“Arirang” is a Korean folk song, sometimes considered the unofficial national anthem of Korea. Arirang is an ancient native Korean word with no direct modern meaning. But it is the name of a Korean mountain pass. Nobody knows who made this song. Titles of different versions of the song are usually prefixed by their place of origin. At first, it was the song of ladies who had to send their husband somewhere. But it became a popular song when Korea was ruled as a colony by Japan in the early 20th century. (www) The History of Korean Oppression: There is a typical folk music in Korea. It demonstrates the loving and caring in this nation, and it is a patriotic song to evoke public’s personal feelings. Those sounds, called the “menari note,” are associated with children crying, the playing of willow pipes, the chanting of funeral casket bearers, and multiplication-table rote exercises. This melody is the archetype of sounds most familiar to and cherished by Koreans. () “Arirang is beloved by the Korean people and can be sung by virtually all Koreans, so it is clearly a critical factor to assure the unity of the Korean nation”:The Korean In the early 1900s, Japan attempted to implement a cultural genocide in Korea.Japanese efforts to control the Korean peninsula aimed to eradicate the Korean language, Korean family names, and Korean cultural practices. Korean men were coerced into enlisting as Japanese soldiers in World War II. Korean women were captured as sex slaves (known to many as the pejorative euphemism “comfort women”) in military rape camps until the end of the second World War.A tragic song of separation and lost love, Arirang is a national symbol not only of Korea’s distant past, but also its turbulent modern history. It served as a symbol of Korea’s struggle for independence under Japan, and its relevance has remained throughout decades of division and fraternal hostilities.“Arirang represents all the joys and sorrows in the history and lives of Koreans,” says the National Folk Museum of Korea. “It is deeply rooted in Koreans’ emotion as the cultural DNA.” (Arirang, a song of joy and sorrow in modern times) People grow up with this music no matter they live in North and South, they all listen to this kind of music and it evokes their nostalgia feelings about their nations and cultural they carry with. The separation between two countries and the sad past make this music more exotic. (www)

It's the most beautiful Bb5 mixed voice belting in human history in my opinion. It's sounds so amazing that it's really hard to believe it comes from an actual person. So Hyang is legendary!

Everyone by Sohyang is an absolute must. A vocal tour de force. I don't think there is another singer on the planet that could do what she does in that song.

She is the best singer in the world .

i like how you break down everytime she belts high notes kkkkk

15:23 this face that you keep making every time she belts high is giving me a good laugh lmfaoo

Arirang is a very old Korean folk song (so old, there's no agreement on how old). The song is generally about separation and reunification. Here, Arirang in this arrangement is more specifically about the Korean separation into North and South, the Korean War in the chaotic middle section, and eventual reunification in the future. It's a perfect Korean song, full of sadness, conflict, hope, and romanticism. The Korean heart is complicated, and so is this song.

Sohyang's true talent is her purity of tone and balanced vibrato all through her range. Some other top singers can reach high to some of her notes in a contemporary context but that mix and that clarity is the real sauce for Sohyang. It's why so many professional singers and vocal coaches gush about her singing. When she sings soft songs you really get to hear the pin-sharp clarity of her tone. Beautiful!

Immortal Songs isn't really a competition. The show invites 6 or 7 established singers, stars in their genres (pop, rock, theatrical, classical, traditional Korean, etc.), all paid for their performances addressing the episode theme (this was for "Traditional Korean Songs" and "Bridge Over Troubles Waters" was for "English Pop Songs Koreans Love"). The studio audience does vote for their favorite performance to make it more interesting but there are no monetary awards nor advancement to another round. Sohyang participated 8 times between 2014 and 2022. The show has the highest production values anywhere - many episodes are amazing.

That flip into head and then BACK to chest-dominant mix on the G5 at 21:06 always gets me. It's so flippin' impressive in a very subtle way.

Her version of "Lean on Me" is mind blowing!

