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Michael Bolton saw this performance and called it "virtuoso performance" and invited her to his concert in Korea for a duet. and they sung "prayer" & "lean on me" PS. This stage was won the 'Best TV show award' at the Banff International Media Festival.

She arranges every cover herself. She also is the master behind the orchestra and the backing vocals. She directs them in practice so they come in how SHE wants them to. She was trained by one of the best. Seth Riggs, who was Michael Jackson’s vocal coach. He was her main vocal coach. So she traveled to the US to take lessons from him.

please react to Sohyang singing Easy On Me last year (2023) outdoors under a huge bridge. It looks much less rehearsed but to my non trained ears it really showcases the effortless sonic beauty of her onpoint musical instincts. She was also 45 years young in it (posted by "Sohyang official" youtube channel)

OMG ! She is our of this world !

Sohyang has said in an interview that this performance before Michael Bolton was the most pleasing to her personally up to that point in her career because Michael Bolton is one of her absolutely favourite singers, and because he was so effusive in his praise for her she was satisfied that she and her team could produce similarly world class songs and performances. And hey, Michael Bolton told her she was a "vocal virtuoso" after the concert and invited her to join him for the rest of his South Korean tour. How do you beat that? Well, Michael Bolton can offer to take you on an entirely new world tour making you the featured guest--and that is _exactly_ what he did! Unfortunately, or not, the two could not make their schedules match no matter how hard they tried and the tour never materialized. This was actually fairly depressing for Sohyang because she really wanted to go BIG TIME in the music business at that exact moment but everything seemed to conspire against her. Pneumonia problems would crop up and this has been a chronic problem for Sohyang. She would later recognize this as God's way of preventing her from getting caught up in the North American and European music industry that would have been destructive to her character at that time. Sohyang is humble enough and courageous enough to confess she had become so ambitious that she was an ugly person, short tempered with other people and not treating them with proper respect. I know, my jaw hit the floor when I read the interview too! Sohyang a _mean person?_ Say it ain't so! But we all have times where we are embarrassed at how we behaved and Sohyang is just a human being, like the rest of us. Two years later in 2016 Sohyang was almost ready to quit the entire music business because her health problems were so bad. Yet she had given her truly immortal performances of "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "Arirang Alone," "Everyone" and "I Have Nothing" only the previous year in 2015, and "The Prayer" and "Power Of Love" in 2014--songs _any_ diva who has ever walked the earth would _kill_ to have in their repertoire! So she plundered her bank account and took a trip to New York and Philadelphia. In the latter city Sohyang saw a quote from President Franklin Roosevelt where he had said in his inaugural address during the Great Depression of the 1930s that "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." This proved so inspirational for her that when she got back to South Korea she entered the "King of the Masked Singers" contest in 2017 and won it on six consecutive occasions! Still the pneumonia dogged her so badly she knew it was God's way of telling her she had to reassess why she had become a singer in the first place. And that was to sing to lift people's spirits who were going through hard times. In 2018 David Foster himself did eight concerts with her at Tokyo's Blue Note Club and it is thought he offered to be the producer for new recordings of her. But she had been really reconsidering her purpose in life and decided the Hollywood lifestyle was the last thing she truly wanted, and in 2020 she turned down a contract offer from Sony Music US, _the 2nd largest music corporation in the world!_ And there were many others before that going back a decade or so! Since then Sohyang has been resolute in her decision to stay away from the music "industry" and manage her own career for the purposes she had started it all with. I for one can't express how happy I am she has chosen the path she did because she is one of the most inspirational people I have ever come across in my entire life, and I know countless others feel exactly the same way. 👌😉💖💖💖 And here is what Michael Bolton told Sohyang after this performance. To say she bowled him over is an understatement! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rM2IlrJpncnYhqc.html

This was her first performance on this show and of course she won. It's her and her teams arrangement too. She works with the backup singers and orcastra.

checkout her "Higher" acoustic version, that's one of the latest songs of her... love to see a reaction of that song from you.

love sohyang not my fave of hers she is without doubt my favourte female singer world class in side and out what a role model she is love from the uk

So Hyang is a living legend

What an incredible voice and range!!! Simply amazing. She knows how to end a song. Thanks for sharing!!!

