Its sad to see so many ppl think shes all about high notes. Her expression of the song itself thru her volume technique and her emotion is world class. I dunno if ive ever listened to any song sung by ANYONE that can make me hold back tears
As far as I know Arirang is a mythical mountain in early Korean history but no one knows where the mountain exists or where the word truly comes from ... there are many versions of Arirang songs depending on the Region ... this particular version is associated with the Korean War and the suffering pain and loss of the families who have been cut off from one another in the North and South due to the War and since because of the DMZ many of the references are metaphors to the separation and the Korean peoples hopes and dreams for reunification ... there have only been I think 2 instances in the last 70 years where where the North and South have allowed families to meet briefly and this song was sang at both meetings .. also ALi ( Jo ( or Cho ) Yong Jin recently sang this when the South President and his delegation went to the North and met ALi was also invited ... a tidbit ... The S. Korean Ice Dance team used So Hyangs version to skate to at the Winter Olympics in S.Korea ... this song is considered the 2nd National Anthem of the South and every living soul S. Korean knows it ... if you go back and look at the lyrics now you will see them meaning embedded within them ...
How do you know all this? Wow... Only small addition: Arirang(hill) is mythical mountain pass- leads us to cross the mountains to reach our (lost)families.
@@쏘드S when I watched the show and saw So Hyang sing the song I researched its meaning .. along with ALI singing does anyone know this person ... I am more ALI's fan she is my Queen but I love So Hyang as a performer as well .. in fact I am going to see ALi and Wheesung in concert on 3/22 here in California ~
I got tears faster than expected... she's like an angel... the way she sings makes me feel like she was holding my hand through the whole journey, it felt like a journey for me, I'm so moved by her interpretation, she's telling a story and making us feel it!!
I wouldn't say gifted because if you watch her VERY early performances, she was terrible. Terrible. Like everyone, she started from square one. Sure, she was gifted with her vocal range and high tessitura, but to say she is the vocalist she is today because she is "gifted" doesn't bring justice to all the hardships she went through and the work she put in to perfect her craft 😊
@@cliff1745 what i meant by gifted is that she naturally has a high voice than a usual sopranos. i knew she was average back then but with a great technique she developed through time leads her to become this excellent vocalist
@@lostfigure3703 Yeah haha terrible wasn't the right word at all. She was average but still very impressive back then (2009), singing and phrasing in the 5th octave. She was definitely gifted with her natural soprano range and tessitura but she perfected her singing and the result is out of this world.
I always feel very happy when someone with actual knowledge of vocal pedagogy reacts to SoHyang, especially Arirang, which is my favorite song of hers. Everyone gets obsessed with the mixed B flat 5, but my favorite part is the vocal line where she goes G4 mix to G5 head to G5 mix to a descending run in the span of 3 seconds, so I was happy to see you noticed that part. Sadly there are a lot of individuals these days who claim to be vocal coaches and do reaction videos, but are unable to give any critiques on vocatization and instead try to distract people with small talk about tone, style, arrangement, setting, etc. Glad to see you are not one of those posers.
I've listened to all of her songs so many times and have seen so many reactions to these songs. This one was priceless! The expression on your face was priceless! I mean..... I do love your analysis also, but you're emotional expression was wonderful! This performance is truly magical!!!
... her voice is a huuge blessing to listen ❤️❤️❤️ She is such a beautiful person and she sing an d tells the story of the song with her heart and emotions. I am in such an awe of her!! Great reaction as always!!! More Sohyang and Dimash plzzz ^^
Arirang means suffering, bear, compassion, acceptance, togetherness, peace, hope, and A metaphor of our lives. There are various variations of meanings and arrangements. I really like you, song and the singer~^^
Thank you so much - this song has so much meaning for Korean people. The “scoop” technique you refer to on her singing style is very typical Korean singing style. This song makes me cry. She was crying during rehearsal of this song when she sings the line about the land becoming one. 😭
loved your reaction she has been singing for over twenty years.she sings with so much power and emotion.she has gone through a lot of hardships i guess thats why she has such a pure voice
Wow ! This is really fantastic and beautiful performance ! What the unique voice and incredible singing ability she has ! Thanks for your truly nice reaction !
Arirang is the most well-known Korean folk song. It’s believed to be first sang over 600 years ago, and passed down from generation to generation. It embodies the spirit of the people of Korea for centuries. Arirang represents the suffering and tribulation (Arirang 'Hill') overcome as people and the nation. If we’re together as one holding hands, we can make it over the hill. Arirang Alone is a modern adaptation of the original song written in the hope of reunification of Koreas. It’s a song of hope and peace. It tells a fantasy of the Island of Dokdo floating in the East Sea all alone singing Arirang. If Dokdo sang Arirang, alone in the Eat Sea, would North and South reunite? Dokdo is in the central location from Mount Baekdu (in northern border of North Korea) and Mount Halla (in Jeju Island, South Korea). Let’s ride a boat together from Baekdu and Halla. When we dock our boats at Dokdo, we’ll witness a new dawn together. The songwriter’s parents had to leave two sons and a daughter in North Korea during the war. His father’s dying wish to him was “when Korea reunite, go find your older brothers and sister and tell them that their parents did not abandoned them”.
