R.I.P. Vocals in 2022 | Kpop Autotune vs Live Singing
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- čas přidán 16. 02. 2022
- Lip sync, backtrack and autotuned is the new standard for all vocalists.
Every performance form now on will be likely autotuned for perfection. Live performances are just low budget music videos.
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ALL SONGS IN ORDER THEY APPEAR :)
1:25 StayC - So Bad
2:20 AKMU Suhyun - Alien
3:12 SOMI - XOXO
4:30 Red Velvet Wendy - Like Water
5:30 Ailee - Don't Teach Me
6:59 ONEUS - Luna
7:50 AESPA - Savage
10:20 Blackpink - Stay
10:52 PRODUCE X 101 - To My World
11:29 AESPA - Black Mamba
11:57 BTOB - Missing You
12:14 SEVENTEEN - Pretty U
12:55 Kep1er - O.O.O.
13:33 SNSD - ITNW
13:40 ITZY - Wannabe
Can you use Hyolyn in you videos, please ? 😍😍
does auto tune delete breathing out in on mic in studio? why not live? or why doesn't singer move mic or head away to breathe heavy through mouth
if you sing do you breathe on mic?
May God bless ur beautiful soul
Akmu🌷
Kpop is truly becoming more of a visual genre than the actual music
so what lol
@@Momazosfurros because it shouldn't be about that
@@khushiyadav9771 I don't agree with this! There are talented groups even in 4th gen. I feel like artists who write their own music are the most genuine one out there. But most of the 4th gen groups are just visuals no good music . I would really avoid taking names cuz their fans would jump on me
@@nagulaneetigna5737 I mean I know there are many telented idols in kpop but fans look for visuals more than telent that's why I said
Not all fans but most of them looking visuals I saw in many groups best dancers singers but famous is visual
4th generation idols are really famous for their visuals
@@khushiyadav9771 so true! These days fans are sleeping on vocalists
She literally said the truth when she said vocals of the group are mainly getting unnoticed and unsuccessful
that part really got me choked up. I felt so sorry for them. since kingdom, I have been checking out few songs from 4th gen, and she was so damn right. my fav was always among the bottom ones in popularity ranking within the group.
Possibly. Depends on the group and perhaps the agency. YG has monster rappers in their discography so of course a few of them will be the most well known, but their vocalists would not be considered "unnoticed or unsuccessful".
@@adimaibolewaqainabete2010
Compared to the other members, dancers and visuals are always more popular
@@omao4938 Come again? That might be the situation in other agencies, but not so in YG as i understand. GD is not the dancer/visual of his group. Neither was CL. Neither is Bobby. Neither is Mino. Neither is Jennie. Neither is Haruto. But they are the most popular in SK for their groups (as per SKor surveys) and internationally, save for BlackPink, who have Lisa and is an exception for her huge international following. However, the YG vocalists, who are not as popular as the rappers - clearly are popular in their own right. YB, Minzy, Jinhwan, Yoon, Rose, Yedam (their positions last i checked). This post should just target the agencies where this is prominent. SM. Call them out. They started this whole position thing, and giving prominence to this "SK standard of visual". And now they are promoting Lip Sync through their "vocal powerhouse" AESPA.
NOT IU THOUGH. She has 92 music show awards. She aint a beloved actress. She is the most successful soloist in Korea.
This makes me think about how Taemin’s nickname used to be “tone-deaf” so he would constantly be practicing until his throat bled, and now they’ve got idols lipsycing. It’s not fair to the idols who worked hard and trained hard to perform live…
lmao practicing until your "throat bled" is the dumbest thing anyone can do
@@vicroberts3080just disappear from here pls
Taemin has put so much effort into his career and skills. Did you ever work hard on anything?
People can and will do whatever they can to achieve what they want. Not on you to judge what is and isn't dumb
@@blank_lineI believe they meant as in that is an awful and harmful thing to do to your body and should not be promoted as courageous or admirable. It is awful Taemin was treated the way he was and that it lead to that but it is a very dumb thing to do.
@@vicroberts3080 being bullied or humilated at work leads to doing "dumb" or dangerous things. Only bullies don't understand that.
@@decietfuldolphin986 1) blank line did not promote it as "courageous or admirable". The comment talks about hard work.
2) being bullied/humiliated push you to do dangerous dumb thing. It's not hard to understand: Taemin is the victim in this case, not a dumb person.
That reminded me of Chan and Felix interview with Eric. The question was "with what song did you auditionned?" Chan told the song he chosed to audition with and Felix said none he just danced and he was in. Chan was like I had to sind, I had to dance, I had to play instruments, I had to do everything. And when you know that Chan became a trainee way before Felix did, it correlate with what the video says. The more we go into the years the less Kpop is going to be about talent and music.
also with seungmin he joined after felix and he had to sing, rap, dance, model and compete for a spot in the company :/
or they made bang chan do all that to prove himself because he lacked conventionally attractive visuals while Felix could get in with visuals alone.
@@MD-rp6jd yeah but that still means that at the end of the day in the Idol industrie visuals prime over talent.
Yesss
idt that's a good example bc bang chan is a little facially challenged so he had to prove himself more but since felix has pretty privilege he had less to prove and got in easier
I wanna see them singing live not just dancing. I hate when fans say like "omg their vocals are so stable". Girl, it's just autotuned or pre-recorded, you can even see it from their facial expressions and body language.
Ngl hearing them sing with their raw voice is better then watching them dance
I like dance, I don't have problem when they use pre recorded voice when they are dancing because honestly it require lot of energy to dance and breathing goes out of control but I think they can be genuine , if they don't want to sing while dancing , no need to act as if you are singing because like it's ok bro everyone understand it's difficult....
But honestly their are idols who sing while dancing ....
But But But
I think that when they are just singing , they should not use pre recorded voice, since people should listen to their real Voice not pre recorded voice....
@@Natasha-to1mh I agree, now idols that actually sing live, example itzy , is labeled as "terrible singers" because of the breathing noises or some voice crack when they sing live while doing hardcore dances while in comparison aespa is labeled as stble when they lipsync??? Like obv the voices cannot sound as smooth as lipsync voice whem their dances are literally like aerobics??? Like my gosh, itzy is already doing good enough vocally, like they rank first as the 4th gen idols with the most live singing percentage like???
Lol say that louder to Aes*Pa fans
I don't even watch "live" performances anymore because I could just as well watch the MV with all the lipsyncing going on. The only group I watch live performances of is Itzy because they actually sing live and get on stage to put on a show, not just look pretty and mime along to a recording. It's sad that this is the case now. Especially with SM, they've got some of the best singers in the industry but ALL of them lipsync now. I wonder who made that dumb ass decision.
The live vocals even its crackly is WAY BETER than just them pretending to sing all the time, I hope someday we could hear more vocals live because many of them actually could SING
Preach!! SM was the company for live vocals but now nobody be doing it much. Some groups do sometimes LIKE STAYC
Kep1er sang pretty well during their encore, Twice still sings live (though they get hate for it because it isn’t super clean live)_
gfriend members, viviz, yuju
i dont understand this mindset. I'd rather watch a lipsynced performance than listening to idols struggle to sing and dance. lbr kpop is 90% about the visuals anyway - cool choreos, flashy outfits, fancy hairstyles and makeup on pretty people. that's what makes kpop fun imo
@@ffrai3094 It's your mindset that's somewhat lacking, that's your opinion and own perspective. They prefer live and you should respect their opinion and mine. Also, there's some groups that sing live too, y'know.
