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💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗 .✔️2015. KBS ( Arirang alone) Immortal Song 2 👈 Korean folk song" English subti. ✔️2015. MBC . ( I Have Nothing). DMC Festival 👈 (Vimeo) video.
@@Megl_guhr2ou9v.l BTS가 세계 최고의 그룹이 될 수 있었던 이유는? 아미란 최고수준인 팬클럽의 도움 때문이죠. 아미들은 BTS를 진심으로 좋아해주는 사람을 잘 가려내죠. 나는 Boyoumg Lee님이 소향의 찐팬이라 생각합니다. 그런데 사람 가려내는 눈은 없으시군요. 모든 사람이 다 소향을 좋아해 준다는 생각은 어설픈 생각입니다. 이 채널의 주인이 올리비아 로드리고양의 노래를 듣고 한 리액션을 할 때와 지금을 비교해 보세요. 갑자기 1년만에 차분해졌다는 걸 믿을 수 있겠습니까? 소향은 소확행을 실천하는 가수입니다. 소향에게 세계 최고의 프로듀서들이 음악을 같이 하자란 제의를 안했을 거 같습니까? 그런데도 묵묵히 한국내에서 활동을 하죠. 왜 그럴꺼 같습니까? Lee님의 지금같은 서포트가 과연 소향을 세계에 알리는 게 맞습니까?
Son:-) I am a 69 year old man! I have followed this Angel for 8 years and she still makes me cry! Heard a lGreat Artists over me year’s, none have been able to do easily affect my emotions! This Lady is Amazing an has something rarely if ever seen! It said she sings for God but I can almost see Jesus singing beside her! When she sings I believe He is near, Listening! You will discovery so very many Masterpieces in her repertoire’, I can’t say I have one that is better then so many others, I have a too 20 but even that changes! Please do not cheat yourself, make sure you listen to her Korean songs( even those without English subs), you will find many are her best and in time discover you will feel the song without words. She will never cheat you on Emotion , Effort or Performance ! She is Top of next level
I'm a huge fan of Sohyang. You Raise Me Up Everyone...In K Lean On Me Arirang Alone...In K I Have Nothing Oh Holy Night Hug Me...In K Day Day.. In K I Can Only Imagine The Power Of Love The songs that are in Korean are just as incredible as the ones in English.
Please react to Everyone (which she calls her most challenging performance)! also her version of I Have Nothing! ... and her outdoor Begin Again versions of Misty, I Will Always Love You, and If I Aint Got You. also please react to vocal goddess Sohyang's very own song: Stay
So Hyang is a 44 years old devout Christian and gospel singer from South Korea. In her early 20's and newly married, she was diagnosed with uterine cancer, which left her unable to have children. After being healed by God, So Hyang's goal has been to use her voice to bring comfort to people who are experiencing difficult times. She is not motivated by either money or fame. So Hyang does not own any social media platforms. In addition to being a published author of many books of fiction, she lectures about song and vocal technique at a South Korean university. So Hyang, along with her husband and some assistants, arranges every aspect of her live performances; the music, background vocals, staging, etc. So Hyang NEVER disappoints. New subscriber.
We all wonder if Sohyang is human or from another planet. Current odds are that she’s from another planet, with an outside chance she’s actually an angel come down from Heaven. 😇 We have never heard anyone sing like her, or be able to hold an audience in the palm of her hand until she lets them go. Her voice is, as one person described it, like liquid gold. Perfection in clarity and pitch, and she doesn’t fade in the upper octaves, which is startling when you hear her hit those 5th and 6th octave notes with such _POWER_ it actually gives everyone goose bumps-and makes us bald guys’ hair stand on end! As she says, her voice “is from God.” She does all the musical arrangements herself, with the input of her in-law family and musical assistants, teaches vocal technique at a South Korean university and speaks five languages: Korean, English, French, Vietnamese and Chinese, as well as reading Greek! Let me catch my breath. OK. She is a cancer survivor from uterine cancer at the age of 20, just after getting married, and states very plainly that God saved her life due to the prayers of her church. But this left her without the ability to have children so she decided to dedicate her life to being a Contemporary Christian Gospel singer and has refused recording contracts from the biggest corporations in the world. She only wants to sing for charities, churches and while doing missionary work, to strengthen those suffering through difficult times. David Foster, Josh Groban, Michael Bolton and others have all eagerly worked with her when they were in Asia. She contracted hepatitis B from a blood transfusion during her cancer surgery and it clings to her to this day. Because of this she is prone to catching pneumonia but has sang perfectly while suffering from it in her live performance of “You Raise Me Up” before Shane Filan of Westlife on South Korean TV: th-cam.com/video/te_L9ofhUt8/w-d-xo.html She has asked those who love her singing to pray that God keep pneumonia away from her, she has suffered from it on so many occasions. Imagine how she must feel with this coronavirus floating around everywhere! She just turned 44 on April 5, 2022, though in Korean culture she would be 45 because you are deemed to be one year old when you are born. She was about 37 when she sang this version of “Arirang Alone”, their unofficial national anthem based on a 600 