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  • čas přidán 24. 08. 2024
  • You suggested to me this south korean singer for christmas day. Here i am!

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  • @ToddSauve
    @ToddSauve Před 2 lety +35

    We all wonder if So Hyang is human or from another planet. Current odds are that she’s from another planet, with an outside chance she’s actually an angel come down from Heaven. 😇 We have never heard anyone sing like her, or be able to hold an audience in the palm of her hand until she lets them go. Her voice is, as one person described it, like liquid gold. Perfection in clarity and pitch, and she doesn’t fade in the upper octaves, which is startling when you hear her hit those 5th and 6th octave notes with such _POWER_ it actually gives everyone goose bumps-and makes us bald guys’ hair stand on end! As she says, her voice “is from God.” She does all the musical arrangements herself (with the input of her musical assistants), teaches vocal technique at a South Korean university and speaks four languages. Korean, English, French and Vietnamese.
    Let me catch my breath. OK.
    She is a survivor of uterine cancer from 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 South Korea or Japan.
    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: czcams.com/video/te_L9ofhUt8/video.html She has asked those who love her singing to pray that God keep pneumonia away from her, she has suffered from it on so many occasions. Imagine how she must feel with this coronavirus floating around everywhere!
    She just turned 43 on April 5, 2021, though in Korean culture she would be 44 because you are deemed to be one year old when you are born. She was about 37 when she sang this version of “Arirang Alone”, their unofficial national anthem based on a 600 year old folk song expressing their desire to reunify north and south: vimeo.com/308253527
    While being sick with pneumonia eight times from 2016 through to 2020, and considering giving up singing altogether, she chastised herself and entered a televised singing contest called “King of the Masked Singers” in 2017 and won six consecutive times, which has catapulted her into international fame from the performances being posted on CZcams.
    Whitney Houston’s former manager saw her on CZcams and showed her to Oprah Winfrey, who brought her to David Foster’s attention. Foster then contacted So Hyang and arranged for her to share eight concerts with him at Tokyo’s famous Blue Note Club in late-2018. (For those who don't know, David Foster was Whitney Houston's producer for her albums, wrote "I Have Nothing", her most iconic song, and is probably the most famous and influential music producer in the world. He places So Hyang right beside Whitney and the rest of the top tier divas.)
    Here is the interview where So Hyang related the events: czcams.com/video/EqeE_1nP-Kk/video.html (Be sure to turn on English subtitles.)
    Here is the version of “I Have Nothing” Oprah, David Foster and the rest watched on CZcams: czcams.com/video/T4UyIMkdy4M/video.html
    She preceded it with this blockbuster: vimeo.com/312061203
    She could be an international Super Star if she wanted to be but has decided that it would ruin her spiritually, quoting Proverbs 14:12 and 16:25 which both say “There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.”
    In a South Korean television interview So Hyang conceded that she struggled with her desire for fame for a number of years, going into the basement in her home numerous times and locking the door so she could complain vehemently to God that He was holding her back from becoming famous due to her health problems and other unforeseeable events. Then she later saw a Korean TV drama where the talented daughter of a very successful businessman was positive she would take over when her father retired. But he left the management of the company to a woman she hated, so she had a fit and lay kicking and screaming on the floor. So Hyang says she saw herself in that young woman and then understood that God was keeping her from developing self-destructive character by withholding international celebrity status from her. By her own admission, she was a miserable person to be around. czcams.com/video/rl-jX9kBsEs/video.html (Again, turn on English subtitles.)