You are absolutely correct. Rosé is the only member who can sing without a back track and sound like the studio version. But, even though she’s the least popular she still has endorsements with major brands, trends every time she sings alone and is actually the second best dancer in the group now. If she went solo and got the right marketing she could do well
Even Jennie can sing live without a backtrack.. I've seen some of her encore and she sounded great....but she can't sing live without backtrack while dancing as she has breathing problem and sounds unstable like she's gasping for air....
honestly speaking jisoo carried blackpink live performances, rosie is the main vocalist so there’s no doubt, but you see that jisoo has the same stability or even better. Jennie in my opinion often runs out of breath, so she skips her lines occasionally and rely on the backtracks. Lisa is a dancer so yeah it’s obvious. I say this after watching coachella and BST hydpe park performances including their solo performances
@@kleysie4848Jisoo and Lisa have a lot of voice cracks when singing, Jennie sounds out of breath. Rosé carrying the vocals and can manage without backtrack. She also requests for her mic to be louder. Rosé is the most stable member or blackpink and her live vocals are barely have backtrack.
People only care about Visual and Dance nowadays rather than knowing what it actually means to be a K-pop idol. Why do y’all think as of right now, jisoo and Lisa are the most popular ones??
@@user-hd4ex4ef1u I think even with vocal coaches is hard, sing and dance at same time isnt easy
This is why I adore (G)I-DLE, and Soyeon as a judge on My Teenage Girl. She's the only one who dared to call out that everyone was voting on pretty girls instead of talent. I really hope they are one of the groups that can break the 7 year curse, because the K-POP industry needs more 4th gen groups like this, tbh
(though they technically kinda debuted in the grey area in between 3rd and 4th gen, IK).
Soyeon can relate really well because she had the most talent and was always losing competitions due to her lack of visuals.
GIDLE forever
One of them is tone deaf 😶
In one vidéo on gp999 à girl said "the tasteless korean have to much power" this is the result.
@@ristocrats247 Yeah Shuhua is tone deaf and can't sing to save her life but the other girls are very talented and aren't scared to sing live and they shound GREAT when they do
Problem is that delusional fans don't even admit their idols use autotune even if it's right in their face. It hurts their idols that way, too, by holding them to such an impossible standard and acting as if that's their natural voice.
When it’s the natural live voice, they often say they’re talentless :< when it isn’t live they say they are lazy
That is also the thing, when you go to their youtube comment section, they will say stuff like: but they work so hard and are so talented.
They always says like “they have the best vocals in 4th gen” “the dance is hard” “your faves don’t even sing high like them” lipsyncing is normal it’s ok but doing it every stage and calling it “live” and denying it when you can literally see them lipsyncing it because they didn’t even try is not ok
1000th like xD
I was watching this czcams.com/video/eTOlYFLvMz8/video.html
these new ones can never, I really feel like these arent artist anymore, they are 'idols"
I miss live vocals in kpop. Tbh I think I wouldn’t mind groups sacrificing hard choreos in order to be able to actually sing live and not suck ass and be unstable.
You might wanna check out bigmama, they're a super old group that has recently come back together and I love their singing soo much. They remind me of mamamoo!
Yeah and I wouldn't even be mad if they slip up their vocals bc every person has some bad days.
I still love the choreo tho
oh girl, then mamamoo is for you! :) also, purple kiss their little sister
@@thisisshelbyyyy_ I love them
Looking back it's a little surprising that Rose outright said she doesn't have time for music because she has "work". It's basically admitting, in their documentary no less, what people have been saying for years: their job is not to be a musician. They model, they influence, they perform, and sometimes they make music to promote the first three things. People call Blackpink models/influencers as a diss but that's the goal of a kpop idol: to be seen as attractive and to gain endorsements. The most successful idols are the ones who get modeling jobs, sponsors, acting deals, etc. It's never been about the music
Pointing out the survival shows was huge. There have been amazing vocalists that get eliminated.
Thank you for also pointing out the double standards with Momo.
Yesss survival show probably filled with top visual instead of talents
"idols get less vocal training then they do dance practice or time for makeup and hair" God I'm so happy someone finally said it too. sometimes I'd would complain (very nicely) to my other kpop friends about being disappointed groups are not performing "live" and relying on their AR too much. every time they think I'm a hater. its literally their job; they're singers: they should sing! as a fan I wanna hear them sing, truly sing. and sing with actual good technique too. just as a singer should. whats so wrong about that?
Ikr, cause visual is everything... they need to be perfect so they use that 🤧 Sometimes I would like to complain but I'm afraid of being blasphemed, "that's lipsync, that's prerecorded, they're using autotune" something like that, when i hear them, they sing way too perfect it's like there's no flaw even professional singers still have a bit flaws in their performances... I know it's hard singing and dancing at the same but still it's their job
Pardon for my bad English
I completely agree the only problem is that the companies or whoever is making them not sing live are the ones that doesn't care and just want the idols to look flawless which is sometimes ruining what could have been a good live performance
Wow but they do top the billboard.....pure talent huh??
so true. I am someone who doesn't like to have no hope, so I sincerely hope the day that vocal becomes more important than today will come. I too wanna be moved by the singing, the song and the effort they put the emotion they brings out singing live. it is ok to sound out of breath while dancing, it is ok to have voice crack as long as they can sing live. in fact, some of them actually want to sing live, coz it is their dream to sing.
i want idols to get good vocal training but being an idol is so much more than singing. you need to be able to dance, entertain, mc, model, do fanservice, be cute and charming. they sell a whole package and singing is just one part of that
Choreo really killed it, the dances became so complicated that it’s not even possible to sing live anymore. Look at Gfriend who accounted for difficult vocal lines by having whoever was singing the line stand still while everyone else continued choreo. It’s painfully obvious now when groups aren’t singing since they are doing crazy dance moves and there’s no change in vocals
I agree 100% with the GFriend comparison. Another group, although not a KPOP group who utilizes this "person standing while others are dancing" technique is Babymetal, and although their choreography isn't the most technical, it's still something that should be appreciated with their genre and overall concept as well.
And the Choreo is destroying their bodies at times. There was a recent interview of behind the scenes with Itzy where Yeji is talking about being able to feel weather changes via pain in her hips. She’s what? 23? She should not have that much joint damage at that age. None of them should.
I love the choreo tho
@@riahlexington the choreos are great, it's really impressive what people can come up with and what they can do. I love them too! It crosses a line though when the standard choreo of a song they'll be promoting for months on end and also practicing already has detrimental effects on the idols health that impact them for the rest of their life. Those choreograpies should be reserved for special stages
agreed and when we see a group that dances well (but doesn't have SOOOOO MUCH crazy choreo yet still hard to dance) we take them for granted? crazy.
those of us who got into K-pop with 2nd gen were spoiled with vocalists like taeyon, jonghyun, kyungsoo, ailee etc. now it's getting rarer and rarer to hear those powerhouse vocals :/
Uff, la mejor generación ❤
Mamamoo is a great example who got popular because of their vocals ever since then.❤️
When I look at how fans and the public ignore wheein, NingNing and Wendy I fear talent is lost. Its all about the face.
Yeah, visuals overshadowing vocals.
tbh Ningning seems to be very popular amongst My's, it's outside of the My fandom that Winter is the most popular. Kinda like how Lisa is the most popular in the group in general, but Jisoo is the member that non-blinks like the most.
