Unfortunately, Kihyun’s clips got messed up by copyright🥲🥲 Only 3rd and 4th gen idols were included in this ranking AND I also don't use whatever vocal tiers are going around in kpop. Thanks for watching!

"No EXO this time; these guys need their own video." The actual respect! I can't WAIT for that video!

exo being mentioned specifically oh the fathers of kpop vocals you will always be amazing

I love taeil's voice and i'm glad he was ranked well

NCT has amazing vocalists! I'm so glad taeil,doyoung, and haechan got noticed, they are truly amazing! Not just these three, there are more amazing vocalists in NCT. Stan NCT ppl!

It’s refreshing to see Seungkwan at number 1 for a change as I’ve seen many vocal coaches place him under DK since DK has a very strong chest voice and musical theatre style projection (as a musical theatre lover, he is my fav in seventeen) but It makes me very happy to see Boo at number 1 and getting the appreciation he deserves since he is so well rounded. I’m also happy to see Kihyun getting recognition and also fair critique on his singing. Taeil my baby!!! He’s also one that I find gets underplayed by ‘vocal’ coaches here on KZfaq, he’s so good.

DK and Suengkwan of Seventeen are definitely the best vocalists I’ve heard in kpop and in general. Such powerful vocals.

You should do a second video having BTOB, EXO, Shinee and Super junior. That would show the best K-pop male vocalists, from technique as individuals and how they fit into a group.

Yes, sir. There maybe lots of good vocalists in Kpop but EXO's holy trinity is on another level. Thank you for that respect they deserve.

seungkwan is such a phenomenal vocalist. In 2016 caught my attention because of his 'pretty u' 4 consecutive high notes and then i watched every single cover/performance of him I could find. Over the years he has remained my favorite voice in this world. Even now, listening to him sing changes my entire mood and I am extremely thankful to him for that haha. I know this is a technical analysis but on top of being one of the best active vocalist right now I will forever admire his ability to express emotions with his voice. I am so happy to see him get the recognition he deserves

All I knew of Doyoung before this was that he was a fan of Infinite's Sunggyu (one of my biases), but wow he has such a lovely voice! His dynamics and the way he shapes his notes (without getting all pinchy when he is in his higher range) is gorgeous. So expressive and open.

Taeil and Doyoung easily two of the best vocalists in Kpop after EXO main vocalists.

The other fascinating thing, is a lot of the clips of Taeil & Seungkwan used are from their rookie days, meaning they've been that good since the beginning!

Praying for the day Xiaojun is taken into account as a male vocalist. Bro is fantastical.

I'm so proud of number 1 and DK is just amazing too! His head voice is pretty amazing and the clip presented here is just his 1 percent. His musical theater gig is also an evidence of his stamina as a vocalist. Stan SEVENTEEN!

Thanks for incluiding Kihyun. I feel like people overlook him most of the time but he's a great vocalist. As for Heesung and Taehyun, Heesung is my bias but yes they need to improve a lot but that's their company's fault. I feel like Hybe doesn't take the time to train their vocalists properly the minute they can sing decently, Hybe debuts them. I see these issue in Txt, Enhypen, New Jeans, Le Sserafim, Boys next door, & team. They're average vocalists at best.

Boo Seungkwan is undoubtedly one of the top best vocalist in kpop, it's a shame he's underrated as a vocalist, people need to focus on him more

Kihyun's vocal range is cruelly underrated.

I knew as a matter of fact Seungmin, DK, and Seungkwan would be on this list..!! I was kinda surprised EXO wasn't here but when U said they needed their own video I totally agree.. I dont stan EXO but they are such a powerhouse of vocals.!

I'm still mind blown by the guys from Shinee who did push ups and sang perfectly!

