SOHYANG Arirang Alone 소향 - 홀로 아리랑 | Vocal Coach Reacts (& Analysis) | Jennifer Glatzhofer

Vocal Coach Reacts to and Analyses Sohyang Arirang Alone 소향 - 홀로 아리랑
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[@slimbikr]

That’s 5000 years of oppression, wars, separation, endurance, love and life of the Korean people she had on her shoulders when she performed that masterpiece. She’s truly a beautiful person.

[@behumble8818]

Korean history is as old as almost 5000 years

[@jelenarajacic604]

Indeed, and if you come from a troubled small country like I do, even other people's history hurts you and you cry when hearing songs like this 😅

[@777mantikor]

​@behumble8818 Not quite. That is the story Koreans like to tell, but the people who lived on what is now called the Korean peninsula were not the ancestors of those now known as Korean.

[@armenoid2278]

Arirang Alone is a Korean folk song written in the hope and longing for the reunification of Korea. Sohyang's arrangement is a masterpiece and her vocals are mind blowing as always. She is truly next level. So good to see you back reacting to Sohyang, its been too long. Thank you for the reaction and analysis, really enjoyed it. Hope you wont leave it too long for the next Sohyang reaction.

[@JenniferGlatzhofer]

Thank you!

[@goosebumps5419]

Arirang is love ❤️ sohyang

[@AngieCHolland]

She’s so amazing, a master class in every performance. I believe this song is a well known Korean folk song, so one a Korean audience would all know and love. I can’t imagine anyone sings it better than this. It’s always fun to watch vocalists react to So Hyang. This is no exception. That one example of hitting the note pure head voice and repeating it, but changing to a mix is obvious once you hear it! Thanks for pointing that out. ❤️

[@JenniferGlatzhofer]

Thank you! I’m in so much awe when I listen to Sohyang! Just wow ❤️

[@johnpittsii7524]

Hi Jennifer hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤️

[@mailidong3576]

You are the only reactor who pointed out the background vocal contrast that enhanced her performance! Thanks for such skillful appreciation to the unique Sohyang!

[@oahuhawaii2141]

Actually, Nina Schofield noted the backing vocals and instruments at several points throughout the performance.

[@사랑하겠네]

She is so amazing 👏 😍

[@davecampbell3455]

So glad you reacted to my favorite female vocalist! I still think you give the best explanations of what's going on vocally and I appreciate that you also give the musicians and support vocalists due credit.

[@JenniferGlatzhofer]

Thank you so much😊

[@miguelangelzuasnabargamarr3239]

Welcome black to The slaying queen So. Thanks for keeping the support. Thanks from Perú

[@N1c0l3.D]

Thank you Jen. Plz can you do You raise me up by her. Hope you are having a lovely day? much love xx

[@초심-w5e]

Queen Sohyang!💝💝💝

[@chih-chaoyang5290]

This is my favorite song from So Hyang. I can picture a story through her singing. Just fantastic. Great reaction as always!!

[@ockchoyoungcho5887]

와우~ 아름다운 리액션 입니다.

[@KaaSerpent]

She and Dimash NEED to duet. If they haven't already.

[@steveheckle8847]

No no no definitely not, that guy is just a circus act, she doesn't do clowns 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡.

[@tom7471]

Thank you for the lovely breakdown of this one of a kind singer!

[@natzander5704]

You need to see her singing in the flower garden, is so sweet and calm

[@behumble8818]

Now you guys realize Korea's musical level 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@hyuka_ningningforever]

Sohyang will never grow old. Her voice will be forever. I love the look on your face right after the iconic Bb5. You looked like you were about to pause, but waited. 🤣😎😎😎😎😎. Great analysis and reaction

[@DragonWarrior0987]

I love Sohyang's version of "Misty", Ella Fitzgerald would be proud, I hope you get a chance to react to that song! Cheers!! 😊

[@gervasioduran2255]

Thank you for reacting to her! I’d love to see you see her performance “Dream”: jazzy, incredibly consistent projection and insanely high notes. Greetings from Uruguay!

