So Hyang: 20 year cancer survivor, Asia's top Gospel Singer. She has been offered a lot of contracts but she doesn't like the obligations that come with it because it would take her away from flock. She is Korean BTW, and one of the best pure vocalists in the world IMHO. She is amazing...
To be honest, even Koreans didn't know. Because she's a CCM singer, she doesn't appear on TV shows, and she doesn't value her reputation. Then, when it appeared on the air, Koreans were also shocked. She is not a pop singer. She is a CCM singer and she doesn't appear on TV shows. Then, in Korea, only really talented singers appeared in "I am a Singer" and competed with prominent famous singers and became widely known.
Welcome to Sohyang's world. Sohyang is little known because she is an independent artist (no large label backing) due to her faith and health. She is a cancer survivor who sings to bring comfort and healing to people. Sohyang is a South Korean gospel singer and this show Immortal Songs 2 is a contest for well known Korean artists. Each show has a theme, this one being English songs so it is in English. Part of the show is to take and rearrange a song and this is Sohyang's own arrangement as well. Yes she did win that show. :) And one of the major things she was a part of in 2020-21 was a show called Begin Again Korea, so many great performances in there, she even rapped.
What makes her performance so great is the fact that she doesn’t just sing with her voice, she sings with her entire body. Her body gestures and facial expressions just pour out her emotions of the song. You can watch the entire video without any sound and you can still feel what she is trying to convey. Then when you combined her vocal along with her visual performance, it just moves you to tears. An incredible all around performer that is thoroughly entertaining to watch and listen to.
Yes yes! She sings with her whole body! Sometimes she stamps her right foot in time with the music. She gives 110% in every single performance, with her gospel roots never far behind in her vocal choices and arrangements. I am sure musicians love to work with this level of vocalist just to have that high-level performance. Same with her regular set of backing vocalists who are more-or-less in all her Immortal Singer videos.
She doesn't sing songs, she lives them. And the best part is that she invites us to live them with her. You are going to get lots of recommendations for her other "competition" songs (Arirang Alone, Everyone, Lean on Me, etc) where you will hear things you've never heard before. They are all great but her most recent stuff has been much more stripped back (Misty, Stay, I Will Always Love You and several more from her stint on the series Begin Again Korea) and really show how well she connects with the songs and her audience. Really hoping you react to more from her because she is one of the best performers in the world.
Kim So Hyang is a cancer surviver from age 20 which made her unable to bear children. She also had 8 cases of pneumonia and almost stop singing. Discouraged, she went to America where, in Philidelphia, saw a FDR quote: "The Only Thing We Have To Fear Is Fear Itself". It encouraged her not to fear less than perfect and risk missing wonderful things. She came back and entered King of Mask competition where she won 6 times in a row with her voice weakened so she could not rehearse as much as she wanted. She found that people still wanted to hear her perform. At 43 she seems to be healthy and her voice is incredible. Try Misty, I Will Always Love You and I Won't Give Up with Begin Again where the group sang in remote locations with small audiences spread out due to COVID-19. Bring tissues because she makes you feel every word and every note. So Hyang's mission now is to comfort those going through bad times and she delivers with every performance. The world is truly blessed to have Kim So Hyang in it! #subscriptionsquad
@@ggonggiii No. I'm from Texas, USA. I have been so touched by So Hyang that I want to know more about her and her story. The more I learn, the more I want to know. I feel that the world is so fortunate to have So Hyang in these trying times. The comfort she brings is truly God sent!
Please listen to “Everyone”. Wit subtitles. She said it was her most exhausting performance. A 7 minute master class of technique, emotion, and storytelling. For recent her work het version of “Misty” is the best I’ve ever heard.
Next is Kim, So Hyang re-arranges ALL her own music and instructs the Bands what she looking for and the back up Singers are mainly from Her Church...She Praises "The Lord" for Everything. She has Turned done More Big Record companies and deal that Most singers will never see Every, including Disney, Sony, and Columbia...and a Number from South Korea. Kim, So Hyang is very knowledgeable about her technique and voice and has been singing with this level of technical proficiency since around 2007. She has yet to experience any real regression and sings like this in virtually every song, often for up to an hour at actual concerts. Her stamina and ease is incredible. Her supported range sits consistently at about G#3-C#6-E6, so these Bb5 belts are not much of a challenge for her. They’re not strained at all. She’s very well trained by professional coaches and is a coach and lecturer on technique herself! You should definitely listen to more of her. Really Need to listen to Kim, So Hyang - Lean on me ruclips.net/video/GvsgCllcNPE/видео.html (please Please Please) Kim So Hyang ...Immortal Songs 2 - You Raise Me Up ruclips.net/video/te_L9ofhUt8/видео.html Kim, So Hyang "I have Nothing", ruclips.net/video/T4UyIMkdy4M/видео.html It will make you say "" Whitney Who? "" Kim, Sohyang 소향 ...EVERYONE ... ruclips.net/video/H5e7MPre7iY/видео.html (most will tell you this is her most emotional one)
She is working with composers that does the arrangements. She might contribute with ideas but the credit for most of the cover songs that got popular on youtube goes to Hwang Seong-je 황성제 among others. This doesn't make her less of a performer or an artist. She just didn't make these arrangements.
A warm welcome to the amazing world of Sohyang. She is Korean (now 43) a ccm/gospel singer, devout Christian, cancer survivor, university prof, cartoonist and fantasy novelist. She is not only one of the best female vocalists currently on the planet but a remarkable human being also. She is an independent artist who has turned down recording contracts from the big labels, including from Sony during 2020. She has no social media, and says her goal is to use her voice in order to bring comfort to people going through difficult times. She does all the arrangements of her performances together with her team. I urge you to continue the journey you started, as what you witnessed is just the tip of the iceberg. Check out her renditions of You Raise Me Up (2018 Immortal Songs 2), Arirang Alone and Everyone. Thank you for a great reaction and analysis.
This show that she's on is a competition among famous as well as up-and-coming singers in South Korea. Each episode there is a new theme of songs to cover (i.e. oldies, a vetted artist, pop songs, etc.) and a bunch of singers/bands compete to win the Immortal Songs trophy. Sohyang won this episode. She has competed maybe 5 or 6 times and has won twice, which is pretty good considering how much amazing talent South Korea has :)
This song introduced me to Sohyang, this was her first performance on the show and she won the comp. Some of her Whitney Houston covers are to die for. It's worth hearing arirang alone, everyone, and I will always love you (2021)
@@critdaddysama4656 I agree with you , there are Better overall singers she’s really good In my opinion , definitely one of the top 5 female singers alive though. My current favorite singer overall is Dimash Kudaibergen.
I first met her 3 years ago and have loved her ever since. I can't escape now. She always impresses. Now she has become an irreplaceable existence to me. Thanks for the reaction video.