👍😅😅 we like your true reaction. very thanks.🙏💜👍👍💕💕🥰

A little more context for the video includes the gentleman that is shown on camera several times watching the performance. That is Michael Bolton who made the song a 'second time hit' from the original sung by Bill Withers. The show had several singers that were being judged by Michael (and maybe others). Of course this performance won and he called So Hyang a virtuoso and invited her to go on a concert tour with him, which she eventually did I think, though much later. So Hyang did not sing publicly until she was 19, as she never thought she'd be a singer. Just wow! She is mostly self-taught but had some lessons with Seth Riggs (Michael Jackson's voice teacher) after she had been singing for some time. She practices her performances a hundred times before going on stage, but I think, like you mentioned, she probably leaves some room for her to do a bit of wandering in the moment (of that I am not sure but it seems so spontaneous). Of course, So Hyang says her voice is a gift from God. Who can argue? Because she had cancer and complications (I think hepatitis) from the treatments, she has had many bouts with pneumonia which threatened to end her singing life. She has vowed to sing for other's comfort and not for fame and fortune. I think she is the most fearless singer I have come across on the female side. The notes she hits are basically superhuman! LOL! I enjoyed your singing and your enthusiastic reaction. Now, you might be ready for So Hyang's DMC Festival (her in a dark blue dress) performance of 'I Have Nothing'. It is a one of a kind performance as most of hers truly are. I do not understand how she can be so good live even when practicing a hundred times!

Sohyang had fun in this performance

Love your Reactions:/) The combination of your personality, Knowledge and excitement makes everything better! Follow your dreams all the way! Your similarities with SoHyang are numerous !

Andrea, the other fans have given you lots of information, so let me summarize a couple of points: As you travel through the World of Sohyang, remember that she and her personal team do ALL of the arrangements (she arranges the music) for stage appearances (this staging won her an award). Several of the vocalists and musicians on stage here are semi-permanent members of her backup team (You will see them in other videos - they are superb). The gentleman highlighted in the video IS Michael Bolton. This concert was in his honor and included only his hit songs. There were many Korean Superstars that performed in it - the camera glimpsed several of them. You've given us two great reactions. Keep going. She will continue to surprise you, so be sure to have your seat belt fastened. 😮 Cheers.

Thanks Anrea for the reaction to Queen Sohyang!

I have to mention the backing singers. If you get a chance take a listen concentrating on them. I think you will be surprised at what they do to uplift what she is doing. There is usually two to three harmonies that add so much to what she is singing. So did you catch that knee strike at the end when she finished her vocals? She often adds a leg kick, or a swinging of her leg like she is kicking the mean and hurtful things so many of us face every day. She is such a spiritual person and tremendously down to earth too. Thanks for your great reaction.

This is the second reaction video I see from you and very glad to have seen it today. Sohyang's vocal prowess has always drawn a lot of feedback from vocal experts who tend to focus on her technical dexterity and control. And there are plenty of regular folks whose interest in music is defined by personal preference yet can't help but be amazed by Sohyang's extraordinary display of musical feat. You brought in your reaction something much seldom to see as a music performer. Your commentary on performance planning, enrollment of the backup singers and supporting musicians, and the ambient progression of the stage provides insight and experience uniquely yours, a refreshing experience to enjoy for me. Thanks for the reaction. BTW, I think you have an expressive, sincere voice and personality befitting your vocation as a musician based on the clip of your version of "Lean On Me" here.

"Pre-programmed in her brain" is absolutely right, Andrea. So Hyang is one of a handful of singers (including, IMO, Angelina Jordan) with the confidence and ability to be improvised and emotional but at the same time completely understand where she is going. Her interaction with the choir and the instruments depends on her understanding at every moment where she is. I hope you'll react to "Arirang Alone" (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sKypocd8nryzc58.html) and her cover of "I Have Nothing" (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eaykhbiEtd7Hkac.html). Angelina's studio version of "I Have Nothing" is also outstanding (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n75gmpxqz7SWZok.html), as are songs on AJ's current EP. Cheers!

Sohyang is my favorite! Your reaction as a really good artist also is awesome! Mahalo! 🤙😊 from Hawaii.

It always amazes me when reactors see still shots of Michael Bolton in the audience, who made this song the hit that it is, they literally make no comment about the fact that he is there. It is just as if he is some "Joe" sitting in the audience. I can only assume that he was before their generation. Except that I also see it with older reactors.

She is a very unbelievable singer!

Andrea, I just caught your singing at the end - very cool. Sing more for us. 🥰

This is definitely the performance where she flexes. 🦾 Great reaction! Arirang Alone (immortal song version) is another one of her performances with a dramatic blow your mind moment.

