15-year-old Myanmar refugee singer Wan Yi-hwa sings for “Spring in Myanmar”

You can watch this video at koreanow.com
Hello everyone! I’m Sumi Yu from Korea Now.
Today, Korea Now met this 15-year-old Myanmar refugee girl Wan Yi-hwa, who is pursuing her dream as a singer in Korea.
After Yi-hwa’s father’s sudden death, Yi-hwa came to Korea with her mother and two brothers in 2016 to get away from conflicts in Myanmar.
Before coming to Korea, Yi-hwa already had a dream to be a singer as she was influenced by her father who was a famous singer among the Karen people.
Yi-hwa didn’t stop pursuing her dream to be a singer even after getting asylum from Korea, and her dream has fueled further after meeting her vocal trainer/manager Lee Kyung-ja at a singing contest in 2018.
Yi-wha became famous after appearing on a trot-singing competition program this year, and now she sings for the spring in her motherland, Myanmar.
Now, Yi-hwa dreams of being a singer who connects Korea and Myanmar.
Hope you guys like her story.
Wan Yi-hwa official Facebook:
/ marthahtoowah
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[@niha2214]

She is such a wonderful daughter, sister, student, and more importantly that she is such a great singer at that age 💛💛💛 good luck with your upcoming alternatives in life🌻🌻🌻

[@dork_madz]

You're so beautiful

[@adeade6027]

Your photo is ayana moon right?

[@friendshipgoal1688]

We are Karen people, we proud of you Sister ♥️🥀 keep trying

[@laykleklifesblessing9327]

Proud to be Karen 🥰

[@ShineBright506]

karen is the one of myanmar ethnic group not annoying karen that you think

[@志瑜杨]

I hope the situation in Myanmar gets better. ❤️ to the people of Myanmar!

[@gordainramsypie2960]

@@ShineBright506 I was like, “I never agreed to be part of the Karen group (American reference).” 😂

[@RM-kk1nz]

@@gordainramsypie2960 Same lmao, I was wait what🤭

[@sarajoseph4526]

What a beautiful story. Her Dad must be brimming with joy in Heaven.

[@wahkprumoo234]

Her mother recently passed away too. 😢

[@lea9977]

I follow her channel, think her voice is so pretty. Didn’t realize she was a refugee. Such a touching story. Wish her family success and happiness after all they have struggled through.

[@adibamasarratmunshi3146]

Channel name

[@phyozayarlin4297]

Martha Htoo Wah

[@adibamasarratmunshi3146]

@@phyozayarlin4297 thank you

[@jiro_k]

Thank you Korea! Lots of love from Myanmar 🇲🇲! 💜

[@linglee3026]

She could sing a lot of OST kdramasss her voice suitsss so much of these kind of content

[@kimberlymoua7208]

Right and she has so much emotion too

[@say8213]

I'm so sad to hearing you mum passed away last week. Be strong niece. God will be with you and guiding you with your two brother for the whole of your life forever. I hope and pray that you will have strength during this time of loss." "My deepest condolences to you during this time. Know that you are not alone and that if you ever need to talk, please don't hesitate to reach out. "You have my deepest, sincerest sympathy." "I am praying for you during your time of loss. Know that we are all thinking of you." Be strong and never give up in your life. When there is no one else, except God is the only who always go with you and cover you with his wings. We are always love you Poe Mu Gyi.😍❤️🥰✌️👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@버들-l1g]

사랑스러운 이화양의 모습을 이렇게나마 볼 수 있어서 좋네요. 많이 볼 수 있기를 고대합니다. 화이팅! 완이화양!

[@elangbam3115]

She is very inspiring! She should sign up for K-pop label. She has IU vibe.

[@lelina9015]

I came to know about yihwa first on a kbs program some years back. she grew up so fast and grew up beautiful. I saw her on the audition programe as well, and hearing her sing "the wind song" '바람의 노래'really moved me.she sings really well.hope she become a big name in korea👍👍 완이화양 항상 웅원합니다. 파이팅.❤️❤️❤️

[@aiotld]

She has such emotion in her singing at such a young age. I cried at the song she sang. I wish her much happiness in her pursuit of her dreams.

[@mooner14]

Wow i felt the same..

[@kingo263]

I hope the pressure of carrying her country's honor won't become a burden as more success comes her way. There will be alot of first time if this is going to be the case...and I do hope she becomes big and successful...Hwaiting!

[@린-w8e]

이화 선생님 정말 훌륭하신 분이시군요.. 둘다 감동이에요~~

[@chipoo2998]

I’m Karen and I’m so proud of her😭😭🎊

[@전근식-y8s]

항상 건강하고 날마다 하하하 웃는 날 되세요~~응원 .홧팅!!! 😀😃🙏⚘⚘

[@pinkymay20]

i love you baby girl. May your dream come true and God bless you more and more. Fighting. So much loves from MYANMAR

[@7teen175]

We as the people of Myanmar are so proud of you sister. Keep the good work and see you in Myanmar in the near future. ❤️❤️

[@keijunoona3689]

last days ago her mother passed away with cancer .... She is such a strong girl 😭 I love u girl and keep going God Bless u and stay strong my baby girl

[@williammaha8699]

Love you Iwha You are nation's little sister of our Myanmar 🇲🇲

[@phyusinlin574]

I'm so proud of you girl. Keep following your dreams and never give up until you achieve them. You can come back to Myanmar when we get fully Democracy if not never come back to Myanmar. Your life will be better in Korea or other countries. Those countries have full of humanity, kindhearted and they will treat a person as a person. Hoping for the best!