Awesome reaction AND technical breakdown, Coach Beth. Earned an easy sub from me. 😊 I could say this performance is Sohyang's magnum opus. From the supreme control of pianissimo producing one of, if not *_the_* most angelic voices I've ever heard, to the insanely magnificent, clear, resonant Bb5 balanced mix, with ZERO strain, 😲 that I've replayed over and over and over, and still shakes my head every time, and to everything else in between, like agility, transitions, dynamics, the whole gamut. 👍 It is you say, the culmination of tens of thousands of hours of perfecting one's craft. There are videos of her earlier works if someone wishes to make a transformation video of "before/mid/after". Don't get me wrong, she was already good, especially to the majority of layman who can only spot high notes, and think hitting high notes is the be all end all which define a _singer._ Sohyang had the talent for sure. However, talent makes one a _singer,_ hard work makes one a true *VOCALIST.* There are tons of talented, natural born _singers,_ but only a handful of _vocalists._ Talent makes one a fad, hard work makes one be immortalized in history. Sohyang will amaze future generation of vocal pedagogy enthusiasts and experts as one of the technical greats, one of the legendary virtuosi of our time. Sohyang is a beautiful human being in the inside too to boot. Perhaps it's that selfless care for others which oozes out when she "switch on her angel mode" 😂 However, if you need a reminder and want to see her full on "fierce mode", check out her rocking _"Monalisa",_ where she massacred every single note in the 5th octave, especially at the climax, without mercy, still with technical brilliance of course. 😁
what an impressive and eloquent comment ... you have put into words what most of us laymen cannot aptly speak when it comes to defining So Hyang including myself .. the best way I have ever come to describe her ability, talent, skill, technique and impact is to simply say that So Hyang can only and best be described as ... So Hyang.
I love her performance of "Mona Lisa" and prefer it over the original version. I've never seen her so pumped up after a performance. ua-cam.com/video/a_lOAgti7XQ/v-deo.html 복면가왕 112회 (King of Masked Singers, Episode 112), Live, 2017-05-21 소향 (Sohyang) 모나리자 (Mona Lisa) [조용필 (Cho, Yong-pil), 1988] {Korean, English}
it's takes sometime to people to really get her singing, Today is the day you finally got her, Congrats...! , not because spent a lot of time saying good things about her, because she was able to take mind away from the logical analyzing on vocals to make feel something that makes you happy, both heart and brain... Her top talent is expressing emotions in detail from start to end making a full detailed story, so forget about your preferred styles and other choices, just listen carefully to what she's singing, the meaning and the emotions behind it, once you get the full story, then you can argue about the vocal techniques she used, how you could do it better, and give more detailed lasting effect than she did, only then you fully see how amazing she is! for me it's as almost as she doesn't have a tone for her, in every song i heard from her, it's just about the song, tone, techniques, all for the song and its meaning, as long as the she can express what she wants, she just changes and uses whatever that works. it might not be the preferred sound to some people, but it doesn't matter since when it's what the best for the song and its meaning, she always had the perfect tone choice and usage, so no problems with her tone whatsoever, just amazed how a human can be that perfect, both vocal ability and intelligence on music. if people could listen and feel the song as the song goes on, not just keep waiting to hear the sounds that you like, you would finally see who she is what she does and why millions of people loves her.
I love her sweet bel canto-esque tone and control, albeit more "pop". But her musicality is super, also, as demonstrated here. In the same way that it's good for those of us who play an instrument like the guitar to know something of playing like one sings, I love it when singers seem to pick just the right notes, no more and no less - even when there's a lot of dynamic there: the technique is very much there, but it's subservient to, subsumed into the musicality, rather than the other way around, and the demurity in that makes the music that much more beautiful...Technique-wise, I've seen it said that the only vocal coach she's ever mentioned having had some lessons with was Seth Riggs, with whom she had but a handful of lessons. I know Roger Love's stress on "middle voice" (I practice his exercises myself) and that he was taught by Seth Riggs once..Whatever teachers she's had, she's clearly practised a lot just like you said; and she attributes her voice to a gift of God..Enjoyable video. :)
Great knowledge.. Hi you are officially invited to check my react 🎙😍🙋🏻♀️ on Arirang Alone on my channel!!! Waiting for you, let me know what you think about it. Hugs from Italy!
If the flight of butterflies created a song I imagine it would sound like that. Her and Dimash are truly in a class of their own. Great analysis! I'm so glad I found these reaction videos, I never would have heard her. What an experience.
I dont like Dimash, I think he is just full of autotune making his voice squeaky thus it sounds higher. Why I said that? An artist from our country was one of their contestants and her voice was so squeaky and thin I did not even know it was her and thought it was totally a different artist until I saw her clearly on video. Don't get me wrong, maybe Dimash has that crazy range but it's enhanced by autotune.
And here I was thinking the best I`ve ever heard from So Hyang was Bridge Over Troubled Water. This is next level, only a few singers in the world can reach. Thank you so much for this!
I agree with your perception of how the energy shift felt in the first transition. Imho, it follows the line which mentions Dokdo, because when imperialist Japan originally invaded Korea (which, I believe, was the catalyst for what ultimately evolved into the ideological fracture which still separates the North & South)...it was the island of Dokdo. So, for me, the first energy shift seems to represent the invasion...with the violin representing Japan...the chaotic build up represents the confusion & fear of being invaded...the blood curdling scream represents the helplessness experienced by the Korean people...and her interaction (battle) with the violin represents Korea fighting back. Obviously I may be wrong...but that's how it FEELS in my heart EVERY TIME that I hear it.
