Let us introduce So Hyang and Ko HyungWon(Director of "Revival Korea") (* Mr.Ko wrote many songs for SoHyang, and famous CCM writer in Korea)
Hi, nice to meet you
We are happpy to see both you at the same time
Sohyang, you won the special prize at the MBC recently.
Yes..
How are you these days?
Last year, I was busy with the King of Masked Singer show.
It was really hard time for me to do that
so I took a rest and held some concert.
You won the MBC Special Award for Broadcast Entertainment
Congratulation!
Yes, You won so many times in KoMS(King of Mask Singer). You remained at the king's chair too long.
Yes.. Thankfully, Many people loved that stage.
Above all, That KoMS was the place I can experience God.
I was at my hardest time, and I wanted to drop my work and I wanted to give it up.
At that time God spoke to me first at the KoMS stage
While I was singing on that stage, I myself was also comforted much , and I received many messages from God.
so I even weeping in the mask on the stage because of His grace upon me.
I thought "Ah, this is really his work."
"It can not be done just by my own effort."
In fact, When I recieve the prize, I think I'm not deserve it.
Because He has done this..
People who watch KoMS can say like "It's SoHyang, so any song she can sing well easily." But it's not like that??
Of course not.
Everyone has different voice tone,
So, finding what song is fit for me was hard task, and how to interpret it to sing..
It took very long time
and many people around me helped me a lot
and I think God send that people who helped me
When did you first meet God?
I went to church first time when I was 12 years old. but it was just "going church" with my neighbor sister.
and when I really met Jesus was 18 years old. Senior in high school.
Just left one month before university enterance exam (like SAT)
I went to church camp
Church camp? Just left one month before the SAT?
I went to church before that, but
I just want to go that camp
Does your parent permit you to go there?
I cant't remember exactly.
Your parents were not christian. right?
Yes
And, at that camp I met God really passionately.
It was like falling in very hot first love.
The feeling when I first met God was
someone meet God in fear..
but as for me, I just fell in love..
I just so loved God.
I was just like crazy woman.
For example, as I walked through the street. I just felt love to God, so I screamed aloud on the street, " Lord, I love you!!!"
while walking on the street?
Yeah, on the street.
When I met God, Everything in this world seemed perfect for me.
And I feel like all the world was twinkling and shining.
While you have got passionate faith, did you decide to be CCM singer(or worship leader)?
Ah, that church camp was gospel contest!
People are participating that competition with gospel songs popular at that time.
But it was first time I sing with mic ever in my life.
How did you sing before that?
Before that, at home I just humming and singing
And, at school if my friend say "Sohyang sings well", then teacher said, "Sohyang, come out and sing"
Haven't you been to a singing room? (karaoke)
I've never been there. Because I was real model student.
But I liked singsing, so when I was child, I used to say "I'll sing for you"
It was first time I participate competition and holding mic
Hearing my voice though mic, I thought, "Oh, singing through mic is like this?!"
"Oh, my voice sounds good ?!" :)
Other people also said I sang well.
Did you won prize?
bronze prize(maybe 3rd?)
Sohyang 3rd?? (not winner?)
At that time I never thought to be a gospel singer
and then, my second life was marriage, you know
You married in very young age.
Yes , at 19 years old (Korean age 20)
Too early.
Yes, just after I graduate high school
Your husband must had good eye for people.
This is very long long story
God really pushed me to marry.
my husband and his sisters were all band member
so I joined that band, "POS" (meaning "Light")
So, naturally, I was able to sing.
Husband's family was all christian?
Yeah, and father-in-law was pastor
Mr. Ko know all that story well
Even her marriage story is very long long story.
Sohyang, you were diva in Korean CCM field. But TV show "I am singer", I have to mention this,
In fact, before that show, I first met her in SBS show "Starking"
Yeah~ That's right
I heard that a company related to Michael Jackson tried to scout her
she sing well like that , but she denied that offer to do her ccm ministry.
on that show she sang too well
Yes, she was on that show.
but you do not show up on the pop music show, so after that people forgot your name.
But, since you show up on "I am singer" ,
realtime search keyword ranking 1st
How can you participate "I am singer" ?
Singers can not go that show even if he want.
