So Hyang is a 45 year old devout Christian and gospel singer from South Korea. In her early 20's and newly married, she was diagnosed with early stage uterine cancer, which left her unable to have children. After receiving a healing from God, So Hyang's goal has been to use her voice to bring comfort to people who are experiencing difficult times. She is NOT motivated by either money or fame. So Hyang has rejected numerous offers from major record labels. In addition to being a published author of several fiction books, she lectures about song and vocal technique at a South Korean university. She believes the lyrics she is singing.
GREAT reaction to the PHENOMENAL So Hyang. You have witnessed only a small sample of the flexibility in her voice. So Hyang's vocal range is RIDICULOUS, and her breath control is INSANE. This event was in 2015 when she was 37 years old. So Hyang is now 45 years old. She looks like she is aging backward, and she sounds better than ever before. So Hyang, her husband, and some assistants arrange every aspect of her live performances; the music, backing vocals, staging, lighting, etc. So Hyang can sing any genre of music, from Rock to Rap.
She is the best female singer in this world. She is another 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) - As I live (I am a singer 2) - Breathe (King Of Masked Singer) - Upon this rock (Brooklyn Tabernacle church or 2022 concert) - I can only imagin - Hug me (DMC festival) - Home (King Of Masked Singer) - Dream (I am a singer legend) - US National Anthem for NBA game - For a thousand days (I am a singer 2) - Flashlight (begin again Korea) - You are the reason (begin again Korea) - Stuck with U (begin again Korea)
She is a phenomenon. Listen to her 'I Have Nothing' from the DMC Festival. It is the best live performance of that song of all time, including Whitney's. Most often, her voice is flawless, even with battling pneumonia off and on through her illustrious career.
Great reaction. Since you are a music reactor I think you will get a kick out of this. So Hyang has over 10,000 music reactions made about her since 2014, more than 1 billion views and still there are so many people like yourself that have never heard of her. She is so special. When people hear her for the first time they are gobsmacked. Take care.
Clearly, So Hyang is a master, one of the best female voices in the history of recorded music. Thanks for the reaction. There are many more great performances on RUclips by her.
If you want to have your mind melted by this wonderful woman then it has to be Everyone,i can guarantee that if you think your in love after this you will swear off every woman singer ever again and as these two songs were a few years ago try One Million Roses from earlier this year where she sounds just as good and although in her mid forties looks better than ever.
Thank you Michael for this wonderful reaction to SoHyang! She has a unique talent for reinterpreting music in her own style! Her riffs and runs are almost impossible to imitate.. If you keep watching her videos, you will realize how versatile she is in music. New subscriber from S.Korea~
Once in a while, i always get this random So hyang’s reaction video… Makes me so happy but i have to rewatch everything she sang again 😭😭😭😭..The best❤️❤️❤️
I hope you listen to more of Sohyang's best songs. Among them, there is a song that is different and surprising. You will be even more surprised to know that Sohyang also sings rap. So hyang -dayday
Hi guys, this is very hot information. Sohyang is going to have a concert at Pechanga resort near Los angels in October 28. This would be a very rare chance for you guys to see her live performance.
Welcome to Sohyang's world. Pronounced "So - Hyang" No soy. Sohyang is one of the worlds best female vocalists. Cancer survivor, author, all around a very inspirational lady. You haven't heard of her because she remains at independent artist, so no large label backing. She is well loved in Korea as well as her multitude of fans overseas. Often called the Queen to Dimash being King. Sohyang is not Kpop but gospel, but she can sing any genre that she puts her mind to.
She recently did an interview show (something like "Lee Mujin Service") which also had her singing several songs. One of them was a cover of a recent song by a kpop girl group, and she did great with it.
You can make a case she is the best singer in the world - not really kpop (she's a contemporary Christian singer in Korea) but she does a lot of English covers - and she's known as the Korean Mariah Carey.
Excellent choice to introduce yourself to the brilliance that is So Hyang. Whether in English or native Korean language - her instrument is a gift from the Heavens and it is her lifelong duty to share the world with it.
Just check out her version of of a Korean folk song called ARIRANG ALONE, its one of the greatest live performances you will ever ever hear and see, her own song called DAY DAY which is a multi collaboration with brilliant young up and coming South Korean ARTISTS, this was an outdoor performance from the BEGIN AGAIN concert series where they perform in various locations around asia and Europe, now this series is a rabbit hole well worth going down, you get to see how versatile SOHYANG really is and how the younger members look up to her, SOHYANG is 45yrs old and just gets better with age, unlike western so called artists whose voices are well past there sell by date in there 30s 🇬🇧🔥👌❤️.