Sk gp loves Wheein and Mamamoo, it's just the international, new or young k-pop fans that ignore Wheein. They even pay little to no attention to Hwasa's angelic vocals and just hype her visuals which pains me a lot(I mean, yeah, Queen is GORGEOUS but cm'on, she worked so hard for her vocals)
@@honeybeemoo but isnt Solar the strongest vocal of Mamamoo? I think Solar is the most underrated one cause her solo did the worst out of all members
@@JustAnotherBlink Actually, Solar's solo sales were pretty good, she was probably the 2nd or 3rd most successful among female soloists in 2020 in terms of album sales(behind Moonbyul). Spit It Out mv views are also over the double the views for 'Eclipse'(Moonbyul ep title track). Also she's the strongest in terms of raw/belting power, but technically she is/was the 3rd best among MAMAMOO's vocal line. Though recently, she has improved a lot so she can probably be considered as good as Hwasa in terms of technique. Both are still slightly behind Wheein(technically), but the gap is very small
Mamammo is one of the group that actually sing live in every performances and this is why I love them
Yess I'm surprised they weren't mentioned(except hwasa). They eat CDs for breakfast, lunch, and dinner lmao.
They are one of the only groups in kpop that know how to sing well
Their live vocals go crazy😍😍
Except one time that they messed up and said that they can't lip-sync
@@jimrocketstudio125 yeah they sing better live than they lip sync 😭😭
I love all four Pinks, but I love Rosie's passion for simple singing. It's pretty obvious she's going to be the ballad/torch singer once her BP days are done.
She has great potential, but it’s clear she lost passion being in BP given her performances. She’d truly shine on solo projects.
When it comes to 4th gen vocalists, hardly anyone mentions Purple Kiss's Swan and Goeun. People have been talking about how they're on their way to nugudom because they're not popular. Makes me sad because Swan's voice is so unique.
Swans skill is out of this world
True! Swan is my favorite 4th gen vocalist. Chaein has a really good and unique voice too. Purple Kiss's main vocals deserve spotlight
Somi and wendy don't need autotune they sing better without it
Especially Wendy
Somi !!!
Definitely right… adding up IU… 😊
lmao somi is almost never singing live
@@dreamcaitcher so? she can
Can we talk about how Wendy sounded so amazing live! She's so talented
I mean, she *is* the best vocalist among 3rd gen gg idols technically
@@honeybeemoo I personally can't decide between her, Solar and Wheein
Wendy is a vocal queen
@@marcelofrias1631 They're all amazing! Imagine a collab between the 3 of them. The POWER.
@@marcelofrias1631 imo wendy > solar as Solar often strains on belts above an D or E, however i would say in some instances wheein does have a slightly nicer sound then wendy :)
9:48 This part about Rosie really wrecked me you can see from her videos of her childhood how passionate she really is for music, it's very sad to hear her say that 😔. She's really underrated, I hope she gets what she deserves for her talents and passion soon ❤️.
I love Rosie sooo much. You don't even understand like that's my baby, the absolute greatest. A gifted sweetheart
But I have to say that Rosé is becoming more known because of her voice and her dance abilities. Fans are not just praising her for her visuals alone. Her fans know her abilities, even the original singers of the cover songs that she did always recognize her voice. Fans attending BP's concert can't even deny the fact that she always sings live.
She needs to go solo
@@lawjrbpjr_law073 but she did?she has 2solos on the ground and gone
@@nomnomyearsago I mean full album like those of Taylor, Rihanna or any solo artist, and she should produce it as well
ATEEZ’s agency’s CEO said “it’s okay, they know you’re singing live” when they had voice crack on stage. I miss this mentality. But what infuriates me the most is when fans praised their faves as “eat the CD” when they clearly lipsync/autotune live and then bashed other groups that actually sing live, like... There's something wrong in their heads.
The fact that almost no one in this comment section knows who Ailee is literally proves their point at 1:08. I feel like the industry had a strong shift from vocals to visuals in 2015/2016 and it's just been getting worse ever since. People argue about what it means to be an idol, but I believe vocals should come first. You don't put an idol's song on your playlist because of the choreography and the visuals. You put it on your playlist because of the music and their voice(s). K-pop's rising perfection standard needs to be put to an end.
I mean to be fair Ailee did not really actively promote her music for a while...and since she first peaked in like 2015-16 it's not really surprising that not a lot of people know her right now...but yeh the general shift from vocalists to dancers and visuals is definitely a thing...there is not really a lot of newer groups where the main vocals are still one of the most popular members (onf is the only one that comes to mind rn, tho hyojin is ALSO their visual kind of so idk) but I also have to say that visuals have always been and will always be the most popular members...arguably the visual focus was even higher for 2nd gen (and especially 2.5 gen....infinite's L is the living proof of that)
this is why i can’t really get into k-pop, it’s becom about the visuals rather than the music so i just can’t stand it
Indeed agree with @LiaShinigami, she's truly amazing but I recall few years back she's actually has problem with her label, that later requires her to be off the show for a while since the problem also regarding the copyright of the songs which of course Ailee won the copyright but that years makes her unable to perform. I don't think the variables takes place is just nowadays industry standards, but also how well the management put the talent to stay existing and relevant. I personally put Ailee on my number 1 kpop singer all the time.
Ailee also had a scandal around 2013 where her nude photos pre-debut were leaked. South Korea is very conservative, so that had a lot of effect on her popularity as well.
@Equinox you do know kpop is a genre of music right?? You go to any kpop stan and they’ll tell you they got into by kpop because one groups SONG not because they’re ’pretty’. This comment is exactly why the kpop industry is turning it’s artists into a bunch of robots. Like the video stated these idols will soon be replaced when the industry figures out how to either make Ai’s more realistic to replace them or photoshop idols dancing to the point of perfection. Idols are humans, so obviously when this happens and they perform live they’ll get bashed and have to train until the point of death just to achieve these ridiculous standards. Stop justifying what will (if not already) hurt many idols.
Nmixx doesn’t have the best debut but they’ve become known for their live singing and I hope it keeps up
yesss! they are singing with realistic live in their vlive and we know it's a freakin' live vocals and that's so good af
Expect them also to lypsinc. if they get more busy, for sure they'll do lypsinc not because they don't want to sing live but you know to give their throat a rest.
I liked the debut, but anyways I agree with you
i mean i agree but o.o is a fantastic debut
o.o is easily in my top debuts of the year
not only they sing live, they sing much better than the recorded ver
Hwasa didn't only get famous for her visuals. She's a great artist and a singer and a member of Mamamoo! The queens of vocals and performing live.
Omg THANK YOU!
i agree, but that's not the point
@@MrNeferupito mamamoo is literally one of the most popular groups? 💀
@@lmfaono1892 not internationally or korea,
@@a.a131 mamamoo is one of the biggest groups in korea, they are extremely popular
it's so odd that kpop is supposed to be a genre of music, but it's more dance and visuals than anything. if anything the music producers should be the ones recognized musically because the autotuned vocals are just accessories at this point. they're almost no different than vocaloids, but at least for vocaloid/virtual singer music, the producers are the ones who receive the recognition. i always struggled to listen to kpop and only ever tried because i really love mamamoo, but everyone outside groups centered around vocals always felt so lackluster to me. i always felt like i was trying really hard to convince people that mamamoo's dancing was super unique or whatever so people would give them a chance, but I personally never really cared about the dance in the first place. at the end of the day, i'm trying to find artists that are enjoyable to listen to on spotify whose voices add character to their music.
