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Kim So-Hyang (born April 5, 1978), credited as So Hyang, is a South Korean singer.
So Hyang made her debut in 1996 with the song "MR", which was released on Naver Music. Despite having a long career in South Korea, she was only able to make her international breakthrough in 2014, when she became the first Korean artist to sing the American national anthem at a NBA game. Sohyang also achieved fame when she sang with Kirk Franklin. Sohyang has participated many times on television music competition programs Immortal Songs 2 and I Am a Singer, winning twice on Immortal Songs 2 with songs "Lean on Me" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water".
After winning the Michael Bolton special episode on Immortal Songs 2, with an incredible score of 442 points, she was asked by Michael Bolton to go on tour with him through Korea, she agreed and so they had many concerts together throughout South Korea.Additionally, he described So Hyang as a Virtuoso.
In Disney's movie Moana, Sohyang voiced the protagonist in the Korean-dubbed version, for the singing parts.
In the first half of 2017, Sohyang appeared on MBC's King of Mask Singer as a contestant for the show's 2nd anniversary and became the winner six consecutive times (Generation 53-58), making her the female singer with the highest number of consecutive wins ever achieved (second highest overall) before losing her crown in July 2017 and departing from the show.
She sang the main OST, 'Wind Song' (바람의 노래), for the Drama 'Go Back Couple' (고백부부). This OST was at #1 of the charts on Melon (online music service) (a very popular korean website) for several weeks.
Voice[edit]
Sohyang's vocal type is a Lyric Soprano, specifically a Full-Lyric Soprano. Her vocal range spans from D3 to A6 (supported range from G#3 to E6), a total of three octaves, three notes, and a semitone. She is known for her emotive and powerful vocals, with characteristics being a homogeneous, rounded, and bright instrument of remarkable beauty and meticulous control. This skill has been very much well showcased all throughout her career.
So Hyang married the drummer Hee-jun Kim of her band POS at the age of 20 and is still married with him until today. When freshly married she woke up one day with huge abdominal pain and it was later found out that she has cervical cancer. Due to the early detection she was able to survive the cancer but can no longer have children. She believes that her marriage was a gift of God to her and that without her husband she wouldn't be alive today.
So Hyang made her debut in 1996 with the song "MR", which was released on Naver Music. Despite having a long career in South Korea, she was only able to make her international breakthrough in 2014, when she became the first Korean artist to sing the American national anthem at a NBA game. Sohyang also achieved fame when she sang with Kirk Franklin. Sohyang has participated many times on television music competition programs Immortal Songs 2 and I Am a Singer, winning twice on Immortal Songs 2 with songs "Lean on Me" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water".
After winning the Michael Bolton special episode on Immortal Songs 2, with an incredible score of 442 points, she was asked by Michael Bolton to go on tour with him through Korea, she agreed and so they had many concerts together throughout South Korea.Additionally, he described So Hyang as a Virtuoso.
In Disney's movie Moana, Sohyang voiced the protagonist in the Korean-dubbed version, for the singing parts.
In the first half of 2017, Sohyang appeared on MBC's King of Mask Singer as a contestant for the show's 2nd anniversary and became the winner six consecutive times (Generation 53-58), making her the female singer with the highest number of consecutive wins ever achieved (second highest overall) before losing her crown in July 2017 and departing from the show.
She sang the main OST, 'Wind Song' (바람의 노래), for the Drama 'Go Back Couple' (고백부부). This OST was at #1 of the charts on Melon (online music service) (a very popular korean website) for several weeks.
Voice[edit]
Sohyang's vocal type is a Lyric Soprano, specifically a Full-Lyric Soprano. Her vocal range spans from D3 to A6 (supported range from G#3 to E6), a total of three octaves, three notes, and a semitone. She is known for her emotive and powerful vocals, with characteristics being a homogeneous, rounded, and bright instrument of remarkable beauty and meticulous control. This skill has been very much well showcased all throughout her career.
So Hyang married the drummer Hee-jun Kim of her band POS at the age of 20 and is still married with him until today. When freshly married she woke up one day with huge abdominal pain and it was later found out that she has cervical cancer. Due to the early detection she was able to survive the cancer but can no longer have children. She believes that her marriage was a gift of God to her and that without her husband she wouldn't be alive today.