of the original song written in the hope of reunification of Koreas. It’s a song of hope and peace. It tells a fantasy of the Island of Dokdo floating in the East Sea all alone singing Arirang. If Dokdo sang Arirang, alone in the Eat Sea, would North and South reunite?
Dokdo is islets centrally located between Mount Baekdu (in northern border of North Korea) and Mount Halla (in Jeju Island, South Korea). Let’s ride a boat together from Baekdu and Halla. When we dock our boats at Dokdo, we’ll witness a new dawn together.
The songwriter’s parents had to leave two sons and a daughter in North Korea during the war. His father’s dying wish to him was “when Korea reunite, go find your older brothers and sister and tell them that their parents did not abandoned them”.
Where everyone in the audience sings along is where Sohyang incorporated the original Arirang lyric and melody.
I- yah. I couldnt have said it any better😂😂
Damn...
Jesus that's beautiful. Makes the song somehow even more magical. This performance is seriously transcending.
Verdi's music unified Italy. Never believe it's impossible.
thankyou. seriously.. for this fine explaination..
The "well done little one" comment had me ugly laughing and I don't know why 😂
Levi Gray haha same!
SoHyang has a tiny figure. But a huge voice. It always suprise me as i listen to her. She can fill with her voice a whole stadium and the sky above it! She has the most powerfull voice a ever heard. Many consider her the best female singer in the world; Thats why you Ugly Laughing come from by the phrase; "Well done little one". SoHyang is by no means "ä litlle one"' she is a "Great one' ; In my opnion; "One of the best"in the world !
@@ronaldpessy6229 I think the "Well done little one" comment was matched with the old man nodding approvingly of Sohyang like he (the old man) was saying it in his head, "you have done well young one". That part was one of my favourite parts of the video, the true feeling of appreciation from the old people who personally experienced most of the challenges of Korea over the war years.
@@TheSeeking2know yep! :)
She is an actual angel, she went through a cancer and she won the battle against it... she has so much soul!! And this song it's super emotional for Korean people, it talks about the hope of reunification between North and South Korea... btw, this version of the song always makes me cry, it's so beautiful
It is been so long you didn't watch Sohyang sing. Watch her sing at Begin Again Korea road show busking to comfort people during coronavirus period. "I will always love you"
"Sohyang, we have to stop meeting like this" might be the funniest side remark ever spouted midst respect’tears❤️❤️😊😀
It is so~ beautiful that I'm speechless.
This song is of national importance, the audience is in the same emotional state as her and us. I haven't listened to this performance in a while and I got chills all over once again. That's the first thing I heard from her. She's so incredible, those transitions, that tone...
One of the best singers out there. When artists of this caliber sing, we get their message even without lyrics.
I’ve literally watched this performance dozens of times and it blows my mind every time! Goosebump city.
I’ve heard this song 100+ times and every time I tear up and get goosebumps .. I’ve never ever reacted to another song like I do this one.
She's amazing!
Love your reactions!!!!!
I’m not gunna lie when I first saw this performance I also cried and I just couldn’t understand why but she just touched my soul with this song, it was amazing, honestly
lol ive watched this like 100 times, and somehow end up crying every time :D
She is an inspirational artist and a great Korean gospel singer.
Have a nice day.
As a Korean, this song speaks to us. It is a beautiful thing that foreigners are also touched by the emotions of this song!
Listened to this song in 100 different versions growing-up but, what she did here with this simple song is simply masterpiece. INCREDIBLE!
She is one in a million of our generation. She makes everything looks so easy as if she were playing around with the sound of magic ❤️
Sohyang is the best singer of this era. Live is a better singer than the record! It is a dream, hope, and emotion and comfort.
"Why am I cryting?" Sure can relate, especially for a traditional Korean folk song! Sohyang offers this fantastic example how music can transcend language barrier. The drama and the emotion can be so readily sensed through her magical voice in this amazingly arranged song. Love your approach of using written notes throughout the video to minimize prolonged interruption and also serve to highlight the breaks where you want to make important notes. Your reaction is filled with chuckful of vocal pedagogy, which often come across dry and alienating to me, a music consumer without much professional training. However, the passion and enthusiasm you put forward about the performance makes you so approachable and likable.
So glad to find you on this journey to explore about Sohyang's music and hope to see you again soon.
PS: Let me mention Sohyang's Bridge Over Troubled Water for your consideration the next time also on Immortal Song 2.
