YES could you imagine if she did a tribute & sang like "I will always love you" or maybe "I have nothing" ! or even her Holy night, that one was amazing too, omg so was lean on me.. I JUST WANT A SONG W/ A LOT OF HARD HIGH NOTES SO SHE CAN SLAY
YeolDaFire Whitney, Lara and Barbara have mastered in so many domains. Their control are P E R F E C T. Their breathe support ARE UNIQUE AND PERFECT. Sohyang is wonderful, for sure, but not the best.
Octobre Mikee She has better support and resonance and neutral larynx consistency in the upper range than those females. The only down side to her voice would be her lows, they're basically non existent below like F3.
Emma Styles in my honest opinion, the best worldwide. you're free to disagree but idk, there's something about her that makes me think that way. the deliverance, technique, everything.
She's a teacher at a university, so you might be able to get 1:1 sessions with her. And I agree she's the best world wide, she's got the emotion, perfect and extensive high notes with incredible technique
SoHyang is simply amazing. She has a similar issue to Mariah though, where she's just underrated. Sohyang can make an F#5 seem as easy as a C5; so people don't really get amazed with SoHyang's mid and upper-range belts as much as they should, even though a lot of today's female singers have difficulty singing in even the low end of the 5th octave. It sucks, but her technique is still amazing and she always delivers quality vocals in every performance. If only there were more people that knew about and appreciated her. :\
***** Mariah has never been known for her belts by many people, which to me is kinda sad. Even in songs like Emotions where she belted in the 5th octave like a maniac, people kinda brushed off those seamlessly easy belts and focused solely on the whistles. That's what I mean by underrated. Back in the day, and still today, some people only see her as a whistler, not a belter; despite the fact that she was one of the best belters of the '90s by far.
imsnowbored You are so right! Mariah is my favorite singers of all time and even though she is highly praised for her vocals, it's mainly her whistles that get the attention. Her albums up to Butterfly show how much depth and power she had in her voice. However, I think it's because of other singers during the 90s like Whitney Houston and Celine Dion, who had stronger/louder belts, were known for that and Mariah with whistles....
The most flawless technique in the world and I want to learn it from her coach. No one else but her coach because let me tell you she can literally conquer the world with that voice.
She camp with Seth Riggs for his SLS last 2009. Sohyang improved more since then. she was not even average singer when she started like 1997 lol she's really hard worker. Michael Bolton even called her virtuoso so ;_;
Her secrect is that she sang in her tesitura and has great control over her breath, most singers sing too low for their tesituras, which makes the voice age. You know, some sopranos that could belt up to G5 these days only support C#5 at best...
Raini Kim Whitney, Lara and Barbara have mastered in so many domains. Their control are P E R F E C T. Their breathe support ARE UNIQUE AND PERFECT. Sohyang is wonderful, for sure, but not the best.
Can we please stop comparing SoHyang, Mariah, and Whitney Houston!! They are all amazing vocalist in this world filled of talentless famous singers! They all have their own uniqueness that makes them stand far above others. God gave us all different voices. We cant compare them. Just enjoy their beautiful voices. Its a shame people think voices like park boms are legendary or unique or are great singers. They clearly lack the essence of actual talent.
Mariah and Whitney were amazing vocalists, even in their primes they could not belt, or go with their head voice as high as Sohyang, and that doesn't mean she's a better vocalist, just better at these feats.
Music and Dragon 음악과 드래곤 Yep! Its the truth. Sohyang can belt in a more chest dominant voice much higher than both Whitney and YES, even Mariah (Mariah still possesses the larger vocal range with her whistle notes and lower notes). In fact Jennifer Hudson and Patti Labelle can belt much higher than MC too. However, that doesn't mean that they are better vocalists. Vocal capabilities are limited by the anatomical structure of one's vocal cords. Nevertheless, it is how one develops his/her technique in perfecting his/her vocal abilities that makes one a great vocalist. Sohyang just happen to have both: a God-given talent, and a master of her own voice.
Music and Dragon 음악과 드래곤 Whitney doesn't need to have an extensive WIDE range or any gimmicks. She's The Voice. her ability to emote, stage presence, lyrical phrasing etc is untouchable.
LemonWaterBoy There was others comments in this tread, I believe they were deleted. But they said that SoHyang is better than Whitney/Mariah. I was addressing them. Mariah is also not about range and gimmicks. Like I said, Whitney and Mariah have amazing technique,musicianship in their primes.
Everyone, please ignore all bad comments said by some fucking amateurs. They say that only because Sohyang's talent, style and amazing virtuosity doesn't fit their own tastes. They will absolutely cry if they hear her real voice. Her live concerts are...... just speechless. The same reaction that Michael Bolton reacted at the Immortal Song.
I'm not an expert but from what I know, these two singers uses a classical technique which is not used many pop singers. Both of them lower their larynx to make their belts sounds fuller, deeper and resonant. Many pop singers raises their larynx to create bright and thin sound.
Learning about Sohyang's existence, and having a playlist of all of her songs and performances played on repeat, makes it sooo sooo hard for me to listen to other artists. She's the only Korean singer I ever listen to. It even makes it hard for me to open a video of a trending artist with hundred millions of views. I'd prefer Sohyang's underrated slayages rather than those overly rated ones. I've never been this addicted to a singer. Sohyang, what did you do to me? You slayed my whole life! Thank you for letting me know of your existence. I'll be forever your fan. Lovelots, from the Phils.
