Welcome to the world of Queen Sohyang. I am 58 years old, and I have not heard a better female vocalist... ever.

"Everyone." A must. A solid beginning into the So-Hyang journey.

Her unique crystal clear voice with softness, dynamic, power draws me into the magical world she guides.. There is no one like SoHyang!!

Beautiful soul, beautiful singing, So Hyang is a true Angel

Kim So-hyang (born April 5, 1978), credited as Sohyang (read: So-Young), is a South Korean Gospel singer. She made debut in 1996 with the song "MR", which was released on Naver Music. Despite having a long career in South Korea, she was only able to make her international breakthrough in 2014, when she became the first Korean artist to sing the American national anthem at a NBA game. Sohyang also achieved fame when she sang with Michael Bolton & Kirk Franklin. Her has participated many times on television music competition programs Immortal Songs 2 and I Am a Singer, and the last King of Masked Singer (2017) winning twice on Immortal Songs 2 with songs "Lean on Me" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and recently in 2018 she singing 'You raise me up - IM2 2018) Disney's making contract with her in movie Moana, Sohyang voiced the protagonist in the Korean-dubbed version, for the singing parts (How far I'll go). So many producer and home production would be to making contract with her. But, she said ' I want singing to healing people and dry the tears with my voice. Gift by God. Sohyang's voice type is a Lyric Soprano, specifically a Full Lyric Soprano. Her vocal range spans from D3 to A6, a total of 3 octaves, 3 notes, and a semitone. She is known for her emotive and powerful vocals with characteristics being a homogeneous, rounded, and bright instrument of remarkable beauty and meticulous control. This skill has been very much well showcased all throughout her career.

What I love about this performance and So Hyang is that all of Korea associates with this song ( it is considered an unofficial National Anthem) and even though it is related to and often sung with the sadness and emotional strife of seperated familes from the Korean War when So Hyang sings it you are aware of those emotions but also become filled with the Hope and Pride she adds to it .. It truly is a classic performance of storytelling and invocation sung by one of the worlds best vocalist ... As Michael Bolten said of her ... Virtuosity and Virtuoso ... As her fans say Angel on Earth ... As I say Divine.

Caleb, you did it. Awesome analysis of a perfect singer. Bridge over troubled water, You raise me up, Everyone, Lean on me.... These are the other notable crowd-pleasing songs of So Hyang. The others are great too but perhaps dont have the instant WOW factor. Keep going, Asia is delivering a whole new world in vocal brilliance, where singers still sing real songs and we are not guided into a funnel of mainstream artists and musical styles... Awesome job, again...

Thank you for this reaction. Many viewers, like me consider So Hyang as the "Queen" of vocals to Dimash as "King".

I love this performance so much because it's not just So Hyang in it, the music and the background vocals are all perfect, the violin gets me every time when it starts ramping up. Its ALL good

Bridge over trouble water... (next)

Omg I'm so happy you reacted to So Hyang ! I've known her since 4 years ago, and I'm so excited she gets the recognition she deserves now ^_^ Many say she's the "Korean Mariah Carey" , or even the female version of Dimash haha I think they're similar in the perfect mastery of their amazing vocals and their arrangement genie, but still have different styles (not to mention the nearly 20 years of age difference) 😁 love them both anw Sohyang absolute must watches: "Everyone" (plz see the version on vimeo with eng subs that song is ssso meaningful ) , "lean on me" , "You raise me up" Enjoy ^^!

So glad you found Sohyang. All of her performances are fantastic!

Sohyang is a vocal master. Her technique is simply out of this world and I’d argue she’s the world’s best vocalist right now. Many have already suggested it, but you should check out her rendition of “Everyone” as well as “Bridge Over Troubled Water.”

The other side of the world is changing the music with young people wowww, GREAT!!!!

I'm so happy you've started watching So Hyang. You have to watch her "Everyone" video. Unbelievable!! Her best one on my opinion. And I love all of her Masked Singer songs as well! So many of hers to watch and appreciate

Awesome analysis Caleb. As you watch more of her performances , she usually does not just cover a song, but she usually rearranges it to greater tell the story she wants to convey. You Raise Me Up and. Lean on Me are prime examples. Keep up the good work .

