A few parts of this video were unfortunately cut out due to copyright:( *thanks SBS Check out the answers! How did you do? *EASY* 1. Lipped 2. Lipped 3. As live as it can be! 4. Live! 5. Clearly live 6. Lipped 7. Sooo lipped 8. Live! 9. Lipped 10. Lipped! Even Nmixx’ members sporadically lip sync; I think there are live moments in this performance but Bae is surely not singing live in this particular clip 11. As live as it gets! 12. Live *MEDIUM* 1. Lipped, but they used a great pre-recorded track with a lot of reverb to mimic the natural acoustic of the stadium 2. Same 3. Live; there’s backing track but you can hear Handong quite clearly 4. Miss Jeongyeon is live! (she's fighting with that backing track) 5. Live (and great) 6. Lipped 7. Live! 8. Live, sung with backing track, she even ends the note a bit early 9. Soyeon does a great job singing live with the track to help her 10. Wendy SLAYS 11. Almost too perfect but it’s live 12. Same!! 13. Lipped, nicely done pre-recorded though 14. Same 15. Minnie’s part is quite low so you can’t hear her very well but she’s singing live along with the backing track *HARD* 1. Lipped! This one is tricky though, their mics are on so you can hear their breaths and Karina punching the microphone but the track is playing, don't get it twisted 2. Same 3. Lipped! Betrayed by Jisoo 4. Tzuyu sings live here but the backtrack is loud 5. The backtrack is loud, but Rosé’s live vocals peak through a bit 6. Same! 7. Winter sang live, Giselle’s part is lipped 8. Almost too perfect, but it’s live with a studio track (really nice run Wendy) 9. Yeri is either singing really softly here or she stopped singing for the most of her part 10. Here it’s more clearly live

The fact some people believe to this day that æspa, specially Winter, didn't lipsync Dreams Come True is so funny

Lily is a phenomenonal singer Live and recorded, it's amazing

i still laugh when i see idols throwing their heads around and popping their chests with no affect on the voice and fans in the comments are like ‘omg live singing legends’

I love how JYP let their artists sing live most of the time especially ITZY and NMIXX

the way any clip with a Mamamoo member was an automatic ‘live’

I care about live singing very much. For mainly 2 reasons: 1. it's unfair to both the dancers and the vocalists in the group if they always lip sync. Dancers always have to perform with full energy because they need to dance live and were expected to dance better, while vocalists were expected less because dancing is not their expertise. Vocalists don't get to sing their songs as much, which means they don't get to practice their confidence, showcase their vocal skills, and perfect their artistry. When they finally get to sing live, if they make mistakes, people start to question their skills because that's the only material they have. 2. Live performances are just more fun. Live singing allows singer to showcase different interpretation of songs. Every live performance is different. Singers get to experiment and play with the same line. You get to hear different runs, phrasing, emotion, and even mistakes. And because of that, live audience would have different reaction, with different reaction artists may deliver different details. Good live performance is extremely entertaining to watch, because not a single one of them is the same. But right now a lot of KPOP lip sync performances are just same backtrack with different cloths, sometimes a little variation on certain dance moves. It's SOOOOO boring. Moreover, I hate people say idols cannot always perform live because they are tired or that could damage their voice, musical actors and actresses have to perform 2 shows a day, 8 shows a week, and each show is usually 2 hours long. No one complains. With all that said, I do think KPOP choreography in recent years are getting ridiculous. Some of the choreos were not choreographed with live singing in mind. How could anyone expect people to jump and rotate your head up and down and hold a long note steadily at the same time??? I really hope companies can use choreos that makes more sense to sing live. otherwise may as well just form dance groups instead of singing groups. No one care if they can sing anyways.

mamamoo impresses me so much with their stability and rare/never lip syncing

“Take a look at Lily of NMIXX, the best vocalist of 4th Generation” TRUTH HAS BEEN SPOKEN

Also a new trick companies have been doing is recording a backing track with imperfect notes and breathing sound to make it seem live when it’s not ☹️

Itzy almost always perform live. And so does nmixx. They're amazing

Soyeon is always so easy to notice that she is singing live because she usually sings in a ocmpletly different tone of the backtracking and usually louder so we can hear her and she usually also stops singing at all in some parts where the backtrack continues. Not giving a shit about pretending to sing live. She's awesome *respect* 😎

I'm a moomoo and of course mamamoo's live skills are top notch. But nmixx Lily!!! SHE IS A MONSTER

as a dreamcatcher fan, watching fancams since debut from music show to busking to festival to radio show to concert clips, I have mastered the part they're singing live, and up until now they never disappoint. Idols need to breathe too 😅, but I'm really enjoying how dreamcatcher perform because of how great they deliver their song while singing live, I love the raw vocals 😅

The first point is something that Kpop fans should know. They overrate "stable" singing as if it's what makes a good singer/vocalist. "Stable" singer doesn't always mean great vocalist. All it means is they can sing while dancing but not necessarily always with good technique.

