You Hee-yeol

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Yoo.
Yoo Hee-yeol
유희열
File:You Hee-Yeol.jpg
Yoo Hee-yeol at the LG Optimus LTE showcase event, on October 10, 2011
Background information
Born (1971-04-19) April 19, 1971 (age 53)
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres Pop, adult contemporary
Years active 1992–present
Labels Antenna Music (1997~Present)
Website http://www.toymusic.co.kr/
Korean name
Hangul 유희열
Hanja 柳喜烈
Revised Romanization Yu Hui-yeol
McCune–Reischauer Yu Hŭi-yŏl

Yoo Hee-yeol (Hangul: 유희열; hanja: 柳喜烈 ; born April 19, 1971)[1] is a Korean pop singer-songwriter, and host of You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook. He is the leader of his one-man project band Toy.

Biography

You Hee-yeol was born in Seoul and attended Kyungbock High School. He graduated from Seoul National University's College of Music, with a major in composition. He first appeared in the local pop music scene by winning the grand prize at the 4th You Jae-ha Music Contest held in 1992 with the song 달빛의 노래 (The Moonlight Song).[2] In 1994 he started the band Toy as a duo with Yoon Jeong-oh. But after releasing Toy's first album, Yoon Jeong-oh left the band to study overseas and You Hee-yeol joined the navy for his mandatory military service. Since 1996, Toy became a one-man band with You Hee-yeol as the sole member. After his discharge from military service, he successfully released Toy's second album Fairy Tales for Adults with the title song Remember I Was Next to You sung by Kim Yeon-woo becoming a big hit. From then on, You rarely sings the songs in his albums and instead, invites guest vocalists such as Kim Yeon-woo, Kim Hyung-joong, Lee Jang-woo, Yoon Jong-shin, Kim Jang-hoon, Jinu and Byeon Jae-won.[3]

You has also produced many albums for K-pop musicians like Lee Seung-hwan, Yoon Jong-shin, Lee Sora and Lee Moon-se.

In July 1999, You published a book of illustrations titled In Front of a Familiar House which received a good response from his fans. The album released under the same title of the book was filled with instrumental tracks in various genres in which he showed off his talent in musical composition.[3]

Besides songwriting, You is a radio DJ. He's been heard on the radio airwaves on MBC FM4U's Yoo Hee-yeol's Music City from 1999 to March 2001,[3] on MBC FM4U's All That Music from October 2, 2002 to April 25, 2004, and on KBS 2FM's You Hee-yeol's Radio Heaven from 2008 to Nov 11, 2011.

You has been hosting the major K-pop live talk/music show You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook on KBS 2TV since 2009. He was also commissioned to be a member of the judging panel for K-pop Star season 3.

You joined SNL Korea in September, 2013. The biggest reason for joining SNL Korea is working with Shin Dong-yup.[4]

In November 2015 You featured in PSY's music video for 'Daddy' as a doctor performing a birthing of baby PSY.

Discography

  • 2014 Toy 7th 'Da Capo'
  • 2008 Mini-album '여름날' (Summer Days)
  • 2007 Toy 6th 'Thank You'
  • 2002 Project album '유희열이 초대하는 새로운 음악세계' (A Walk Around the Corner)
  • 2001 Toy live album 'Toy Live'
  • 2001 Toy 5th 'Fermata'
  • 1999 Accompanying album of book '익숙한 그 집 앞' (In Front of a Familiar House)
  • 1999 Toy 4th 'A Night in Seoul'
  • 1997 Toy 3rd 'Present'
  • 1996 Toy 2nd 'YOUHEEYEOL'
  • 1994 Toy 1st '내 마음속에 (In My Heart)'

Bibliography

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Awards


Music show awards

KBS Music Bank

Year Date Song
2014 November 28 "Three People" [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ He intentionally spells his family name as 'You', not 'Yoo'. See his album cover Toy6
  2. ↑ Yoo Jae Ha Music Scholarship Foundation
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Toy (You Hee-yeol) KBS World.
  4. ↑ Reason for joining SNL Korea
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External links

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