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

Hello. Nice to meet you all.

Welcome to Sketchbook.

I'm Yu Hui Yeol.

Why do you keep laughing? I'm just greeting you.

I guess just looking at me puts you in a happy mood.

The "Happy Yu Hui Yeol" virus must've spread to all of you.

I hope this year brings you lots of good, happy things.

On my way here today... You know those music charts, right?

I took a quick look at them.

I noticed that many solo artists are collaborating with each other...

through featuring or other various collaborative projects.

These collaborative works are very popular these days,

and they're receiving lots of love as well.

All right. On that note, let's meet the first artist of today's show.

The unexpected collaboration of these two people...

has surprised everyone in the music industry. I was very surprised.

One of them is a member of an idol group who has gained...

world-wide popularity through the Korean Wave.

And the other one is a truly amazing musician.

Whenever I had a chance, I've always expressed how much...

I respect this musician even though I'm more experienced than her.

This indie musician and the idol group member have come together.

It's the musician whom fellow musicians admire, Sunwoo Junga.

She's collaborating with CNBLUE's lead vocal and singer-songwriter,

Jung Yong Hwa. Please give it up for these two.

Thank you. - Thank you.

Sunwoo Junga and Jung Yong Hwa are here. Welcome to the show.

Hello. - Nice to meet you.

Hello.

We're Yong Hwa...

and Junga.

I have a double chin, so I have to cover it.

The two of you. How have you been?

Yes, I've been well.

I started working with Junga...

since the holiday season. - I see.

So from December last year till now, which is January,

the person whom I've been seeing most often...

is Junga. - I see, it's Sunwoo Junga.

I'm sure it's the same for you. - Yes, that's right.

I'm sure you've been happy about it.

Totally. - Yes. First of all...

Well, he came to my waiting room earlier to say hi,

and the first thing that came out of my mouth was...

"Gosh, he's just too handsome."

I wasn't even aware that I said it.

Thank you. - Why are you thanking me?

Are you admitting it then?

I'm disappointed in you.

I know that many of you already know who Yong Hwa is.

I'll tell you about Sunwoo Junga for those who don't know her.

She probably first made a name for herself through this.

You all know 2NE1's song, "It Hurts", right?

She wrote that song.

Since then, she has worked on many albums with various artists...

including GD & T.O.P, LEE HI, Lee Seung Gi and San E.

Last but not least, Toy's album is on the list too.

She also worked on Toy's album.

She won the 2014 Korean Music Award for Musician of the Year.

She's a talented musician who also won the Award for Best Pop Album.

Let's applaud her for all of her achievements.

Thank you.

I'm going to ask you a straightforward question.

How did this collaboration come together?

Sunwoo Junga's...

voice. I heard her song, "Baepsae", on the radio.

I see, "Baepsae". - It totally shocked me.

I was shocked too. I remember it.

"Only my bitter laughter". There's a part that goes like this.

Everyone will think that it's a weird song.

"Only my bitter laughter". This is the part I'm talking about.

What are you doing now?

I'm serious. That part.

Everyone will...

Everyone who hears the song will get the same impression.

Is that right? - There is a part like this.

It's in the middle of the song. - That's right.

That part totally shocked me.

I thought "I must..."

"work with Sunwoo Junga."

I see. - So I worked on a song...

around the time I was wrapping up the schedule for my solo album.

And the right time came,

and I asked her to work with me. - I see.

This is what happens to musicians.

You know the expression, "love at first sight", right?

It usually refers to when people meet in person.

But for musicians, it's more like "love at first hearing".

When you hear some songs, you just go, "My goodness."

Isn't that exactly what happened in this case?

Yes. I was blown away. - That's right.

If you were smitten by her voice after hearing her song...

I do this too. I'm sure you typed her name on web portals.

Then photos popped up, right? Weren't you surprised?

Well, I was... No.

I don't mean anything else.

The first thing I saw was her live performance.

It was a video clip of her live performance.