This song is a hope song, that the TWO Korea's will once again become one. The North and the South. It is very meaningful to them. Many Korean singers sing it, but nobody does it like So Hyang. I love the part where she directs the audience to sing along, and they do. And that very beginning.. she was so perfect she sounded like a musical instrument, which she technically is, but you know what I mean. It was like each note was NOT coming from someone voice.
Thank you for such a lovely reaction and analysis video. I have watched this particular performance of So-hyang's so many times and it always makes me feel overwhelmed and amazed and in tears. It's so powerful and emotional and intense. It gets me every time. So-hyang is always incredible, but this one truly reaches my soul. I'm not Korean, but I feel it.
Somebody talks about her talents. However you would be very impressed if you know how hard she tried to focus on preparing for her performances and hold on to God alone. She is really an amazing person and I do admire her. not only as musician but also as a human. Thank you. I like your channel.
People have commented that her "Raise Me Up" (May 2018 version) is a masterpiece and recommend it. I think it is one of the best work she has done in terms of evoking emotion. I would be interested in what your analysis is.
Really? She hits a lot of high notes there but the areangement of the music was tasteless and bad... too many variations for my opinion. Great singing though.
It's usually the people who prefer richer tones like Whitney, Mariah and Adele which is ok but it's sad they are not able to enjoy So Hyang's amazing gift like most of us who love her tone and vocal abities.
Listening to this song is like a lifetime experience, it's way beyond just a performance. Anyway, I strongly recommend you watch Sohyang - Everyone. It's the masterpiece among all her masterpieces ❤️
Also, she's greatly involved in the arrangements of the songs. She does a phenomenal job at the rearrangement of so many of these songs. She collaborated and Lean on Me, You Raise Me Up and this song. Probably other ones that I'm just not thinking of right now.
I LOVE this song and her rendition. Korean folk music is just so so lovely...on the same special episode where this performance happened, gugck (traditional music) prodigy Song Sohee did a performance of '자진 뱃노리' which is also LOVELY. even if you don't do a video, I really recommend it as a gorgeous rendition of a very cool style of music!
One of the best reactions to Arirang Alone by Sohyang! It will absolutely helpful for you to appreciate this song more deeply if you see a little bit of background information about Korean history and culture. I hope the day will come soon when you'll hear her singing LIVE; it'll take you to another world.
Wow, nice reaction! Wouldn't have found this singer without your reactions, I subscribed after Jinjer expecting Ghost Love Score which you did. You always notice subtle differences and clearly are talented! You are also fun to watch! I've always fancied British accent, although subtitles may be needed on some phrases lol. I'm requsting more Nightwish, preferably Phantom of the Opera (live End of an Era), It will feature their original, classicly trained singer Tarja and male vocals from the bassist Marco.
I've been watching all the videos, and it's wonderful. I already knew this song and it's one of my favorites. I have to make another suggestion, if i may, Salvador Sobral - Amar pelos 2, Eurovision winner (the soundcheck test it's even better then the final performance). All the best from Portugal.
Just think of Arirang as our vision of harmony, peace, and fantasy. It's like a vision of a promised land of those things. The part where she waves her arms around to help people sing along is technically like one of our national anthems.
This version of arirang was a modernization of the folk song. This one was written with the idea of the pain of separation and the desire for reunification of the two Koreas. Its seen as an unofficial national anthem.
Actually she had only one week to rearrange and train herself for this song because she was a participant in a weekly TV competition show among greatest Korean singers. Every week, winners were invited to next week's competition show with new song, mostly other than her or his own song. That much, she is such a gifted born singer.
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Sohyang is so amazing. She is the best voice of the 2010's in my opinion. I hope you will also react to more of my favorite singer Lara Fabian, especially Adagio and you're not from here^^ Thank you so much for your reactions and your insights.
Sébastien Riviere Hello: Lara is my favorite, too. She’s up there among the legends of RNB. ie Mariah Whitney Celine etc. I’m 73 and during the 1960s there was this one singer that had a rabid cult following. She had the most unique and recognizable voice. Today with social media like Facebook, youtube, instagram, etc her followers around the world would be hundreds of thousands. I believe you will love these 2 songs by her I’m 73 and I would like to turn back the clock to the 1960s Please UA-cam: “ Morgana king a taste of honey” ( a bittersweet story-song of unrequited love a promise to return but never does and it’s sad aftermath. Great soulful rendition with fabulous heart wrenching runs/ riffs “ morgana king lazy afternoon” ( first vid posted by terry Shannon) Beautiful beautiful imagery that enhances the already emotionally impactful rendition. I really do hope you are able to take a few minutes to listen to Morgana. Over the years, I’ve listened to those 2 aforementioned songs hundreds of time with no diminution of emotional impact. Also “ prelude to a kiss” and “ fascinating rhythm” All these songs from a 1960s Lp ( CD) arranged by Zito. I must have played the lp thousand of times over a span of 50 years and wore it out. Going to buy the CD. Greetings from SOBE ( South Beach, Florida) Al
@@alfogel3298 I had never run across Morgana until reading this comment. I just finished listening to "A Taste of Honey" and it is an astonishingly beautiful performance. Thank you for sharing.
alex barry so pleased you reacted to “ a taste of honey” When you want to escape the hustle and bustle of city life and unstresse with nature ( perhaps with a loved one) then I suggest listening to “ lazy afternoon “ with Morgana king’s voice and heavenly surroundings, you will be impressed. Then when you have a few more free moments youtube “ prelude to a kiss” and “ fascinating rhythm” and your hooked. Morgana has a 4 octave vocal range. and has issued over 20 lp albums. Plenty of songs to choose from. Al
@@alfogel3298 Thank you for these other examples. I have saved them off and will get to them. What's kept busy all this time can now be seen on my channel. I'm not sure if you heard of Dimash but he's an amazing singer and I've put together a video on him.
calm and peaceful korea/ japanese colony, korea war/ unified and prosperous korea./ As a korean, I think that's how this song develops guessing from the lyrics and the mood changes. there's so many metaphors in the lyrics and arirang represents the spirit of Korea. Its sorrow, its glory and its wishes and everything.
