Lee Hi Tries Substance Over Style in Star Search

      

             Lee Hi is one of new solo singer in Korea. She was singing a duet in front of thousand s of fas with South Korean rapper Psy ,a wolrd sensation for his "Gangnam Style" and " Gentleman" videos, would be heady for any singer , much less one who's only 16 years old and has just launched her first album.

              But the soulful-voiced Lee Hi , like Psy, has been breaking rules for  the Kpop music industry since her discovery in an amateur talent show two years ago, including looking more like the girl next door than a diva.

            South Korea's love affair with pretty boy and doll-like girl group may be stating to crack and in music its music industry is becoming more willing to experiment with talented and less lovingly groomed stars, following Psy's megahit "Gangnam style", Youtube's most popular song with over 1,5 billion.

        "Other singers are very pretty and tall. I am short , no matter how high my heels are," said Lee, referring to the height and well-groomed slimness of the nine-member Girls' Generation, one of K-pop's famous groups.

          "I can't  beat them with looks, so I figured I need to focus on singing well. That's what I'm good at and like most," added Lee.