year old folk song expressing their desire to reunify north and south: vimeo.com/308253527 After being sick with pneumonia eight times from 2016 through to 2020, and considering giving up singing altogether, she decided to enter a televised singing contest called “King of the Masked Singers” in 2017 and won six consecutive times, which has catapulted her into international attention from the performances being posted on TH-cam. Whitney Houston’s former manager saw her on TH-cam and showed her to Oprah Winfrey, who brought her to David Foster’s attention. Foster then contacted Sohyang and went to Japan in order to have her perform eight concerts with him at Tokyo’s famous Blue Note Club in late-2018. For those who don't know, David Foster was Whitney Houston's producer for her albums, wrote "I Have Nothing", her most iconic song, and is probably the most famous and influential music producer in the world. He places Sohyang right beside Whitney and the rest of the top tier divas. Here is the interview where Sohyang related the events: th-cam.com/video/EqeE_1nP-Kk/w-d-xo.html (Be sure to turn on English subtitles.) Here is the version of “I Have Nothing” Oprah, David Foster, Whitney's former manager and the rest watched on TH-cam: th-cam.com/video/T4UyIMkdy4M/w-d-xo.html She preceded it with this blockbuster: vimeo.com/312061203 She could be an international Super Star if she wanted to be but has decided that it would ruin her spiritually, quoting Proverbs 14:12 “There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.” In a South Korean television interview Sohyang conceded that she struggled with her desire for fame for a number of years, going into the basement in her home numerous times and closing the door so she could complain vehemently to God that He was holding her back from becoming famous due to her health problems and other unforeseeable events. Then she later saw a Korean TV drama where the talented daughter of a very successful businessman was positive she would take over when her father retired. But he left the management of the company to a woman she hated, so she had a fit and lay kicking and screaming on the floor. Sohyang says she saw herself in that young woman and then understood that God was keeping her from developing self-destructive character by withholding international celebrity status from her. th-cam.com/video/rl-jX9kBsEs/w-d-xo.html (Again, turn on English subtitles.) So as a consequence she does not pursue fame or fortune and actually has no social media presence whatsoever. What can one say about such a person? She is a literal Wonder Woman! And we need about a billion more just like her! On Oct. 5, 2020, it was revealed that Sohyang turned down _yet another_ contract offer, this time from Sony Music US. www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200921000995 “Debuting in [the] US was my utmost goal for the past 20 years. But when I got a call from the US agency, I politely rejected, as I realized that what I wanted most was not becoming famous,” she said. “I think singers are very susceptible to arrogance, especially when they hear the screaming from crowds on stage. It can make you feel like as if you’ve become God.” “And I’m perfectly okay with sharing my music via TH-cam, which can reach tens of millions of people all over the world without making me feel stuck up. Maybe that’s why I was born in this era.” Sohyang is just the most amazing singer, Christian and human being. She is beautiful both inside and out, and so humble and genuine, with a stage charisma, facial expressions and smile that is off the charts. In Korean dictionaries 소향--Sohyang--has several meanings. • First is a type of Korean traditional music. • Second is to burn incense on a burner. • Third is to go toward. But these meanings are rarely used today. Sohyang is also the name of a heroine in a Korean traditional novel. Yet for the definitive answer Sohyang has stated in an interview that her name means "enjoy the light." Please analyze her performance of “Bridge Over Troubled Water”: th-cam.com/video/C6iHh4yBxCo/w-d-xo.html Also, please react to her version of “The Power of Love”: th-cam.com/video/LrNkVRrK7_I/w-d-xo.html Plus this beautiful duet with her friend Lee Hi where they do Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons’ “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You”: vimeo.com/439148918 And this version of her singing “Oh Holy Night”: vimeo.com/322716334 Here she performs “Lean On Me” before Michael Bolton, who called her a vocal “virtuoso” after her performance: th-cam.com/video/GvsgCllcNPE/w-d-xo.html Wait until you see her duet of David Foster's “The Prayer” with Jeong Ui Geu: th-cam.com/video/rte-q3kunp8/w-d-xo.html Her performance of "Fate" in Korean requires no translation: vimeo.com/198161448 And finally “Will You Be There”: th-cam.com/video/nBdSpexUxik/w-d-xo.html Here’s an English language interview with her that I’m sure you will enjoy: th-cam.com/video/N2u_pmoWxj8/w-d-xo.html Her English is perfect when she sings and almost perfect when she is doing interviews. OK, I’ll stop gushing now. Well, one more gush. In