[@김성수-x6h]

동의합니다 경이로운 미친 고음 그리고 아름다움

[@madols9314]

Holo Arirang is a Korean folk song, and Sohyang deliberately started with a simple start to highlight the climax. Sohyang is a vocal master who can perfectly sing songs of all genres. Thank you for the video.👏👏👍

[@davidh.4649]

Jennifer! Ok I admit, Sohyang is new to me but what a delightful voice! Yes I know, there are other videos of yours that feature her, I just haven't made my way through them all yet. You're such a prolific content provider! 😁Lots going on in this performance no doubt and I can understand why this video could have been longer than it is! And you had to put up with a cheeky fly! 🪰Great reaction and analysis as always Jennifer. 😊

[@JenniferGlatzhofer]

Hahha just wanted to join in! Thank you😁

[@JH-oj4hw]

SoHyang conducted everything on that stage including audience!!😅 And.. The most beautiful Bb5 belting in the middle part I have ever heard.. This is unbelievable.. Thank you Jennifer for analyzing all details!

[@Peter-yj8fj]

Sohyangs voice:head=soothing Chest=warmth&comfort mix=excitement,wonder& joyousness.

[@Sfendo63]

What a masterpiece of an arrangement and performance. Her interpretation of this traditional anthem was brilliant. Thanks for your reaction.👍👏👏

[@ley766]

Sohyang is phenomenal. It's a blessing to be able to hear her songs. For me she is an exception. Because she is incomparable to anyone else.

[@올타구·시사이슈문화]

Long time no see! Thank you for good reaction & review. ^^

[@rodwestonable]

Sohyang always astonishes me with her vocal skills, but, having learned about her as a person I have become an even bigger fan. Thank you for such a great reaction.

[@chrischan5478]

Great analysis! Sohyang will take you on a ride with that world class voice and the awesome arrangement.

[@richardlaundon]

This was my introdution to Sohyang and I have loved everything she has done since. If you haven't alredy you must do the new Voiceplay video Nothing Else Matters. May take you a few days to recover from it but so worth it :D

[@JenniferGlatzhofer]

So I may or may not have just film my reaction and analysis… errrrrrrr…. My mind has not returned yet

[@richardlaundon]

@@JenniferGlatzhofer I had been warned by everyone what it would do to us lol And they weren't wrong

[@johncourtright1632]

Nice to see you work your way back around to Sohyang, Jennifer. It was a delight to see your reaction when Sohyang hits that Bb5. What a voice! Plus, she is such an angel!

[@PeaceB825]

Sohyang's vocal artistry is just another level..This Arirang Alone is definitely the song only Sohyang Alone can sing 😂

[@kalebjernigan]

Always love your reactions! Wonderful as always Jen!

[@UrusaiJoe]

I'd love to see you reacting to her singing "Breathe" in the masked show(with subs of course). Let's all cry together lol

[@daveg.6820]

Jennifer, so great to see you again and to return to Sohyang. You have the ability to analyze her singing that is fun and rewarding. So many reactors don't know what to do with this peerless musician and feel that they need to find something to pick at her about. She is the best Soprano alive and it is just petty to not acknowledge it. You however, find all of the things to love about her abilities. Very cool, so I re-subscribed. Perhaps you could do some more of her performances. I'm an avid fan of Lady Sohyang which can be annoying, but she IS spectacular. Thanks. Cheers.

[@Hopefully_Sohyang]

Thanks 😊

[@sushisin377]

Next song from Sohyang sing "I have nothing" on DMC Festival.

[@lasse1106]

12:30 this is a language thing, it's literally a vowel sound from the Korean language

[@JenniferGlatzhofer]

Thanks 😊

[@davef.6803]

Her renditions of 'Lean On Me', 'You Raise Me Up', and 'I Have Nothing' are all world class performances as well. Love your analysis of this beautiful singer. Cheers!