She is just amazing I love Simon and Garfunkel, but she takes tis song to a whole new level. Her whisper "I will lay me" at the end is just so quite yet so powerful!!!
Danielle drop the "H" just say "Yang" Kim So Hyang is one of My Most Favorite singers other than Morissette to me they Share the Crown of the Greatest Vocalist of the Times . Here is some of her Life story...I have tons of info on Kim, So Hyang who just turned 44 last year, Kim, So Hyang has always struggled with her health during her lifetime with those many illnesses.. uterine cancer, hepatitis, chronic pneumonia, etc.. The night she sung You Raise Me Up She just got out of Hospital and was advised Not to sing...So she did that....lol It's really a miracle this one of the most skilled vocalist of all time could be in such poor condition. And definitely she is much more than great technician and has Perfect Control of Her Gift...and Her singing is so special. So Being a Cancer survivor And still gets sick from Time to time. But is an Amazing Artist who gave up a Kpop career to sing for the Lord and for the Love of Music instead of stardom. She learned English as a Child from Disney Movies, which inspired her to Write two of her Books...(both Published and there are more). Also And Publicly thanks Mariah Carey for teaching her everything she Knows about Music ... that is some Testament to The Power of Music AS FANS AND ADMIRERS WE PRAY FOR HER CONTINUED IMPROVEMENTS IN HER HEALTH
Actually the H is pronounce but only softly gently puffed from the back of the throat. I've spoken Korean for many years, it is difficult for the western ear to pick it up sometimes but is essential to saying her name correctly.
The show is called immortal songs 2, where current artists cover and celebrate 'legendary' songs in a competition. It's a show I love and wish was replicated elsewhere
I just love to see voice experts react to Sohyang for the first time. You are not alone in your astonishment. She is a vocal master with very few (if any) peers! Thanks for your reaction!
She was in the choir at church. Her bf heard her sing and told her she could make many people very happy. She's not a kid, she got a late start. She was born April of 1978. She'll be 44 in April.
Sohyang is by far the most interesting and exciting female singer to listen to and to watch her perform. She is pretty in every sense and just can't get enough of her. You should listen to Arirang and Never Enough and I am sure you will fall in love with her.
Thank You Danielle:-)) about 8 years following this most unDiva Diva! She has Character of Soul and Spirit that rivals her Talents ! I would suggest You Raise Me Up, I see you have been left a link! At that time it was suppose to be her LAST PERFORMANCE! Still I’ll she summons all her Strength and Courage, and had this 68 year old man crying by the end!
We all wonder if So Hyang is human or from another planet. Current odds are that she’s from another planet, with an outside chance she’s actually an angel come down from Heaven. 😇 We have never heard anyone sing like her, or be able to hold an audience in the palm of her hand until she lets them go. Her voice is, as one person described it, like liquid gold. Perfection in clarity and pitch, and she doesn’t fade in the upper octaves, which is startling when you hear her hit those 5th and 6th octave notes with such _POWER_ it actually gives everyone goose bumps-and makes us bald guys’ hair stand on end! As she says, her voice “is from God.” She does all the musical arrangements herself, with the input of her in-law family and musical assistants, teaches vocal technique at a South Korean university and speaks five languages: Korean, English, French, Vietnamese and Chinese, as well as reading Greek! Let me catch my breath. OK. She is a cancer survivor from uterine cancer at the age of 20, just after getting married, and states very plainly that God saved her life due to the prayers of her church. But this left her without the ability to have children so she decided to dedicate her life to being a Contemporary Christian Gospel singer and has refused recording contracts from the biggest corporations in the world. She only wants to sing for charities, churches and while doing missionary work, to strengthen those suffering through difficult times. David Foster, Josh Groban, Michael Bolton and others have all eagerly worked with her when they were in Asia. She contracted hepatitis B from a blood transfusion during her cancer surgery and it clings to her to this day. Because of this she is prone to catching pneumonia but has sang perfectly while suffering from it in her live performance of “You Raise Me Up” before Shane Filan of Westlife on South Korean TV: 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 43 on April 5, 2021, though in Korean culture she would be 44 because you are deemed to be one year old when you are born. She was about 37 when she sang this version of “Arirang Alone”, their unofficial national anthem based on a 600 year old folk song expressing their desire to reunify north and south: vimeo.com/308253527 After being sick with pneumonia eight times from 2016 through to 2020, and considering giving up singing altogether, she decided to enter a televised singing contest called “King of the Masked Singers” in 2017 and won six consecutive times, which has catapulted her into international fame 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 So Hyang and went to Japan in order to have her perform eight concerts with him at Tokyo’s famous Blue Note Club in late-2018. For those who don't know, David Foster was Whitney Houston's producer for her albums, wrote "I Have Nothing", her most iconic song, and is probably the most famous and influential music producer in the world. He places So Hyang right beside Whitney and the rest of the top tier divas. Here is the interview where So Hyang 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 14:12 “There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.” In a South Korean television interview So Hyang 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. So Hyang says she saw herself in that young woman and then understood that God was keeping her from developing self-destructive character by withholding 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 social media presence whatsoever. What can one say about such a person? She is a literal Wonder Woman! And we need about a billion more just like her! On Oct. 5, 2020, it was revealed that So Hyang 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.” So Hyang 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 소 향--So Hyang--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. So Hyang is also the name of a heroine in a Korean traditional novel. But So Hyang has stated in an interview that her name means "small and shiny." 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 This is a wonderful Jazz inflected performance of “His Eye Is On The Sparrow”: ruclips.net/video/H1vppvq_F-8/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 So Hyang'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, furthermore, has a theological treatise on the Book of Revelation in print. She is also a very good stage actress, which she proved by playing Julie Andrews’ part in the South Korean production of “The Sound of Music.” Moreover, she sang the “Moana” part in the Korean version of the Disney film, does the musical vocals for many South Korean television dramas, and is a talented artist and cartoonist. She taught herself English by watching Disney's "The Little Princess" "about one hundred times" when she was just a kid, speaks English with a _perfect_ North American accent and has a bubbly personality. She can also play the piano and guitar. Is there anything this genius level woman can’t do? Ironically, So Hyang stated in another interview that both she and her in-law family were surprised to discover that she could sing so excellently! Though she is less than 5' 4" and only about 100 pounds, So Hyang 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 So Hyang 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. 😉
finally, you've been introduced to another outstanding artist. i bet we will be seeing more of the great So Hyang on your channel. ❤🙏 #subscriptionsquad
You haven't seen anything yet! Gospel back ground and Lean on me and you raise me up are something else. One of the best female vocalist of our times (in my opinion) Thanks for the reaction and please stay safe and much love to you and yours!
Welcome to the world of Sohyang. She is a Korean gospel singer and she is incredible. The show was not the kind of show you win as such - they have established singers perform their versions of well known songs. I suggest reacting to Lean on me and Arirang Alone. She performed both on episodes of Immortal Songs. Arirang is Sohyang’s rendition of a Korean folk song. You will find a version from Immortal Songs that has English captions. I cry every time she performs it. She makes her listeners FEEL what she is singing and that is something special.
