r/nextfuckinglevel Jan 26 '23

Girl nails all the high notes in song

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u/Scarfiotti Jan 26 '23

When even the old dude is impressed.

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u/mwerichards Jan 26 '23

And you know he's seen it all

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u/Scarfiotti Jan 26 '23

But he didn't hear it all.

Until today.

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u/Mosh83 Jan 26 '23

Nah the high notes are the ones you stop hearing. Sadly.

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u/Suspicious_Dust_256 Jan 26 '23

35 and can confirm

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u/Mosh83 Jan 26 '23

I can hardly hear my thermometer beeping with my left ear.

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u/Suntzu6656 Jan 27 '23

Technology is getting better and better. Hearing aids boost frequencies your ear or ears no longer process and can also shift hearing from bad to good ear.

Luckily as new tech comes out hearing aids get cheaper and cheaper.

Now some hearing aids are over the counter/no prescription.

Love my Hearing aids which were top of the line 2 years ago.

Good luck I know how I love music and using my HA's makes music easier for me.

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u/Questioning-Zyxxel Jan 27 '23

I surprisedly noted that my Jabra earplugs has an application that performs a hearing test for both ears before then adjusting the frequency response of each channel.

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u/Suspicious_Dust_256 Jan 26 '23

I feel your pain. But my right ear is my bad one

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u/leprasson12 Jan 26 '23

Look each other up, buy a pair of earbuds, one for each, safe 50%!

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u/2much_information Jan 26 '23

For some. I have hearing loss in the lower frequencies. People always sound like they’re mumbling or I can’t hear them at all. People talking while music is playing? Forget it. ALL I hear is the music.

However, very high freqs are not only very clear but can be painful even at moderate volume.

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u/Mosh83 Jan 26 '23

The high frequencies I hear are constant in my head, fucking hate it. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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u/Dewch Jan 26 '23

If he’s a Hongdae or Itaewon Local, it’s safe to say there’s a strong chance that man has seen, all of it.

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u/AnArdentAtavism Jan 26 '23

Or at least, he's seen enough people who suck to know that she's good.

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u/Captain-Cadabra Jan 27 '23

So much so that he gave her his over-sized jacket.

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u/bodhasattva Jan 27 '23

my man in the front row appreciates him some sangin'

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u/PenaltyParking7031 Jan 29 '23

Gotta love my old Korean man up in the front row.

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u/ayvadur Jan 26 '23

No idea what she's singing, but she definitely crushed it.

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u/Otherwise_Intelect Jan 26 '23

This is when music transcend language or culture.

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u/BimBamZimZam Jan 26 '23 edited Jan 26 '23

You mean, like it always has?

I don't understand shit what either japanese or koreans are saying, but both J- and K-pop be slammin'

Edit: stop explaining to me the difference between japanese and korean. This comment was just stating that both countries make music that slaps.

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u/dashinny Jan 26 '23

This is Korean ballad and as a Korean I believe we like to differentiate between Kpop, which is more about marketing pop music and boy/girl groups as idols

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u/BimBamZimZam Jan 26 '23

This comment was never a question if this was Japanese or Korean, I'm just saying I don't understand either languages but their music slaps.

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u/uptotes Jan 27 '23

This is Korean ballad and as a Korean I believe we like to differentiate between Kpop, which is more about marketing pop music and boy/girl groups as idols

Please allow me to paraphrase; "As a Korean, I can verify this is a serious music genre and we would never speak of music this fine in the same breath as that cooperate trash K-pop" or perhaps "Hell yeah this slaps! It's Korean FTW!!! spit on k-pop!"

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u/crypticfirecat Jan 26 '23

Do you happen to know the name of this ballad? I would very much like to look up the lyrics

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u/dashinny Jan 26 '23

I do not know this song sadly, but I can give you many artists who are popular for ballads and their skills in vocals,

Kim Bum Soo

Ailee

4Men

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u/ROMPEROVER Jan 26 '23

Bogoshipda kim bum soo is excellent.

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u/kalabungaa Jan 26 '23

not korean but i think you need to go a bit further back for good korean ballads. probably 구창모, 장현 and 김광석 being my favourites. newer korean ballads(that i have heard) just dont have the same soul as the older ones do.

