Korea's most unique, beloved, and respected voice is largely unheard of outside her home country. As Korea's bestselling female music artist for over 20 years, it's worth asking, "Why has she been ignored for so long internationally?"

This English mini-documentary explains who 이소라 is, traces her career path album by album, and explores why she hasn't enjoyed the same international recognition as other K-pop stars.

00:00 Who is 이소라?
02:26 PART 1: The Diva
11:46 PART 2: The Hermit
18:45 PART 3: The Wanderer
27:04 Conclusion
29:21 Credits

ENGLISH COVERS

Since creating this video I have translated many of 이소라's songs into English and produced a few cover songs.

As The First Impression
https://youtu.be/NyfwCg-Dt2o

The Wind Blows
https://youtu.be/x0ztikdOQec

Heat
https://youtu.be/VtqT0J4xmDM

Hospital Playlist OST: The Wind Is Blowing
https://youtu.be/rzK1ii_y8R0

Other Translations
https://timecodedlyrics.com/

CREDITS

Research, Script, Narration, Editing
Jeep Barnett

Korean Subtitles
James Jeong

Korean Subtitles Copyediting
진영

Special Thanks
Rachel, James, 정민이 형, 혜미, 신제, Joy, 주디쌤, Rae, Christie, DJ, 혜린, JiHun, 花神누나, 묘화, 진영, Agnes누나, 경체, 주아, 여원, 남경, Ellen, 현서, 쑥이쌤, 오민, 민하, Gabriel, Jonson

LINKS

Songs Played & Referenced
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfc4w03gYBcN_4C7nP8WlNXVs6YofEjlr

이소라 Vol. 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOELnrI72jY&list=OLAK5uy_mWYtx6IxfVuRH0zfndYEb5gspJZxaQvko

Like in a Movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXan5A22nTE&list=OLAK5uy_mmeoPabcmTNRiyvnuAZuuAv_YJgtyrkBc

About Sorrow & Anger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPvNBaaMaC0&list=OLAK5uy_kEPVacfZP9Av-LS9CQ23_rwUV0_knTc60

Flower
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbqd5zHNH9w&list=OLAK5uy_leVY0AOR8bYAEA9JC9VmJdAJeBBjH4cUI

SoRa's Diary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXj3LeBbcIo&list=OLAK5uy_m9AhZN5uc16AINRqKZK_vdfnFkINiEtmA

Eyebrow Moon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zfRWX9n9us&list=OLAK5uy_kwHXnd-jr-Ishx4UNCTCOCAK-4Ht9CNmI

7th Album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR4Cf0hzD5g&list=OLAK5uy_lvo8RGN3Q6ONsrmjmn4SRCijg5oG4GhHY

8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bqu-KK9W7Q&list=OLAK5uy_nAVwJJWRoapCqxgpS__ozVi1xc58q5h7M

My One And Only Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLXVuvVxomc&list=OLAK5uy_nDUQsZZc7bS6jmXezStu3NiZ5WifeLm-4

Unknown People
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dSso8VWw1w

Best
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocFSjqsh5dY&list=OLAK5uy_mefLcbFSXBm3uoYX8inBJs7zKxqXbSD_g

이소라 Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJZbHXLpn3M&list=OLAK5uy_n5DwQEEnChwzJImrwNeqR6-cV7nVYOPrw

Spring of Her Wind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCmpYT7msV4

Comforting and Healing
https://www.c-straw.com/item/perf_schedule_3

Tier List
https://tiermaker.com/create/lee-sora-1636021

YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yia3HEtoZUY
https://www.youtube.com/c/Beginagain%EB%B9%84%EA%B8%B4%EC%96%B4%EA%B2%8C%EC%9D%B8
https://www.youtube.com/c/StarryLune
https://www.youtube.com/c/lome3
https://www.youtube.com/user/rkwannbe
https://www.youtube.com/user/nuunr
https://www.youtube.com/c/reireiRei
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHlrGb0CJ7_tA-9iy8vEm4Q
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfdSwy7nG-PKz0OH3z4WRNw