I saw her singing wearing a cast on her arm.

I watched the same video clip. - Really?

I watched it too. - Yes. She was wearing a cast...

Her hair is short now, but it came down to here back then.

Yes. I looked like Rubeus Hagrid. - She also had a perm.

Wearing a cast, she was singing the part,

"Only my bitter laughter". While I was watching that,

I almost felt as if someone was pulling my head up.

Seriously.

That performance is really... - Yes.

Seriously. You should all listen to it. I can't explain it well.

When you have some time, you should all listen to it.

You really should. - She doesn't look this bad,

but I must say that he is impersonating her pretty well.

Junga, we'd love to hear a snippet of that song, "Baepsae".

Yong Hwa fell in love with your voice because of that song.

Let us hear it. We'd love to hear that part from the original singer.

Please sing that part with the key change.

Looking back on my life, only bitter laughter comes upon me

I can't throw out all this

The song goes like this.

Gosh. - That was so good.

I can't sing like you, Yong Hwa. - Gosh, don't say that.

That part is really...

Musicians know how lyrics are written and how they usually unfold.

"Oh, oh, oh? How is this possible?"

It makes you react this way. - Totally.

Do you like Junga's other songs?

Well...

I've listened to all of her songs, and I love "Girl of the Spring".

Right. That's a great song. - It's my favourite.

I'd love to hear your version of this song.

Right. Yes.

Please let us hear it. - I'll try to sound sexy.

Yes, that sounds great.

All right.

That was great.

Good job.

You liked it too, right?

I feel like I just heard a macho version of "Girl of the Spring".

The original version that Junga sang makes me think of spring.

But Yong Hwa's version has...

something dark and gloomy about it.

Well, I don't know if it's dark and gloomy,

but it reminds me of the West. - Is that right?

Junga, which of Yong Hwa's songs do you like?

In his solo album, there's a song called "Mileage",

which he sang with YDG. - Yes, I like that song too.

The moment I heard that song, I thought it was very fun.

Then I watched its music video and fell for it even more.

I really like that song. - We must hear it then.

We'll have her sing his song. - Yes.

If that's the case, I will... YDG is featured in the song,

so I'll be YDG.

Really? You'll do his part? - I'll channel YDG.

Are you really going to be able to do this?

All right.

You're so good!

I'm impressed.

Wow. Aren't these two so amazing?

What did the rap really say?

Practical medical scientific knowledge

My love is higher than the Tower of Babel

There's a part like this. - Was that Korean?

Yes. - This is what it sounded like.

That's what I heard.

The two of you have achieved success in different genres.

I'm sure there're things that you're jealous of from each other.

Junga, you go first. What are you jealous of?

His face.

I see.

I'm not just saying it.

The more I work in this industry...

In the past, I didn't care about my looks at all.

I thought that musicians have to focus only on music.

But I was wrong. There's definitely a visual component.

My outfit could affect how the mood of the song is conveyed.

That's right. - Those things are definitely there.

On that front, his face... His eyes, nose and lips...

are doing such a great job.

You're right. - They're doing an exceptional job.

I filmed two music videos with Yong Hwa.

You two look very different. - It was brave of me to do that.

Seeing us together makes me feel like mine is doing a terrible job.

No, you look fine. - My face did such a bad job.

Does it have to get yelled at? - Yes. That's right.

It has to get yelled at. It deserves it.

As you know, Yong Hwa performs often in China.

Someone asked me how my name should be pronounced in Chinese.

So I told him which Chinese characters are used for my name.

And I found out that the Chinese pronunciation is...

Junga is pronounced like the Korean slang for "ugly face".

Sunwoo Ugly Face is my name. Yes.

So I'm very envious of his handsome face.

So do you go by the name of Ugly Face in China?

Yes, that's right.

Well, fortunately...

You're putting on your sunglasses now.

No! You don't have to do that.

Junga, seriously. You don't need to do that.

Gosh, don't do that. - Why are you doing that?

You look weirder with those on.