“why am i crying” is something i find myself saying every time i listen to Sohyang

@smittyfiggpaints

4 жыл бұрын

Same here

@instasingingvids3529

4 жыл бұрын

Autumn McDonough and some people say she sings with no emotion! I don’t get it!

@nekocloud25

4 жыл бұрын

Everytime I listen to this. Tears: hello

@zlegacy4366

4 жыл бұрын

Yup.. even I was shocked that I cried the 1st time I heard this song. And I am a man tho

@victorywinner7821

4 жыл бұрын

of course her song is amazing...^^ and one more reason of your tears is that ARIRANG contains the Korean historical sadness...so I guess you can feel it from her song

One of the most stunningly beautiful live performances in human history!

@kbar5821

4 жыл бұрын

It isn't very often that you hear a song and realize you have never heard anything like it before (and probably never will again.)

@ivanadelvallearrieta7014

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@gentleman4491

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely I agree with you. Especially ending part is so breathtakingly beautiful.

@giank5499

4 жыл бұрын

A Master piece

@kammt9999

4 жыл бұрын

agreed. never get tired of listening to this. evergreen most definitely.

*Arirang* is the most-beloved Korean folk song. It’s believed to be first sang over 600 years ago, and passed down from generation to generation. No one knows the exact meaning of Arirang but it embodies the spirit of the people of Korea for centuries. Arirang represents the suffering and tribulation (Arirang 'Hill') overcome as people and the nation. If we’re together as one holding hands, we can make it over the hill. *Arirang Alone* is a modern adaptation (released in 1990) of the original song written in the hope of reunification of Koreas. It’s a song of hope and peace. It tells a fantasy of the Island of Dokdo floating in the East Sea all alone singing Arirang. If Dokdo sang Arirang, alone in the Eat Sea, would North and South reunite? Dokdo is islets centrally located between Mount Baekdu (in northern border of North Korea) and Mount Halla (in Jeju Island, South Korea). Let’s ride a boat together from Baekdu and Halla. When we dock our boats at Dokdo, we’ll witness a new dawn together. The songwriter’s parents had to leave two sons and a daughter in North Korea during the war. His father’s dying wish to him was “when Korea reunite, go find your older brothers and sister and tell them that their parents did not abandoned them”. Where everyone in the audience sings along is where Sohyang incorporated the original Arirang lyric and melody.

@melodyyoo5960

4 жыл бұрын

I- yah. I couldnt have said it any better😂😂

@BlueStar4040

3 жыл бұрын

Damn...

@hejalll

3 жыл бұрын

Jesus that's beautiful. Makes the song somehow even more magical. This performance is seriously transcending.

@crhu319

3 жыл бұрын

Verdi's music unified Italy. Never believe it's impossible.

@mohitsaidit875

3 жыл бұрын

thankyou. seriously.. for this fine explaination..

"Why am I crying"? I am a 75 year old man and I tear up whenever I hear her sing. I've asked that question many times, and finally I know the answer. I tear up when I hear absolute perfection and that is what this fabulous singer gives us - every time.

@bbonds5277

4 жыл бұрын

Sir, I definitely agree with you. But regardeless of all vocal techniques, in fact she is a virtuoso in this field, her communication of emotions toward the audiences is the key point i guess and i am absolutely sure that she is a really good storyteller touching our hearts.

@victorywinner7821

4 жыл бұрын

this song lyrics contains the sadness of Korean history so I guess that you can feel the sorrow from her voices

@coolguysaswell

3 жыл бұрын

There are lots of Arirang songs in Korea All Arirang songs have a sad soul basically Add Sohyang expressed it very very well. Tearing is natural Friend of mine who is American was crying even though watching without English captions Have a great day

@mattcav6992

3 жыл бұрын

Amen

@fritzkrakaz

3 жыл бұрын

I almost wet my pants when I first heard her singing...I am 42

The "well done little one" comment had me ugly laughing and I don't know why 😂

@egonpax

4 жыл бұрын

Levi Gray haha same!