최근 begin again에서 버스킹한 소향의 노래 리액션 부탁합니다. 1. I Will Always Love You 2. Never Enough 3. Misty 4. 첫눈처럼 너에게 가겠다(I Will Go To You Like The First Snow) 5. 제발(Please)
I don't know about that song but for some reason it hits home for me, choke me almost to tears i guess the singer brings the story of the song to the heart.
Arirang Song is a 600-year-old Korean traditional song. There are various versions of Arirang songs throughout Korea. In places where Koreans are scattered not only in Korea but also around the world, Arirang's songs spread like their souls, and ethnicities and tribes who had deep exchanges with Koreans can remember Arirang and sing the melody. Let's write down the representative Korean Arirang and its meaning. I feel sorry for my poor English because I turned to a translator, but I think it will be a good reference, so I take courage as a Korean and write it down. Type 1. Arirang, Arirang, Arari It goes over Arirang Pass. If you leave me behind, An outbreak occurs in less than ten miles. Arirang means "I love you so much that my heart aches," and this song can be seen as a one-sided love that only makes me nervous. "Ari" is heartbreaking and painful. 'Rang' refers to a lover.The hidden meaning of 'rang' is Korea. My beloved is leaving over that pass until my heart aches. The man who leaves me will develop an illness in less than ten miles This is not a curse for leaving him, but a very desperate love song for him to come back to him with a disease.
Omg you just referenced the LOTR musical soundtrack...I love that musical and I thought that only me and one other friend of mine remembered it... :D She does sound a bit like Laura Michelle Kelly’s Galadriel technique :)
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Its sad to see so many ppl think shes all about high notes. Her expression of the song itself thru her volume technique and her emotion is world class. I dunno if ive ever listened to any song sung by ANYONE that can make me hold back tears
Bin Lee nah, its not world class. Its another dimension lvl
As far as I know Arirang is a mythical mountain in early Korean history but no one knows where the mountain exists or where the word truly comes from ... there are many versions of Arirang songs depending on the Region ... this particular version is associated with the Korean War and the suffering pain and loss of the families who have been cut off from one another in the North and South due to the War and since because of the DMZ many of the references are metaphors to the separation and the Korean peoples hopes and dreams for reunification ... there have only been I think 2 instances in the last 70 years where where the North and South have allowed families to meet briefly and this song was sang at both meetings .. also ALi ( Jo ( or Cho ) Yong Jin recently sang this when the South President and his delegation went to the North and met ALi was also invited ... a tidbit ... The S. Korean Ice Dance team used So Hyangs version to skate to at the Winter Olympics in S.Korea ... this song is considered the 2nd National Anthem of the South and every living soul S. Korean knows it ... if you go back and look at the lyrics now you will see them meaning embedded within them ...
Wow you can really feel the story in her expression. x
How do you know all this? Wow... Only small addition: Arirang(hill) is mythical mountain pass- leads us to cross the mountains to reach our (lost)families.
There have been many explanations about Arirang, but I think this is simple and well explained. Great.. Thank you for that
@@쏘드S when I watched the show and saw So Hyang sing the song I researched its meaning .. along with ALI singing does anyone know this person ... I am more ALI's fan she is my Queen but I love So Hyang as a performer as well .. in fact I am going to see ALi and Wheesung in concert on 3/22 here in California ~
@@쏘드S I stand Corrected I think perhaps I lost that in translation ... Thank You
I got tears faster than expected... she's like an angel... the way she sings makes me feel like she was holding my hand through the whole journey, it felt like a journey for me, I'm so moved by her interpretation, she's telling a story and making us feel it!!
That Bb5 mix she belted is very connected. She's this gifted vocalist with a high tessitura who possess a proficient technique. Omg
I wouldn't say gifted because if you watch her VERY early performances, she was terrible. Terrible. Like everyone, she started from square one. Sure, she was gifted with her vocal range and high tessitura, but to say she is the vocalist she is today because she is "gifted" doesn't bring justice to all the hardships she went through and the work she put in to perfect her craft 😊
@@cliff1745 terrible is an overstatement lol. She was average back then.
@@cliff1745 what i meant by gifted is that she naturally has a high voice than a usual sopranos. i knew she was average back then but with a great technique she developed through time leads her to become this excellent vocalist
@@cliff1745 i wouldnt say terrible, she can support up to Eb5 around 2000 but her lows are really meh
@@lostfigure3703 Yeah haha terrible wasn't the right word at all. She was average but still very impressive back then (2009), singing and phrasing in the 5th octave. She was definitely gifted with her natural soprano range and tessitura but she perfected her singing and the result is out of this world.
I always feel very happy when someone with actual knowledge of vocal pedagogy reacts to SoHyang, especially Arirang, which is my favorite song of hers. Everyone gets obsessed with the mixed B flat 5, but my favorite part is the vocal line where she goes G4 mix to G5 head to G5 mix to a descending run in the span of 3 seconds, so I was happy to see you noticed that part.