Welcome to the incomparable Sohyang Queen of vocal technique. I saw this notification and had to run and hear your reaction to this powerful singer. Your face alone told a thousand stories. She does a spectacular rendition of Whitney Houston’s I have Nothing, with a musicality and arrangement even Whitney couldn’t have been able to pull of. I love her “Everyone” and also You Raise Me Up. Once again welcome to Sohyang’s world where technique, perfect vocals and amazing artistry come hand in hand.

thank you for reacting, Caleb. I've been Dimashified so really only listening to him on KZfaq, so I'm glad I followed you and saw this reaction. The performance as you say was flawless, and I love her cheerful interpretation, also bringing forth the majesty of what must be a beautiful place.

Great reaction! What impresses me most about So Hyang in this performance is that she is not using in-ear monitors, have you noticed? She has total control over her voice. It is not that usual to see such great technique and expression combined... very emotional performance for a song which is so meaningful to Koreans. Thanks!

King: Dimash. Queen: So Hyang.💚💓

I have to say it really is fantastic to see a new reactor, who fully understands the business and the talent of singing, discovering all these world class singers who deserve to be famous. It is slmost a crime Dimash, So Hyang, Hua Chenyu, Morisette Amon, and others are not more known. Really looking forward to your future reactions, including more of Dimash from The Singer, more from Hua Chenyu (Child is a must eventually!), and So Hyang (great suggestions below). Thanks again!

I would suggest Lean on me (immortal songs performance), Rise up and Mona Lisa king of masked singer which is a bit different then what she normally sings. She also does the arrangements with the team she has around her. So she is involved in those beautiful arrangements.

Bridge Over Troubled Water by So Hyang is a MUST!!

"day day ". A must. A solid beginning into the SO-Hyang journey. she is gospel singer

You’re in for another great musical journey since this was the first time you’ve reacted to So Hyang! 🌹

Noone ever matched this live performance, So Hyang has something very unique to her voice, I could listen to it everyday. You should check one of mamamoo's live performances too, such has Delilah

A warm welcome to Sohyang world. You finally touch the tip of this phenomenal woman performance. Try Sohyang “you raise me up 2018” she is singing in front of Shane Filan of westlife

Welcome to SoHyang's world..

I saw the notification on my phone and had to come watch this shit. Love this performance.

Hi Caleb.. brilliant isnt she?.. for me she is the best female singer I've ever heard. I've seen a lot of her performances and to my untrained ears she has never missed a note!!.. a couple of her songs are 6 or 7 minutes long.. and she just keeps on going and going without seeming to get tired!!!.. if you can, please watch her singing You Raise Me Up and Bridge Over Troubled Water.. absolutely stunning!!

Just the way she transitions between register, perfect mix belts, a true vocal genius!

Wow, I coincidentally requested this performance yesterday, and you just reacted to it. Many thanks for the thoughtful analysis too! Sohyang is a 41yo Korean CCM/Gospel singer and cancer survivor. She mainly signs for God and to comfort/console people, so she is not that well known outside S. Korea. Do more from her, you will find out that over the years she has given us some pretty spectacular performances. She and her family does the arrangements for the songs she covers, so your timely comment about vocal discernment and ability to fit vocals into the arrangement is well put. The main reason I do like this artist though, is that she is devastatingly sincere and genuine. She always gives 100%, she feels and breathes the lyrics of each song she covers and she does her outmost to deliver the story and emotion to the audience. She really is a masterful storyteller. In this specific performance, she was rearranging/covering the folk song Arirang Alone (one version of the Arirang song, which is something like the unofficial anthem of both Koreas). The song is talking about the re-unification of the peninsula and the end of the decades old civil war. It is very difficult for non-Korean people like us to understand the power and emotions these lyrics convey to the Korean people (check out this if you want to know more : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_(cultural) ) but suffice to say, this performance was legendary. And a suggestion (sorry for the looong post). Check out her live arrangement of the song "Lean on me" next. This was sung live in front of Michael Bolton (who also covered this Simon and Garfunkel classic heavily), and the result was something to behold (she really took us to church with this one)! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fdyjmqad0cmygHk.html You got a subscriber. Keep the goodness coming, and salutations from sunny Greece..C:

I have heard her name before but this is the first time I've heard her sing. She has a really good voice and great control. I actually liked it more as the song went on and heard the power in her voice and the notes she was hitting. Thanks for another nice reaction Caleb.