You might like Sunmi. Her and Mamamoo are my two favorites. Yezi's song Meow also has emotive and stunning vocals
been in kpop 15 years and they're there but barely, like atp you literally have to dig now, cause the new standard is mediocrity and manufactured visuals. some recs, based on who i actually listen to anymore in kpop:
- bang yedam
- sumin
- p1harmony
-seventeen
- exo
- kiss of life
- shinee
- STAYC
- Nmixx
there's also like mamamoo and red velvet etc. but i personally don't like their music like that/consistently so when you combine who can and will actually sing..with whether or not you even like the group as a group or their music like that in the 1st place it's a really small pool...but yeah as far as new gen for guy groups Literally only P1harmony (everyone needs to STOP sleeping on them istg this is getting ridiculous) and then StayC NMixx and KOL are doing it for me
@@lenanicole2837IMHO you forgot the guys of NCT127. Taeil, Doyoung, Haechan and Jaehyun are very serious about their singing and when they record they are nearly pitch perfect.
I just miss live singing so much. The few groups who do sing live, they intentionally make small mistakes or miss notes to prove that they're actually singing and not lip syncing. And its not like its been going on for really long, its just in the past year or two that a lot of idols seem to have totally switched off their mics. And I just really don't get why? Like, did something happen? Did they get too used to online performances during the pandemic and now they don't wanna sing anymore? What am I missing?
I think especially because of the pandemic with no live audiences for music shows they work more on camerawork to get more online traction/views a lot more cuts and rerecording meaning they won't sing live for all of those takes
But yeah this image of perfect vocals is is such a lie
i think you need to watch this :
czcams.com/video/fSZsdapn_RI/video.html
this development has been in progress for over a decade. before 2010 idols would actually sing live to a clean instrumental, no backup vocals. then singing live over a backtrack started getting more popular, and then using a pre-recorded track that sounds live and lipsyncing to that. overall kpop used to be more vocal focused and now it's more performance focused. i don't expect idols to sing while dancing the choreos that are standard today
@@aydenwishmaker2811 chan is right its unrealistic to expect every performance to be live singers would blow out their voice prematurely. But no live stage at all from an artist when you've been performing for over a year...?
@@ffrai3094 so true there has been a gradual progression. Though I hope that there is a compromise somewhere. Like for some (not all of the performance) even if they have to stand still to sing their part (then join back into choreo or even adjust the choreo the latter I find least likely to happen) and not even all the lines (because some lines are just too strenuous to sing live with how high kpop songs are) would be nice.
I say let's give Apink a win with Dilemma so we can have at least one good encore stage in 2022
Let's go Dilemma First Win/Only Win
Or taeyeon
They won indeed queen
congrats! but you could also hear VIVIZ encore stage too btw, They are crying but hit every single note singing it live!
Did you just decide to forget about the fromis_9 encore?
I've genuinely seen people hate on idols for lip syncing but then also hate on them when they sing live and their voice isn't perfect like bro pick a side
Kpop genre sucks it’s all Auto-Tune no skill they won’t be remembered like actually vocally talented singers of the last and current
@@liltree8382 I mean singers outside of kpop use auto tune too. The kpop industry is so competitive companies wouldn't debut people who can't sing at all, they just don't sing and dance at the same time but even western celebs don't so I don't get your point
That's why I loved 2ne1 so much because they looked unique to themselves and sing live, even if it isn't perfect at least it's authentic. Wanting perfection at the cost of authenticity will get us closer to autotune and AI for entertainment. I wonder if we are really moving quick to a virtual reality.
Tbh, I like Rosé's cover performances more because I feel like she enjoys it more. I feel like her true capability as a singer and passion for singing comes out and shines.
I feel in love with Rose in Sea of Hope , not only for her capability but we can her love and passion for musics and her personnality.
@@Soneliane same here. It breaks my heart that she loves music and barely gets to express that, especially since bp rarely gets comebacks. It's like they're just models who occasionally sing at this point and that's not their fault of course. Yg knows what their doing and I feel like they purposely delay comebacks because they know fans will stream more after a long wait smh. Glad they got solos at least(wish jisoo did too but I know she's busy)
@@murasakino101 nah for their hiatus and delayed cb, there r can and are reasons for it which none understand
It's not everything abt marketing everytime when the cb get delayed
somi sounds so good live, why the autotune though???
Frr
She sounds regular as fuck, don't lie
Not the worst but never the best
trash yeah, but rapping and dancing is pretty good
@@unculturedwhitetrash4283 did anyone mention she's the best? They are just saying she sounds good so no need for autotune. You are a little pressed about Somi.
@@unculturedwhitetrash4283i would say she sounds decent
The reason why I only really stan are Exo, SVT, and Mamamoo. Their vocals are superb and killing it. Also snsd and Ailee. And in groups, my bias wrecker are always the vocalists like they're already my bias but they can still be my bias wrecker. I actually prefer vocals, dance, performance, and charisma rather than visuals. If you got visual then congrats, you get a plus. I don't know about others but it's fun to watch, hear, and see various techniques and learn from them in kpop. No doubt, I got to improve my singing through the idol groups/soloists I stan and it's pretty cool.
i agree, i never saw the hype about the visuals tbh, like their job is just... being pretty? why not model then?
for sure you don't Stan them lol
Alguién no conoce a SHINee😎
Man agreed with everything you said about Somi in particularly. She has improved a lot and I enjoy her live vocals so much. Why not let her obviously "raw" performances speak for themselves? She's honestly the full package now and auto-tuning her to death is a huge missed marketing opportunity by her company.
jeongyeon also carries live performances in twice !! she’s one of those vocalists that often get forgotten 💔 but she is super stable !!
😭i feel happy seeing her mentioned! I am so biased to her since 3mix days. I remember watching her in sicteen and feeling surprised. And slightly disappointed by some others (as they debuted close to after 2nd gen ended and things were more live back then than now). They are all fantastic idols and twice is my favorite group. Just saying jeongyeon did a good job.
SHE'S INCREDIBLE!! i was so disappointed to hear her lack of lines in the new celebrate album 😭
That girl is so fucking underrated
i mean she has no lines , yea she is stable during her lines but she gets less lines than sub vocals , so it's mostly nayeon and jihyo singing .
@@PuhLiz I don’t know what your point is?
During encore stages and other performances Jeongyeon is usually one of the most, if not the most, stable. Unfortunately she doesn’t get a lot of lines but that’s what makes her underrated. I wish she did get the lines she deserves. Choruses could be distributed better between 3mix but JYPE sticks to their formula where Nayeon being the face of the group and center gets the most lines. Sure it works, but I feel like it would work better if JYPE unlocked their potential. Not even just of JY but for other members too.
It has genuinely pained and confused me for so many years how Ailee has never quite managed to find her fan base. She's incredible. Like genuinely outstanding as a singer, dancer, and all around performer.
The fact that despite the overwhelming talent she has that she was told she wasn't good enough because she somehow didn't look the part?
Outrageous to the point that I don't understand it.
I think she did, initially, have a dedicated fanbase. She was known for her powerful, women empowering songs. She was called the Korean Beyonce. Where she lost it was when she released A New Empire in 2016. It had nothing to do with what she had put out previously and she wasn’t far enough in the game to do such a 180, IMHO. She took a big risk.
The tracks weren’t so bad, but it alienated her existing fanbase with it being so urban/RnB. It felt forced, disingenuous and unoriginal. Ngl, the fact that she put on weight in such a cutthroat industry as kpop probably didn’t help. But I think it was mainly the genre switch, because urban/RnB didn’t do well mainstream in Korea at that time.
@@Aithnyk Exactly. A New Empire flopped and Ailee completely left K-pop for 2 years. The only thing she released was a few OSTs (IWGTYLTFS being super successful but that’s besides the point.) She definitely would’ve had a bigger, more dedicated fanbase if she had released more music and YMC promoted her better in 2012-2015.
