Song So-hee

Song So-hee (Hangul: 송소희; born October 20, 1997),[1] is a South Korean singer who specializes in traditional Korean music known as gugak.[2] She rose to fame after winning the KBS National Singing Contest in 2008 at the age of 11, earning her a reputation as a gugak prodigy. The South Korean government honored Song with the title, "Best Korean of the Year," in 2010.[3]

In this Korean name, the family name is Song.
Song So-hee
Song in 2019
Background information
Born (1997-10-20) October 20, 1997
Yesan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea
Genres
  • Gugak
  • minyo
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2002—present
WebsiteOfficial website
Korean name
Hangul
송소희
Revised RomanizationSong So-hui
McCune–ReischauerSong Sohŭi

Early life and education

Song was born in Yesan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea on October 20, 1997. She is the eldest daughter of Song Geun-yeong (her father), and Yang Bok-rye (her mother). She has one younger sister, Song So-yeong.[4]

Song displayed her talent for music at a very young age, which she later attributed to her father's habit of singing minyo, a genre of Korean folk songs, to her. When she was five years old, her parents enrolled her in a gugak academy to develop her singing skills.[5] She studied under gugak singers Park Seok-sun and Lee Ho-yeon, the latter of whom is classified as a "Living National Treasure" by the South Korean government. She learned to play traditional Korean percussion instruments under samul nori master Lee Gwang-su.[6]

Song attended Deoksan Elementary School, Imseong Middle School, and Hoseo High School, all in Chungcheongnam-do.[1] In 2016, she enrolled in Dankook University's School of Music to study gugak.[7]

Career

Song became famous nationwide after she performed "Changbu Taryeong" at the 2008 KBS National Singing Contest. Her performance left a deep impression upon the viewers. She won the grand prize in the contest and became the youngest grand prize winner in the 29 years of the contest's history.

Since then she performed on several popular Korean TV programs such as Star King, KBS Open Concert, and Yoondohyun's Love Letter. She sang songs such as "Changbu Taryeong", "Taepyongga", "Arirang", "Batnori", "Gunbam Taryeong", and "Battuiwara" on these programs and became more famous.

Her appearance on Star King in 2008 led her to another important training opportunity from Master Lee Ho-yoen, who is a specialist in Gyeonggi minyo. Having been impressed by So-hee's talent, Master Lee volunteered to provide training for her on a regular basis. Minyo (Korean folk music) literally means "song of folklore" and is the traditional music sung most frequently by Koreans. Minyo is broadly classified into three types according to region: Gyeonggi, Namdo, and Seodo Minyo. Gyeonggi Minyo is traditionally popular in the central area around Seoul.

"She was born with a gift for singing Minyo. She has high-pitched voice tone and it's a clear, ringing voice (which is essential for singing minyo). She also has an extraordinary sense of pitch which enables her to learn new songs with ease. Also, her Bangulmok, a singing technique of Korean traditional music is exquisite"[8]

Since 2008, she has been invited to perform at various events, both at home and abroad. Her main domestic events are Celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Republic of Korea in 2008, Baekje International Cultural Festival in 2010, Jeonju International Sori Festival in 2010, and Public Broadcasters International Seoul Meeting in 2011.

Song's popularity rapidly spread around the world due to her online videos and also the online replay services of South Korean TV programs she performed at, allowing people around the world to watch her performances. Many of them were stunned by her performances and fell in love with her and minyo.[9]

Such international recognition provided her with opportunities to perform abroad. Since 2009, she has been invited to perform at official events and a variety of culture exchange events in various countries including Japan, Russia, and the United States. Some of those are the Korea-Japan Culture Exchange in 2009, the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korean and Russia in 2010, the Korean Festival in 2011, and the Opening events of Korean Cultural Center India in 2012. In 2010, the government chose her as "Best Korean of the Year", an yearly award for someone who has graced and enriched the nation.[10] In 2014, Song sang "Arirang" at the closing ceremony of the Sochi Winter Paralympics on March 10, and also won first place on the July 26th installment of "Immortal Song 2". As an artist signed under Warner Music Korea, Song So-hee has released two mini-albums and one single: 2015's New Song, 2016's "Love, Seasons" single, and 2018's Modern Folk Songs (a collaboration with the band Second Moon).[11][12][13]

Discography

Extended plays
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[14]
New Song
  • Released: April 23, 2015
  • Label: SH Foundation, Warner Music Korea
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 8
Modern Minyo (모던민요)
with Second Moon
  • Released: March 21, 2018
  • Label: SH Foundation, Warner Music Korea
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 65 N/A

Singles
Title Details[16] Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
Love, Seasons
  • Released: July 25, 2016
  • Label: SH Foundation, Warner Music Korea
  • Formats: Digital Download
 N/A N/A

Compilation Appearances
Title Album details[17] Peak Download Chart Positions Download Count
KOR[18]
Immortal Songs: Singing The Legend - Jo Young-nam (Part 1)
as lead & title track artist
  • Released: July 26, 2014
  • Label: KBS Media, LOEN Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 98
  • KOR: 18,289+