Thanks for your reaction on this amazing artist and wonderful personality. Unfortunately she experienced 9 pneumonias and stopped performing for 2 years. Lately she returned to us with less vocal power but with much more feeling and joy in her singing. She is the epitomy of a singer and she does her own arrangements on her performances. K Bar's post has some good suggestions on where to go next, just make sure you pick videos with subtitles on her Korean songs.
Hi Danielle I subscribed to your channel because I’m a big fan of Morissette! Like you I have never seen this performance from So Hyang and like you I’m blown away with her voice!! Just beautiful and amazing vocalist!! Just because I’m a big Morissette fan that doesn’t stop me from listening to other artist. I really appreciate singers and performers that has that X factor and uniqueness with their voice and just like Morissette - So Hyang has that 💯!! In my opinion from watching her for the first time she is a true Star ⭐️ vocalist!! She is awesome!! Great reaction Danielle as always!!
I admit that I don't like listening to Sohyang before. I thought she just sounded so shouty every time. But ever since I watched some of her 2020 and 2021 performances, God knows how much I adore her voice so much. She just improved so much and now, I even appreciate some of her previous performances as well. I may not be a die hard fan, but I admire her so much. Her range and everything about her. ❣️❣️
I found Sohyang right after I found Morissette in 2020, and they're two of my favorites now. Sohyang won this show, and she also won the Michael Bolton special with Lean On Me. She did another rendition of Lean On Me last year, and it was good to see that despite all the issues with Pneumonia that she has had to deal with, she can still kill that song.
This is so beautiful to listen to. I remember Morissette and Jona sang this song inspired by Sohyang's version. If you have time Ms. Danielle, you can check that out too. ❣️
Oh yes! She did win this segment with this song and won numerous Awards( in my country, Canada, the Banff Fine Arts and Media University gave her an Award of Excellence for her Arrangement on this Performance, she also won with ,Lean on Me , for songs written or hits made by Micheal Bolton and he asked her on his tour of Korea, she accepted humbly but had commitments with Church and Charity so could only do one concert! Josh Groben has sung several songs with her at his invite, David Foster had her with him in Japan last year for 7 shows in 4 days! Also sang with Brian McKnight and Kirk Franklin had her do several songs at his Korean tour( she is first and foremost a Contemporary Christian Artist. She loves all uplifting music, Pop, Jazz , R AND B, Rock, Rap, she even did the Korean made for TV , The Sound of Music! Did the voice of , Moana for Disney’s Korean version, done countless OST’s( Official Sound Tracks , for many Jorean Drama shows, even had a bit part in one as well as cameo and a bit part in a couple of the, Fast and Furious Movies! She has successfully penned several Fantasy Novels, several Faith based Books, does Minister on occasion ( both her Husbands Parents are Ministers and help manager her, she is very close to both and all the siblings, one- JinJoo Lee was the gustatory player in Joe Jonas Band! Life has been trying for her but she doesn’t show it! Her female role models are 1. Mariah 2. Celine 3. Whitney! She also teaches voice and Performance at University, and of course Performed in Churches in so Many countries around the World! Won’t go into her health issues but God saved her from Cancer immediately following her Wedding at 20, and she was so grateful, she Promised to use her voice to Praise God and to lift the Spirits of those that suffer! She has turned down contract with three big International Labels and a Couple Korea ones! 4 God told her No, she was not ready, the fifth she turned down because she felt she had become to selfish, greedy and so hardy argued with God much over it( previously , it was her and him alone in basement of Family home. As you get to know her I think like many of her Fans, love her Character and Personality as much as her Heavenly voice!
I'm so glad you have FINALLY found So Hyang. This was her at about 40%. Everything she does is incredible. My personal favorite is a song called "EVERYONE". You will be truly amazed I promise. Please react to everything she has done.
Great reaction!! She is incredible, insane, another level, out of this world!! Every time she sings, that song becomes the best version. Please I wanna see your reaction more about Sohyang's performance. - You raise me up (Immortal songs 2) - Bridge over troubled water (Immortal songs 2) - I have nothing (I am a singer legend) - Lean on me (Immortal songs 2) - Oh holy night (I am a singer 2) - Everyone (Immortal songs 2) - Arirang alone (Immortal songs 2) - Mona lisa (KOMS ep.5) - Fate (I am a singer 2) - Where are you (I am a singer 2) - I'll always love you (begin again Korea) - Never Ending story (I am a singer 2) - As I live (I am a singer 2) - Misty (begin again Korea) - Amazing grace - Breathe (KOMS ep.6) - Never enough - Hug me (KOMS ep.3) - Home (KOMS ep.7) - Dream (I am a singer legend) - I won't give up (begin again Korea) - Power of love (2014 live) - US National Anthem for NBA game - For a thousand days (I am a singer 2) - I always miss you (I am a singer 2) - Don't forget me (open concert) - Do you know (KOMS ep.3) - Dear love (KOMS ep.2) - Stay (begin again open mic) - Love poem (begin again open mic) - Memory (open concert) - The day when sunlight kissed me - Wind song (begin again Korea) - Running to the sky (I am a singer 2) - It's only my world (I am a singer 2) - If I ain't got you (begin again Korea) - Day day (begin again Korea) - You are the reason (begin again Korea) - The prayer (open concert) - In the flower garden (I am a singer 2)
#subscriptionsquad Sohyang's vocals are impeccable as is her faith as a Christian. She, as do the sisters of 4th Impact, have the faith and lifestyle that is very rare in this day and age. It is easy to say you believe but much harder to live like you believe. The sisters are fans of So Hyang and so am I.
Sohyang is a truly gifted vocalist and one of the best vocalist of all times!! Her tone,resonance and unmatched belting power helps her to stand out among the crowd.She has a really strong mix and it's really resonant. Her falsettos are ethereal. Also , please react to her performances(arirang alone , leon on , everyone , you raise me up). Her signature note is Bb5 which she sings in a strong mix. She belts upto a C#6. She belts G#5 like they are nothing. Waiting for more reaction videos of sohyang!!
So glad to see SoHyang featured, I do hope you will want to react to more from her. "Arirang Alone" and "Everyone" are two not to miss before moving to some of her more recent songs. I enjoy groups and harmonies, but she is one of my favourite solo vocalists with such a powerful story and motivation for singing that shines through.
Thanks for an authentic and knowledgeable reaction. Immortal Songs is not the usual competition. Each episode invites seven stars in their own genres (pop, classical, traditional Korean, rock, theatrical, etc) to perform a song of their choice relating to the episode theme. All are paid for their perfomances and have complete control of arrangement, instrumentation and presentation. The studio audience votes for their favorite performance but there are no prizes nor advancement to another round. Sohyang won this episode and participated 6 times in 2014-2018. Some of her best live performances 2020- include "I will always love you", "I'll be there", "Misty", "If I ain't got you", "I won't give up", "Never Enough", her own song "Stay", plus many other Korean songs including completely different "Day Day".