As a Haechan and DK stan, I’m actually surprised Haechan was even in the list because I know for sure Doyoung and Taeil are going to be in it. I mean, I loveeeeee Haechan’s voice but we all know he prefer stylistic vocal over technique. So #8 is accurate. But when DK was announced at #4, I couldn’t stop smiling 🥹 To think that DK was not confident about his vocal ability during their debut days, saying he’s not worth the main vocal title. And then moving on to DY, Taeil and finally Seungkwan I felt like I really HAVE been stanning group with best vocals 😌 oh well, Haechan, DK, Doyoung and Seungkwan are all variety shows material so I’m not surprised ✨

jongho from ateez is definitely my favorite vocalist of all time, it’s unfortunate a lot of the clips of him here are from their debut era. he’s come a long way.

Dk and Seungkwan the legendary singers of kpop❤

NCT has some of the most breath taking vocals😮‍💨

Taeil has one the most beautiful,strong yet clear and recognizable voices in K-pop in my opinion✨

SEUNGKWAN PRAISES!!! I clapped, I cheered, I got up out of my seat even

I just want to remind everyone that BtoB's vocal line exists. Stan BtoB yall

Great ranking! I love SM’s male vocalists, NCT (including WayV), Shinee and Exo have so many great songs.

I’m always here for taeil praise, his voice is so powerful and versatile it’s honestly ridiculous! I think this list is really fair tbh, I share the same personal fav with doyoung - I just love the breathy airy quality to his voice. I also personally regard haechan as one of my all time favourite vocalists, but I definitely get that he does stick to a set style in his singing. It’s really his tone and agility that I love about his voice, it adds so much flavour to every song!

Dk and Seungkwan yay✨️ Seungkwan caught my attention because I personally think his delivery of the song he sings is beautiful, be it fast or slow, a ballad or rock song, he's able to capture the emotions of it almost perfectly, good technique. And his voice has a smoothness to it that's just beautiful✨️ I recommend you watch his cover of the 'Beauty Inside OST'. That definitely sealed it for me. DK is often called a powerhouse and I agree. He boldly charges into his song lines and if you watch his performances with the other members, he always prepares himself most times so that they come off the right way and carry the energy of the song through.⚡️ Having these two on seventeen makes for some interesting stuff, I recommend you watch the Genius performance of 'Ready to love' and the acoustic version of 'All my love' to see for yourself. I'm learning a lot from your vocal analyses.✨️

I love that you explain about how Jongho actually managed to sing his high notes, because many people out there often said his belting technique is unhealthy and he just strain his voice. I also agree about the ranking. But I think it's a little unfair that you use pretty quite updated clips for the other 4th gen idols, but for Jongho the newest one was from 2021. And one of them even came from him recording for his group's debut song. Although I know that even with the most recent clips he would still be below Kihyun, but at least you'll find some of his flaws in refined [?] version.

I feel like Doyoung improved so much this year, anyone agree? He's been showcasing his abilities even more lately

When he mentioned EXO, I am pretty sure that he literally knows about music!!! Can't wait for the video about EXO vocals!! Thanks!

I really love Seungmin's voice, he has worked so hard and improved a lot since debut. Very proud of him ♡

I am really curious about exo, their vocal line IS INSANEE

Jongho is a a gem in the kpop industry. Ateez have a lot of difficult energetic songs and as well as choreos. He was only 18 years when they debuted with pirate king and treasure. He was already impressive since the start and maybe it's because u don't follow them but he's extremely skilled and the notes he is hitting in ateez songs live are always impressive and stable. As someone who saw them live i can say that not once did he not gave 100%. Jongho for his age has done more than amazing as a main vocalist so far and deserves alot more respect. He had the same vocal teacher as baekhyun btw and he said a few years ago that jongho was one of the top idols he was the most proud of teaching.

I wish you put more recent videos of Jongho singing, for example: his solo performance on Immortal Songs. Most of the clips you used here are literally from 3-4 years ago where he is still growing as a vocalist. He has so many covers and clips of him singing in lower range, which then solidifies the theory of him having a wide range.