@ronaldpessy6229

4 жыл бұрын

SoHyang has a tiny figure. But a huge voice. It always suprise me as i listen to her. She can fill with her voice a whole stadium and the sky above it! She has the most powerfull voice a ever heard. Many consider her the best female singer in the world; Thats why you Ugly Laughing come from by the phrase; "Well done little one". SoHyang is by no means "ä litlle one"' she is a "Great one' ; In my opnion; "One of the best"in the world !

@TheSeeking2know

4 жыл бұрын

@@ronaldpessy6229 I think the "Well done little one" comment was matched with the old man nodding approvingly of Sohyang like he (the old man) was saying it in his head, "you have done well young one". That part was one of my favourite parts of the video, the true feeling of appreciation from the old people who personally experienced most of the challenges of Korea over the war years.

@jvoxfox

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSeeking2know yep! :)

I still remember an interview with Sohyang. The reason why she sang with all her strength was that she sang loudly so that God could hear. Her voice was given by God. I still remember a few years later. that's why we always cry when we listen to her song. I'm not a Christian, but I can only describe her as an angel's voice.

Fun fact: the whole production and arrangements are completely done by so hyang.This song has over 60 :-version .She created this one on her own.a fabulous work.

FINALLY someone who actually pointed out that transition from pure head to mixed/belt (7:27). Everyone focuses on the amazing Bb5 but NO ONE talks about this. Those 2 seconds are SO DIFFICULT. She went up one octave from chest to head and then on three different syllables she changed her tone three times from head to mix in just 2 seconds. 99% of singers would have cracked every single syllable. First time i saw this video my reaction was just the same. For me it is still the most amazing bit of this performance. I mean, apart from the otherworldly experience of that Bb.

@jvoxfox

3 жыл бұрын

Right?! Incredible transition. Sohyang is ridiculously good at what she does.

This song is actually very sad. Very hopeful but very sad, because it is a reflection of Korea as a war-torn country, filled with a lot of separations and heartbreaks, but also hope and optimism for a better, united future.

This song is korean traditional song and these lyrics have a meaning of singing about the pain of division in Korea from the war. So she said 'togerher'. I am also Korean and know the historical pain, but Sohyang's song brings me something more emotional. Thanks for your reaction..!

@lustwaffe9000

3 жыл бұрын

What are you talkin about “korean war”? The song Arirang is 600 years old. Its everything Korean. Han and Jung and every other emotion associated with our people.

@audghks887

3 жыл бұрын

@@lustwaffe9000 Oh, you're right. But I mean, this song is 'Arirang Alone', a song written and rewritten based on traditional music 'Arirang'. In the lyrics of this song, let's hold hands. The meaning of 'Let's go together' is to hope for the unification of South Korea and North Korea divided by the Korean War.

"Sohyang, we have to stop meeting like this" might be the funniest side remark ever spouted midst respect’tears❤️❤️😊😀

She looks and sings like a Disney Princess!please react to her singing Lean on me !!! Greetings from Brasil!

@Feilynn

4 жыл бұрын

She is a Disney princess... she is the Korean singing voice of Moana

@user-gp9re2rc5c

4 жыл бұрын

Disney should take inspiration from sohyang and ask her to sing the songs 😍

@Tom.T

4 жыл бұрын

no she don,t give me just one name on a Disney princess, there have a voice just near as good then SOHYANG have, she is 1000 times better

@beyondviolet

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tom.T she did the Korean singing for Moana and you didn’t hear even 10% of her vocal abilities there. You shouldn’t judge any Disney princess singer based on the songs they sing in a Disney movie, because those songs are mostly there for conveying a message and not focused on the vocal aspect. Why do you think “Let it Go” became so popular? Because it was one of the few Disney songs that actually contained really hard-to-hit notes. Of course children loved it.