This performance is just EPIC, isnt it? just like watching a grandiose movie soundtrack live! the music arrangement, the vocal, the story, progressions. just awesome!
In Korea, 70% of the country is mountainous. So it was common to cross the mountain from the old rural village to the other village. Most of these mountain paths that appear outside the village are very high and curved. This road was called Arirang Pass. And, Korean traditional music called "Arirang" expresses this place as the last scene of seeing loved ones leave behind.
Sohyang's song, "Holo Arirang," was composed by a Korean folk song composer to wish people living separately in North and South Korea could meet in one place. in the middle of a song
" Dokdo. Did you sleep well last night? "
There's a lyric like this. Although it is a personified expression of the Korean language's cherished object, many Koreans become emotional with the phrase.
The composer thought it was a place where the separated people could meet.
제대로 된 설명... 엄지척 '-')乃
Isn't it interesting that even when the meaning of the song is not understood, the emotions are are still clearly recieved. Music truly is the universal language.
Still my favorite performance from her. It carries the same feeling I get from her drama soundtracks.
I've seen this exact same performance so many times but I kid you not, I cry every single time.
I can just watch you go on all day long. As much as I am stunned by Sohyang everytime she sings, your understaning and insights of her vocal technique astounds me. You too are such a master in singing..
I love your reaction and your editing
Bravo Julia. For us So Hyang fans in Croatia, she is CESARICA, which means empress in the Croatian language, but Croatia's most popular song for the last 30 years is also called "CESARICA". It is a song about love for an everyday woman who is Good, beautiful, desirable to all and our hearts cannot do without her just as flowers cannot live without water as that song says. THE EMPRESS OF OUR HEARTS So Hyang.
Greetings from Croatia.
I would strongly recommend checking out her performance of Bridge Over Troubled Water sometime!! It’s by far my favorite display of just how ridiculously effortless she makes such amazing belts
소향님의 무대를 더 많이 리뷰해주세요~! ))ㅑ핳핧 떄햔믠뀩뫈쒜
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ몰래 국뽕
갑자기..대한민국 만세가....ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Julia: "Why am I crying!"
me: Ma'am, we are all crying...
I think the highlight for this performance in So Hyang's heart is the the Korean Olympic Dance Skate Team used this performance as their music in the Winter Olympics in S. Korea and if I remember correctly they medaled ...
Korean Olympic dance skate to so
Hyang
Your reactions are so natural and pure..we deeply feel it..
"Sohyang, we have to stop meeting like this."
And I'm bursting in laughter 😂
She has the voice of an angel🌟and will outdo all competitors that come her way🌟👍no contest❤️
감사합니다 ~
퀸 소향 is love~💗
I'm expecting her amazing performance. Especially there is the most breathtakingly beautiful ending part I've ever heard in my whole life. She always touches my heart. I can only say Wow.
After watching this performance,
I don't know what to say. It's just so~~~ beautiful and amazing.
She looks like an angel.
Thank you so much for the best analysis and reaction. Have a good time.
She sings like a Disney princess
Shes gonna be singing again in a korean tv show called “비긴어게인” hope you can react to her recent healthy singing as well soon☺️ The show is up next week!
thanks!
Thank you for the reaction~
She is always amazing~🥰😍
Oh sohyang! what a lovely performance! surely a long waiting reaction.
her voice makes every place she sings into like a king's palace
Arirang alone is a song that goes well with Korean emotion and voices
What a beautiful song and interpretation. Btw. Julia, even if you cry you look amazing!
소향 world
For the first time after meeting Sohyang, I realized that the human voice was better than the instrument.
소향님의 리액션을 극찬해 주셔서 감사합니다.
Can't wait to see the video, Julia please do more reaction videos about Sohyang's performances
This must be the 50th time I've heard this performance, and I'm weeping yet again. Her voice is so pure and angelic, her talent other-worldly. I'm so happy you've shared this review, Julie.
The hidden meaning of cute lyrics in this song is longingness for reunification of South and North Korea... and the song contains sadness of separation of Korean peninsula as well.
Sohyang Arirang fills me up with her beautiful voice.
Yes, much yes. She's so epic.
Just thought i would put here that I really love your editing. A lot of vocal coaches react to these songs/artists and, with all due respect, their analysis is often just as good as yours but your editing really makes your videos shine in my opinion.
it's taken me a while to watch this because every single time i hear SoHyang's rendition of this song i sob my way through it. absolutely fantastic reaction
So sweeeeet from you, smart reaction.,Sohyang is amazing .big 🙂🌴🌞💐💙💚💜✌️☺️from casablanca
OMG!! Her high notes are likely burn everything..!!!!