In the 'Immortal Songs' broadcasting program, the best singers who have been proven in the past reinterpret old classics in their own colors as a tribute to them and perform on stage. Since the best singers appear, it is a meaning of dedication rather than a meaning of competition. So ranking doesn't matter. Each episode has a different theme and selects songs. For example, 'pop song loved by Koreans the most', 'ancient folk song of Korea', 'folk song that has flowed', etc. In fact, 'Arirang' sung by Sohyang is so old that we don't even know when it was handed down orally. In a different sense, is it like a national identity at the level of the national anthem? She arranged it into a Sohyang version. People of all ages and genders cannot sing songs of a super high-level class like that. haha

This song has been around a while, but it deals with the desire for the reunification of the two Koreas. So it either dates from just before the Korean War, or it's an older song that picked up that meaning at that time. I believe So Hyang did this arrangement, and she surely had that audience in the palm of her hands with it.

So Hyang and Damish has convinced me they're both from the same friggin planet 🌏 cause these vocals are ridiculously out of this world! 😂

Arirang Alone is based on a very old Korean folk song. It's about the split and longing they have for the North and South to be reunited. She really tells the story of this happening through the performance. Sohyang is a great story teller. I will suggest either "I Will Always Love You" that she did on Begin Again Korea. This is a stripped down version or "Everyone" a gospel song on Immortal Songs two again, which is a very long power house performance.

SoHyang also arranges every cover she sings. She is the master behind the soloist violin and all the orchestra member as well as the backing singers. There are videos showing pieces where she is in a practice session and she is explaining to a violin section how SHE wants them to come in. She is more than a great singer. She has touched everyone in this performance so they sound the way she wants them to. Most of her live performances sound like a studio recording they are so perfect.

Everyone, I have nothing, Lean on me... definitely are mind-blowing. You Raise Me Up is not vocally as shocking as the songs I previously mentioned but the emotions that SoHyang delivered are absolutely phenomenal.

Sohyang is such an amazing singer. She's not a young kid either. She was born April 6 1978. She'll be 45 in April.

So, Arirang Alone is a modern rewriting of a very old folk song, which has many different variations across Korea simply called Arirang. The folk song can vary quite a bit in both lyrics and melody, although thematically it's always about two lovers being separated, and typically there is a shared melodic theme as well. The modern rendition heard here is more specifically about the partition of Korea and the pain it has caused everyone, and expresses a desire to be unified once more. Arirang is seen as an unofficial National anthem in Korea.

Love your last 2 reactions to Sohyang! In the future, I hope you have an opportunity to check out her performance of "Everyone". She has said it was the most difficult performance of her life and she has yet to do a second performance of it to date. Some others that are very well known and revered are "Fate (Korean)" and "I have Nothing (Whitney Houston cover)", "Holy Night" cover. Other than those, I would definitely check out all her performances on the Korean Show "King of Masked Singers", every performance was a masterclass and she set a record with 7 wins. It's speculated that she ended her run on purpose because of upcoming engagements by performing a "rap" song, which in itself, was amazing. Unfortunately, it's well known that rap songs don't do very well in competitions For a high note ending I would recommend her original song "Dream" for a Mariah Carey "comparison". Thanks!!!

I don't have perfect pitch, but I think she hit a B♭5 in mixed voice.

“Everyone” is a great song that is heavily gospel but her arrangement of “Raise Me Up” is absolutely heart wrenching!

this performance changed my life

This is one of the best breakdowns I have heard by any reactor. Thank you. So Hyang is the most complete female voice I have ever heard. She can really sing anything. Her mixed language (Korean-English) song entitled 'Everyone' (also from Immortal Songs) is said to be, by many vocal experts, a masterclass in singing. It is seven minutes plus of intensity, displaying range and power and impossible stamina. I think there is a version with all English subtitles but the other has subtitles in each language, so when she's singing Korean one does not know what she is singing (unless you know Korean)... look for that other with all English subtitles. You will be further blown away. Her version of Whitney Houston's 'I Have Nothing' is also otherworldly and I think surpasses any live version ever done by anyone, including the original. But it has to be the one from the DMC Festival with her in a dark blue dress. Great reaction, thanks.