@Tom.T

3 жыл бұрын

@@beyondviolet no matter what, will i stil mean sohyang, have a voice lot better them disney use in there movies, and i will go so far to say she better then celine dion, and mariah carey, so i don,t jugde her out from have disney singer sing in the movies, but have she sing in the real life

This song is of national importance, the audience is in the same emotional state as her and us. I haven't listened to this performance in a while and I got chills all over once again. That's the first thing I heard from her. She's so incredible, those transitions, that tone... One of the best singers out there. When artists of this caliber sing, we get their message even without lyrics.

I’ve literally watched this performance dozens of times and it blows my mind every time! Goosebump city.

She is an actual angel, she went through a cancer and she won the battle against it... she has so much soul!! And this song it's super emotional for Korean people, it talks about the hope of reunification between North and South Korea... btw, this version of the song always makes me cry, it's so beautiful

I’ve heard this song 100+ times and every time I tear up and get goosebumps .. I’ve never ever reacted to another song like I do this one.

I’m not gunna lie when I first saw this performance I also cried and I just couldn’t understand why but she just touched my soul with this song, it was amazing, honestly

@RustyPro676

4 жыл бұрын

lol ive watched this like 100 times, and somehow end up crying every time :D

@gentleman4491

4 жыл бұрын

She is an inspirational artist and a great Korean gospel singer. Have a nice day.

@jenvogue5005

4 жыл бұрын

As a Korean, this song speaks to us. It is a beautiful thing that foreigners are also touched by the emotions of this song!

It is been so long you didn't watch Sohyang sing. Watch her sing at Begin Again Korea road show busking to comfort people during coronavirus period. "I will always love you"

Julia: "Why am I crying!" me: Ma'am, we are all crying...

Sohyang is the best singer of this era. Live is a better singer than the record! It is a dream, hope, and emotion and comfort.

Vocal techniques aside, what separates So Hyang from the rest is her ability to express the essence of a song. Sure she has all the tools. But unless the emotions are genuine, all the technical stuff would be just a showing off. The reason we are so move by So Hyang's performances is that she sings from her heart and her emotions are real. Same thing can be said to your reaction.

"Sohyang, we have to stop meeting like this." And I'm bursting in laughter 😂

Isn't it interesting that even when the meaning of the song is not understood, the emotions are are still clearly recieved. Music truly is the universal language.

Arirang solo showing Sohyang's perfect vocal technique and great performance~🥰😍🤩

She is one in a million of our generation. She makes everything looks so easy as if she were playing around with the sound of magic ❤️

"What is this song about? The lyrics make it sound cute. Why am I crying?" ❤

@andrewbaek6691

3 жыл бұрын

Its basically a Korean reunification song based on the traditional folk song Arirang. In the song, it mentions Baekdusan and Hallasan which are the two highest points in North Korea and South Korea which are at opposite ends. In the song, it mentions that we should travel from each end.

First song when introduced to SOHYANG almost 3yrs ago have listened to everyday since knew she was special

@johnhoran9594

4 жыл бұрын

Me too. Keeps me sane

I didn't realize you haven't already done this on. Your mind is going to be blown! For me, it's her best performance.

@siloearce9200

4 жыл бұрын

Yea I had the same impression that she reacted to it already haha

"Why am I cryting?" Sure can relate, especially for a traditional Korean folk song! Sohyang offers this fantastic example how music can transcend language barrier. The drama and the emotion can be so readily sensed through her magical voice in this amazingly arranged song. Love your approach of using written notes throughout the video to minimize prolonged interruption and also serve to highlight the breaks where you want to make important notes. Your reaction is filled with chuckful of vocal pedagogy, which often come across dry and alienating to me, a music consumer without much professional training. However, the passion and enthusiasm you put forward about the performance makes you so approachable and likable. So glad to find you on this journey to explore about Sohyang's music and hope to see you again soon. PS: Let me mention Sohyang's Bridge Over Troubled Water for your consideration the next time also on Immortal Song 2.

