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

Hello, everyone. Welcome to Sketchbook.

I'm Yu Hui Yeol.

Many singers didn't use to appear on entertaining shows...

to keep themselves from being revealed to the media too much.

Especially some ballad singers didn't like to be on those shows...

because they were afraid to be seen...

as funny ballad singers on stage.

On the other hand, girl groups had to show their feminine side.

Rock bands used to emphasise...

their strong or dark images.

However, those who break such stereotypes...

seem to gain popularity these days.

So today, we invited the singers with...

their unique charms.

We'll have in-depth interviews with them...

and find out what made them so popular.

All right. Our first guest is...

a natural rocker.

Meanwhile, he is very pranksome and...

has whimsical side as well. But when he starts singing,

he becomes very serious.

He has two very different sides to his charms.

Please welcome our first guest, Jung Joon Young.

Thank you.

Isn't he different when he sings?

He becomes really serious...

but he also makes us laugh a lot in other programmes.

Hello, Joon Young. Welcome to Sketchbook.

Hello, everyone.

I'm Jung Joon Young.

Can you tell us about the song you just sang for us?

This song was originally...

sung by Jang Hyeon Ju quite a long ago,

- and its title is "Your Song". - "Your Song".

- Yes. - This song was actually...

released more than 10 years ago.

And this is a great song for girls when they want to confess their...

love to their loved ones. Then, why did you choose this song?

I sang this song's chorus for...

a consolation round on "Superstar K" before...

and made the cut.

Now I see you sing the song you sang before on "Superstar K" again...

here on Sketchbook. I like it.

Do you enjoy singing female singers' songs?

Yes. I usually lower the keys...

of their songs to sing.

I think I tend to choose the songs of female singers...

for cover songs as well.

Do you have any special reasons?

Well,

I think women's voices sound better than men's.

And that's why I like listening to their songs.

You like girls that much?

Then, can you tell us the songs you enjoy listening to nowadays?

- The songs I enjoy listening to? - Yes, recently.

I listen to my songs a lot...

because my new album has been released.

The only songs I listen to nowadays are my songs.

Do you still like it when you listen to your own songs?

It's a bit boring.

Is it because you had to listen to it so many times when recording?

- That's true. - I see.

I like it when I sing the songs...

but it is a little boring when I keep listening to them.

The lyrics are still very confusing, so I have to...

- keep listening to them. - Oh, to memorise the lyrics?

Yes.

Joon Young has off-the-wall and distinctive charms.

And I found out that you added...

a special provision to the contract you signed with your agency.

There's "Rights to pursue Joon Young's happiness"...

in your contract. Is that true?

"The agency shall guarantee..."

"Joon Young's right to happiness..."

"and execute all the activities in a way Joon Young feels happy."

This is what I added in the contract.

That sounds very abstract though.

What if the agency schedules you in events...

you're not happy about?

- Then I won't perform. - Oh,

- you can decline it? - Right.

So are you happy to perform here on Sketchbook today?

Yes, I'm very happy.

I'm very happy to be here on Sketchbook.

And let's say that...

your schedule is very tight and...

you got an IV and even vomited...

because you overworked.

- Oh, I got an IV? - Yes, you're that much exhausted.

But you just heard a female singer you like to meet so much...

will appear on the show next day.

Does it make you feel happy or not?

Will you perform or not?

- Do I perform with her? - Yes, as a duet.

Then, I'll perform and I don't even need to be paid.

What makes you feel happy when you work on music?

- When I work on music? - Yes.

It might sounds a bit harsh...

but when I write songs, I have to make it perfect.

- So I work really hard... - Yes.

to finish everything perfectly.

And when I get to sing the songs for the first time on stage,

- it makes me feel very happy. - I see.

- When you showcase your songs. - Right.

I heard that you actually participated in...

writing the songs and lyrics for this album.

What's your title song in this album?

It is "Sympathy".

- "Sympathy". - Yes.

Why did you entitle it "Sympathy"?

- I have to go back in time. - Okay.

I was with a girl.

And she left me,

because I told her to do so.

Why did you tell her to leave you?

I got so fed up with her...

all of a sudden.

Okay. That's possible. Then what happened?

I just got fed up with her with no reason.

- Just all of a sudden? - Right.

And I got inspiration and...

the lyrics came to my mind...

with the memories I had with my ex-girlfriend.

It all came to my mind. This is how I came to write this song.

This is how this song was made.

Who are you?

Who am I?

So, that is how the song...

"Sympathy" was made?

Yes.

Is the song really about sympathy?

The song isn't just about the story I just told you.

It's about the memories with my ex-girlfriend...

when she left me and that came across my mind...

- when I made the song. - So it's about your story.

- Right. It's about my sympathy. - I see.

Do you all understand what he's talking about?

You got it now?

Okay. The girl left me.

Let me help you understand.

I was once in a relationship...

and I broke up with her.

I broke up with her...

because I thought I didn't love her anymore.

- That's true. - Anyway...

After 1 to 2 weeks since then,

I started regretting.

Why?

I started feeling...

- Lonely? - lonely suddenly and...

- You started missing her. - I kept checking my cell phone.

- You texted her at night. - And I became a loser.

I still remember...

how I felt at that time.

So I brought the feelings I had into the lyrics.

- Oh, that's how "Sympathy" is born. - Yes.

You heard him.

And you still don't get it, right?

He will explain further about the song on the show "Sympathy" of EBS.

Let's wrap it up.

I can't even explain my songs.

I heard that...

there will be a special guest for the next song you'll be singing.

Can you introduce her to us?

- This song is a duet. - I see.

However, she can't sing with me...

- in music shows. - Okay.

So I sang this song alone.

But today...

for the first time,

I'll perform with Seo Yeong Eun.

- We'll sing together. - We get to see the complete...

- performance. - Right.

All right.

Please welcome Seo Yeong Eun.

- Long time no see. - Right.

- Is everything fine with you? - Yes, everything is fine.

You sang a duet with Joon Young.

I was surprised. Did you guys know each other?

- No, we hardly knew each other. - Okay.

I met him as a guest for the radio show he hosted.

- I see. - I met him then and...

I thought he was extraordinary.

- Right, he is. - Yes.

What did he say when...

he proposed to sing the duet together?

Actually, when he contacted me...

We would say,

"I have a great duet song and I'd love you..."

- "to sing the song with me", right? - Right.

But what he said to me first was...

"It's been a while, Yeong Eun."

That was it.

Even though you two hardly knew each other?

That was it, really.

I didn't know what to say to him.

You found him attractive.

- When you ask others for favour, - Yes.

you're likely to fawn over them...

to get what you want.