My man,Seungkwan carried Mingyu, a 186cm and hit high notes. DK probably hits high notes even in his sleep

I guess the "brutal" part of this ranking is because of where you placed Jongho 😅. His singing style reminds me a lot of Demi Lovato. Not necessarily the most technically correct, but very flashy with a lot of vocal moments designed to show off his range. I think he has the potential to become one of the best vocalists in KPop if he focused on other areas besides belting. As someone who loves big, belty high notes, he's still my bias

No reaction or anything, but I'd like to recommend listening to Pentagon. The two main vocals (Hui and Jinho) have incredible vocal tones and technics. They've both been acting in musicals and Jinho is even a vocal coach. So you might like them in solo videos especially.

Seungkwan and Baekhyun are my favorite voices in kpop history.

i LIVE for the Seungkwan appreciation. Boo's and Dk's vocals are so beautiful to me, their chest voices are so free, powerful and stable, which is rare in kpop, it makes it feel like they are singing from their hearts. DY and Taeil are also great but I'm personally not a big fan of their voices (which is subjective)

moon taeil... he NEEDS a solo album asap

i really love moon taeil's voice 💚💚he is a very talented vocalist . he need more recognition as other members

Thanku soooo much for asking Seungkwan, Kihyun ans Taeil. People often forgets about these talents!🫶

So happy to see Seungkwan here! And as no.1 !! I feel that a lot of times people tend to overlook how amazing his vocal skills actually are (maybe because most people don’t know much about singing so usually high notes = good singer, but there’s obviously so much more than that)

taeli surprised me, i heard some songs by him and his voice is full of emotions. i was expecting him on top 3. i cant wait to get in to seventeen!

thank u for your opinionss❤Jongho's vocals are undoubtedly more suitable for rock genre, but still most of his fans don't like when the company constantly pushes for high notes to prove his vocals,bec it's not necessary. He is a very good vocalist. And I have to say some of the videos you used are very old, Jongho was 17-18 years old back then naturally his vocals have matured dramatically

I like Jongho, Haechan,Seungmin,Dk , Taeil and Kihyuns voices so much❤

Loved it! I agree with Seungkwan being number 1, his belts are so rounded and full.

FINALLY!!! tbh i'm quite disappointed that Haechan is on the lower end of the ranking but i kinda understand it as i've noticed his "stylistic" choices and tension, when his cover of "good person" dropped i immediately noticed that he really doesn't stray away from his style even if the song clearly asks for it, as for tension i've noticed that from their tour videos, he's really tense, i've also noticed he strains his voice so much recently that being said he's still my favorite neo and i hope he gets better in the future. My favourite vocalists of this list are Doyoung and DK. Doyoung has such a beautiful rich tone, his voice is so elegant... Yes elegant is the right word for Doyoung. DK on the other hand has such a powerful voice, i believe he's "earth" if we're talking about your voice elements video, DK is definitely earth, i especially love his part in "hot" which you've included in this video. Thank you for making this video and i hope you dive more into male kpop idols.... Maybe one day we'll get to see "male lead vocalists ranking" On the mention of NCT DREAM tour, have you guys noticed how beautiful Chenle's voice is?! I truly believe he sounds better live more than CD, what do you think?

Aah I love boo and dk appreciation because even among carats I don't see most people hyping up our amazing main vocalists. Like they don't need to be thee No1 or something but it is undeniable that they're soo damn good yall. Like I was genuinely shook when I checked out seventeen for the first time because the vocal this group has is so frickin good that I wonder why isn't there much discourse surrounding it compared to their dancing skills..

Great video, Kihyun & Doyoung are two of my personal favorite male vocalists in kpop.

this was so interesting to see!! personally I love Seungmin's tone and I really hope he continues to improve his technique because I know he's passionate about singing and I think he could become stronger vocalist 🥹

Obviously Seungkwan's technique is extraordinary, but what makes him so amazing in my opinion is the emotions that he conveys when he sings. I think it was lee mujin (apologies if I'm misremembering) who said that he has a voice that makes you stop and listen to him and I really think that is the perfect way to put it

Thanks for the video. Thanks for including KIHYUN. One of the best vocalists of KPOP. He makes you "feel" when he sings. I heard HUG ME, and I understand Korean language a little. At the end of the song I was crying.