The amount of Dreamcatcher references in this video is refreshing.. they have no problem singing LIVE with that intense choreo

red velvet, dreamcatcher, mamamoo, and now nmixx we can always rely they sing live

the way mamamoo didn't even show up after the easy round because it's just so obvious they're live queens

I’m happy that JYP actually let their artist sing live when their choreo are so hard

"How much do you care of live vocal?". I used to not care much about it, until Itzy & Nmixx debuted. I was so used watching performances with perfect vocals (lipsync) and when they start singing live while performing, it makes me realize it is possible to sing while dancing. Sure, the vocals won't be perfect but you can see how much effort they put in their dancing & singing. Both groups have pretty hard choreography but they still slay anyway

I used to be TERRIBLE at doing this but I've gotten a lot better. It's easier than most people think. Lpped vocals are usually really loud and can normally be heard over a large crowd. They could also sound autotuned/pitch-corrected (for those who have good musical ears). Determining whether a vocal is lipped or live also depends on the mouth movements and mic technique of the singer in question... if he/she is moving the mic away but there is no change in volume, or if his/her mouth movements don't match with the track, it's very clear that the singer is lipsyncing. Frankly speaking, I don't think mouth movements are visible if you use fancams lol so I guess you can only judge from the mic technique and mic distance. I was hoping you could do a Western Vocalists Edition for this concept. If you can and if you want to, please do 🤍

I guess we all can agree that Mamamoo is the queen for live-singing, followed by Dreamcather. The other groups are more like partially live-singing(?)... I mean they do sing live on some parts and rely more on the backtrack. (nooffense)

Personally, I feel disappointed watching a supposed 'live' performance with no live vocals at all, but it also depends on how justified the artist is in lip-syncing in that situation. Are they in a vulnerable vocal condition? Do they have to do intense choreography? Do they have to sing an extremely hard song that'll tear their voice apart if they do it in every show? In these situations, I completely understand the use of playback. I also don't mind performers singing on top of a loud backtrack in some parts and pausing in others because they have to dance at the same time. However, if you literally just have to stand still in front of a microphone and sing, it irks me quite a bit. Especially if you straight up use the studio version or a heavily edited pre-recording. If you're feeling too anxious about performing live, I'd say use a pre-recorded track with minimal to no editing, at least I know that that's how your voice actually sounds.

"OMG THEY EAT CDS!!!" it is the cd

Nmixx is a monster group when it comes to vocals but yes, their choreos are far too complicated sometimes. I love Twice but rarely do members who are not part of the vocal ling sing live. Jeongyeon slays. Say something about Blackpink and Itzy's inferior vocals but they always sing live (of course there are also exceptions). Mamamoo members are also allergic to lipsync. Aespa almost always lips but I feel like Winter wants to sing live every time that's why she looks so bored. She looks happier when she's singing live. Red Velvet's Wendy and Seulgi are hard to spot.

what's the point of training idols for how many years if they can't even sing live esp in concerts where the backtrack is even louder? 😭😭😭 damn

I want to highlight the stayc girls, their songs are on high notes, and they have sung without a track, or autotune while dancing. To be a new group is so remarkable

So fun seeing Jeongyeon cause in every performance she sounds like she’s about to fight whoever pressed play on the song with a loud backtrack she’s addicted to singing live

Dreamcatcher have to use backtrack for their intense songs because their choreography is insane. Saw them live and they can definitely sing but songs liek red Sun were mostly lipped because of the insane dancing. But they sang other songs a lot more

I care a lot about live singing and I love mamamoo for always turning on their mics. Even is they do have a loud back track they always try to overpower is. You always see those neck muscles and being powerful. But they are at the same time really smart when they let the backing track help them.