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u/therealfatmike Jan 26 '23

Not for enjoyment?

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u/Wonderful-Set1701 Jan 26 '23

Lol, u had to edit. Well no lol, i feel ur pain. People always miss the point , and are glad to reply to make u feel bad. And yes, j pop k pop are amazing. But i think k pop slams harder than j pop.

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u/Lyonore Jan 26 '23

To blatantly Americanize a differentiation for you, that I’ve noted; if you can see writing, Korean characters tend to have round aspects, whereas Japanese tend to be more angular.

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u/MadReasonable Jan 26 '23

I tell my friends that Korean has circles and straight vertical lines. Japanese and Chinese have multiple alphabets and share one of them. Good luck with those.

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u/iBeFloe Jan 26 '23

I mean that has nothing to do with listening to their music like the OP comment said lol

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u/opposingpossum10 Jan 26 '23

The song is M.C The Max - Just Looking (엠씨더맥스 - 바라보기) https://youtu.be/wHV7jFBDhaU

In fact here's the link to the youtube vid: https://youtu.be/GHiBIqFC9lA

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u/cache_bag Jan 26 '23

So the original singer was a GUY?! Goddamn.

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u/Easy-Quail3204 Jan 27 '23

My immediate thought right after the first high note. Her voice is top notch

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u/LordTomGM Jan 26 '23

Guy in the leather jacket at the back just fell in love

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u/bozog Jan 26 '23

Actually he's her new agent.

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u/kalitarios Jan 26 '23

I wonder how much clothes cost in the Matrix

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u/Mr-Domi-Arigato Jan 26 '23

Shit even I fell in love with her too.

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u/djheatrash Jan 26 '23

His facial expressions lol from doubtful she can hit the first high note to instantly impressed

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u/Isthisworking2000 Jan 27 '23

I don’t blame him.

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u/abbeyeiger Jan 26 '23

This is a fairly famous Korean youtuber by the name of:

요미 Yoomi

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u/No-Freedom-1995 Jan 26 '23

its crazy how many random people are great singers, especially in asia. might be the same everywhere but more people do karaoke in asia so you just know how well everyone around you can sing

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u/illegitimate_Raccoon Jan 26 '23

In Japan and Korea, some folks take karaoke very seriously and practice at home. It's crazy.

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u/HatsNDiceRolls Jan 26 '23

The Philippines is crazy. Karaoke Room? No need for one.

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u/timber_cove Jan 26 '23

Yes! I was talking to a Filipino friend and he said that his family brings their karaoke setup camping. Thought that was wild.

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u/jonahsocal Jan 26 '23

I have a VA who is Filipina and she tells me that there is no celebration in her entire apartment complex that is not attended by a karaoke machine, and that, in cases of common celebrations like Christmas, literally each and every apartment has its own karaoke machine, all operating at a fever pitch.

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u/Holoholokid Jan 26 '23

My daughter's best friend is Filipino and I've been to their house for birthdays, etc a lot over the years. Full karaoke setup in their formal living room and a second in the family room in the basement. I get handed the microphone and told to pick something every time I'm over, yet I don't see anyone else (other than the kids) singing, so I'm a bit self-conscious to do it alone.

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u/lastonedancing Jan 27 '23

This is the true Asian country for Karaoke- every Filipino seems to love singing.

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u/itsdone20 Jan 26 '23

My singing is so bad I can make black out drunk people get up and tell me how bad my singing is haha

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u/AJ3TurtleSquad Jan 26 '23

My brother lived in Metro Milan for a while. He said that any given time you could open your window and hear people singing karaoke. I love it

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u/jotobean Jan 26 '23

So you're saying that all my Rockband game practice might not be for nothing if I ever go to Japan or Korea???? SCORE!!!

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u/dashinny Jan 26 '23

In Asian countries you can find karaoke rooms everywhere.

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u/No-Freedom-1995 Jan 26 '23

and people bring karaoke machines to parties and barbecues and weddings and stuff like that. When I lived in Asia I could tell you exactly how well every single one of my male and female friends could sing, it was just common to know that kind of info

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u/EUNEisAmeme Jan 26 '23

I find this soothing my soul despite me not understanding a word

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u/TheForkisTrash Jan 26 '23

As the anime credits roll

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u/shlonki Jan 26 '23

That high G note was just conditioner for my soul

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u/Turtle517567 Jan 27 '23

Perfect pitch?

