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Name: Younha (Korean: 고윤하 (Go Youn-Ha), Chinese: 高允河, Japanese: ユンナ(Yunna))
Debut: Dec. 4th, 2006 (Korea) ; Oct. 20th, 2004 (Japan)
Birthday: April 29th, 1988
Blood Type: O
Company: Geneon Entertainment (SISTUS RECORDS), Stam Entertainment - Lion Media Entertainment
Family: Grandmother, Parents (Go Sung Pul & Kim Hyo Seon), Younger Sister (Go Youn Jin)
Education: Korean University of Foreign Language
Languages Spoken: Korean, Japanese, English
Talents: Playing the piano, flute, traditional drum & castanets. Can use blind touch on the PC, wiggle her ears, and eat very spicy food.

Favorite Artists: Tokyo Jihen, Pink, Sung Si Kyung, Alicia Keys, Hirahara Ayaka, cune
Favorite Albums: Epik High 『Remapping the Human Soul』/ Sophie Milman 『Sophie Milman』/ Danger Radio 『Used and Abused』/ Tokyo Jihen 『Education』
Favorite Numbers: 2, 4
Favorite Colors: Black, Gray
Favorite Books: Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, Le petit prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Favorite Movies: Radio Star, Phantom Of the Opera, Our Happy Time, Wang E Namja, M.I.III, The Devil Wears Prada, Titanic, Love Actually, GHOST, I Am Sam, Romantic Holiday, Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Favorite Foods: Sushi, takkalbi (닭갈비, Korean barbecue chicken), dukbokgi (떡볶이, rice cakes with spicy sauce) ,
rabokki (라볶이, rice cakes and noodles in spicy sauce), sukiyaki, toppoki, takkarubi
Favorite Places: On set, a club with live music, Apgu-jong (Korea), Denver (USA), in front of the PC, home, driving seat
Favourite Moment: Act like an adult, drinking under candles' lights, look at that & start composing
Favorite Scent: Tea Tree, Candles' vanilla, Lavender, the world/human
Favorite School Subject: English, history
Favorite Sport: Skiing

Respected Artists: Ray Charles, Lee Seung Chul, Shin Seung Hoon, Shiina Ringo
Respected Person: (Her) Father
Childhood Dream: To become a doctor
First CDs Purchased: H.O.T's Candy, Beethoven's "Moonlight"
Interests: Piano, PC, collecting candles, stamps, and postcards
First Japanese Artist She Liked: X-Japan
Ideal man: Someone who always understands her and her work
First composition: Kaeri Michi (in "My Lover" single)
Other composition: homegirl, Waiting, Paparazzi (lyrics), That Street(lyrics), For Catherina, Hating, She Is, To Love
Motto: "Doing my best today with no expectations for tomorrow"
Personal goal in 2007: Get score 750 on TOEIC exam
First Kiss: Done with Yoon Ji Hoo (actor) in her Korean MV Password 486

Younha's Twitter




Movie (2009/04/11): 今度の日曜日に (Kondo no Nichiyoubini)




KM MNet J-POP Wave MC
Video Cut: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Offici...=+J-POP+Wave+MC

Japanese singles:

Album Title: ゆびきり -日本語version-
Release Date: 2004.10.20

1. ゆびきり -日本語version- (Yubikiri -Japanese version-)
2. 花のように (Hana no Yō ni)
3. ゆびきり - 日本語version- (Instrumental)
4. 花のように (Instrumental)


Album Title: ほうき星 (Houki Boshi)
Release Date: 2005.06.01
(#12 on Top 20 Oricon Chart)

1. ほうき星 (Houki Boshi)
2. あした、天気になれ (Amini coopera, Tenki ni Nare)
3. 思い出にできない (Omoide ni Dekinai)
4. ほうき星 (Instrumental)


Album Title: もっとふたりで (Motto Futari de)
Release Date: 2005.07.13

1. もっとふたりで (Motto Futari de)
2. If - 日本語version- (If - Japanese version-)


Album Title: タッチ／夢の続き (Touch/Yume no Tsuzuki)
Release Date: 2005.09.07
(#11 on Top 20 Oricon Chart)

1. タッチ (Touch)
2. 夢の続き (Yume no Tsuzuki)
3. タッチ (Instrumental)
4. 夢の続き (Instrumental)