One of best singer of today, i've been a huge fan since i first her in 2014, i have over 100 of her MV on my channel and Digital downloads of her greatest hits on my laptop. It's because of her and three other South Korean singers like Park Ki Young, ALi, Son Seung Yeon that i have learned the South Korean language.
Your reaction to her performance was priceless. I gdt goosebumps whenever I listen to her songs. Hope to see more in you channel!
She is an ANGEL! when you are sad, listen this song
You don't know how beloved this song is. It is the unifcation song of North and South. Arirang is the the suffering of our people. We come over it together. The single voice is total amazing true stunning motive.
Finally one more So-Hyang reaction video !!
I really appreciate your genuine comments and emotion.
I know you have loads of recommended lists done by Sohyang, yes, all of them are representation of our inner most part done, stunning.
I also want you to have chance to listen to relatively recent songs by her.
One of them is 'I will always love you', which is, I think, already surpassing Whitney's, sorry to say. So emotionally perfect one sung in imperfect surroundings.
Julia, Thanks a lot for your pure beauty as well.
As you watch this ask yourself the question "Who else could sing this song as arranged?" I can't come up with anyone.
I can do it :-)
Yes, I always feel this is her signature song. 17 hours away though, dang.
I love how we are all liking something that we haven't even seen yet. ^_^
Sometimes I get the feeling that she's just having fun with the orchestra
One of the best performances ever. I have never heard anything like that Bb5 come out of a human being before.
Liked and subscribed after your first reaction. I'm not close to being a singer but lately I've been intrigued to listen to vocal coaches interpret singers. Its opening A whole new appreciation for me. And so far I've enjoyed yours the most you deftly interpret the technical aspects that has opened my eyes to how incredible the human voice is. And, just to get this out of the way, your emotional self is heartening and your physical self is just as incredible. Your hair is like liquid fire and your features exquisite and together it makes each reaction thoroughly enjoyable. Ok, that said I can move on. Thiss singer Sohyang I had never heard of but she's the most beautiful voice I've ever heard. Her interpretation of a song is awe inspiring and I look forward to hearing much more of her. Why isn't she more well known?
I've already seen so many reactions to So Hyang's perfomances that I didn't think to learn anything new for myself, but you surprised me. Thank you for your reaction. Keep watching to So Hyang. I recommend you to listen to her version of Oh Holy Night from Immortal songs (8 minutes video, the song starts in the third minute)
And she had PNEUMONIA during this performance!! I literally could never
Another 2 performances to complete the Immortal Songs series which are Lean On Me and Bridge Over Troubled Water. Both were famous western songs but So Hyang completely changed the arrangement making it feels like her original song. Hope to see them soon.
Thank you so much for loving So Hyang so much. Great reaction as always.
her voice along with this song especially makes me cry so much. she did the song so much justice
love your analysis, looking forward to this video !
Simply, she is an amazing singer!
I can't stop watching this reaction. I've probably seen it 20 times. It's so genuine and shows so much appreciation
We told you this would blow your mind! She is so amazing! I love her so much!
Her vocals are beyond amazing but her talents are swelled by the fact that she is responsible for the mesmerising arrangements of all the songs she performs,giving us a real insight in to her musicality as a whole. If you listened to the original of this song you could be forgiven for hardly recognising it as it is just a traditional folk song,a bit 'ploddy',as folk songs sometimes are, but a sprinkle of the old so hyang magic it has become more 'anthem' like. There are a couple more 'english/american' songs for you to look at that are 'classics' that almost everyone would know that have had the so hyang treatment, which are 'bridge over troubled water' & 'lean on me' (before the song starts,never in a million years will you be able to guess the direction in which that goes!!!) both from the show 'immortal songs 2' & then there is her performance of 'i have nothing' at the DMC FESTIVAL, which tbh doesn't change too much from the original in the first half of the song,apart from the key she sings it in, but the second half of the song however,in particular the climax,is a different story altogether.al these songs I suggest for the same reason,which is that I am sure you are familiar with the originals so you can compare(not the best choice of word as everyone is individual so you probably shouldn't compare but maybe what i'm trying to say is that you have something to 'relate' so hyang's version to). Once you have got through these I suggest that you take a look at her 8 performances on the show 'king of masked singer' which she won,and remained queen,for 7 consecutive weeks,which is a record for the show. These songs are the opposite in that they are all korean songs which I am sure you wont be familiar with,but this is where,in my opinion,her talent shines the most,I think these performances show off her vocals( & her skill at arranging too) much more than the performances you have seen so far. It is also here where you can see her versatility to the max because you get the ballads etc but you get the pop,the rock & believe it or not you also get the rap(day day). The korean version of this show is not as 'extravagant'(or scary) when it comes to the 'masks' as the UK/US version & so hyang's mask is very 'human' like, I think her character is called 'old lady' actually, which is not so distracting, and anyway, once she starts singing there is no doubt that it is her. I know that is a lot of performances & I realise there are only 24 hrs in a day & that there are other artists you want to react to but please,be kind to yourself & even if you dont do a reaction video for us,please please please just listen to them for your own personal enjoyment.