Hello bro~ ^^* Thank you for the good reaction today She's The Jewel of South Korea :)) She mastered all genres I subscribe .. I'll look forward to the next video ^- ^♡
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
We all wonder if Sohyang is human or from another planet. Current odds are that she’s from another planet, with an outside chance she’s actually an angel come down from Heaven. 😇 We have never heard anyone sing like her, or be able to hold an audience in the palm of her hand until she lets them go. Her voice is, as one person described it, like liquid gold. Perfection in clarity and pitch, and she doesn’t fade in the upper octaves, which is startling when you hear her hit those 5th and 6th octave notes with such _POWER_ it actually gives everyone goose bumps-and makes us bald guys’ hair stand on end! As she says, her voice “is from God.” She does all the musical arrangements herself, with the input of her in-law family and musical assistants, teaches vocal technique at a South Korean university and speaks five languages: Korean, English, French, Vietnamese and Chinese, as well as reading Greek! Let me catch my breath. OK. She is a cancer survivor from uterine cancer at the age of 20, just after getting married, and states very plainly that God saved her life due to the prayers of her church. But this left her without the ability to have children so she decided to dedicate her life to being a Contemporary Christian Gospel singer and has refused recording contracts from the biggest corporations in the world. She only wants to sing for charities, churches and while doing missionary work, to strengthen those suffering through difficult times. David Foster, Josh Groban, Michael Bolton and others have all eagerly worked with her when they were in Asia. She contracted hepatitis B from a blood transfusion during her cancer surgery and it clings to her to this day. Because of this she is prone to catching pneumonia but has sang perfectly while suffering from it in her live performance of “You Raise Me Up” before Shane Filan of Westlife on South Korean TV: ruclips.net/video/te_L9ofhUt8/видео.html She has asked those who love her singing to pray that God keep pneumonia away from her, she has suffered from it on so many occasions. Imagine how she must feel with this coronavirus floating around everywhere! She just turned 45 on April 5, 2023, though in Korean culture she would be 46 because you are deemed to be one year old when you are born. She was about 37 when she sang this version of “Arirang Alone,” their unofficial national anthem based on a 600 year old folk song expressing their desire to reunify north and south: vimeo.com/308253527 While being sick with pneumonia eight times from 2016 through to 2020, and considering giving up singing altogether, she decided to enter a televised singing contest called “King of the Masked Singers” in 2017 and won six consecutive times, which has catapulted her into international attention from the performances being posted on RUclips. Whitney Houston’s former manager saw her on RUclips and showed her to Oprah Winfrey, who brought her to David Foster’s attention. Foster then contacted Sohyang and went to Japan in order to have her perform eight concerts with him at Tokyo’s famous Blue Note Club in late-2018. For those who don't know, David Foster was Whitney Houston's producer for some of her songs, wrote "I Have Nothing," her most iconic song, and is the most famous and influential music producer in the world. He places Sohyang right beside Whitney and the rest of the top tier divas. Here is the interview where Sohyang related the events: ruclips.net/video/EqeE_1nP-Kk/видео.html (Be sure to turn on English subtitles.) Here is the version of “I Have Nothing” Oprah, David Foster, Whitney's former manager and the rest watched on RUclips: ruclips.net/video/T4UyIMkdy4M/видео.html She preceded it with this blockbuster: vimeo.com/312061203 She could be an international Super Star if she wanted to be but has decided that it would ruin her spiritually, quoting Proverbs 16:25 “There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.” In a South Korean television interview Sohyang conceded that she struggled with her desire for fame for a number of years, going into the basement in her home numerous times and closing the door so she could complain vehemently to God that He was holding her back from becoming famous due to her health problems and other unforeseeable events. Then she later saw a Korean TV drama where the talented daughter of a very successful businessman was positive she would take over when her father retired. But he left the management of the company to a woman she hated, so she had a fit and lay kicking and screaming on the floor. Sohyang says she saw herself in that young woman and then understood that God was keeping her from developing self-destructive character by withholding international celebrity status from her. ruclips.net/video/rl-jX9kBsEs/видео.html (Again, turn on English subtitles.) So as a consequence she does not pursue fame or fortune and actually has no 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. 😉
Who is this girl ??? she is just one of the many amazing singing talents in Asia that are not known in the western world. Can I suggest another ---4th Impact. they are 4 sisters from The Philippin with amazing harmonies. In 2015 they auditioned for X Factor UK and the video of that audition has more than 190 million views on you tube. In feb 2023 they performed before 55, 000 people in Manila ....and just 2 weeks ago they released a new original song that has over 250,000 views in just 2 weeks. 4th Impact will leave you speechless with thei harmonies.