    So as a consequence she no longer pursues 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 she wants it or not, fame has overtaken her, backed up and run her over again!
    On Oct. 5, 2020, it was revealed that So Hyang turned down _yet another_ contract offer, this time from Sony Music. 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 CZcams, which can reach tens of millions of people all over the world without making me feel stuck up. Maybe that’s why I was born in this era.”
    So Hyang is just the most amazing singer, Christian and human being. She is beautiful both inside and out, and so humble, open and genuine, with a stage charisma, facial expressions and smile that is off the charts.
    In Korean dictionaries 소 향 (So Hyang) has several meanings.
    • First is a type of Korean traditional music.
    • Second is to burn incense on a burner.
    • Third is to go toward.
    But these meanings are rarely used today and hers is a quite uncommon name. 소 향 is also the name of a heroine in a Korean traditional novel. So in retrospect her name was well chosen, and you can take your pick!
    Please analyze her performance of “Bridge Over Troubled Water”: czcams.com/video/C6iHh4yBxCo/video.html
    Also, please react to her version of “The Power of Love”: czcams.com/video/LrNkVRrK7_I/video.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: czcams.com/video/GvsgCllcNPE/video.html
    This is a wonderful Jazz inflected performance of “His Eye Is On The Sparrow”: czcams.com/video/H1vppvq_F-8/video.html
    Wait until you see her duet of David Foster's “The Prayer” with Jeong Ui Geu: czcams.com/video/rte-q3kunp8/video.html
    This song of hers "Everyone" is dumbfounding: czcams.com/video/H5e7MPre7iY/video.html
    And finally “Will You Be There”: czcams.com/video/nBdSpexUxik/video.html
    Here’s an English language interview with her that I’m sure you will enjoy: czcams.com/video/N2u_pmoWxj8/video.html Her English is perfect when she sings and almost perfect when she is doing interviews. She actually taught herself to speak English from watching Disney's "The Little Mermaid" about "one hundred times" when she was a kid, has a perfect North American accent and a bubbly personality.
    OK, I’ll stop gushing now.
    Well, one more gush. In an interview with a Turkish music producer So Hyang's assistants revealed (a bit to her chagrin, as she is a self-effacing person) that she can hit Eb7 and D7 in practise. However, she never goes above the 6th octave in performances. Since she starts at D3 that is more than a 4 octave range ... so how about them apples???! Here it is: czcams.com/video/VnPAkryrygQ/video.html I know, bananas isn’t it?
    Oh, I just remembered, she has also had several fantasy novels published, as well as a theological treatise on the book of Revelation, and is a very good stage actress, which she proved by playing Julie Andrews’ part in the South Korean production of “The Sound of Music.” Moreover, she sang the “Moana” part in the Korean version of the Disney film, does the musical vocals for many South Korean television dramas, and is a talented artist and cartoonist.
    She can also play the piano and guitar. Is there anything this genius level woman can’t do?
    Though she is less than 5' 4" and probably not even 100 pounds, So Hyang simply transcends the thresholds of music and takes you there with her. She becomes the song when she sings it and then re-emerges when she is done. An experience like no other. I don’t know what else to say. I’ve spent _entire days_ listening to her, and shed more than a few tears of joy along the way. She is indeed akin to an addictive substance you can't live without.
    I really must also compliment the choir, orchestra and audio/video production people So Hyang works with. They are all top notch from what I can see and hear and it is important to note that, as these are _essential_ parts of any great music production. The Korean people are easily as talented as anyone else.
    As you can see, I am a shameless fan. 😉

