Song So-hee
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| Background information | |
| Native name | 송소희 宋素喜 |
| Born |
20 October 1997 Yesan County, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Vocal |
| Years active | 2002-present |
| Website | http://www.songsohee.com/main.html |
Song Sohee (송소희) is a South Korean singer who specializes in minyo, traditional Korean folk songs. She has been active since childhood and has often been called a 'young female master singer.' She became famous nationwide after she performed "Changbu Taryeong", a well-known Korean traditional folk song, at the KBS National Singing Contest. She left a deep impression upon the viewers with her performance. Since then she has been invited to perform at various events, both at home and abroad. Currently she is a first-year college student at Dankook University (as a traditional music major) and successfully manages her life as a student and a performer.
Song was born in Jochiwon, Yesan County, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea on October 20(September 19 on Lunar calendar), 1997. She is the eldest daughter of Song Geunyoung, her father, and Yang Boklye, her mother, and she has a sister, Soyoung, who is two years younger.
Song displayed her talent in music at the age of three. Her parents learned about her talent through nursery teachers, and led her to experience various genres of music. When she became five years old, she showed an uncommon gift for singing minyo, Korean traditional folk songs. Noticing her gift, her parents decided to seek professional assistance to further develop her skills and abilities in minyo, and also in Korean traditional musical instruments. Since then, So-hee received specialist training, in singing minyo and sijochang and in playing samul nori, and gayageum.
She was able to acquire strong foundations in gugak, Korean traditional music, through the help of Ms. Park Seok-sun, who runs Hongjuk gugak Academy in Hongseong. She received training from Park for seven years from the age of five to eleven. Her training included not only sijochang, minyo, and gayageum but also hypogastric breathing and clear diction for singing minyo and sijochang. Along with Park's training, she studied under Lee Gwang-su, a well-known samul nori master. Through his help, she learned to play kkwaenggwari and was able to expand her understanding of nongak.
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