an interview with a Turkish music producer Sohyang's assistants revealed (a bit to her chagrin, as she is a self-effacing person) that she can hit Eb7 and D7 in practise. However, she never goes above the 6th octave in performances. Since she starts at D3 that is more than a 4 octave range ... so how about them apples???! Here it is: th-cam.com/video/VnPAkryrygQ/w-d-xo.html I know, bananas isn’t it? Oh, I just remembered, she is also a published fantasy novelist and has a theological treatise on the Book of Revelation in print. In addition, she is a very good stage actress, which she proved by playing Julie Andrews’ part in the South Korean production of “The Sound of Music.” Moreover, she sang the “Moana” part in the Korean version of the Disney film, does the musical vocals for many South Korean television dramas, and is a talented artist and cartoonist. She taught herself English by watching Disney's "The Little Mermaid" "about one hundred times" when she was just a kid, speaks English with a _perfect_ North American accent and has a bubbly personality. She can also play the piano and guitar. Is there anything this genius level woman can’t do? Ironically, Sohyang stated in another interview that both she and her in-law family were surprised to discover that she could sing so excellently! Though she is less than 5' 4" and only about 100 pounds, Sohyang simply transcends the thresholds of music and takes you there with her. She becomes the song when she sings it, and then re-emerges when she is done. An experience like no other. I don’t know what else to say. I’ve spent _entire days_ listening to her, and shed more than a few tears of joy along the way. I really must also compliment the choir, orchestra and audio/video production people Sohyang works with. They are all top notch from what I can see and hear, and that is important to note as these are _essential_ elements of any great musical production. The Korean people are easily as talented as anyone else. As you can see, I am a shameless fan. 😉
Very nice reaction, to a MASTER CLASS performance from the 8th Wonder Of The World, So Hyang. You have witnessed only a small sample of the flexibility in her voice. So Hyang's range is RIDICULOUS and her breath control is INSANE and UNMATCHED. Vocal coach/opera singer reactors agree, So Hyang's technique is FLAWLESS and EFFORTLESS.
You have just reacted so kindly to one of the greatest singers who has ever graced any stage. There will be many more of her songs to pick from as she is a vocal monster. She sings in Korean and English and some songs are sung in both languages. She is truly one of the most remarkable artists and people that I have heard or read about. She brings the magic with her. I will leave a couple of links for your to ponder if you want to react to. First, 'Lean On Me' with one of the singers that made it a hit (a second time from the original) Michael Bolton, in the audience. The second is, "I Have Nothing' from a festival. It is a Whitney Houston classic that So Hyang kills. You will be very pleased to hear them. Her masterpeace is considered 'Everyone', a seven minute song of such incredible beauty sung in Korean and Englsh. You might save that for down the road. Thanks for your reaction. th-cam.com/video/GvsgCllcNPE/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/T4UyIMkdy4M/w-d-xo.html
Her voice is magical. She is an ultimate messenger of emotions. Some say it comes from her strong faith and God uses her voice to uplift people, others say she is a master of vocal technique and stage presence. I think in her case both are true. She is a devout christian and churches are her musical home. You should check out her legendary performances on Immortal Songs 2, King of Mask Singer, I Am a Singer 2 and Begin again Korea. She has been singing for over 20 years and there are countless other videos of her performing. The language of her music is universal, but for the Korean songs there are versions with English subtitles on fan channels.
so hyang--bridge over troubled water/i have nothing/o holy night/arirang alone/everyone/upon this rock/us national anthem/hero/power of love/let it go/breathe/hug me/amazing grace/i will always love you/misty
please react to Sohyang (“so young”) singing Arirang Alone, I Have Nothing, If I Aint Got You, Mona Lisa (masked singer) and what she describes as her most challenging performance: Everyone. All are mind-blowingly beautiful
Her arrangement was brilliant. Her performance? the most soulful I have ever seen. Only live ones close to it, I can think of atm are: Sarah Geronimo's "Creep", Song So Hee's "Tearful Tumen River" and "Spring Day", KZ Tandingan's "Rolling in the Deep", Aurora's "Murder Song" on Nobels, Dimash's "SOS " on Singer, Angelina Jordan's "Bohemian Rhapsody".
Chad, your reaction is genuine! Look forward to more of your reactions. I will give you another artist to listen to that I find as equally as amazing as SoHyang. She is actually one of SoHyang’s bf. Her name is Park Ki Young. Check out her singing “Nella Fantasia” & “Yeonan Pier”. Don’t get me wrong SoHyang is my fav but PKY is a very very close 2nd.