@@ntent1 Ailee was everywhere pre-2016. For a non big-3 solo artist, she was doing really well. That last album with YMC was where everything went left. I remember being very confused as a fan. But she's in it purely for the artistry, not the fame. She spoke in some interviews about not being in a good place mentally at that time and before, because of industry beauty standards.
I love her voice.
True, I love Ailee's voice and her visuals' not bad, my gosh. Money over talent ummph🙄
I'm honestly glad someone pointed this out. I am someone who has been singing for a while now so I know a lot about voice and I am a SUCKER for unique voices and live singing. I have been noticing all these autotune and backup vocals that are louder than actual vocals for a while now which is why I am only now involved in CERTAIN K-pop groups. They have amazing vocal ability and you can tell they were trained to sing with everything else. I'm also glad you mentioned the survival shows (especially the Sana thing, I wanted her instead of Chaeyoung...I don't know how her name is spelled -- because of how good her live was). I'm also glad you mentioned the live vocals that aren't really live. They either have autotune or backtracks. Backtracks are okay when they are turned down so you can actually hear the vocals, which there are some like that, but most are so loud that you can't even tell. I really wish this wasn't the direction K-pop was going. Idols are becoming afraid to sing live because ignorant fans can't understand why it sounds so different and raw. We need a new title for ACTUAL live vocals. I suggest [RAW LIVE]. Anyways, thanks for reading this far.
agree with everything that's why I don't see live stages anymore and i know that I'll go to some concerts cause i love the music but without hearing anything live... it makes me so sad and also so angry the fact that idols are becoming so good at lipsyncing that fans in the comments are cheering their "live" vocals and if u say that they are not live they get MAD. Cause understandably they don't know anymore how raw vocals sound like. and who gets hate? the idols who are bad at lipsyncing (aespa for example). I'm afraid this is not gonna change and that's why I'm not gonna stan groups anymore or at least yes but only for the songs. Can i ask you which groups do u trust for this? cause i became at a point where i trust only bts and then a bit (cause there are live stages but not always) stray kids, blackpink, stayc, nmixx, mamamoo and itzy. I know other idols who can sing like aespa or txt but they never let them do that live rip. Ah and btw i mean live overall in concerts, I don't care if in music bank they don't, it's okay cause it's all centred on visuals, but in real concerts they should sing live at least for most songs. sorry this comment is so confusing ahah just to say that i agree with you completely
@@felixfelicis127 Yep sure! The main groups I still follow are BTS, Seventeen, TxT, and now Ateez is added to that list. They may not always sing live, but you can audibly tell when they are, which I like. For more demanding choreo or parts of songs that have affects, they may choose not to sing to catch a breath or something. But those four groups are honestly just amazing at what they do. I mainly Stan guy groups, but I seen stages done by Twice, Itzy, and Lessarfarim (I tried spelling it ok...). And their performances are amazing, but since I don't watch them often, I am not sure about vocals. A group I stopped following are Enhypen-- because I don't like their music very much now. It's sad cause they are at performances, vocals are alright. I don't think here live all the time though since it's not their strong thing. You safest bet will always be Seventeen though, those guys are live, their rappers and vocalists are almost always live.
@@jordanbeavers157 thank you
Oneus live vocals are so good especially when they were literally tearing up and crying cause it was their first win but they still sang live
Agreed!!! I have been to almost every one of their tours too and they always sing live.
I miss the old kpop (from a 2nd gen stan) the time where live singing is still a thing, and hard dances is not an excuse to hit those high notes. 😔😔
Yes, new fan of kpop really miss alot of older generation. For example, shinee choreography is really hard but they still manage to sing live. 2pm during their debut era that doing acrobatic on stage also sing live. What the reason why newer kpop group don't want to sing live nowday.
yeah 2nd gen did sing live but did it sound good? not really
@@ffrai3094 what will you choose, your bias group performing live without autotune/lypsincing but it sounds not pretty, or your bias group "singing" but with autotune/lypsincing? For me i would choose the option 1. But I respect your opinion.
@@svtstan5320 I'd rather they lipsync lol. I'm here to look at pretty people. if i want to hear good live singing i can go listen to something else
@@ffrai3094 It can sound good with good technique, for example with Tvxq. Those unattainable 'live' vocal standards aren't reachable even for talents like Wendy, Ailee or Mamamoo while dancing, while they can easily sound better than studio versions or post-productions if they don't have to dance. And then, there are most idols these days who won't sound 1/4th as good as the ones I mentioned without post-production(most probably won't sound even as good as Siyeon from Dreamcatcher who is an average vocalist), even if they don't have to dance. And the worst part about this situation is that, these idols didn't even choose this themselves, many even failed to reach their dream as singers unjustly as was shown in this video
SBS Copywrited 5 seconds of a fancam I used to claim this whole video as theirs and got it taken down, wtf youtube? So here's the reupload 🙄 Oh well I took this chance to edit my ending statement because it was really misleading everyone. My original statement "Not known for great singers" was not meant to imply they can't sing or aren't good singers! Anyways that's my fault for not explaining better. I know some of you may still disagree with me, but I think it's important to clarify this. I was in no way trying to say they aren't talented vocalists! It's the point that they ARE good singers/rappers but their voices are not enough to be what made them popular.
I remember the og had hundreds k views!
Btw how the fuck did you compared momo to Lisa like defend momo but why the fuck you lied? Lisa literally sang LIVE MOST OF THE TIME
@@stanshvts1997 No Lisa lip sync AND sings live just like Momo lip sync AND sings live wtf is wrong with you.
They re literally the same, both dancers, neither can sings that well except Lisa doesn't have to sing often she raps and shouts words, not singing.
You were wrong about Hwasa though. Her visuals are not what Koreans like, she became popular after appearing on ‘I live Alone’ for her personality…
@@stanshvts1997 good then explain how lisa‘s voice is absolutely not out of breath at the end of her performance while she‘s dancing so hard? noones hating her for lypsyncing nearly every idol is doing that nowadays
Hwasa isn't a traditional visual. Along with the rest of MMM, she was disliked for not meeting the visual standards for women in kpop. She built a brand for herself, which was clever- this is what MMM has done since Day 1 since the korean audience can't accept a vocal focused group. This has been my TED Talk, and watch out for Mamamoo's comeback, MIC ON.
All of Mamamoo are beautiful.
tbh she’s not traditional standard, but she’s not by any means u popular or shamed for the way she looks. I would say she’s the same case as jessi except I feel like more ppl make fun of her visual bc it’s actually ridiculous
@@hers6694 she is beautiful enough I said I know a beautiful girl when I see her
We know hun
the fact in interviews, videos, etc. oneus will happily sing live always astounds me. they might not have the best vocals in that video (they were very emotional) but i do appreciate their constant attempts to sing live.
""Hwasa is known for her visual" okay yes but no. Her voice was always at the same level as her visuals. She's literally from Mamamoo. I don't really agree that she became "popular" only bc she has a strong visual and not bc of her amazing skills as a vocalist especially since her debut she got so much hate exactly bc of the way she looks
I was thinking this too. If anything, hwasa used to get so much hate for her visual which is dumb since she's beautiful. Her vocals are what made her stand out more along with her boldness and personality
Exactly
I don't get it, like she got so much hate for her looks in mamamoo's debut and even petitions for rbw to remove her from the group. How would she be only appreciated for her visuals if they always hated her looks?
Hwasa being known for her looks doesn’t mean its positive. She got a lot of attention because of her unconventional looks more than she got attention for her vocal skills. To this day Hwasa is known for “setting new beauty standards” more than for her abilities.
@@murasakino101 is hate not also attention? Attention can be positive or negative. In this case, Hwasa received more negative attention for her looks than attention for vocals.