Listened to this song in 100 different versions growing-up but, what she did here with this simple song is simply masterpiece. INCREDIBLE!

if someone doesn't cry when watching this (especially for the first time!), they must be devoid of all sense of humanity... so hyang is able to bring forth an emotional mixture from the very depths of my soul that ends with me sniveling like a messy child every single dang time i hear her sing.

This performance is just EPIC, isnt it? just like watching a grandiose movie soundtrack live! the music arrangement, the vocal, the story, progressions. just awesome!

Still my favorite performance from her. It carries the same feeling I get from her drama soundtracks.

In Korea, 70% of the country is mountainous. So it was common to cross the mountain from the old rural village to the other village. Most of these mountain paths that appear outside the village are very high and curved. This road was called Arirang Pass. And, Korean traditional music called "Arirang" expresses this place as the last scene of seeing loved ones leave behind. Sohyang's song, "Holo Arirang," was composed by a Korean folk song composer to wish people living separately in North and South Korea could meet in one place. in the middle of a song " Dokdo. Did you sleep well last night? " There's a lyric like this. Although it is a personified expression of the Korean language's cherished object, many Koreans become emotional with the phrase. The composer thought it was a place where the separated people could meet.

@romeoalfa1598

3 жыл бұрын

제대로 된 설명... 엄지척 '-')乃

It is so~ beautiful that I'm speechless.

She's amazing!

소향 world For the first time after meeting Sohyang, I realized that the human voice was better than the instrument.

Arirang alone is a song that goes well with Korean emotion and voices

Bravo Julia. For us So Hyang fans in Croatia, she is CESARICA, which means empress in the Croatian language, but Croatia's most popular song for the last 30 years is also called "CESARICA". It is a song about love for an everyday woman who is Good, beautiful, desirable to all and our hearts cannot do without her just as flowers cannot live without water as that song says. THE EMPRESS OF OUR HEARTS So Hyang. Greetings from Croatia.

4:40 yep, “hanbok” is the correct term for the traditional Korean dress

I think the highlight for this performance in So Hyang's heart is the the Korean Olympic Dance Skate Team used this performance as their music in the Winter Olympics in S. Korea and if I remember correctly they medaled ...

@esnftan11

3 жыл бұрын

Korean Olympic dance skate to so Hyang

I've seen this exact same performance so many times but I kid you not, I cry every single time.

her voice makes every place she sings into like a king's palace

As a Korean (Who can understand the language and know this song well) If you felt this song is cute and pure but also make you cry That means this song is delivered correctly. The song is telling about everything that this KZreadr reacted Even if she can't understand korean and history of the song. I'm so glad I watched this video because It makes me feels like So-hyang has delivered the song perfectly.

소향님의 무대를 더 많이 리뷰해주세요~! ))ㅑ핳핧 떄햔믠뀩뫈쒜

@sleepydog1

3 жыл бұрын

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ몰래 국뽕

@tv_patience8927

3 жыл бұрын

갑자기..대한민국 만세가....ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Never appologize for heartfelt tears; beautiful song accompanied by beautiful reaction!

Love your reactions!!!!!

I have been told by many people throughout my life that I sing quite well, but I feel like a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs when I hear the likes of Sohyung. She is the singer all other vocalists strive to achieve the talent of. Thanks for reviewing one of her native language songs. This was so beautiful and moving even without knowing the words or meaning of the lyrics (subscript translation in closed captioning). BTW: I love your beautiful hair and skin. You are such a beauty. Seeing your heartfelt emotional reactions to this georgeous singing was as touching as the vocals to me. Real emotions affect me. Your clear knowledge of the subject matter is a big plus to a review channel of this type as well. You, young lady, have earned my subscription. SUB'd!

As you watch this ask yourself the question "Who else could sing this song as arranged?" I can't come up with anyone.