Hi! I’d like to recommend you to check a crossover group from South Korea I discovered recently. Its name is “Forténa” that has four tenors combination.(the first crossover group with four tenors). One of the members is a very famous count tenor(His name is DQ Lee and played in lots of operas all over the world). When I heard their very much first cover song “Neapolis” in a competition program, I had a goosebumps everywhere. I’m sure you would like it and I’d love to hear your opinion about their singing. Thank you and wish you a lovely day!
So hyang 2014년 America 초청받아 NbA game 미국국가 불렀죠, Michael bolton 과 2회 performance 도 했고. 또 David foster랑 performance 했읍니다, 소향은 international media에 korean mariah carey 라고 기록되어 있읍니다 소향 queen이라고 부르죠, Ccm singer 로 시작해서 다져져온 훌륭한 artist 입니다, 소향 많이 응원 해주세요, Next I have nothing Arirang Alone everyone 소향 song 듣는순간 amazing 한것을 알수 있읍니다 감사합니다
You realize she probably doesn’t even speak English. I asked someone from another country ha how a singer sings English songs so well. They told me that they sing it phonetically.
Sohyang not only speaks English very well with a beautiful North American accent, she also speaks French, Chinese, Vietnamese and her native Korean, as well as reading Greek! She has a very high intellect.
@@ToddSauve I didn’t intend anything by my comment. Some people in other countries don’t speak English but still sing English songs. It’s quite impressive. She seems very intelligent for sure. I only speak English.
@@debbie7505 I only speak English as well. I am always in awe of people who can converse in numerous languages. I have been following So Hyang for a while now and I truly believe there is nothing she can't do. She has also written children's novels and she is in charge of her own musical arrangements with her team. She practices her performance a hundred times before going on stage.
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A warm welcome to the amazing world of Sohyang, she is without a doubt one of the best female vocalists currently on the planet.
This woman just took us to church…
"In awe" is understandable. Sohyang's voice is out of this world.
So Hyang is a 45 year old devout Christian and gospel singer from South Korea. In her early 20's and newly married, she was diagnosed with early stage uterine cancer, which left her unable to have children. After receiving a healing from God, So Hyang's goal has been to use her voice to bring comfort to people who are experiencing difficult times.
She is NOT motivated by either money or fame. So Hyang has rejected numerous offers from major record labels. In addition to being a published author of several fiction books, she lectures about song and vocal technique at a South Korean university. She believes the lyrics she is singing.
그녀는 유명한 커버송들을 더 훌륭하게 창조해버리는 진심인 가수다.
GREAT reaction to the PHENOMENAL So Hyang. You have witnessed only a small sample of the flexibility in her voice. So Hyang's vocal range is RIDICULOUS, and her breath control is INSANE. This event was in 2015 when she was 37 years old. So Hyang is now 45 years old. She looks like she is aging backward, and she sounds better than ever before.
So Hyang, her husband, and some assistants arrange every aspect of her live performances; the music, backing vocals, staging, lighting, etc. So Hyang can sing any genre of music, from Rock to Rap.
world class
She is probably the best singer in the world.
She is the best female singer in this world. She is another 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)
- As I live (I am a singer 2)
- Breathe (King Of Masked Singer)
- Upon this rock (Brooklyn Tabernacle church or 2022 concert)
- I can only imagin
- Hug me (DMC festival)
- Home (King Of Masked Singer)
- Dream (I am a singer legend)
- US National Anthem for NBA game
- For a thousand days (I am a singer 2)
- Flashlight (begin again Korea)
- You are the reason (begin again Korea)
- Stuck with U (begin again Korea)
A warm welcome to Sohyang world. U just touch the tip of iceberg of what she can do 😂
sohyang from heaven😅 her trumpet sound is beautiful.
She's a great singer 👩🎤 just...Queen...
소향 대한민국 최고의 가수지요
Welcome to the world of Sohyang. Literally one of the most talented vocalists in our world today.
One of the greatest live performances ever ☺️
Good voice
Wrlcome to the finest female vocalist in the world... You are in for a life altering journey. Dive deep!
