Congrats on 10000 subs man!!!!!! Seems like a minute ago you were doing a thanks for 1000 sub video lol…( I know your a couple away but they will be there when I wake up lol)👍keep up the good work
She is the best female vocalist in this world. Michael Bolton had a concert in Korea 2023, and she sang "Oh Holy Night" there, which was so powerful. ruclips.net/video/XCRT1qrNdIE/видео.html Another is "Upon this Rock," which she sang at the concert. ruclips.net/video/m9gSi3yk6g0/видео.html [Sohyang List] - 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) - I'll always love you (begin again Korea) - Oh holy night (I am a singer 2) - Everyone (Immortal songs 2) - Arirang alone (Immortal songs 2) - Power of love (2014 live) - Never enough (begin again Korea) - Misty (begin again Korea) - I'll be there (begin again Korea) - I won't give up (Open Concert) - Amazing Grace (Global Church Blessing 2020) - Mona lisa (King Of Masked Singer) - Fate (I am a singer 2) - Wild flower (Immortal songs 2) - Where are you (I am a singer 2) - Dear love (King Of Masked Singer) - Never Ending story (I am a singer 2) - If I ain't got you (begin again Korea) - The prayer (Jeong Ui Geun & So hyang) - My favorite things (begin again Korea) - As I live (I am a singer 2) - Breathe (King Of Masked Singer)
You will never find anyone better. It’s worth your time to listen to as much from this beautiful woman as possible. You won’t be disappointed!! She’s special!!
So hyang. South korean ccm Amazing singer.writer. international media korean mariah carey. Queen. Angel . World best amazing singer. 2014years us national anthem NBA GAME. i have nothing. Arirang Alone , everyone. Dream. Upon this rock. Oh holy night. Dream. Home. Amazing grace.
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 four languages: Korean, English, Vietnamese and Chinese, as well as reading French and 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: ruclips.net/video/te_L9ofhUt8/видео.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 45 on April 5, 2023, though in Korean culture she would be 46 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 While 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 RUclips. Whitney Houston’s former manager saw her on RUclips 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 some of her songs, wrote "I Have Nothing," her most iconic song, and is 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: ruclips.net/video/EqeE_1nP-Kk/видео.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 RUclips: ruclips.net/video/T4UyIMkdy4M/видео.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 16:25 “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. ruclips.net/video/rl-jX9kBsEs/видео.html (Again, turn on English subtitles.) So as a consequence she does not pursue fame or fortune and actually has no interactive 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! And whether Sohyang likes it or not, fame has found her, run her over and then backed up and run over her again! 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 RUclips, 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." Her grandmother named her. Please analyze her performance of “Bridge Over Troubled Water”: ruclips.net/video/C6iHh4yBxCo/видео.html Also, please react to her version of “The Power of Love”: ruclips.net/video/LrNkVRrK7_I/видео.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: ruclips.net/video/GvsgCllcNPE/видео.html Wait until you see her duet of David Foster's “The Prayer” with Jeong Ui Geu: ruclips.net/video/rte-q3kunp8/видео.html Her performance of "Fate" in Korean requires no translation: vimeo.com/198161448 And finally “Will You Be There”: ruclips.net/video/nBdSpexUxik/видео.html Here’s an English language interview with her that I’m sure you will enjoy: ruclips.net/video/N2u_pmoWxj8/видео.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: ruclips.net/video/VnPAkryrygQ/видео.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 stage 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 an outgoing and 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 maybe 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. 😉
Woow! Thank you for sharing all this! She has been through a lot, but continues to make great music. Much respect for her. Looking forward to more. Have a wonderful day. Greetings from Belgium.
So Hyang is a devout Christian and gospel singer from South Korea. In her early 20's and newly married, she was diagnosed with early stage uterine cancer, which left her unable to have children. Upon receiving a healing from God (and her great doctors), 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 has rejected numerous offers from major record labels. In addition to being a published author of several fiction books, she lectures about singing and vocal techniques at a South Korean university. So Hyang SLAYS every genre of music, from ROCK to RAP!! So Hyang is a BADASS RAPPER. If you continue on the So Hyang healing journey, please react to So Hyang and others, singing 'Day Day', from Begin Again Korea in 2020.