Sadly there are a lot of individuals these days who claim to be vocal coaches and do reaction videos, but are unable to give any critiques on vocatization and instead try to distract people with small talk about tone, style, arrangement, setting, etc. Glad to see you are not one of those posers.
Thank you! It's tricky and shows so much control. I love it x
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This lady could sing her weekly shopping list and I would have goosebumps she is simply awesome.
Thank you So Hyang my ears have been blessed.
Hey! Check out my reaction to So Hyang - Everyone here: ua-cam.com/video/PSH31raqL2o/v-deo.html
I loove So Hyang, her voice is amazing 😍
Hey! Check out my reaction to So Hyang - Everyone here: ua-cam.com/video/PSH31raqL2o/v-deo.html
I've listened to all of her songs so many times and have seen so many reactions to these songs. This one was priceless! The expression on your face was priceless! I mean..... I do love your analysis also, but you're emotional expression was wonderful! This performance is truly magical!!!
Absolutely agree with you. Love her analysis.
i still tear up and get goosebumps watching this sometimes even cry this performance doesnt get old
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Great reaction .Thank you for sharing Sohyang's video~♡~♡
Yes, So Hyang is a really world class!
One of the best vocal teacher reaction out there. Luv it!
One of the best reaction I've ever heard & seen. Thank you so much.
... her voice is a huuge blessing to listen ❤️❤️❤️ She is such a beautiful person and she sing an d tells the story of the song with her heart and emotions. I am in such an awe of her!! Great reaction as always!!! More Sohyang and Dimash plzzz ^^
Arirang means suffering, bear, compassion, acceptance, togetherness, peace, hope, and A metaphor of our lives. There are various variations of meanings and arrangements.
I really like you, song and the singer~^^
Thank you so much - this song has so much meaning for Korean people. The “scoop” technique you refer to on her singing style is very typical Korean singing style. This song makes me cry. She was crying during rehearsal of this song when she sings the line about the land becoming one. 😭
loved your reaction she has been singing for over twenty years.she sings with so much power and emotion.she has gone through a lot of hardships i guess thats why she has such a pure voice
Wow ! This is really fantastic and beautiful performance !
What the unique voice and incredible singing ability she has !
Thanks for your truly nice reaction !
Arirang is the most well-known Korean folk song. It’s believed to be first sang over 600 years ago, and passed down from generation to generation. It embodies the spirit of the people of Korea for centuries. Arirang represents the suffering and tribulation (Arirang 'Hill') overcome as people and the nation. If we’re together as one holding hands, we can make it over the hill.
Arirang Alone is a modern adaptation of the original song written in the hope of reunification of Koreas. It’s a song of hope and peace. It tells a fantasy of the Island of Dokdo floating in the East Sea all alone singing Arirang. If Dokdo sang Arirang, alone in the Eat Sea, would North and South reunite?
Dokdo is in the central location from Mount Baekdu (in northern border of North Korea) and Mount Halla (in Jeju Island, South Korea). Let’s ride a boat together from Baekdu and Halla. When we dock our boats at Dokdo, we’ll witness a new dawn together.
The songwriter’s parents had to leave two sons and a daughter in North Korea during the war. His father’s dying wish to him was “when Korea reunite, go find your older brothers and sister and tell them that their parents did not abandoned them”.
Thank you so much for reacting to Sohyang again!♡
I love your reaction and her performance was perfect!
Awesome reaction AND technical breakdown, Coach Beth. Earned an easy sub from me. 😊
I could say this performance is Sohyang's magnum opus. From the supreme control of pianissimo producing one of, if not *_the_* most angelic voices I've ever heard, to the insanely magnificent, clear, resonant Bb5 balanced mix, with ZERO strain, 😲 that I've replayed over and over and over, and still shakes my head every time, and to everything else in between, like agility, transitions, dynamics, the whole gamut. 👍
It is you say, the culmination of tens of thousands of hours of perfecting one's craft. There are videos of her earlier works if someone wishes to make a transformation video of "before/mid/after". Don't get me wrong, she was already good, especially to the majority of layman who can only spot high notes, and think hitting high notes is the be all end all which define a _singer._ Sohyang had the talent for sure. However, talent makes one a _singer,_ hard work makes one a true *VOCALIST.* There are tons of talented, natural born _singers,_ but only a handful of _vocalists._ Talent makes one a fad, hard work makes one be immortalized in history. Sohyang will amaze future generation of vocal pedagogy enthusiasts and experts as one of the technical greats, one of the legendary virtuosi of our time.
Sohyang is a beautiful human being in the inside too to boot. Perhaps it's that selfless care for others which oozes out when she "switch on her angel mode" 😂 However, if you need a reminder and want to see her full on "fierce mode", check out her rocking _"Monalisa",_ where she massacred every single note in the 5th octave, especially at the climax, without mercy, still with technical brilliance of course. 😁
what an impressive and eloquent comment ... you have put into words what most of us laymen cannot aptly speak when it comes to defining So Hyang including myself .. the best way I have ever come to describe her ability, talent, skill, technique and impact is to simply say that So Hyang can only and best be described as ... So Hyang.
@@richardgamache1 Thanks. I -blame- ... emm ... give credit to Sohyang. She inspires me. She has that effect on people. 😊
Great Music Dilettante
Everyone is her vocal masterpiece tbh. It showcased every aspect of her voice
I love her performance of "Mona Lisa" and prefer it over the original version. I've never seen her so pumped up after a performance.