My favourite live kpop moment is ningning during Coachella, her jaw nearly popped from her high notes it was great to watch

I feel like the thing in dreamcatchers choreos is that, while complex, they are made especially with live singing in mind. Same with ITZYs choreos.

live vocals are why stayc and nmixx are my ult groups.. i love those girls sm

wow lily is so good! she is definitely the best female vocalist of the 4th gen!

I love how JYP lets Itzy and Nmixx sing live and show off their live vocals+dancing

I could easily tell for most of them but wow Yeji is really good live in that one clip and also Wendy SLAYYYYED

I see Wendy and I default to Live. Wendy could sing underwater and it would sound like mermaids.

I strongly care about live vocals. I love to hear imperfections when I'm watching a supposed live performance. That's why I do prefer simple choreos like in the past, which allowed to sing live like SHINee's choreos. That's why I don't understand why SM director won't allow his idols to sing live anymore, like, they have shown they can do it before (SHINee, Red velvet, etc). I'm not asking to make them sing live all the time, I do think that if they have proven they can do it, they deserve some break at times, like you know, right from antiquity 😂

It’s so disappointing when groups constantly don’t sing live 😔

Mamamoo is the group that cannot lip sync and always sings live

Most JYP groups sing live most of the time (which i love) Also can you do a vocal analysis of WayV and Twice? WayV is so underrated, and I hate that so bad😢

the fact that even the rapper of mamamoo does all the high notes live :')

i care a lot about live vocals

nmixx, aespa, gidle, red velvet, and kiss of life are some of the best live vocals, queens

I grew up watching Michael Jackson concerts on KZfaq and I always admired how he sang and danced live so that really set the bar when I was watching other artists perform. He made me admire other artists with strong vocals that can also dance for a long time

The amount of Dreamcatcher clips as sample makes me giddy

I discovered NMIXX not long after their debut… and soon after discovered they suck at lip-syncing so they rarely do it. If they're not singing live, they don't even try to pretend they are (e.g.: Kyujin's laughing at start & end of "Dice"). That clip where you said Bae was lip-syncing -- I don't think she was, at least not intentionally. They've had more than one show where at least one girl's microphone (head or hand) crapped out partway through.

As an InSomnia, Im very sure Dreamcatcher sing live most all the time.

It's so hard to tell if Itzy is live or not sometimes honestly. They're so good!!

Dreamcatcher still underdog even with this amount of talents

honestly i prefer hearing slightly imperfect live vocals than watching a performance where they lipsync all the way through. of course, there are idols who are completely unstable on stage or not very good vocalists and they're often told to lipsync instead (like shuhua from gidle, up until very recently, i think she almost always lipsynced). but it's really a pity when actually skilled vocalists are made to lipsync almost all the time *cough* aespa *cough* . i get that they can't sing 100% live all the time, but their agencies are just inviting more hate by not letting them show their full potential. the reason i stan groups like mamamoo and kard is because it's so clear that they sing live almost all the time (with a few exceptions) and even with groups where not all members are super stable vocalists, there's still a special charm to live performances. it feels more authentic.

Pausing for a second to admire how much energy Rose had in those Shut Down performances. Mama said y'all are gonna SEE me today!! It's a little bit Iconique^TM, if you ask me.

Even when you think you can spot if someone is doing lipsync or live vocals, remember they can also record artists' vocals in rehearsals and have them lipsync over such recordings. With today's technology you can never tell who is actually singing live.

They are singers first. So live vocal is important. There's no hate here to be honest. But it's natural to dislike something you don't like. And i really like watching them performing with live vocals. Take Mamamoo for instance, you can tell they sing live every time. It's their pride. But i do understand when the dance is intense, they will try to lipsync. It's just i lose interest watching soft choreo n lipsync thru out the song. N this happens to popular groups. I love it when even the dance is hard, they still try to sing with broken vocals. That just shows commitment and dedication as singers and performers. So much respect to these kind of groups (and there are just a few)

Moonbyul: “As live as it can be”😂

Solar and Whee in doesn't like the back tracking vocals to be louder than their live performances.

