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I Am a Singer (China) Season 4: Week 9 (20160311) - Hwang Chi Yeul

Y ou Are Just Somewhere a Little Higher Than Me Performing second, he was back to emotional rendition of a ballad song. This song holds a special meaning to me when it comes to Hwang Chi Yeul. It was, as far as I recall, the very song that has brought my attention back to him after  I Can See You Voice  and successfully thrown me to a point of no return to Hwang Chi Yeul fandom. The song was his performance for Immortal Songs 2 that earned him the title and trophy Super Rookie for the  Super Rookie Showdown  episode. It was not his first appearance in  Immortal Songs 2 , and not really his first win (He won a trophy in earlier appearance for song "Father"), but until that episode, I had no idea he was even in  Immortal Songs 2 . I was not a dedicated  IS2  follower, but was chanced upon that particular episode while browsing youtube. Since then, I had backtracked all the way to his first appearance and kept checking the  IS2  guest...

I Am a Singer (China) Season 4: Week 8 (20160304) - Hwang Chi Yeul

Honey Hwang Chi Yeul challenged himself again with a dance number. He performed fourth, this time with a cover of JYP's Honey. Well, not as exciting as Bang Bang Bang for me, but it did have a solo dance part that drove the audience wild. I suspect that I have to be part of the real time audience to truly appreciate this particular performance. There's high probability that the audio quality (always the case since episode 1) and the poor video editing for TV makes it less wholesome. That aside, I actually enjoyed the audience's reaction to him, especially Lala and Jeff Chang's manager, who drooled and all. haha. Now that was hilarious. This performance brought him back to top spot, after Bang Bang Bang. Two wins, both through dancing. I personally felt a little sad that his identity as a balladeer has yet to gain the highest spot it deserves in the competition. He was so close to it with his first and second appearances, earning 2nd place for both. And as far a...

The Many Faces of Hwang Chiyeul

I'm bored while waiting for his next performance...