This event was in 2015 when the PHENOMENAL So Hyang was 37 years old. She turned 46 on 04/05/24. You have witnessed a small sample in the flexibility in her voice. In 2024, not only is she aging in reverse, but her vocal range is still RIDICULOUS, and her breath control remains INSANE. 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. After receiving a complete healing from God (and her 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. She has rejected numerous offers from major record labels
She is the best female vocalist in this world. She is next level. [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)
So Hyang's speaks fluent English. She has stated in interviews that some South Koreans didn't believe she was born and raised in South Korea, because of how well she speaks English.
Welcome to the world of SoHyang~!!! She is CCM/GOSPEL SINGER of South KOREA and cancer survivor. . She is one of the greatest vocalist in the world.But She wasn't known as well as popular because She sing for GOD and Comfort people who has hardtime Not for fame or money. ..In her youth, she turned down all offers from mega agencies for her beliefs...and now she is 46years old. .She has so many legendary live performances . She always sings with sincerity whenever and wherever. So it comforts those who listen to her song...That's why I love her...And her singing skills are the best, not to mention... This performance is just tip of iceberg.. . Thanks for your reaction of Queen Sohyang ♥
From her Wikipedia page en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sohyang "Kim So-hyang (Korean: 김소향; Hanja: 金昭享, born April 5, 1978), known mononymously as Sohyang, is a South Korean singer-songwriter." So she would have been 36-37 in 2015. (She takes good care of herself so she always looks younger than that). Her life story is amazing, overcoming cancer at age 20 and battling many bouts of pneumonia as a result of a bad blood transfusion, so she can relate to people in need. She turned down multiple big name recording contracts so as to keep her freedom and not be corrupted by "success". She is 46 now and seems to be in good health and still singing great. So Hyang, her husband and her team do arrangements for her performances and they are always creative. She has written fiction novels, Bible commentaries and many songs. She has taught at the university level. But she has never lost her Christian roots. She is a generational talent honed by much hard work. Most pronounce her name as So (h)Young, or So (h)Yang, the h being almost but not completely silent. In the USA the h is usually silent. The Korean version seems considerably different. So Hyang is supposed to be in Dallas, TX sometime this year but the day, time and venue are not known yet. She was in a concert near Los Angeles last year. WE are so blessed to have So Hyang's comfort and encouragement through these crazy times in which we live. Learn as much as you can about So Hyang through many interviews and testimonials available on You Tube. Then react to her music from an informed point. Just search for So Hyang in You Tube and you'll see tons of songs with lots of views for you to choose to react. For the Korean language songs, please look for ENG SUBs, in You Tube or Vimeo, (especially for "Everyone"). You will have to be creative at times because of copyright strikes but you should always be able to find a way. (Just keep the sound quality high). I look forward to many more of your reactions, to So Hyang and to others, as well. Thanks!
She is about in her 40s. majored in french, native korean, english Turned down major record deals in the states since she wanted devote her to gospel singing. She is really well known for her gospel singing here in korea and also in the states
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
Many people say that Sohyang only sings When she sings, her hand gestures, facial expressions, etc. performance are greater. Sohyang is the world’s best performe
Kim So Hyang is a South Korean CCM, gospel, and pop singer and one of the best vocalists on the planet. She also teaches music at university and is a author of several fantasy novels. Although she looks like a teenager she was 37 when she did this.
So Hyang (pronounced more like So Young) is my fav singer. We are somewhat starved here in the USA for such incredible talent. She is simply a composite of nearly all the best female voices put into one smallish human. She can sing every genre and in both English and Korean (many of her songs include both languages). She is brilliant! Her "I Have Nothing" from the DMC Festival is amazing but anything by her is top level. Thanks for the reaction.