+Rolyn Rojas I know what you mean. She's the only singer that I listen to religiously...I even drove 12 hours to see her in concert in Los Angeles (I wouldn't do that for anybody else!). She has become my favorite vocalist of all time.
***** Hello! Thank you so much for your nice words, the Korean community has been very warm and kind to me even though I'm an outsider. I'm an American from San Francisco and SoHyang is by far my favorite vocalist. In my opinion she's one of the best singers alive and I prefer her to any other American artists. I have seen her perform and she's even more amazing in person.
I like how heavily this video focuses a lot in detail on just the musicality side of her voice, as opposed to idol singers in K-pop, Sohyang is of such advanced vocal skills that it just makes you be able to say so much more about her, adding the musicality to it beyond just the technical side of her singing. This video didn't talk as much about the technique in itself, it just stated what was right, how good she is. Since it's not an actual analysis, her weakness, aka her lower range wasn't really brought up. Sohyang could easily be on par with many of the legendary divas if it weren't for her low notes. >_< She's like just so close though.
so upon the heavily comparison between So Hyang, Mariah Carey (on her prime) and Regine Velasquez, as a vocal analyst, who do you think won? Just there vocals, not based on their popularity, awards, fan bases and etc. I hope you reply asap thanks :)
Debbie Manantan Oh why, hello there. I never take anything related into popularity, awards nor fanbases. ^ ^ Mariah Carey, in studio, was very technical and very on point, now I am not familiar enough with her years of live performing to be sure she was always impeccable. I'd give Sohyang and Mariah the same kind of level of skill, in their primes. As for Regine, she was never nearly as technically skilled as them. She always strained her higher notes, her lower notes lacked support and projection, her head voice lacked connection, she'd often be off pitch or flat when trying to belt higher than she should. Regine is far from a bad vocalist, but she was never on the same tier as those two. If Sohyang can be resonant and supported from G#3 ~ C6 and bring her head voice up to F6 with support and resonance, not to mention agility, control of dynamics, musicality and stamina, Mariah Carey had at least D3/Eb3/E3 ~ A5 with head voice perhaps up to Eb6? Connection throughout her registers, resonance, support, musicality and agility, ..well Regine at her prime had A3 ~ C#5/D5 at most, without a connected head voice. Now, that's pretty nice, but it's not nearly as complete as the other two, given that all three are Sopranos, Mariah had resonance from as low as she needed to and as high as her range could go, same for Sohyang. Regine had more than a couple of notes above D5 where she'd strain, let her larynx go high and sound unsupported, not to mention low notes and everything else.Again Regine was never bad or technically incompetent, she was never at their level though. A vocalist who is much closer to their level is someone like Jonalyn Viray, she represents the Philippines better in technical terms, imho. Sorry I could not answer any earlier.
Oh sorry, I didn't mean to offend you.... you gave a quick reply dont worry. :) She even had problem last year bc of straining too much. Just to inform tho, there's one far much better than Jonalyn Viray, it's Morissette Amon. But can I ask again if u can compare these two? (Viray and Amon) It's just that Amon can whistle easily while Viray can whistle but it I think it's more of a head tone than a whistle but when it comes to belting, I can never notice if she strains when belting high notes. Sorry for asking a non kpop related question.
Debbie Manantan Oh no you didn't offend me at all lol I am not familiar with Morissette Amon, so I don't have an opinion with her at all. Oh yes whistle maybe, Jonalyn's whistles are not good... but her mixing is really really good and so is her head voice, from what I remember. It's okay, I don't mind. ^ ^
Mariah Carey Fan Me too! Her live performances SLAYYYYYY me. But I prefer the ones that showcase her head voice(In The Flower Garden OMG she made a simple run sound heavenly. Well not very simple because the whole vocal run stretches one octave.)
Lamb Forever THEY DO. I was watching her warming up her voice and she mixed a C6 effortlessly. I was like WHAATT?? She's too amazing I don't get how she's that good lol!
+Justin Cadavid Hey do not call her trash.I am an arianator too and I know that she isnt able to do any of those things but she is an ok-good singer and she is working on her tecnique.KIM SOHYANG IS THE QUEEN.But there is no need to shame other artists who are trying their best.
Absolutely astonishing singer, I'm in love with her voice. I've been exploring some of her work lately and I seriously think she can sing just about anything she wants to.
I adore her as a person. She has released some pop songs though (eg. Mermaid, etc.) and they charted, but basically she sings whatever she wants to. She doesn't want big companies like SM to force her to become one of those K-Pop idols who only sing silly songs, so she rejected all of them while millions of people in Korea who seek fame and fortune would do anything to get the contract. But for SoHyang, it is not worth sacrificing artistry and honesty for money and higher record sales.
She certainly should be considered as one of the best female singers, right with Celine, Whitney, and Mariah. I honestly think she has better control over her voice than any of those three. Mariah has a better range but that's really the only plus I can think of that she has over So Hyang.
It is when it's under control and supported, like Mariah's. If it's like a lot of singers who don't have a whistle tone range but can just sing one random whistle tone note, then it's not part of their range.
I saw her perform in Los Angeles two years ago...she blew the roof off the place! Amazing thing is that she sounds identical to the videos in person...even singing acapella. Another ridiculous fact is that she sings all of her songs once for soundcheck complete with all the high notes before the concert and still comes back and slays again with literally no drop in support or strain. She's performed in the US many times including NBA and MLB games.
WOW, the resonance 1:00! That note just rode through the air and then that G#5 and C6, wow. Incredible consistency throughout her range! Woaahh! - Slaychelle ;)
Nunyally Li 90% percent of her best performances comes after 2012. How crazy is that! Immortal Songs and KOMS performances is what made her into a superstar. This video was made in 2012.