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u/shlonki Jan 27 '23

Nono I have to switch app to a pitch finder, especially with female singers. That's so damn high I have no own point of reference

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u/Abaddononon Jan 26 '23

Finally, something properly next level. That was bloody amazing

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u/secondary_outrage Jan 27 '23

Seriously! Brought tears to my eyes. Watched it 5x back to back. Absolutely incredible.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '23

I get chills every time people sing like this.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '23

Same…there has to be something evolutionary in the human body that reacts to such a voice

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u/MercurialRL Jan 27 '23

The auditorial-created dopamine release is called frisson. Dopamine releases happen for different reasons based usually on the person themselves as to what makes it happen, but yeah definitely an evolutionary trait!

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u/_Avelina_ Jan 26 '23

Wow, totally impressive! She's so talented👍

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u/dashinny Jan 26 '23

Nobody is going to talk about the guy who pulled out his phone to record after she finished the song haha

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u/Oldrook11 Jan 26 '23

Who wants to sing next? 💀

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u/NativeMasshole Jan 26 '23

She's like a Korean Celine Dion!

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u/jrook777 Jan 27 '23

There's actually a korean Celine dion. Her name is Sohyang and she's better than Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston from a technical perspective. She's prob the current best female vocalist alive in the world right now.

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u/asafdvash Jan 26 '23

"How good can you sing?"

  • Yes

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u/sarinCULT Jan 26 '23

C'mon, why did you cut the video so short. I wanted to see everyone cheer and clap for her, when she finished singing.

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u/Seriously_g1111 Jan 26 '23

That was fucking beautiful 🔥

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u/sculptedpixels Jan 26 '23

Lady's got pipes

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u/Lumisateessa Jan 26 '23

I usually just scroll past anything singing related on reddit, but this was actually impressive.

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u/the_irony_right Jan 26 '23

Haha his buddy started recording a little too late.

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u/FalseStart007 Jan 26 '23

She is channeling her soul and she's speaking to ours, it's amazing.

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u/Additional-Ad7305 Jan 26 '23

Karaoke culture has created some serious talent in the east. Me and my boys get together and rap over Snoop Dogg and Dre songs from the 90’s at a karaoke spot. And this is just a Tuesday in some market in Seoul lol

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u/GroundbreakingDust16 Jan 26 '23

I love the genuine reaction from the crowd. So beautiful

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u/squid0218 Jan 26 '23

the purity of her voice is staggering. With a laser-focus she just hits these notes over and over and over again. Her technique is flawless. This is a gift to hear. Wow.

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u/secondary_outrage Jan 27 '23

Nicely put. I don't remember the last time I was just gobsmacked by a video. Absolutely incredible. Wow wow wow. You can just feel that right in your soul!!!

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u/squid0218 Jan 27 '23

Seriously!! It’s like everyone note is soul-piercing. Absolutely beautiful!

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u/chartyfox Jan 26 '23

Gave me goosebumps

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u/Almost-Honest Jan 26 '23

God I have goosebumps

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u/PixelatedStarfish Jan 26 '23

Very impressive, must have taken a lot of practice

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u/JustPlat Jan 26 '23

I wanted to see more of the ovation afterwards. People stopped eating in shock.

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u/robbberry Jan 26 '23

Chills, mate. Chills.

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u/jonahsocal Jan 26 '23

Beautiful.

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u/one_anonymous_dingo Jan 26 '23

Girl? I feel like with a performance and talent like that she would deserve some recognition by using her name, OP! lol

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u/dontbeanegatron Jan 26 '23

YooMi, you can find her on YouTube.

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u/chrispcorn Jan 26 '23

Was not expecting that, beautiful voice

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u/miyukikazuya_02 Jan 26 '23

Is that ...akmu?

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u/kef7 Jan 26 '23

Awesome

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u/ZhuangZhe Jan 26 '23

Korean Martin Scorsese in the front is feeling it.

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u/Kriznick Jan 26 '23

Get that girl.... A RECORD DEAL!

