A video of Girls' Generation's past performance from 2016 is experiencing newfound virality.
Recently, the vocal abilities of active groups have become a point of criticism against the fourth and fifth-generation. With groups like ILLIT and LE SSERAFIM drawing backlash for their unstable vocals, while BABYMONSTER earned praise for their refined voices, it seems the vocal integrity of idols nowadays is being questioned.
With that, Girls' Generation's past performance is earning the group praise for their amazing vocals. Keep on reading to learn more.
Past Girls' Generation Performance of 'Lion Heart' Goes Viral
On April 16, 2024, a post titled "The Girls' Generation stage in China that was so clearly sang with a mic" was posted to the well-known South Korean online community forum TheQoo.
The original poster shared a video of Girls' Generation performing their hit song "Lion Heart." The video was from when the SM Entertainment girl group performed at Jiansu Satellite TV's Year of the Monkey Sprive Festival Gala.
After the post made its rounds, Korean netizens rushed to the comment section to praise Girls' Generation for their live vocals.
People claimed the girl group sounded identical to the digital version despite singing live. All the members were good and stable, and they were praised for their ability to perfectly harmonize. Korean netizens claimed the performance lives up to their legendary status, and stated that this was normal during Girls' Generation's heyday.
People also commented that, at the time, Girls' Generation members that leaned more towards dancing or rap received an immense amount of hate for being unable to sing. However, comparing the vocals of those members with those of active fourth-generation idols, netizens state the vocals of the former are more stable.
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Some comments read,
- "After seeing this, I went to watch every single live performance of Girls' Generation on YouTube. They are legendary."
- "Girls' Generation is so good. The harmony was just wow."
- "The 'tell my why' past sounded so good, it surprised me. Wow."
- "As expected, it's Girls' Generation."
- "They sound almost identical to the digital version. It's impressive."
- "They were so good and stable."
- "Girls' Generation's non-vocal members used to receive so much hate back then, but looking at fourth-gen idols, they are more stable than all of them."
- "Girls' Generation is honestly just legendary."
- "I knew they'd be good."
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Girls' Generation Recent Activities
Girls' Generation's last musical release was their seventh studio album, "Forever 1," and its lead single of the same name, in August 2022. The song was a huge success, peaking at second place on the Circle Chart. In September 2022, they held a special event titled "Long-Lasting Love."
In August 2023, it was announced Sunny had left SM Entertainment following the expiration of her contract with the company.
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Written by Alexa Lopez