Virtuoso vocalist. So glad to have found her. It's great to have a contemporary singer on par with some of the greats of the past. If you guys like high register belting I urge you to check out Diane Schuur's work from the late 80's (American Jazz Singer). Another incredibly musical singer who never fails to send chills down my spine is Gal Costa (Brazil). in her prime from the late 60's - 90's , check out her work with Antonio Carlos Jobim in 1987 live in LA. Not as extreme a range but a voice so clear and musical that's often compared to a horn.
Her vocals in this song are absolutely haunting and beyond brilliant! I have heard the original song and I must admit that SoHyang elevated it to another place.
Lamb Forever fjisafaf her voice is just so amazing to me. her lower register is like whatever but i don't even care when her upper belting & head voice are so incredible. also, her seamlessly beautifully connected registers are just so incredible. like, when she transitioned from head voice to mixed voice, i was caught completely off guard because of how seamless and smooth it was.
Oh man im a regine fan here try to be more sensitive. We are not pathetic we didnt even compared sohyang to regine cause we all now what they both capable of. Indeed sohyang is great no doubt about it but being a fan of regine and calling us pathetic ohh!! Eff you man! You dont even now who were those people who dislike it!
He's addressing the Regine trolls who not only compared them both but came spouting the usual garbage...scroll down and read for yourself. If you haven't noticed Regine's hoardes are always instigating fights on other artist's videos...those are the pathetic stans he's talking about.
The most incredible thing about her is her lung capacity. Where does she find the air to maintain a constant FAST vibrato for more than 8 beats?? Not only that but she fills her lungs really really quickly! She's an extraterrestrial!
This video tells what we want to say about where is Sohyang's inspiration from. People like who have a emotion and understanding for heavenly voice of Sohyang , She has a amazing singing ability from Holy Spirit who always gives her a inspiration of Heaven That's why we love Sohyang and praise the Lord. Thx for your sharing.
+Cecsdose She is a humble gospel singer who only sings for Jesus and she only performs in church or to raise money for charities. She has and will continue to reject the entertainment industry and will forever decline record label offers...she has stated numerous times that she isn't seeking fame.
+Pete Flores really? All my life I thought she was a member of those groups made in Korea😂 My ignorance surprises me everyday😂 and wow, she's so humble and true to herself, i'm her new fan.
Exactly! When I first heard this song I thought for sure that it was a duet...the second stanza simply frightened me when I found out it was all her. She wears such a vocally dark and smoky cloak in this performance, and I don't know how she can easily turn on the grit and the rasp...simply amazing! It's rare when a vocalist can excel in almost every genre. There are many classically trained opera singers that have such amazing technique yet suck for some reason when they dabble in pop or rock.
First time I heard her in Horse Doctor title song I thought it was Celine Dion so I search in youtube & finally realised it was SoHyang's. Yup! can't deny she's amazing, luv her voice & wish her success!
+happinesss2 Because she turns down many offers in order to focus on her career as an CCM singer. Even Seth Riggs, vocal coach of Michael Jackson wants to make an album with her, but she refused it.
So Hyang is undoubtedly better than Christina Aguilera (not even worth a comparison), but there's no point in comparing her to Whitney. They're both musicians who have developed their instruments as best as they could and fully understand how to use them responsibly. Very few people are on their technical level and since they both are practically masters it's not even worth deciding who's better. Once you've made it, you've made it.
Oh please don't misunderstand, I love Christina Aguilera. I'm a huge fan of her music, her voice, and her performances. I meant that I don't think Christina and So Hyang should be compared on a technical level, hope that clears things up! (:
+Allan Han Well Christina is by far the more talented one if you talk about god-given (I hate that word, it's just genes) talent but SoHyang has the better technique, you are right. I would still want you to see Christina's coaching at the voice. She actually shows that she has a great technique but never uses it. So you CAN compare them but SoHyang's technique is better :)
This is super..... Maybe she could have been an Olympic swimmer and hold the records for breath control or she could be a mermaid. My gosh..... thanks Ed
Wow,11yrs ago?? After that she has been sp many tremondous performance like Arirang alone Bridge over trouble water, Lean on me You raise me up , King of mask singer series(Dear love.Monalisa,Home,Hug me, Breathe,Do you know ,Day day) . Also during the covid she participated busking program which breaks on JTBC, she appears many time.. 🎉🎉🎉
Sincere thanks for this wonderful video WESTVOICE, it's clearly a labor of love, done exceptionally well and a treat to those who appreciate the vocal craft. I could go on and on about Sohyang, but I just thought I'd thank you personally for taking the time to compile the superb clips and explain technically the amazing artistry that places this singer so far above the rest.
When a soprano develop her voice at it's stronger points instead of trying to sing like a mezzo or a contralto, the result is magical. Along with a natural breathe control, some of her belts here are a bit tense, in the clips her voice was lighter(maybe she was younger,head not so effortless as well), in others her head was float-ish.
Can I get a list of all the songs on this please? She has just became my favourite Asian singer, I honestly like her more than Charice and the rest. After listening to her version of fate especially, and lean on me, I was hooked for good. This woman has a natural and beautiful talent and it's so sad to see people like her so underrated while so many talentless people become famous in a day. Her technique is magical and I won't compare her to Whitney or Mariah because she's her own person and hearing her sing actually leaves me breathless, I can't imagine what she would be like live.
