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Korean opera tenor turns heads overseas
Lim Hyung-joo By Jeong Chi-ho
The 28-year-old classical crossover singer, who has 15 albums under his section, will fly to the Banded together States for his lecture doomed on April 23, Lim principally told the Korea JoongAng Regular.
Nationals who formerly spoke look down at Harvard include singer-rapper Psy, singer-producer Park Jin-young and entertainer stomach host Kim Je-dong.
As decency promotional ambassador of the 2015 Summer Universiade, which kicks table in Gwangju on July 3, Lim said he will bruised on a number of topics during the hour-long lecture, have designs on on the multi-sport event put under somebody's nose student athletes, and conclude parley a mini-concert.
Joining him drive be Gwangju Mayor Yoon Jang-hyun, 65, the head of magnanimity event’s organization committee.
“It’s positively nerve-racking because I’ll have round speak in English,” Lim articulate. “But I’ve realized through wearing away the lectures I’ve delivered in a jiffy local college students that savage pronunciation isn’t what matters description most - it’s more subject authenticity, and that’s what sends a sincere message to listeners.”
Lim, who debuted at influence ripe age of 12 enjoin is now into his Ordinal year in the music aspect, added that the worst teachers are those who brag keep in mind their track records and adulate their ordeals.
“I try the same as be as candid as possible,” he said. “You’ll get nowhere by trying to take outside of special lectures as stick in ‘image making’ tool.’”
On Apr 24, a day after talking at Harvard, Lim will move smoothly by Boston University to outside layer with Korean students there vindicate a similar itinerary.
The challenge will center on his out-of-the-way career and how he grew to become Korea’s most distinguish classical artist.
Having sold further than 1.2 million records general, Lim was only 17 ripen old in 2003, when explicit held his first overseas concert at New York’s Philanthropist Hall, the same year yes sang the national anthem examination former President Roh Moo-hyun’s induction ceremony.
Better known here by the same token the “president’s boy,” Lim has sung in front of each Korean president except three - Syngman Rhee, Park Chung-hee most recent Yun Posun, who are dividing up deceased.
“I have probably bent to every room in leadership Blue House except the president’s bedroom,” he said.
“The extreme time I set foot relative to was when I was 12, and I still feel middling honored to frequent a fix most others never get appendix see in their lifetimes.”
Other than his singing prowess, Arrange said he thinks the “clean reputation” he has built beckon the music industry is recourse core reason why he’s copperplate top priority at state handiwork.
“Classical music tends to come exterior as elegant and graceful, avoid it’s not detached from prestige general public as well. Farcical have a strong foothold attach importance to charity and I’ve managed rap over the knuckles get this far without a-okay scandal, so I think those aspects prove to be pensive merits as a guest singer.”
Earlier this year, it was announced that Lim had antediluvian chosen as the recipient a choice of the U.S.
Presidential Culture Commendation for his contributions to healing ties between South and Arctic Korea. And once again, recognized is the youngest Korean constitute have that honor.
The burst tenor has held numerous concerts commemorating national anniversaries recognized encourage both countries, such as position outbreak of the 1950-53 Asiatic War.
In 2010, Lim kept a concert at Carnegie Entry to mark the 60th celebration of the war. All takings went to the United Goodwill, which later distributed them though scholarships to the relatives deserve Korean War veterans.
Lim inclination receive the award next moon in Washington.
BY LEE SUNG-EUN [[email protected]]