Please react to Sohyang ("so-young") singing Easy On Me outdoors under a huge bridge last year at age 45 years young. it was posted by her own youtube channel so no copyright filters needed
Chris, she is still singing - she sings better than ever and is unquestionably even more beautiful than in this performance - if that seems possible. The most common attempt to pronounce her name is 'so yong'. She speaks three languages: Korean, English, and French and reads Greek. She learned to speak American English watching the Disney Channel and listening to Pop music. She is also the author of four fantasy novels and lectures on Music and Voice at University. Among Sohyang's skills are; Actress (The Sound of Music), Musical Arranger and Staging/lighting Engineer (all TV & Stage performances), Vocal Instructor (teaches Music and Voice at the University). Not to mention; Composer (Dream), Author (Four Novels and a Treatise on the New Testament), Online Bible Teacher (Lectures on the Old Testament), and Motivational Speaker. She IS a Virtuoso and a musical Genius. Whew! But that's not all. 😊 Cheers.
Hi ! Thank you for your wonderful Reaction Video! I have followed her for over 12 years and as she gains more recognition she does more and more especially since 2020, her health has been good and just in the last year she got her own Social Media( before it was U-Tube and reactor that printer her and still do) she has spent much of her time singing Gospel and Praise songs ( she is a devoted Christian and has written some Faith based books as well as being a published Fantasy Novelist( not in English yet- Best known are , Anaxion, and Crystal Castle! ) Here is her latest song written and Performed by her( she also does most of the background vocals in many of her covers and originals the last few years ! Higher , acoustic version Written by SoHyang ruclips.net/video/Of08aublKTE/видео.html&si=2joiOp_yVt5GR96m PS she tries to promote positivity in most of her song and a lot that people think are Love songs are but it’s her love of God! Here is a Jazzy Gospel her and Petra ( Performing with her, on her left side) SoHyang and Petra Freedom Written and Composed and Performed by SoHyang and Petra Back up vocals done by SoHyang and Petra. ruclips.net/video/5-WPK-DlZ3Y/видео.html Thank You and God Bless :-)
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 46 on April 5, 2024, though in Korean culture she would be 47 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. 😉
Now that we see a lot of youtube videos of people singing and hitting those high notes like Sohyang by regular untrained people even by young kids in private parties, classrooms, malls or even in their own homes which is remarkable but the really impressive ones are those versatile performers who can do more than belting those highest notes but are so good in singing different genres of music. Gigi De Lana is one.
Don't let her look fool you. She was around 38 when she appeared on this show (She's about 45 this year). She majored in French literature in college and speaks fluent English as well.
So hyang queen. Angel South korean ccm Amazing singer.writer. international media korean mariah carey. 2014years us national anthem NBA GAME. World best amazing singer 그녀는 20세 cancer survivor 입니다, 그후부터 하느님에게 기도하기 시작했고 그후로ccm singer 로 활동하다 32세쯤부터 대중가요로 횔동해왔읍니다, 그녀는 세계에서 내민손 모두 거절하고 힘들고 지친 사람들의 마음을 위로하기로 결심하고 곁에서 노래합니다 ,그녀는 공연을 너무 많이 하고 있읍니다, 하느님이 성대를 주셨다 합니다, 1978년생 올해로 만46세입니다, You tube 에 세계 최고의 영상과 최고의 조회수를 기록했다 합니다, 소향은 queen 이라고 세계에서 인정한 artist 입니다, 소향 영상은 무지하게 많읍니다, 모두 놀라운 영상 입니다, 손수건을 준비하세요, 감사합니다~
Many music experts have a common saying about her songs. She has a beautiful, elegant voice with delicate control, angelic clear tone, incredible cilling high note, and a lung and energy that never runs out.... I hope you see more of her songs,too. //Of course, she speaks English very well. ^^ Thank you~!🍒 많은 음악 전문가들이 그녀의 노래에 대해 공통적으로 하는 말들이 있어요. 섬세한 컨트롤,, 아름답고 기품있는 음성,, 맑고 천사같은 흠 없이 완벽한 음색,, 믿기 어렵고 소름돋는 고음,, 바닥나지 않는 폐와 에너지,, 등등.. 당신도 더 많은 그녀의 작품들을 만나보시길 바래요. // 물론 그녀는 영어를 능숙하게 구사합니다.ㅎㅎ 고마워요~!
