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

Hello. Welcome to Yu Hui Yeol's Sketchbook.

I'm Yu Hui Yeol.

When you watch dramas or variety shows,

you have more chances to hear old hits these days.

The amazing thing is that the songs our parents used to like...

are loved by our generation, too.

It means good songs are passed...

through generations...

and have power to be loved by people.

Maybe the songs of...

this singer who I'm about to introduce to you...

would be loved through generations.

There was this drama which was very popular, "Reply 1988".

I'm not saying that we will show you the drama.

You sound very excited just by hearing the title.

And "Signal".

His songs were used as the original sound tracks for those dramas.

And he is a musician I admire.

I introduce Kim Chang Wan Band to you.

I feel shy.

I will just sing.

We have a special guest here.

We recently worked on a new song together.

She is a bandoneon player.

Her name is Koh Sang Ji.

She is...

a beautiful woman,

This time, I will sing...

"Youth".

And there is a singer I like very much.

He is Kim Feel.

Here is Kim Feel.

How have you been?

I've been doing good.

Let me ask you a question.

When you decided...

to sing the song "Youth",

what did you think about the song?

I wondered how you could write...

such a good song.

And I envied that you could write such touching lyrics.

I wrote the song "Youth" in 1981.

And Feel was born in 1986. Is that right?

- Yes. - So...

I wrote the song before he was born.

Chang Wan,

you already asked him the questions...

- I was supposed to ask. - I was baffled, too.

It felt like I was watching "Kim Chang Wan's Drawing Paper".

I should ask those questions.

You are hosting the programme alone.

One of the staff members gave me...

the script of this programme.

- And it had those questions. - That's my script.

Why would you ask the questions yourself?

I'm holding the script here.

You are supposed to answer the questions.

Wasn't it for me?

- I can't believe this. - I'm sorry.

I was startled.

Then we should start over.

What are you talking about? It's no use crying over split milk.

I'm very embarrassed.

I've never been scolded so harsh in a music show before.

Then, Feel and I will sing "Youth".

Thank you.

Hui Yeol, nice to meet you.

I was surprised to see you hosting the programme earlier.

You should have marked the questions you would ask.

It felt like the programme's title was "Kim Chang Wan's Drawing Paper".

We have two guests here who stay young forever.

We have Kim Chang Wan and Kim Feel. Welcome.

Nice to see you.

I feel very comfortable as we have Chang Wan in the middle.

Why?

I will be careful from now on.

For Kim Feel, it is his first time to join our programme.

- Really? - Yes, this is my first time.

And it is my first time to see him in person.

He is handsome.

Really? Is it your first time to see him?

This is Yu Hui Yeol. Say hello to him.

Nice to meet you.

He is my type of person.

I've heard you two singing together only on the tracks.

But I've never seen them singing live together.

Have you worked with him before?

I sang with him only once...

for his radio programme.

This is my first time to sing with him on a TV show.

How did you feel singing with him?

My heart flutters whenever I sing with young musicians.

But you looked totally different from the time when you sang with IU.

You had different look in your eyes.

And you dressed differently, too.

Are you saying I should look at Feel as the way I looked at IU?

- I understand. - It is...

- too much. - I know.

I asked you too much. It is impossible.

Even though he is a good actor,

he can't act that.

It is a really difficult thing to do.

I'm sorry about that.

He wrote the song in 1981.

Look at the lyrics.

"Someday, I guess my green, youthful days will go away".

In fact, they had the regulations for songs.

The original song I wrote was like this.

"It should go away if it wants to go".

But they forbade too sad songs...

at that time.

So the song was forbidden.

Was it too sad?

They said young people shouldn't sing such sad lyrics.

So they ordered me to change the lyric.

And I changed the lyrics.

- I see. - Yes.

Then they allowed the song.

But the lyric sounds totally different.

It should be "It should go away if it wants to go", though.

I agree. It sounds like a young man's song.

- I know. - It sounds more ambitious.

I know. It sounds completely different.

Okay. Please sing the song with the original lyrics.

Does it even work?

It was too low.

Your voice was too low.

It sounded like this.

Did I sing like that?

Your voice was too low.

Can you sing a high note?

It was too low.

Please do it again.

It should go away... Wait.

It should go away...

- Can you sing it in a high note? - It should go away

Do you have to sing it like that?

I am a musician.

It has to be low.

That's his style.

- He sings... - Do you think this is good?

Now I know what you mean.

It should go away if it wants to go My green youthful days

Just like a flower that blooms then withers

On nights when the moon shines

By the way, it is not a love song.

It is a spiritual.

People say it is a love song.

But it is not a love song. It is a spiritual.

- Yes. - What does that mean?

- Give him the microphone, please. - A spiritual is...

I looked it up.

But it is...

different from a African-American spiritual.

But we can say...

it is a spiritual.

- It means spirit. - I see.

It is a song in praise of something.

It became a new kind of song of contemporary music.

- That's a spiritual. - It is a song of youth.

So it means...

a song of youth is sad.

But people call it a love song.

Many people think it is a love song.

But that's not true.

Now we know about the song "Youth" properly.

I see, okay.

"Will their voices go well together?"

I'm sure many people were wondering at the beginning.

But I must say, there's a very special echo...

in both of your voices.

Shall I say they're healing?

Also, I hear youth and someone who passed his youth.

Those are the feelings I get. Then I'm also wondering...

in what ways you find Chang Wan's voice charming, Feel.

His voice makes me feel... How shall I put this?

If I were to compare it to boxing, it wouldn't be a jab.

When I hear his voice, I almost feel a strong punch.

- Like a strong hook. - That's right.

It's like a heavy blow that strikes your heart.

That's how I feel when I hear his voice.

- I agree. - Even when he narrates...

You must know his song, "When I Strum E Major".

You'll know what I mean when you hear that song.

And this song, too.

It's very heavy...

How should I describe it?

It sounds cold, but it's very...

How should I put this?

Oh, you think Chang Wan's voice is cold?

Well, I think he expresses things in a cold way...

- when he sings. - Yes, you're right.

- You can sense youth in his music. - That's right.

But there's a weight and a sense of heaviness to it as well.

When we hear Chang Wan's voice,

- we can recognise it right away. - That's right.

I think it's very amazing.

Next year will mark the 40th year since Chang Wan's debut...

as a singer. We should give him a big round of applause.

You definitely deserve to be applauded and congratulated.