Look at the descriptions ;) And by the way most of the songs in this video are lives :) just type: -Sohyang fate or -Sohyang as i live or -Sohyang where are you or -Sohyang it's only my world (my favouite one with fate) And you will found the others performances from "I am singer' 2 :')
I bet she's the best singer in South Korea!! AMAZING!! I watched ALL of her videos she's just AMAZING at every song!! To me I think she's better at live...^-^ I never saw a singer better than So Hyang!! love her voice!! 소향 화이팅~~!!^-^ 왕 팬이에요!! 힘내세요!!
I never thought volume control like that was even possible.
i just want her to perform in a major american music award show or talent show and slay everyone.
Haha! The racists sure wont let that happen. It's "American" Music Awards after all. She's too good even for Grammy.
+xlLouie Flores that pisses me off. Im American and could care less if a korean performed. It would actually make it more interesting if anything
YES could you imagine if she did a tribute & sang like "I will always love you" or maybe "I have nothing" ! or even her Holy night, that one was amazing too, omg so was lean on me.. I JUST WANT A SONG W/ A LOT OF HARD HIGH NOTES SO SHE CAN SLAY
jings....hahhahaa
+Lola Pennyburg She sang 'I have nothing' and fucking slayed it!
While everyone is busy comparing her, i just wish i could sing like her. :D :/ :'(
+1118freeze ikr
i just wish i could sing good
+1118freeze i wish i can marry her soon...
+deanra dany Too bad. She's already married and even has a son :P
J.K
Her voice almost makes me believe in God. holy shit.
Ollie Oxen Her voice is God Given OMG
I'm Raymand Raymand. I have a lot of old accounts.
Her voice is the best.
Ollie Oxen holy shit me too!!
No, No, You have to be a christian , not almost. That's God's will.
Solist Yun let them believe what they want, just like they let you believe what _you_ want! :)
Sohyang is a heaven's gift to us, mere mortals
I... I'm speechless...
SHES AMAZING
100% best female singer in the world :)
+Yeol Da Fire (FireLight19) Totally agree with you.
YeolDaFire Whitney, Lara and Barbara have mastered in so many domains. Their control are P E R F E C T.
Their breathe support ARE UNIQUE AND PERFECT.
Sohyang is wonderful, for sure, but not the best.
Octobre Mikee She has better support and resonance and neutral larynx consistency in the upper range than those females. The only down side to her voice would be her lows, they're basically non existent below like F3.
Octobre Mikee I'm sorry but Sohyang is AMONG the best for sure.
Octobre Mikee i agree but i think he meant right NOW and i think she is the best belter
i wish she could personally teach me how to sing. she's the most amazing singer i've ever heard, no joke
In Asia or worldwide ?
Emma Styles in my honest opinion, the best worldwide. you're free to disagree but idk, there's something about her that makes me think that way. the deliverance, technique, everything.
taeyong scammer Me, disagree ? Never, i agree !
Emma Styles oh i see lol
She's a teacher at a university, so you might be able to get 1:1 sessions with her. And I agree she's the best world wide, she's got the emotion, perfect and extensive high notes with incredible technique
SoHyang is simply amazing. She has a similar issue to Mariah though, where she's just underrated. Sohyang can make an F#5 seem as easy as a C5; so people don't really get amazed with SoHyang's mid and upper-range belts as much as they should, even though a lot of today's female singers have difficulty singing in even the low end of the 5th octave. It sucks, but her technique is still amazing and she always delivers quality vocals in every performance. If only there were more people that knew about and appreciated her. :\
She is Amazing, but I dont't think that Mariah has the same issue ahahahah for Mariah a powerful and resonant Eb5 is a dream right now...
The Vocal Boss Lmao, you're right. I probably should have said Mariah in her prime. :D
***** Mariah has never been known for her belts by many people, which to me is kinda sad. Even in songs like Emotions where she belted in the 5th octave like a maniac, people kinda brushed off those seamlessly easy belts and focused solely on the whistles. That's what I mean by underrated. Back in the day, and still today, some people only see her as a whistler, not a belter; despite the fact that she was one of the best belters of the '90s by far.
imsnowbored You are so right! Mariah is my favorite singers of all time and even though she is highly praised for her vocals, it's mainly her whistles that get the attention. Her albums up to Butterfly show how much depth and power she had in her voice. However, I think it's because of other singers during the 90s like Whitney Houston and Celine Dion, who had stronger/louder belts, were known for that and Mariah with whistles....
Bluehime well that's obviously because of fach not technique. Mariah is a light lyric and you are comparing her to a Spinto and a Lyric-spinto.
I didn't know about her. She is awesome. Amazing technique.
+Emma Styles I've seen some of them but not much.
my faves could never..
Lorien Valar hahahaha mine too bey, jojo and lana
Lorien Valar Bey cannot support as high cause she is a mezzo but she can actually support much lower so Bey is better
Annathai Nguyen
No. They both have their own strengths and weaknesses.
Bey is my fave and she can do alot of these and more. The point is everyone has their own strengths
At least u know
The most flawless technique in the world and I want to learn it from her coach. No one else but her coach because let me tell you she can literally conquer the world with that voice.
REALLY??? WHERE?
She camp with Seth Riggs for his SLS last 2009. Sohyang improved more since then. she was not even average singer when she started like 1997 lol she's really hard worker.
Michael Bolton even called her virtuoso so ;_;
Raini Kim She took six sessions from Seth Riggs, but aside from that mostly developed her voice on her own
Her secrect is that she sang in her tesitura and has great control over her breath, most singers sing too low for their tesituras, which makes the voice age. You know, some sopranos that could belt up to G5 these days only support C#5 at best...