Live singing is very important to me. As much as I love their personalities off stage or their other charms on stage, dance rap or singing whichever speciality anyone has, it should be necessary to improve your stamina and perform your songs live as much as possible. Backtrack do helps, and I have no problem with that. Also some parts with falsettos, they are very hard to control and I have exemptions when analyzing these parts. Some idols lipsync falsettos or do not lip sync the parts at all (dance or gesture it off to show that the part isnt live), and could do the other parts live. This could also apply to fxs (chromatic auto-tune parts, robot parts, distorting voices) However high notes, esp if you have a main vocal position, should be done live and clear. I could like a group and support them, but I could personally only stan those who can master their craft and put as much passion on stage. I really appreciate others who do entertaining adlibs, too

Pre-recorded kpop vocals are crazy these days, they'll layer it over a backing track so 'they MUST be singing', they'll add in mic sounds like explosive 'p' sounds to make it seem live, and even add pre-rehearsed pauses to make it seem like they naturally took a break in singing

Stan dreamcatcher for live vocals

For me, it's all about how necessary (so to speak) it is and how much it affects the performance. Like, if you're dancing your ass off (as Twice, for example, usually is), then it's kind of a dick move for me to point out that you're lipsyncing. In my opinion, at least. I also think we need to take into account the performance philosophy of the artist when having these conversations. For instance, I do not give a shit that EXO Kai lipsyncs 90% of his performances, because he has made it clear that he is a visual artist. His focus is giving you a visually captivating performance. On the flip side, if you're performing a ballad or something that doesn't require much movement, you better be singing live. The only time I excuse lipsync in those kinds of perfs is when the vocalist is sick as a dog or they need the vocal rest. But even then, y'all better not be puttin' the CD in and pressing play. Take the vocals from another performance and lipsync to those, kthxbai!! At the end of the day, I think something we all need to keep in mind is that irregardless of if an artist lipsyncs or sings live, the recorded vocals are their own. For the most part, anyway. They had to be performed, at some point. Now, is it more impressive if they can replicate that performance in a live setting?! Ofc it is!! But, for me, it's impressive that they were able to perform the vocals, at all. Perhaps that makes me a little simple, but I've made peace with that.

It's easy to tell if it's live or not when the idol is jumping around but sounds perfectly fine 😭

can you do a vocal review of the group STAYC. they sing live a lot of the times and are very stable

Great video 👍🏼 I appreciate the use of “Maria” as the designated background music!

for the ultimate easy level you could’ve put when mamamoo lip synced and forgot to even keep the mic near their faces

I think these days Billlie's pre-recorded stages are among the best and trickiest to tell because they actually keep some flaws and the backing track besides the main vocals, like they did during many Ring MA Bell performances where they sounded live although it was easy to spot the same flaws happened at the same exact moments during most stages. I feel like that's something most companies seem to forget when it comes to making their lipped stages sound realistic, so the pre-recorded tracks end up sounding fake because they get rid of backing vocals completely, which they wouldn't during an actual live performance. Then there's ICHILLIN', which are the complete opposite with their pre-recorded tracks usually being autotuned as heck, such as most of their Draw or La Luna performances.

Itzy might be that vocally strong but they mostly sing LIVE. I am not a midzy but i really admire them for that.

SKZ Niziu 2PM ITZY Twice Nmixx sings live even the CEO JYP him self sing live and so stable 😆😆

red velvet did a great job

I actually really love your live/lip sync vids. I just find the topic fascinating because I’m really into music, and everything related to that and performing so, despite some people hating it, if it’s done well and not just because an artist is lazy, I don’t have a problem with it!

dreamcatcher have been.singing live since.debut

Very nice and well edited video, well informed and quite important as many kpop fans have a real problem identifying this, probably doing to being young and not having been exposed to many people singing live and being able to note how different a real voice sound live.

Very helpful video :) still not good at telling but I appreciate the breakdown of how people do

I didn't even think for once when byeol and solar appeared 😭

Wendy is just incredible

If it's just on some shows, I think I'm okay with lip-sync because I remember Solji(from EXID) said that her lines were too high for her to sing every performance so she decides to lipsync. The thing is, today it's so rare and I feel like it's kind of disrespectful to some of the fans that paid the tickets to watch them "PERFORM" live not just "DANCE" live. This is the reason why NMIXX became my ult gg for 4th gen because man, those live vocals/performances is just something. I can also remember myself repeating Aespa's Coachella performance because despite showing a lot of imperfections, they did well in singing live, and at that point they managed to give their fans who came there respect that they deserve. I think that's just some of my thoughts. I would love it if SM would stop having most, if not all, of their idols lip sync especially in concerts (Some of them sang live in Tokyo SM TOWN but IIRC their perf in SK were mostly lipped). Pardon the essay but yeaa..