For me, she is in her own world class. 👍👍👍👏👏
For me again, Simon should give her the rights to the song ....
love sohyang world class inside and out lots of love from the uk
I love this song, grew up with it. I have never heard of So Hyang before, absolutely beautiful. Magnificent voice! Thanks for sharing. ❤
She is a phenomenon. Listen to her 'I Have Nothing' from the DMC Festival. It is the best live performance of that song of all time, including Whitney's. Most often, her voice is flawless, even with battling pneumonia off and on through her illustrious career.
👍👍최고
Bro, you've gotta view her singing the American National Anthem in an NBA game, you're gonna be blown away.
Made me cry !
Great reaction. Since you are a music reactor I think you will get a kick out of this. So Hyang has over 10,000 music reactions made about her since 2014, more than 1 billion views and still there are so many people like yourself that have never heard of her. She is so special. When people hear her for the first time they are gobsmacked. Take care.
소향 리뷰해주셔서 감사합니다!😊
❤....Sohyang is my Queen of female singers!!❤❤❤
Top 1 female vocal in the planet-So hyang
Check out Son- Sohee.
Seriously and no one is like her
Clearly, So Hyang is a master, one of the best female voices in the history of recorded music. Thanks for the reaction. There are many more great performances on RUclips by her.
Welcome to The slaying Queen So
Hope RUclips Let you keep discovering more layers from her 😅
Thanks from Perú 😊
So Hyang (prounounced So Young" is magnificent, superb. Please check out her other songs...she's so great!!
I love Sohyang ❤ kisses from Italy 😘😘😘
If you want to have your mind melted by this wonderful woman then it has to be Everyone,i can guarantee that if you think your in love after this you will swear off every woman singer ever again and as these two songs were a few years ago try One Million Roses from earlier this year where she sounds just as good and although in her mid forties looks better than ever.
welcome to sohyang world. =)
Thank you Michael for this wonderful reaction to SoHyang! She has a unique talent for reinterpreting music in her own style! Her riffs and runs are almost impossible to imitate..
If you keep watching her videos, you will realize how versatile she is in music. New subscriber from S.Korea~
Once in a while, i always get this random So hyang’s reaction video… Makes me so happy but i have to rewatch everything she sang again 😭😭😭😭..The best❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for your great reaction to the incredible Queen Sohyang!
Wow! She is angel ❤ Amazing ❤❤
소향은 인간계의 정점에 있는 가수 입니다.
I hope you listen to more of Sohyang's best songs. Among them, there is a song that is different and surprising. You will be even more surprised to know that Sohyang also sings rap.
So hyang -dayday
Hi guys, this is very hot information. Sohyang is
going to have a concert
at Pechanga resort near
Los angels in October 28.
This would be a very rare chance for you guys to see
her live performance.
Welcome to Sohyang's world. Pronounced "So - Hyang" No soy. Sohyang is one of the worlds best female vocalists. Cancer survivor, author, all around a very inspirational lady. You haven't heard of her because she remains at independent artist, so no large label backing. She is well loved in Korea as well as her multitude of fans overseas. Often called the Queen to Dimash being King. Sohyang is not Kpop but gospel, but she can sing any genre that she puts her mind to.
She recently did an interview show (something like "Lee Mujin Service") which also had her singing several songs. One of them was a cover of a recent song by a kpop girl group, and she did great with it.
You can make a case she is the best singer in the world - not really kpop (she's a contemporary Christian singer in Korea) but she does a lot of English covers - and she's known as the Korean Mariah Carey.
I think you were shocked! 😀
Excellent choice to introduce yourself to the brilliance that is So Hyang. Whether in English or native Korean language - her instrument is a gift from the Heavens and it is her lifelong duty to share the world with it.
be careful your close eyes when listen to her song because why burst your tears LoL 소향님❤❤❤
She is the best female singer I have ever heard. Great Reaction.
Just check out her version of of a Korean folk song called ARIRANG ALONE, its one of the greatest live performances you will ever ever hear and see, her own song called DAY DAY which is a multi collaboration with brilliant young up and coming South Korean ARTISTS, this was an outdoor performance from the BEGIN AGAIN concert series where they perform in various locations around asia and Europe, now this series is a rabbit hole well worth going down, you get to see how versatile SOHYANG really is and how the younger members look up to her, SOHYANG is 45yrs old and just gets better with age, unlike western so called artists whose voices are well past there sell by date in there 30s 🇬🇧🔥👌❤️.