Thank you for sharing this. It seems she had to overcome a lot. And i also write fiction (I Dutch) so it seems we have that in common. Looking forward to more. Have a great day.
@SaeedReacts. I sincerely appreciate your style of reacting. When you resume the video after pausing, you rewind the tape a bit. THANK YOU!! Happy to be a new subscriber.
김소향 (Kim, So-hyang) is a South Korean singer who uses 소향 (Sohyang) as her stage name. She's up there with Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and Céline Dion, according to David Foster, who worked with all of them, plus other big names in the music industry, such as Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson. In fact, many vocal coaches and critics call her the Queen, and Dimash the King. Here are several links to excellent performances by Sohyang. Many are from competitions where she pulls out all the stops and goes into vocal beast mode. The last 5 are more restrained. You can alternate between the styles, just to experience the contrasts and see her range of abilities. All are live, except for a music video of "Never Enough" (since we can never get enough of Sohyang). I Am a Singer Legend: ruclips.net/video/T4UyIMkdy4M/видео.html "I Have Nothing" [Whitney Houston] ruclips.net/video/CFtRUSPxcas/видео.html (camera only on Sohyang) ruclips.net/video/n71eIWRmEtY/видео.html "꿈 (Dream)" [소향 (Sohyang)] {Korean} Immortal Songs 2: ruclips.net/video/C6iHh4yBxCo/видео.html "Bridge Over Troubled Water" [Simon & Garfunkel] ruclips.net/video/zFyndK9VOCk/видео.html "홀로 아리랑 (Arirang Alone)" [traditional Korean folksong, lyrics adapted for reunification of North & South Koreas] {Korean} ruclips.net/video/GvsgCllcNPE/видео.html "Lean On Me" [Bill Withers, Jr.; Michael Bolton guest] ruclips.net/video/te_L9ofhUt8/видео.html "You Raise Me Up" [Secret Garden; Shane Filan (Westlife) guest] ruclips.net/video/H5e7MPre7iY/видео.html "여러분 (Everyone)" [윤복희 (Yoon, Bok-hee)] {Korean, English} I Am a Singer 2: ruclips.net/video/YwgF3Gylu-0/видео.html "O Holy Night" [Adolphe Charles Adam] King of Masked Singers: ruclips.net/video/a_lOAgti7XQ/видео.html "모나리자 (Mona Lisa)" [조용필 (Cho, Yong-pil)] {Korean, English} ruclips.net/video/0qBSPPi3ESM/видео.html "Home (집)" [박효신 (Park, Hyo-shin)] {Korean, English} Begin Again Korea: ruclips.net/video/lSzb6a0PkQU/видео.html "Flashlight" with 이수현 (Lee, Su-hyun) [Jessie J] ruclips.net/video/_ivvpK3UMlw/видео.html "Misty" [Ella Fitzgerald] ruclips.net/video/DO845EqU3eE/видео.html "I Will Always Love You" [Dolly Parton] ruclips.net/video/k5WqGIPjqtc/видео.html "Never Enough" [Loren Allred] Open Concert: ruclips.net/video/vZyIdoRRKFo/видео.html "The Power of Love" [Jennifer Rush] BTW, Whitney's former manager saw the DMC Festival video of Sohyang singing "I Have Nothing", and contacted Oprah Winfrey, who in turn, contacted David Foster. They were all amazed. Foster invited Sohyang to sing on his tour in Asia. She did 8 shows in 4 days in Tokyo. He and his ex-wife wrote that song. He co-arranged and produced it for Whitney for her album, and her performance in "The Bodyguard". Foster has won 16 Grammy Awards, including 3 for Producer of the Year, and has been nominated a total of 47 times. --- Her full name is "김소향 (Kim, So-hyang)", but she leaves out her surname in her stage name, "소향 (Sohyang)". Here's the breakdown of the Hangul symbols in her full name: 김소향 (Kim, So-hyang) 김 = ㄱ ㅣ ㅁ (k i m) 소 = ㅅ ㅗ (s o) 향 = ㅎ ㅑ ㅇ (h ya ng) Google Translate in Detect Language mode pronounces them decently. However, the proper pronunciation of her stage name can be heard before the start of her Immortal Songs 2 performance of "Bridge Over Troubled Water", when the host introduces her as "SOH hee-yahng". The "hee" part is very quick and subtle, almost like a puff of air after the "h" sound carried over from the stressed "SOH" syllable. Note that the "ahng" sound uses the first and last phonemes (syllable components) of "awe" and "song", respectively; it isn't "uhng" or "ohng" as too many non-Korean folks claim.