Album Title: マイ☆ラバ (My☆Lover)
Release Date: 2005.12.07

1. マイ☆ラバ (My☆Lover)
2. 真冬のVeil (Mafuyu no Veil)
3. かえり道 (Kaerimichi)
4. マイ☆ラバ (Instrumental)


Album Title: 手をつないで (Te wo Tsunaide)
Release Date: 2006.06.07

1. 手をつないで (Te wo Tsunaide)
2. Rock Star
3. homegirl
4. 手をつないで (Instrumental)


Album Title: 今が大好き (Ima ga Daisuki)
Release Date: 2006.09.06

1. 今が大好き (Ima ga Daisuki)
2. 祈り (Inori)
3. 今が大好き - 韓国語version- (Ima ga Daisuki -Korean version-)
4. 祈り - 韓国語version- (Inori -Korean version-)
5. 今が大好き (Instrumental)
6. 祈り (Instrumental)


Album Title: 儚く強く (Hakanaku Tsuyoku)
Release Date: 2007.01.17

1. 儚く強く (Hakanaku Tsuyoku)
2. 会いたい (Aitai)
3. 儚く強く (Instrumental)


Album Title: Digital Single "記憶 (Memory)"
Release Date: 2009.01.11

1. 記憶 (Memory) feat. GOKU


Album Title: Girl
Release Date: 2009.07.22

1. Girl
2. 贈りそびれた言葉 (Okuri Sobireta Kotoba)


Album Title: 好きなんだ
Release Date: 2009.11.18
1. 好きなんだ (Sukinanda)
2. Sunday

Korean singles:

Album Title: ゆびきり (Yubikiri)
Release Date: 2004.09.01

1. ゆびきり (Yubikiri)
2. If
3. ゆびきり (Instrumental)
4. If (instrumental)


Album Title: Digital Single “Audition”
Release Date: 2006.11.27

1. Audition (Time2Rock)
2. 기다리다 (Gidarida, Waiting)
3. Audition (Time2Rock) (Instrumental)
4. 기다리다 (Instrumental)


Album Title: Debut Single - Audition (CD + DVD) (Limited Edition)
Release Date: 2008.03.18
CD
1. Audition (Time2Rock)
2. 기다리다 (Gidarida, Waiting)

DVD ("The GIft") (running time: 1hour 23minutes)
1. 오디션 쇼케이스
2. 혜성 뮤직비디오 메이킹 (Making of Comet MV)
3. 윤하의 첫 팬미팅 (Younha - First Fan meeting)

Japanese album:

Album Title: Go! Younha
Release Date: 2005.10.05
(#10 on Top 20 Oricon Chart)

1. ほうき星 -Album Mix Version- (Houkiboshi -Album Mix Version-)
2. もっとふたりで (Motto Futari de)
3. オレンジの初恋 (Orenji no Hatsukoi)
4. 碧い檸檬 (aoi Lemon)
5. ゆびきり -日本語version- (Yubikiri -Japanese version-)
6. 向日葵 (Himawari)
7. マイ☆ラバ (My☆Lover)
8. 夢の続き -Album Version- (Yume no Tsuzuki -Album Version-)
9. あした、天気になれ (Amini coopera, Tenki ni Nare)
10. 相合傘 (Aiaigasa)
11. 願いはひとつ (Negai wa Hitotsu)
12. 思い出にできない (Omoide ni Dekinai)
13. タッチ (Touch)


Album Title: SONGS -teens collection-
Release Date: 2008.03.26

1. ゆびきり -日本語version- (Yubikiri -Japanese version-)
2. ほうき星 (Houki Boshi)
3. もっとふたりで (Motto Futari de)
4. タッチ (Touch)
5. 夢の続き (Yume no Tsuzuki)
6. マイ☆ラバ (My☆Lover)
7. 手をつないで (Te wo Tsunaide)
8. 今が大好き (Ima ga Daisuki)
9. 祈り (Inori)
10. 儚く強く (Hakanaku Tsuyoku)
11. Scratch On The Heart
12. コノココロ (Kono Kokoro)
13. パスワード486 -日本語version- (Secret Number 486 -Japanese version-)
14. ゆびきり (Yubikiri) (Bonus Track)

Korean album:

Album Title: Vol. 1 - 고백하기 좋은 날 (The Perfect Day To Say I Love You)
Release Date: 2007.03.15

