Can Soyou (formerly of SISTAR) compete with Sunmi (formerly of Wonder Girls)?
★"In the released image, Soyou appears on a canvas painted with colorful paints.
Soyou's visuals are like a work of art, and she shows off her enchanting beauty."
This is a comment made by Starship Entertainment, the management agency, regarding Soyou's (formerly of SISTAR) new album, which will be released on October 4th.
SISTAR, which achieved success in Korea as a girl group, has also had many solo activities due to the popularity of its members.
They were called "Summer Queens" because they come back once a year in the summer.
Summer is the season when SISTAR really shines, and many of their hit songs are music that sketches the summer.
It was only natural that the songs she sang when she started her solo career would be inspired by the chic colors of autumn and cold winter.
Was Soyou's voice suited to the music of these seasons?
No, she wasn't that good of a singer.
I looked into her profile and history.
★Soyou
Birthday: February 12, 1992 (26 years old)
Height/Weight: 170cm
Profession: Talent, singer
Genre: Dance
Debut: 2010 single "Push Push"
Zodiac sign: Monkey
Star sign: Aquarius
Soyou was born on Jeju Island and lived there until she was in the first grade of elementary school.
She loved singing from an early age and dreamed of becoming a singer.
She was interested in the beauty of celebrities on TV, so she started studying beauty.
She obtained a beauty qualification when she was in junior high school and participated in beauty competitions.
However, she could not give up on her dream of becoming a singer, so she auditioned and joined an entertainment agency.
Before joining her current agency, she was training to become a member of 4minute.
After failing to become a member of 4minute, she left the agency and joined Starship Entertainment.
She debuted as a member of SISTAR and realized her dream of becoming a singer.
SISTAR debuted in June 2010. They had one hit after another, and were so successful that they won the Newcomer Award at the end of the year.
Thanks to the success of the main group, Soyou was fortunate enough to sing solo OSTs for TV dramas.
She was already considered to have considerable singing ability.
Since then, she has continued to collaborate with hip-hop groups and sing duets with male singers.
In 2014, she had a big hit with "썸 (some)", a duet with Jeong Gi-go.
The music video for this song uploaded to YouTube has been viewed 56 million times. This number of views for a music video released in 2014 would be enough to say that in modern terms, music is worth over 100 million yen.
The heroine who appeared in the music video for "썸 (some)" was Dasom (formerly of SISTAR). Soyou only appeared with her warm singing voice.
This time, Soyou will perform on stage as a heroine who "...shows captivating beauty with visuals like a work of art."
How will Soyou blossom with her visuals like a work of art?
It seems that the person she is thinking of is Sunmi, who is currently showing overwhelming brilliance in her solo performances.
After seeing Sunmi put on a stage like that, she couldn't keep quiet.
She couldn't turn her back on the trends and find a new path.
She probably realized that she couldn't keep quiet singing old songs.
Soyou and Sunmi were both born in 1992 and are 26 years old.
Soyou is Sunmi's older sister by three months.
Mao Asada and Kim Yuna once had a fateful battle in the world of figure skating, and Kim Yuna was a little bit like her older sister.
This is why Kim Yuna fought a battle that she could not lose to Mao Asada.
I think Soyou has the same desire burning within her.
She is known for her singing and dancing skills on SISTAR's stage.
It will be interesting to see what kind of performance Soyou will give us.
It would be even more exciting if the original members rushed over to serve as backup dancers, but music stages are also a cold business.
It is unlikely that volunteering will be allowed across agencies.
However, there may be some support from members rushing over backstage.
It would be good if they made an appearance on stage rather than just backstage.
After all, Soyou is trying to rival Sunmi in performance.
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