Mona Lisa is one of my favorite songs by her. Her mixing is unreal

It’s a flawlessly executed mix. She is known as the queen of mix.

We all wonder if Sohyang is human or from another planet. Current odds are that she’s from another planet, with an outside chance she’s actually an angel come down from Heaven. 😇 We have never heard anyone sing like her, or be able to hold an audience in the palm of her hand until she lets them go. Her voice is, as one person described it, like liquid gold. Perfection in clarity and pitch, and she doesn’t fade in the upper octaves, which is startling when you hear her hit those 5th and 6th octave notes with such _POWER_ it actually gives everyone goose bumps-and makes us bald guys’ hair stand on end! As she says, her voice “is from God.” She does all the musical arrangements herself, with the input of her in-law family and musical assistants, teaches vocal technique at a South Korean university and speaks five languages: Korean, English, French, Vietnamese and Chinese, as well as reading Greek! Let me catch my breath. OK. She is a cancer survivor from uterine cancer at the age of 20, just after getting married, and states very plainly that God saved her life due to the prayers of her church. But this left her without the ability to have children so she decided to dedicate her life to being a Contemporary Christian Gospel singer and has refused recording contracts from the biggest corporations in the world. She only wants to sing for charities, churches and while doing missionary work, to strengthen those suffering through difficult times. David Foster, Josh Groban, Michael Bolton and others have all eagerly worked with her when they were in Asia. She contracted hepatitis B from a blood transfusion during her cancer surgery and it clings to her to this day. Because of this she is prone to catching pneumonia but has sang perfectly while suffering from it in her live performance of “You Raise Me Up” before Shane Filan of Westlife on South Korean TV: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qsuPf5ygy865pGw.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 44 on April 5, 2022, though in Korean culture she would be 45 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 After being sick with pneumonia eight times from 2016 through to 2020, and considering giving up singing altogether, she decided to enter a televised singing contest called “King of the Masked Singers” in 2017 and won six consecutive times, which has catapulted her into international attention from the performances being posted on KZfaq. Whitney Houston’s former manager saw her on KZfaq and showed her to Oprah Winfrey, who brought her to David Foster’s attention. Foster then contacted Sohyang and went to Japan in order to have her perform eight concerts with him at Tokyo’s famous Blue Note Club in late-2018. For those who don't know, David Foster was Whitney Houston's producer for some of her songs, wrote "I Have Nothing", her most iconic song, and is the most famous and influential music producer in the world. He places Sohyang right beside Whitney and the rest of the top tier divas. Here is the interview where Sohyang related the events: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e9eVeMJi07aRe58.html (Be sure to turn on English subtitles.) Here is the version of “I Have Nothing” Oprah, David Foster, Whitney's former manager and the rest watched on KZfaq: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ipqFrKx-0MrdZIE.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 “There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.” In a South Korean television interview Sohyang conceded that she struggled with her desire for fame for a number of years, going into the basement in her home numerous times and closing the door so she could complain vehemently to God that He was holding her back from becoming famous due to her health problems and other unforeseeable events. Then she later saw a Korean TV drama where the talented daughter of a very successful businessman was positive she would take over when her father retired. But he left the management of the company to a woman she hated, so she had a fit and lay kicking and screaming on the floor. Sohyang says she saw herself in that young woman and then understood that God was keeping her from developing self-destructive character by withholding international celebrity status from her. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qNJdnbtq0KjXdac.html (Again, turn on English subtitles.) So as a consequence she does not pursue fame or fortune and actually has no social media presence whatsoever. What can one say about such a person? She is a literal Wonder Woman! And we need about a billion more just like her! On Oct. 5, 2020, it was revealed that Sohyang turned down _yet another_ contract offer, this time from Sony Music US. www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200921000995 “Debuting in [the] US was my utmost goal for the past 20 years. But when I got a call from the US agency, I politely rejected, as I realized that what I wanted most was not becoming famous,” she said. “I think singers are very susceptible to arrogance, especially when they hear the screaming from crowds on stage. It can make you feel like as if you’ve become God.” “And I’m perfectly okay with sharing my music via KZfaq, which can reach tens of millions of people all over the world without making me feel stuck up. Maybe that’s why I was born in this era.” Sohyang is just the most amazing singer, Christian and human being. She is beautiful both inside and out, and so humble and genuine, with a stage charisma, facial expressions and smile that is off the charts. In Korean dictionaries 소향--Sohyang--has several meanings. • First is a type of Korean traditional music. • Second is to burn incense on a burner. • Third is to go toward. But these meanings are rarely used today. Sohyang is also the name of a heroine in a Korean traditional novel. Yet for the definitive answer Sohyang has stated in an interview that her name means "enjoy the light." Her grandmother named her. Please analyze her performance of “Bridge Over Troubled Water”: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZyZe8tl3qjcc6M.html Also, please react to her version of “The Power of Love”: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gth-nrmD17Gbj30.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: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fdyjmqad0cmygHk.html Wait until you see her duet of David Foster's “The Prayer” with Jeong Ui Geu: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qNqVYNRk0NvSoGw.html Her performance of "Fate" in Korean requires no translation: vimeo.com/198161448 And finally “Will You Be There”: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pKiUhtOW3bvcmZ8.html Here’s an English language interview with her that I’m sure you will enjoy: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hJilktOe1L3cmmw.html Her English is perfect when she sings and almost perfect when she is doing interviews. OK, I’ll stop gushing now. Well, one more gush. In an interview with a Turkish music producer Sohyang's assistants revealed (a bit to her chagrin, as she is a self-effacing person) that she can hit Eb7 and D7 in practise. However, she never goes above the 6th octave in performances. Since she starts at D3 that is more than a 4 octave range ... so how about them apples???! Here it is: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jNSAdM6j3tjdl4U.html I know, bananas isn’t it? Oh, I just remembered, she is also a published fantasy novelist and has a theological treatise on the Book of Revelation in print. In addition, she is a very good stage actress, which she proved by playing Julie Andrews’ part in the South Korean production of “The Sound of Music.” Moreover, she sang the “Moana” part in the Korean version of the Disney film, does the musical vocals for many South Korean television dramas, and is a talented artist and cartoonist. She taught herself English by watching Disney's "The Little Mermaid" "about one hundred times" when she was just a kid, speaks English with a _perfect_ North American accent and has an outgoing and bubbly personality. She can also play the piano and guitar. Is there anything this genius level woman can’t do? Ironically, Sohyang stated in another interview that both she and her in-law family were surprised to discover that she could sing so excellently! Though she is less than 5' 4" and only about 100 pounds, Sohyang simply transcends the thresholds of music and takes you there with her. She becomes the song when she sings it, and then re-emerges when she is done. An experience like no other. I don’t know what else to say. I’ve spent _entire days_ listening to her, and shed more than a few tears of joy along the way. I really must also compliment the choir, orchestra and audio/video production people Sohyang works with. They are all top notch from what I can see and hear, and that is important to note as these are _essential_ elements of any great musical production. The Korean people are easily as talented as anyone else. As you can see, I am a shameless fan. 😉