[@palmakim2023]

Thank you for your reaction. Holo(=alone) Arirang is a song that expresses the emotions of Koreans. Sohyang expressed the feeling well, and you seem to have explained it well with musical analysis. For your information, the emotion expressed in this song is 'Han'. Koreans can't explain this feeling of "Han" well either. In addition to this, Koreans' unique feelings of "Jeong-Han" were formed by adding "Jeong," a Korean life emotion. "Arirang" is a word that encompasses those feelings. I feel it, but I can't express it in words. But you captured it well musically. Thank you. 발음듣기 복사하기번역 저장번역 저장

[@MusicQ515]

wow bravo ,good comment on sohyang'arirang alone is wonderful ,thank you, she is really top vocalist similiar to celion dion world star,i think. i can’t imagine anyone sings it better than this. she is best singer. thank you very much.

[@bksl_guhr2ou9v.l]

Is it a reaction in a year and a half? I thought it was the first time Do I have to wait for over a year for the next reaction.. lol 😇

[@홍반장홈케어]

역시 전문가라 음정을 바로 캐취하시네요 ㅎㅎ

[@woodywood-cw7wn]

world class sohyang love her

[@sungwook80]

👍👍👍

[@filipevieiradecarvalho2119]

Sohyang is a cancer survivor and the very reason she sings is to give people hope and cheer them on. Furthermore, she is an author of fiction that actually written multiple fantasy novels, so she is some seriously multi-talented artist.

[@jung1420]

I liked the analysis of the Key points. Expect an explosion of views.

[@mason7031]

It's a shame that I just discovered your channel Jennifer! Don't worry about "interrupting" the video, because the whole point of a vocal teacher reaction video is about the analysis part, which I think you did a great job!

[@JenniferGlatzhofer]

Thank you 😊

[@filipevieiradecarvalho2119]

Glad to see another great reaction of Sohyang, Jen! A bit of background about the song: there are about 3,600 variations of 60 different versions of “Arirang”. It is estimated the song is more than 600 years old and "Arirang" is included twice on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The song became an unofficial anthem during the Japanese occupation of Korea (1910-1945), when singing was censored heavily and it became a criminal offense for anyone to be singing any patriotic song, including the national anthem. Therefore, a resistance anthem at the time. Even so, the song became highly popular in Japan. Currently, “Arirang” is sung in both North and South Korea, and represents the symbol of unity in the region that is divided by the Korean War. Source and more info: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arirang. Cheers!

[@chanmanv]

I'd love to hear you react to her Begin Again Korea "I will always love you" or "You raise me up". I think you'd enjoy those as well.

[@jinhopark8695]

THANK YOU.

[@Bobbias]

Here's a slightly more complete explanation of the origin of this song. Arirang Alone is a rewriting of a folk song. The song itself varies from region to region, retaining only some thematic elements and a basic melody. The lyrics are always about separation of lovers, and the main chorus melody is always the same. Beyond that there's quite a lot of variation between versions. This version was written in the 90s by a Korean sooner whose own family was split by the partition of Korea, and features landmarks representing the North and the South. The song is about the longing for reunification between the two Koreas. Interestingly, nobody actually knows what the word Arirang means. We don't know if it's a name, or a word whose meaning was lost to time, or just a vocal ornament which fossilized into a word. Of course, over many years it's come to represent a certain feeling of sorrow and desire to be reunited with a lover or family, but the the exact origin and original meaning (if any) has been entirely lost to linguists.

[@joepiano8238]

My next novel is going to have a school teacher named "Miss Glatzhofer" : )

[@cherylrobbins715]

I love her voice. Thank you for your analysis Jen.