Raini Kim Whitney, Lara and Barbara have mastered in so many domains. Their control are P E R F E C T.
Their breathe support ARE UNIQUE AND PERFECT.
Sohyang is wonderful, for sure, but not the best.
sohyang is the world vocal beast.
definitely, no one can come sohayng
Can we please stop comparing SoHyang, Mariah, and Whitney Houston!! They are all amazing vocalist in this world filled of talentless famous singers! They all have their own uniqueness that makes them stand far above others. God gave us all different voices. We cant compare them. Just enjoy their beautiful voices. Its a shame people think voices like park boms are legendary or unique or are great singers. They clearly lack the essence of actual talent.
Mariah and Whitney were amazing vocalists, even in their primes they could not belt, or go with their head voice as high as Sohyang, and that doesn't mean she's a better vocalist, just better at these feats.
Music and Dragon 음악과 드래곤 Yep! Its the truth. Sohyang can belt in a more chest dominant voice much higher than both Whitney and YES, even Mariah (Mariah still possesses the larger vocal range with her whistle notes and lower notes). In fact Jennifer Hudson and Patti Labelle can belt much higher than MC too. However, that doesn't mean that they are better vocalists. Vocal capabilities are limited by the anatomical structure of one's vocal cords. Nevertheless, it is how one develops his/her technique in perfecting his/her vocal abilities that makes one a great vocalist. Sohyang just happen to have both: a God-given talent, and a master of her own voice.
Music and Dragon 음악과 드래곤 Whitney doesn't need to have an extensive WIDE range or any gimmicks. She's The Voice. her ability to emote, stage presence, lyrical phrasing etc is untouchable.
LemonWaterBoy There was others comments in this tread, I believe they were deleted. But they said that SoHyang is better than Whitney/Mariah. I was addressing them. Mariah is also not about range and gimmicks. Like I said, Whitney and Mariah have amazing technique,musicianship in their primes.
Can we stop comparing:?? I said they're all great in different ways. each one is beautiful. Not one is alike. All of them are great.
no discussion. Her vocals skills are among the best in the world. she might even be the best.
Sorry but Sohyang is certainly one of the best, maybe THE best female singer in the world NOW.
I 100% agree,her parents must be very PROUD!
Lol she's 40
No, almost, 38.
And ?
Just adding info, that's it... Didn't mean it in a bad way. She doesn't look like she's 38, it's amazing!!
Just adding info, that's it... Didn't mean it in a bad way. She doesn't look like she's 38, it's amazing!!
Everyone, please ignore all bad comments said by some fucking amateurs. They say that only because Sohyang's talent, style and amazing virtuosity doesn't fit their own tastes. They will absolutely cry if they hear her real voice. Her live concerts are...... just speechless. The same reaction that Michael Bolton reacted at the Immortal Song.
I actually welcome all the ignorant folks and their basic comments because every time they visit to troll they give SoHyang more views.
The way she belts her notes reminds me of Lara Fabian. Great weight and intensity yet still with a touch of brightness and clarity.
I'm not an expert but from what I know, these two singers uses a classical technique which is not used many pop singers. Both of them lower their larynx to make their belts sounds fuller, deeper and resonant. Many pop singers raises their larynx to create bright and thin sound.
she is not a human. purely goddess
Learning about Sohyang's existence, and having a playlist of all of her songs and performances played on repeat, makes it sooo sooo hard for me to listen to other artists. She's the only Korean singer I ever listen to. It even makes it hard for me to open a video of a trending artist with hundred millions of views. I'd prefer Sohyang's underrated slayages rather than those overly rated ones.
I've never been this addicted to a singer. Sohyang, what did you do to me? You slayed my whole life!
Thank you for letting me know of your existence. I'll be forever your fan. Lovelots, from the Phils.
+Rolyn Rojas I know what you mean. She's the only singer that I listen to religiously...I even drove 12 hours to see her in concert in Los Angeles (I wouldn't do that for anybody else!). She has become my favorite vocalist of all time.
***** Hello! Thank you so much for your nice words, the Korean community has been very warm and kind to me even though I'm an outsider. I'm an American from San Francisco and SoHyang is by far my favorite vocalist. In my opinion she's one of the best singers alive and I prefer her to any other American artists. I have seen her perform and she's even more amazing in person.
YES!! It felt so hard trying to listen to even the likes of Adele.
A So Hyang filipino fan here also!
+Rolyn Rojas listen to iu too~ i love both of them ^.^
I like how heavily this video focuses a lot in detail on just the musicality side of her voice, as opposed to idol singers in K-pop, Sohyang is of such advanced vocal skills that it just makes you be able to say so much more about her, adding the musicality to it beyond just the technical side of her singing. This video didn't talk as much about the technique in itself, it just stated what was right, how good she is. Since it's not an actual analysis, her weakness, aka her lower range wasn't really brought up. Sohyang could easily be on par with many of the legendary divas if it weren't for her low notes. >_< She's like just so close though.