Correct way to pronounce her name is in the first sentence you hear from this video. Please listen many times and repeat after it. It's NOT "So Young" either as some people suggest.
Yes, it's more like soh hee-yahng with the 2nd syllable uttered so quickly that it seems the 'h' is combined with the 3rd syllable. In a longer clip of her performance for Arirang Alone (Immortal Song 2), she introduces herself and enunciates very clearly.
Please react to all Sohyang songs via vimeo with English subtitles. Somehow, youtube does occasionally has flaws for Sohyang videos ie. no Eng subtitles or a weird disruption in the middle of the song.
She is already the best singer in this world. You knew her too late. Please reaction more. - You raise me up (Immortal songs 2) - Bridge over troubled water (Immortal songs 2) - I have nothing (I am a singer legend) - Lean on me (Immortal songs 2) - Oh holy night (I am a singer 2) - Everyone (Immortal songs 2) - Arirang alone (Immortal songs 2) - Mona lisa (King Of Masked Singer) - Fate (I am a singer 2) - Where are you (I am a singer 2) - Dear love (King Of Masked Singer) - I'll always love you (begin again Korea) - Never Ending story (I am a singer 2) - As I live (I am a singer 2) - Misty (begin again Korea) - Amazing grace - Breathe (King Of Masked Singer) - Never enough - Upon this rock ( th-cam.com/video/1O_8EjnX-1w/w-d-xo.html ) - I won't give up (Open Concert) - I can only imagin - Hug me (DMC festival) - Home (King Of Masked Singer) - Dream (I am a singer legend) - The prayer(Sohyang & michael bolton) - Power of love (2014 live) - US National Anthem for NBA game - For a thousand days (I am a singer 2) - Flashlight (begin again Korea) - I always miss you (I am a singer 2) - Don't forget me (open concert) - Do you know (King Of Masked Singer) - Stay (begin again open mic) - Love poem (begin again open mic) - Memory (open concert) - The day when sunlight kissed me - Beauty & the beast (I am a singer 2) - Wind song (begin again Korea) - Running to the sky (I am a singer 2) - It's only my world (I am a singer 2) - If I ain't got you (begin again Korea) - Day day (begin again Korea) - You are the reason (begin again Korea) - The prayer (open concert) - In the flower garden (I am a singer 2)
In the future, step away from the pause button. Just a helpful suggestion to a newbie channel reactor. Yes, you must pause for copyright, but not every 5 seconds. While some may subscribe to you because they like your comments, most people "chance" upon you. More than likely, they found you because of the artists or the title of the song. Let your audience enjoy the music with you and hold your comments until the end. Again, just a helpful hint with no malice intended.
😂😂😂 you, my friend, have been ‘sohyanged’. This performance wasn’t even difficult for her, she has performances that are far more testing from a technical perspective but the thing about Sohyang is that her ability to emote & tell a story through a song is the same, no matter what she performs, it’s who she is, but even more astonishing is that even when she’s singing in Korean & you don’t understand a word of Korean she has the ability to still make you ‘feel’. Never avoid a Sohyang performance
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i am hoping to get a camera this month for youtube so that the quality will be better. for the past two years, i have used my phone, which i am so thankful that it has been so good to me! it’s time for a change though! i feel bad asking but if you ever feel like donating or helping me accomplish my goal of a new camera you can send a super thanks on here or buy my patreon for benefits! i am so thankful for you guys! excited to see what’s to come! 😌
thanks for watching!
watch her "everyone" or her " you raise me up"
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.✔️2015. KBS ( Arirang alone) Immortal Song 2 👈 Korean folk song" English subti.
✔️2015. MBC . ( I Have Nothing). DMC Festival 👈 (Vimeo) video.
You're not good at acting. I saw a video of you reacting to Olivia Rodrigo's song. Post a video of you reacting to a song you like.
@@Megl_guhr2ou9v.l BTS가 세계 최고의 그룹이 될 수 있었던 이유는? 아미란 최고수준인 팬클럽의 도움 때문이죠. 아미들은 BTS를 진심으로 좋아해주는 사람을 잘 가려내죠.
나는 Boyoumg Lee님이 소향의 찐팬이라 생각합니다. 그런데 사람 가려내는 눈은 없으시군요. 모든 사람이 다 소향을 좋아해 준다는 생각은 어설픈 생각입니다.
이 채널의 주인이 올리비아 로드리고양의 노래를 듣고 한 리액션을 할 때와 지금을 비교해 보세요. 갑자기 1년만에 차분해졌다는 걸 믿을 수 있겠습니까?