This is probably my favorite video that you made ❤❤❤

Wow I just knew it once aespa was announced here haters will come and start hating on them this is the reason why this channel needs to stop talking about aespa becoz it only brings hate to aespa 🤬🤬🤬🤬😒

Never seen NMIXX lip sync on their performances.

Maybe I'm biased because I'm not really into dance, live performance is just way more fun to listen to. Espescially at concert and public event, singing live helps the singer to interract with the audience. 3-4 years ago I'm still actively watch music show performances because I love how they have some and slight difference with music videos. i love imperfections in live performance, group like bigbang and 2ne1 who wasn't really a performance based group still are my favourite performance because they actually enjoyed what they do instead of focusing on dance moves and lost their excitement and personalities in it. I think the over looking on perfections was because of the companies decision themselves and public just went with it. I missed second and third gen outtakes on performances.

For me personally I prefer the artists to sing live rather than executing hard choreography while lip syncing, I just can't enjoy the performance much if they're not singing live (again, it's my personal opinion). And mostly I would listen to the live version rather than the studio version if the artists executed it well (the vocals, the emotions, the delivery, etc).

the LI in LILY stands for LIve Vocals huntyyy, definitely one of my favorite 4th gen vocalists

I like the fact that you used the instrumental for Christina Aguilera's "Maria" in some parts of your video. Such an underrated gem!

I really like how you chose this kind of content. Keep making honest critique videos like this.

Lily is ON NEXT LEVEL!!! QUEEN OF VOCALS!!

Thank you for making this video!! have you heard of Le Sserafim’s Huh Yunjin? She is a trained opera singer and is so impressive!!

I only care about live vocals outside of music shows tbh. And if it’s a song where the choreography is center stage, I also don’t care. Btw, I failed big time lmao what all my faves have shown me outside of music shows is enough for me to be happy.. what other people think doesn’t affect me or my liking of their songs, or performances. Tho most folks fave vocalists are from sm, all of mine are not.. majority are all from smaller companies and not all are well known enough yet! There are times I’m here for the performance and there are times I’m here for the vocals.. I just ain’t mad or annoyed about any of this tbh. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

it would be easy to differentiate playback/MR/AR with live + backtrack/MR, it's hard to distinguish pre-recorded LAR from live

THE YEJI ONE?!?!

Itzy is really impressive because they don’t have extremely strong vocalists but their stability is better than most group’s ❤

I think that if I pay for a LIVE concert I want a LIVE concert not someone lipsync all the time. I have nothing against backtracks if you can hear the idol singing but only lipsync is a no go for me.

I totally understand the need for lip synching when you have a jam-packed promotional schedule - it'd simply damage the voice if they had to sing, like, every day, sometimes multiple times, for weeks on end. I just think that when people actually pay a good chunk of money to hear you live in concert, you should at least attempt to sing live as much as possible.

We have to remember that sometimes they pre-recorded live vocals, so a lot of people sometimes think that they’re singing live but they’re just lipsync the pre-recorded audio thats sounds live…

The fact that y all dont accept that all of them are strained, especially in smaller groups where they have to sing more, it's insane to me.

I accidentally got into an argument on Twitter because I said my fave group isn't always singing live and uses backing tracks for their dance numbers. I did not think this was a controversial statement, because I've been listening to them sing for over a decade and I feel like every fan should know the difference between their live vs. recorded vocals. I thought WRONG, though, because apparently this pissed people off. I needed to watch this video to reassure myself I wasn't crazy. Idk how people can't hear the difference! I know sometimes it's more confusing, but generally I think the physical signs are just a giveaway. Like, especially a long, sustained, high notes. You will hear movement and see their neck/facial muscles moving. Idk I needed this video right now.

7:13 the one thing i absolutely hated at the twice concerts (went 5x times) was chaeyoung and jeongyeon’s back track was so loud, they were fighting those backtracks hard and you could hear them trying to

Thank you so much for teaching me this

The way I judged if it is live or not based on the group lmaooo

Thank you for the video!!!

You can’t call someone vocal queens if they can’t sing live

Como siempre Mamamoo live vocals