You Hee-yeol
| You Hee-yeol 유희열 | |
|---|---|
 Yoo Hee-yeol at the LG Optimus LTE showcase event, on October 10, 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 19, 1971 |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Antenna Music (1997–present) |
| Website | antenna - Yoo Hee-yeol |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 유희열 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 柳喜烈 |
| Revised Romanization | Yu Hui-yeol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yu Hŭi-yŏl |
You Hee-yeol (Hangul: 유희열; Hanja: 柳喜烈 ; born April 19, 1971)[1] is a South Korean 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 joined the navy for his mandatory military service. Since 1996, Toy became a one-man band with You 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.
Discography
- In Front of a Familiar House (익숙한 그 집 앞) (1999)
- A Walk Around the Corner (유희열이 초대하는 새로운 음악세계) (2002)
- Summer Days (여름날) (2008)
Singles
- "Mother's Sea" (엄마의 바다) (2014)
Bibliography
- You Hee-yeol Illustrations - In Front of a Family House (유희열 삽화집 - 익숙한 그 집 앞)[5]
Awards
- 2015 MelOn Music Awards: Top 10 Artist (2015)
- 9th KBS Entertainment Awards: Radio DJ Award (2010)
- 6th Korean Music Awards: Musician of the Year (2009)
- 6th Korean Music Awards: Best Pop Song - 뜨거운 안녕 (A Passionate Goodbye) (2009)
- 4th Yoo Jae-ha Music Contest: Grand Prize (1992)
Music show awards
KBS Music Bank
| Year | Date | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | November 28 | "Three People" |
See also
References
- ↑ He intentionally spells his family name as 'You', not 'Yoo'. See his album cover Toy6
- ↑ Yoo Jae Ha Music Scholarship Foundation
- 1 2 3 Toy (You Hee-yeol) KBS World.
- ↑ Reason for joining SNL Korea
- ↑ You Hee-yeol (1999). 유희열 삽화집 - 익숙한 그 집 앞 [You Hee-yeol Illustrations - In Front of a Familiar House] (in Korean). Random House Korea. ISBN 978-89-8375-286-4.