소향은 소확행을 실천하는 가수입니다. 소향에게 세계 최고의 프로듀서들이 음악을 같이 하자란 제의를 안했을 거 같습니까?
그런데도 묵묵히 한국내에서 활동을 하죠. 왜 그럴꺼 같습니까? Lee님의 지금같은 서포트가 과연 소향을 세계에 알리는 게 맞습니까?
Ok to cry to that bud, I did too. She is amazing.
눈이 빨개졌네요. ㅎㅎ
이제 시작입니다. 소향의 세계로 빠져 보세요.
Chad, I had to subscribe. Your reaction is precious. AND believe me, we all cry watching her sing this song!! She touches your soul 😇♥️.
Thanks for your beautiful reaction
You've seen one of her many songs.
👍👍👍👏👏👏❤❤❤
The Queen!
Son:-) I am a 69 year old man! I have followed this Angel for 8 years and she still makes me cry! Heard a lGreat Artists over me year’s, none have been able to do easily affect my emotions! This Lady is Amazing an has something rarely if ever seen! It said she sings for God but I can almost see Jesus singing beside her! When she sings I believe He is near, Listening! You will discovery so very many Masterpieces in her repertoire’, I can’t say I have one that is better then so many others, I have a too 20 but even that changes! Please do not cheat yourself, make sure you listen to her Korean songs( even those without English subs), you will find many are her best and in time discover you will feel the song without words. She will never cheat you on Emotion , Effort or Performance !
She is Top of next level
'Everyone'.......... Just listen to 'Everyone'! :)
I'm a huge fan of Sohyang.
You Raise Me Up
Everyone...In K
Lean On Me
Arirang Alone...In K
I Have Nothing
Oh Holy Night
Hug Me...In K
Day Day.. In K
I Can Only Imagine
The Power Of Love
The songs that are in Korean are just as incredible as the ones in English.
Please react to Everyone (which she calls her most challenging performance)! also her version of I Have Nothing! ... and her outdoor Begin Again versions of Misty, I Will Always Love You, and If I Aint Got You. also please react to vocal goddess Sohyang's very own song: Stay
Coming soon to a youtube channel called Chad Willie near you!
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Welcome to the amazing Sohyang Sohyang is the best vocal master and the best gospel singer❤❤❤
My man no matter how many times I watch it my eyes sweat. Her song everyone also cannot be listened to without evoking an emotional reaction
Her voice is art itself ^~^
Imagine her name being spelled
Sohyoung. Blinding the H and Y together. I hope that helps.
So Hyang is a 44 years old devout Christian and gospel singer from South Korea. In her early 20's and newly married, she was diagnosed with uterine cancer, which left her unable to have children. After being healed by God, So Hyang's goal has been to use her voice to bring comfort to people who are experiencing difficult times. She is not motivated by either money or fame. So Hyang does not own any social media platforms. In addition to being a published author of many books of fiction, she lectures about song and vocal technique at a South Korean university. So Hyang, along with her husband and some assistants, arranges every aspect of her live performances; the music, background vocals, staging, etc.
So Hyang NEVER disappoints.
New subscriber.
당신을 응원합ㄴ다~~~^^
Heavenly voice, Sohyang ♥️ welcome!!
We all wonder if Sohyang is human or from another planet. Current odds are that she’s from another planet, with an outside chance she’s actually an angel come down from Heaven. 😇 We have never heard anyone sing like her, or be able to hold an audience in the palm of her hand until she lets them go. Her voice is, as one person described it, like liquid gold. Perfection in clarity and pitch, and she doesn’t fade in the upper octaves, which is startling when you hear her hit those 5th and 6th octave notes with such _POWER_ it actually gives everyone goose bumps-and makes us bald guys’ hair stand on end! As she says, her voice “is from God.” She does all the musical arrangements herself, with the input of her in-law family and musical assistants, teaches vocal technique at a South Korean university and speaks five languages: Korean, English, French, Vietnamese and Chinese, as well as reading Greek!
Let me catch my breath. OK.
She is a cancer survivor from uterine cancer at the age of 20, just after getting married, and states very plainly that God saved her life due to the prayers of her church. But this left her without the ability to have children so she decided to dedicate her life to being a Contemporary Christian Gospel singer and has refused recording contracts from the biggest corporations in the world. She only wants to sing for charities, churches and while doing missionary work, to strengthen those suffering through difficult times. David Foster, Josh Groban, Michael Bolton and others have all eagerly worked with her when they were in Asia.