My tears alwwys falls everytime I hear this performance. I don't know why....

Please do more! She is amazing. When you have time watch or react to Hug Me, Everyone, or really just all of when she was on King of Masked Singer

YOU RAISE ME UP should be next from so hyang

Plssss....react to So hyang-Everyone! Plssss watch it!

Hi Caleb. It's always a great pleasure to watch your reactions especially the way you're doing this. You're a very likable person. Artist like Dimash and Soyang are really something special and for me listening to them is aways a journey. I'm exited to see your reaction to Soyangs "everyone" for example. And like written in the comments there are a lot of other great artist like Tengri (very special and from Mongolia, "Heaven"), KZ Tandigan, or from the philippines Michael Pangilinan (Khel), Bugoy, Daryl Ong, Katrina Velarde, KZ Tandigan, and Morissette Amon. All of them perform at a very high level. So I'm really excited for the future. Please keep going on.

YES Caleb!! Haha. I saw the notification and just had to watch!! I'm so glad you enjoyed this!! Your face says it all, haha! This performance was also my introduction into the So Hyang journey! It really moved me to tears. "Arirang" is a folk song and is often considered the unofficial national anthem of Korea. "Arirang" itself doesn't really mean anything and there are tons of theories of the origin and meaning of the song. It is also estimated that the song is over 600 years old! Anyways, thank you so much for reacting to So Hyang! (Can you believe she's 41 years old?!). Another awesome reaction video! You are for sure one of the best on KZfaq! Keep going! :)

Thank you for reaction~:) So hyang is queen and angel~~:) her voice is angelic, pure,clean,beautiful,powerful,deep soul~~:) Pls more react to so hyang's songs~:) Song was'You raise me up', 'everyone',monalisa,hug me, breathe,home ,my love~~:)

You look a little stunned! Obviously you are familiar with the so called 'king' of Asia when it comes to vocals but I am glad to see that you have taken the first step towards aquainting yourself with,according to many people, his 'queen',the mesmerising So Hyang. You should aquaint yourself with her back story & this should help explain to you why she is not a global superstar. When I first came across her I couldn't understand how someone with such an incredible voice was not a household name all over the world,it never occured to me that someone so talented would choose NOT to seek fame & fortune. It just makes me love her even more. Now that you have stepped in to the world of So Hyang you have so many 'goosebump' inducing performances to look forward to, happy viewing/listening

Thank You For Reacting To Queen Sohyang Sir, i promise you sir you never Dissapoint everytime you reacted to Sohyang Performance.. I suggest EVERYONE, LEAN ON ME,YOU RAISE ME UP, I HAVE NOTHING, and BRIDGE OVER TROUbLED water.

Comment So Hyang- You raised me up! It's the best!!

Oh, man. This is one of my fave reactions so far. I love when knowledgeable ppl give great analyses. It's kind of hard to find ppl who can explain vocal technique, so this was really, really nice.

Thank you for the reaction~ Welcome to sohyang world~^^ Queen Sohyang~ More reaction please~

The best female singer🌸

Yes she is one of the best female vocalist and she master the andlesse run' s can you check please Terry Lin the song: the writing on the wall he is a brilliant technician 🖒

She is amazing!!! Lean on me is her my all time favorite!!!!

I love sohyang I have to listen to her everyday.Great reaction to this amazing women who can sing with anybody.

The absolute queen of transitions.. and everything else frankly..

