La Poem

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La Poem
OriginSouth Korea
Genres
Years activeJuly, 2020–present
LabelsMoss Music, Dreamus Company
Members
  • You, Chaehoon
  • Park, Kihun
  • Jeong, Minseong
  • Choi, Sunghoon

La Poem (Korean: 라포엠) is a Korean male crossover vocal group, composed of four classically-trained singers Chaehoon You, Kihun Park, Minseong Jeong, and Sunghoon Choi.[1] La Poem was formed in July 2020 via a reality audition TV show,[2] and has been actively performing in various venues (e.g., concerts,[3][4] TV shows,[5][6] openings of various awards[7][8]). They made their official debut with the 1st mini-album Scene#1 in December 2020.[9]

Formation[edit]

La Poem is a male crossover quartet originated from a TV show Phantom Singer Season 3, which was aired on a Korean TV network jtbc from April 10 to July 3 in 2020. The TV show auditions male singers who are trained mostly in classical music and musical theaters, and selects three teams of a quartet to compete in the end. Having two rounds of competition, La Poem won by most votes of viewers of the show on July 3 in 2020,[2] debuting as a crossover music group. The group's name La Poem came from a combination of the French word "la bohème" and the English word "poem", signifying the group's desire to sing freely poem-like songs that will remain in everyone's heart.[1]

Members[edit]

La Poem is composed of four classically-trained singers: two tenors, Chaehoon You and Kihun Park, one baritone, Minseong Jeong, and one countertenor, Sunghoon Choi. The two tenors have different vocal types as Chaehoon is considered a leggero tenor and Kihun a spinto tenor.[10] The fact that the countertenor Sunghoon's vocal range is equivalent to that of a female singer adds unique flavors to their singing compared to typical male vocal quartets.

Each member studied vocal music in high school and university[1] and thus shares similar training backgrounds.

Chaehoon You[edit]

Chaehoon went to Hanyang University in Seoul, Korea,[11] following Pohang High School of Arts located in his hometown Pohang, Korea.[1] He was one of top students at the entry of the university.[12] Yet, he tried hard to make his way out to popular music markets rather than classical music theaters. After graduating from the university, he continued to sing on many stages and joined popera groups Awesome[13] and Ekklesia, but did not make any noticeable marks in the market.[12] Chaehoon You's celebrity status, albeit quite limited, finally took off after he sang Il Mondo at his first appearance on the TV show Phantom Singer 3.[14] He has gained a lot of ardent supporters and fans since then.[15]

Kihun Park[edit]

Kihun went to Seoul National University in Seoul, Korea, following Busan High School of Arts located in his hometown Busan, Korea.[1] He graduated from the university as one of top students.[1] He won many awards from many competitions domestically and internationally while being a university student. In particular, he was awarded Deuxieme Grand Prix (i.e., a runner-up) at the 51st International Singing Competition of Toulouse held in 2016.[16] At that time, he was only 21 years of age.[17] Kihun Park is the youngest member of La Poem and introduces himself as a bulgot (meaning “flame”) tenor as his firey vocal power signifies.[14]

Minseong Jeong[edit]

Minseong went to Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea, following Incheon High School of Arts in Incheon, Korea.[1] He also won many awards from many domestic singing competitions (e.g., the grand prize at Deagu singing competition in 2019).[18] At the time of preliminary auditions of Phantom Singer 3, he had just started more advanced singing training in Folkwang University of the Arts in Germany.[18] As the audition took place in Germany,[10] he went for it and was selected as one of thirty-six competitors. He initially wanted to take a leave of absence while participating in the show recorded in Korea. As the school did not allow it, he decided to drop and returned to Korea to compete.[18]

Sunghoon Choi[edit]

Sunghoon went to Korea National University of Arts in Seoul, Korea, following Gyeongbuk High School of Arts located in his hometown Daegu, Korea.[1] Moving to France,[19] he continued his singing study at City Conservatory of Paris for two years and at Centre of Baroque Music Versailles thereafter. He then moved to Switzerland and earned a masters degree at Geneva University of Music.[19] In living in Europe, Sunghoon Choi participated in many competitions, some of which awarded him grand prizes (e.g., Prix D'honneur from Leopold Bellan International Competition in 2015[20]). He also performed on many stages as a soloist and an opera singer until his audition for Phantom Singer 3 held in London[10] was successful and had to return to Korea to compete with the 36 competitors.