She contracted hepatitis B from a blood transfusion during her cancer surgery and it clings to her to this day. Because of this she is prone to catching pneumonia but has sang perfectly while suffering from it in her live performance of “You Raise Me Up” before Shane Filan of Westlife on South Korean TV: th-cam.com/video/te_L9ofhUt8/w-d-xo.html She has asked those who love her singing to pray that God keep pneumonia away from her, she has suffered from it on so many occasions. Imagine how she must feel with this coronavirus floating around everywhere!
She just turned 44 on April 5, 2022, though in Korean culture she would be 45 because you are deemed to be one year old when you are born. She was about 37 when she sang this version of “Arirang Alone”, their unofficial national anthem based on a 600 year old folk song expressing their desire to reunify north and south: vimeo.com/308253527
After being sick with pneumonia eight times from 2016 through to 2020, and considering giving up singing altogether, she decided to enter a televised singing contest called “King of the Masked Singers” in 2017 and won six consecutive times, which has catapulted her into international attention from the performances being posted on TH-cam.
Whitney Houston’s former manager saw her on TH-cam and showed her to Oprah Winfrey, who brought her to David Foster’s attention. Foster then contacted Sohyang and went to Japan in order to have her perform eight concerts with him at Tokyo’s famous Blue Note Club in late-2018. For those who don't know, David Foster was Whitney Houston's producer for her albums, wrote "I Have Nothing", her most iconic song, and is probably the most famous and influential music producer in the world. He places Sohyang right beside Whitney and the rest of the top tier divas.
Here is the interview where Sohyang related the events: th-cam.com/video/EqeE_1nP-Kk/w-d-xo.html (Be sure to turn on English subtitles.)
Here is the version of “I Have Nothing” Oprah, David Foster, Whitney's former manager and the rest watched on TH-cam: th-cam.com/video/T4UyIMkdy4M/w-d-xo.html
She preceded it with this blockbuster: vimeo.com/312061203
She could be an international Super Star if she wanted to be but has decided that it would ruin her spiritually, quoting Proverbs 14:12 “There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.”
In a South Korean television interview Sohyang conceded that she struggled with her desire for fame for a number of years, going into the basement in her home numerous times and closing the door so she could complain vehemently to God that He was holding her back from becoming famous due to her health problems and other unforeseeable events. Then she later saw a Korean TV drama where the talented daughter of a very successful businessman was positive she would take over when her father retired. But he left the management of the company to a woman she hated, so she had a fit and lay kicking and screaming on the floor. Sohyang says she saw herself in that young woman and then understood that God was keeping her from developing self-destructive character by withholding international celebrity status from her. th-cam.com/video/rl-jX9kBsEs/w-d-xo.html (Again, turn on English subtitles.)
So as a consequence she does not pursue fame or fortune and actually has no social media presence whatsoever.
What can one say about such a person? She is a literal Wonder Woman! And we need about a billion more just like her!
On Oct. 5, 2020, it was revealed that Sohyang turned down _yet another_ contract offer, this time from Sony Music US. www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200921000995
“Debuting in [the] US was my utmost goal for the past 20 years. But when I got a call from the US agency, I politely rejected, as I realized that what I wanted most was not becoming famous,” she said.
“I think singers are very susceptible to arrogance, especially when they hear the screaming from crowds on stage. It can make you feel like as if you’ve become God.”
“And I’m perfectly okay with sharing my music via TH-cam, which can reach tens of millions of people all over the world without making me feel stuck up. Maybe that’s why I was born in this era.”
Sohyang is just the most amazing singer, Christian and human being. She is beautiful both inside and out, and so humble and genuine, with a stage charisma, facial expressions and smile that is off the charts.
In Korean dictionaries 소향--Sohyang--has several meanings.
• First is a type of Korean traditional music.
• Second is to burn incense on a burner.
• Third is to go toward.
But these meanings are rarely used today. Sohyang is also the name of a heroine in a Korean traditional novel. Yet for the definitive answer Sohyang has stated in an interview that her name means "enjoy the light."
Please analyze her performance of “Bridge Over Troubled Water”: th-cam.com/video/C6iHh4yBxCo/w-d-xo.html
Also, please react to her version of “The Power of Love”: th-cam.com/video/LrNkVRrK7_I/w-d-xo.html
Plus this beautiful duet with her friend Lee Hi where they do Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons’ “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You”: vimeo.com/439148918
And this version of her singing “Oh Holy Night”: vimeo.com/322716334
Here she performs “Lean On Me” before Michael Bolton, who called her a vocal “virtuoso” after her performance: th-cam.com/video/GvsgCllcNPE/w-d-xo.html
Wait until you see her duet of David Foster's “The Prayer” with Jeong Ui Geu: th-cam.com/video/rte-q3kunp8/w-d-xo.html
Her performance of "Fate" in Korean requires no translation: vimeo.com/198161448
And finally “Will You Be There”: th-cam.com/video/nBdSpexUxik/w-d-xo.html
Here’s an English language interview with her that I’m sure you will enjoy: th-cam.com/video/N2u_pmoWxj8/w-d-xo.html Her English is perfect when she sings and almost perfect when she is doing interviews.