This is why SNSD caught my ears, because they debuted singing and dancing live, it was so real, had awesome energy and the vocals were on point.
most 2nd gen idols debuted and performed live. Sure, autotune started to become popular at their time, too and they experimented with it, but the live performances were still live for the most part. I think that's what I miss with old kpop. People were also more natural with their skin color, now everyone is bleached so much.
And that’s why their debut stage remains my fav🥺
now they are barely recognisable with the plastic, at least they look young still and can kinda sing
@@tessareaston2208 wtf....
@@tessareaston2208 me when I lie and jealous because my faves cant still sing in 2022..
It honestly just makes me sad I love live vocals and I love when Kpop actually had them it’s unreal how many people in the industry are talented but will never get the recognition
As we all praise MAMAMOO their brothers from ONEUS also have great vocals , they are amazing 💕
I only disagree with you about the last part where u pointed "IU is a beloved actress" and "Hwasa is known for her visual". Both of them are good vocalists, especially IU is a very renowned singer, she's was not just trained to be a stable vocalist, she's a skilled and talented vocalist. Hwasa is a completely different singer but she's very good too. She really knows how to use her voice and sings live more often than most idols nowadays. In my opinion, both of them are known for their talent as singers.
SHANLIE simply stated at the last part that IU was finally getting attention after Dream High and Hwasa for her mukbang in I Live Alone
agree
She was explaining that singing was not what they were known for, not because they were'nt good at it, it's just that they gathered more attention for other reasons rather than their singing abilities. She was trying to highlight the issue that the audience nowadays do not value an artist's live singing skills.
IU is not that great of a vocalist actually.
@@silvervixen007 agreed
When I first got into Itzy I was so shocked they sang all their music show performances live because their choreos are always so intense.
But honestly I much prefer out of breath live singing than flawless lipsyncing and pre recorded vocals.
Not that there’s anything bad about either. It’s just personal preference
imo if you can hear clearly, their comeback showcase and promotions for mafia and loco are prerecorded vocals. the last time they sing live for comeback showcase and promotions were during not shy era. kinda disappointed with that decision but I hope they could start doing live vocal performances again in the future cause we know they’re hella talented
@@catgotmytongue except that you can actually hear them live, they also said so personally that for promotions they always sing live.
Yes there are some parts that are prerecorded, like certain notes in the chorus for example so they don’t strain their vocals but they do genuinely still sing live.
Trust me I’m not just being delusional or something
@@rjaw_itzy "Trust me I’m not just being delusional or something" also has "itzy" on the user name lol
@@sebastyann123 bro I put the username *because* I got into them not the other way around
Personal preference ≠ lying about their abilities
@@rjaw_itzy honey I know that you ride hard for itzy but no nobody is lying about anything. You just need to be able to differentiate between live singing and pre-recorded vocals. They are not the same. Depending on the intricacy of the choreo, pre-recorded vocals might be a smarter choice.
Rosé is very underrated, underapprecited n always been ignored compared to other members
BP as a whole are overrated. They were better as a rookie group than they are now. For being 7 year veterans in the industry, their regression is insane.
Wait now that Jisoo is getting more recognition y'all starting to complain about Rose being "underappreciated" even when she's always popular, though not the most popular? Every group has their most unpopular member yet why is Blackpink always the one getting singled out? Y'all just have an agenda on hating Blackpink at this point
Wendy really does eat cds for breakfast lunch and dinner!!! easily one of the best 3rd gen vocalists
mad weird to act like other people in red velvet cant sing (especially live?) when that’s simply not the truth. Seulgi one of the best main dancer vocalist of 3rd gen.
This is why I stan STAYC. Compared to other groups, their choreo might not be the most badass (for example like aespa) BUT they actually do alot of live singing! Which makes them so unique 😍
Exactly they soo talented I love them so much😍😍
@Martin P the bar is low
@Martin P sad reality. Most kpop singers don't even sing live at all. Should they even be called singers? Idk lol
"badass" means nothing when the weird moves make them look like a circus. i'd rather have moderately complex but eye catching choreo like Blackpink
Weeekly too, they have performances with many items and do it live too
First, the body shaming, then now the auto tuning. Kpop industry has definitely lowered their standards by not acknowledging these vocalists. The companies and the industry have no shame. They foster fake standards, deceive the public - all for money. It's sad that visuals are prioritized over real talent.
Body shaming will always be present in the industry even in first gen it was 10x worser than it is now. At the end of the day y’all are sad that visuals are prioritized but do nothing about it.
11:30 To anyone who may be interested, Shana actually recently debuted as the leader and main vocal of Lapillus!! I highly suggest you check them out, all the members are ridiculously talented and almost always sing live!!
SUNMI is a visual, yes, but she sings live and can dance while singing, is a composer, producer and lots of more things even when she's not a "main vocal" artist. So, she puts LOTS OF EFFORT into her own thing.
i want Kim Sejeong to be recognized so badly😭 she is so underrated! Now she is more known as an actress through Business Proposal and The Uncanny counter, rather than her angelic vocals. She's one of the best vocalists in 3rd gen kpop. I'll wait till the day singer Sejeong is also no more underrated.
@@ninibear8021 nope she's doing both. it's just that she's known for acting. people need to look into her singing too.
YES SEJEONG!!!!!!!! She's 9ne of my beloved vocakists and solp artists
shes ranked among top 3 in 3rd gen female
I’ve been a kpop stan since 2nd Gen and I never realized that main vocalists have gone from being the most popular members to the least popular members until you said it. And those idol shows are a PERFECT example bc it happens EVERY TIME.
if you guys noticed the behind the scenes of vocal recording for red velvet’s “feel my rhythm”, wendy carried a lot of those and made some changes based on the pitch, tunes and adding ad libs. i agree on how vocals gets less popular and appreciation. i hope people can appreciate more on singers and song writers. i really am not a fan of lip syncing/auto tunes/voice enhancer since that’s literally their job to sing and dance because it’s pure talent that they should be showcasing. however, that’s not the case with this era we are now... really sad tho.
Agreed, Sera from Nine Muses and Bom from 2ne1 were badly depicted and punished by the industry and both are amazing singers, they deserved so much more.
I think as a fan we can DEMAND this kind of change. Demand more live singing from their company and support idols that doing more live singing.
The fact is their money come from our pocket so the power is really in our hands..
Yes, but if things are like this it's because it's what most fans want. Companies do what's most lucrative, and what's most lucrative is what fans are willing to pay for and stan, and fans obviously want to stan pretty people, not vocalists. We've seen it time and time again with all the survival shows.
unfortunately with the past decade emphasis on mass-buying, group ordering, breaking pre-order records, gachafication of photocards, etc. theres no financial incentive to start or to continue singing live once youve got a solid fanbase. the only upside is respect from non-fans, which doesnt translate directly into money.
You're right, but that's not gonna happen as long as people keep watching the videos and supporting groups that constantly lipsync. And clearly the majority honestly doesn't care, otherwise we wouldn't even be here in the first place.
This will never happen because Kpop fans are too busy babying their idols
STAYC is one of the groups I stan nowadays, they're honestly soooo underrated and deserve so more recognition.
They are actually really popular in Korea
One of the main vocalist is very cute i don't know her name (child actress)
But I support only who sing live and involved in music production
@@ilikehatecommentsmorethann5825 its Sieun 🙆💗
STAYC all of them are perfect vocal
they're literally not underrated holy shit.
