Stella Jang Kpop Live Concert Stream

It’s obviously been a long time since anyone has been able to go to a concert, and I think all Kpop fans— both new and old —have been craving the experience of live music again. Lucky for us, we have the Korean Cultural Centre Canada, who organized a virtual concert to help everyone through this difficult time.

Now, I will admit that before this event was announced, I didn’t know of Stella Jang, but after seeing her perform live and interact with everyone in the stream, she’s definitely an artist I’ll be keeping in my sights.

You can read more detailed information about Stella’s personal life and the journey she’s taken since becoming a Kpop singer on websites like K-Indie Wiki, because I don’t want to take credit for anyone else’s research. What I will be talking about in this post is my personal concert experience with Stella Jang and what Kpop means to me as a fan of the genre.

Even though the concert was at 8:00pm for me in Canada, it was only 9:00am for our guest of honor all the way in Korea, and yet in spite of this she arrived on screen looking beautiful. With high cheekbones, red lips, and a waterfall of wavy black hair, Stella Jang greeted us from her studio, guitar in her hands and a bevy of soundboards all around her. I was surprised that a single person would have so much of a setup— especially considering that Kpop idols who play instruments professionally are relatively rare —but this talented young woman managed to continually surprise me throughout the show with her skill.

First and foremost, we have to talk about Stella’s voice. She has one of those voices that just soothes your soul, but in an upbeat kind of way; the kind of voice that makes your ears tingle and, honestly, I found it hard not to smile during the whole concert.

As an aside, and I’ll admit this is not the best attitude to have, but in the past, I have skipped tracks by female Kpop artists because voices in the higher range often irritate my ears (I have sensitive hearing). After seeing Stella Jang live, I’m going to hold myself accountable to give more female singers a chance.

The second thing I noticed about this incredible musician is how well-written her lyrics are. At least, her English lyrics. I don’t speak Korean, but music like this transcends language; I don’t need to understand every word to know that a song is composed in a pleasing way, and I knew after reading the translations that Stella really is a poet, painting comforting pictures with words.

Something I truly love about Kpop, especially about artists like Stella Jang, is that when they write their own words, the audience can feel the resonance from their own lives. I noticed that Stella’s music has a lot of range in terms of what she writes about, but many of them are feel-good numbers that would leave you cheered up.

Oh, and speaking of Stella’s English songs, I couldn’t let this blog post go by without mentioning that not only is she fluent in Korean and English, but also in French. On top of that, she can make basic conversation in Spanish, Chinese, and German. Isn’t that crazy?

Earlier I spoke about her studio setup, but I neglected to mention that Stella ran this entire concert herself, using her various sound boards to switch between using her guitar, backing tracks, and the most impressive feat of all: recording her own voice live in front of us, and then using it to create a gorgeous acapella song of making harmonies with herself.

I know that in all my blog posts I thank the Korean Cultural Centre Canada and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea for providing me with this opportunities, and I really don’t want it to start coming across as insincere, but at the same time, I feel it very important to appreciate and show gratitude for all the things I wouldn’t be able to do and talk about without these fantastic organizations.

And of course, a huge thank you to Stella Jang for getting up early in the morning to perform a wonderful, intimate show for us. If you ever read this, I appreciated how candid and grounded you were, and I hope young singers will look up to you as a role model, because you deserve it.

Here’s hoping for another chance to see Stella again soon!