OK, I’ll stop gushing now.
Well, one more gush. In an interview with a Turkish music producer Sohyang's assistants revealed (a bit to her chagrin, as she is a self-effacing person) that she can hit Eb7 and D7 in practise. However, she never goes above the 6th octave in performances. Since she starts at D3 that is more than a 4 octave range ... so how about them apples???! Here it is: th-cam.com/video/VnPAkryrygQ/w-d-xo.html I know, bananas isn’t it?
Oh, I just remembered, she is also a published fantasy novelist and has a theological treatise on the Book of Revelation in print. In addition, she is a very good stage actress, which she proved by playing Julie Andrews’ part in the South Korean production of “The Sound of Music.” Moreover, she sang the “Moana” part in the Korean version of the Disney film, does the musical vocals for many South Korean television dramas, and is a talented artist and cartoonist. She taught herself English by watching Disney's "The Little Mermaid" "about one hundred times" when she was just a kid, speaks English with a _perfect_ North American accent and has a bubbly personality.
She can also play the piano and guitar. Is there anything this genius level woman can’t do? Ironically, Sohyang stated in another interview that both she and her in-law family were surprised to discover that she could sing so excellently!
Though she is less than 5' 4" and only about 100 pounds, Sohyang simply transcends the thresholds of music and takes you there with her. She becomes the song when she sings it, and then re-emerges when she is done. An experience like no other. I don’t know what else to say. I’ve spent _entire days_ listening to her, and shed more than a few tears of joy along the way.
I really must also compliment the choir, orchestra and audio/video production people Sohyang works with. They are all top notch from what I can see and hear, and that is important to note as these are _essential_ elements of any great musical production. The Korean people are easily as talented as anyone else.
As you can see, I am a shameless fan. 😉
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Very nice reaction, to a MASTER CLASS performance from the 8th Wonder Of The World, So Hyang. You have witnessed only a small sample of the flexibility in her voice. So Hyang's range is RIDICULOUS and her breath control is INSANE and UNMATCHED. Vocal coach/opera singer reactors agree, So Hyang's technique is FLAWLESS and EFFORTLESS.
Super reaction to the world's greatest female singer. Try her you raise me up from the same show and oh holy night. Always make me cry.
Wow~ Thank you for the response I requested someday~♡ Have a nice day~♡ So hyang is an independent singer, not a label singer.
I’m glad I did it!! i cried and was really shocked!! excited 4 u to see it
You have just reacted so kindly to one of the greatest singers who has ever graced any stage. There will be many more of her songs to pick from as she is a vocal monster. She sings in Korean and English and some songs are sung in both languages. She is truly one of the most remarkable artists and people that I have heard or read about. She brings the magic with her. I will leave a couple of links for your to ponder if you want to react to. First, 'Lean On Me' with one of the singers that made it a hit (a second time from the original) Michael Bolton, in the audience. The second is, "I Have Nothing' from a festival. It is a Whitney Houston classic that So Hyang kills. You will be very pleased to hear them. Her masterpeace is considered 'Everyone', a seven minute song of such incredible beauty sung in Korean and Englsh. You might save that for down the road. Thanks for your reaction.
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Her voice is magical. She is an ultimate messenger of emotions. Some say it comes from her strong faith and God uses her voice to uplift people, others say she is a master of vocal technique and stage presence. I think in her case both are true. She is a devout christian and churches are her musical home. You should check out her legendary performances on Immortal Songs 2, King of Mask Singer, I Am a Singer 2 and Begin again Korea. She has been singing for over 20 years and there are countless other videos of her performing. The language of her music is universal, but for the Korean songs there are versions with English subtitles on fan channels.
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Sohyang is 1 of the great singers of Asia 🌏
Another great South Korean 🇰🇷 singer to observe is Ailee.
so hyang--bridge over troubled water/i have nothing/o holy night/arirang alone/everyone/upon this rock/us national anthem/hero/power of love/let it go/breathe/hug me/amazing grace/i will always love you/misty
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Hi, I hope that lots of songs performed by Sohyang will come to you soon....really expect your next reaction of her!!!