1. Delete
2. 꼬마 - I cry (Kkoma - I cry)
3. 비밀번호 486 (Bimil Beonho 486, Secret Number 486)
4. 고백하기 좋은 날 (Gobaek Ha Gi Joheun Nal)
5. Hello beautiful day
6. 오늘만 (Oneul Man)
7. 연애조건 (Yeonae Jogeon, Love Condition)
8. Fly
9. 속마음 (Sokma Eum)
10. 어린욕심 feat. 휘성 (Eorin Yokshim feat. Wheesung)
11. 앨리스 (Alice)
12. 꼬마 - I cry (Instrumental)
13. 비밀번호 486 (Instrumental)


Album Title: Vol.1 Repackaged - 고백하기 좋은 날 (Special Edition) (The Perfect Day To Say I Love You)
Release Date: 2007.06.26

1. 연애조건 (Remix)*
2. 비밀번호 486 (Bimil Beonho 486, Secret Number 486)
3. My★Lover (Korean Version)*
4. Fly
5. Hello Beautiful Day
6. 꼬마 - I cry (Kkoma - I cry)
7. Delete
8. 어린욕심(Feat Wheesung)
9. 속마음 (Sokma Eum)
10. 앨리스 (Alice)
11. 고백하기 좋은 날 (Gobaek Ha Gi Joheun Nal)
12. 오늘만 (Oneul Man)
13. 비밀번호 486 (Instrumental)
14. 연애조건 (Remix) (Instrumental)*


Album Title: Vol. 1.5 - 혜성 (Comet)
Release Date: 2007.10.23

1. 혜성 Hyeseong (Comet, Houkiboushi)
2. 좀 더 둘이서 Jom Deo Duriseo (Motto futari de)
3. 첫눈에 (Cheonnune)
4. Touch
5. 한 우산 아래 (Han Usan Arae) (Aiaigasa)
6. 손을 잡고서 (Soneul Jabgoseo) (Te wo tsunai de)
7. If
8. 내일도 맑은 하늘처럼 (Naeildo Malgeun Haneulcheoreom) (Amini coopera, tenki ni nare)
9. 약속 (Yaksok) (Yubikiri)
10. 해바라기 (Haebaragi) (Himawari)
11. 파란빛 레몬 (Paranbit Lemon) (Aoi lemon)
12. 오렌지 첫사랑 (Orange Cheossarang) (Orenji no hatsukoi)
13. 추억은 아름다운 기억 (Chueogeun Areumdaun Gieok) (Omoide ni dekinai)
14. 혜성 (Instrumental)
15. 첫눈에 (Instrumental)


Album Title: Vol. 2 - Someday
Release Date: 2008.08.28

1. Gossip Boy
2. 기억 feat.타블로 - Rap Mix version (Memory feat. Tablo - Rap Mix version)
3. Hero
4. Someday
5. 텔레파시 (Telepathy)
6. Rain & The Bar
7. 빗소리 (The Sound Of Rain)
8. Rainbow
9. Best Friend
10. Strawberry Days
11. For Catharina
12. 미워하다 (Hating)
13. My Song and...
14. 울지마요 (Don't Cry)
15. 기억 - Original Mix (Memory - Original Mix)
16. 텔레파시 (Instrumental)
17. 미워하다 (Instrumental)


Album Title: Vol. 3 - Part.A Peace Love & Ice Cream
Release Date: 2009.04.15

1. Peace Love and Ice Cream
2. Black Rain
3. Breakout
4. 1,2,3 (one two three)
5. She is...
6. 사랑하다
7. Luv U Luv U Luv U
8. My Song and..(Korean ver.)
9. 1,2,3 (one two three) (Intrumental)
10. 사랑하다 (Instrumental)

Collaboration

Artist: Masayoshi Yamazaki
Album Title: One More Time, One More Track.
Release Date: 2005.12.21

2. Boku Wa Koko Ni Iru


Artist: Various
Album Title: 14 Princess ~Princess Princess Children~
Release Date: 2006.03.08

3. Diamonds


Artist: Wheesung
Album Title: Vol. 5 - Eternal Essence of Music
Release Date: 2007.09.04

10. 만져주기 (feat. Younha) (Soothing Touch)


Artist: Toy (You Hee Yeol)
Album Title: Vol. 6 - Thank You
Release Date: 2007.12.03

6. 오늘 서울 하늘은 하루종일 맑음 (Vocal Younha) (Clear All Day in Seoul Today)