From listening to her, I can tell she lightens up her mixing to a more balanced one around D5 and Eb5. Then she adds more head to be able to mix that high. She's an incredible technician. She's approaching 45 with such a beautiful and healthy voice.

Welcome back to Queen So Hyang's world. Love from Taiwan.🥰🥰🥰

She doesn’t really do whistle tone but her highest notes are pretty dang close!

Always fun to hear high-level vocal performers be wowed by Sohyang’s performances. A great validation of her ability and, like your thumbnail said, “A world-class voice”!

Thank you Peter for your Wonderful Reaction Video of SoHyang! Isn’t she something! About 9 years following her , through 8 bouts of Pneumonia over about 3- 3 1/2 years,where she almost quit singing! As for the Arrangements, she is deeply involved in all the arrangements of songs she sings! You are correct she is firstly a Gospel Singer and deeply Devote Christian! Her Husband Parents are both Ministers! He is her Manager and She is in SoHyang’s words, her Best Friend ! I am suggesting a song she wrote herself, “ Dream”. Her nickname amongst those closest to her is,” Dreamer.” The song encourages us to never give up on our Dreams , no matter age Orr health and circumstance! She says If I can You can too ! The song is very energetic and it is a Wonder she csn maintain any power singing so high so long! In the end she almost falls from lack of Air ! The last note is D6. It is said she can sing into 7 th octave ! Amongst her many strengths is her Courage! She says she never wonders or thinks to much about reaching any note! Having heard her sing so much, I know it to be true ! Some of her Gospel Performances she sings even Higher Dream with English subtitles kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nM9phtmBur7QnZs.html Here she is Singing with Kirk Franklin while in Korea. He gets her going crazy and it seems so easy for her! Kirk Franklin in Korea SoHyang - Lean on Me kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ip97Z5d4s7HImYU.html If your ever interested in her I have many video’s on her life some fairly brief but so very informative! She Has excellent Character! Thank you once again !

Thank you for her reaction again. Please react "I have nothing" please. And also "forestella bohemian rhapsody" as well 🙏 100% sure that you love them too.

Your voice sounds like a cello.I enjoyed the video.

Warm welcome to the Amazing world of SoHyang....

Thank-you for returning to feature SoHyang. The analysis and genuine appreciation were really enjoyable to hear. "Everyone" is a song of hers that should not be missed.

AHHH, YOU SHOULD REACT TO HER FULL VOCAL RANGE

She has said in multiple interviews that what we are hearing as belts in the fifth octave are actually mixes. She credits her work with Seth Riggs and his Speech Level Singing concepts for helping her find what is a perfectly balanced mix voice that gives her the ability to navigate her transitions as if they aren't even there. Loved the analysis and obviously you have to analyze her performance of Everyone next (the Vimeo version with subtitles), and I'll be shocked if you are able to bring that video in under 45 minutes 😛

This is a legend...😉 Queen sohyang!!!💖 there is a soul in her song...😭 thank U reaction!!!🙏👍👏

Great analysis again Peter, and yes, that mixed belty Bb5 is her trademark, I don't think anyone on the planet can hit that note the way she does...so supported and resonant. She can reach up to a C#6! On her mixed voice which is freakish. Please react to her 'Lean on Me' performance next! Keep up the great reactions/analysis coming!

I was waiting for your second reaction to Sohyang. I'm sure you will love "you raise me up", "I will always love you", "hug me".

Shes a queen of mix voice :)

Bb5 is just Sohyang's daily note 🤭🤭. However, Some korean female have sung 6th octave in mixed voice, especially Park Ki-Young. In her rendition of "Goodbye written in the window" is one of the best cover of her. Sustained C6 in rock style 🔥🔥

Everyone is her masterpiece. She's only done it once as far as I can tell because it was so hard on her.

thank you! Dude you have to react "Everyone" with the subtitles. That was some stamina in that song.

You should check out her performance of "Everyone," next! A lot of people say that is the most vocally challenging song she has performed and she even said that herself in an interview. Great video!

I don't understand type of music that she usually sings but one performance I totally love. Sohyang - Mona Lisa (The Masked Singer). She is like rockstar there.

Great reaction 👍 ❤. This is the best vocalist, performer, person, that ever walked this planet. MY opinion. Keep going with her❤

This performance gives me chills every time. She's a beast!