Love the plethora of different examples that you chose to share! I wished they let us hear more of the real voices from the idols. It provides so much more expression and energy to the song when I can hear their actual voices. I want to hear their hard work that they put into honing their voices to such degree. It's a shame that the companies are so focused on creating this "perfection" when the idols themselves are already amazing on their own.
As for ONEUS, I have been following them since December of 2019. I've watched their trainee days, their backstage where they'd sing for fun or for practice, and their (at the time) vlives. They can definitely sing. They are from RBW after all. So, with that in mind, it's a real shame that the background music would sometimes overpower their voices.
STAYC MY GURLL!! PLEASE KEEP SHOWING UR PROFESSIONALISM BY SINGING LIVE. LOVE U SO MUCH😍😍
The saddest part to me is that the real live versions actually sound better imo, the touched up versions sound too fake. And all of this autotune ends up making concerts disappointing if you think they're gonna sound one way and then they sound another. I've known a lot of people who ended up disappointed after a Twice concert because their songs and performances are fun but the live vocals sound nothing like what they expected (and it's not their fault, the company pushed them to this). It's getting more and more difficult to stan new groups who have the same raw vocal talent that older groups do and who can actually sing live well. That's why groups like Stayc and Stray Kids are gems in 4th gen since they put so much of an effort to show that they are singing live in performances. The sad part is that people often say SKZ aren't strong vocally because they don't know what actual live singing sounds like so it sounds worse than the autotune they're used to hearing. Oneus too is a breath of fresh air because they are always willing to sing live even if doesn't sound as clean as people expect, and at their concert that I went to they had their mics up higher than I have ever seen at a kpop concert--one of the best kpop concerts that I've ever been to.
Aespa is so talented, but sm doesn't let them sing live. I don't get it. Taeyeon almost never promotes live singing anymore, her concerts were top tier until the virus. What is it SM, we know you have the best vocals? Let your artist sing live before they get crowned with queens of lip sync T.T
SM only lets their idols sing "live" on their channel where they use autotuned mics now.
Because its not really worth it anymore. No one cares if its live or not.. and some just cant tell. You see the comments, but the majority of fans would be happy with the choreo looking good and the idols looking good. Its a different era. :(
so sad
it's only their hardcore fans who don't care about it, 'MR Removed' things proved there are so many people who still care about live singing, and thanks to 'pre-recorded things' now cracked voice sounds much better than just lipsync
i think you need to watch this :
czcams.com/video/fSZsdapn_RI/video.html
Omg 😱.... Now I love STAYC 👍♥️
10 months in 2022 AND YOU ARE RIGHT!
that's what people don't understand when I say kpop nowadays is just "noisy" to me. It's so robotic whenever I hear kpop performances nowadays - it's so so distracting!
Love EXID’s live vocals. Their Leader Solji was the first winner of King of Mask Singer and has a total of 6 wins on KOMS. In fact, Solji is now a Music Professor at a University in South Korea. Here is the link to their awesome live singing on Killing Voice czcams.com/video/U8M8LNnWMzk/video.html 🥰🥰🥰
Thankfully we still have groups like Stacy that are capable to sing live.
Plz 🤧 they are my fav gg for many reason and their lives are one of them
True
I guess this is why alot of koreans [gp] like them because they do sing live for the most part.
This is a FACT!
Itzy as well
Not the best vocalist but overall thr most original group
I was so happy when I found the It's Live channel, thinking that idols actually sing live. But some performances sounded too perfect, so I started to doubt if it actually was live. Of course I knew that they used a lot of backing vocals. But some groups started appearing with full on dances and singing perfectly live. Happy that I came across this video!
the most disappointing is shows like King of Masked Singer, etc that also do it. these shows shouldn't have autotune and backtrack should be very low. now if you want to hear live you have to watch someone win and do an encore like when Wheein won 1st place with Make Me Happy. her singing Make Me Happy is 100% live. there's not even a backing track. it's the instrumental and her raw voice. that's it.
tbh what I love is how some idols sing live even if they're not the most stable, its actually really fun to hear their absolute raw vocals and even the breathing! like yas girl gimme it
K-pop is becoming internationally popular only because of visuals, dancing, clothing & makeups. If we consider vocals as respect to other vocalist worldwide, none of these idols even stand close to them, except very few. While listening in Spotify, I cannot hear their voice. They sound so metallic. Its so authentic during 2nd and 3rd gen. But 4th is loosing its luster, specially to fans who love vocals.
14:48 you’re almost completely right, except for IU: she debuted as a soloist during second gen, when vocalists were still the most valued members of a group (see: Taeyeon’s popularity vs Hyoyeon’s during most of the time snsd was active as a group). Of course, her doll-like visuals helped a lot, and I’m sure her work as an actress has played a huge role in her continued relevance as the preference for idols shifted to dancers. But her initial burst of fame came from her clear vocal tone and how seemingly effortlessly she could reach high notes.
That’s just a small correction I have for an otherwise great video!!
I was looking for this comment. Thanks
Taeyeon and SNSD Too Queen of Vocal
Very true, I mean, didn't she initially get famous for her belt on Good Day?
101% trueee!!! Like what? She just consider IU relevance at music industry just because she is a beloved actress?? Like the fuck! She became know for her 3 octave notes inshort she became know clearly for her vocals. What a dump video.
i'm not gonna lie but taeyeon was also quite famous for her visuals , if you look at snsd , the famous one are mostly yoona , yuri , seohyun ( for visuals) tiffany ( for being a foreign member) taeyeon ( for vocal and visual) even during 2nd gen visual members were popular but vocals had their popularity as well , nowadays some groups literally survive on their visual .
i agree with nearly everything. lmao wendy is undoubtedly a vocal queen, but i wouldn't say she carries 80% of red velvet's live performances. the other girls hold their own just fine (especially seulgi and joy).
ik live singing is pretty rare in kpop, but i am glad to see that some 4th gen groups are making an effort to do live performances. for example, stray kids, ateez, itzy, and enhypen! it makes me happy to see idols actually making an effort to sing live :)
Txt too
@@rumahazarika7331 ohhh agree! from what i've seen from them, they're also great
i'd add oneus personally
stayc don't forget :)
Yeah plus their hard choreo they still sing live
Thank you, love the video! Honestly, I don‘t mind if there‘s some backtracks going on, as long as you can still hear the idols singing on top, considering all the dancing going on but I‘d much prefer to hear a slip once in a while. What reallyyy bothers me is how it‘s communicated that it‘s live and what singing „live“ means these days🙃
ONEUS is brave for singing live, because they come from Mamamoo's company, just like Purple Kiss.....also one of oneus members has a twin that belongs to another group, a kpop band called ONEWE. hope more people could check them out~ Mamamoo's company produces musically talented individuals~ expect no less from a company that doesn't prioritize visuals over vocal quality and growth as musicians.
A lot of new Kpop fans don't recognize older groups because they weren't pretty enough. I can bet you a lot of people don't know 2NE1, Super Junior, Big Bang, Nu'Est and many other older groups whose strong side is/was in vocals or the music itself. And it's a shame that new vocal idols don't get the recognition they deserve. You can't make a good comeback if your idol doesn't know how to sing from the get go, not only perform.
Just as a fun fact, SHINee never playbacks. They genuinely don't know how to lipsync. The times they did lipsync, you could clearly tell they had a backtrack. I don't know if they are still doing it that way since I haven't caught up, but they are an amazing example of a Kpop group.
SHINee son geniales💙💙💙💙💙
I like how you used stayc to compare autotune and live because tbh they're the only grp with such clear live vocals, no backtrack whatsoever
wdym, stayc usually has backtrack when they perform live
@@ffrai3094 really? where?