Artist: Epik High
Album Title: Vol. 5 - Pieces, Part One
Release Date: 2008.04.17

15. 우산 (feat. Younha) (Umbrella)


Artist: Ajoo
Album Title: Paparazzi - EP
Release Date: 2008.07.07

1. Paparazzi (feat. Younha, 태완 a.k.a C-Luv)


Artist: Various
Album Title: Stage 1 - TOP
Release Date: 2008.08.05

4. 그 거리.. (That Street)


Artist: Kim Bum Soo
Album Title: Kim Bum Soo Vol. 6
Release Date: 2008.08.19

4. 줄다리기 (feat. Younha) (Tug of War)


Artist: Kim Dong Wan
Album Title: 약속 (Promise)
Release Date: 2008.09.04

2. 약속 (duet with Younha) (Promise)


Album Title: 今度の日曜日に OST
Release Date: 2009.03.25

18. 虹の向こう侧 (Kondo no Nichiyoubi)


Artist: cargo
Album Title: MARS
Release Date: 2009.10.21

5. Undo (feat. Younha)

2007
SBS Inkigayo Mutizen song (2007.05.20 & 2007.06.03)
Cyworld's Digital Awards (May, 2007)
Goodwill Ambassador For Tourism (Japan) (Since Jun, 2007)
2007 MKMF Best New Solo Artist (2007.11.17)
2007 Golden Disk Awards Anycall New Artist Award (2007.12.14)

Official Sites:
Younha Official Website (Korean)
Younha Official Website (Japanese)
Younha :: Official Fanclub, Younhapia
Younha's cyworld

Fansites:
Younha Story Naver cafe (Korean)
Love Younha Naver cafe (Korean)
Younha Daum cafe (Korean)
Hello! Younha! (Chinese)
iLoveYounha.fr (French)
Go! Younha Fansite (English)
Motto Younha Fansite (English)

Clubbox:
http://clubbox.co.kr/younhaworld
http://clubbox.co.kr/younhavideo

Lyrics:
Vol. 1.5 - Comet [Romanized]
Vol. 2 - Someday [Korean & Romanized & Translation]
Ajoo - Paparazzi (feat. Younha And Taewan Aka C-luv) Lyrics by Younha [Translation]

Videos

Early Years:
Younha Dance Rehearsal (Age 15)
Younha Auditioning (Age 16) (明日への扉 ~Asue No Tobira~)


Japanese Performances:
Houki Boushi
Ima Ga Daisuki
Touch


Korean Performances:
Audition (Time2Rock) (December 17, 2006)
Younha and Epik High Special Stage on Music Bank (May 13, 2007)
Younha - Password 486) + 1st Mutizen Win on Inkigayo (May 20, 2007)
Younha - Password 486) + Wins Mutizen on Inkigayo (June 3, 2007)
Younha at 2007 SBS Dream Concert (June 10, 2007)
Younha - Love Condition on Music Bank (June 17, 2007)
Younha - Loveable at M! Countdown (November 1, 2007)
Younha and K. Will Special Stage on Music Bank (July 1, 2008)
Ajoo feat. Younha - Paparazzi at M! Countdown (July 3, 2008)
Epik High feat.Younha -Umbrella on Music Bank (July 25, 2008)
Someday (Comeback on Inkigayo) (August 31, 2008)
Telepathy (Comeback on Inkigayo) (August 31, 2008)
Younha (Feat. Tablo) - Comeback Special (Memory & Telepathy) (September 4, 2008)
Younha - Hating on Love Request (October 18, 2008)
Younha - Gossip Boy on Inkigayo (November 2, 2008)
Kim Dongwan duet with Younha - Promise on Music Bank (November 11, 2008)
Younha - Sound of Rain on Music Bank (November 29, 2008)

English Songs (Live):
Because of You by Kelly Clarkson
Since You Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson
Can't fight the moonlight by LeAnn Rimes
How Do I Live by LeAnn Rimes
If I Ain't Got You by Alicia Keys
Open Arms by Mariah Carey
All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey
Always by Bon Jovi
Basket Case by Green Day
Wild horses by Natasha Bedingfield
One Angry dwarf and 200 Solemn faces by Ben Folds Five
Desperado by The Eagles
You're Not Alone by Micheal Jackson
Because of You & He wasn't
That's What Friends Are For (with FT Island, & In Sooni)
Last Christmas (with Kim Jo Han)
Something Stupid (with Kim Dong Wan)