[@suhlaing4272]

Her emotional voice makes me cry..such a talented and splendid girl.I am Myanmar and I am always be your fan . Fighting and keep going girl

[@zawzaw-vx6fp]

She is a very beautiful girl with inside and outside beauty. We love you girl, rooting for you from Myanmar. And thank you very much all Koreans. Fighting and keep going Yi-hwa.

[@sainawkham6511]

Thanks Korea for helping Myanmar people. Jack from Myanmar

[@yarenot9878]

I cannot believe youtube doesn't have a ❤ button 😭😭

[@melliflousthebemething9403]

Her voice is so soothing 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@hanniebean741]

She is such a beautiful soul..😭😭I’m so happy she’s growing up so well ❤️❤️

[@yinmoaung2048]

She is so talented. Love her.

[@roselynnaga1111]

Whenever I see Yi hwa, hear her stories & her voice I can't help but Tear up everytime there's something so pure about this Girl.... So happy & proud of her wish her all the happiness & success...

[@eugene830]

애가 너무 착해보여요.이화 화이팅!

[@Sigma_best_gradma]

She’s got a lovely voice, cute, resilient, determined, hard working. Congratulations. God Bless You

[@muzikizfun]

This is my first time hearing her and I think I will be a fan from now on. She's one of those talents that you know they are a star with the first couple of notes you here!

[@lekha21920]

She says ' I want to teach to children who love music' when she herself is a child😐😐 Hope she achieves all her dreams💜💜

[@nnw925]

Touching story..my tear flowing..😭😭 God bless her! Wish her success! Thank you Korea for supporting our country.🙏🏻🙏🏻❤❤

[@pie8999]

Myanmar people are so proud of u. Fighting! We're all rooting for u

[@rosemarry3576]

I can definitely see how she will become a great idol and inspiring woman for many kids in the future. love her so much❤️

[@soewin9784]

Genius. God bless her and her sister & brother.

[@thinnyanantaung1831]

fighting girl, you are awesome. Thank and proud of you from myanmar💪🇲🇲🇲🇲

[@christinesung8884]

She grew a lot after the show "my neighbor Charles"and her voice is still amazing!!

[@winzaw1860]

မိခင္ႏုိင္ငံကုိ မေမ့ႏုိင္တာေက်းဇဴးပါ။

[@dhanyatashettkankonkar9019]

God bless her with success and love. Her father will be showering lot of love upon her. And her mothers struggles are worth it.

[@낙엽따라-p1t]

천사의 목소리...완이화....

[@westieseoul]

Wow, what a beautiful and talented young lady. Sweet soul taking on so much responsibility at such a young age. Wish her many more success in her future.

[@leoirisyoon7018]

We(Burmese) people love you so much

[@sansan-zq3bv]

We all love you..❤️❤️❤️ Thank you Korean for your helping to her..🙏

[@virginiaperez8485]

She is lovely and amazing example in her family and others praying blessings of healing over Myanmar and her family

[@zerorayswl3258]

She is not a Myanmar Star!! She is a KAREN Star 🌟🌟✨✨

[@leangels8888]

What a beautiful and soothing voice! She's charismatic. I hope your dreams come true and pray for peace in Myanmar.

[@maxinearmstead7563]

Bought tears to my eyes. What a beautiful voice. Where can I find her music videos? Just thinking about her voice bring chills!!!

[@b_bae_bay]

kzbin.info Her official youtube channel

[@wahkprumoo234]

@@b_bae_bay her mother recently passed away. 😢

[@my_happy_pill5385]

We are proud of you our girl. Go forward with many successful singer life and we wish for that. Fighting 💪🏻

[@SweetonSucculentswithMay]

What an inspiration you are, young lady!

[@nawyidohtoo6984]

ချစ်လိုကိုမဝဘူး ဖိုးမူးရေ 😍😍😍😍😘😘😘😘

[@ruthbenson1282]

Sweet young Karen girl with a beautiful voice. Besides her being fluent in Korean, her native tongue Karen (ethnic hill tribe) and Burmese, I bet she's pretty good in Thai and English as well. Wishing her and her family all the best in their new third country relocation home in South Korea. Blessings! 💜💜💜

[@어그스디]

Here's a big cheer from Myanmar 🇲🇲 Proud of you and keep on your pursuit of music. You're always supported. 💜

[@rablount]

Absolutely beautiful…inside out❤️

[@esthermarvel9924]

I'm so proud of you beautiful and lovely daughter ❤️❤️

[@heiwa_tan]

Yi-Hwa, you're growing so well I hope you will be blessed with happiness. Still remember my first impression of you on that one show about foreigner in Korea

[@martinaluther9660]

I feel so sad can't expresss it hurts N i feel so pity to Myanmar people oh God plizz let there be peace .