Thank you so much for great reaction and analysis , please react to her ' Lean On Me' next please . thank you so much

Please react to her singing “Everyone” next! Absolutely LOADED with crazy vocals and extremely technical things

Welcome back to SoHyang! Every song is a new experience with the Queen! Now you can check out her "You raise me up cover from Immortal songs"! I'm sure you'll love it!! Also, I'd like to see your reaction to a new artist, Faouzia. You can check her "Tears of Gold, Stripped version"! Can't wait!! All the love from Lebanon🇱🇧!

One of my favorites from So Hyang that remains pretty unknown is "In The Flower Garden." If you happen to watch the live version with the colorful flower lights, she plays with the melody by lifting up into notes so often that it's almost a tease for the audience as to whether she's going to hit the actual melodic resolution or not for a second. The dissonance that results is so fascinating and beautiful to hear. And if that's not enough, she has an angelic head voice section that is clearer than my future.

finally!! DEFINITELY check out "Everyone" with english subs as well..such a crazy rollercoaster of emotions and RANGE..another masterpiece. I KNOW you'll freak out at that one as well haha

I don't know why but watching you freaking out is so entertaining and I love how you explained it!

The Story of Airirang is amazing and it's such a moving song. Mixed with her singing, truly an unreal rendition and video, makes me emotional everytime and I'm not even Korean.

In case no one else mentioned it, SoHyang can, in fact, sing in a whistle register. I've only heard her sing whistle notes a few times. I don't think it's something she does very often. I believe it's mostly when she is covering a Mariah Carey song with those signature whistle notes. Anyway, I enjoyed your reaction. Thx!

♥ She is my Queen of female Singers ♥ Simply love her and her blessed voice!

This is a traditional Korean folk song, hundreds of years old & when heard in most forms it is a very simple, ploddy number that many folk songs are but this, as always, is sohyang’s own arrangement, a talent in itself. The thing with Sohyang is that just because she is capable of doing crazy stuff it doesn’t mean that she does it & when in the 1st two passages you were saying that she just has a nice voice but one that many others have also you sounded slightly disappointed that she wasn’t blowing you away. She could, if she wanted to, go from start to finish of a song belting/mixing in that upper register because she can stay up there for days, it’s her sweetspot, but you will never find Sohyang showing off, her only interest when singing a song is to tell the story, to take you on a journey & if the bonkers vocals aren’t required to tell the story, then she won’t put them in her arrangement. Sometimes you find singers who are technically brilliant but basically just produce nice notes on stage, as of it were an excercise, but have no connection on an emotional level & vice verse but Sohyang has both & I think that is why we who don’t speak korean still find her performances so enjoyable because we can feel that she is telling a story & taking us on a journey, we don’t need to know what each word is. Many tractors, myself included, have actually had subtitles on our screens but have been so captivated by performance that we’ve totally been oblivious to the subtitles anyway. I have heard Sohyang go bonkers high when she on stage with Kirk Franklin & she was just freestyling in the performance of the other ‘lean on me’ ( gospel version & not the lean on me that most of USA readers familiar with). She went off & I can remember the notes coming up on screen & all I could see was A this & A that. You will probably gravitate towards songs you may already know in future, which is an ideal way of no only hearing amazing vocals I think Sohyang also been a great musician & doing her own arrangements is the best scenario because only Sohyang truly knows what she is capable of & it maybe different if she was doing the arrangement for another singer because she must naturally gravitate towards what she is capable of vocally & not what your average good vocalist is capable of. I think her talent for arranging is obviously more apparent in songs where we are already familiar with the original because this shows a contrast. Her performance of ‘lean on me’ from the same series, performed on front of Michael Bolton, is a good example of this because believe me, you won’t ever have heard ‘lean on me’ anything like Sohyang performs it .michael Bolton was in the audience & he was literally rendered speechless when they went to him for his comments when she’d finished the song, when he did get himself together he just said ‘that was spectacular’ & went on to say that in that performance she had risen to the role of virtuoso. This lady, although gospel at heart, can literally sing any genre, you can hear her rock it out, she can rap, obviously the power ballads, she can do Disney ( she is the singing voice of Moana in the official Korean dubbed version of the movie, so check out’how far I’ll go’ in Korean), gospel obviously, but she can also sing soul, blues & jazz. Check out her version of Ella Fitzgerald’s ‘mist’ from the ‘begin again Korea’ series. I can imagine the songs you are been recommended & I am sure that the 2 you have reacted to so far are pretty high on the list, but I think that a song that could well be near/or actually at the top of the list of most recommended is her performance of ‘everyone’, a song many people say is her masterpiece & a song Sohyang herself is the most difficult for her to perform, mainly due to the dynamics & the long sustained phrasing & a lack of places to take a good breath, but to me it is 7.5 mins of vocal brilliance.🎉