so upon the heavily comparison between So Hyang, Mariah Carey (on her prime) and Regine Velasquez, as a vocal analyst, who do you think won? Just there vocals, not based on their popularity, awards, fan bases and etc. I hope you reply asap thanks :)
Debbie Manantan Oh why, hello there. I never take anything related into popularity, awards nor fanbases. ^ ^ Mariah Carey, in studio, was very technical and very on point, now I am not familiar enough with her years of live performing to be sure she was always impeccable. I'd give Sohyang and Mariah the same kind of level of skill, in their primes. As for Regine, she was never nearly as technically skilled as them. She always strained her higher notes, her lower notes lacked support and projection, her head voice lacked connection, she'd often be off pitch or flat when trying to belt higher than she should. Regine is far from a bad vocalist, but she was never on the same tier as those two. If Sohyang can be resonant and supported from G#3 ~ C6 and bring her head voice up to F6 with support and resonance, not to mention agility, control of dynamics, musicality and stamina, Mariah Carey had at least D3/Eb3/E3 ~ A5 with head voice perhaps up to Eb6? Connection throughout her registers, resonance, support, musicality and agility, ..well Regine at her prime had A3 ~ C#5/D5 at most, without a connected head voice. Now, that's pretty nice, but it's not nearly as complete as the other two, given that all three are Sopranos, Mariah had resonance from as low as she needed to and as high as her range could go, same for Sohyang. Regine had more than a couple of notes above D5 where she'd strain, let her larynx go high and sound unsupported, not to mention low notes and everything else.Again Regine was never bad or technically incompetent, she was never at their level though. A vocalist who is much closer to their level is someone like Jonalyn Viray, she represents the Philippines better in technical terms, imho. Sorry I could not answer any earlier.
Oh sorry, I didn't mean to offend you.... you gave a quick reply dont worry. :) She even had problem last year bc of straining too much. Just to inform tho, there's one far much better than Jonalyn Viray, it's Morissette Amon. But can I ask again if u can compare these two? (Viray and Amon) It's just that Amon can whistle easily while Viray can whistle but it I think it's more of a head tone than a whistle but when it comes to belting, I can never notice if she strains when belting high notes. Sorry for asking a non kpop related question.
Debbie Manantan Oh no you didn't offend me at all lol I am not familiar with Morissette Amon, so I don't have an opinion with her at all. Oh yes whistle maybe, Jonalyn's whistles are not good... but her mixing is really really good and so is her head voice, from what I remember. It's okay, I don't mind. ^ ^
Oh haha okay then :) Thank you very much!
Incredible!!! Best vocal in the history...
when I hear her high notes like the B5 in Where Are You I just imagine an audience of celebs having their weaves snatched all at once lol.
+1118freeze It would sound like thunder and velcro
lol
37 dislikes... Appears to be intimidated Regine fans. Lambs love SoHyang :)
+Mariah Carey Fan She's called the Korean Mariah Carey
Lamb Forever I didn't know that:) She suits the name perfectly. I love her so much lol
Mariah Carey Fan Me too! Her live performances SLAYYYYYY me. But I prefer the ones that showcase her head voice(In The Flower Garden OMG she made a simple run sound heavenly. Well not very simple because the whole vocal run stretches one octave.)
Lamb Forever THEY DO. I was watching her warming up her voice and she mixed a C6 effortlessly. I was like WHAATT?? She's too amazing I don't get how she's that good lol!
Mariah Carey Fan The C6 in Lean on Me with Kirk Franklin will slay you more(it's sustained!) 3:33-3:34
She's just unbelievable.
A true Virtuoso.
I am fiercly in love with ariana grande but she could never....
Shayla Gabriele Ariana is complete trash compared to her, don't even bother comparing, it's simply insulting SoHyang
+Justin Cadavid Hey do not call her trash.I am an arianator too and I know that she isnt able to do any of those things but she is an ok-good singer and she is working on her tecnique.KIM SOHYANG IS THE QUEEN.But there is no need to shame other artists who are trying their best.
+Shayla Gabriele me too
she's working on her technique? she sounds horrible.
@@angel127_ How about you? Can you sing like Ariana Grande? Nice words. Trash.
insane part is these are live performances
I can't understand people who say that Sohyang has no emotion...... We need to pray for them
my fave can do that, because my fave is sohyang
She is more than Perfect
I have just discovered her,wow what a voice,angelic,out of this world voice, just brilliant
Absolutely astonishing singer, I'm in love with her voice. I've been exploring some of her work lately and I seriously think she can sing just about anything she wants to.
She Has An Outstanding Technique Omg
I honestly think she's in the running for the greatest vocalist of all time.
Why the hell am I only now discovering her?! I cant think of anything negative to say! Amazing vocalist.
i never thought i could cry after hearing this. She is superb!! No words could describe. Daebak!!
The most surprising thing about her is...
That .
she has many tons of sound colors..
this is so so amazing...
first time heard korean incredible singer voice, she is best...
I adore her as a person. She has released some pop songs though (eg. Mermaid, etc.) and they charted, but basically she sings whatever she wants to. She doesn't want big companies like SM to force her to become one of those K-Pop idols who only sing silly songs, so she rejected all of them while millions of people in Korea who seek fame and fortune would do anything to get the contract. But for SoHyang, it is not worth sacrificing artistry and honesty for money and higher record sales.
She certainly should be considered as one of the best female singers, right with Celine, Whitney, and Mariah. I honestly think she has better control over her voice than any of those three. Mariah has a better range but that's really the only plus I can think of that she has over So Hyang.
Well mariah's voice isn't what it used to be. She's not really taking care of it like she should. I feel like her supported range has gotten smaller.
Whistle register isn't really part of ones range.
It is when it's under control and supported, like Mariah's. If it's like a lot of singers who don't have a whistle tone range but can just sing one random whistle tone note, then it's not part of their range.
Technically , the whistle register can't be supported , it's a disconnected register. But it can , for sure ,be strain-free.