[@shincerelyjane]

I've watched about five vocal coach reaction videos on Sohyang's Arirang Alone and you're the only one who appreciated the instrumentals being complementary to the piece

[@ronsbrat525]

Voiceplay, Metallica, lots of awesome surprises. What do they have in common? Voiceplay new video... Nothing Else Matters.

[@salsaucedo]

One thing you will actually notice if you were to do more Korean singers who sing Trot, Gugak, Pansori, or any traditional folk songs in the closed mouth tight teeth are part of their Hangul vocabulary and it is mostly around the ga, go, ge, and gu of spelled words, it is not really part of a singing technique. Here is an example of this wonderful young girl singing a Trot song "Wind Road" and you will see what I mean kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZa9mIOJgJJ5apI

[@khah3551]

react Dream- sohyang plzzz

[@aprilmay4242]

thanks for your reaction! I'm hoping you'll also go back and react to the crossover group Forestella, whose song "Hijo de la Luna" you previously analyzed- particularly their covers of "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Je Suis Malade,"

[@naufalirfandi912]

MUST REACT OTHER SOHYANG UNDERATED PERFORMANCE: -sohyang - where are u -sohyang - as u live -sohyang - everyone -sohyang - ALL THE MASKED SINGER PERFORMANCE!!!

[@JH-oj4hw]

감사합니다.

[@sykim3989]

더 이뻐지셨네요 ㅎㅎ

[@imlipenlajamir9901]

Please react to 'I have Nothing' by sohyang

[@쓰레기-o2p]

당신도 잘해 고마워♥

[@melmel075]

Please react to her Begin Again (it's outdoors and she is sitting down) performance of I Will Always Love You

[@김서강-f3r]

안녕하세요 한국리액션에 감사드립니다❤

[@천궁-h4w]

아리랑은 소름 돋고 눈물나 😭 한국사람들만 그 감정을 알수있음😅😅

[@dafatra13]

Hi jennifer maybe you can react another singer from indonesia, his name is judika. He was the runner up of indonesian idol season 2 but last 2 indonesian idol he became one of the judges. Judika cover "i will always love you" in wedding event.

[@haroldk724]

The Greatest Female Voice in the World ....not even world Class More Like Universe Class, sad she did win this part of competition The Older Gentlemen in Traditional Dress did........Many say her newer version was not as loved (NOT HATED) by the Elders .... but they preferred the original

[@siloearce9200]

Please react to everyone form her too… 🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@ghost12626]

Please react to Little Mix Woman Like Me performance at the Confetti tour.

[@ToddSauve]

And Rolling Stone left Sohyang off their 200 greatest singers list, when she is easily in the top five--living or dead. But what do they know, eh Jen? I'm sure they don't even know who she is, they are such cultural and even nationalistic homers. For someone who has been singing for 25 years now, and 11 as the best on the planet, these experts know so little. 🤔🤷‍♂

[@jamesrawlins735]

I have to take RS with a grain of salt. For instance, when they rank the "Greatest guitarists of all time" but ignore pretty much any country, classical, flamenco, Gypsy, Jazz - with just a few blues guitarists thrown in.

[@ToddSauve]

@@jamesrawlins735 RS is pretty much just the opinion of average uninformed Americans, who know little that doesn't happen in the Lower 48, musically. I like to think most Americans know more than they do. Hopefully that rag will dry up and blow away sooner rather than later. 🙄

[@bksl_guhr2ou9v.l]

@@ToddSauve Hi Todd!! The Rolling Stones' lottery has changed significantly, unlike before. Most of the singers on the list are evaluated as their own hit songs and songs with recognition and personality, but Sohyang has no hit songs even officially known in Korea. The 200th place included BTS (Jungkook), who has a global influence and hit songs in Korea, and (IU), who are neither global nor popular. Now only 30 years old, she is the younger sister of the people and a singer who has released numerous hit songs and is constantly active in various fields. She also listed a world class idol (Jungkook), but left out another global star (Black Pink) who boasts incredible sales and followers. Is it true that the object of so many fans' controversy (Celine Dion) wasn't part of the 200? I also saw comments from fans saying that the song was not good. Haha And what I don't understand is that (Michael Jackson) is number 86.