그녀는 재능이 많읍니다, 세계 멋개국 언어를 구사하고 대학교에서 성악도 가르키고 소설도 쓰고 음악은 여러 장르를 다합니다 Opera .gospel .polk song. Zazz.등 모든 장르(genre)를 소화합니다 .그녀는 호흡 조절을 완벽하게 해서 고음 리듬에서도 음색이 전혀 빗나가지않게 길게 끌고 가는 탁월한 기술을 가졌읍니다, 세계적으로 이렇게 재능이 많은 가수는 거의 없읍니다,,
She sings every syllable like it's the last one to ever come out of her mouth, doesn't she? Her rendition of "You Raise Me Up" always brings me to tears. But before you watch her performance of the 7+ minute, "Everyone," dig a grave.
Lots of her gorgeous songs left out you have to react. You better make a haste. Especially her Korean emotional songs are very good as well as the foreign ones. Her repertoire is fantastic for the versatile musical genres.
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.
This event was in 2015 when the PHENOMENAL So Hyang was 37 years old. She turned 46 on 04/05/24. You have witnessed a small sample in the flexibility in her voice. In 2024, not only is she aging in reverse, but her vocal range is still RIDICULOUS, and her breath control remains INSANE.
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. After receiving a complete healing from God (and her 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. She has rejected numerous offers from major record labels
She is the best female vocalist in this world. She is next level.
[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)
She is an unmatched singular female singer of the world. Thanks.
Thank You!!
So Hyang's speaks fluent English. She has stated in interviews that some South Koreans didn't believe she was born and raised in South Korea, because of how well she speaks English.
Welcome to The Forces of Heaven from Sohyang 🎉😮
Thanks from Perú 😊
Welcome to Sohyang world.
She is world best singer.
Please react to another song by her.
Welcome to the world of SoHyang~!!!
She is CCM/GOSPEL SINGER of South KOREA and cancer survivor. .
She is one of the greatest vocalist in the world.But She wasn't known as well as popular because She sing for GOD and Comfort people who has hardtime Not for fame or money. ..In her youth, she turned down all offers from mega agencies for her beliefs...and now she is 46years old. .She has so many legendary live performances .
She always sings with sincerity whenever and wherever. So it comforts those who listen to her song...That's why I love her...And her singing skills are the best, not to mention...
This performance is just tip of iceberg.. .
Thanks for your reaction of Queen Sohyang ♥
Thank You!!
Hands down one of the best singers in the world. She can also make a full grown man tear up with her angelic singing.
From her Wikipedia page en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sohyang "Kim So-hyang (Korean: 김소향; Hanja: 金昭享, born April 5, 1978), known mononymously as Sohyang, is a South Korean singer-songwriter." So she would have been 36-37 in 2015. (She takes good care of herself so she always looks younger than that).
Her life story is amazing, overcoming cancer at age 20 and battling many bouts of pneumonia as a result of a bad blood transfusion, so she can relate to people in need. She turned down multiple big name recording contracts so as to keep her freedom and not be corrupted by "success". She is 46 now and seems to be in good health and still singing great.
So Hyang, her husband and her team do arrangements for her performances and they are always creative. She has written fiction novels, Bible commentaries and many songs. She has taught at the university level. But she has never lost her Christian roots. She is a generational talent honed by much hard work.
Most pronounce her name as So (h)Young, or So (h)Yang, the h being almost but not completely silent. In the USA the h is usually silent. The Korean version seems considerably different.
So Hyang is supposed to be in Dallas, TX sometime this year but the day, time and venue are not known yet. She was in a concert near Los Angeles last year.
WE are so blessed to have So Hyang's comfort and encouragement through these crazy times in which we live.
Learn as much as you can about So Hyang through many interviews and testimonials available on You Tube. Then react to her music from an informed point.
Just search for So Hyang in You Tube and you'll see tons of songs with lots of views for you to choose to react. For the Korean language songs, please look for ENG SUBs, in You Tube or Vimeo, (especially for "Everyone"). You will have to be creative at times because of copyright strikes but you should always be able to find a way. (Just keep the sound quality high).
I look forward to many more of your reactions, to So Hyang and to others, as well. Thanks!
Thank You!
Welcome to the world of Sohyang. She is the,queen of breath control. She can go alot higher in range. All of her performances are amazing.
Thank You!!
Next song from Sohyang sing "Lean on me" on Immortal Songs 2.