As I said,these songs are predominately in korean but if you do want the eng subs then I suggest you watch them on vimeo. Great rea tion by the way,I really enjoy watching people watching so hyang,particularly people like yourself who are professionals,in different capacities, when it comes to singing/music etc as it helps us people that only know it sounds good to understand what she is doing that makes it sound good,apart from the fact that she has a god given talent. Hoping for another reaction video soon. Thankyou Julia
Wow....really big fan...good.
As I listen to Sohyang's songs in Masked Singer, I can feel the siren of Greek mythology.
In other ways, I feel like I'm watching a tech demo of a human song.
Almost every song, but I felt that way when I listened to "Home" and "Breath."
크... 좋으다😍
Oh ! Sohyang !!! 😍
Your comments are as beautiful as So Hyang's performance.
소향 한복 잘 어울립니다. 잘 보았습니다.
오늘도 당신의 모습을 보고 갑니다. 건강하세요 🍀💪...
고맙습니다. 😊 아리랑 i Like YOU ~ UniVErsely in deep my mental..
Great reaction, as always love your analysis!
Hoping to catch you reacting to some of her performances on the Masked Singer: Breathe, Do You Know, and Home!
Those are some of her most colorful songs!!!
Julia, if you are reacting to KOMS (my favourites of Sohyang are all there), please do not use TH-cam as the official videos are just teasers. . Vimeo with English subtitles will be safer.
@@ignatiuschua5268 Bravo! ;)
A true vocal coach/ voice teacher would ALWAYS have their mind blown at @7:30 part.
As a lover of Korean culture and all, this song never fails to make me cry
😢😢😢
I recommend you listen to the original song
It will feel different😊
You should definitely react to song sohee, she’s an artist that specializes in traditional korean gugak music. Her voice is just magical
All of Sohyang's songs move me
why do you make me cry
I love you Julia
thank you
from Korea..
Arirang, Korea with a long history, was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on December 5, 2012. In the lyrics of this song, the East Sea and Dokdo appear, showing that it is the territory of Korea.
You have a lot of feelings~ Good job~
great :D this perfomance is lovely! gives me Disney vibes!
Thank you for good reaction and review.
- from a fan who respects and loves you
Ha ha, you’re commenting about the lady on the left, when the one on the right who’s right in front of the screen has the biggest open mouth I have ever seen! She was shook!
It's really funny that the Immortal Songs performances all include multiple stank faces at her belts from the other competitors but her rivals on I Am Singer were all super poker faced no matter who ridiculous she got.
@@kbar5821 Ikr
In IAS2 the contestants were like: -_-
@@kbar5821 well if you were koreans, you would know that IAS contest is for unique/special/legendary singers which means they all have their own levels and signatures..
they were all still surprised to each other though in some moments.. like sohyang - fate, the one - my man's woman, guckkasten - monalisa, lee eun mi - for you,etc
@@martinquinones7128 Si aquí en México nos emocionamos rápido si alguien canta así. Y en Korea si alguien canta así se quedan todos serios -_- ja ja
You have to watch the full episode. It's on TH-cam somewhere. Sohyang even had a bigger mouth when the lady on the right went into E6 in head voice. But, the funnier part comes after that and I think I'll stop the spoiler here.
Why are you crying ? Its the voice young lady that incredible voice is to singing fans an emotional tool that has mastery over our emotions !!
her voice technique is beyond human skill.
you must watch so hyang- I have nothing. its awesomeeeee
SoHyang is my Queen 💙💕🎧🎧
이런 라이브는 현장으로 가야합니다
“Well done little one” lmao I love you for this