Thanks for the video, you have to know her life story, it is impressive, one of the best vocalists of this generation, loved by vocal experts. It's a crime not to know about So Hyang's existence.
SoHyang is world class, she is a powerhouse vocalist. Thanks heaps for reacting to this. She even does her own arrangements. She’s a warrior she’s battled a few health issues including cancer and refused to sell her soul to the big record labels. Would be awesome if you can react to Lara Fabian singing a song in French “jes suis malade”
My favorite female singer ever. She just draws you in to her sole. She is often referred to as the female Dimash. She has so many of my favorites. I like "EVERYONE" and "LEAN ON ME". she even does rap "Day Day". She is a huge Rabbit hole. Thank You for your great reaction to Queen SoHyang. She is an angel descended.
GREAT/FANTASTIC/AWESOME reaction to the PHENOMENAL So Hyang. You have just witnessed a small sample of the flexibility in her voice. This event was in 2015 when she was 37 years old. So Hyang is now 45 years old (46 next month). In 2024, her vocal range is still RIDICULOUS, and her breath control remains INSANE. So Hyang, her husband, and some assistants, arrange every aspect of her live performances; the music, backing vocals, staging, lighting, etc. You have just made one of the best investments in time.
Wow! Thank you for sharing and for the kind words. Love to learn more about So Hyang. Looking forward to the next song. Have a wonderful day. Greetings from Belgium.
*She is one of the best vocalist in the world. You really need to see her do Whitney Houston's - I Have Nothing* ruclips.net/video/CFtRUSPxcas/видео.html (She takes the song to new heights)
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/ if i ain't got you
Thanks for the reaction!! In my opinion, she is the best of women and Dimash the best of men... Please more reactions from her, she deserves so much!! I advise following this order: Arirang Alone ( ruclips.net/video/zFyndK9VOCk/видео.html ) v i Everyone ( ruclips.net/video/H5e7MPre7iY/видео.html ) -------------> m e Dear Love(my love) [mask] ( ruclips.net/video/nIJIjIE53xw/видео.html ) o Oh Holy night ( ruclips.net/video/YwgF3Gylu-0/видео.html ) So Hyang & Min Woohyuk - Wild Flower ( ruclips.net/video/QsPC57wLwWQ/видео.html ) Misty ( ruclips.net/video/_ivvpK3UMlw/видео.html ) Where are you ( ruclips.net/video/G4unJbVVOko/видео.html ) Hug!
LETS NOT FOGET ELVIS PRESLEY COVERING THIS SONG. SHE IS IS BEUTIFUL.. A MAN DOING LIKE ELVIS SHOULD BE APPRECIATE PLEASE CHECK ELVIS IN 1970 IN LAS VEGAS. HE IS A BIG PART OF OUR AMERICAN CULTURE.THANK YOU💙💙💙
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Congrats on 10000 subs man!!!!!! Seems like a minute ago you were doing a thanks for 1000 sub video lol…( I know your a couple away but they will be there when I wake up lol)👍keep up the good work
Thanks so much, Jason! Didnt expect this at all. Still afternoon here, but goodnight to you 😃!