Miscellaneous Performances:
Younha Special Stage with Joo Hyun Mi - "The Moon Represents My Heart (月亮代表我的心)"


Music Videos:
Yubikiri
Yubikiri (Japanese Version)
Houki Boshi
Motto Futari De
Touch
My☆Lover
Te Wo Tsunaide
Ima ga Daisuki
Audition (Time2Rock)
Secret Number 486
Comet
Paparazzi feat. Younha
Telepathy
Gossip Boy
Promise feat. Younha

Credits: daum, Go! Younha forum, Motto Younha, soompi, Youtube, KBS World, Arirang, DS Inside, Wikipedia, Z-degrees.net, younha's staff blog, pinkjelly88
If you take anything from this post you must credit it with a link back to this post!

Compiled by: Pim and Splotchydivinity

This information is possible thanks to the generous fans of Younha in this thread!
To make this post better and more interesting, please PM me with suggestions and it will probably be up in a couple of days.
The latest additions to this post is marked NEW, for a while.

Younha - 123 (MV)
Younha - Peace, Love & Ice Cream (MV, subbed)

(Where to buy Younha's new album: Peace, love and Ice Cream!)



Younha and Lee Sun-hee, the Diva of South Korea
On Immortal Musical Classics (Season 2, Episode 6-7) Lee Sun-hee and Younha finally met! Younha have sung Sun-hee's songs earlier, but this is the first time in the Diva's presence. Lee Sun-hee was very pleased with Younha's singing, and played the melody for "good" or "correct" twice, as if she wanted to assure Younha that she liked her interpretation a lot! It is said that Lee Sun-hee wanted to see Younha, that she even requested for her to be there. Unfortunately, as Lee Sun-hee seems to be preparing for her comeback, Younha is preparing for a comeback in Japan. Will they meet again soon? Or is heaven a place far from earth?

HOW TOs

How to support Younha!
Buying her album is a must do if you are a real Younha fan! Most people feel that the site yesasia.com is good for this. You can also buy posters of Younha on this site!

How to promote this thread
Add the link to this thread (http://www.soompi.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=22949) in your signature, which will show under each of your posts! (go to My Control, Edit Signature)

How to join Naver Cafe and younhastory fancafe (Big thanks to yooki-chan for creating this tutorial for us!)
(There is another really good fancafe: younhalove. But the tutorial that was made by supper is still to be found lol.

How to join younhapia

How to save Youtube video in highest quality (link to forum post)
(When seeing a video on YouTube that you'd like to save you can easily download it by adding "mp4" to the adress after "youtube". For example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPH747uVux0 becomes http://www.youtubemp4.com/watch?v=XPH747uVux0.)


How to save Youtube Videos in HD and mp4 with Firefox Addon
If you are using Firefox you just simply have to download an addon for this. Because it's now (feb 2009) still a beta, you'll have to sign up to download it. But it's free, and with no risk I think to receive spam later on. The videos which are available as HD on Youtube are the ones you can download. Link to HD and mp4 video will be shown on YouTube site, below the description text. The link will still be there for those none HD videos as well, and then it wont work. Then you'll have to download mp4.
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If you do not have and don't want to get Firefox there should be good alternatives out there. Just google something like "How to save Youtube Videos in HD and mp4" and you'll see. Might be some risk for none serious sites though, so beware.

How to bookmark (in browser) the last unread post in this thread
The link above always go to the last post. So just save that address to your bookmark.
Note. If you like to read last unread posts in a thread you see on soompi, you can simply click on the orange rectangle which you can only see if there really is any unread posts. By adding the thread to your topics you wont have to search for this thread either. Just go to options on first post above. Then find this thread on your own soompi page.

How to share pictures Pictures you like to share should always be uploaded by yourself so it wont generate extra traffic to other sites where you might have found it. Simply upload it to photobucket, which is a free service.

Hot to make animations of pictures or screencaptures (some suggestions)
An interesting program for any animation work called Pencil (saves videos as flv, same as YouTube video basically).

How to pronunce Younha's name correctly
It should be pronunced like 'Yoon-Ha'. It is common that her name is pronunced 'Yunna' instead in Japan.
The best way to learn this pronunciation is to listen to it in recordings. I will add a link to a suitable example of this.