So delighted that you have FINALLY encountered our Christian sister, Sohyang!! She is a powerhouse singer and a powerful Christian - you saw, I think, how she turned a secular song into a song of ministry. She has said many times that she sings to minister to those in pain. Others have already given you all the information, so just let me say that all the songs listed here are amazing, but Arirang Alone has a special place in my heart. It is an ancient song - thought to be about 600 years old - that is very special to the Korean people and she does just a wonderful job with it. I love watching the reactions of the Korean people as she sings. She also has them sing along with her at one point in the song. #SubscriptionSquad.
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
Thanks for this nice reaction. She is really one of best singer in the world, I had many experiences to listener her singing in person, RUclips never contain her true and great voice and performance. It is just angelic and amazing....
Open eyes and mouth reacting to this video yeap that is Sohyang, amazing reaction and welcome to Sohyang's world, Sohyang has for me the most pure, angelique and crystal clear voice, please react to : Everyone(in her own words the most challenging song to sing in her career) Arirang along Lean on me You raise me up I have nothing Hug me Where are you Oh holy night Fate Oh there are a lot of them more but these are the most foremost
Yes, So Hyang won this competition. In fact, it wasn't even close. If you watch this episode, which is available to watch freely on South Korean TV, you will see that the other performers were very good but then So Hyang came out on the stage at the end of the program and blew them all away! I mean she was miles beyond what anyone else could do. We all think this is one of the greatest live performances by anyone, anywhere, anytime. And we think So Hyang is the best female vocalist on the planet right now in 2022 and has been for a decade! I'll put a biography here for you to read. She is one _amazing_ woman! She's probably an alien ... 🛸👌😎😉🤷♂️
Many fans of great vocalists listen to the "holy trinity" of today's best singers. So-hyang is the Queen, Damash is the King, and Morresett is the Princess! Queen So-hyang has many recent performances, particularly on the Korean TV show "Beginagain." There is a RUclips channel titled the same. She has 2 songs in particular that are ultra amazing. The a cover of Whitney Houston's version of "I''LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU" This is done on a sea dock with the wind blowing and minimal instruments backing her up. Absolutely a must! The second song Sung by So-hyang is "LOVE POEMS" by Kpop idol "IU" (check her out someday) who wrote the song to tell her friends to please come to her if they were considering suicide. Several dear close friends had died that way recently. Even though it is in Korean the emotion is over powering. So-hyang's version is sung at the DMZ spot where an infiltration tunnel was dug by the north. This song is emotional so be ready, I recommend you read the lyrics first.
Incredible that you have not listened to one of the vocal goddesses of this generation, Queen So Hyang is among the best vocalists of all time, now is the beginning of your journey Danielle, Welcome.
Oh, my gosh. I can't believe you haven't found her until now. Haha. Try listening to her "Arirang" and "Lean On Me" performance on the same show. Breathtaking. 👌🏼
It cannot be compared to Whitney's life, but SoHyang has survived cancer. The two divas sing "l have nothing" leaves a lot of messages for the rest of us. God bless two divas.
FINALLY!! You're SO into Morrissette that i KNEW you'd love her! She is top tier with Dimash and Angelina Jordan for me..DEFINITELY check out "Everyone" as well as "Ariang Alone"!!
So Hyang: 20 year cancer survivor, Asia's top Gospel Singer. She has been offered a lot of contracts but she doesn't like the obligations that come with it because it would take her away from flock. She is Korean BTW, and one of the best pure vocalists in the world IMHO. She is amazing...
What Gospel songs has she sang?
@@markangel9268 ruclips.net/video/__-m-pmIaUQ/видео.html
@@markangel9268
I Can Only Imagine (Mercy Me cover): ruclips.net/video/YUvCUyxSRkg/видео.html
Amazing Grace: ruclips.net/video/M7OXYs1J8p4/видео.html
@@markangel9268 ruclips.net/video/Xi46hDvBdzs/видео.html this is her best gospel performance you'll find on yt. Sadly only few people know about it.
I really want her to react to this song.
ruclips.net/channel/UCB29uNENJs-jToekcZi_Eqwvideos
I can't believe this is the first time you've heard her. She is truly gifted.
You raise me up ♥♥♥
To be honest, even Koreans didn't know. Because she's a CCM singer, she doesn't appear on TV shows, and she doesn't value her reputation. Then, when it appeared on the air, Koreans were also shocked. She is not a pop singer. She is a CCM singer and she doesn't appear on TV shows. Then, in Korea, only really talented singers appeared in "I am a Singer" and competed with prominent famous singers and became widely known.
@@Panorama-memory 전 15년전부터 알았네요.
@@anyminer 저는 귀동냥으로 미친 존재가 있다고.. 그러다가 나는 가수다 때 처음 봄.
@@Panorama-memory 자기가 몰랐다고 남들도 몰랐을거란 생각은 참 어이없는 생각이죠
I gotta scream “EVERYONE - Sohyang”
Agree, its a classic.
It's a masterpiece
@@CodyCha Completely agree!!
Behold in the face of GREATNESS...you mere mortals can not begin to comprehend...
Welcome to Sohyang's world. Sohyang is little known because she is an independent artist (no large label backing) due to her faith and health. She is a cancer survivor who sings to bring comfort and healing to people.
Sohyang is a South Korean gospel singer and this show Immortal Songs 2 is a contest for well known Korean artists. Each show has a theme, this one being English songs so it is in English. Part of the show is to take and rearrange a song and this is Sohyang's own arrangement as well.
Yes she did win that show. :) And one of the major things she was a part of in 2020-21 was a show called Begin Again Korea, so many great performances in there, she even rapped.
What makes her performance so great is the fact that she doesn’t just sing with her voice, she sings with her entire body. Her body gestures and facial expressions just pour out her emotions of the song. You can watch the entire video without any sound and you can still feel what she is trying to convey. Then when you combined her vocal along with her visual performance, it just moves you to tears. An incredible all around performer that is thoroughly entertaining to watch and listen to.
Yes yes! She sings with her whole body! Sometimes she stamps her right foot in time with the music. She gives 110% in every single performance, with her gospel roots never far behind in her vocal choices and arrangements.
I am sure musicians love to work with this level of vocalist just to have that high-level performance. Same with her regular set of backing vocalists who are more-or-less in all her Immortal Singer videos.
She doesn't sing songs, she lives them. And the best part is that she invites us to live them with her. You are going to get lots of recommendations for her other "competition" songs (Arirang Alone, Everyone, Lean on Me, etc) where you will hear things you've never heard before. They are all great but her most recent stuff has been much more stripped back (Misty, Stay, I Will Always Love You and several more from her stint on the series Begin Again Korea) and really show how well she connects with the songs and her audience.
