So, on a wharf, sitting on a folding chair with the wind blowing in her hair and into her microphone, this lovely and humble lady delivers a flawless rendition of a song that her predecessors recorded in a Studio. Having few instruments available on the dock, she sings the Saxophone solo and then proceeds to warm the hearts of everyone who has the privilege of hearing her perform this classic song. This is Sohyang. She has been gifted with a voice that can only be compared to a Stradivarius violin, and she has learned to render it perfectly, as she is a Virtuoso. Her genius as a musician is only exceeded by the beauty of her presence and of her gentle spirit. Cheers.
김소향 (Kim, So-hyang) is a South Korean singer who uses 소향 (Sohyang) as her stage name. She's up there with Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and Céline Dion, according to David Foster, who worked with all of them, plus other big names in the music industry, such as Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson. In fact, many vocal coaches and critics call her the Queen, and Dimash the King. Here are several links to excellent performances by Sohyang. Many are from competitions where she pulls out all the stops and goes into vocal beast mode. The last 5 are more restrained. You can alternate between the styles, just to experience the contrasts and see her range of abilities. All are live, except for a music video of "Never Enough" (since we can never get enough of Sohyang). I Am a Singer Legend: ua-cam.com/video/T4UyIMkdy4M/v-deo.html "I Have Nothing" [Whitney Houston] ua-cam.com/video/CFtRUSPxcas/v-deo.html (camera only on Sohyang) ua-cam.com/video/n71eIWRmEtY/v-deo.html "꿈 (Dream)" [소향 (Sohyang)] {Korean} Immortal Songs 2: ua-cam.com/video/C6iHh4yBxCo/v-deo.html "Bridge Over Troubled Water" [Simon & Garfunkel] ua-cam.com/video/zFyndK9VOCk/v-deo.html "홀로 아리랑 (Arirang Alone)" [traditional Korean folksong, lyrics adapted for reunification of North & South Koreas] {Korean} ua-cam.com/video/GvsgCllcNPE/v-deo.html "Lean On Me" [Bill Withers, Jr.; Michael Bolton guest] ua-cam.com/video/te_L9ofhUt8/v-deo.html "You Raise Me Up" [Secret Garden; Shane Filan (Westlife) guest] ua-cam.com/video/H5e7MPre7iY/v-deo.html "여러분 (Everyone)" [윤복희 (Yoon, Bok-hee)] {Korean, English} I Am a Singer 2: ua-cam.com/video/YwgF3Gylu-0/v-deo.html "O Holy Night" [Adolphe Charles Adam] King of Masked Singers: ua-cam.com/video/a_lOAgti7XQ/v-deo.html "모나리자 (Mona Lisa)" [조용필 (Cho, Yong-pil)] {Korean, English} ua-cam.com/video/0qBSPPi3ESM/v-deo.html "Home (집)" [박효신 (Park, Hyo-shin)] {Korean, English} Begin Again Korea: ua-cam.com/video/lSzb6a0PkQU/v-deo.html "Flashlight" with 이수현 (Lee, Su-hyun) [Jessie J] ua-cam.com/video/_ivvpK3UMlw/v-deo.html "Misty" [Ella Fitzgerald] ua-cam.com/video/DO845EqU3eE/v-deo.html "I Will Always Love You" [Dolly Parton] ua-cam.com/video/k5WqGIPjqtc/v-deo.html "Never Enough" [Loren Allred] Open Concert: ua-cam.com/video/vZyIdoRRKFo/v-deo.html "The Power of Love" [Jennifer Rush] BTW, Whitney's former manager saw the DMC Festival video of Sohyang singing "I Have Nothing", and contacted Oprah Winfrey, who in turn, contacted David Foster. They were all amazed. Foster invited Sohyang to sing on his tour in Asia. She did 8 shows in 4 days in Tokyo. He and his ex-wife wrote that song. He co-arranged and produced it for Whitney for her album, and her performance in "The Bodyguard". Foster has won 16 Grammy Awards, including 3 for Producer of the Year, and has been nominated a total of 47 times.
Great reaction to one of the best songs ever composed by Dolly Parton -- and of course made famous by Whitney. Sohyang's voice control is unmatched -- except perhaps by Angelina Jordan.
I disagree with your assertion thay Whitney "made this song famous." Dolly's original rendition wnet to number one TWICE. In 1971 when it was first released, and *again* in 1982 when she sang it in the "The Best Little Wh*reh**se in Texas" film 11 year later.
Hello, *LucieV Reacts* I like to request BAND-MAID/Choose Me please! Could you also give me a shoutout for introducing them to you? BAND-MAID is an all female Japanese hard rock/metal band that dresses up as cafe maids 😆But these ladies are no joke and play harder than the guys most of the time. These ladies have 40M views on reaction channels alone so If you don’t mind thousands of rock and metal heads coming to your channel you may want to check em out! 😊
I just love your reaction! Im a solid Sohyang fan and i dont think any can come close to her. But since i enjoyed your reaction im curious how u wud react to Gary Valenciano performing Spain :)
So, on a wharf, sitting on a folding chair with the wind blowing in her hair and into her microphone, this lovely and humble lady delivers a flawless rendition of a song that her predecessors recorded in a Studio. Having few instruments available on the dock, she sings the Saxophone solo and then proceeds to warm the hearts of everyone who has the privilege of hearing her perform this classic song. This is Sohyang. She has been gifted with a voice that can only be compared to a Stradivarius violin, and she has learned to render it perfectly, as she is a Virtuoso. Her genius as a musician is only exceeded by the beauty of her presence and of her gentle spirit.
