National Chorus, Challenges the Grammy Awards with 'Hallyu Project Album'

Historic Largest-Scale Music Video Production in the Classical World Sparks Buzz

The National Chorus announced on the 15th that they will release the album 'Voice of Solace,' an art Hallyu expansion project, in collaboration with Warner Music. Photo by National Chorus

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The National Chorus announced on the 15th that it will release the 'Voice of Solace' album, an art Hallyu expansion project, in collaboration with Warner Music.

The National Chorus will release 'Voice of Solace' through Warner Music on the 21st and will challenge the 'Classical Choir' category at the Grammy Awards in the United States.

The album was planned as a global project of K-Classic. The album includes a total of 8 songs (11 tracks in total), consisting of 4 original compositions including the main title track 'Saeya Saeya' (traditional children's song, arranged by Oh Byunghee) and 4 Korean art songs. Two music videos and a documentary will be produced and released.

The album recording involved American record producer Blanton Alspaugh, who has won 11 Grammy Awards, and recording engineer Hwang Byungjun, who won the Grammy Award for Best Classical Engineered Album and Best Choral Performance.

Additionally, director Kim Woohyung, who has won cinematography awards at the Busan International Film Festival, Daejong Film Awards, and Blue Dragon Film Awards, was in charge of shooting the music video. Choreography was directed by Lee Sojeong, a professor at the Korean National University of Arts’ School of Traditional Arts and a former member of the National Dance Company.

The music video for the main title track 'Saeya Saeya' was filmed at VA Corporation, Asia's largest 3D studio, attracting attention. This music video is the largest-scale production in the history of the Korean classical music scene.

Jung Kyung, director at Warner Music Korea, who oversaw the album production, said, “We hope this project by the National Chorus will become a standard for Korean classical content.”

Yoon Eujung, director of the National Chorus, said, “We believe that the National Chorus’s challenge for the Grammy Awards in the U.S. is an opportunity to elevate the status of Korean choral music as well as Korean classical music worldwide.”

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