Sohiang is wonderful. Please react Lean on me is phenomenal. Another fantastic performance is Mona Lisa. I loved the reaction.

You don’t even know how many times I’ve watched this performance,but i still enjoy it...As much as i enjoy ur reaction...U got a new sub❤️

소향 보유국 입니다 자랑스럽다

Welcome to sohyang's world....

❤️❤️❤️Thanks so much for reacting to Sohyang! As you say she is not just just so good technically but for me she is so authentic, genuine and sings with her heart, soul and emotions. She moves me every time I hear her voice! Her performances " Everyone" made me really cry...in a good way🙂... was so good! Thx again for some very awsome reactions!! 🙂👍❤️❤️❤️...

YES!! My Queen!! I knew you would love her. Can't wait until you react to Everyone... you'll be even more speechless. And, like Dimash, there is a lot to respect and admire about her personally as well as professionally. Sohyang discovered she could sing as a teenager by singing along with Mariah Carey's Butterfly CD but started as singing in church. She states that "God makes her sing" as a way of providing comfort and solace to people. Though offered many lucrative contracts (including in America), she chose to turn her back on fame and fortune. Sohyang is credits God for surviving uterine cancer. Due to bouts of pneumonia after cancer treatments, she considered giving up performing. After prayerful consideration, she felt that God wanted her to continue on. Her performance of "You Raise Me Up" was done while recovering from one such bout. Looking forward to more!!

She did the arrangement of all the songs she sings. She is a master of vocal and arrangement ing her songs. She teaches music and vocal at the University of South Korea.

Thank you so much for this. Anyone who watches and listens to Sohyang will be completely blown away, but I love it when singers and/or vocal coaches react to her. People who know what they're talking about. They're always EVEN MORE blown away because they truly understand the techniques and those professional aspects of her singing. She's a beast; a true vocal and musical genius. She's been through a lot in her life and music became a way of coping with it. She feels it in her soul. It's natural, but she has also worked hard to know her voice and learn how to use it this way. She's truly one of a kind.

Sohyang 😸👍 I'd like to ask for the next song, too. I have nothing Dream Hug me You Raise me up .......... 🥰😍🤗

I know you sing and appreciate Christian music. So Hyang sings a beautiful gospel song you definitely need to react to: "Everyone." Great reaction. You have become one of my favorite reactors! ❤

So happy to see you becoming aware of So Hyang (pronounced So Young). She has an extensive catalog. Bridge over troubled water and Everyone are great places to start.

Every time I see or hear this version of this song I always get goosebumps!

nice reaction your correct sohyang does most of her own arrangments and works her runs and upper register work into the body of the song,she is one of the best I've heard in a long time and puts a lot of work into her instrument.

Please react more to her. I recommend 'Lean on me' and 'Bridge over troubled water' 😆

I rewatch your reaction cause it's so good and your face just says it all esp a first time reaction.. Your comments are spot on. She would enjoy your analysis as she occasionally listens to people's reactions..

after watching many ... many reactions to this song , i must say i really liked your`s :) almost everyone praise the vocalist ofc, but most forget to mention how great both the composition and arrangement are. I was waiting for someone to point that out and you reflected my thoughts exactly.

Thanks for another great reaction Caleb. Think you shouldn't miss 15y old singer from Russia, Diana Ankudinova with her masterpiece cover song Wicked Games. I am sure You've never heard voice like this. Looking forward to anorher reaction videos from you. 😉

OK, you got me. I subscribed and liked. I've watched several of your reactions and this one just topped them all. You so get So Hyang. I hope you will also read about her and find out her very wonderful backstory. She's a treasure for our time and the world should be aware of her.