Really hoping you react to more from her because she is one of the best performers in the world.
Kim So Hyang is a cancer surviver from age 20 which made her unable to bear children. She also had 8 cases of pneumonia and almost stop singing. Discouraged, she went to America where, in Philidelphia, saw a FDR quote: "The Only Thing We Have To Fear Is Fear Itself". It encouraged her not to fear less than perfect and risk missing wonderful things. She came back and entered King of Mask competition where she won 6 times in a row with her voice weakened so she could not rehearse as much as she wanted. She found that people still wanted to hear her perform. At 43 she seems to be healthy and her voice is incredible. Try Misty, I Will Always Love You and I Won't Give Up with Begin Again where the group sang in remote locations with small audiences spread out due to COVID-19. Bring tissues because she makes you feel every word and every note. So Hyang's mission now is to comfort those going through bad times and she delivers with every performance. The world is truly blessed to have Kim So Hyang in it! #subscriptionsquad
" If I Ain't Got You," & " I Will Always Love You, " are two of my favs from, " Begin Again Korea "❤🎙😎👌
한국인 인가요? 왠만한 한국인보다 소향을 잘 아시네요. 🙂
@@ggonggiii No. I'm from Texas, USA. I have been so touched by So Hyang that I want to know more about her and her story. The more I learn, the more I want to know. I feel that the world is so fortunate to have So Hyang in these trying times. The comfort she brings is truly God sent!
You have discovered the best singer in the world
Sohyang- Everyone her most difficult song, Aririang Alone, Oh holy night, if i aint got you.
Please listen to “Everyone”. Wit subtitles. She said it was her most exhausting performance. A 7 minute master class of technique, emotion, and storytelling. For recent her work het version of “Misty” is the best I’ve ever heard.
Next is Kim, So Hyang re-arranges ALL her own music and instructs the Bands what she looking for
and the back up Singers are mainly from Her Church...She Praises "The Lord" for Everything.
She has Turned done More Big Record companies and deal that Most singers will never see Every,
including Disney, Sony, and Columbia...and a Number from South Korea.
Kim, So Hyang is very knowledgeable about her technique and voice and has been singing with
this level of technical proficiency since around 2007. She has yet to experience any real
regression and sings like this in virtually every song, often for up to an hour at actual concerts.
Her stamina and ease is incredible. Her supported range sits consistently at about G#3-C#6-E6,
so these Bb5 belts are not much of a challenge for her. They’re not strained at all.
She’s very well trained by professional coaches and is a coach and lecturer on technique herself!
You should definitely listen to more of her.
Really Need to listen to
Kim, So Hyang - Lean on me ruclips.net/video/GvsgCllcNPE/видео.html (please Please Please)
Kim So Hyang ...Immortal Songs 2 - You Raise Me Up ruclips.net/video/te_L9ofhUt8/видео.html
Kim, So Hyang "I have Nothing", ruclips.net/video/T4UyIMkdy4M/видео.html It will make you say "" Whitney Who? ""
Kim, Sohyang 소향 ...EVERYONE ... ruclips.net/video/H5e7MPre7iY/видео.html (most will tell you this is her most emotional one)
WELL SAID!!
@@t.lucalake8963 thank you for the kind words
She is working with composers that does the arrangements. She might contribute with ideas but the credit for most of the cover songs that got popular on youtube goes to Hwang Seong-je 황성제 among others. This doesn't make her less of a performer or an artist. She just didn't make these arrangements.
A warm welcome to the amazing world of Sohyang. She is Korean (now 43) a ccm/gospel singer, devout Christian, cancer survivor, university prof, cartoonist and fantasy novelist. She is not only one of the best female vocalists currently on the planet but a remarkable human being also. She is an independent artist who has turned down recording contracts from the big labels, including from Sony during 2020. She has no social media, and says her goal is to use her voice in order to bring comfort to people going through difficult times. She does all the arrangements of her performances together with her team. I urge you to continue the journey you started, as what you witnessed is just the tip of the iceberg. Check out her renditions of You Raise Me Up (2018 Immortal Songs 2), Arirang Alone and Everyone. Thank you for a great reaction and analysis.
she's a legend, love her
This show that she's on is a competition among famous as well as up-and-coming singers in South Korea. Each episode there is a new theme of songs to cover (i.e. oldies, a vetted artist, pop songs, etc.) and a bunch of singers/bands compete to win the Immortal Songs trophy. Sohyang won this episode. She has competed maybe 5 or 6 times and has won twice, which is pretty good considering how much amazing talent South Korea has :)
Seriously, how does a voice that big come out of such a little person? Just unbelievable.
world class
She has been around for so long Danielle. Buckle up!
SoHyang is the best female vocalist on earth!(in my opinion). She's the only singer who comforts my hard day...
Sohyang is the best singer of this era. Live is a better singer than the record! It is a dream, hope, and emotion and comfort.
No, she's not, not even close, lol.
Also, your English is terrible ew 🤢
Welcome to the world of Sohyang the Queen!
One of the best STAR rating vocalist in my opinion. She still maintains such gorgeous vocal nowadays. Please keep reacting to hers. Cheer!!!!
This song introduced me to Sohyang, this was her first performance on the show and she won the comp. Some of her Whitney Houston covers are to die for. It's worth hearing arirang alone, everyone, and I will always love you (2021)
She is the best singer in the world, but humility is always a habit.
She’s a great singer, but definitely not the best.
@@critdaddysama4656 Who would you say is the best?
@@critdaddysama4656 so I tell you who's the best ? Can you named it ?
@@critdaddysama4656 I agree with you , there are Better overall singers she’s really good In my opinion , definitely one of the top 5 female singers alive though. My current favorite singer overall is Dimash Kudaibergen.
@@INk12EDi13LE definitely Dimash imo is the world’s #1. But for me, mori is #2
beautyfuly done by so hyang🇵🇭👏
I first met her 3 years ago and have loved her ever since. I can't escape now. She always impresses. Now she has become an irreplaceable existence to me. Thanks for the reaction video.
She is just amazing I love Simon and Garfunkel, but she takes tis song to a whole new level. Her whisper "I will lay me" at the end is just so quite yet so powerful!!!
Danielle drop the "H" just say "Yang" Kim So Hyang is one of My Most Favorite singers other than
Morissette to me they Share the Crown of the Greatest Vocalist of the Times . Here is some of her
Life story...I have tons of info on Kim, So Hyang who just turned 44 last year,
Kim, So Hyang has always struggled with her health during her
lifetime with those many illnesses..
uterine cancer, hepatitis, chronic pneumonia, etc.. The night she sung You Raise Me Up
She just got out of Hospital and was advised Not to sing...So she did that....lol
It's really a miracle this one of the most skilled vocalist of all time could be
in such poor condition. And definitely she is much more than great technician
and has Perfect Control of Her Gift...and Her singing is so special.