Interesting stories
Younha with Sun Ye (Wonder Girls)

About Younha's short movie Diaries (2005)
Picture of DVD Cover
Screenshot from movie
Younha stars in one of five short movies which was directed by aspiring Japanese directors. The overall production is named 'Tenshi ga Orita Hi' and Younha's short movie is the fifth and last, named 'Diaries' and directed by Shouichi Katou.

About Younha's movie Nichiyoubini ("Next Sunday") (2009)
Official site (Japanese)
Trailer
During 2008 Younha was in the filming process of a new Japanese movie which probably will have it's premier sometime in late Mars? Her old Korean song "Waiting" is used as theme song. During our wait for the movie's premier, Younha is in the preparings or recordings of her new Japanese album.
18th Mars a PV with younha's "The Other Side of the Rainbow" was released (OST for the movie). (Video)

More information will be added later on.

I've heard her songs and she's pretty good. So is K.

I don't understand what's up with Koreans debuting in Japan, is it easier to debut there?

^for females, probably

besides, people there actually buy albums.

She actually is known in Korea for gaining fame in Japan. She just hasn't debuted in her home country. If Younha and K decide to debut in Korea, I bet they'll become popular.


Korean things are popular now in Japan.

I find that the singers who get hit in Japan are less multi-talented like k-pop singers, but they are more excellent in one area... you know what I mean.... In J-pop, if your singing is excellent, you don't have to be good looking or wear nice clothing... where as the K-pop stars that are sucessful are usually all round, ok in singing, dancing, and good looking... It depends on what you prefer... but I think it would be easier to please a J-pop crowd, cuz its less demanding....

i like younha!

she has really catchy songs
and she does a little bit of composition too =]

go younha!

i love her song Houkibosh and her album is good too
i didn't know she was 17 until i look her up

^ i think this hits a point.

sometimes i also think its because the j-music audience is slightly more mature/accepting of different music types. so it's easier for them to accept what younha or k wants to do. so they debut in japan first. or it could just be simply that the j-music market is much larger so its easier for them to do the stuff they want to do. (i could be totally wrong about this. i don't know either younha or k and really don't know that type of music they really want to do as an artist). but it would be nice to see them recognized as singers in korea too eventually...
like, with jaurim in their beginning days (if i'm not mistaken) they did a lot of acts in japan. slowly the korean general population likes them/knows them (although they've been known in the korean underground for a while).

about k though, his j-music sometimes makes me think of ken hirai. maybe it's their singing voice style...

she's from SM right? she's so young and talented..gahh

the fact that she's known in korea when she hasn't even debuted there is quite good already.

true talents are rarely recognized in the kpop world

Its not that your singing is excellent its the substance of the music. If your music is really good and touching all kinds of people, they will like your music. I feel that kpop now is 1-dimensional and shallow. The music they produce isn't really emotional felt at all nowadays. Its all really puppy love or sex that is being played. Thats why you have artists like K and Younha going to Japan, where they take notice to the music rather than the looks. Its easier to please the kpop crowd cause most artists are one-dimensional with what they do. There's no messages in music in kpop anymore its all "look he can dance wow" or "he can sing well" all the good artists do and all those artists are the same in that their songs are 1-dimensional puppy love or sex. It's like artists are creating songs in order to show off dancing or vocals rather than creating songs out of actual heartfelt emotions. I guess I ranted too much on how I feel about kpop but oh well.

Ummm...I would like to disagree. In my opinion, that's exactly what I think about American rap/hip-hop in general, but not Korean. I may not understand Korean, but some of the songs that I have read the translations off of are quite deep. And some of the artists don't write their own lyrics because their producer decides whatever they sing. They may also choose what the artist wears, what their hairstyle may be and their image. There are some artists that we may not know if they even have any say in their music career. One huge example, LSM who produced H.O.T., S.E.S., BoA and DBSG. I doubt they had much say in their clothing and hairstyle much less what they sing.

Vocals should also be a big part of singing, shouldn't it? I mean, you're saying that if a person had absolutely no talent in singing, sang off-key, their pitch is way off, and they don't know a single thing about music, yet sung a song that was very deep, could you stand listening to them for more than a minute? Or would you have to politely tell them to keep on practicing or something?