Check out also Morissette Amon, she's fantastic as well ;)

First of all thanks for your reaction.. love to hear from a musically knowledgeable person.. I wanted to mention that she is involved in all the arranging of these songs.. that is to me what sets her apart from 99% of singers in the genres she performs in. She is not just a singer, but a complete musician. Hr Technique, range and control by themselves are very impressive and world class, but her Ear is what impresses me the most. She has great musical taste. She also likes to use full orchestration whenever possible, another one of those things I love about her. I find it amusing that they compare her to American singers, who supposedly set the benchmark she is supposed aspire to achieve. I think they got it backwards... She is the Benchmark. And in my humble opinion, she is pretty much on her own. She has taken the time to perfect her craft, which is definitely noticeable in these live performances.. she is always dead on. A testament to her musicality and professionalism. a true artist, not just a singer. I hope you get to listen to some more of her covers, or should I say the rewrite of those covers, because they aren't even close to the original covers in most of the cases. She takes (Musically speaking) simple songs and turns them into musical pieces of art. Fantastic performer, world class!

oh my queen 👸 sohyang Sohyang sings for comfort people 😊

Hi Caleb😊 the goddess of vocals chills me and makes me weak in the knees... love her and a good reaction as always 👍👍👏👏👏💚💖💙😎

Wow, your reaction is so enjoyable to watch. I love your analysis!

Please react to so hyang more.. 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 great reaction.. Thanks so much

Please react to her version of Whitney’s ‘I have nothing’ and Michael Boltons ‘Lean On Me’ Michael Bolton’s in the audience while she’s singing it. She blows both songs out of the water!

Her performances in King of Masked Singer were some of her best. “Arirang Alone” was my favorite performance of hers till I heard “Home” and “Where are you”. She also arranged this song herself. She brilliant.

Aww. I loved your reaction and thoughts. SHE'S AMAZING and very loved by people around the world. She's passionate and humble. Please react to 《Park Hyo Shin ~ Wildflower Live 》 it's another amazing performance from a Korean singer ♡

I enjoy watching your videos so much because from your smile throughout the whole video is clear that you truly love music and can appreciate other people's talent.

Another great reaction. Thanks

what a lovely reaction, can't wait for the next reaction of her videos>>

What a heavenly voice! Keep reacting So Hyang!

One of my fav reaction of sohyang. 👍

Whatever she may cover, she always upgrades the original version; more dramatic, epic, magnificent,... and so on.

Your enjoyment of the artist and arraignment made me feel like the first time I watched her sing this song

beautiful voice --violins my favorite ,dad played ...good reactions

Caleb. Bridge over troubled water. You will be shocked.)

Please react to sohyang lean on me !!

Its always fun to watch someone knowledgeable reacting to Sohyang! It shows a layman such as myself how awesome Sohyang is by detailing the skills she employed in such a performance. Keep em coming Caleb!

So beautiful~~~

Thanks for your great reviews!

She is so beautiful)) And She supports majority of her range D3-C#6-A6 She supports F3-C#6-F6

Wonderful reaction!

I would really enjoy your analysis of Tengri singing Heaven and Tengri and Dimash singing Swan Goose.

This was my first time listening to her sing. She is an amazing singer!! I agree with you regarding the arrangement of this song.....it was superb!! 💜💜💜💜

Please do more reaction of her!😍

she's got that black american woman style going on

Thank you for the reaction. I am curious about the reaction from a song writer for Sohyang's performance. While Sohyang's vocal gets attention it deserves, one of the wonderful joy listening to Sohyang is to appreciate her rearrangement of the original. Arirang Alone is a traditional folk song with relatively simple melody and Sohyang turned it into a epic drama that can raise your heartbeat and send your pulse racing. Pleasantly surprised to catch your comments on vocal techniques. Also like your remark that she uses her vocal tools for the interpretation of the song, not just to impress. Sohyang has many amazing stages that you will enjoy but I would suggest her 2018 masterpiece of a rearranged "You Raise Me Up" on the Immortal Song 2 show at kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qsuPf5ygy865pGw.html because of the changes she introduced to the song. BTW, here is a link to Arirang Alone in its more original style for your reference in case you are curious at kzfaq.info/get/bejne/obakh8xp1NvLgIk.html

WHERE ARE YOU WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE OMG ITS A MUST SEE IN YOUR SOHYANG JOURNEY

Caleb Coles meet perfection.. Her name is SoHyang.. Enjoy..

Queen💪