@stoneshack2000

4 жыл бұрын

I can do it :-)

I would strongly recommend checking out her performance of Bridge Over Troubled Water sometime!! It’s by far my favorite display of just how ridiculously effortless she makes such amazing belts

I'm expecting her amazing performance. Especially there is the most breathtakingly beautiful ending part I've ever heard in my whole life. She always touches my heart. I can only say Wow. After watching this performance, I don't know what to say. It's just so~~~ beautiful and amazing. She looks like an angel. Thank you so much for the best analysis and reaction. Have a good time.

She sings like a Disney princess

She has the voice of an angel🌟and will outdo all competitors that come her way🌟👍no contest❤️

Shes gonna be singing again in a korean tv show called “비긴어게인” hope you can react to her recent healthy singing as well soon☺️ The show is up next week!

@infinito1123

4 жыл бұрын

thanks!

I'm 47yr old male from the US, and I teared up too. I couldn't even keep reading the captions because I was so transfixed by the performance. So I wasn't a hundred percent sure what the lyrics are about. But I probably was.

She's fantastic and she's the best. She's the best queen in the world.

Your reactions are so natural and pure..we deeply feel it..

Definitely!!! It is true love, just like I feel every time listening to her singing...

OMG!! Her high notes are likely burn everything..!!!!

Sometimes I get the feeling that she's just having fun with the orchestra

❤️She is unbelievable incredible amazingly good! She touches my heart and emotions every time! ❤️

I love your reaction! ❤ So Hyang is an angel

You don't know how beloved this song is. It is the unifcation song of North and South. Arirang is the the suffering of our people. We come over it together. The single voice is total amazing true stunning motive.

감동그자체 믿기힘든 가창력에 전율이 찌르ㄹㄹ

고맙습니다. 😊 아리랑 i Like YOU ~ UniVErsely in deep my mental..

I recommend listening to Sohyang's bridge over trouble water(Immortal songs).💕💕😍👍

크... 좋으다😍

Oh ! Sohyang !!! 😍

Julia next one you need to react to is Lean On Me with MIchael Bolton in the audience . One of the few performances she does that is more mind blowing attention getting singing than singing from a pure emotional standpoint. And that's not a bad thing, just a little out of the ordinary. Nice work as always.

She is an ANGEL! when you are sad, listen this song

Its like listening to an instrumental song. Her voice is in unison with the other instruments. Hence i can listen to it like a thousand times and i still wont get bored... What a performance!!

I can just watch you go on all day long. As much as I am stunned by Sohyang everytime she sings, your understaning and insights of her vocal technique astounds me. You too are such a master in singing..

One of the most stunning live performances that all generations can relate to !

Yes, much yes. She's so epic.

I love your reaction and your editing

Her vocals are beyond amazing but her talents are swelled by the fact that she is responsible for the mesmerising arrangements of all the songs she performs,giving us a real insight in to her musicality as a whole. If you listened to the original of this song you could be forgiven for hardly recognising it as it is just a traditional folk song,a bit 'ploddy',as folk songs sometimes are, but a sprinkle of the old so hyang magic it has become more 'anthem' like. There are a couple more 'english/american' songs for you to look at that are 'classics' that almost everyone would know that have had the so hyang treatment, which are 'bridge over troubled water' & 'lean on me' (before the song starts,never in a million years will you be able to guess the direction in which that goes!!!) both from the show 'immortal songs 2' & then there is her performance of 'i have nothing' at the DMC FESTIVAL, which tbh doesn't change too much from the original in the first half of the song,apart from the key she sings it in, but the second half of the song however,in particular the climax,is a different story altogether.al these songs I suggest for the same reason,which is that I am sure you are familiar with the originals so you can compare(not the best choice of word as everyone is individual so you probably shouldn't compare but maybe what i'm trying to say is that you have something to 'relate' so hyang's version to). Once you have got through these I suggest that you take a look at her 8 performances on the show 'king of masked singer' which she won,and remained queen,for 7 consecutive weeks,which is a record for the show. These songs are the opposite in that they are all korean songs which I am sure you wont be familiar with,but this is where,in my opinion,her talent shines the most,I think these performances show off her vocals( & her skill at arranging too) much more than the performances you have seen so far. It is also here where you can see her versatility to the max because you get the ballads etc but you get the pop,the rock & believe it or not you also get the rap(day day). The korean version of this show is not as 'extravagant'(or scary) when it comes to the 'masks' as the UK/US version & so hyang's mask is very 'human' like, I think her character is called 'old lady' actually, which is not so distracting, and anyway, once she starts singing there is no doubt that it is her. I know that is a lot of performances & I realise there are only 24 hrs in a day & that there are other artists you want to react to but please,be kind to yourself & even if you dont do a reaction video for us,please please please just listen to them for your own personal enjoyment. As I said,these songs are predominately in korean but if you do want the eng subs then I suggest you watch them on vimeo. Great rea tion by the way,I really enjoy watching people watching so hyang,particularly people like yourself who are professionals,in different capacities, when it comes to singing/music etc as it helps us people that only know it sounds good to understand what she is doing that makes it sound good,apart from the fact that she has a god given talent. Hoping for another reaction video soon. Thankyou Julia