    • @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact
      @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact  Před 2 lety +3

      Thank you for all this precious details and your pure love !.. welcome here !.. ♥️🎶

    • @vindico1
      @vindico1 Před 2 lety +7

      I've definitely expressed that myself that she has a voice of liquid GOLD. She is a stunning find, a rare gem. She takes your breath away and you need time to mentally and emotionally absorb what you hear when she sings. Her voice is that tangible and moving. It really is an indescribable emotion that she can inject in you. A Gift from God. If this doesn't trigger a sense of God's presence in humanity, I don't know what will. Her voice is sent from God.

    • @ToddSauve
      @ToddSauve Před 2 lety +4

      @@vindico1 I agree with you 100%! There is So Hyang and then there is everyone else. Not that they are bad but So Hyang is just out of this _world_ good! 👌😎🤷‍♂️

    • @vindico1
      @vindico1 Před 2 lety +3

      @@ToddSauve Yes, wonderful. There's three types of people when it comes to hearing So Hyang and God's presence: Those who hear and feel it, those who hear when shown, and those who do not hear or feel. God is good and she sings inspired by him.

    • @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact
      @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact  Před 2 lety +4

      @@vindico1 🇰🇷♥️

  • @Aegis_of_Spirits
    @Aegis_of_Spirits Před 2 lety +20

    Welcome to the world of SoHyang~!!!
    She is CCM/GOSPEL SINGER of South KOREA and cancer survivor. .
    She is one of the greatest vocalist in the world.But She wasn't known as well as popular because She sing for GOD and Comfort people who has hardtime Not for fame or money. ..In her youth, she turned down all offers from mega agencies for her beliefs...and now she is 43years old. .She has so many legendary live performances .
    She always sings with sincerity whenever and wherever. So it comforts those who listen to her song...That's why I love her...And her singing skills are the best, not to mention...
    This performance is just tip of iceberg.. .
    Thanks for your reaction of Queen Sohyang ♥

    • @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact
      @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you my friend .. for all these details !.. 🤝🤩 🇰🇷 and welcome here !.. really loved this first meeting with her!.. 🥰 and much appreciated this commercial refuse. 🤝

  • @yukuolee3740
    @yukuolee3740 Před 2 lety +15

    Yes, Sohyang's singing can keep our mouth open, jaw dropped and brain confused. Her voice is absolutely astounding to listen to. Her "Oh Holy Night" gives testimony that there is divinity watching over us. She is my favorite singer among many amazing ones in the world. Merry Christmas.

  • @user-gl3qm6bq8c
    @user-gl3qm6bq8c Před 2 lety +23

    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

  • @armenoid2278
    @armenoid2278 Před 2 lety +7

    I see you have already received so much information from fellow fans on this special vocalist and human being, so I won't repeat, except to welcome you to the amazing world of Sohyang.

  • @slimbikr
    @slimbikr Před 2 lety +7

    At last! A musician who can appreciate how a voice can be super lazer focused yet soft at the edges! Thank you!

  • @joandsarah77
    @joandsarah77 Před 2 lety +15

    Welcome to Sohyang's world. I see others have already told you some of her backstory. We love Sohyang equally for her voice and who she is. She has so many great performances it can be hard to know where to start. 'Bridge Over Trouble Water' from Immortal Songs 2 would be one of the top picks.
    Although Sohyang survived cancer many years ago it left her with hepatitis and many bouts of pneumonia and just generally not good health so you do need to pick your tracks carefully. She was well all though Immortal Songs 2 with the only exception being "You raise me Up' but that is such a special performance its still worth watching. She thought that might be her last performance as she had thought of giving up singing due to her health. She disappeared fro about 18 months after that and came back strongly in 2020 in Begin Again Korea which is a wonderful show where a group of Korean singers and musicians go around busking.

  • @user-kx1cj6wf4j
    @user-kx1cj6wf4j Před 2 lety +6

    Thank you for the reaction.
    Welcome to Sohyang's world~^^
    My favorite Christmas song~😇🥰😍👑
    Angelic voice Sohyang~😇😇😇

  • @davidlucena352
    @davidlucena352 Před 2 lety +12

    you need to see her singing rock, her range is amazing, she reacts to the song "Monalisa"

  • @tommyo2450
    @tommyo2450 Před 2 lety +2

    You have barely scratched the surface with the queen SoHyang.. Dive deeper and be prepared.. She is literally the best..

  • @Hopefully_Sohyang
    @Hopefully_Sohyang Před 2 lety +6

    Excellent good choice. 👉👉👉🎧 👈👈👈

  • @Hopefully_Sohyang
    @Hopefully_Sohyang Před 2 lety +6

    I felt like my heart was going to explode while watching the video, and applaud you on a wonderful reaction.👏👏👏
    ⚘Have a good end this year and happy new year.⚘

  • @hyuk-jinjung4599
    @hyuk-jinjung4599 Před 2 lety +6

    This is not record but live!!
    She is insane, amazing, out of this world!!

  • @ley766
    @ley766 Před 2 lety +5

    Yes I know. I think so..👍
    She is phenomenal singer.

