Soloist ALi
Cho Yong-jin, known professionally as ALi, is a South Korean singer-songwriter. Her stage name is based on the famous boxer Muhammad Ali. ALi debuted as a singer in 2009 and gained fame for her appearances on music shows, most notably Immortal Songs 2 on KBS2. She also worked as a professor in applied musical arts at the Seoul Technical Arts College.
ALi released her first album, SOULri, in December, 2011, two years after her official debut. She was also a vocalist on several Leessang songs, including “Ballerino” and “I’m Not Laughing”.
ALi was known for her memorable and soothing voice in her songs, OSTs, and performances. She has contributed to theme songs for the following shows:
Just Stay – Kill It OST (2019)
Just Give Me One Day – My Only One OST (2018)
The Two of Us – Producer OST (2015)
I Love You, I’m Sorry – Angry Mom OST (2015)
A Flower in the Rock – Gunman in Joseon OST (2014)
Tears Keep Falling – Triangle OST (2014)
The Vow – Gold Rainbow OST (2013)
In My Dream – Empire of Gold OST (2013)
Carry On – Faith OST (2012)
Hurt – Rooftop Prince OST (2012)
All of a Sudden – Terroir OST (2009)
ALi has a husky, warm voice. Her voice is fully-charged with strong emotion and she used it to dig deep into torn young hearts pining for past loves.
ALi once said that her world was all pitch-black when she sang ballad songs, because she always had to dip herself into that sad emotion. Because of that, many people could relate to her songs. But now, as she grew older, she started to realize that she also wanted her life to be filled with less sadness, and more joy.
Soloist Hyorin
Kim Hyo-jung, better known by her stage name, Hyolyn, is a South Korean singer and a former member and leader of the popular Korean girl-group SISTAR, and their sub-unit Sistar19. Now she is under the management of her own, self-started production compan, Bridʒ. Hyolyn has loved singing and dancing since childhood and when no one was around to help her, she began picking up auditions on her own.
Before she debuted as a member of SISTAR in 2010, under Starship Entertainment, she had auditioned for JYP Entertainment twice before being accepted after placing first in the audition. She, along with Secret’s Jieun, EXID’s Hani, and Bestie’s Ujiwas was set to debut in a project group. However, the plans for their debut were cancelled.
Hyolin is one of the most famous female K-pop vocalists, not only for her group activities but also individually, for her powerful vocals and vocal performances. Hyolyn’s voice is one of the lightest and purest among her peers. Her voice is very light, girly, and bright, with a very pretty tonal quality that at times can be soft and sexy or powerful and present. Her voice sits high where a Soprano voice would sit and still retains a youthful quality. Not only does she possess one of largest vocal ranges among K-pop vocalists, she is constantly working to become a better musician, performer, and vocalist. One of her strongest assets is her developed lower range, which is one of the rarest things among pop vocalists in general.
On May 22, Hyolyn released one of her most vulnerable standalone singles, called Youknowbetter. The single is based on her own personal experience and it is her first release of 2019. The new track is an powerful dance-tinged ballad with her expressive vocal tone. The lyric of the song relay her loneliness and focuses on sorrowful relationshis.
Brown Eyed Girls’ JeA
Kim Hyo-jin, better known by her stage name JeA, is a South Korean singer and songwriter. She is best known as the leader of South Korean girl-group Brown Eyed Girls. As a solo artist, she has contributed numerous songs to various soundtracks.
JeA is the one responsible for the formation of Brown Eyed Girls and was actively involved in the selection of the other members The four members – JeA, Narsha, Ga In, and Miryo – performed several small shows under the name “Crescendo” before officially debuting as Brown Eyed Girls in 2006. JeA is the leader and main vocalist of the group.
JeA released her first solo album, Just JeA, in 2013, and is the last of the members of Brown Eyed Girls to release a solo album.
JeA is part of one of Korea’s most well-acclaimed and respectable vocal idol groups and one of most respected and highly-praised vocalists. She has a light voice with a certain degree with brightness, but it is Jea’s slightly darker tone that helps her stand out from most other vocalists. Having a voice that lies closer to that of a Full Lyric Soprano, her voice possesses an extra weight and size in volume that allows for it to be naturally bigger and stand out from other vocalists, in general, and from the other vocalists in her group.
On June 20, JeA made her solo comeback with a new single called Dear.Rude, featuring the South Korean rapper, Cheetah. The music video for the single is a a bit creepy, with zombies around every corner. The lyrics give a message to a relationship that hurt you in the past.