Filmography

Variety shows
Date Show Episode Notes Song
March 1, 2014 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend 142 Independence Movement Day Special "Arirang Alone" (Hong Kyung-min feat. Song So-hee)
July 26, 2014

August 2, 2014

 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend 158-159 Jo Young-nam "I Can't Live Without Love"
September 13, 2014

September 20, 2014

 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend 165-166 Saturday NightHeat "Tomorrow"
February 21, 2015 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend 187 Traditional Folk Songs "A Boatman's Song"
April 25, 2015 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend 196 Seo Yoo-seok "Sky"
July 11, 2015

July 18, 2015

 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend 207-208 Goo Chang-mo "Lost"
October 3, 2015 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend 219 Jo Su-mi "If I Leave"
April 16, 2016 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend 247 Lyricist Kim Dong-chan "Love and Seasons"
May 28, 2016 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend 253 Composer Baek Yeong-ho "Haeundae Elegy"
September 3, 2016 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend 267 Drama Soundtrack Special "Onara & I Can't Say Goodbye"
October 15, 2016 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend 273 Arirang Special "Gangwon-do Arirang"
February 25, 2017 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend 292 Songwriter Choi Jong-hyeok "This is Goodbye" (with Ko Youngyeol)
September 9, 2017 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend 320 Songwriter Kim Ki-pyo "Seoul Woman" (With Ko Young-yeol)
December 16, 2017 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend 333 Songwriter Shin Jung-hyeon "I Will Forget You"
March 3, 2018 Immortal Songs: Singing The Legend 344 KBS 45th Anniversary Special "You Say It's Over" (with Ko Young-yeol)
March 24, 2018 Immortal Songs: Singing The Legend 347 Legendary Songs In Textbooks "Face" With band Second Moon
April 12, 2018 All That Music 295
August 25, 2018 Immortal Songs: Singing The Legend 368 Gayo Stage Special "Tearful Dooman River"

References
  1. "송소희" [Song So-hee]. Daum 100 (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  2. Park, Jeong-ho (2014-02-20). "Song So-hee, a gugak prodigy". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  3. Sohn, Ji Ae (2014-03-19). "Gugak star Song So-hee: 'Gugak is my destiny'". Korea.net. Korean Culture and Information Service. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  4. Jeong, Eun-chae (2017-09-09). "송소희, '불후의 명곡' 여신 등극". Korea Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  5. Yun, Jin (2009). "[만나고싶었습니다] '민요신동' 송소희(충남 예산군 덕산초등 5)양". Hankook Kids (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  6. Jang, Eun-ju (2015-06-14). "[톱클래스] 새로운 국악으로의 초대 국악소녀 송소희의 'NEW SONG'". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  7. Choe, In-jin (2016-02-16). "'국악 소녀' 송소희, 단국대 국악과 합격". The Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  8. "[만나고싶었습니다] '민요신동' 송소희(충남 예산군 덕산초등 5)양" (in Korean). 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  9. "[영상] "폭포 밑 트레이닝" 송소희 공연…해외 누리꾼도 극찬" (in Korean). MT.co.ko. 2014-04-11. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  10. Sohn, JiAe (Mar 19, 2014). "Gugak star Song So-hee: 'Gugak is my destiny'". Korea.net. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  11. "송소희 So Hee Song - 아침의 노래 [Teaser]" (in Korean). 워너뮤직코리아 (Warner Music Korea). 19 April 2015. 4월 23일, 젊은 국악의 아이콘 송소희의 첫 미니앨범 "New Song" 발매!
  12. "Album details- Love, Seasons". Dynamic Range Database. Retrieved 21 March 2018. Album: Love, Seasons. Year: 2016 . Label: Warner Music Korea
  13. "Apple Music 미리보기 - 모던민요. 송소희 & 두번째 달" (in Korean). Retrieved 21 March 2018. 모던민요 송소희 & 두번째 달 . 2018년 3월 21일
  14. "Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart.
  15. "April 2015 Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  16. "Love, Seasons by So Hee Song on Apple Music". apple.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018. 25 Jul 2016
  17. "[Mnet] 불후의 명곡 - 전설을 노래하다 (조영남 1편) - Various Artists". mnet.com (in Korean). Retrieved 18 May 2018. 아티스트 : Various Artists. 발매일 : 2014.07.26. 앨범종류 : 컴필레이션/1CD. 음악장르 : 가요 > 발라드. 기획사 : KBS 유통사 : 로엔엔터테인먼트.
  18. "gaon chart" (in Korean). 27 July 2014. Raking: 98 (new). Title Track/Artist: 사랑 없인 못 살아요 / 송소희 불후의 명곡 - 전설을 노래하다 - 조영남 1편. Download Count: 18,239. (제작)KBS미디어 (유통) 로엔엔터테인먼트
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