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.

Thank you for doing this every time.

You always give me a big hand whenever I come on the stage.

It makes me very happy.

While I feel so happy, our guest singers in the waiting room...

must have mixed feelings. They'd feel excited and nervous.

For today's episode,

we invited singers who are recognized...

as the best in their field.

They're called masters.

Today, we will have guest singers...

who have spent more than 10 years on this path of music.

We will have a special episode with them.

It's called "Masters of Music".

All right.

They should be in this field for at least 10 years.

Then we can call them masters.

I've hosted Sketchbook for about nine years.

I believe it will be even better after 10 years.

Let me introduce the first master of music.

You're so lucky to be here. I guarantee.

All right.

Her voice has this power to make a song different...

no matter what he sings.

She makes every song sound so sad.

I don't know why, but it just sounds so sad.

She made her debut in 2003.

It's been 14 years.

She's the master of singing.

You guys are so curious.

Yes. - Yes.

I'm sure there will be a roar.

All right. It's Gummy.

Hello.

Thank you.

She's the master vocalist.

It's Gummy. Welcome. - Hello, it's nice to meet you.

Hello, I'm Gummy.

Gosh, how have you been? - I've been good.

How have you been? - It's been a long time.

It's been almost a year.

I see.

The first song you just sang...

was a big hit in 2016. - Right.

It was loved by many people. - What's the title?

It's "You Are My Everything."

It was the original sound track of "Descendants of the Sun".

While she sang the song,

I was talking to myself before I knew it.

I'm serious. - What did you say?

"Do you want me to apologize or confess my love?"

It reminded me of many great scenes.

I loved it.

You're so good at this. It sounded so natural.

Then she released another original sound track...

which was beloved by many people.

It's the drama that featured Park Bo Gum.

"Love in the Moonlight". - It's "Love in the Moonlight".

Can you sing a snippet of it? - Do you want?

Just a few measures.

Okay.

This is the song.

Thank you.

Can you sing one more song? - What?

She must've sung this song a lot.

"If You Come Back"?

I love that song. - I know you like the song.

I really do. Please sing the song.

Let's not talk today. Just keep singing.

You want that? - Please sing.

I sang for a long time.

Don't you like it? I bet you do.

Thank you. - Sing one more song.

I want you to sing this. - What?

It's really famous.

People make mistakes with this song.

"We Should've Been Friends"?

Right. People make mistakes saying "We Should've Been Gummy."

Please sing the song.

Sing together.

I'm deeply moved by you.

This song... - I sang without accompaniment.

Anyone who has an experience of parting...

would empathize with this song.

You'd even want to be Gummy.

It's a heartbreaking song.

Sometimes I feel embarrassed.

Like when I sing in front of many couples.

And when the couples are absorbed in my song.

That's right.

All right. I told you she's the master vocalist.

And we have the good news.

She had a nationwide tour for her concert.

And all the tickets were sold out.

Please give her a big hand. - Thank you.

To be honest with you,

it's not common...

that the concert tickets for a solo artist are sold out.

And the audience of music concerts...

are mostly women.

So it doesn't happen a lot...

to female singers. - That's right.

But all the tickets were sold out.

Even I was surprised every time I appeared on the stage.

All the seats were taken.

I was so trilled that I couldn't even sing.

I'm just very thankful.

What's interesting...

is that I have the audience from all age groups.

And there are a lot of men too.

What do you think are your secrets?

I show many different sides of myself at the concert.

Like what?

I should satisfy people from all age groups.

From young students to seniors. - Right.

I sing trot songs. I dance.

I even do DJing.

Really? - Yes.

I play instruments, and I rap.

Do you rap? - Well...

How is it done?

My set-list includes songs that young listeners enjoy...

such as "YGGR".

By Dok2? - Yes.

This we have to hear.

I sing Bobby's cover of it.

Bobby's cover? - Yes.

This we're going to hear right now.

We'll give you the beat.

Drop the beat. - Yes, exactly.

I hope you're ready. Here we go.

Drop the beat!

I'd like you to sing the first part with me.

Gosh, I'm embarrassed.

No, don't be. - I'm sorry.

There's a swagger within you.

Really? - Wasn't that incredible?

Weren't you surprised?

Yes. - It didn't seem...

awkward at all. - Really?

You could compete in "Show Me the Money".

No way.

You're good enough to challenge Jessi.

I'm not kidding. - I hope that...

Bobby found it okay. I'm so embarrassed.

I have a feeling that she'll be asked to...

collaborate as a rapper now as well as a vocalist.

Well... - It's my personal opinion.

Yes, of course.

All right.

Today being the day the show records, yesterday...

That's right. - It's a meaningful event.

After a nine years wait,

her fifth studio album was released. Please congratulate her.

Thank you.

Can you tell us a bit about it? - Sure.

This fifth studio album was produced by Gil of Leessang.

So that's what he's been up to.

Yes.

We met every day.

It must've been challenging. - Just hearing that,

you'll know what to expect from my next album.

Most of the songs are hip-hop based...

and are based on African-American music.

There are also ballads and songs of rhythm and blues.

Due to my recent songs being soundtracks,

many think of me as just a balladeer.

Especially those young. - Right.

My hits include that of "Memory Loss"...

and "Childish Adult" which are very soulful.

At the beginning,

you were the queen of soul. - Exactly.

I could stick to my comfort zone...

and keep recording ballads,

but I felt like I should take risks again.

You wanted to take on other genres...

for your juniors. - That's right.

I also want to please those waiting for those kind of songs.

That's why I thought...

I should showcase my vocals by singing those genres.

Then I got to talk with Gil about what I wanted,

and we clicked on the same ideas.

What's the name of your album?

It's "Stroke".

Why did you name it that way?

Like I said earlier,

this album means a lot to me and I was ambitious with it.

Right. - I felt responsible in a way,

and I wanted to make a mark.

I wanted to show people that...

a female artist can take on various genres.

So that's one of the meanings behind the title.

Also, it means that I'll be caressing you.

I see. - With my songs,

I wanted to caress and comfort everyone.

The determination she has regarding this album...

is that of a female leader of the music industry..

I like how high you've set the bar for yourself.

I still can't imagine you and Gil...