La Poem
La Poem (라포엠 in Korean) is a Korean male crossover vocal group, currently promoted by Moss Music Management under In Next Trend.
Formation
La Poem is a male crossover quartet originated from a TV show Phantom Singer – Season 3 (Phantom Singer 3) aired on a Korean TV network jtbc from April 10th to July 3rd in 2020. The TV show auditions male singers who are trained mostly in classical music and musical theaters, and selects three teams of a quartet to compete in the end. Having two rounds of competition, La Poem won by most votes of viewers of the show on July 3rd in 2020 and made their debut as a crossover group. The group’s name La Poem is a combination of the French word “la boheme and the English word “poem”, signifying the group’s desire to sing poem-like lyrical songs as limit-free singers.
Members
La Poem is composed of four classically-trained singers: two tenors Chaehoon You and Ki-hun Park, one baritone Minseong Jeong, and one countertenor Sunghoon Choi. The two tenors have different vocal types as Chaehoon is considered a leggero tenor and Ki-hun a spinto tenor. The fact that a countertenor Sunghoon, whose vocal range is equivalent to that of a female singer, is a member of La Poem adds unique flavors to their singing compared to typical male vocal quartets.
Each member studied vocal music in high school and university and thus shares similar training backgrounds. At the same time, their career paths were slightly different after university.
Chaehoon You
Chaehoon (born in October 16th, 1988) went to Hanyang University in Seoul, Korea following Pohang Arts High School located in his hometown Pohang, Korea. He was a top student at the entry of the university. Yet, he tried hard to make his way out to popular music markets than classical music theaters. After graduating from the university, he continued to sing on many stages and joined popera groups Awesome and Ekklesia, which were unsuccessful in making any noticeable marks in the music market. Chaehoon You’s celebrity status, albeit quite limited, finally took off after he sang Il Mondo at his first appearance on the TV show Phantom Singer 3.[1] He has gained a lot of ardent supporters and fans since then. He is La Poem’s leader and introduces himself as a legendary tenor as he wishes to be.
Ki-hun Park
Ki-hun (born in December 16th, 1994) went to Seoul National University in Seoul, Korea following Busan Arts High School located in his hometown Busan, Korea. He graduated from the university as a top student. He won many awards from many competitions domestically and internationally while being a university student. In particular, he was awarded Deuxieme Grand Prix (i.e., a runner-up) at the 51st International Singing Competition of Toulouse held in 2016.[2] At that time, he was only 21 years old. Ki-hun Park is the youngest member of La Poem and introduces himself as a bulgot (meaning “flame”) tenor as his firey vocal power signifies.
Minseong Jeong
Minseong (born in September 26th, 1991) went to Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea following Incheon Arts High School in Incheon, Korea. He also won many awards from many domestic singing competitions (e.g., the grand prize at Deagu singing competition in 2019). At the time of preliminary auditions of Phantom Singer 3, he had just started more advanced singing training in Folkwang University of the Arts in Germany. As the audition took place in Germany, he gave it a try and was selected as one of final 36 competitors. He initially wanted to take a leave of absence while participating in the show recorded in Korea. As the school did not allow it, he decided to drop and returned to Korea to compete. Minseong Jeong calls himself Giyomi (meaning cutie) baritone. Recently, he appeared on a reality singing competition “Bokmyun kawang” (currently franchised to multinational TV series such as the American “The Masked Singer” show) aired on MBC on Dec. 27, 2020 and Jan. 3, 2021. He advanced to the third round in which he attempted to dethrone the 7-times consecutive winner.
Sunghoon Choi
Sunghoon (born in May 5th, 1989) went to Korea National University of Arts in Seoul, Korea following Gyeongbuk Arts High School located in his hometown Daegu, Korea. Moving to France, he continued his singing study at City Conservatory of Paris for two years and at Centre of Baroque Music Versailles thereafter. He then moved to Switzerland and earned a master’s degree at Geneva University of Music. In living in Europe, Sunghoon Choi participated in many competitions, some of which awarded him the grand prize (e.g., Prix D'honneur from Leopold Bellan International Competition in 2015). He also performed on many stages as a soloist and an opera singer until his audition for Phantom Singer 3 held in London was successful and had to return to Korea to comepete with the final competitors. He introduces himself as a mascot of La Poem as his presence in the group separates La Poem from other crossover groups.
References
- ↑ "Tenor You Chaehoon's Il Mondo on Phantom singer 3". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Palmarès / Historique - Théâtre du Capitole". www.theatreducapitole.fr (in français). Retrieved 2021-01-13.
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