La Poem

Chaehoon went to Hanyang University in Seoul, Korea,[11] following Pohang High School of Arts located in his hometown Pohang, Korea.[1] He was one of top students at the entry of the university.[12] Yet, he tried hard to make his way out to popular music markets rather than classical music theaters. After graduating from the university, he continued to sing on many stages and joined popera groups Awesome[13] and Ekklesia, but did not make any noticeable marks in the market.[12] Chaehoon You's celebrity status, albeit quite limited, finally took off after he sang Il Mondo at his first appearance on the TV show Phantom Singer 3.[14] He has gained a lot of ardent supporters and fans since then.[15]

Kihun went to Seoul National University in Seoul, Korea, following Busan High School of Arts located in his hometown Busan, Korea.[1] He graduated from the university as one of top students.[1] He won many awards from many competitions domestically and internationally while being a university student. In particular, he was awarded Deuxieme Grand Prix (i.e., a runner-up) at the 51st International Singing Competition of Toulouse held in 2016.[16] At that time, he was only 21 years of age.[17] Kihun Park is the youngest member of La Poem and introduces himself as a bulgot (meaning “flame”) tenor as his firey vocal power signifies.[14]

Minseong went to Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea, following Incheon High School of Arts in Incheon, Korea.[1] He also won many awards from many domestic singing competitions (e.g., the grand prize at Deagu singing competition in 2019).[18] At the time of preliminary auditions of Phantom Singer 3, he had just started more advanced singing training in Folkwang University of the Arts in Germany.[18] As the audition took place in Germany,[10] he went for it and was selected as one of thirty-six competitors. He initially wanted to take a leave of absence while participating in the show recorded in Korea. As the school did not allow it, he decided to drop and returned to Korea to compete.[18]

Sunghoon went to Korea National University of Arts in Seoul, Korea, following Gyeongbuk High School of Arts located in his hometown Daegu, Korea.[1] Moving to France,[19] he continued his singing study at City Conservatory of Paris for two years and at Centre of Baroque Music Versailles thereafter. He then moved to Switzerland and earned a masters degree at Geneva University of Music.[19] In living in Europe, Sunghoon Choi participated in many competitions, some of which awarded him grand prizes (e.g., Prix D'honneur from Leopold Bellan International Competition in 2015[20]). He also performed on many stages as a soloist and an opera singer until his audition for Phantom Singer 3 held in London[10] was successful and had to return to Korea to comepete with the 36 competitors.