So Being a Cancer survivor And still gets sick from Time to time. But is an Amazing Artist
who gave up a Kpop career to sing for the Lord and for the Love of Music instead of stardom.
She learned English as a Child from Disney Movies, which inspired her to Write two of her
Books...(both Published and there are more).
Also And Publicly thanks Mariah Carey for teaching her everything she Knows about Music ...
that is some Testament to The Power of Music
AS FANS AND ADMIRERS WE PRAY FOR HER CONTINUED IMPROVEMENTS IN HER HEALTH
Morissette and So Hyang. are two of my 5 most favorite female singers. The others are Lara Fabian, Angelina Jordan, and the great Karen Carpenter.
Actually the H is pronounce but only softly gently puffed from the back of the throat. I've spoken Korean for many years, it is difficult for the western ear to pick it up sometimes but is essential to saying her name correctly.
The show is called immortal songs 2, where current artists cover and celebrate 'legendary' songs in a competition. It's a show I love and wish was replicated elsewhere
If sohyang and dimash are singing in the same room, the world will implode.
I just love to see voice experts react to Sohyang for the first time. You are not alone in your astonishment. She is a vocal master with very few (if any) peers! Thanks for your reaction!
저는 한국인인데 소향의 노래로 다른 나라 사람이 감동 받는걸 보니 흥미롭네요
소향은 단순히 노래를 잘하는것을 넘어서 영혼을 움직이는 힘이 있는것 같습니다
그리고 당신은 무척 아름답네요 목소리까지도요
맞습니다,,,영혼을 흔들어요~! ㅎㅎ
She was in the choir at church. Her bf heard her sing and told her she could make many people very happy. She's not a kid, she got a late start. She was born April of 1978. She'll be 44 in April.
Thanks for the reaction. Sohyang💓
Sohyang is by far the most interesting and exciting female singer to listen to and to watch her perform. She is pretty in every sense and just can't get enough of her. You should listen to Arirang and Never Enough and I am sure you will fall in love with her.
"Everyone"..."love poem".."stay"..."misty"..."dear love"..."🙏😢😢😢
Thank You Danielle:-)) about 8 years following this most unDiva Diva! She has Character of Soul and Spirit that rivals her Talents ! I would suggest You Raise Me Up, I see you have been left a link! At that time it was suppose to be her LAST PERFORMANCE! Still I’ll she summons all her Strength and Courage, and had this 68 year old man crying by the end!
We all wonder if So Hyang is human or from another planet. Current odds are that she’s from another planet, with an outside chance she’s actually an angel come down from Heaven. 😇 We have never heard anyone sing like her, or be able to hold an audience in the palm of her hand until she lets them go. Her voice is, as one person described it, like liquid gold. Perfection in clarity and pitch, and she doesn’t fade in the upper octaves, which is startling when you hear her hit those 5th and 6th octave notes with such _POWER_ it actually gives everyone goose bumps-and makes us bald guys’ hair stand on end! As she says, her voice “is from God.” She does all the musical arrangements herself, with the input of her in-law family and musical assistants, teaches vocal technique at a South Korean university and speaks five languages: Korean, English, French, Vietnamese and Chinese, as well as reading Greek!
Let me catch my breath. OK.
She is a cancer survivor from uterine cancer at the age of 20, just after getting married, and states very plainly that God saved her life due to the prayers of her church. But this left her without the ability to have children so she decided to dedicate her life to being a Contemporary Christian Gospel singer and has refused recording contracts from the biggest corporations in the world. She only wants to sing for charities, churches and while doing missionary work, to strengthen those suffering through difficult times. David Foster, Josh Groban, Michael Bolton and others have all eagerly worked with her when they were in Asia.
She contracted hepatitis B from a blood transfusion during her cancer surgery and it clings to her to this day. Because of this she is prone to catching pneumonia but has sang perfectly while suffering from it in her live performance of “You Raise Me Up” before Shane Filan of Westlife on South Korean TV: 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 43 on April 5, 2021, though in Korean culture she would be 44 because you are deemed to be one year old when you are born. She was about 37 when she sang this version of “Arirang Alone”, their unofficial national anthem based on a 600 year old folk song expressing their desire to reunify north and south: vimeo.com/308253527
After being sick with pneumonia eight times from 2016 through to 2020, and considering giving up singing altogether, she decided to enter a televised singing contest called “King of the Masked Singers” in 2017 and won six consecutive times, which has catapulted her into international fame 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 So Hyang and went to Japan in order to have her perform eight concerts with him at Tokyo’s famous Blue Note Club in late-2018. For those who don't know, David Foster was Whitney Houston's producer for her albums, wrote "I Have Nothing", her most iconic song, and is probably the most famous and influential music producer in the world. He places So Hyang right beside Whitney and the rest of the top tier divas.
Here is the interview where So Hyang 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 14:12 “There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.”
In a South Korean television interview So Hyang 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. So Hyang says she saw herself in that young woman and then understood that God was keeping her from developing self-destructive character by withholding 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 social media presence whatsoever.
What can one say about such a person? She is a literal Wonder Woman! And we need about a billion more just like her!
On Oct. 5, 2020, it was revealed that So Hyang 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.”
So Hyang 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 소 향--So Hyang--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. So Hyang is also the name of a heroine in a Korean traditional novel. But So Hyang has stated in an interview that her name means "small and shiny."
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
This is a wonderful Jazz inflected performance of “His Eye Is On The Sparrow”: ruclips.net/video/H1vppvq_F-8/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 So Hyang'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, furthermore, has a theological treatise on the Book of Revelation in print. She is also a very good stage actress, which she proved by playing Julie Andrews’ part in the South Korean production of “The Sound of Music.” Moreover, she sang the “Moana” part in the Korean version of the Disney film, does the musical vocals for many South Korean television dramas, and is a talented artist and cartoonist. She taught herself English by watching Disney's "The Little Princess" "about one hundred times" when she was just a kid, speaks English with a _perfect_ North American accent and has a bubbly personality.
She can also play the piano and guitar. Is there anything this genius level woman can’t do? Ironically, So Hyang stated in another interview that both she and her in-law family were surprised to discover that she could sing so excellently!
Though she is less than 5' 4" and only about 100 pounds, So Hyang 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 So Hyang 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. 😉
So Hyang is soo good! React to her "lean on me" cover from (I think) the same show.
U are right
Immortal Songs 2
finally, you've been introduced to another outstanding artist. i bet we will be seeing more of the great So Hyang on your channel. ❤🙏
#subscriptionsquad
You haven't seen anything yet! Gospel back ground and Lean on me and you raise me up are something else. One of the best female vocalist of our times (in my opinion) Thanks for the reaction and please stay safe and much love to you and yours!