  • @melmel075
    @melmel075 Před 2 lety +6

    Julia Nilon: "Sohyang doesn’t give you any choice, she just takes your soul and is like: ‘would you like to feel an immense amount of elevation? Here you go!’"

  • @user-xd6fk2ko1l
    @user-xd6fk2ko1l Před 2 lety +3

    경이로운 무대... 감탄하셨죠? 소향님 많이 사랑해주세요~~

    • @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact
      @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact  Před 2 lety

      ❤️🤝😀👸🏻🤝 czcams.com/play/PLtxeUSYZhJdBxtKClOXyx5nOPG22VAUN8.html 🇰🇷 welcome here !.. ❤️

  • @user-uy1kh8ym9o
    @user-uy1kh8ym9o Před 2 lety +5

    good job bro~~ ^.^
    Thank you for letting her know
    I think she's a best singer in the world :)

  • @bksl_guhr2ou9v.l
    @bksl_guhr2ou9v.l Před 2 lety +3

    Adoro la tua reazione, ho già visto questo video diverse volte~ Happy New Years~~♡🎄 : ♦️Recommended ; (Power of Love)~ is also a very beautiful song ~~🎸 🎶

    • @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact
      @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact  Před 2 lety +1

      czcams.com/video/mBYES8K9qFA/video.html here you can see another reaction to her !.. welcome here !.. ♥️🇰🇷🇰🇷🤝

  • @melmel075
    @melmel075 Před 2 lety +7

    Please react to Sohyang's *amazing* version of Amazing Grace (shared freely to the world from her own studio -- no copyright worries) Bridge Over Troubled Water, You Raise Me Up, I Have Nothing, Arirang Alone, I Will Always Love You, If I Aint Got You, Misty, Mona Lisa, and Day Day

  • @okayneo
    @okayneo Před 2 lety +1

    Welcome to” Sohyang world “ there is enterance but no exit from her. Good Luck! Haha.

    • @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact
      @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact  Před 2 lety

      Welcome here to my channel !.. 🤝 😀 🇰🇷 czcams.com/play/PLtxeUSYZhJdBxtKClOXyx5nOPG22VAUN8.html enjoy !.. here I share with you all the reactions I made so far to her !.. 😊 🤍 ❤️ 👸🏻🇰🇷 💙

  • @user-pp6ig6fr1v
    @user-pp6ig6fr1v Před 7 měsíci +3

    종교?그그냥저냥 ❤사람❤좋아요 우리가좋아지요❤

  • @user-di7fq4bt3p
    @user-di7fq4bt3p Před 2 lety +1

    당신의 소향님 사랑에 감사드립니다.

  • @Rosannasfriend
    @Rosannasfriend Před 2 lety

    Awesome reaction, thank you.

    • @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact
      @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact  Před 2 lety

      You are welcome gorgeous girl !.. 😘
      czcams.com/play/PLtxeUSYZhJdBxtKClOXyx5nOPG22VAUN8.html take a look here for more !..😌

  • @user-it5wc2jd4n
    @user-it5wc2jd4n Před 2 lety +1

    좋아요^^

  • @user-pp6ig6fr1v
    @user-pp6ig6fr1v Před 7 měsíci +3

    너무❤힘들때❤종교❤

  • @KINGMINHO
    @KINGMINHO Před 2 lety +6

    💖💖💖

  • @pickin4you
    @pickin4you Před 2 lety +4

    Kim is her last name and is said first in her country. Everywhere else, her name
    Is SoHyang Kim. And why no video? Everyone else can do it without getting blocked.

    • @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact
      @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact  Před 2 lety

      This video was locked 🔒 blocked !.. that’s why I did like that. I first recorded with the video 📼!.. people able to upload used softwares to avoid copyright © that I don’t have yet. Welcome here my friend 🤝🎶

  • @shortfingers
    @shortfingers Před 2 lety +3

    so nice reaction~~! I really want to you react to 'big mama killing voice' with Eng. CC. no regret. I swear.