Yeah.
Producer was looking for new face who has image like Park JungHyun(Lena Park)
I do not mean I resemble with her.
small but sing well, and powerful
Female singer, who has different color
That days, there were many youtube videos of my songs on the internet
Scenarist were searching for new face
Producer and Scenarist was taking risk for inviting me.
And it was the opportunity that God is working.
So I learned and felt a lot through it.
That was a survival(tournament).
Compete and winner go and loser droped and on and on
In addition, competitors were top singers in Korea! How hard to survive in that competition.
You're shivering now at the mere thought of those days.
Was it hard too?
Yes, it also was too hard
Competition stage is always makes me nervous but "I am singer" was especially so.
Even the singer who had 30 years career says it was the most embarrassing stage.
My legs were shaking, so I couldn't help but sat down after I came down from the stage.
And my tears just ran down.
God widened my field to pop song area that I just looked at before.
Not merely in the church but go out from church to the world.
At that first step, I was a little scared too.
"Could I keep my faith even if I go that field?"
"Is this the way really God wants?"
I asked and asked and asked to God.
I did not want to go where God does not want me to go.
So what I felt more at KoMS is
I had confident that I will not be defeated in keeping my faith.
I felt confident of myself because there was so many times I offer my choice and given up and laid down before the Lord.
I thought "In any case, my faith and spiritual life will not be weakened."
"And I'm not gonna be arrogant."
And then
The reason why I was so moved in front of God in the KoMS was
I was so proud.
Before then?
After "I am singer", I became famous more and more
My arrogance that others and even I don't know
I felt like God was saying like this.
"You can do nothing by yourself."
Before I participate KoMS, my mind was so down to the end.
I imagined, "When I enter the gate of Heaven,
in former days, Until I get the song <Until the Lord returns>,
"I did this, and did that, I have so many acheivements." I thought I could show off that things to the Lord.
But all these tickets will disapear, but only one ticket, Jesus Christ will be left.
Only Jesus Christ may be left.
So if God takes away, I am nothing.
Even my voice.. at that time, I had pneumonia three times.
When I participate in KoMS was my 3rd pneumonia.
You couldn't sing.
When I prepare the song "Do you know(아시나요)" , one week before the stage, my voice was like this 'haaa'..
Then, I thought, "Ah, if God takes away like this, I can do nothing."
If he can takes away, I can do nothing.
I have been a perfectionist.
I tried to be perfect also in religous life, and..
I know of course, In the waiting room, she clears her throat as many as one and half hour
I thoght "She'll get hoarse from here to the stage"
She practice really hard, at the waiting room, even at the restroom.
I thought "She sings very well always, though does she really need to practice that much?"
She clear her throat and practice totally until she reached her perfect sound, and then she go up to the stage.
So I thought "She's a real professional."
While listening to this, I can think of some entertainer who was top famous star.
but popularity is always up and down.
but, when they lose popularity, they couldn't stand it.
We can see a lot of wrong decisions they made.
Right.
They even handled their lives recklessly because of depression.
What they really needed was Jesus Christ..
Yes, there is none but Him alone.
So, what God told me when I was at KoMS is this.
"Hey, take it easy. Don't try to prepare perfectly. Take it easy."
"Please make a room where I can enter in"
I was a one who can be satisfied when I prepare perfectly by memorizing without a miss of a word from beginning to end.
But, when I was at KoMS, I couldn't practice that much, because my body was sick, if I practice a lot, it wll make my throat hoarse.
This was not a phenomenon that happened before.
So , I can not practice much, and had a very little practice.
If I say 100% of the usual, then it was only 20% practice.
God filled the left 80%.
And to my surprise,
the panelist said, "It seems like you are singing with somebody."
So I wept in the mask.
"God, This is what we should do."
Nowadays, Churches have perfect system.
like a net
A system in which no one else can easily penetrate.
I pray for a moment, and I felt like this.
"Where is my room?"
"Where is Jesus' room?"
It is same to our life
"You are trying to prepare perfectly, so there is no place I can be with you."
There is no place for Jesus
So, What we should do is to make a room for Him, and to give Him a seat.
I tried really really hard, when I work in ccm area, and also in pop area.
At last, the answer is one.
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