Absolutely one of the best singers in the world!
What a voice!
i didn't know novelist could sing this well
Amazing!
She is the best female vocalist in this world. Michael Bolton had a concert in Korea 2023, and she sang "Oh Holy Night" there, which was so powerful. ruclips.net/video/XCRT1qrNdIE/видео.html
Another is "Upon this Rock," which she sang at the concert. ruclips.net/video/m9gSi3yk6g0/видео.html
[Sohyang List]
- 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)
- I'll always love you (begin again Korea)
- Oh holy night (I am a singer 2)
- Everyone (Immortal songs 2)
- Arirang alone (Immortal songs 2)
- Power of love (2014 live)
- Never enough (begin again Korea)
- Misty (begin again Korea)
- I'll be there (begin again Korea)
- I won't give up (Open Concert)
- Amazing Grace (Global Church Blessing 2020)
- Mona lisa (King Of Masked Singer)
- Fate (I am a singer 2)
- Wild flower (Immortal songs 2)
- Where are you (I am a singer 2)
- Dear love (King Of Masked Singer)
- Never Ending story (I am a singer 2)
- If I ain't got you (begin again Korea)
- The prayer (Jeong Ui Geun & So hyang)
- My favorite things (begin again Korea)
- As I live (I am a singer 2)
- Breathe (King Of Masked Singer)
Thanks for sharing this! Looking forward to more of her music. Greetings from Belgium.
You will never find anyone better. It’s worth your time to listen to as much from this beautiful woman as possible. You won’t be disappointed!! She’s special!!
Will definitely listen more. This was amazing.
vocal goddess 😊👍
She is amazing.
The one and only SoHyang. The best. You are in for a life altering journey. Hope you dive in, you will not regret it.. Great reaction..
What a powerful voice. Looking forward to more!
Welcome to The Forces of Heaven from Sohyang 🎉😅
Thanks from Perú 😊
What an amazing voice. Greetings from Belgium.
beautiful voice
Truly beautiful voice!
So hyang.
South korean ccm Amazing singer.writer.
international media korean mariah carey.
Queen. Angel .
World best amazing singer. 2014years us national anthem NBA GAME.
i have nothing.
Arirang Alone ,
everyone.
Dream.
Upon this rock.
Oh holy night.
Dream.
Home.
Amazing grace.
Thank you for sharing this. I will listen to more of her performances.
If you want to dive into more Sohyang I will suggest:
"Arirang Alone" from immortal Songs 2 and
"I have Nothing" from the DMC Festival
Thanks so much! Will explore more
Welcome to Sohyang's world. :)
Thank you. Looking forward to more. Greetings from Belgium.
@@SaeedReacts.Greetings from Australia.😁
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 four languages: Korean, English, Vietnamese and Chinese, as well as reading French and 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: ruclips.net/video/te_L9ofhUt8/видео.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 45 on April 5, 2023, though in Korean culture she would be 46 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
While 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 RUclips.
Whitney Houston’s former manager saw her on RUclips 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 some of her songs, wrote "I Have Nothing," her most iconic song, and is 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: ruclips.net/video/EqeE_1nP-Kk/видео.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 RUclips: ruclips.net/video/T4UyIMkdy4M/видео.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 16:25 “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. ruclips.net/video/rl-jX9kBsEs/видео.html (Again, turn on English subtitles.)
So as a consequence she does not pursue fame or fortune and actually has no interactive 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! And whether Sohyang likes it or not, fame has found her, run her over and then backed up and run over her again!
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 RUclips, 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." Her grandmother named her.
