K-pop fans on an online community forum listed down which male vocalist in the industry has the most unique vocal color. Here are the six most mentioned vocalists:
1. EXO's D.O
As EXO's main vocalist, D.O has been praised on numerous occasions for his vocal ability. He has become a crowd favorite due to his agility and tone. While his actual comfortable range is quite high, he also takes charge of some of the deeper notes in EXO, showing his versatility. Overall, D.O's voice has a youthful and warm quality to it as it sits on a higher range, and he has a light timbre to his voice.
Through the years, D.O has been able to show off his vocals by improving his technique and gaining more confidence in himself.
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2. SHINee's Onew
As one of SHINee's main vocalist, Onew is known for his unique vocal color and how calm and soothing his voice is. He is also known for setting up the vocal foundations of the group, alongside members Taemin and Jonghyun. His voice is very light and clean, making him suitable for soft pop and ballad songs. Compared to his members, Onew had the widest range in the group, and he is the member who can hit the lowest notes.
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3. SHINee's Jonghyun
Jonghyun is SHINee's second main vocalist. He naturally has a light voice and youthful and bright vocal timbre. As he matured into his voice, Jonghyun was able to not only achieve a bright sound with his upper register but also reach noted in his lower register. Jonghyun is known as an artist for his versatility, with his vocals able to sing even the brightest of songs as well as the saddest of ballads.
4. BTS's V
V is known for his husky tone, as the idol is one of the few baritones in the idol industry. He has shown fans that he has a wide vocal range, hitting falsetto's in songs such as "Stigma", despite his voice sitting at his lower register. Because of this, V has been praised as the "tone-setter" of BTS's songs. His low tone is known as a prominent piece of BTS music. He has no problems producing super soothing low tones but can also belt out a high note.
5. Super Junior's Kyuhyun
Kyuhyun is not only praised as being Super Junior's amazing main vocalist, but he is also known as a skilled ballad singer with a large variety of sounds in his repertoire. Kyuhyun is a tenor whose voice sits comfortably in a higher tessitura and has a brighter and lighter tone compared to the other main vocalist of Super Junior. He is classified as a light lyric tenor and at his peak was considered the best male vocalist in the industry.
6. SEVENTEEN's Seungkwan
Seungkwan is a countertenor that can singer higher than most of the other members in his group. He is known for his wide vocal range and his strong voice that is able to convey a lot of emotions. Seungkwan is praised as a singer who can tell a story with his voice. Seungkwan's voice has an earthy, rich tone to it, which helps in his storytelling. Fans are hoping to see Seungkwan perform more powerful and sentimental ballads.
Which vocal is your favorite?