[@ToddSauve]

@@bksl_guhr2ou9v.l Yes, Sohyang doesn't even _try_ to put songs on the K-Pop charts. Or any other charts that I know of. She just IS the best female singer in the world, and once anyone hears her few would disagree.

[@GarikArakelyan-ne3pv]

​@@ToddSauveSohyang is a choir singer,she has nothing to do with kpop.

[@filipevieiradecarvalho2119]

Arirang busking: a 2022 version sung by Sohyang at the Seodaemun Prison History Hall, a prision built by Japan in 1907, a place that symbolizes korean spirit, emotions and independence over the oppression, hardship and adversity. Sohyang explain the context and everything this song means for her and for korean folk. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6jKl6Glh9mUbZI

[@이규만-g4c]

안뇽 ~~~ ...

[@쓰레기-o2p]

Ih level소향은 소향이고 외계인 이니깐 당신은 한국 언제 오냐궁 ㅠㅡㅠ

[@scottlong2382]

Nothing Else Matters - Metallica (acapella) VoicePlay Ft J.NONE

[@henry-kb1yj]

💖💝😃💝

[@josipkutlesa3541]

Please react OLLIE - Venom tells your opinion

[@luigitempini7789]

Great reaction! I have listened to this song maybe 500 times, you are the first who made me realize of the backing choir!

[@naufalirfandi912]

One more LEGENDDARY PERFORMANCE LIKE SOHYANG, pls REACT TO "BIGMAMA DINGO KILLING VOICE" U WILL GET MINDBLOWING!!! and have A GOOD VIEWS!!! Katriinka vocal coach yutuber got 1,3+ million views!!!! U WILL NOT REGRET ME AT ALL, TRUST FK ME!!

[@디키-d3i]

이런 사람들은 못하게해요 유튜브든 뭐든 사기꾼

[@steveheckle8847]

And to think she had pneumonia in this performance as to which was a reacaring thing over a three yr period, she has had a lot of health issues over the yrs especially when she had cancer at the age of twenty and still manages to pull off the most magnificent performances like this one 🇬🇧🔥👌❤️.

[@kysgwon5557]

소향이 최고징

[@hephepboy3994]

12:30 that sound is the korean vowel "ㅡ" It is similar to the english sound "u" but the jaw is totally closed.

[@JenniferGlatzhofer]

Ah thank you😁

[@piko7633]

I think maybe the G5 is full chest belt right there, cmiiw

[@KindredWhisper]

G5 (Chest) ~ A5 (MV) ~ Bb5 (MV)

[@renatoamaral7719]

You should definitely check out "Dream" at the DMC festival and "Mona Lisa" at King Of Masked Singer I mean sohyang never dissapoints but yeah those 2 are insane especially Dream she just mixes and belts out the whole song whole way through Es and Fs flying like they're nothing

[@zengirl7510]

I'm so sad about these silly copyright blocks. Not your fault of course, but it's still sad.

[@이태리때타울]

Hello ~ 😉 Thank you for the your nice reaction Next plz .. SoHyang's"Upon This Rock"😘

[@TheSeeking2know]

A major point you kept reiterating, and I took not of, is the need to develop the head register very well to be able to utilize it to more efficiently go up into higher mix belts. I am a baritone and my undeveloped head voice/falsetto is part of the reason I’m not able to sing connected in the huge part of my range. A good reminder that we also have faculty up there with training that blends in when developed.

[@JenniferGlatzhofer]

Keep working on it 😁

[@TheSeeking2know]

@@JenniferGlatzhofer Practice and consistency.

[@777mantikor]

Fantastic analysis! 👏

[@재호-r7c]

perfect awsome