Cheers.
Well said
Not many people know she sang the sax solo.
this is how you sing this song no studio tweeking wind blowing on the mike incredible world class inside and out love from the uk
Impeccable. When feelings come to play .... Sohyang ALL the way 👍👍👍👏👏👏
OUR QUEEN !!!!!! The best female vocalist on the planet !!!!!!!!
More Sohyang reaction please. Thanks-
김소향 (Kim, So-hyang) is a South Korean singer who uses 소향 (Sohyang) as her stage name. She's up there with Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and Céline Dion, according to David Foster, who worked with all of them, plus other big names in the music industry, such as Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson. In fact, many vocal coaches and critics call her the Queen, and Dimash the King.
Here are several links to excellent performances by Sohyang. Many are from competitions where she pulls out all the stops and goes into vocal beast mode. The last 5 are more restrained. You can alternate between the styles, just to experience the contrasts and see her range of abilities. All are live, except for a music video of "Never Enough" (since we can never get enough of Sohyang).
I Am a Singer Legend:
ua-cam.com/video/T4UyIMkdy4M/v-deo.html "I Have Nothing" [Whitney Houston]
ua-cam.com/video/CFtRUSPxcas/v-deo.html (camera only on Sohyang)
ua-cam.com/video/n71eIWRmEtY/v-deo.html "꿈 (Dream)" [소향 (Sohyang)] {Korean}
Immortal Songs 2:
ua-cam.com/video/C6iHh4yBxCo/v-deo.html "Bridge Over Troubled Water" [Simon & Garfunkel]
ua-cam.com/video/zFyndK9VOCk/v-deo.html "홀로 아리랑 (Arirang Alone)" [traditional Korean folksong, lyrics adapted for reunification of North & South Koreas] {Korean}
ua-cam.com/video/GvsgCllcNPE/v-deo.html "Lean On Me" [Bill Withers, Jr.; Michael Bolton guest]
ua-cam.com/video/te_L9ofhUt8/v-deo.html "You Raise Me Up" [Secret Garden; Shane Filan (Westlife) guest]
ua-cam.com/video/H5e7MPre7iY/v-deo.html "여러분 (Everyone)" [윤복희 (Yoon, Bok-hee)] {Korean, English}
I Am a Singer 2:
ua-cam.com/video/YwgF3Gylu-0/v-deo.html "O Holy Night" [Adolphe Charles Adam]
King of Masked Singers:
ua-cam.com/video/a_lOAgti7XQ/v-deo.html "모나리자 (Mona Lisa)" [조용필 (Cho, Yong-pil)] {Korean, English}
ua-cam.com/video/0qBSPPi3ESM/v-deo.html "Home (집)" [박효신 (Park, Hyo-shin)] {Korean, English}
Begin Again Korea:
ua-cam.com/video/lSzb6a0PkQU/v-deo.html "Flashlight" with 이수현 (Lee, Su-hyun) [Jessie J]
ua-cam.com/video/_ivvpK3UMlw/v-deo.html "Misty" [Ella Fitzgerald]
ua-cam.com/video/DO845EqU3eE/v-deo.html "I Will Always Love You" [Dolly Parton]
ua-cam.com/video/k5WqGIPjqtc/v-deo.html "Never Enough" [Loren Allred]
Open Concert:
ua-cam.com/video/vZyIdoRRKFo/v-deo.html "The Power of Love" [Jennifer Rush]
BTW, Whitney's former manager saw the DMC Festival video of Sohyang singing "I Have Nothing", and contacted Oprah Winfrey, who in turn, contacted David Foster. They were all amazed. Foster invited Sohyang to sing on his tour in Asia. She did 8 shows in 4 days in Tokyo. He and his ex-wife wrote that song. He co-arranged and produced it for Whitney for her album, and her performance in "The Bodyguard". Foster has won 16 Grammy Awards, including 3 for Producer of the Year, and has been nominated a total of 47 times.
Welcome back to The slaying Queen So 🎉😂
Thanks from Perú 😊
🎉...Queen..🎉
Great reaction to one of the best songs ever composed by Dolly Parton -- and of course made famous by Whitney. Sohyang's voice control is unmatched -- except perhaps by Angelina Jordan.
I disagree with your assertion thay Whitney "made this song famous."
Dolly's original rendition wnet to number one TWICE.
In 1971 when it was first released, and *again* in 1982 when she sang it in the "The Best Little Wh*reh**se in Texas" film 11 year later.
So Hyang is a most pleasant vocal beast! Thanks for the reaction!
Hi Lucie, luv your rxn. Cud you react the same cover by Vanny Vabiola? cheers
Hello, *LucieV Reacts*
I like to request BAND-MAID/Choose Me please! Could you also give me a shoutout for introducing them to you? BAND-MAID is an all female Japanese hard rock/metal band that dresses up as cafe maids 😆But these ladies are no joke and play harder than the guys most of the time. These ladies have 40M views on reaction channels alone so If you don’t mind thousands of rock and metal heads coming to your channel you may want to check em out! 😊
There are instructions in the description of the video how you can request a reaction.
I just love your reaction! Im a solid Sohyang fan and i dont think any can come close to her. But since i enjoyed your reaction im curious how u wud react to Gary Valenciano performing Spain :)