Please analyze her performance of “Bridge Over Troubled Water”: ruclips.net/video/C6iHh4yBxCo/видео.html
Also, please react to her version of “The Power of Love”: ruclips.net/video/LrNkVRrK7_I/видео.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: ruclips.net/video/GvsgCllcNPE/видео.html
Wait until you see her duet of David Foster's “The Prayer” with Jeong Ui Geu: ruclips.net/video/rte-q3kunp8/видео.html
Her performance of "Fate" in Korean requires no translation: vimeo.com/198161448
And finally “Will You Be There”: ruclips.net/video/nBdSpexUxik/видео.html
Here’s an English language interview with her that I’m sure you will enjoy: ruclips.net/video/N2u_pmoWxj8/видео.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: ruclips.net/video/VnPAkryrygQ/видео.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 stage 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 an outgoing and 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 maybe 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. 😉
Woow! Thank you for sharing all this! She has been through a lot, but continues to make great music. Much respect for her. Looking forward to more. Have a wonderful day. Greetings from Belgium.
@@SaeedReacts. And you have a wonderful day, too! Greetings from Calgary, Alberta, next to the Rocky mountains in western Canada! 👌😉🤠
LETS NOT FORGET ELVIS PRESLEY 💙💙💙
@@ChefBarb58 Sohyang has some of Elvis' traits, like curling her lip at the end of a performance, and a magnetic personality on stage.
Some voices are just angelic sounding, next level to good singers. Gave me goosebumps. 🫶🫶
Next level indeed!
Her voice is a gift from the heavens, a treasure to all of us! New subscriber from S.Korea.
Amazing voice. Thanks for subscribing and have a wonderful day. Greetings from Belgium.
So Hyang is a devout Christian and gospel singer from South Korea. In her early 20's and newly married, she was diagnosed with early stage uterine cancer, which left her unable to have children. Upon receiving a healing from God (and her great doctors), 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 has rejected numerous offers from major record labels. In addition to being a published author of several fiction books, she lectures about singing and vocal techniques at a South Korean university. So Hyang SLAYS every genre of music, from ROCK to RAP!! So Hyang is a BADASS RAPPER. If you continue on the So Hyang healing journey, please react to So Hyang and others, singing 'Day Day', from Begin Again Korea in 2020.
Thank you for sharing this. It seems she had to overcome a lot. And i also write fiction (I Dutch) so it seems we have that in common. Looking forward to more. Have a great day.
@SaeedReacts. I sincerely appreciate your style of reacting. When you resume the video after pausing, you rewind the tape a bit.
THANK YOU!!
Happy to be a new subscriber.
@t.lucalake8963: If I'm using the Chrome browser, I press [Space] to Pause, [Left Arrow] to Rewind a few seconds, and [Space] to Play.
김소향 (Kim, So-hyang) is a South Korean singer who uses 소향 (Sohyang) as her stage name. She's up there with Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and Céline Dion, according to David Foster, who worked with all of them, plus other big names in the music industry, such as Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson. In fact, many vocal coaches and critics call her the Queen, and Dimash the King.
Here are several links to excellent performances by Sohyang. Many are from competitions where she pulls out all the stops and goes into vocal beast mode. The last 5 are more restrained. You can alternate between the styles, just to experience the contrasts and see her range of abilities. All are live, except for a music video of "Never Enough" (since we can never get enough of Sohyang).