Great reaction. You need to do more Sohyang videos. There's like 20 more that are all incredible performances by her.
그녀는 지구어 사는, 노래하는 천사다
그녀와 같은 국민이란게 자랑스럽다.
Queen
Hello bro~ ^^*
Thank you for the good reaction today
She's The Jewel of South Korea :))
She mastered all genres
I subscribe .. I'll look forward to the next video ^- ^♡
Great reaction to such an amazing performance! Please continue to react to more of her songs!
Greetings from London 😀
😊😊😊😊😊
Simplemente insuperable ❤❤❤
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
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Nice reation!
Absolutely beautiful and extraordinarily powerful!
We all wonder if Sohyang is human or from another planet. Current odds are that she’s from another planet, with an outside chance she’s actually an angel come down from Heaven. 😇 We have never heard anyone sing like her, or be able to hold an audience in the palm of her hand until she lets them go. Her voice is, as one person described it, like liquid gold. Perfection in clarity and pitch, and she doesn’t fade in the upper octaves, which is startling when you hear her hit those 5th and 6th octave notes with such _POWER_ it actually gives everyone goose bumps-and makes us bald guys’ hair stand on end! As she says, her voice “is from God.” She does all the musical arrangements herself, with the input of her in-law family and musical assistants, teaches vocal technique at a South Korean university and speaks five languages: Korean, English, French, Vietnamese and Chinese, as well as reading Greek!
Let me catch my breath. OK.
She is a cancer survivor from uterine cancer at the age of 20, just after getting married, and states very plainly that God saved her life due to the prayers of her church. But this left her without the ability to have children so she decided to dedicate her life to being a Contemporary Christian Gospel singer and has refused recording contracts from the biggest corporations in the world. She only wants to sing for charities, churches and while doing missionary work, to strengthen those suffering through difficult times. David Foster, Josh Groban, Michael Bolton and others have all eagerly worked with her when they were in Asia.
She contracted hepatitis B from a blood transfusion during her cancer surgery and it clings to her to this day. Because of this she is prone to catching pneumonia but has sang perfectly while suffering from it in her live performance of “You Raise Me Up” before Shane Filan of Westlife on South Korean TV: ruclips.net/video/te_L9ofhUt8/видео.html She has asked those who love her singing to pray that God keep pneumonia away from her, she has suffered from it on so many occasions. Imagine how she must feel with this coronavirus floating around everywhere!
She just turned 45 on April 5, 2023, though in Korean culture she would be 46 because you are deemed to be one year old when you are born. She was about 37 when she sang this version of “Arirang Alone,” their unofficial national anthem based on a 600 year old folk song expressing their desire to reunify north and south: vimeo.com/308253527
While being sick with pneumonia eight times from 2016 through to 2020, and considering giving up singing altogether, she decided to enter a televised singing contest called “King of the Masked Singers” in 2017 and won six consecutive times, which has catapulted her into international attention from the performances being posted on RUclips.
Whitney Houston’s former manager saw her on RUclips and showed her to Oprah Winfrey, who brought her to David Foster’s attention. Foster then contacted Sohyang and went to Japan in order to have her perform eight concerts with him at Tokyo’s famous Blue Note Club in late-2018. For those who don't know, David Foster was Whitney Houston's producer for some of her songs, wrote "I Have Nothing," her most iconic song, and is the most famous and influential music producer in the world. He places Sohyang right beside Whitney and the rest of the top tier divas.
Here is the interview where Sohyang related the events: ruclips.net/video/EqeE_1nP-Kk/видео.html (Be sure to turn on English subtitles.)
Here is the version of “I Have Nothing” Oprah, David Foster, Whitney's former manager and the rest watched on RUclips: ruclips.net/video/T4UyIMkdy4M/видео.html
She preceded it with this blockbuster: vimeo.com/312061203
She could be an international Super Star if she wanted to be but has decided that it would ruin her spiritually, quoting Proverbs 16:25 “There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.”
In a South Korean television interview Sohyang conceded that she struggled with her desire for fame for a number of years, going into the basement in her home numerous times and closing the door so she could complain vehemently to God that He was holding her back from becoming famous due to her health problems and other unforeseeable events. Then she later saw a Korean TV drama where the talented daughter of a very successful businessman was positive she would take over when her father retired. But he left the management of the company to a woman she hated, so she had a fit and lay kicking and screaming on the floor. Sohyang says she saw herself in that young woman and then understood that God was keeping her from developing self-destructive character by withholding international celebrity status from her. ruclips.net/video/rl-jX9kBsEs/видео.html (Again, turn on English subtitles.)