[@talen241]

ညီမ​လေး​အောင်​မြေပါ​စေ.🥰🥰✌✌

[@SuSu-nl5qy]

I really feel proud of her as a Myanmar citizen.

[@flordelizatatad5157]

She is an Angel sent By God..

[@janiceclay4061]

The Karen's inyanmar are naturally good in music and singing She must be naturally talented

[@moveon8727]

Her father song m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKaVZaOGnKiXac0

[@harumi_shin]

I am really happy for you, girl. Your mom's decision was the best for all the things that will happen in your future. Now, Our country is in the dark and we are now *Do or Die* situation. I am really happy for your brighter future.

[@crystalmoon3391]

She has a very beautiful voice,every song she had sing become my favourite songs. especially when she sing Go back couple ost wind song

[@mthethtaraung3058]

Just by looking at your interview and your song, it gives me the positive vibes. Thank you so much and proud of you. ❤️

[@danaoo1337]

I’m so proud of you . Thank you for representing us well 💙

[@peterrussell8939]

Wow. She will make a positive difference in this world. Beautiful voice too.

[@gretaaarons4941]

May God give her the joy & support. Sad what is happening in Myanmar & hope she is a bridge of blessing to both countries.

[@percyownhouse1855]

This young lady is destined to become a great singer...... Touching the heart of millions of people.... Even bringing healing to some who hear her voice...

[@poojahu1878]

She is just wow👏

[@TM-li7bl]

I’m glad she is living well in Korea. Her Korean is perfect!! Wow. Fighting!! From SoCal, USA

[@shweyeewin116]

Love you from Myanmar

[@priyankapiribts4927]

iam from srilanka iam 14'in year old i have a no mother my father working fromclombo i love kpop songs and dance💖💖 and sports that is my hobbies /dreams 👧but my family don't like Kpop songs only study 😔💜but this girl very lucky ☺

[@AungAung-yj5ls]

Yi hwan I love you I love your singing lots of love from Myanmar

[@nuevaeinstein3148]

Yi hwa OMG been so long, she's a good singer.

[@전근식-y8s]

얼굴도 진짜 예쁜데 말도 너무 예쁘게 잘해요!♡

[@aarne9225]

U gave me a goosebumps she's great singer

[@itsraraduh]

Always here to support you. Wishing you all the success, love and peace baby girl💜

[@OmyimSweety1441]

I finished watching this video in tears 😭. I hope Myanmar and Thailand will be peaceful soon. // from Thailand. |||

[@ellajinn]

I know her because of my neighbor,charles .Then I watch her music video and from that I'm in love with her voice and became her fan.She also have good personality.

[@remremi0230]

I wanna become kpop singer from myanmar too but i don't have chance😣but My dream is gonna come true by her. and we will support you always from myanmar.keep it up and dont ever giveup...

[@tawpoe4266]

We proud of u (day day mu) I BELIEVE there are many ur people that like to hear u speak ur language please, thank you also thank you to the Koreans

[@madyjune]

She has so much emotion in her songs. I'm really proud of her.

[@jaykim416]

Yi-hwa is such a beautiful and special girl. With all the hardships following her fathers death, she trudges on singing. I'm praying for her and her family's success in korea!

[@nullabang6704]

She is such a wonderful adorable girl. She is brave, loves her family and country and also supports them. Her voice is mature and she sings well. I’m so proud of her🥺

[@wintwarphyo5386]

Love you from Myanmar 🇲🇲❤❤

[@방탄소년단_보라해]

Such a beautiful voice and strong spirit. 💜💜

[@aungmyokhant8813]

Keep on working hard to achieve your dream. We, Burmese people will always support you. 👏👏

[@eatingwithkarenglish7462]

She is an amazing singer among the Karen people. Love her ❤️

[@JK-dg6nc]

Her dad will peafully live in heaven cuz he never worry their childs his daughter is wonderful

[@ckyoutubeofficial2530]

I love u from Ausrlia and my mom is Myanmar too😘😘

[@robertabrams8562]

Wow, what a great voice 😱…this song was very moving!

[@herrymarb9425]

I support you from Myanmar 🇲🇲

[@snowflake2346]

I wish I could listen to her full album one day.❤

[@treasuresboo1306]

Thank you korea and thank you this Yi hwan From Myanmar

[@Ellatopia0910]

When she started singing, I cried cos it hits different with her story

[@hninbasneith1990]

lots of love from Myanmar and thank you for concern and also thanks to Korea.

[@emdmelmon181]

So proud of you. We're always rooting for you my baby sis🌼

[@lalbdr6026]

She has amazing voice 😍

[@sarahdeihno1684]

You are so strong sis 😭😭😭🤍🤍🙏🙏 God be with you always 🙏💓💓

[@shwezin9755]

Martha, you must be brighter in the future, and you grieve for your mother🕊️😢🤍She's meeting your dad in heaven too, Keep it strong, little sister