I Am a Singer Legend:
ruclips.net/video/T4UyIMkdy4M/видео.html "I Have Nothing" [Whitney Houston]
ruclips.net/video/CFtRUSPxcas/видео.html (camera only on Sohyang)
ruclips.net/video/n71eIWRmEtY/видео.html "꿈 (Dream)" [소향 (Sohyang)] {Korean}
Immortal Songs 2:
ruclips.net/video/C6iHh4yBxCo/видео.html "Bridge Over Troubled Water" [Simon & Garfunkel]
ruclips.net/video/zFyndK9VOCk/видео.html "홀로 아리랑 (Arirang Alone)" [traditional Korean folksong, lyrics adapted for reunification of North & South Koreas] {Korean}
ruclips.net/video/GvsgCllcNPE/видео.html "Lean On Me" [Bill Withers, Jr.; Michael Bolton guest]
ruclips.net/video/te_L9ofhUt8/видео.html "You Raise Me Up" [Secret Garden; Shane Filan (Westlife) guest]
ruclips.net/video/H5e7MPre7iY/видео.html "여러분 (Everyone)" [윤복희 (Yoon, Bok-hee)] {Korean, English}
I Am a Singer 2:
ruclips.net/video/YwgF3Gylu-0/видео.html "O Holy Night" [Adolphe Charles Adam]
King of Masked Singers:
ruclips.net/video/a_lOAgti7XQ/видео.html "모나리자 (Mona Lisa)" [조용필 (Cho, Yong-pil)] {Korean, English}
ruclips.net/video/0qBSPPi3ESM/видео.html "Home (집)" [박효신 (Park, Hyo-shin)] {Korean, English}
Begin Again Korea:
ruclips.net/video/lSzb6a0PkQU/видео.html "Flashlight" with 이수현 (Lee, Su-hyun) [Jessie J]
ruclips.net/video/_ivvpK3UMlw/видео.html "Misty" [Ella Fitzgerald]
ruclips.net/video/DO845EqU3eE/видео.html "I Will Always Love You" [Dolly Parton]
ruclips.net/video/k5WqGIPjqtc/видео.html "Never Enough" [Loren Allred]
Open Concert:
ruclips.net/video/vZyIdoRRKFo/видео.html "The Power of Love" [Jennifer Rush]
BTW, Whitney's former manager saw the DMC Festival video of Sohyang singing "I Have Nothing", and contacted Oprah Winfrey, who in turn, contacted David Foster. They were all amazed. Foster invited Sohyang to sing on his tour in Asia. She did 8 shows in 4 days in Tokyo. He and his ex-wife wrote that song. He co-arranged and produced it for Whitney for her album, and her performance in "The Bodyguard". Foster has won 16 Grammy Awards, including 3 for Producer of the Year, and has been nominated a total of 47 times.
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Her full name is "김소향 (Kim, So-hyang)", but she leaves out her surname in her stage name, "소향 (Sohyang)". Here's the breakdown of the Hangul symbols in her full name:
김소향 (Kim, So-hyang)
김 = ㄱ ㅣ ㅁ (k i m)
소 = ㅅ ㅗ (s o)
향 = ㅎ ㅑ ㅇ (h ya ng)
Google Translate in Detect Language mode pronounces them decently. However, the proper pronunciation of her stage name can be heard before the start of her Immortal Songs 2 performance of "Bridge Over Troubled Water", when the host introduces her as "SOH hee-yahng". The "hee" part is very quick and subtle, almost like a puff of air after the "h" sound carried over from the stressed "SOH" syllable. Note that the "ahng" sound uses the first and last phonemes (syllable components) of "awe" and "song", respectively; it isn't "uhng" or "ohng" as too many non-Korean folks claim.
Thanks for the video, you have to know her life story, it is impressive, one of the best vocalists of this generation, loved by vocal experts. It's a crime not to know about So Hyang's existence.
I have read some of the story now. She had to overcome many obstacles, but she achieved so many great things. Amazing.
SoHyang is world class, she is a powerhouse vocalist. Thanks heaps for reacting to this. She even does her own arrangements. She’s a warrior she’s battled a few health issues including cancer and refused to sell her soul to the big record labels. Would be awesome if you can react to Lara Fabian singing a song in French “jes suis malade”
I have read a bit about her. Inspiring human being. Looking forward to more. Btw: Delta Goodrem Heavy reaction coming tomorrow.
the incredible world class sohyang love from the uk
She is a powerhouse! More SoHyang reactions coming this week.
just subscribed good luck to you and the channel@@SaeedReacts.
Salve salve! Sohyang é a cantora mais subvalorizada do mundo!. Ela é incrível!!!!! Abraços do Brasil!
She is amazing. Looking forward to more. Greetings from Belgium.
