Lee Tzsche

Lee Sang-eun (Korean: 이상은; born March 12, 1970),[2] 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.[3] 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.[4][5][6]

Not to be confused with Lee Sang Eun (professionally known as Sylvia Lee), a soprano singer[1] who died July 6, 2023.
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Tzsche
Lee in 2014
Background information
Birth nameLee Sang-eun
Born (1970-03-12) March 12, 1970
South Korea
GenresPop, ballad
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1988–present
Korean name
Hangul
이상은
Hanja
李尙恩
Revised RomanizationI Sang-eun
McCune–ReischauerYi Sangŭn
Stage name
Hangul
리채
Revised RomanizationRichae
McCune–ReischauerRich'ae

Biography

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,[7] 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.'[7] It has been suggested that she did 'far better' in Japan than her native country,[8] 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.[9] 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

Studio albums
  • (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:[2]

Awards
Year Award Category Nominated work Ref.
1988 Golden Disc Awards Rookie Artist Award "Dam-da-di" (담다디) [4]
2004 Korean Music Awards Female Musician of the Year Mysterium [5]
2006 Romantopia [6]

References
  1. Janos Gereben (August 16, 2016). "Sylvia Lee Is Ready for a Starry Season in San Jose".
  2. "이상은(Leetzsche) 소개". Mnet (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  3. 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.
  4. "골든디스크 역대수상자". Golden Disc Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  5. "1회 시상식 수상결과". Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  6. "3회 시상식 수상결과". Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  7. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (16 March 1996). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 67–. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  8. 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.
  9. Papers of the British Association for Korean Studies. British Association for Korean Studies. 2003. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-872588-13-1.
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