Lee Young-hoon (composer)


Lee Young-Hoon was a music composer from South Korea.

Early life

Lee Young-Hoon was born in Seoul, South Korea. He died on February 14, 2008.

Career

Lee Young-Hoon's career as a composer mostly focused on theatre, mainstream media and dance music. After he was introduced to musician and songwriter Lee Moon-sae from Um-inho, he began to compose for the singer. After the success of these songs, Lee Young-Hoon began exploring the 'Pop Ballads' genre. In 1987, Lee Young-Hoon won the Golden Disc Award and the Best Composer Award for "When Love is Gone," "Break Up Story" and "Only the Sound of Her Laughter."
Lee MoonSae's third collection became n hit selling more than 1,500,000 copies. Lee MoonSae's fourth collection sold 2,850,000 copies. Lee MoonSae's fifth album had several thousand pre-orders before it was released, and it brought Lee Moon-sae three Golden Disc Awards. Lee Young-Hoon songs changed people’s perspectives on popular music. These songs became popular among teenagers. His work was credited as playing a significant role in the growth in popularity of the genre. He released eight more albums and three special albums with Lee Moon-se through 2001.

Death

Lee Young-Hoon was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Despite his health condition, he continued to compose songs. During this stage, he wrote Old love1·2 and produced the musical Gwanghwamun love song. He died on February 14, 2008 at age 49.

Discography

Translated Song TitleOriginal Song TitleSingerSingers in Hangul
Under the Street - Tree Shadow가로수 그늘 아래 서면Lee Moon-se
Lee Seung-chul
Yim Jae-beom
Jang Jae-in
이문세
이승철
임재범
장재인
When autumn comes가을이 오면Lee Moon-se
Seo Young-eun
Park Sun-ju
이문세
서영은
박선주
Gwanghwamun love song광화문 연가Lee Moon-se
Lee Soo-young
이문세
이수영
Meet again다시 만나리Lee Moon-se
Park Wan-kyu
이문세
박완규
In the rain빗속에서Lee Moon-se
Leessang
John Park
이문세
리쌍
존박
When love is gone사랑이 지나가면Lee Moon-se
Lee Soo-young
Lee Eun-mi
Kim Ji-soo
IU
이문세
이수영
이은미
김지수
아이유
The girl소녀Lee Moon-se
Sung Si-kyung
SG Wannabe
Monday Kids
Oh Hyuk
이문세
성시경
SG 워너비
먼데이 키즈
오혁
Forever love영원한 사랑Lee Moon-se
Lee Seung-chul
이문세
이승철
Sorrow애수Lee Moon-se
Clazziquai
이문세
클래지콰이
Old love옛사랑Lee Moon-se
Brown Eyes
Yoon Jong-shin
Kwak Jin-un
Yoon Min-soo
이문세
브라운아이즈
윤종신
곽진언
윤민수
Red sunset붉은 노을Lee Moon-se
Yurisangja
Shinhwa
Bubble Sisters
MC the Max
Big Bang
이문세
유리상자
신화
버블시스터즈
MC the Max
빅뱅
Good bye story이별 이야기Lee Moon-se
Seo Young-eun
YB
Wax
Park Bo-ram
이문세
서영은
YB
왁스
박보람

Props album

Lee Young-Hoon completed the album A Short Piece in 1992 with orchestra musicians from Russia's Bolshoi Theater. The album consists of songs he wrote in his 20s and 30s. The feeling is "wintery", as the songs were based on cold times such as during a snowy winter in Moscow. Its words derive from the prologue of 'Small Pieces, When Love is Gone'.
Lee Young-Hoon composed seven albums in collaboration with singer Lee Moon-se, then moved to Russia and released his Small Pieces album with the Bolshoi orchestra. The first album, featuring "Sorrow String Melody" was released in 1993. He released his second album with the Bolshoi orchestra one year after the first. This album consisted of orchestral arrangements of his previous hit songs. He submitted the work to the largest music exhibition in the world, MIDEM in Cannes. He later released a third album, marking the end of his collaboration with the orchestra. Gun Hee Park, who opened the first internet exhibition in South Korea, designed the album ‘Small Pieces’ and provided his support. Gun Hee Park also experimental thoughts about melody as often and as much to his ability.
NameDatesTracks
A short piece15.10.1993Conversation with you
Sad love song
Poem in the afternoon
Memories of youth
Afternoon in gyeongbokung
Angel of Seoul
Your picture
Rain in the light
Collection01.02.1994When love is gone
Girl
Under the street-tree shadow
Thinker
Good bye story
Another way
Memories of baby’s breath
Poem for poem
Where the night stay
I still don’t know
A small piece01.10.1994Flying deep night
Tears through mind
You in my dream
Memories about you
Le Balcone
North Seoul
Composer age of 33
Tears through mind
Angel in Seoul
Like my thought now on

Awards

He received the grand prize of Golden Disc Award in 1987. He received Golden Disc Awards for three consecutive years from 1986.

Legacy

Before 1980, Korea had no pop music genre. People usually listened to Teuroteu or American songs. However, Lee Young-Hoon and Lee Moon-se created this new genre. As Lee Young-Hoon came up with poetic lyrics, launching the Korean ‘pop ballad’.
In 2000, retro culture started a trend of re-making music, and Lee Young-Hoon’s songs were heavily featured. In 2008 the first album with all re-make songs of Lee Young-Hoon appeared.
Recently, Big Bang, IU, Oh-hyuk covered Lee Young-Hoon’s songs.
The leading music critic in Korea, :ko:임진모|Lim Jin-mo said, “Lee Young-Hoon’s classic based melody and poetic lyrics improved the dignity of Korean pop music”.