Not me trying see EXO in top 3 lol.but love that he acknowledged they need their own whole video.

Seungkwan and DK appreciation makes me a happy person coz they are really under rated despite being the top vocalists

Yes finally someone has Kihyun in their Vocal Ranking Thank you

loved the video I also don’t know much about boy groups so that was informative as well ! (Seungkwan and kihyun) are my favorite here, they caught my attention the most… seungkwan emotions and delivery is outstanding… kihyun singing style is my fave, he knows his limits and his tone is perfect… doyoung when he sings in chesty mix is also amazing I hope he use it more than heady in the future

I am so happy to see Seungmo in this list, regardless of the ranking whether you put him in the bottom or wheresoever I would still be so happy- Seungmin really deserves to be recognized because he has been continuously working so hard to improve his vocals, going to voice lessons on a regular basis just because he wanted to sing better.😭 I know there are still great singers and most of them are listed here and they deserved so much recognition as well, but please do know that whatever you point out that Seungmin lacks he knows all of those for sure and is working on it. And I can't wait to see the vocalist he'll become years from now. Thank you very much for this video, and to all fandoms here- let's keep on supporting each of our loved artists and vocalists. We may agree or not agree with this list but for sure our favorites are always no. 1 in our hearts, and that's what matters most.💓 #LoveSTAY

Yess Dk and seungkwan ❤❤❤ both have killer voices ❤❤❤.... Both are my favorite...I am really glad that seungkwan is in no. One

seungkwan needs more recognition for his voice

thank you for this ranking!! sevenCT outsang as expected. glad to see an unbiased ranking! doyoung is my ult bias and aside from technicality I am always in awe when i see him put his heart and soul into every performance. you can tell he is extremely passionate about his skills. that's why people often joke about him going through his 11th divorce every time he sings!

Not surprised by SM artists getting the higher ranks, their vocal training is insane. I do agreed with everything but I would be lying if I say that I wasn't a little bite by the JongHo part. I don't think I would've put him above Kihyun but I do think that his live singing while performing is really impressive since Ateez is a VERY HEAVY performance group.

As a stay I was quite surprised Seungmin was ranked at #7 and I am very satisfied with his ranking. I truly thought he was going to rank last or second to last. I was also surprised to see Haechan rank lower than Seungmin. Sorry Seungmin I should have had more faith in you 😭

Loved this video. Nicely ranked! Coming from an Nctzen who is also a musician and Vocal major! I can't wait for the EXO video, I also would like to see you do a video on SM groups in general.

I completely agree with the ranking of this list. I’m literally a fan of everyone here with Seventeen being my ults. So proud of Seungkwan and DK! They are just as amazing live and I had the pleasure of hearing them while they were on tour.

thank you for including kihyun!! aside from technique, he has a very pretty tone imo

Seungkwan has the voice that will go beyond his time as an idol. Whatever he chooses to do with it. I could see him being a main stay into his old age ❤

NCT and seventeen dominating the ranking as expected. But i love all 10 vocalists here

Thank you for ranking NCT’s vocalists so well! Completely agreed with rankings and your opinions on their strengths and weaknesses. They are some of my favourite vocalists in K-POP at this moment.And of course, Seungkwan is the king of this list! One seriously talented artist! And one of my biases in SVT(can’t choose one).

You should have used recent clips for Jongho, he's incredible and every single comeback he always manages to keep getting even better than what he already is❤

YEs Seungkwan, just beautiful. I live for seungkwan's singing. I just love it so much. I love Dk's singing too. Thank you. I get so happy when I see people recognise that they are really great singers 😭😭😭😭😭.