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당신이 우는것이 부끄러운게 아니어요
난 소향의 이 노래를 들을때마다 울고 있어요
소향 그녀는 노래하는 천사입니다
소향을 알아가는 당신 응원합니다
감사합니다❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Awe thank you & thanks for watching :)
Welcome to the world of SoHyang!! Her crystal clear innocent voice with dynamic will blow your mind! I'm a new subscriber here🥰
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please react to Sohyang (“so young”) singing Arirang Alone, I Have Nothing, If I Aint Got You, Mona Lisa (masked singer) and what she describes as her most challenging performance: Everyone. All are mind-blowingly beautiful
Her arrangement was brilliant. Her performance? the most soulful I have ever seen.
Only live ones close to it, I can think of atm are:
Sarah Geronimo's "Creep", Song So Hee's "Tearful Tumen River" and "Spring Day", KZ Tandingan's "Rolling in the Deep", Aurora's "Murder Song" on Nobels, Dimash's "SOS " on Singer, Angelina Jordan's "Bohemian Rhapsody".
Chad, your reaction is genuine! Look forward to more of your reactions. I will give you another artist to listen to that I find as equally as amazing as SoHyang. She is actually one of SoHyang’s bf. Her name is Park Ki Young. Check out her singing “Nella Fantasia” & “Yeonan Pier”. Don’t get me wrong SoHyang is my fav but PKY is a very very close 2nd.
Correct way to pronounce her name is in the first sentence you hear from this video. Please listen many times and repeat after it. It's NOT "So Young" either as some people suggest.
Yes, it's more like soh hee-yahng with the 2nd syllable uttered so quickly that it seems the 'h' is combined with the 3rd syllable.
In a longer clip of her performance for Arirang Alone (Immortal Song 2), she introduces herself and enunciates very clearly.
Please react to all Sohyang songs via vimeo with English subtitles. Somehow, youtube does occasionally has flaws for Sohyang videos ie. no Eng subtitles or a weird disruption in the middle of the song.
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Check out her cover of Whitney Houghston's song "I Have Nothing". She is the high belt queen.
She is already the best singer in this world. You knew her too late. Please reaction more.
- You raise me up (Immortal songs 2)
- Bridge over troubled water (Immortal songs 2)
- I have nothing (I am a singer legend)
- Lean on me (Immortal songs 2)
- Oh holy night (I am a singer 2)
- Everyone (Immortal songs 2)
- Arirang alone (Immortal songs 2)
- Mona lisa (King Of Masked Singer)
- Fate (I am a singer 2)
- Where are you (I am a singer 2)
- Dear love (King Of Masked Singer)
- I'll always love you (begin again Korea)
- Never Ending story (I am a singer 2)
- As I live (I am a singer 2)
- Misty (begin again Korea)
- Amazing grace
- Breathe (King Of Masked Singer)
- Never enough
- Upon this rock ( th-cam.com/video/1O_8EjnX-1w/w-d-xo.html )
- I won't give up (Open Concert)
- I can only imagin
- Hug me (DMC festival)
- Home (King Of Masked Singer)
- Dream (I am a singer legend)
- The prayer(Sohyang & michael bolton)
- Power of love (2014 live)
- US National Anthem for NBA game
- For a thousand days (I am a singer 2)
- Flashlight (begin again Korea)
- I always miss you (I am a singer 2)
- Don't forget me (open concert)
- Do you know (King Of Masked Singer)
- Stay (begin again open mic)
- Love poem (begin again open mic)
- Memory (open concert)
- The day when sunlight kissed me
- Beauty & the beast (I am a singer 2)
- Wind song (begin again Korea)
- Running to the sky (I am a singer 2)
- It's only my world (I am a singer 2)
- If I ain't got you (begin again Korea)
- Day day (begin again Korea)
- You are the reason (begin again Korea)
- The prayer (open concert)
- In the flower garden (I am a singer 2)
In the future, step away from the pause button. Just a helpful suggestion to a newbie channel reactor. Yes, you must pause for copyright, but not every 5 seconds. While some may subscribe to you because they like your comments, most people "chance" upon you. More than likely, they found you because of the artists or the title of the song. Let your audience enjoy the music with you and hold your comments until the end. Again, just a helpful hint with no malice intended.
😂😂😂 you, my friend, have been ‘sohyanged’. This performance wasn’t even difficult for her, she has performances that are far more testing from a technical perspective but the thing about Sohyang is that her ability to emote & tell a story through a song is the same, no matter what she performs, it’s who she is, but even more astonishing is that even when she’s singing in Korean & you don’t understand a word of Korean she has the ability to still make you ‘feel’. Never avoid a Sohyang performance
Stop pausing, let it run.
ㅋㅋㅋ 이분은 너 엄마뻘일걸?~ ㅋㅋㅋ