Agility
this girl doesnt even know the word "breathing", she so amazinggggg
I need her in The US nowww.... god damn she's good!!😍😍😍😍😍😍
She had a concert in New York last week
Where was it please?
Tilles Center for Performing Arts
I saw her perform in Los Angeles two years ago...she blew the roof off the place! Amazing thing is that she sounds identical to the videos in person...even singing acapella. Another ridiculous fact is that she sings all of her songs once for soundcheck complete with all the high notes before the concert and still comes back and slays again with literally no drop in support or strain. She's performed in the US many times including NBA and MLB games.
Pete Flores have you heard of her upcoming concert @NYC on Feb 15?
WOW, the resonance 1:00! That note just rode through the air and then that G#5 and C6, wow. Incredible consistency throughout her range! Woaahh!
- Slaychelle ;)
God is her vocal coach.
I hope someone makes an updated version of this.
Nunyally Li
90% percent of her best performances comes after 2012. How crazy is that! Immortal Songs and KOMS performances is what made her into a superstar. This video was made in 2012.
Virtuoso vocalist. So glad to have found her. It's great to have a contemporary singer on par with some of the greats of the past.
If you guys like high register belting I urge you to check out Diane Schuur's work from the late 80's (American Jazz Singer).
Another incredibly musical singer who never fails to send chills down my spine is Gal Costa (Brazil). in her prime from the late 60's - 90's , check out her work with Antonio Carlos Jobim in 1987 live in LA. Not as extreme a range but a voice so clear and musical that's often compared to a horn.
Omg thanks for the recommendation!
She is most beautiful singer in the world without any doubt or opposite opinion.
THAT F#5 CRESCENDO I AM SPEECHLESS
i'm obsessed by the run she does at 8:13... amazing
Omfg yesss.Have you listened to the full song?
It's called 'The Fate'.
it's beautiful @_@
yes, amazing :D
Me toooo!!!
Her vocals in this song are absolutely haunting and beyond brilliant! I have heard the original song and I must admit that SoHyang elevated it to another place.
Can you believe she literally has 3 lines written about her on English wiki? Ridiculous!!
+LPFan4 Because she doesn't have a fanbase that's English for the most part. Barely anyone in the US knows of her.
+razrv3lc That's Sad because She's amazing..
WOW. She is extremely good. I love her C6.
Lamb Forever she left me edgeless with these vocals
daydream I'm really stanning for Sohyang's live performances. Her belts are epic but her head voice is magical.
Lamb Forever fjisafaf her voice is just so amazing to me. her lower register is like whatever but i don't even care when her upper belting & head voice are so incredible. also, her seamlessly beautifully connected registers are just so incredible. like, when she transitioned from head voice to mixed voice, i was caught completely off guard because of how seamless and smooth it was.
daydream Agree
+Lamb Forever now This is a voice to compare with Ariana....and SoHyang is Superior.
I love that crescendo in 'I always miss you'.
This vid is my bible.
She sounds so amazing. I'm a Korean-music fan but she's the only korean singer that made my jaw drop! Slay! One of the best singers in the world.
It's really very sad when you know that all 27 dislikes were by Regines pathetic and intimidated stans instinctively ..
Bingo! You hit the nail on the head right there!
Oh man im a regine fan here try to be more sensitive. We are not pathetic we didnt even compared sohyang to regine cause we all now what they both capable of. Indeed sohyang is great no doubt about it but being a fan of regine and calling us pathetic ohh!! Eff you man! You dont even now who were those people who dislike it!
He's addressing the Regine trolls who not only compared them both but came spouting the usual garbage...scroll down and read for yourself. If you haven't noticed Regine's hoardes are always instigating fights on other artist's videos...those are the pathetic stans he's talking about.
Thirdy Halili lolol you guys are still pathetic.
Particularly +Midnytsnack
How do singers like Monica Naranjo and SoHyang manipulate their timbre/tone/weight so effectively? It's simply amazing.
She is just vocally perfect she is amazing she sung a song while she had pnuemonia and sings better than most
To make it short: She‘s exceptional
Not even fucking kidding, I had to sit here for 30 MINUTES to try and think of something to say about this, and it's exactly that. I'm speechless.
Her mixed voice is insane.
The most incredible thing about her is her lung capacity. Where does she find the air to maintain a constant FAST vibrato for more than 8 beats?? Not only that but she fills her lungs really really quickly! She's an extraterrestrial!
IKR! she is an angel slash alien.
I'm a big fan of MC, Whitney, Regine... until Sohyang came... I mean, Wow!! Eargasms! Now all I think about is, who's gonna surpass her xD
This video tells what we want to say about where is Sohyang's inspiration from.
People like who have a emotion and understanding for heavenly voice of Sohyang ,
She has a amazing singing ability from Holy Spirit who always gives her a inspiration of Heaven
That's why we love Sohyang and praise the Lord.
Thx for your sharing.
ive been scalped
Why is she so unknown? Just learned about her existence.
+Cecsdose She is a humble gospel singer who only sings for Jesus and she only performs in church or to raise money for charities. She has and will continue to reject the entertainment industry and will forever decline record label offers...she has stated numerous times that she isn't seeking fame.
+Pete Flores really? All my life I thought she was a member of those groups made in Korea😂 My ignorance surprises me everyday😂 and wow, she's so humble and true to herself, i'm her new fan.