A warm welcome to Sohyang world, u just touch the tip of iceberg of what she can do 😂
Welcome to the world of Sohyang. She is a Korean gospel singer and she is incredible. The show was not the kind of show you win as such - they have established singers perform their versions of well known songs. I suggest reacting to Lean on me and Arirang Alone. She performed both on episodes of Immortal Songs. Arirang is Sohyang’s rendition of a Korean folk song. You will find a version from Immortal Songs that has English captions. I cry every time she performs it. She makes her listeners FEEL what she is singing and that is something special.
Sohyang✨❤️✨
She's something... Queen Sohyang ♡♡♡
She's one of best singer I've ever met ❤
Thanks for your reaction on this amazing artist and wonderful personality. Unfortunately she experienced 9 pneumonias and stopped performing for 2 years. Lately she returned to us with less vocal power but with much more feeling and joy in her singing. She is the epitomy of a singer and she does her own arrangements on her performances. K Bar's post has some good suggestions on where to go next, just make sure you pick videos with subtitles on her Korean songs.
So Hyang! So amazing! So talented! So legendary! 🔥🔥🔥
# subscriptionsquad
Thank you for reacting Queen Sohyang. More Sohyang please
Hi Danielle
I subscribed to your channel because I’m a big fan of Morissette! Like you I have never seen this performance from So Hyang and like you I’m blown away with her voice!! Just beautiful and amazing vocalist!! Just because I’m a big Morissette fan that doesn’t stop me from listening to other artist. I really appreciate singers and performers that has that X factor and uniqueness with their voice and just like Morissette - So Hyang has that 💯!! In my opinion from watching her for the first time she is a true Star ⭐️ vocalist!!
She is awesome!!
Great reaction Danielle as always!!
I admit that I don't like listening to Sohyang before. I thought she just sounded so shouty every time. But ever since I watched some of her 2020 and 2021 performances, God knows how much I adore her voice so much. She just improved so much and now, I even appreciate some of her previous performances as well.
I may not be a die hard fan, but I admire her so much. Her range and everything about her. ❣️❣️
Welcome to the Sohyang's world!!
Queen SoHyang 💝💝💝💝💝
congratulation!! you've finally opened Pandora's box!! welcome to Sohyang's world!!^^
It took you less than 20 seconds to realise how good Sohyang is
I found Sohyang right after I found Morissette in 2020, and they're two of my favorites now. Sohyang won this show, and she also won the Michael Bolton special with Lean On Me. She did another rendition of Lean On Me last year, and it was good to see that despite all the issues with Pneumonia that she has had to deal with, she can still kill that song.
Me too. The only + about the pandemic was discovering all these artist that are not the mainstream artists you hear about living in the West.
@@newportgss6566 YES!
Loved this reaction vid Danielle. Your unbridled joy and adoration of the music was there for all of us to see. Thank you for sharing!
I'm so shocked that a vocal coach doesn't know Sohyang yet, one of the top female vocalist in the world.
Finally yes! Been looking forward for your reaction!
This is so beautiful to listen to. I remember Morissette and Jona sang this song inspired by Sohyang's version. If you have time Ms. Danielle, you can check that out too. ❣️
yes she won 💜 btw please do more reacts to queen sohyang 💛💛
i love your reaction tbh 😍
Oh yes! She did win this segment with this song and won numerous Awards( in my country, Canada, the Banff Fine Arts and Media University gave her an Award of Excellence for her Arrangement on this Performance, she also won with ,Lean on Me , for songs written or hits made by Micheal Bolton and he asked her on his tour of Korea, she accepted humbly but had commitments with Church and Charity so could only do one concert! Josh Groben has sung several songs with her at his invite, David Foster had her with him in Japan last year for 7 shows in 4 days! Also sang with Brian McKnight and Kirk Franklin had her do several songs at his Korean tour( she is first and foremost a Contemporary Christian Artist. She loves all uplifting music, Pop, Jazz , R AND B, Rock, Rap, she even did the Korean made for TV , The Sound of Music! Did the voice of , Moana for Disney’s Korean version, done countless OST’s( Official Sound Tracks , for many Jorean Drama shows, even had a bit part in one as well as cameo and a bit part in a couple of the, Fast and Furious Movies! She has successfully penned several Fantasy Novels, several Faith based Books, does Minister on occasion ( both her Husbands Parents are Ministers and help manager her, she is very close to both and all the siblings, one- JinJoo Lee was the gustatory player in Joe Jonas Band! Life has been trying for her but she doesn’t show it! Her female role models are 1. Mariah 2. Celine 3. Whitney! She also teaches voice and Performance at University, and of course Performed in Churches in so Many countries around the World! Won’t go into her health issues but God saved her from Cancer immediately following her Wedding at 20, and she was so grateful, she Promised to use her voice to Praise God and to lift the Spirits of those that suffer! She has turned down contract with three big International Labels and a Couple Korea ones! 4 God told her No, she was not ready, the fifth she turned down because she felt she had become to selfish, greedy and so hardy argued with God much over it( previously , it was her and him alone in basement of Family home. As you get to know her I think like many of her Fans, love her Character and Personality as much as her Heavenly voice!
Finally! ♥️🙌🏻 She's Amazing and I love Her 😍
A Disney princess transformed into an untouchable beast...
I'm so glad you have FINALLY found So Hyang. This was her at about 40%. Everything she does is incredible. My personal favorite is a song called
"EVERYONE". You will be truly amazed I promise. Please react to everything she has done.
Sohyang = 🤯💗🎶 vocal queen!
Great reaction!!
She is incredible, insane, another level, out of this world!!
Every time she sings, that song becomes the best version.
Please I wanna see your reaction more about Sohyang's performance.
- You raise me up (Immortal songs 2)
- Bridge over troubled water (Immortal songs 2)
- I have nothing (I am a singer legend)
- Lean on me (Immortal songs 2)
- Oh holy night (I am a singer 2)
- Everyone (Immortal songs 2)
- Arirang alone (Immortal songs 2)
- Mona lisa (KOMS ep.5)
- Fate (I am a singer 2)
- Where are you (I am a singer 2)
- I'll always love you (begin again Korea)
- Never Ending story (I am a singer 2)
- As I live (I am a singer 2)
- Misty (begin again Korea)
- Amazing grace
- Breathe (KOMS ep.6)
- Never enough
- Hug me (KOMS ep.3)
- Home (KOMS ep.7)
- Dream (I am a singer legend)
- I won't give up (begin again Korea)
- Power of love (2014 live)
- US National Anthem for NBA game
- For a thousand days (I am a singer 2)
- I always miss you (I am a singer 2)
- Don't forget me (open concert)
- Do you know (KOMS ep.3)
- Dear love (KOMS ep.2)
- Stay (begin again open mic)
- Love poem (begin again open mic)
- Memory (open concert)
- The day when sunlight kissed me
- Wind song (begin again Korea)
- Running to the sky (I am a singer 2)
- It's only my world (I am a singer 2)
- If I ain't got you (begin again Korea)
- Day day (begin again Korea)
- You are the reason (begin again Korea)
- The prayer (open concert)
- In the flower garden (I am a singer 2)
I feel like "As I live" doesn't get the reactions it deserves same with "Where are You"
#subscriptionsquad Sohyang's vocals are impeccable as is her faith as a Christian. She, as do the sisters of 4th Impact,
have the faith and lifestyle that is very rare in this day and age. It is easy to say you believe but much harder to live like you believe. The sisters are fans of So Hyang and so am I.