@@7iffdo893 for all "so bad" performances, they often sang live but they always had a backtrack. it means you can hear two layers of voices, and they're singing over a vocal track they recorded before the perf
@@ffrai3094 probably she only watch the one without backtrack.... wich they quite often do
@@ranchpanda3530 which ones? i haven't watched a lot of asap or stereotype perfs but they seem to have a low backtrack or just lipsyncing. most perfs that newer fans think are live are pre-recorded lipsync
thankyou for mentioning Oneus, their vocals are legit one of the strongest among 4th gen groups
Wooowwoo
Thank you for this video
I am very sensitive to autotune
And i actually like live singing more
(Autotune give me chills maybe cause it's not authentic)
But I'm always hearing the autotune even when video says "live"
And it makes me feel upset and question my instincts
But now i realise i did sense the difference- it gave me a lot of relief hearing it side by side,so thank you.
It's also very sad that singing is left aside..
It's what makes you feel the artist..
But i hope it wil get better with time
I actually only felt the weight of this when I heard BTOB performing their new song called “The song” I can hear their voices shake at times but it's raw vocals and it made me feel so comforted
Thats why STAN BTOB. You will never question if they sing live or if its edited because its ALWAYS LIVE. They even let their voice cracks adlibs aget recorded on music shows and so there is no question of live singing
Mamamoo are the QUEENS OF VOCALS and singing live.
If only the companies allow the idols to explore and honed their vocal skills more so it’ll be balanced with their dancing skills. They’ll become idols with a whole complete package. Not just dancing and visuals.
0:28 I’ve always been trying to point this out. it’s sm, known for being the vocal powerhouse in its industry is now using ONLY prerecorded vocals for their artists’ stage promotions. and for the live performances, they’re using literally autotuned vocals, even for the artists everyone knows are good in singing and all. i miss their old days so much
8:44 I agree with this soo much- people need to stop coming for momo, as she's definitely not the best singer but to top it off isnt even given lines in her range, and has had to strain her voice for years... finally, she's been getting deeper voice lines and actually slaying live :/ haters ruin everything sometimes
Yeah but she’s a singer too
@@pieck8460 the thing is, that all vocalists have range limits that no amount of training can fix. Momo's just happens to be restricted to lower tones.
@@zhisu2665 yeah they did her dirty
@@pieck8460 she is a sub vocal, I think she suits more the rap category.
@@ikaru5089 I agree
True till this year, more and more debuts and more focused on visuals and dancing. I mean I understand if they have to use backing track when performing while dancing, coz everyone does that everywhere.... but it just gets to the point where it's almost just autotunes and prerecorded vocals. What a shame, at the time when Kpop is finally entering world market and getting attention in the US, they should prove they are worth the hype. I mean there are some really awesome groups that can do all and sing well live but I hope they remember they are singers too. And shame to those Kpop so called fans who are bullying groups/members with not that good visuals but have really great voices, those are one of the reasons the industry thought people who are into kpop are just into their looks so maybe companies thought that too.
Agreed. So glad someone else finally said that Oneus is brave for being one of the only groups to completely sing live for encores.
And that’s why I respect High up ent and what they have done with STAYC.. and I feel like because they sing live and it’s a breath of fresh air!!
Like a Jyp stan im proud my girls J and Sieun.
Can we just appreciate Somi’s vocals?! Talented queen!!
frr we need her back
Yg don't wanna wake up and gives her comeback
YESSSS
fans always say "you try sinigng and while dancing like that" 😅 like its literally their job. they're getting paid not me.
Also i think it's important to know that, even with talent, if the song is hard + being tired from promotion schedules, there's a tendency an artist will sing off key or off pitch sometimes. And that's toootally fine, it's raw and human.
oneus vocal is actually so good. the one shown in the video was from their emotional first win, hence the unstable yet still impressive live singing.
THIS.
I mean,, at least it's good to see that the community have starting conversations abt this, open the eyes abt this important matter
P.S: Ailee is so gorgeous!! She's so freaking talented as vocalist like no other..
It's weird to see such treasure being wasted
Hope she can find better ways soon, without hurting or changing the way she is
why is it important?
She is in The L1ve now(with Wheein can you believe vocal queens RAVI really hit the jackpot), and they promote her so well🥺
like feed me all those amazing choreos and synchronizations and make me amazed with visuals (mostly in terms of music video but visuals in terms of appearance still counts) and make me swallow all the catchy tunes and the bops
but if there's anything that makes me hold on to groups/artists is when i hear actual good vocals. it's enough for me to hear some ballad songs in their albums/eps or just have their vocal moments in certain parts of songs (like in bridges or pre choruses), because i mostly eat those up. like i will be the one to not really listen to slow/ballad songs, but when i do, i mostly keep them into my heart and mind and say "this is a wonderful song".
this is why i am glad i got to know about mamamoo cause them vocals serve, and everytime they go ballad mode, i just can't help but sing along. a western group i always tend to compare with (in good way) is little mix, cause both groups gets me every time they emphasize vocals in their songs, not to mention their live performances that you just hope you could listen to live cause i just can't lol they are all so amazing
Thank you for sharing about this. It’s such a sad situation for vocalists 😢
You know who needs to be praised more? Hyolyn formerly from Sistar. Oh my gosh, she is the whole package. Singing, dancing, visuals. Here’s Hyolyn performing live at You Heeyeol’s Sketchbook. This was posted 10 days ago.
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Edit: I didn’t know she was performing in Queendom 2 until now. I’m so glad she’s in the show!
i have some bad news for you. what you posted is heavily autotuned. Sketchbook is know for autotune. i can't believe you think that this is live when you can't hear a single breath in the entire song with that choreography. Heize is standing still and you can hear her breath while singing. in the video you posted you can't hear her breath while doing that choreography.
@@Raiju-tn8pr Until you have proof that she actually lip synched THIS SPECIFIC performance, I stand by comment. Just because you can’t hear someone breathing while singing/dancing doesn’t mean they’re lip synching. K-pop idols have had training for many years to maintain their vocals while performing choreography just like any artist.
You justify her lip synching because you can’t hear her doing breathing AMSR while singing? Hyolyn must be an excellent lip synch assassin because she’s catching every beat and sound when she’s, ‘lip synching’. She’s literally belting over the actual audio.
@@genny9354 they were talking about autotune not lipsync. it's commonplace for music shows to autotune every performance no matter how good it is.
She should be eliminated from the conversation because she has the dumbest tattoo known to mankind.... I want to know what drugs she was on when she decided to get that done..
@@Raiju-tn8pr You are not entirely correct. There is back track and you can't hear her breaths cuz its doesn't overlap the backtrack. You can hear points in here where she is singing live without autotune. Hyorin is in the top 3 vocalist for pure singing talent, alongside Ailee and Taeyeon. Wendy is just as good but its a close fight for the top 3. czcams.com/video/U3j5n-wH0Ys/video.html
My heart breaks for all the vocals wasted in K-pop ☹️ The thing is people can never fully call this out because fans love their idols so much to the point of accepting what ever is thrown at them. When I saw that part on Rosé, I felt a certain kind of sadness for her. Imagine having to find time to sing because you can't as a freaking K-pop idol. This is a downgrade to what K-pop had to offer in the past. Still, cheers to all K-pop idols singing live 👏
thank you so much for the enlightenment, I've been pinpointing why I don't stan 4th gen nowadays and now I know. I used to be embarrassed when my IDOL have a crack or flat tone performance. I am not saying that it's something to proud of but I'm saying is that a lot of prev gens sing live. I see a lot of potential with the next gen but since the standard is this I'm afraid that it will consume them sadly.