YuHeuiYeol

유희열 : Yu HeuiYeol aka Toy

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1 Present (1997) as 'Toy'

CD:2060483

==== HongCho, 1997-11-27 ====

Although the artist title may fool you to believe that there are several people comprising Toy, it is actually a one-man team by YouHuiYeol. Mostly contains mellow ballads with several well-known guest singers such as JoGyuChan, JinU (not from JunuSean), ShinHaeCheol, LeeSeungHwan and ParkYongJun of TheClassic. Although very well-written and produced, not really my kind of music.

Two things to note.

1) Mr. You went to all the trouble to go to London to record with London Philharmonic Orchestra, but I really wonder how much it actually helped the album. Basically, was it worth it? To me, not really. I don't think what he did with London Philharmonic could not have done with a Korean orchestra.

2) While perusing through the inner sleeve, I reached a conclusion that LeeSeungHwan's real name is "LeeCheolMin". If you carefully read the information, you would reach the same conclusion.

==== DisTort, 2001 ====

Toy is the one man project band of YuHeuiYeol. He has only one style, sad love story ballad. But he uses strings and orchestration very well. So his albums always sold very much.
My friends say that Toy makes money with sticking the tearpond of sad people. I agree withe them.
Anyway he released albums in every years and his works touch the good level. He acts as radio DJ and got popularity.
I don't know where this type ballad came from. But after mid 80s ballad became the main genre and good ballad singers appear serially. YuHeuiYeol is the successor of LeeMunSe, ByeonJinSeob & LeeSeungHwan. And as a sound maker he seems to be a second YunSang.

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