Yu Huiyeol's Sketchbook (You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook / 유희열의 스케치북)

Hello, it's nice to meet you.

Welcome to Sketchbook, everyone.

I'm Yu Hui Yeol.

I'd like to start with a special greeting.

Around this time of a year,

I hear people say this a lot.

Today, I will say that to you.

Happy Yu Hui Yeol!

It seems like Sketchbook began just a few days ago,

but it's been nine years already.

We will keep trying our best for the program in 2017.

Let me introduce...

our first guest of the year 2017.

In fact, she's shivering backstage now.

You must be glad and excited to see her.

This is her comeback in eight years.

She appeared in the second episode of Sketchbook.

I'd say she is like a living witness of Sketchbook.

She is a famous actress and singer.

She is our diva for life.

She's Uhm Jung Hwa.

Hello, everyone.

It's been a long time.

It's nice to meet you.

It's good to see you.

She appeared in the second episode of Sketchbook.

And now she is in the 347th episode.

It's been eight years. How do you feel?

It feels strange.

I can't believe that it's been eight years.

It has been a really long time,

but it seems like yesterday.

Time flies by very fast.

I know.

By the way, I have to talk about her costume.

This dress is not for everyone. It's only for you.

You look beautiful. What's the theme of this dress?

Well... Reflection?

Reflection?

I just sang the song, "Watch Me Move".

I wanted to make my moves glister.

So I put on a dress with a lot of glitter.

That's great.

It feels like a holiday season. - And it is...

a popular trend in styling. - Is it?

I think I saw a dress like this...

at a wholesale market.

Maybe they bought the cloth there.

Maybe.

Seen from a distance,

it looks like she's wearing tin foil.

I mean you look so cool.

Why would you say that?

I get so excited when I see a chicken wrapped in tin foil.

It is one of the happiest moments of my life.

I get so excited when I open the tin foil.

And I felt the same way watching you.

I was really excited to see your performance.

Did I look like a chicken? - No way.

What I'm saying is...

that it was very exciting. - Really?

After eight years, Jung Hwa finally made a comeback as a singer.

Please give her a round of applause.

Are you glad to see me again?

Well... - No one answered me.

She is an iconic singer of the country.

She's the dancing queen.

Of course we are glad to see her again.

But I'm worried about your fitness.

That's because she shows powerful dance moves.

To be honest, I'm sometimes short of breath.

The title tracks of my new album are "Watch Me Move" and "Dreamer".

And I've been dancing to the songs more than ever since my debut.

The songs have a lot of dance moves.

So I pant for breath while dancing.

You released a new album after a long time.

I wonder who was the first person...

who heard your new songs after the album was released.

You know it means a lot.

As soon as the album was done,

Jung Jae Hyung listened to the songs for the first time.

Jung Jae Hyung? - Yes.

What did he say?

He said it was very good. And he said he was relieved.

Because it was good. - Yes. He felt relieved.

After Jae Hyung heard the songs, my pet dog heard it, too.

Her dog's name is Tangle.

It is a brown poodle dog.

What did she say?

She liked it very much.

Usually she hates it when I play some music.

She even crawls under the bed while covering her eyes.

Really? - But...

She acted like this listening to my songs.

She danced to the songs.

You scared me. Stop it.

I'm sorry.

I see.

In fact, Jung Hwa has been a singer since the time of LP records.

She's been through the times of LPs, tapes, CDs,

and even streaming files.

She's like an archaeopteryx of Korean music industry.

When talking about singers in the 90s,

it is impossible not to mention Jung Hwa.

There were many factors that made Jung Hwa into the dancing queen.

Her diverse choreography is one of them.

Such as the choreography...

of "Invitation" and "I Don't Know".

Do you still remember the dance moves?

I think so.

Then can you please show us the dance moves?

Let's see if you remember the moves or not.

I will play your songs in random order.

Okay?

Why should I do that? - And you will dance...

to the songs as memory serves.

Can you do that with me? - Me?

Yes, please. - Okay. I will help you with that.

This is nothing for a veteran dancer like me.

Music, please.

This is a warm up.

Here we go.

My gosh.

I can't remember.

Is this right?

That I remember too.

I've forgotten a lot of the moves.

Her songs are amazing, right?

Can I redo "Rose of Betrayal"?

I especially enjoyed the last song "D.I.S.C.O".

For a moment, I felt like I was T.O.P.

I know. It happens often.

What amazing songs you have.

Let's give her another round of applause.

Thank you.

So let's talk about the Madonnas of Korea.

Kim Wan Son is the first...

and Jung Hwa is the second.

Lee Hyo Ri is the third,

but the fourth has yet to be crowned.

Is there someone worthy of that title?

Which junior artist do you think qualifies as one?

I'm sure we'll crown her soon.

Anyway... - Who is it?

I'm starting afresh with the album I recently released,

so I'll crown myself as the fourth.

You'll be the fourth too?

Really? - Like I said, I'm starting afresh.

So you want to think of yourself as a rookie again.

That's right.

Okay, that's understandable.

It's like a champion starting afresh from the bottom...

and she put herself as the fourth Madonna of Korea.

All right.

There's a reason why I'm so glad to have her back.

A few years ago, Jung Hwa fell very ill.

Many were worried of her condition back then.

I'm sure it was hard time for you.

I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and had to have surgery.

During that process, I hurt my nerves.

Even before putting this album together,

I didn't speak of it to anyone. - That's right.

If people knew about me hurting my vocal cords,

I'd... - She hurt her vocal cords.

Yes. It's obvious that it would've...

hurt my career in every way. - I see.

That's why I endure it on my own.

Anyway, half of my vocal cord was paralyzed after the surgery...

and I couldn't talk at all for about eight months.

She could only let out a soft whisper like this...

and that was her trying her best.

Back then, I mean. - It really took me aback.

There's nothing I can do if I can't sing or talk.

And that time was most difficult for me.

For a while, I prolonged my voice by getting shots for my vocal cords.

Then I was completely free from it and practiced till I got better.

Even now...

Thank you.

Thank you.

Even when she talks now,

there's a slight tremor in her voice.

Many in the audience are trying to show you their support.

Was the recording session difficult?

When I first stepped into the recording booth...

Gosh, I'm so sorry.

I'm all right.

At the studio...

I also brought my dog with me that day.

My dog's now 13 years old...

and she's been with me to many recording sessions.

Over the years? - That's right.

I was happy to just step inside the booth though.

It was because of how my voice is where it is now...

and the fact that it's been so long.

To be back in there again...

when I thought that I would never be able to...

was an overwhelming and joyful experience.

Overcoming such pain in your voice wouldn't have been easy,

so was there a particular reason...

why you wanted to sing again?