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u/nxm_incxnnu Jan 26 '23

what song is she singing

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u/dontbeanegatron Jan 26 '23

The song is called 'Just Looking', or 바라보기

Performer is YooMi (요미 in Korean). I found her YouTube channel.

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u/Masdiggity-Cook Jan 26 '23

Old dude is her #1 fan 😂

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u/SirStarshine Jan 26 '23

Damn, she is good!

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u/freeride35 Jan 26 '23

Damn, that girl can sing!

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u/baroarig Jan 26 '23

Wow! Brilliant!

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u/AffectionateBear2462 Jan 26 '23

She has skills..someone sign her..where is Simon when u need him

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u/Imjusthereandthere Jan 26 '23

Killed that shit

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u/Alex_Shelega Jan 26 '23

I wish I knew Korean. Impressive song

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u/midnightmare79 Jan 26 '23

Damn she can sing!

Reminds me of a night I went to a Korean barbecue restaurant that happened to have karaoke. After 4 or 5 very lack luster performers who couldn't carry a tune if you gave it to them in a bucket, a young Korean gentleman took the stage. In barely audible english he said he was going to sing Welcome to the Jungle by Guns & Roses.

The proceeded to absolutely kill it! Hitting the soaring high notes with amazing power and pitch. The whole audience was cheering before the song was even half over. Then he gave a subtle, quiet "Thank you" before rejoining his friends who were losing their minds over what they just saw. I think that man missed his calling.

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u/GraffitiTurtle Jan 26 '23

every time I hear a great singer I feel weirdly proud, like just the fact that I’m part of the same species as this person makes me happy

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u/ProtoChaos Jan 26 '23

Don't know the song, don't know the girl, had fucking goosebumps

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u/ILoveSteakPies Jan 26 '23

Thank you. I sleep ok now.

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u/Mirizen Jan 26 '23

This is ... beyond music!!!

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u/Horror_Scene4747 Jan 26 '23

I couldn't understand a word she was singing

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u/dontbeanegatron Jan 26 '23

Well, there's still time to learn Korean!

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u/Katyvsha Jan 26 '23

I didn't know one could fall inlove just by sound

Because that's what just happened with me

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u/CluePuzzleheaded9154 Jan 26 '23

meglio Gigi D'Alessio

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u/towerVP Jan 26 '23

Oooh, very good! Yes... yes, very good.

-old man probably

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u/Wretched_Geezer Jan 26 '23

Not her first rodeo!

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u/therealsauceman Jan 26 '23

I do this in the shower

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u/kojivsleo Jan 26 '23

Damn, girl can sing.

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u/shottiesawldey Jan 26 '23

Had no idea what she’s saying but her talent still gave me goosebumps!

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u/Necessary_Row_4889 Jan 26 '23

Now sing ya ya ding dong!

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u/CP1633 Jan 26 '23

Only saw one phone out at the end. Loved that everyone lived and enjoyed!

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u/TboneMuddog Jan 26 '23

what song is this?

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u/dontbeanegatron Jan 26 '23 edited Jan 26 '23

The song is called Just Looking, or 바라보기

Performer is YooMi (요미 in Korean) . I found her YouTube channel.

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u/Wizard_Hatz Jan 26 '23

I’m that old guy straight vibin to early 2000’s anime outros.

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u/KoreanB_B_Q Jan 26 '23

Love all of the Korean street karaoke videos on YouTube. Most of the singers are either music students and/or professional karaoke singers. These are probably my favorites:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVUdq3bmhTM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3sXaIIctfs

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u/Beefweezle Jan 26 '23

Old dude was feeling it! That was awesome.

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u/_DigitalHunk_ Jan 26 '23

Truly talented. Awesome performance..

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u/hypohater Jan 26 '23

The performance by a Korean band in Italy of Chandalier was amazing, must have watched it tons of times

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u/a-curious-guy Jan 26 '23

She on Spotify?

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u/dubusaur Jan 27 '23

She's on YouTube: YooMi

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u/PixelatedStarfish Jan 26 '23

She sets a bar to reach for

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u/Davin537c Jan 26 '23

goosebumps...