She is about in her 40s.
majored in french, native korean, english
Turned down major record deals in the states since she wanted devote her to gospel singing.
She is really well known for her gospel singing here in korea and also in the states
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
I would suggest by Sohyang next "Arirang Alone" On Immortal Songs 2.
Many people say that Sohyang only sings
When she sings, her hand gestures, facial expressions, etc. performance are greater.
Sohyang is the world’s best performe
Welcome to Sohyang's world. Pronounced as "So" and "Hyang" No W sound, you should hear both the H and Y blend together.
First time hearing her. She has definitely had some training for sure!! I am sure we will hear more from her. Enjoyed your commentary.
Thank You!!
Kim So Hyang is a South Korean CCM, gospel, and pop singer and one of the best vocalists on the planet. She also teaches music at university and is a author of several fantasy novels. Although she looks like a teenager she was 37 when she did this.
the incredible incomparable world class inside and out sohyang love from the uk
So Hyang (pronounced more like So Young) is my fav singer. We are somewhat starved here in the USA for such incredible talent. She is simply a composite of nearly all the best female voices put into one smallish human. She can sing every genre and in both English and Korean (many of her songs include both languages). She is brilliant! Her "I Have Nothing" from the DMC Festival is amazing but anything by her is top level. Thanks for the reaction.
Thank You!!
Loveee Sohyang so muchhh 🔥 she's very amazing singer...
Teenager. 😂 We all wonder if Sohyang is ageing backwards. No indeed, Sohyang would have been about 37 here!
Beautiful....🎉
Please react to Sohyang ("so-young") singing Easy On Me outdoors under a huge bridge last year at age 45 years young. it was posted by her own youtube channel so no copyright filters needed
Chris, she is still singing - she sings better than ever and is unquestionably even more beautiful than in this performance - if that seems possible. The most common attempt to pronounce her name is 'so yong'. She speaks three languages: Korean, English, and French and reads Greek. She learned to speak American English watching the Disney Channel and listening to Pop music. She is also the author of four fantasy novels and lectures on Music and Voice at University. Among Sohyang's skills are; Actress (The Sound of Music), Musical Arranger and Staging/lighting Engineer (all TV & Stage performances), Vocal Instructor (teaches Music and Voice at the University). Not to mention; Composer (Dream), Author (Four Novels and a Treatise on the New Testament), Online Bible Teacher (Lectures on the Old Testament), and Motivational Speaker. She IS a Virtuoso and a musical Genius. Whew! But that's not all. 😊
Cheers.
Thank You!!
Hi ! Thank you for your wonderful Reaction Video!
I have followed her for over 12 years and as she gains more recognition she does more and more especially since 2020, her health has been good and just in the last year she got her own Social Media( before it was U-Tube and reactor that printer her and still do) she has spent much of her time singing Gospel and Praise songs ( she is a devoted Christian and has written some Faith based books as well as being a published Fantasy Novelist( not in English yet- Best known are , Anaxion, and Crystal Castle! )
Here is her latest song written and Performed by her( she also does most of the background vocals in many of her covers and originals the last few years !
Higher , acoustic version
Written by SoHyang
ruclips.net/video/Of08aublKTE/видео.html&si=2joiOp_yVt5GR96m
PS she tries to promote positivity in most of her song and a lot that people think are Love songs are but it’s her love of God!
Here is a Jazzy Gospel her and Petra ( Performing with her, on her left side)
SoHyang and Petra
Freedom
Written and Composed and Performed by SoHyang and Petra
Back up vocals done by SoHyang and Petra.
ruclips.net/video/5-WPK-DlZ3Y/видео.html
Thank You and God Bless :-)
Thank You!!
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 46 on April 5, 2024, though in Korean culture she would be 47 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. 😉
우와 글 최고입니다,,,
많이 세상에 알려 주세요.
제가 제안 존경하는 사랑은 소향 입니다,
그녀에게서 배워야할 성품이 모두들이니까요,,,
수고하셨읍니다~
Thank you so much for all this!!