    • @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact
      @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact  Před 2 lety +2

      I will for sure !.. 🎵♥️🤝 enjoy this one !.. czcams.com/video/mBYES8K9qFA/video.html I made today 🙏🏼 thank you !..

    • @shortfingers
      @shortfingers Před 2 lety +1

      @@giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact cool!! I'm watching~! but studio version is amazing~ try it again~! she is godessssss
      czcams.com/video/M7OXYs1J8p4/video.html

    • @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact
      @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact  Před 2 lety +1

      @@shortfingers ok 👌🏾!.. ♥️ I will check it out 🤝🇰🇷

  • @user-np1qn1ty4q
    @user-np1qn1ty4q Před 2 lety +1

    First, thanks a lot for your reaction.
    I suggest you to listen 'You raise me up', 'Bridge over troubled water', first..
    We are happy to have you here in Sohyang's world..
    Happy new year..^-^*
    - Chris from South Korea.

    • @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact
      @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you so much and welcome here !.. 🇰🇷♥️ czcams.com/video/mBYES8K9qFA/video.html watch also this one ☝️♥️🤝

    • @user-np1qn1ty4q
      @user-np1qn1ty4q Před 2 lety +1

      @@giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact I've been there already~ :)
      Thanks again for your pure reaction and introduction of our queen..♡

    • @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact
      @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact  Před 2 lety +1

      @@user-np1qn1ty4q 🇰🇷 you are really welcome 🙏🏼 my friend !.. 🎶🤝♥️

  • @user-dx3rl8oh9y
    @user-dx3rl8oh9y Před 2 lety +4

    👍

  • @kor22-24
    @kor22-24 Před 2 lety +1

    ❤️

    • @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact
      @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact  Před 2 lety +1

      🇰🇷❤️🎶🎵 youtu.be/ she is amazing !.. 👑 👸🏽 mBYES8K9qFA watch also this one , my friend

  • @sykim3989
    @sykim3989 Před 2 lety +1

    앞으로 소향 노래 들을 거 많아요. 자주 봐요

  • @boalove526
    @boalove526 Před 2 lety +1

    • @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact
      @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact  Před 2 lety

      Oh man !.. she is really incredible!.. unbelievable!.. czcams.com/play/PLtxeUSYZhJdBxtKClOXyx5nOPG22VAUN8.html here for more !.. enjoy 🙂☺️😊

  • @user-pp6ig6fr1v
    @user-pp6ig6fr1v Před 7 měsíci +1

    소향 ❤종교❤보다❤

  • @HK_K
    @HK_K Před 2 lety +1

    😍😍😍😍😍😍💕💕💕

  • @user-pp6ig6fr1v
    @user-pp6ig6fr1v Před 7 měsíci +1

    노래듣고❤교회 가다가요😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊전❤불교❤태생이!!

  • @user-yn2yy6il9x
    @user-yn2yy6il9x Před 2 lety +1

    This is a list of Sohyang songs that I recommend. czcams.com/video/CU8AKUBM9BQ/video.html

    • @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact
      @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact  Před 2 lety

      Thank you so much !.. ♥️🇰🇷🎶 i love her!.. watch also this one czcams.com/video/mBYES8K9qFA/video.html 🎶 enjoy my friend !

  • @user-dr7rr3jd9r
    @user-dr7rr3jd9r Před 7 měsíci +1

    czcams.com/video/v5CkXuYjAWw/video.htmlsi=cih6PoFhfduwq6Xw
    2023 소향 호국 음악회

  • @mamk6694
    @mamk6694 Před 2 lety +1

    Sohyang's skills are top-class. You feel it too.
    However, Sohyang is a singer with a good personality as well as her talent.
    She's always in bad shape.
    nevertheless hard
    managed
    She is 44 years old in Korean age.
    nevertheless still
    flamboyant
    It is the best diva that can live.

    • @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact
      @giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact  Před 2 lety

      Thank you my friend !.. and welcome here !.. ♥️ czcams.com/video/mBYES8K9qFA/video.html watch also this one !..