Let me add to the virality of this already viral video clip from Korea's Got Talent but also go off on a tangent.
Warning: Lotsa name-dropping ahead but no, that's not my real focus here either.
Ok- it's about Choi Sung-bong and how he's Korea's own Susan Boyle or Paul Potts...yadah, yadah...) and not about Nella Fantasia but this is the second time I've heard this music ( well, I wasn't aware of the music when it was featured as Gabriel's Oboe in the movie, "The Mission" ) as well as the second time I've been made aware of it by a Korean TV production.
It was featured in a memorable scene from Beethoven's Virus in which the orchestra really connects with Orchestra-Killer Maestro Kang for the first time. Now Nella Fantasia may be the song that could catapult Mr Choi into a fate similar to Susan Boyle's. BTW, those into spotting Hallyu stars, see if you can spot Seo Taiji's ex i.e. Ms Lee Ji-ah and Mr Jang Geun-seok in the second video clip. Also, it was a pleasant surprise as well to see the wife of Mr Sol Kyung-gu ie. Song Yoon-ah of Hotelier and On Air fame in the judge's seat for the Korea's Got Talent show.
So now, I'm throwing this question into cyberspace - why does this composition seem to resonate with Koreans? ( same goes for Pachabel's Canon in D ) Is it the lovely melody by Encio Morricone or the lyrics ( if the Korean version is anything like the English one below?
In my imagination I see a fair world,
Everyone lives in peace and in honesty there.
I dream of souls that are always free,
Like the clouds that fly,
Full of humanity in the depths of the soul.
In my imagination I see a bright world,
Even the night is less dark there.
I dream of souls that are always free,
Like clouds that fly.
In my imagination there exists a warm wind,
That breathes on the cities, like a friend.
I dream of souls that are always free,
Like clouds that fly,
Full of humanity in the depths of the soul.
sources:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RKOL4O9Cy8
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nella_Fantasia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BewknNW2b8Y#at=129
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3 comments:
It actually became popular in Korea because of the Korean TV show Qualifications of Men. I guess you didn't see the show, so let me give you a quick summary. The show held open auditions to select members for the show's choir, along with the show's seven male members, which will participate in a choral competition. The conductor of the show's choir was Colleen, also a judge in Korea's got talent.
Part2. Colleen Park was actually the one who chose the song for the choir - Nella Fantasia. The show QOM showed the practice sessions and all the things that happened on the side until the day of the competition over a period of so many weeks (can't remember). The whole series obtained the highest ratings for QOM, which means a lot of Koreans watched it.
Hi there Anon.,
Thanks for dropping by and sharing this. Never heard of QOM - am not in Korea so am grateful to people like you for sharing what's going on in this country. Any idea when that show first appeared on TV?
Just wondering if it predates Beethoven's Virus.
Regards,
ajumma
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