Lim Hyung Joo

Lim Hyung-Joo, born in Seoul, 1986, has displayed his talents since studied specially a vocal music course in Ye-won art school.

He distinguished himself sweeping over juvenile concours, the 1st rank of 2000' CBS Broadcast Youth Music Competition, The 1st rank of 2001' Korea National Youth Music Competition, the 1st rank of 2001' Korea Journal of Music Competition and so on. In the subscription concert of Ye-won art school 30 years since opening of a school, he played as the first co-performer in the concert Hall of Seoul Arts Center.

At last Lim Hyung-Joo ranked first and was awarded distinguished service medal on Music. To realize his long-cherished dream of a global musican he went abroad for study at the same time, and passed the enterance examination to Juilliard pre-collage unanimously by jurors in vocal music course.

＇Salley Gardens＇, his first record, went into the top of Korean Classical Chart as soon as it was put on sale in January, 2003(Now it has been at the top for 27 weeks and sold over 250 thousand sheets). And then an event, makes Lim Hyung-Joo rise to stardom, was occured leading the patriotic song in the 16th inauguration Day.
Taking this opportunity, he created a sensation. He came into the soptlight by many broadcasting media and the press. Lim Hyung-Joo, too, took an brocasting activity and important concerts.

He made deep emotion to many Korean residents in America by singing the patriotic song and Korean lied, "Gu-ri-wa(Missing you)" at festival of the 100the Korean-American commemoration in the worldwide stage, LA Hollywood Bowl, and in the peace concert of the first anniversary of World Cups he played with world soprano singer Sumi, Jo. And besides his first concert was great success on June 13th and 14th in the KBS Hall. Now he tries to jump into the world with making his debut in Carnegiehall.

Source and information from http://www.sac.or.kr/eng/lab2003/limhyungjoo/profile.html

Shuun comment :-

Okeyh, this boy got that "big and soulful" tenor voice that not many young male artist could obtain. Most important is his an asian(Korean) and the only asian popera(pop-opera) artist. Rarely seen asian artist capable to deliver opera-like song coz they usual doesn't have that "voice". As for me, in Malaysia itself, i never see or heard any artist that can sing opera or popera, and as young as 20 years old. Hehh...Malaysia still need to extend their music industry into more world and classical music. (ok...skang nie ramai penyanyi yg kuarkan album irama Malaysia...but what uniqueness they can give us compare with the others traditional singer...?? Kebiasaannyer sumer bunyi samer jer.)
I really hope that someday more artist like Lim Hyung Joo will be born. (especially in Malaysia lol) I really had enough with boy band actually since usually( not all) they not really had the voice to boost. Or should i say "biasa-biasa sajer". And some screaming like wanna shattered their lung and call it a music. Ohh...give me a break.(lagu boy band jadik sedap sebb nyanyi ramai-ramai...tapi biler solo hancur). Thats why i prefer solo singer since they really need to think whether they can sing and need to focus more on their voice technique. Opera song are harder to sing since it involve a great amount of air, breathing control and vocal technique. As for Lim Hyung Joo, his voice is very soothing and calm. It flows like gentle breeze. It seem easy for him to sing...but normal people like us...or easily said myself, its hard. Very hard. I'm an alto/contralto anyway. So the range and voice quality is different.

i think i already talk too long...and out of topic abit. hehehehe...*bricked*