For an example, look at BoA. She's a Korean artist, yet I know a few people who think that she is Japanese. She is a well respected singer in Japan and very popular. Her songs are quite good and her singing ability is superb. But some of her songs are what you mentioned, yet the J-pop audience loves her nonetheless. Singing capability has to be measured if she wants to compete with all the other J-pop artists. I mean, not all the popular J-pop artists sing deep or meaningful songs do they? I think Locolotion by Orange Range would be a perfect example for my last question. I don't think it has any meaning, yet I love the beat and the guys sing/rap the song quite well.

And it depends on what your taste in music is. It may be both, it may be neither, it may be something completely different. I like K-pop and J-pop purely because of the composition, because I do not understand what the artists are singing.

back to the topic

i like younha, she's very talented and her music is good.

LUCKILY, NO! She's from Sony Japan, I believe. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I remember I saw her on their artists' homepage. Anyways, since her first debut on PopJam singing Hoskiboshi, I felt in love with her. Her music style is unique and she's really multi-talented; she can sing, write lyric (she co-wrote the Korean version of Yubikiri & If), and play the piano REALLY well. I rather not see her dance, instead she should concentrate on singing her best on stage. She has real potential and I just hope she will suceed in Japan. Though I think she should stay as a Japanese artist FOREVER, I really want to see her on music shows every week and maybe even on gameshows.

I remember that someone told me when she was auditioning for a Korean music entertainment, they turned her down, and a Japanese music entertainment (it's Sony Japan right?) scouted her and trained her. Houki Boshi is indeed a very good song. I only have two songs of hers though, Houki Boshi and Touch. I would like to listen to more....

she seriously can vocalize.

Houki Boshi, I love that song. You guys should check out her new single "My Lover" also the pv is kinda funny/cute towards the end, but maybe i just think that.

i juz got my hands on her My Lover single... IT'S GREAT~!

Her whole album is good.

The top rapper in America is Kanye West and his music is not known for that. The top artist in Korea is TVXQ...enough said. The artists that are told what to do are the ones running the kpop world which I find a little troublesome. It has always been like that but at least music was good then. Of course vocals is a huge part of singing, I didn't say I wanted a deep song with crappy vocals, thats called poetry. I'm saying all I hear are good vocals with no substance in the music behind it nowadays. I don't want every song ever to be a deep meaningful song, it'd be nice to hear some once in a while though in kpop. I love old school Hip Hop where beats were just pure enjoyment. The Japanese and American music industry is very broad and wide in the types of music they have but I find Korea is slipping away from that. I think they used to be unique in their music but not anymore. All I'm just saying is I'm glad there is an artist like Younha that has come along. She's refreshing to listen to. She's not like all the newcomers coming out. And there's a reason why she came debutted in Japan first. I bet if she debutted in Korea she'd easily be overlooked. Boa wasn't a huge hit until after her success in Japan and the release of her second album in Korea.

Isn't this from the SM audition show hosted my kangta & heejun? with junsu hyukjae and the bassist from the trax etc

she's from sony.. her official site is www.younha.net

its juss like boa LSM wants her to go big in Japan cuz grls there actually like the grl singers..
if u notice the grlls that debuted in korea dont really go big..
well they do i guess but they dont get as many fans as the guys do but in japan u can get juss as much or even more...

SHE STOLE MY NAME!! lol arrrg

she doesn't look 17 O_O ....since i haven't heard her sing yet, that's the only comment i can contribute

I have a feeling that you don't bother looking into music behind SM artists? TVXQ absolutely is not the "top artist" in Korea. Heck, one of SG Wannabe's recent albums even sold more than twice as much as both of TVXQ's albums. I used to look at Korean music in the same perspective; however, I have since discovered that you can find great diversity in the Korean industry if you look.

I love her. I hate it when people compare her to BoA because she has wayyyy more vocal talent. Plus she rocks at the piano.

thanks to google~

Younha is a korean Jpop singer who debuted in Japan with the song "Yubikiri". She hasn't debuted in Korea yet, but there were rumors that she would..She started to sing and play piano when she was 5 years old.
She first auditioned for SM(Korean Entertainment), but failed.
Later one she sent her demo tape to Sony Music Japan and got interested in her.
They accepted her and now she is a rising star.
Those who don't know her, she was the one who sang Bleach 3rd ED "Houki Boshi"
She has a unique talent of singing while playing the piano...




serves SM right.