Mind-blowing performance. Love this arrangement of Lean On Me, its so uplifting. Thank you for the reaction Andrea, really glad you're enjoying your Sohyang journey, keep going as it only gets better. Check out her rendition of Arirang Alone next from Immortal Songs 2 2015 (with 16m plus views). Thank you again.

Yeah.. Her pitches and transitions are just like Magic! I hope you can be inspired by her performance more to improve your own singing.. your voice is absolutely beautiful Andrea. And.. Christmas season is coming.. Her version of "Oh Holy night(I Am a Singer 2012)" would be joyful to watch..!

소향왕후님 노래에 리액션 감사합니다 소향님은 타고난것도 있지만 8번의 폐렴과 성대결절그리고 암의 생존자이기도 합니다 수많은 시련과 노력끝에 탄생한 보컬리스트라고 생각합니다 잘찾아보면 라이브영상도 많습니다 you raise me up 이노래도 4번째폐렴에서 탄생한곡이라고 합니다 소향 포에버 ❤❤❤

You may be too young to know or recognize Michael Bolton who was the one standing up and clapping at the end of her performance. Michael Bolton brought this song back into popularity as a cover on one of his albums. His version is probably more famous than the original to modern listeners.

I love Sohyang ❤❤❤ kisses from Italy 😘😘😘

Sohyang was never a child prodigy like say a Angelina Jordan. But if you go back to around 2012 when she started appearing on I am a singer 2 there is a marked improvement in her vocals. If you listen to her recent material you will see she is now at the peak of her immense vocal talent at 45 years old. Her ability to mix her registers will allow her to sing probably well into her sixties if she can keep pneumonia at bay.

Pliese reaction to where are you by sohyang

또 돌이 오셨군요,, 소향 영상 멋지게 반응 해주세요 감사합니다

I really enjoyed seeing you react to Sohyang and omg the end with you singing your own version of the song (for a bit) is great, thank you for the treat !!! I really liked your song on Spotify, I hope you will make more.

O melhor é que ela tá cantando na frente do Michael Bolton ela tá fazendo um cover incrível na frente do dono da música isso é um peso do crl pra qualquer cantor e ela só foi lá e melhorou a música 100000x

I was actually considering going karaoke with friends but it costs so much to rent a box so maybe actually just staying inside and doing it at home is better * - *

Very few comment on Michael Bolton and his reaction to her performance. As a vocal profectionalist, his reaction in priceless.

소향의 불후의 명곡~! 함께 해주셔서 감사합니다. Queen Sohang~!

Hey! I remember those guitars from other youtuber. I enjoy watching your husband's content. :)

같이들어서좋아요 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤

Sohyang was invited to the tv show to basically impress Michael Bolton who was the featured guest for this particular episode. She was set up to win, hence the extravagant song arrangement.

아미도왔어요 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 같이들어서좋아요

리엑션 ❤감사합니다 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

다음에보자 ㅋㅋ 🎉🎉🎉🎉또올게요

전!노래 진짜 잘하는사람이❤진짜 좋아요🎉

perhaps you could do a reaction to 4th Impact. They are 4 sisters from The Philippines with amazing harmonies. The video of their X Factor UK (2015) audition has more than 191 million views on you tube . They have many covers and a few original songs on you tube ( new original song will drop on 28th Nov ).

😂😂😂 I was just reading thru more of yr comments and I saw a person making comparisons with yourself & sohyang, if I was a singer & somebody likened me to sohyang I know that I would die happy knowing that I had reached the summit when it comes to singing etc.😂😂😂

재미있네요 ㅎㅎ ❤❤❤

😮👍

0:35 👍

❤❤

🙃💘

노래가좋아요 ㅋㅋ ❤

노래할줄아니까!리엑션너무좋았어요🎉

There are so many well known artists at this show. Michael Bolton who I don't think you recognized, is who the camera pans to, this show was the Michael Bolton Special, so all the artists sang his songs/covers. Then there is a bunch of famous Korean singers there whose names I wont spell out as I think I would mess up.

소향;비긴어게인

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저는 영어를 못하는데 이해가돼는걸 뭘까요

no need to stop 15 times 3 would be fine no copy rite

Michael Bolton???

커버를 했는데 무슨 원곡이지 ㅋ 할수도 있어요 그럼 원곡을 방송을 하든가

Ti occupi di recensioni musicali e non hai riconosciuto Michael Bolton più volte inquadrato ???😢