So as a consequence she does not pursue fame or fortune and actually has no 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. 😉
Congratulations on 70,000 subscribers (well nearly)! Amazing and well done!
Greetings from London 😀
Thank you so much 😀
I, m come back again 😅 i just wanna be feeling relief lol 소향님 감사함니다 thank you for great renditions 🎉🎉🎉
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LEAN ON ME, ARRIRANG ALONE, I HAVE NOTHING and HOME all Slaps Hard.....they are must see
천상의 목소리~~~
So hyang best friend park ki young Nella fantasia you tube world record amazing beautiful
Mr Duffy , try a reaction of her song called " Everyone" you wont regreat
you got it! ill add to my list right now!
My only queen in this world. NO ONE is like her
I detected Julie Andrews at the start of the song but there the similarities ended. So Hyang is unique.
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신도 한명 추가
Why my reading mode on phone when started watching this video 🙂
Who is this girl ??? she is just one of the many amazing singing talents in Asia that are not known in the western world. Can I suggest another ---4th Impact. they are 4 sisters from The Philippin with amazing harmonies. In 2015 they auditioned for X Factor UK and the video of that audition has more than 190 million views on you tube. In feb 2023 they performed before 55, 000 people in Manila ....and just 2 weeks ago they released a new original song that has over 250,000 views in just 2 weeks.
4th Impact will leave you speechless with thei harmonies.
Hi!
I’d like to recommend you to check a crossover group from South Korea I discovered recently. Its name is “Forténa” that has four tenors combination.(the first crossover group with four tenors).
One of the members is a very famous count tenor(His name is DQ Lee and played in lots of operas all over the world).
When I heard their very much first cover song “Neapolis” in a competition program, I had a goosebumps everywhere.
I’m sure you would like it and I’d love to hear your opinion about their singing.
Thank you and wish you a lovely day!
새벽4시가 다 되어가네.. 아 조짔다.....
So hyang
2014년 America 초청받아 NbA game 미국국가 불렀죠,
Michael bolton 과 2회 performance 도 했고. 또 David foster랑 performance 했읍니다,
소향은 international media에 korean mariah carey 라고 기록되어 있읍니다
소향 queen이라고 부르죠,
Ccm singer 로 시작해서 다져져온 훌륭한 artist 입니다,
소향 많이 응원 해주세요,
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I have nothing
Arirang Alone
everyone
소향 song 듣는순간 amazing 한것을 알수 있읍니다
감사합니다
노래로 영적인 경험을 강제로 주입하고
어디에 있던지 교회로 끌고가지!!
최강의 전도사!!!
Sohyang wrote the book. Morissette just reads it.
ㅋㅋ just start.. 1
2.3
4
.....so hyang..
Please, check 00:26 to pronounce her name correctly.
You wanna listen to the best version is Aretha Frankin is better than the orginal
Nice reaction. Just curious…why is there a jar of mayonnaise behind your head? 🤔
Is that a jar of mayonnaise behind your head???? You might wanna put that in the fridge! Great reaction, btw
lol??? jar of mayo???
You realize she probably doesn’t even speak English. I asked someone from another country ha how a singer sings English songs so well. They told me that they sing it phonetically.
SoHyang speaks and writes in English reasonably well.
Sohyang not only speaks English very well with a beautiful North American accent, she also speaks French, Chinese, Vietnamese and her native Korean, as well as reading Greek! She has a very high intellect.
@@ToddSauve I didn’t intend anything by my comment. Some people in other countries don’t speak English but still sing English songs. It’s quite impressive. She seems very intelligent for sure. I only speak English.
@@debbie7505 I only speak English as well. I am always in awe of people who can converse in numerous languages. I have been following So Hyang for a while now and I truly believe there is nothing she can't do. She has also written children's novels and she is in charge of her own musical arrangements with her team. She practices her performance a hundred times before going on stage.
@@tom7471 Amazing
She is a very incredible singer!!!
Bro pronounces "so" (simple english word) as "soy"
で？who'sthat?
She has a great voice but I don't like the way she changed the song.
홀리 쉣이라고 말하려다 홀리 쉐인트라고 말하게 되는 신성력. 그녀 목소리 들은면 스님도 목탁치면서 할렐루야 외친다는 ㅋㅋㅋ 정작 한국의 크리스찬 교회는 개거지같은데 ㅋㅋㅋ
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