^^Haha..right! SM doesn't deserve Younha. I guess Younha auditioned for SM because SM promotes younger singers. I'm glad she went to Sony Music Japan or else she will never have the chance to shine with Boa being there. Even though people are already giving her the title, "Second BoA", I think people are beginning to recognize her name and her talent. GO YOUNHA!

P.S. If anyone wants her album, PM me. I love ALL her songs!

ive seen her pics but never heard her sing
and wow SHE IS REALLY GOOD

why doesnt she debut in Korea? i think she would make it big

I love YounHa!!
Her vocal ability is superb...
& I agree, the live of "Houki Boshi" is AWESOME.
She's sooo go~oood... <33333
It's a shame she doesn't have more recognition, but she'll get there, I'm sure. :]

I agree. I was just gonna say... Korean music IS very diverse and it's a shame that some people sum up K-music with Hyori, TVXQ, etc. (I think their music's catchy though). There are so many talented Korean artists with deep music -- and they're just as or even more popular than the teenybopper singers.

u know, youna reminds me of lim soo jung

Yeah, soompiers and korean koreans are very different.

thank god for that !!!!

i think this girl have serious vocal abilities... and when i first heard her song houki boshi.. i didnt even know that she was korean.... i thougth she was japanese.. hahahha... hopefully she will continue to be successful... both in korea and japan

wow O__o she sounds really talented
I think I'll go research her ^^
hey I just d/led a clip from the french site
but the clip needs a password
does anyone know what the password is??

it says right above the link the password http://goyounha.free.fr/ i really really love younha~~ i saw her on the KBS GLobal news and they called her the next boa (_ _") but i think they said she was gonna be better.. and i think she is ^^ i like "Yume no Tsuzuki" the most ^__________^ hMm.. the french site used to have a cute interview of younha where she played the super mario theme (ayoomi from sugar was interviewing her) (._____.) i wish i didn`t delete it

I just watched her MV's on youtube. I agree that she is good. I also would not have thought that she was Korean. I think she is better than BoA because well I heard BoA's songs and wasn't really a big fan.

Actually, sorry this is off topic, I looked into things and K debuted in Korea in 2004. He just never became that popular. It wasn't a single either, it was a full album. O_O

I'm glad she's not under SM.

Looking at the piano in her MV made me cringe. -___-

younha is just awesome

wow I never knew she sang Houki Boshi? omg I love that song, her voice is great! I think i'll pm you for the album ^^ thanks!

Yeah, but the thing is, as it was already said in this thread, she was rejected when she auditioned for SM and so she sent a demo tape to Sony Music. That's how and why she debuted in Japan first. She couldn't in Korea because she wasn't with a company. She was accepted at Sony Music Japan and debuted in Japan. I don't think she even needs to debut in Korea cause she's doing great in Japan.

I'm soooo glad she didn't get accepted by SM Town. She most likely wouldn't have been able to develop the talents and skills she has now.

Have you heard? Back in November 2005, Younha came to Korea and I heard she was working on her first Korean album. Supposedly, she's goingot debut in Korea later in 2006. (K is making a comeback too!)

she looks cute and looks a lot younger than her age.. to me

does anyone have a sample of one of her songs? i want to hear how good this girl is, since everyone says so =P

youtube has (all I think) her MV's

http://youtube.com/w/Houki-Boshi?v=Q9c2VuCVUD0&search=younha
houki boshi perf...she's a lil nervous at the beginning (quite cute actually!) but gets more lively pretty quickly

her yubikiri MV is so sweet, but sad for the bulk of it

Younha's Korean management company or what not is called Stam(?) 스탐, and releases albums through Epic Records in Japan. Epic Records may be a subsidiary of Sony Music, but not quite sure. Wonderful talent.

Whoooaaa maaannn!! I'm listening to her album right now and all I gotta say is that she's gonna be the next BIG ASS thing!! Jesus christ I find her vocal talent VERY SUPERB!!! So far the BEST voice from a female artist besides Reira and Vicki Zhao. Not high pitched, not squeaky, not scratchy, just PERFECT. Its so hard to find a female singer who can actually sing these days ya know. They all end up being squeaky and scratchy and falls off key. No offense to anyone out there. My view.

GO YOUNHA!!! (just had to get that off my chest man. haha!)

lolol.

So true. SM would have probably raped her.

does any one have her songs????????????????????????//



if u do could i PLEASE get them??????????????????//


PLEASE?!!!??lol thanks