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복면가왕 112회 (King of Masked Singers, Episode 112), Live, 2017-05-21
소향 (Sohyang)
모나리자 (Mona Lisa) [조용필 (Cho, Yong-pil), 1988] {Korean, English}
it's takes sometime to people to really get her singing, Today is the day you finally got her, Congrats...! , not because spent a lot of time saying good things about her, because she was able to take mind away from the logical analyzing on vocals to make feel something that makes you happy, both heart and brain...
Her top talent is expressing emotions in detail from start to end making a full detailed story, so forget about your preferred styles and other choices, just listen carefully to what she's singing, the meaning and the emotions behind it, once you get the full story, then you can argue about the vocal techniques she used, how you could do it better, and give more detailed lasting effect than she did, only then you fully see how amazing she is!
for me it's as almost as she doesn't have a tone for her, in every song i heard from her, it's just about the song, tone, techniques, all for the song and its meaning, as long as the she can express what she wants, she just changes and uses whatever that works.
it might not be the preferred sound to some people, but it doesn't matter since when it's what the best for the song and its meaning, she always had the perfect tone choice and usage, so no problems with her tone whatsoever, just amazed how a human can be that perfect, both vocal ability and intelligence on music.
if people could listen and feel the song as the song goes on, not just keep waiting to hear the sounds that you like, you would finally see who she is what she does and why millions of people loves her.
I love her sweet bel canto-esque tone and control, albeit more "pop". But her musicality is super, also, as demonstrated here. In the same way that it's good for those of us who play an instrument like the guitar to know something of playing like one sings, I love it when singers seem to pick just the right notes, no more and no less - even when there's a lot of dynamic there: the technique is very much there, but it's subservient to, subsumed into the musicality, rather than the other way around, and the demurity in that makes the music that much more beautiful...Technique-wise, I've seen it said that the only vocal coach she's ever mentioned having had some lessons with was Seth Riggs, with whom she had but a handful of lessons. I know Roger Love's stress on "middle voice" (I practice his exercises myself) and that he was taught by Seth Riggs once..Whatever teachers she's had, she's clearly practised a lot just like you said; and she attributes her voice to a gift of God..Enjoyable video. :)
Great knowledge..
Hi you are officially invited to check my react 🎙😍🙋🏻♀️ on Arirang Alone on my channel!!!
Waiting for you, let me know what you think about it. Hugs from Italy!
If the flight of butterflies created a song I imagine it would sound like that. Her and Dimash are truly in a class of their own. Great analysis! I'm so glad I found these reaction videos, I never would have heard her. What an experience.
I dont like Dimash, I think he is just full of autotune making his voice squeaky thus it sounds higher.
Why I said that? An artist from our country was one of their contestants and her voice was so squeaky and thin I did not even know it was her and thought it was totally a different artist until I saw her clearly on video.
Don't get me wrong, maybe Dimash has that crazy range but it's enhanced by autotune.
And here I was thinking the best I`ve ever heard from So Hyang was Bridge Over Troubled Water. This is next level, only a few singers in the world can reach.
Thank you so much for this!
Hey! Check out my reaction to So Hyang - Everyone here: ua-cam.com/video/PSH31raqL2o/v-deo.html
yes, please more sohyang! her performance of “lean on me” is just incredible as well. great reaction as always!!! 😊
I love your reactions Beth,It is so natural:))
This performance is so strong and emotional, it always makes me tear up
Ive heard somewhere that the song is about the dream of South and North Korea reunion. So touching...
I agree with your perception of how the energy shift felt in the first transition.
Imho, it follows the line which mentions Dokdo, because when imperialist Japan originally invaded Korea (which, I believe, was the catalyst for what ultimately evolved into the ideological fracture which still separates the North & South)...it was the island of Dokdo.
So, for me, the first energy shift seems to represent the invasion...with the violin representing Japan...the chaotic build up represents the confusion & fear of being invaded...the blood curdling scream represents the helplessness experienced by the Korean people...and her interaction (battle) with the violin represents Korea fighting back.
Obviously I may be wrong...but that's how it FEELS in my heart EVERY TIME that I hear it.
This song is a hope song, that the TWO Korea's will once again become one. The North and the South. It is very meaningful to them. Many Korean singers sing it, but nobody does it like So Hyang. I love the part where she directs the audience to sing along, and they do.
And that very beginning.. she was so perfect she sounded like a musical instrument, which she technically is, but you know what I mean. It was like each note was NOT coming from someone voice.
Sohyang - Everyone. One of the best performance. Gospel vibe!
one of her best performance💪
That little tiny roar in your intro is just so cute...:)
Thank you for such a lovely reaction and analysis video. I have watched this particular performance of So-hyang's so many times and it always makes me feel overwhelmed and amazed and in tears. It's so powerful and emotional and intense. It gets me every time. So-hyang is always incredible, but this one truly reaches my soul. I'm not Korean, but I feel it.
Hey! Check out my reaction to So Hyang - Everyone here: ua-cam.com/video/PSH31raqL2o/v-deo.html
I love her voice...😍😍😍
Amazing so hyang and great reaction.. I love it.. Next please react to "Lean On Me" 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Wonderful review Beth. I can't wait for your next Sohyang reaction.
I enjoyed seeing you experience this particular performance. You are literally taken on an emotional journey independent of the lyrics. Subscribed.
Somebody talks about her talents. However you would be very impressed if you know how hard she tried to focus on preparing for her performances and hold on to God alone.