Sohyang is a truly gifted vocalist and one of the best vocalist of all times!! Her tone,resonance and unmatched belting power helps her to stand out among the crowd.She has a really strong mix and it's really resonant. Her falsettos are ethereal. Also , please react to her performances(arirang alone , leon on , everyone , you raise me up). Her signature note is Bb5 which she sings in a strong mix. She belts upto a C#6. She belts G#5 like they are nothing.
Waiting for more reaction videos of sohyang!!
Also react to wind song...which is very very relaxing and has a great melody😃😃
#subscriptionsquad
So glad to see SoHyang featured, I do hope you will want to react to more from her. "Arirang Alone" and "Everyone" are two not to miss before moving to some of her more recent songs. I enjoy groups and harmonies, but she is one of my favourite solo vocalists with such a powerful story and motivation for singing that shines through.
Finally Danielle.. YES, she won! Amazing analysis! Love ya & LOVE SoHyang! ✌️♥️
Queen Sohyang
O Holy night, Amazing grace,Misty, Arirang alone, everyone....
Thanks for an authentic and knowledgeable reaction. Immortal Songs is not the usual competition. Each episode invites seven stars in their own genres (pop, classical, traditional Korean, rock, theatrical, etc) to perform a song of their choice relating to the episode theme. All are paid for their perfomances and have complete control of arrangement, instrumentation and presentation. The studio audience votes for their favorite performance but there are no prizes nor advancement to another round. Sohyang won this episode and participated 6 times in 2014-2018. Some of her best live performances 2020- include "I will always love you", "I'll be there", "Misty", "If I ain't got you", "I won't give up", "Never Enough", her own song "Stay", plus many other Korean songs including completely different "Day Day".
Thank you for the reaction.
Welcome to Sohyang's world~^^
Great performance~😇🥰😍👑
please watch “everyone” by sohyang, but make sure you find the video with subtitles!
So delighted that you have FINALLY encountered our Christian sister, Sohyang!! She is a powerhouse singer and a powerful Christian - you saw, I think, how she turned a secular song into a song of ministry. She has said many times that she sings to minister to those in pain. Others have already given you all the information, so just let me say that all the songs listed here are amazing, but Arirang Alone has a special place in my heart. It is an ancient song - thought to be about 600 years old - that is very special to the Korean people and she does just a wonderful job with it. I love watching the reactions of the Korean people as she sings. She also has them sing along with her at one point in the song. #SubscriptionSquad.
Thank you for your reaction!! . Sohyang is the most beautiful person in the world!
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
I love your reaction ^ㅡ^ Thank you for loving Sohyang
When I hear the songs of Sohyang Sohyang, the best singer in the world, I cry ㅠ.ㅠ
Goosebumps........
She now owns this song
Thanks for this nice reaction. She is really one of best singer in the world, I had many experiences to listener her singing in person, RUclips never contain her true and great voice and performance.
It is just angelic and amazing....
열정적이고,명쾌한 리액션 잘보고 갑니다..^^
구독합니다.
I really like how you react, very raw.😍😍
Soh Yang, is from Korea. Is one of the best female vocalist in Korea. She use to sang alots of Gospel songs.
Open eyes and mouth reacting to this video yeap that is Sohyang, amazing reaction and welcome to Sohyang's world, Sohyang has for me the most pure, angelique and crystal clear voice, please react to :
Everyone(in her own words the most challenging song to sing in her career)
Arirang along
Lean on me
You raise me up
I have nothing
Hug me
Where are you
Oh holy night
Fate
Oh there are a lot of them more but these are the most foremost
Yes, So Hyang won this competition. In fact, it wasn't even close. If you watch this episode, which is available to watch freely on South Korean TV, you will see that the other performers were very good but then So Hyang came out on the stage at the end of the program and blew them all away! I mean she was miles beyond what anyone else could do. We all think this is one of the greatest live performances by anyone, anywhere, anytime. And we think So Hyang is the best female vocalist on the planet right now in 2022 and has been for a decade! I'll put a biography here for you to read. She is one _amazing_ woman! She's probably an alien ... 🛸👌😎😉🤷♂️
Hi . I am your fan from Cambodia. I really love the way you reaction .. so good i also enjoy with you... 😍😍
Many fans of great vocalists listen to the "holy trinity" of today's best singers. So-hyang is the Queen, Damash is the King, and Morresett is the Princess! Queen So-hyang has many recent performances, particularly on the Korean TV show "Beginagain." There is a RUclips channel titled the same. She has 2 songs in particular that are ultra amazing. The a cover of Whitney Houston's version of "I''LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU" This is done on a sea dock with the wind blowing and minimal instruments backing her up. Absolutely a must! The second song Sung by So-hyang is "LOVE POEMS" by Kpop idol "IU" (check her out someday) who wrote the song to tell her friends to please come to her if they were considering suicide. Several dear close friends had died that way recently. Even though it is in Korean the emotion is over powering. So-hyang's version is sung at the DMZ spot where an infiltration tunnel was dug by the north. This song is emotional so be ready, I recommend you read the lyrics first.
Wow. You have an amazing tone as well!
Incredible that you have not listened to one of the vocal goddesses of this generation, Queen So Hyang is among the best vocalists of all time, now is the beginning of your journey Danielle, Welcome.
That was amazing!!
Oh, my gosh. I can't believe you haven't found her until now. Haha. Try listening to her "Arirang" and "Lean On Me" performance on the same show. Breathtaking. 👌🏼
It cannot be compared to Whitney's life, but SoHyang has survived cancer.
The two divas sing "l have nothing" leaves a lot of messages for the rest of us.
God bless two divas.
One of the best singer at the moment... Look dream or you rise me up
FINALLY!! You're SO into Morrissette that i KNEW you'd love her! She is top tier with Dimash and Angelina Jordan for me..DEFINITELY check out "Everyone" as well as "Ariang Alone"!!
Finally u discovered her... luv yr reaction.. keep reacting her other performances... we all looking forward to view it..
Now you are in trouble. You can’t escape from her songs. Welcome to Sohyang’s world.
I loved your reaction, please react to Everyone, her most difficult song, you gonna love it
Welcome to so hyang , she is amazing singer 40 years old 💯🥲