Thank you for reacting to the song, which is a traditional song in my contry :) I've never seen a reviewer that professionally analyzes like you I'm a big fan of you in South Korea 🇰🇷 I'm watching your every single video 🙂🙂

Once again, awesome reaction to SoHyang!! I think she came down here from somewhere to sing for wounded souls.. Her super clean Bb5 is incomparable beauty!!

Thank you for your comments I enjoyed and learned so much 🙂😃😉🙂

You're the best vocal analyst I've ever heard on KZfaq 😮 Musically, Scientifically and Physiologically ❤ plus catching on pitch so easily 😮

Talking about quality, talent, control, breathing, sustaining, complexity, the best male and female singers alive today are totally Dimash and SoHyang, for me. Pure masterpiece. I just can't understand how these two are not a global success. They absolutely deserve to be.

The violinist was on Britain’s got talent as a duo. She was told she had to drop her friend if she wanted to go through as they were at different skill levels. Looks like it paid off

Just wow!!! Crazy good!!!!! I love it when people start off soft, instead of ending it that way! She sounds like an angel 😇

thanks for great reaction!! so plz react to her original song 'dream' next. it's insane too.

WOW, WOW, WOW! She is Amazing! And so glad I didn't have to hear whistles, those are sooo annoying. They literally hurt my ears, but this woman did not cause me pain, only JOY. Yes, wildly talented. I am going to HAVE to get much more of her music into my ears. When I am able to support people on Patreon you are on the top 3 people whom I will support (you, Dr. Ken Berry who helped me lose 65 pounds on Keto, and some amazing keto content creators, and Elizabeth The Charismatic Voice Zharoff, Opera Singer and KZfaq Reactor -- similar to your reactions, but she giggles a lot more, has a similar breakdown to yours, with an in-depth vocalist's knowledge of Opera and great Classical music. She also loves hard rock and metal music, which I also love. Much love to you both. At some point I will be able to fund you all!

Sohyang is known as the Queen of Mixed Voice! Since you're a opera singer, not sure if you focus on mixed voice or mainly in chest and head voice. ❤

This performance makes me cry every time, her voice is like nothing else. Thank you for the analysis, I learned a lot!

Funny you mentioned gospel. She was in a gospel choir. Her boyfriend decided to attend and when church was over he asked her what she was doing there. He said,you could make people so happy. The rest,as they say is history.

Sohyang was one of the performers on the Korean show Begin Again 4 which took place during covid. You may enjoy listening to these performances. You will also see a number of very talented young performers.

She belts a C# 6 in a live version of Dream where she has a black dress.

Let me just echo some of the comments about reacting to Sohyang's "Everyone". Great reaction.

I never listened to much music after the 60's till I ran across Sohyang. Now i relisten to her music over and over again. It raises my mood like an elevator.

Amazing! To be honest Peter, I have to say that your face was almost as neat as her talent itself!

Love her and your reaction! She sang You Raise Me Up gorgeously while seriously ill in front of Josh Groban as well!

