Friday, November 11, 2016

[Review/Single] Lee So-ra - Don't Tell Me It's Not Love (사랑이 아니라 말하지 말아요)





Youtube URL: https://youtu.be/7WHy1_-VhLE
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_So-ra_(singer)

To foreign K-pop fans, Lee So-ra, I convince, is an unfamiliar singer. That's why I also convince that you might be shocked if you first listen to this song, which I'm now trying to review.

At first, I'd like to introduce Lee So-ra to you. Lee So-ra, born on December 29, 1969, debuted in 1991, and got known for songs like 'The Blue In You'(그대 안의 블루, 1993), 'I Am Happy'(난 행복해, 1995), 'Please'(제발, 2000), 'The Wind Blows'(바람이 분다, 2004). In my opinion, her strength is an unusual artistic sensibility she's developed and showed off through her music. The sensibility is like that of a sorrowful woman who has been left alone. Under the view that singing is to express a certain emotion to blow listeners' mind, Lee So-ra should be regarded as one of the best singer in the world.

'Don't Tell Me It's Not Love' contains Lee So-ra's typicality I said above. She's still sorrowful. Her voice has power to make listeners cry, but it's not excessive. Her voice flows like a calm river listeners want to swim in. Piano and strings flow beneath her voice, which are played with great sensibility.

I always thought that Lee So-ra's voice fits best to the winter. Some more days remain until the winter begins. Waiting for the winter to come, I'd like to comfort my heart listening to 'Don't Tell Me It's Not Love.' I'd like to enjoy being blue.