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.

We rehearse before shooting an episode.

So I heard the songs of today's guest singers earlier today.

And all of the staff members said the same thing.

"My ears must be flattered today."

You must be excited to hear that.

I just quoted the famous line.

Let me introduce our first guest singer who will flatter our ears.

There's this famous drama which was beloved by a lot of people recently.

Let me give you a hint. It is about me.

You don't think so?

That's right. What you just said is right.

You just said it wouldn't be "Goblin".

Yes, it is.

It has this famous line.

"Because it was fine."

"Because it wasn't fine."

"Because it was good enough."

Would it kill you if I said that?

The original sound tracks of "Goblin" topped the charts.

Our first guest singer is...

the queen of original sound tracks that "Goblin" has ever produced.

She's Ailee.

Thank you.

Isn't she incredible? I couldn't be more jealous.

Despite what they say, life isn't fair in terms of talents.

Anyway, please welcome Ailee.

Hello, I'm Ailee.

How have you been?

I've been taking time off work and relaxing.

I listened to a lot of music and worked on my album.

You look great though. - Do I?

Really?

What do you mean by that?

You're vivacious and practically glowing.

Really? Thanks for saying that.

So can you tell us about...

the song you just sang?

It's the soundtrack from the hit TV series "Goblin",

"I Will Go to You Like the First Snow".

I looked into the numbers.

Even among songs from queens of soundtracks...

such as Baek Z Young or Lyn,

this song right here set a new record...

for topping the chart for exactly 464 hours...

which is the longest in the past three years.

Congratulations. - Thanks.

Thank you.

You're now known as the queen of soundtracks.

Gosh. - You rose up and took the title.

Don't be ridiculous.

You think that way too. - No, I don't.

You know you're worth that title.

I'm still only a princess to be honest.

Do princesses laugh like that?

Over the years, - This is fun.

you sang a lot of soundtracks for TV series.

Out of the ones that you didn't get to sing,

are there any songs that you wanted to?

There were a lot. - Name a few.

Can I sing them? - How about this then?

So...

Ailee is the queen of soundtracks.

I'm a princess, remember? - Yes, of course.

The princess of soundtracks.

Anyway... - I'm flustered too.

She'll now choose her three most favorite soundtracks.

You can choose three. So here we go.

All right. - What will you sing first?

Why aren't you singing?

Hui Yeol. - What?

"Either have dinner with me, or die with me."

I tried singing looking at you, but just couldn't.

Your face ruined the mood.

Hang on. - I looked at the floor instead.

I saw myself on the screen, and even I found it hilarious.

So what was this song again?

"Snow Flower". - "Snow Flower".

"Snow Flower" by Park Hyo Shin.

Before you sang the song, you said the famous line.

This was the soundtrack from the series "I'm Sorry, I Love You".

Now it's time to share with us another soundtrack you love.

All right.

I can't believe Ailee will actually pull this off.

That's great.

It felt humiliating but nice at the same time.

Now it's time for you to share the last song you like.

This I've always wanted to sing in public.

Really? - Yes, this one's for you.

Say the famous line too. - Sure.

Yu, Yu, Yu Hui Yeol!

Isn't she an incredible singer?

She is. - If we went to...

a karaoke room, I'd sit back and let her sing the entire time.

You made all three songs your own though.

Did I? - They all suited your voice.

Thanks.

Apart from yourself,

many female artists like Suzy and Tae Yeon released their albums.

They're your colleagues, but also your competition.

What's it like to see others doing so well?

I honestly always wish them the best.

I want there to be more solo female artists.

It's important to show that women can rock this industry.

And show they're powerful. - That's right.

All right. So let's say that you...

were able to form a group. - Okay.

You're given the chance to pick your teammates.

Who would you choose?

There are a few on my list. - Who are they?

Yoon Mi Rae. - That'd be nice.

There's also Jay Park.

Why Yoon Mi Rae?

She's not only a good rapper,

but a talented singer.

Isn't she your role model? - Yes, I love her.

Who did you also mention? - Jay Park.

Why him?

He's also a talented singer and rapper.

He can also dance. - Yes, that's a huge plus.

Are there more? - Yes, Amber of f(x).

What would Amber do? - She's just a close friend of mine.

You need to include a friend. - Yes. She'll do it for free.

That's what I think at least.

All right. Who else?

Who else do I want to work with? The singer, Dean.

Oh, my. What will he be in charge of?

I'd need him for his looks.

He's so handsome and talented. - Exactly.

He'll be the face of the team. - Name one more artist.

Well... I'd pick Crush.

What will Crush do?

He should definitely sing. That's why I need him.

That's perfect. Yoon Mi Rae... - He's a songwriter as well.

His songs are very popular too. - They are.

If all of those artists actually team up, it'll be a dream team.

Totally. - It'll be fantastic.

How would you want to name the team?

Avengers?

No. Since you, Ailee, will be the leader, how about Aliens?

Aliens? Sure, I'm fine with that. I like it.

Extraterrestrial creatures. - That's awesome.

The most talented artists. - All right.

All of you are extraordinarily talented.

I like it. It's a good name.

Your new song just came out. - Yes.

Please tell us about it.

The song is called "Reminiscing".

It has a bit of a jazzy vibe. Shall I say it's jazz and swing?

I challenged myself and tried a new genre.

I must say that the title itself is quite abstract.

Have you ever felt that kind of sentiment?

Yes. I recently got a new phone,

and I couldn't help but go through all the photos on my old phone.

Everyone does it. - Right? I went through them all,

and it made me a little emotional.

Why? - It made me reminisce the old days.

What kinds of photos were they? Give us some examples.

They must've evoked many memories. - Yes, definitely.

Some were from my past performances. There were also...

photos that show how much I've changed.

"Gosh, I used to be so skinny then." Things like that, you know.

"Where did that outfit go? What about that one?"

Also, there were many faces that I haven't seen for a long time.

What about photos of your family? - There were some of them too.

Those are actually what made me very emotional.

While you were going through the photos...

"Yes, I dated that guy for a little while." Did that happen at all?

I deleted it right away.

The delete button. - Good job.

"My gosh! Delete it."

With this new album,

I heard that you have no plans of performing on TV shows...

other than Sketchbook. - Yes, that's right.

I heard you're planning a concert though.

Yes. I'm working hard on it at the moment. It'll be a nationwide tour.

The first concert I had in Seoul went really well,

so it'll be a nationwide tour this time.

I heard that you've been worrying about it though.

Yes, I'm very worried.

I actually get like this before every single concert.

Many of my songs are high-pitched. - Yes.

Singing a song or two on a show like this is no problem,

but I have to sing such high-pitched songs nonstop when I do concerts.

They're all high-pitched songs. - Exactly.

It's filled with such songs from beginning to end.

I'm especially worried about the high-pitched climax in each song.

Everyone must want to see how amazingly you can...

pull off those songs of yours.

I have no doubt that many people will come to your concert.

I'd love for you to perform one more song. Which one would be good?

I'll sing my newest song, "Reminiscing", for you all.

With this song, we'll say goodbye to Ailee. Thank you for joining us.

Thank you for having me.

Yes.

Please clap along like this if you're enjoying the song.

Yes.

Thank you.