You have to also consider that since she is singing a traditional Korean folk song, she is using some of the vocal techniques of Korean traditional singing called "pansori." You may check out more info. regarding pansori if you are interested.

Great analysis of truly a great singer. SoHyang just amazes me of how well she can change and sustain her dynamic range from such high notes and then flip back down to her low soft notes staying in perfect pitch so quickly and so many times in a performance. There are so many great performers who have her dynamic range but I have never heard any other singer that can change up so quickly and stay so perfectly in pitch. Please let me know of any other singer that can do what SoHyang can do. I would love to know. Once again love your detailed breakdown of a singers style, technique and range. Keep up great work!

i did a search on youtube to discover the context from where this song emerged and one in commentary was the war between jaJapan and Korea ending around 1910 and the lyrics in the powerful middle of the song that talk about the wind that whip the small body of the island may refer to the invasion of the Japanese army on Korea soil This song was supposedly composed and sung by prisoners being marched to camps.to stregthen them snd give them hope, paprenrly, the Japanese soldiers were instructed to punish those that sang,

Love your appreciation and analysis. Her more recent 2022 fancam of Upon This Rock she belts a C6 unmistakable as her encore. I’m sure you can’t miss her tour de force Everyone. I believe there is a Vimeo with English translations to aid the impact. For the longest time she had NO social media channel of her own until late this year where she teaches in Korean and has her newest collab with Petra that is pure jazzy gospel vibe for your personal listening pleasure.

Please react to "Eyeryone", that was epic

Off topic , u got the best voice tone in existence

Than you for the vocal break down

Lean on me , and everybody is their masterpieces . You must react

Thank you for sharing the wonderful analysis video!Today, Forestella alarm opens and I see it again and comment. Subscribers who have already signed up.ㆍ Also, new subscription. Please keep working~ My pleasure.Everything about her is special and so pretty. This song is a traditional song that prays for unification, which Sohyang personally participated in arranging. Also, her dress is traditional attire.

Thanks for the reaction and commentary

Well, when The slaying Queen So sings everything is always imposible. Thanks for keeping the support to The Queen So. Thanks from Perú

I definitely second her cover of Everyone. It's an old gospel song from the 60s, and she's said it's the hardest songs she's ever had to sing. It's long, it features a lot of belting, the version she sings has an English verse as well as the Korean, and the song is extremely meaningful for her.

Love that you love her! If you want to hear more of her technique listen to Everyone, if you want more of her gospel/soul style listen to Lean on Me or You Raise Me Up, and if you want rock style crazy high belting check out Mona Lisa. She’s got it all! P.S. Have you heard Lara Fabian sing Caruso?

I really enjoy your so hyang reactions

Hi Peter! Loved the reaction and can't wait to watch you do another one of Sohyang's songs! Any songs you react to done by her will blow you away!

Sohyang makes all of the arrangements she sings herself

I'm genuinely suprised there's no Type O Negative on your channel. Peter Steele had one of the most unique and powerful voices in heavy music.

Love your reactions Peter! My first time experiencing this performance as well. So Hyang is amazing - I am completely in awe!

loved the reaction,next her " everyone " of the same show, youll have so much to talk about technical and emotional rollercoster

I've heard her reach an A6 without a whistle tone. Besides having this gorgeous voice, she's very beautiful as well.

최고! Best reaction I've ever seen!

That moment you analyzed for so long, to me, sounds like one of the most beautiful vocals ever. It is such a raw sounding and emotionally driven part that brings me to tears almost every time. I feel like it captures the pain and suffering of Koreans historically.

Gimme that RIFF!! yes more riffs, more satisfying. And the violinist won 2nd prize in Briten's got talent. She is good too. And if you want to listen something really vocally craaazy, I recommend you 'Dream'-Sohyang's own song. (I cannot understand the range. Ridiculously impossible) Or if you just want to hear something 'great' and warmth voice of sohyang, I would say 'Everyone' will be the best choice.