I really love Seungmin Vocal tone 🛐

Kpop is overflowing with talented people who then spend years honing their skills, it's hard to narrow down to a handful. I hope you can one day give your opinion on k-bands, such great vocals there too! Day6, FT Island, N. Flying, the Rose etc. For BG vocals I'm awed by Pentagon, love the tones in SF9 and ONF. Unpopular opinion: Jongho gets yell-y and the tension in his voice is evident as you said. Ateez's music is by far my favorite in all of kpop, but I don't kid myself, they're very ambitious in Jongho's role in their music. I feel like they almost require him to be operatic sometimes.

Haechan and Jongho are my favorite BeeGee's singers. Love those forward falsettos and overbrightness.

Thank you for not over looking seungkwan's abilities. A lot of people just dont acknowledge his talent. So proud of kwanie and kyeom. STAN SEVENTEEN!!

too bad GOT7 Youngjae, JB & Jinyoung haven’t really been included in these lists lately. they would absolutely still slay everyone and top every list 💚 their talent is talenting 👏🏾👏🏾

i’m such a proud moondanse💛💛taeil gives us lots to be proud of, he has a golden voice for sure!!

Seventeen over-all, are all rounder. Their Vocal Unit is one of the strongest vocal. But SEUNGKWAN and DK are definitely one of the top Vocalist in the kindustry

Thank you so much for the video about Seungmin, there are many people from the fandom who devalue his vocals. And finally a professional is hyping his vocals, thank you very much ❤

im so sad keeho is not here he never gets recognized in these kinds of rankings, so underrated 😭

this was such a great video honestly - keep up the good work

great video! well reasoned! as a fan, i was happy to see doyoung and taeil getting the appreciation they deserve, but damn... i have to agree that seungkwan is good. I already knew i liked his voice, but i didn't know he could sing like that!

I love your ranking 😊 For Jongho you took so old singing videos from him he has so much improved since then 😁 and as you I am not impressed by the high notes but when I hear him nowadays I can say that he improved a lot. You can watch his most recent immortal songs performance.

No but the videos you're showing for Jongho are pretty old though I wish you would've put more recent ones since he impoved a lot especially on his lower tone

You should do a male kpop rock band version of this. I’ve always wanted to see where vocalists from FT Island, Day6, N.Flying, CNBLUE, and The Rose rank in regards to vocals, but I think they tend to be overlooked due to them not being “mainstream”. These groups have some really strong and gifted vocalists too, some of them could’ve reached this list I believe, especially Lee Hong Ki.

Thank you for giving Boo Seungkwan the respect he deserves, I am so happy and proud to be a Seungkwan bias - and let me just say - also a Shon Seungwan bias. My main vocalists

Great analysis! Would love to see a Lead Vocal version in the future 😊

Sad eunkwang from btob wasn't here, i'd like to see his merciless slayage of this list. Great video nonetheless tysm❤

Seungkwan is a vocalist approved by EXO Chen. That alone says a lot about his talent.

this is the most fairest vocal ranking i have ever watched because some rankings were just focusing on only one song then starts ranking who’s the most powerful and least among them… btw Seungkwan and Dk singing together is my favorite thing to listen too their voices and technique really fits together perfectly

I really love Haechan and Minnies voices in particular, I never put two and two together and realized how similar their singing styles feel 😮

U don't know how happy I am to see seungkwan in this list, not to mention of him be the best😊 I watched his cover of love poem I was like 😮😮😮

i love haechans voice

OMG!!! Finalyyyyyy!!! can you do another ranking for lead vocalists pleaseee😭😭😭😭😭💔

I was ready to fight you when DK was at number 4. But Doyoung and Taeil are also wonderful incredible vocalists. So I’m not mad at you 😂 And of course since you hadn’t mentioned Seungkwan at that point I knew he’d be at number one haha. And thank you for the Kihyun appreciation! 🥲💞💞💞

Thank you for the video, looking forward to more of this kind🦥

seungkwan's forsake performance on hidden singer was the only performance that has ever brought me close to crying. and dk just makes it look so easy and effortless. they are legendary.