Yoon Sin-nae wearing a long dress and a hairstyle reminiscent of Cleopatra. He said, “I check my weight every day. “If you are a popular singer, self-care is essential,” he said. [사진 아람미디어]
Singer Yoon Si-nae was like a chameleon on stage.
On the 5th, she appeared on the stage of ‘Yoon Si-nae’s Love’, a live cafe in Misari, Hanam-si, Gyeonggi-do. She sat on a chair like a shy girl and sang ‘I’m Nineteen’ (OST from the movie ‘Hometown of the Stars’) in a soft voice, and then burst into laughter with husky power vocals. He changed his voice and passionately sang the hit song ‘Passionate Love.’ ‘I will light a burning flame in my heart until the end of this life~’
Shinae Yoon has been performing every Saturday at this live cafe for 26 years. CEO Oh Gyun-ah, who has been his manager for 33 years, said, “He is a model singer who has never broken his time commitments.”
When singing songs such as her first full-length album ‘Gongyeonhi’, Jang Yoon-jung’s ‘First Marriage’, and Jo Joo-jo’s ‘Lies’, various faces within Yoon Sin-nae were revealed depending on the speaker in the song. Her age and maturity were evident in her latest song, ‘Life,’ sung by high school girl trot singer Jeon Yu-jin, which is enjoying a resurgence in popularity 9 years after its release. He agreed to the interview on the condition that his age not be asked. The reason was “I want to be free within the song.”
Shinae Yoon will hold her first solo concert since her debut at the main auditorium of Yonsei University in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul on the 23rd of next month. He said, “A lot of people around me were surprised when I told them it was my first concert. “I will prepare thoroughly and show a good performance,” he said.
Yoon Si-nae, who majored in art at Seoul Arts High School, attended a vocal academy while attending school and dreamed of becoming a singer. His parents were against it, but they couldn’t break his stubbornness.
Albums released by Yoon Si-nae between 1978 and 1989. It includes songs such as ‘Performance’ and ‘To the DJ’.
The experience of majoring in art has had an impact on the entire stage since debuting with ‘Bird, Fly’ in 1975. When I first debuted, I chose my own stage outfits, and I still research trends by reading fashion magazines. The reason he weighs himself every morning and manages his diet is “because of a sense of obligation to look good on stage and a desire to wear pretty clothes.” He does his own makeup and said that the Cleopatra bob that became his trademark was the result of thorough research.
“We are the ones putting on a show, so we have an obligation to please the audience’s eyes as well as their ears. You can’t just brag about your singing. “I hope my performance will be a complete work of art.”
Yoon Si-nae waved her hand when the reporter said she was a ‘born artist.’ “It would be great if someone could tell me how to create a voice that suits each song, but I don’t know how, so I practice all the time,” he said. “I live alone, so I have a lot of time to research.”
The song he recently studied and sang is Billie Eilish’s ‘Bad Guy’, which swept the Grammy Awards in 2020. Yoon Si-nae, who is said to be “pop singer from the beginning,” released the album ‘Yoon Si-nae’s POP’ last March, a remake of 12 of her favorite pop songs. She chose American female rock star Janis Joplin as her role model.
Yoon Sin-nae was introduced to pop music through composer Choi Jong-hyuk, whom she met at the Myeong-dong music club ‘Ovis Cabin’, which was a music mecca for youth in the 1970s. At his suggestion, she participated in the ‘MBC 2nd Seoul International Song Festival’ and won a prize with ‘Performance’.
She established herself as a representative female singer of the 1980s with numerous hit songs such as ‘Devotion’, ‘To DJ’, ‘Let’s Study’, ‘I Want to Get Away from You’, and ‘Thirst Season’. He said, “It is a great blessing to find a song you like. “In that respect, I was very fortunate,” he said.
Yoon Sinae is currently active as a singer, releasing ‘Love Korea’ in 2014 and ‘What is Life’ in 2015, and participating as a feature in guitarist Park Joo-won’s single ‘October Morning’ in 2018. In 2022, she attempted acting as Yoon Si-nae in the movie ‘Yoon Si-nae Disappeared.’
These days, Yoon Si-nae is busy practicing for the concert. “I didn’t think about concerts because I performed at a live cafe every week, but when I saw a younger singer who didn’t know me at an event, I thought, ‘This can’t go on, let’s stand on a bigger stage.’” He added, “After appearing on the tvN STORY entertainment show ‘The Chairman’s People’ early last month, the response from young people was enthusiastic, and I gained the courage to continue taking on challenges without age limits.” Yoon Sin-nae attracted a lot of attention by appearing on a broadcast at the time wearing a pure white dress and driving a sports car.
Yoon Si-nae’s dream is to be a ‘diva who sings forever’. “I want to continue performing on stage as long as I can. Being able to continue singing in front of people who like me is a great gift to me. “You did a great job as a singer.”
Reporter Hwang Ji-young [email protected]