Discography[edit]

Extended Plays[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[21]
Scene#1
  • Released: December 2, 2020
  • Label: Moss Music, Dreamus Company
  • Format: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Amigos Para Siempre
  2. Crescent
  3. Gleamy Night (title)
  4. Rain That Drops First Time
  5. Fantasy (with Danny Koo)
  6. La Tempesta
  7. Dear My Dear
  8. O Holy Night (bonus in CD)
 3

Singles and Soundtracks[edit]

Title Details
Nelle Tue Mani
  • Release: June 27, 2020
  • Album: Phantom Singer 3 Episode 9
  • Cover of the original song by Andrea Bocelli
Shining
  • Release: June 27, 2020
  • Album: Phantom Singer 3 Episode 9
  • Cover of the original song by Jaurim
Mademoiselle Hyde
  • Release: July 7, 2020
  • Album: Phantom Singer 3 Episode 10
  • Cover of the original song by Lara Fabian
The Rose
  • Release: July 7, 2020
  • Album: Phantom Singer 3 Episode 10
  • Cover of the original song by Bette Midler
Star, Wind, Sunglight, and Love
Breathe
  • Release: February 3, 2021
  • Album: Phantom Singer All Stars Episode 2
  • Cover of the original song by Lee Hi
Joke's on You
  • Release: February 10, 2021
  • Album: Phantom Singer All Stars Episode 3
  • Cover of the original song by Charlotte Lawrence
Rolling in the Deep
  • Release: March 10, 2021
  • Album: Phantom Singer All Stars Episode 7
  • Cover of the original song by Adele
Lacrimosa
  • Release: March 21, 2021
  • Album: Vincenzo OST Part 4
Don't Forget Me
  • Release: April 07, 2021
  • Album: Phantom Singer All Stars Episode 10
  • Cover of the original song by Baek Ji-young

Filmography[edit]

Reality TV show[edit]

Date Network Title Notes
2020 (04/10 - 07/03) JTBC Phantom Singer Season 3 Winner [2]
2020 (08/22) KBS Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend Won in two successive matches[5]
2021 (01/26 - present) JTBC Phantom Singer All Stars[23][24] Earned MVP awards in Round 2[25] and 3[26]

Concerts and Tours[edit]

Concerts[edit]

Love Poem (November 18, 2020). A classical vocal concert was held with Bass Sonn, Hey-Soo in Seoul Arts Center, Soeul.[4]

Phantom Singer 3 Gala Concert Tour (Aug. - Nov. 2020)[edit]

Three quartets that had made it to the final competitions of the show Phantom Singer 3 had a concert tour together after the show was over. Three quartets including La Poem performed the songs that were sung by the singers during the TV show, with some new songs added to the list.

Date City Venue
August 15-17 Seoul The Peace Hall, Kyung Hee University[27]
August 22 Daegu EXCO Exhibition Hall, Level 1
October 17 Ilsan KINTEX Exhibition Center 1, Hall A
October 24 Busan BEXCO Exhibition Center 1, Hall 1
November 13-14 (encore) Seoul The Peace Hall, Kyung Hee University

La Poem's 1st Concert <Scene#1> Tour (April, 2021 - present)[ Tour (April, 2021 - present)">edit]

This is La Poem’s first concert tour after its formation in July, 2020. The tour was initially scheduled to begin in Seoul on March 27-28, 2021, but it was delayed for a week at first due to the social distancing measure limiting the number of people being in the same place to less than 100.[28] Its enforcement on concert halls, however, has been inconsistent depending on local governments.[29] Despite the delay of a week, La Poem’s Seoul concert was postponed again and has not been rescheduled yet. For this reason, La Poem’s very first concert was held in Busan (KBS Busan Hall) on April 10th and 11th.

Set list

  1. The Phantom of the opera
  2. Mademoiselle Hyde
  3. Shining
  4. Crescent (album Scene #1)
  5. Perfect Symphony
  6. Fantasy (album Scene #1)
  7. As Flowers Bloom and Fall (movie “The Throne” OST)
  8. Angel
  9. Starai Con Me
  10. Un Amore Cosi Grande (Kihun solo)
  11. Because I Miss You (Sunghoon solo) (Korean TV series “Love in the Moonlight” OST)
  12. Nothing Better (Minseong solo)
  13. Crazy (Chaehoon solo)
  14. La Bikina (movie “Coco” OST)
  15. Make You Feel My Love
  16. Rain That Drops First Time (album Scene#1)
  17. La Tempesta (album Scene#1)
  18. Dear My Dear (album Scene#1)
  19. Love Poem
  20. Gleamy Night (album Scene#1)

Encore

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