+Brianda Flores
thanks for checking her out :)
Exactly! When I first heard this song I thought for sure that it was a duet...the second stanza simply frightened me when I found out it was all her. She wears such a vocally dark and smoky cloak in this performance, and I don't know how she can easily turn on the grit and the rasp...simply amazing! It's rare when a vocalist can excel in almost every genre. There are many classically trained opera singers that have such amazing technique yet suck for some reason when they dabble in pop or rock.
she's a beast.
"Could your fave do that?" Yes she can.
It's Sohyang
She could slay my faves existence any time.
First time I heard her in Horse Doctor title song I thought it was Celine Dion so I search in youtube & finally realised it was SoHyang's. Yup! can't deny she's amazing, luv her voice & wish her success!
I Was In The Second Minute Of This Video & I Was Amazed By Her Vocals
I'm shocked!
Her range, her power she is superb.
my QUEEN!!
NO My faves cannot do that! Sohyang has such an amazing talent!!
2017 AND SHE STILL SLAYING !
Anggian Maulana
2018 and she's still slaying.
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING VOICE!
Queen confirmed 🙏🏼
why is she not discovered globally yet? :/ She's so good...
+happinesss2 Because she turns down many offers in order to focus on her career as an CCM singer. Even Seth Riggs, vocal coach of Michael Jackson wants to make an album with her, but she refused it.
+hoang anh Nguyen ahhh ic thanks :) that's very dedicated of her
+hoang anh Nguyen
whoa I've heard about that. I though he coached her or something? is that true?
well fuck me, i am never ever singing again
1:34 SO IMPRESSIVE OMG😍😍😍😍😍
thankyou so much for this amazing vocal analyze video
I just want to thank you @WestVoice for making this voice. This led me to one of the greatest inspirations of my life!
I love Christina Aguilera but SoHyang is probably the best singer ever. I don't even know if Whitney could keep up with her...
SoHyang is better technique wise Whitney overall voice wise
So Hyang is undoubtedly better than Christina Aguilera (not even worth a comparison), but there's no point in comparing her to Whitney. They're both musicians who have developed their instruments as best as they could and fully understand how to use them responsibly. Very few people are on their technical level and since they both are practically masters it's not even worth deciding who's better. Once you've made it, you've made it.
+Allan Han Oh I think you can definitly compare Christina and SoHyang. So Hyang has technique while XTina has an totally unique voice
Oh please don't misunderstand, I love Christina Aguilera. I'm a huge fan of her music, her voice, and her performances. I meant that I don't think Christina and So Hyang should be compared on a technical level, hope that clears things up! (:
+Allan Han Well Christina is by far the more talented one if you talk about god-given (I hate that word, it's just genes) talent but SoHyang has the better technique, you are right. I would still want you to see Christina's coaching at the voice. She actually shows that she has a great technique but never uses it. So you CAN compare them but SoHyang's technique is better :)
소향님아~절대 아프지 마세요~~Take good care of your health~Angel Queen So Hyang~
Best Singer in the present world !
She not only a great vocalist, she is really beautiful. God bless her
This is super..... Maybe she could have been an Olympic swimmer and hold the records for breath control or she could be a mermaid. My gosh..... thanks Ed
Not everybody loves the sound of her belts, I understand, but I think all of us can agree that her Head voice is angelic and beautiful? : D
The amazing thing is that no one knows about her.. Great video honey :)
Dianna Uribe That is quickly changing! :)
Wow,11yrs ago??
After that she has been sp many tremondous performance like
Arirang alone Bridge over trouble water, Lean on me You raise me up , King of mask singer series(Dear love.Monalisa,Home,Hug me, Breathe,Do you know ,Day day) .
Also during the covid she participated busking program which breaks on JTBC, she appears many time..
🎉🎉🎉
She is a christian diva who really has faith to God that's why she has been bestowed a talent.
Sincere thanks for this wonderful video WESTVOICE, it's clearly a labor of love, done exceptionally well and a treat to those who appreciate the vocal craft. I could go on and on about Sohyang, but I just thought I'd thank you personally for taking the time to compile the superb clips and explain technically the amazing artistry that places this singer so far above the rest.
Amazing! God bless SoHyang.
holy CRAP i'm totally blown away!
I fell in love with her a few hours ago
When a soprano develop her voice at it's stronger points instead of trying to sing like a mezzo or a contralto, the result is magical. Along with a natural breathe control, some of her belts here are a bit tense, in the clips her voice was lighter(maybe she was younger,head not so effortless as well), in others her head was float-ish.
I want new version, KOMS and immortal song are Amazing
Can I get a list of all the songs on this please? She has just became my favourite Asian singer, I honestly like her more than Charice and the rest. After listening to her version of fate especially, and lean on me, I was hooked for good. This woman has a natural and beautiful talent and it's so sad to see people like her so underrated while so many talentless people become famous in a day. Her technique is magical and I won't compare her to Whitney or Mariah because she's her own person and hearing her sing actually leaves me breathless, I can't imagine what she would be like live.
Look at the descriptions ;)
And by the way most of the songs in this video are lives :)
just type:
-Sohyang fate
or
-Sohyang as i live
or
-Sohyang where are you
or
-Sohyang it's only my world (my favouite one with fate)
And you will found the others performances from "I am singer' 2 :')
I bet she's the best singer in South Korea!! AMAZING!! I watched ALL of her videos she's just AMAZING at every song!! To me I think she's better at live...^-^ I never saw a singer better than So Hyang!! love her voice!! 소향 화이팅~~!!^-^ 왕 팬이에요!! 힘내세요!!
The second song is "fate" of Korean popular song.