Lee Sang-eun (Korean: 이상은; born March 12, 1970),[3] also known by the stage name Lee Tzsche (Korean: 리채), is a South Korean singer-songwriter. She debuted in 1988 and released 15 full-length albums.[4] She won the Rookie Artist Award at the 1988 Golden Disc Awards and Female Musician of the Year at the 2004 and 2006 Korean Music Awards.[5][6][7]
Lee Tzsche | |
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 Lee in 2014 | |
| Born | Lee Sang-eun March 12, 1970 |
| Education | Hanyang University (dropped out)[2] |
| Alma mater | Pratt Institute[2] |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1988–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Labels | Breeze Music |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이상은 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Sang-eun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Sangŭn |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 리채 |
| Revised Romanization | Richae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Rich'ae |
Biography
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She debuted at the MBC Riverside Music Festival in 1988, singing another composer's song. At the time, she maintained a unisex look and she became popular, but she grew disenchanted with the entertainment business and, taking a sabbatical,[8] went to Japan and the US to study art.
Her second career as a musician began with 'Slow day' (1991), a short but impressive album with adolescent girl's feel to it. 'Begin' (1992) was a transitional album - it had an R&B or house sound with the producer Kim Hong-soon, but few fans appreciated the change.
The 5th and self-titled album 'Lee Sang-eun' (1993) showed more musical maturity. Soon she went to Japan and worked with Japanese musicians, most notably Takeda Hajimu (竹田元). Her 6th album 'GongMuDoHaGa(公無渡河歌)' (1995) has been called 'an introspective reflection.'[8] It has been suggested that she did 'far better' in Japan than her native country,[9] and she received wide name recognition and was regarded as an artist rather than a pop idol. The rich and overlapped sound production showed her ambition as a music director. She returned to simple sounds in the 7th album 'OiRobGo UtGin GaGe' (1997). With her back-band, the Penguins (with Takeda Hajimu) she became a troubadour with a serene mood.
From the 8th and self-titled 'Lee Tszche' (1997), she released albums aimed at the worldwide market with Toshiba EMI. She recorded in America with American session musicians.[10] Half of the tracks were English versions of her older songs, and the other half were new tracks in English. It led to a second English album 'Asian Prescription' (1999). In 2001 she featured on a song on CB Mass's album Massmatics, titled 흔적.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- (1989) Happy Birthday
- (1989) I'll Love (사랑할거야)
- (1991) Slow Days (더딘하루)
- (1992) Begin
- (1993) Lee Sang-eun
- (1995) Gongmudohaga (공무도하가)
- (1997) Lonely Funny Store (외롭고 웃긴 가게)
- (1998) Lee-Tzsche
- (1999) Asian Prescription
- (2001) Endless Lay
- (2003) Mysterium (신비체험)
- (2005) Romantopia
- (2007) The Third Place
- (2010) We Are Made of Stardust
- (2014) LuLu
- (2019) fLoW
Source:[3]
Awards
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Golden Disc Awards | Rookie Artist Award | "Dam-da-di" (담다디) | [5] |
| 2004 | Korean Music Awards | Female Musician of the Year | Mysterium | [6] |
| 2006 | Romantopia | [7] |
References
edit- ^ Janos Gereben (August 16, 2016). "Sylvia Lee Is Ready for a Starry Season in San Jose".
- ^ a b c "이상은 - Daum 검색" (in Korean). Daum. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "이상은(Leetzsche) 소개". Mnet (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-12-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Kim, Hyo-eun (2014-03-06). "From 'Dam-da-di' to 'Lulu'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ a b "골든디스크 역대수상자". Golden Disc Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ a b "1회 시상식 수상결과". Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ a b "3회 시상식 수상결과". Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ a b Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (16 March 1996). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 67–. ISSN 0006-2510.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Mark James Russell (2008). Pop Goes Korea: Behind the Revolution in Movies, Music, and Internet Culture. Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 978-1-933330-68-6.
- ^ Papers of the British Association for Korean Studies. British Association for Korean Studies. 2003. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-872588-13-1.