My favorite female singer ever. She just draws you in to her sole. She is often referred to
as the female Dimash. She has so many of my favorites. I like "EVERYONE" and "LEAN ON ME".
she even does rap "Day Day". She is a huge Rabbit hole. Thank You for your great reaction
to Queen SoHyang. She is an angel descended.
Such a powerful voice. Will check out your recommendations! Thank you.
GREAT/FANTASTIC/AWESOME reaction to the PHENOMENAL So Hyang. You have just witnessed a small sample of the flexibility in her voice. This event was in 2015 when she was 37 years old. So Hyang is now 45 years old (46 next month). In 2024, her vocal range is still RIDICULOUS, and her breath control remains INSANE. So Hyang, her husband, and some assistants, arrange every aspect of her live performances; the music, backing vocals, staging, lighting, etc.
You have just made one of the best investments in time.
Wow! Thank you for sharing and for the kind words. Love to learn more about So Hyang. Looking forward to the next song. Have a wonderful day. Greetings from Belgium.
사이먼과 가펑글의 곡 중 제가 가장 사랑하는 곡입니다. 이 곡을 소향씨가 너무 잘 불러줘서 ... 특별히 이 무대와 이 방송이 내 지난 기억속에서 특별한 에피소드입니다. ^_^
Such a powerful performance. I am happy a subscriber recommened this performance. Amazing. Greetings from Belgium.
@@SaeedReacts. Greetings from Korea~^~^
Amazing thanks ❤
Her and mori the top of them all
Both amazing.
포레스텔라, 코리아 4인조 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Will definitely listen to Forestella!
*She is one of the best vocalist in the world. You really need to see her do Whitney Houston's - I Have Nothing* ruclips.net/video/CFtRUSPxcas/видео.html (She takes the song to new heights)
Thank you for the link. Hope to get to many more soon! This was amazing.
@@SaeedReacts. You said the same to my Katrina link and never did. haha
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/ if i ain't got you
여왕님! 몸건강하세요
❤😊
Please react to Sohyang If I Aint Got You, Mona Lisa, and Easy On Me
소향.💕💕👍👍👍
INSANE VOCALS 🤯
Thanks for the reaction!! In my opinion, she is the best of women and Dimash the best of men...
Please more reactions from her, she deserves so much!! I advise following this order:
Arirang Alone ( ruclips.net/video/zFyndK9VOCk/видео.html ) v
i
Everyone ( ruclips.net/video/H5e7MPre7iY/видео.html ) -------------> m
e
Dear Love(my love) [mask] ( ruclips.net/video/nIJIjIE53xw/видео.html ) o
Oh Holy night ( ruclips.net/video/YwgF3Gylu-0/видео.html )
So Hyang & Min Woohyuk - Wild Flower ( ruclips.net/video/QsPC57wLwWQ/видео.html )
Misty ( ruclips.net/video/_ivvpK3UMlw/видео.html )
Where are you ( ruclips.net/video/G4unJbVVOko/видео.html )
Hug!
I also like the rock song Mona Lisa sung by her on masked singer
Have not heard that one yet. Hope to check it out at some point
우리나라는 너무 좁다 ?!!!헤비급 선수들이 너무나 많다 ?!!!음식 케이팝 소향 조수미 포레 방탄 열거하자니 조둥이 아퍼 이러니 안 좁아 님들도 느끼제이,,😢못 느끼면 말고 우동 말고 힘든께 울자고 한 소리지비 헐 헐😂❤❤❤
So much talent!
LETS NOT FOGET ELVIS PRESLEY COVERING THIS SONG. SHE IS IS BEUTIFUL.. A MAN DOING LIKE ELVIS SHOULD BE APPRECIATE
PLEASE CHECK ELVIS IN 1970 IN LAS VEGAS. HE IS A BIG PART OF OUR AMERICAN CULTURE.THANK YOU💙💙💙
no sound 😢
If i click on it there is sound.
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