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u/Asoto408 Jan 26 '23

Reminds of a song from an anime

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u/VillageInspired Jan 26 '23

Those are high notes in chest voice, mind you, which is very impressive

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u/Legitimate_Shine_435 Jan 26 '23

I just know the first part is ‘I love you’ 🥰 Amazing that people have talent like that

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u/The-Bloody9 Jan 26 '23

Who broke this girls heart?

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u/Its_Me_Jlc Jan 26 '23

Love the old dude giving props for hitting them

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u/TTVJakeDude1 Jan 26 '23

Where can I find more music like this?

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u/Kyouma99q Jan 26 '23

This is some real anime shit rigth here.

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u/Fluid_Arm_3169 Jan 26 '23

Every time I hear Korean singing I think of Joseph Gusto and that one performance he did on that show. Y’all know what I’m talking about. If you don’t, Google it, it’s incredible.

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u/FroyoSensitive8572 Jan 26 '23

She’s an amazing singer but when every video of singing you see is “high notes” it becomes less impressive. Also as someone whose study music their whole life those don’t sound like crazy and impressive high notes, she’s just making an average note unnecessarily loud to make it appear higher and more impressive

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u/ZookeepergameIll124 Jan 26 '23

She should move to LA, she will make a great stunt woman! 😝😝

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u/solareclipse999 Jan 26 '23

Such a beautiful voice made my eyes water up with tears. Makes one’s heart sing.

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u/Tronob0 Jan 26 '23

Frozen vibes

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u/0xXkazoXx0 Jan 26 '23

Ahh the typical Asian at the local open karaoke place. Yup.

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u/_NotVulgar Jan 26 '23

Who hurt you?

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u/dreadperson Jan 26 '23

Love how no one gave a shit until that first high when they all turned around. Amazing.

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u/Evargram Jan 26 '23

Well damn.....

now I'm in love with her.

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u/Dabasaur10 Jan 26 '23

u/dubasaur , brother?

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u/dubusaur Jan 27 '23

Close enough. I'm dubusaur

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u/SirButtClench Jan 26 '23

Holy shit that is a set of pipes! Very impressive

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u/MigitAs Jan 27 '23

This is why I go to Karaoke every Friday

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u/MigitAs Jan 27 '23

She’s very good 🥲

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u/Agent_McNasty33 Jan 27 '23

Not a clue what she’s singing. Still gives goosebumps.

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u/Dildo_baggiins Jan 27 '23

Prestige worldwide

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u/Isthisworking2000 Jan 27 '23

Man, this girl needs to be singing somewhere professionally. She’s killing it.

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u/Educational_Zone_181 Jan 27 '23

This woman has the most amazing voice!! Anyone know her name?

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u/abbeyeiger Jan 27 '23

Korean youtuber by the name of Yoomi.

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u/dubusaur Jan 27 '23

Her name is YooMi

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u/Educational_Zone_181 Jan 28 '23

Thank you so much!!

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u/crackatoeahhh Jan 27 '23

got chills. is this Utada Hikaru?

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u/dubusaur Jan 27 '23

No, her name is YooMi

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u/PartyPepper Jan 27 '23

Chills+teared up

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u/Roast_Master_2000 Jan 27 '23

Can someone tell me this song?

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u/Mbeezy_YSL Jan 27 '23

Don’t know if this was karaoke or something similar but I feel bad and have respect for whoever sang after her

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u/gangofocelots Jan 27 '23

More power and accuracy than a Barrett M107A1, I tell you whut

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u/piqi2 Jan 27 '23

Dude in the leather jacket was actively falling in love

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u/frauleinsteve Jan 27 '23

wow. spectacular voice.

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u/wildeye-eleven Jan 27 '23

Good lord she’s talented af.

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u/Paranotical Jan 27 '23

wow, imagine hearing that in person. i’d be shocked myself like the one lady in the back

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u/sharmouta_sageer Jan 27 '23

anyone know the name of the song she's singing?

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u/G_Child_85 Jan 27 '23

Anyone else think she was singing in-front of a Burger King at first 😅

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u/Mysterious-Universe Jan 27 '23

Chills. She better not be a school teacher or something not music related 😂

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u/HittingPebbles Jan 27 '23

I bet the song is about a break up. He gave her chlamydia that he caught it from her best friend.