She is really an amazing person and I do admire her. not only as musician but also as a human.
Thank you. I like your channel.
People have commented that her "Raise Me Up" (May 2018 version) is a masterpiece and recommend it. I think it is one of the best work she has done in terms of evoking emotion. I would be interested in what your analysis is.
her best is "you raise me up" on 2018. if you haven't seen it, please check it
Yes! My all time favourite from her
Really? She hits a lot of high notes there but the areangement of the music was tasteless and bad... too many variations for my opinion. Great singing though.
And this is probably my fave reaction of yours.
I know there are people who dislike her tone but I was soo glad when you said you like it hahah. Thank you for this reaction💖💖
It's usually the people who prefer richer tones like Whitney, Mariah and Adele which is ok but it's sad they are not able to enjoy So Hyang's amazing gift like most of us who love her tone and vocal abities.
React more of Sohyang performance!!! Thanks💓💗💘
This song is the unofficial national anthem of South Korea it holds a lot of emotion for them and is near and dear to their hearts.
I have been watching reactionss to so hyang arirang.. and i love every single moment that the vocal teacher smiling to her singing.. ♡♡♡
Hey! Check out my reaction to So Hyang - Everyone here: ua-cam.com/video/PSH31raqL2o/v-deo.html
Listening to this song is like a lifetime experience, it's way beyond just a performance.
Anyway, I strongly recommend you watch Sohyang - Everyone. It's the masterpiece among all her masterpieces ❤️
Couldn't agree more! An absolute masterpiece.. She was so feeling it..
Also, she's greatly involved in the arrangements of the songs. She does a phenomenal job at the rearrangement of so many of these songs. She collaborated and Lean on Me, You Raise Me Up and this song. Probably other ones that I'm just not thinking of right now.
Your reaction is so cute. And So Hyang is just phenomenal.
Hey! Check out my reaction to So Hyang - Everyone here: ua-cam.com/video/PSH31raqL2o/v-deo.html
Your channel rocks. One of the best on UA-cam.
That beautiful song and her performance of "Everyone" are the best I've ever heard. And live.. She is the one..
Thank u so much I love this channel thanks for listening
굉장히 슬픈 노래에요. 슬프면서도 희망을 노래하는 그런 노래입니다.
I love watching really good singers totally re-evaluate their lives while listening to SoHyang.
I LOVE this song and her rendition. Korean folk music is just so so lovely...on the same special episode where this performance happened, gugck (traditional music) prodigy Song Sohee did a performance of '자진 뱃노리' which is also LOVELY. even if you don't do a video, I really recommend it as a gorgeous rendition of a very cool style of music!
She definitely has mastered her tool. Well connected through the entire performance. I felt I was taken on a journey lol
One of the best reactions to Arirang Alone by Sohyang! It will absolutely helpful for you to appreciate this song more deeply if you see a little bit of background information about Korean history and culture. I hope the day will come soon when you'll hear her singing LIVE; it'll take you to another world.
My absolute favorite from this multitalented artist; emotional and tugs at the heartstrings; Korea at its best for the world to see.
Wow, nice reaction! Wouldn't have found this singer without your reactions, I subscribed after Jinjer expecting Ghost Love Score which you did. You always notice subtle differences and clearly are talented! You are also fun to watch! I've always fancied British accent, although subtitles may be needed on some phrases lol. I'm requsting more Nightwish, preferably Phantom of the Opera (live End of an Era), It will feature their original, classicly trained singer Tarja and male vocals from the bassist Marco.
Thank you so much! x
I've been watching all the videos, and it's wonderful. I already knew this song and it's one of my favorites. I have to make another suggestion, if i may, Salvador Sobral - Amar pelos 2, Eurovision winner (the soundcheck test it's even better then the final performance). All the best from Portugal.
And you're right.. she is perfect. An absolute vocal genius..
Good explanations to understand her song very well
Just think of Arirang as our vision of harmony, peace, and fantasy. It's like a vision of a promised land of those things. The part where she waves her arms around to help people sing along is technically like one of our national anthems.
It’s so beautiful x
Sohyang is the best world ♥️
This version of arirang was a modernization of the folk song. This one was written with the idea of the pain of separation and the desire for reunification of the two Koreas. Its seen as an unofficial national anthem.
Actually she had only one week to rearrange and train herself for this song because she was a participant in a weekly TV competition show among greatest Korean singers. Every week, winners were invited to next week's competition show with new song, mostly other than her or his own song.
That much, she is such a gifted born singer.
Omg, Beth. That Bb5 belt is supernatural. I've heard that she can belt a C#6, HOW IS THAT EVEN HUMAN POSSIBLE??
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PLEASE REACT TO HER 2018 VOCAL RANGEEE OR HER YOU RAISE ME UP PERFORMANCE
Leo 2018 you raise me up performance
Wow! Incredible voice!!
Right now, So-Hyang is the best singer in the world.
Hey! Check out my reaction to So Hyang - Everyone here: ua-cam.com/video/PSH31raqL2o/v-deo.html
Sohyang is so amazing. She is the best voice of the 2010's in my opinion. I hope you will also react to more of my favorite singer Lara Fabian, especially Adagio and you're not from here^^
Thank you so much for your reactions and your insights.
Hey! Check out my reaction to Parce Qu Tu Pars ua-cam.com/video/DIVbWs0YHVw/v-deo.html
Sébastien Riviere Hello: Lara is my favorite, too. She’s up there among the legends of RNB. ie Mariah Whitney Celine etc.