Now that we see a lot of youtube videos of people singing and hitting those high notes like Sohyang by regular untrained people even by young kids in private parties, classrooms, malls or even in their own homes which is remarkable but the really impressive ones are those versatile performers who can do more than belting those highest notes but are so good in singing different genres of music. Gigi De Lana is one.
Don't let her look fool you.
She was around 38 when she appeared on this show (She's about 45 this year).
She majored in French literature in college and speaks fluent English as well.
So hyang queen. Angel
South korean ccm Amazing singer.writer.
international media korean mariah carey.
2014years us national anthem NBA GAME.
World best amazing singer
그녀는 20세 cancer survivor 입니다,
그후부터 하느님에게 기도하기 시작했고 그후로ccm singer 로 활동하다 32세쯤부터 대중가요로 횔동해왔읍니다,
그녀는 세계에서 내민손 모두 거절하고 힘들고 지친 사람들의 마음을 위로하기로 결심하고 곁에서 노래합니다 ,그녀는 공연을 너무 많이 하고 있읍니다,
하느님이 성대를 주셨다 합니다,
1978년생 올해로 만46세입니다,
You tube 에 세계 최고의 영상과 최고의 조회수를 기록했다 합니다,
소향은 queen 이라고 세계에서 인정한 artist 입니다,
소향 영상은 무지하게 많읍니다,
모두 놀라운 영상 입니다,
손수건을 준비하세요,
감사합니다~
Many music experts have a common saying about her songs. She has a beautiful, elegant voice with delicate control,
angelic clear tone, incredible cilling high note, and a lung and energy that never runs out....
I hope you see more of her songs,too. //Of course, she speaks English very well. ^^ Thank you~!🍒
많은 음악 전문가들이 그녀의 노래에 대해 공통적으로 하는 말들이 있어요. 섬세한 컨트롤,, 아름답고 기품있는 음성,,
맑고 천사같은 흠 없이 완벽한 음색,, 믿기 어렵고 소름돋는 고음,, 바닥나지 않는 폐와 에너지,, 등등..
당신도 더 많은 그녀의 작품들을 만나보시길 바래요. // 물론 그녀는 영어를 능숙하게 구사합니다.ㅎㅎ 고마워요~!
우와,,,댓글 기가 막힙니다
한수 배웁니다
감사합니다
Her vocal tapestry, a kaleidoscope of emotions, paints vivid landscapes where imagination flies.!!
Vocal goddess Queen Sohyang😊
Thank you for the your good reaction 💕
Kim SoHyang, Her voice is art itself!!!
Thank you!!
Welcome So Hyang's world 🌎
She is the best gospel singer in the world.
그녀는 재능이 많읍니다,
세계 멋개국 언어를 구사하고 대학교에서 성악도 가르키고 소설도 쓰고 음악은 여러 장르를 다합니다
Opera .gospel .polk song. Zazz.등 모든 장르(genre)를 소화합니다 .그녀는 호흡 조절을 완벽하게 해서 고음 리듬에서도 음색이 전혀 빗나가지않게 길게 끌고 가는 탁월한 기술을 가졌읍니다,
세계적으로 이렇게 재능이 많은 가수는 거의 없읍니다,,
She speak English very well
She sings every syllable like it's the last one to ever come out of her mouth, doesn't she?
Her rendition of "You Raise Me Up" always brings me to tears.
But before you watch her performance of the 7+ minute, "Everyone," dig a grave.
그녀는 관객을 얼어붙게 할수도 있고 녹여버릴수있는 묘한 감동을 가지고 있읍니다,,
Lots of her gorgeous songs left out you have to react. You better make a haste. Especially her Korean emotional songs are very good as well as the foreign ones. Her repertoire is fantastic for the versatile musical genres.
Sohyang is the best female vocalists. She a true hidden gem you'll only hear through word of mouth.
Sohyang- everyone (eng subtitles version)
💞
She is the best female singer ever.
Welcome to the world of Sohyang😅
love your reactions
Thank you
소향! 소향! 💗
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.
I see once again that people get confused so much trying to guess koreans age haha, so hyang turns 46 this year
age 40
46
😍😍😍😍😍😍💕💕
Please check out my favorite her performance Lean on me.
I will
Butty let me give you little advice go with the flow your little stiff ❤wish you the best
Buddy