Plenty of singers can belt, but THESE five male idols understand the assigment and even brought the definition of "hitting high notes" to the next level through their respective unique ways.
5 Male Idols With Incredible High Notes
N.Flying Hweseung
N.Flying Hweseung is a well-recognized singer for his heavenly and wide-range vocals, but his duet song, "Still Love You," with F.T. Island Lee Hong Ki will always be iconic!
@blclipsforyou Still Love you - Yoo Hwe Seung #stillloveyou #yoohweseung ♬ original sound - BL CLIPS FOR YOU
While their collaboration is enough to make listeners and fans astonished by their powerful vocals, can you imagine that Hweseung was able to surpass the initial expectation by rocking a 6-octave high notes in 10 seconds?
The idol-actor's vocal prowess was also approved by his senior as well after confessing that he personally chose his junior to perform the song with him!
SHINee Onew
Have you heard about the idol with the longest high note?
SHINee Onew, everyone!
@diamond_blues #shinee#onew ♬ original sound - Diamond blues
During their Japanese concert, one of the best vocalists in the K-pop scene performed Koji Tamaki's "Friends," and Onew was able to retain a 40-second high note - immediately going viral!
On top of that, Onew made everything look and sound easily and effortlessly, as expected from the king!
EXO Chen
EXO Chen has always been recognized as a seasoned singer with 11-year of experience, but he just keeps on surprising music lovers with his high notes!
@e_xiu_o1485 Just wanna bring back this video coz I miss Chen's highnotes #chen #exofyp #foryouuuu ♬ Tears - So Chanwhee
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One of his most legendary videos was when he appearance in "Knowing Bros" Episode 85 and he sang So Chan Whee's "Tears."
Indeed, this song is one of the most difficult songs to cover in Korean music scene but as if its high notes were not enough, Chen even performed it in its original female key!
Yet, he undoubtedly rocked the song!
ATEEZ Jongho
If the second-gen K-pop has Onew, while the third-gen K-pop has Hweseung and Chen, the fourth-gen also has its representative idol when it comes to effortlessly hitting high notes, and it is none other than Jongho!
@hongjoongluvrr hes insane #jongho #vocals #kpop #immortalsongs #ateez #talent #viral #singing @ateez_official_ ♬ original sound - <3
Can we ever forget his awesome six-octave high notes performing "The Black Cat Nero"?
His stability and vocal color is truly unmatched among other fourth-gen stars!
PENTAGON Jinho
Last but not least, let us also make way for another "Vocal King," PENTAGON Jinho!
Not only in K-pop music shows, but the male idol had proven his one-top singing skills by joining various programs, such as "Masked Singer" and "Phantom Singer 4."
@hongkinolovee Jinho's high note in savage #savage #aespa #fypシ #foryou #kpop #kpopfyp #foryoupage #pentagon #pentagon펜타곤 ♬ Savage - aespa
Prior to joining PENTAGON, he was also a member of SM the Ballad and reached Gaon Album Chart with their album, "Miss You," even before his debut.
While there are a lot of performance when Jinho impressed us with his high notes, one of the most unforgettable was when he slayed the high notes in aespa's hit track, "Savage," singing it in a female key!
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Written by Eunice Dawson.