I’m 73 and during the 1960s there was this one singer that had a rabid cult following. She had the most unique and recognizable voice. Today with social media like Facebook, youtube, instagram, etc her followers around the world would be hundreds of thousands. I believe you will love these 2 songs by her
I’m 73 and I would like to turn back the clock to the 1960s
Please UA-cam:
“ Morgana king a taste of honey” ( a bittersweet story-song of unrequited love a promise to return but never does and it’s sad aftermath. Great soulful rendition with fabulous heart wrenching runs/ riffs
“ morgana king lazy afternoon” ( first vid posted by terry Shannon)
Beautiful beautiful imagery that enhances the already emotionally impactful rendition.
I really do hope you are able to take a few minutes to listen to Morgana.
Over the years, I’ve listened to those 2 aforementioned songs hundreds of time with no diminution of emotional impact.
Also “ prelude to a kiss”
and
“ fascinating rhythm”
All these songs from a 1960s Lp ( CD) arranged by Zito. I must have played the lp thousand of times over a span of 50 years and wore it out. Going to buy the CD.
Greetings from SOBE ( South Beach, Florida)
Al
@@alfogel3298 I had never run across Morgana until reading this comment. I just finished listening to "A Taste of Honey" and it is an astonishingly beautiful performance. Thank you for sharing.
alex barry so pleased you reacted to “ a taste of honey”
When you want to escape the hustle and bustle of city life and unstresse with nature ( perhaps with a loved one) then I suggest listening to “ lazy afternoon “ with Morgana king’s voice and heavenly surroundings, you will be impressed. Then when you have a few more free moments youtube “ prelude to a kiss” and “ fascinating rhythm” and your hooked. Morgana has a 4 octave vocal range. and has issued over 20 lp albums. Plenty of songs to choose from.
Al
@@alfogel3298 Thank you for these other examples. I have saved them off and will get to them. What's kept busy all this time can now be seen on my channel. I'm not sure if you heard of Dimash but he's an amazing singer and I've put together a video on him.
Nice Reaction Beth Roars.. ❤❤❤❤❤
She said she exercises thousands of time during preparing her new performances.
wow amazing, Thanks Beth.
calm and peaceful korea/ japanese colony, korea war/ unified and prosperous korea./ As a korean, I think that's how this song develops guessing from the lyrics and the mood changes. there's so many metaphors in the lyrics and arirang represents the spirit of Korea. Its sorrow, its glory and its wishes and everything.
Queen ✨✨✨
최근 begin again에서 버스킹한 소향의 노래 리액션 부탁합니다.
1. I Will Always Love You
2. Never Enough
3. Misty
4. 첫눈처럼 너에게 가겠다(I Will Go To You Like The First Snow)
5. 제발(Please)
her voice is perfect
there is that moment. that we all fell in love with her
소향의 노래를 자주 리액션해줘서 고마워...
KOR HUN lolol 아리랑이 여깄다니
I am sorry, but why didn't Beth react to that awesome transition and run she does at 6:42?
09:23 Beautiful, goose booms 👸🏽💖
어디든 존재하는 그렘린 당신은 대체...
@@꼬맹뽀동 도덕책ㅋㅋ
답글로 영어공부한다는소문이 ㅋ
@@꼬맹뽀동 당신의 예리함이란...
Enjoyed this! I would love to hear you react to her cover of “Bridge Over Troubled Water.”
She is genuinely anointed
"Cut glass", nice analogy.
She's been singing for over 20 years :D.
Next up the performances of songs "Everyone", "Dream" and "As I Live" by Sohyang! 😍
I don't know about that song but for some reason it hits home for me, choke me almost to tears i guess the singer brings the story of the song to the heart.
10번들었습니다.소향님 노래 감사합니다
Arirang feels ...like an Amazing grace
Arirang Song is a 600-year-old Korean traditional song. There are various versions of Arirang songs throughout Korea. In places where Koreans are scattered not only in Korea but also around the world, Arirang's songs spread like their souls, and ethnicities and tribes who had deep exchanges with Koreans can remember Arirang and sing the melody.
Let's write down the representative Korean Arirang and its meaning.
I feel sorry for my poor English because I turned to a translator, but I think it will be a good reference, so I take courage as a Korean and write it down.
Type 1.
Arirang, Arirang, Arari
It goes over Arirang Pass.
If you leave me behind,
An outbreak occurs in less than ten miles.
Arirang means "I love you so much that my heart aches," and this song can be seen as a one-sided love that only makes me nervous.
"Ari" is heartbreaking and painful. 'Rang' refers to a lover.The hidden meaning of 'rang' is Korea.
My beloved is leaving over that pass until my heart aches.
The man who leaves me will develop an illness in less than ten miles
This is not a curse for leaving him, but a very desperate love song for him to come back to him with a disease.
Lovely reaction♥
Omg you just referenced the LOTR musical soundtrack...I love that musical and I thought that only me and one other friend of mine remembered it... :D She does sound a bit like Laura Michelle Kelly’s Galadriel technique :)
8:27... Sohyang's is voice is very nice and you are so beautiful ( I like your eyes) .... tks for reaction, Beth ...
So Hyang is the BEST!!!
Hey! Check out my reaction to So Hyang - Everyone here: ua-cam.com/video/PSH31raqL2o/v-deo.html
Thanks for all the compliments for sohyang!Enjoy your reaction!
Is it able for you to do a cover on any of her song?
Can you react to sohyang's Hug Me?