@pjw1279

4 жыл бұрын

Wow....really big fan...good.

@MegaCKY

4 жыл бұрын

As I listen to Sohyang's songs in Masked Singer, I can feel the siren of Greek mythology. In other ways, I feel like I'm watching a tech demo of a human song. Almost every song, but I felt that way when I listened to "Home" and "Breath."

Oh sohyang! what a lovely performance! surely a long waiting reaction.

One of the best performances ever. I have never heard anything like that Bb5 come out of a human being before.

One of best singer of today, i've been a huge fan since i first her in 2014, i have over 100 of her MV on my channel and Digital downloads of her greatest hits on my laptop. It's because of her and three other South Korean singers like Park Ki Young, ALi, Son Seung Yeon that i have learned the South Korean language.

CRYinnG.... ... 아리라아앙 ~~~ 🎶🌄...

Can't wait to see the video, Julia please do more reaction videos about Sohyang's performances

She sounded heavenly....

And she had PNEUMONIA during this performance!! I literally could never

SoHyang is my Queen 💙💕🎧🎧

Yes, I always feel this is her signature song. 17 hours away though, dang. I love how we are all liking something that we haven't even seen yet. ^_^

It's a song that makes me forget what I have to say. There is a soul in her song... thanx!!!!😅👋🙏 Queen sohyang!!!👸💖👑💝

When talking to a group at Uni in South Korea about singing once, when asked, she said she didn't sing with her voice, she sang with her breathing.

오늘도 당신의 모습을 보고 갑니다. 건강하세요 🍀💪...

When she said, “is this true love”. I felt her tho

Your comments are as beautiful as So Hyang's performance.

*Guys guys guyyyysss like this so she sees it!!!* Julia you have to react to SoHyang's performance of *Mona Lisa* it'll literally blow you away!!!!

So sweeeeet from you, smart reaction.,Sohyang is amazing .big 🙂🌴🌞💐💙💚💜✌️☺️from casablanca

이런 라이브는 현장으로 가야합니다

Sohyang Arirang fills me up with her beautiful voice.

As a lover of Korean culture and all, this song never fails to make me cry

@Dotorimook

2 жыл бұрын

😢😢😢

@oldhanzo

11 ай бұрын

I recommend you listen to the original song It will feel different😊

감사합니다 ~ 퀸 소향 is love~💗

소향 한복 잘 어울립니다. 잘 보았습니다.

her voice along with this song especially makes me cry so much. she did the song so much justice

it's taken me a while to watch this because every single time i hear SoHyang's rendition of this song i sob my way through it. absolutely fantastic reaction

I've already seen so many reactions to So Hyang's perfomances that I didn't think to learn anything new for myself, but you surprised me. Thank you for your reaction. Keep watching to So Hyang. I recommend you to listen to her version of Oh Holy Night from Immortal songs (8 minutes video, the song starts in the third minute)