if only sm treated the idols themselves as well as they treat their vocal cords

SM really train their singers well, that's all I can say

i just want to point out that how amazing sm vocal trainers are that they can bring taemin to that level. the boy really work so hard and props to sm, they really train their singers well.

never forget that both chen and baekhyun trained for less than a year

Strain vs SM

There's a reason why SM is always on top when it comes to vocals

I wish teaching proper, healthy technique was more valued by companies - like how SM does. Because if some of these vocalists continue to strain their voices for years, they could end up in a bad place :(

No doubt Kyuhyun is all up in here with the support. Taemin makes me happy. SM artists doing it right.

I'm so proud of taemin, he's come a long way from the beginning and has improved so much

SM artists domination

please people don't think that these vocalists are bad. they just weren't taught about support and proper technique. with help they can get better, they will improve hopefully so don't think of them as bad. just think of them as working on it and improving. you can Still hype up your fav and others too just be respectful and don't use this as a way to be rude to other fans.

its sad to think that the vocal coaches in many of these companies are butchering these singers voices. I'll mainly speak of Bighit and YG as a fan of groups from those companies they are ruining their voices slowly. Bom already lost her voice from the constant out of range strain and i see Jimin on that same path. Rose is still good but her technique is cringy. They have the money so please invest in your talent

Leo strains a lot and he sounds like he is screaming more than singing sometimes..... tho im surprise with ken , and chen indeed is a great vocalist waiting for sm to give him a solo

SM might not be the best company but they know their shit when itcomes to vocal training

sandeul's voice colour is really pretty. one of my favourite voices.

from what i've seen all over youtube and by browsing the web, SMs trainers have done an extraordinary job. with makes and females. Luna being in the top 5 female kpop vocalists EVER and taeyeon and wendy right behind while kyuhyun and baekhyun and chenare up there and taemin right behind. and its even crazier that they took taemins vocals that far. they seriously do so well with teaching the proper singing techniques. i applaud them for wanting to keep their vocals in nice shape and consistent edit: i spelled males wrong but i think you all understood

SM DOMINATION

i think it's important to note that some idols were in both categories, so you shouldn't use this video or any one performance to label who's a good or bad singer.

SM is not all about looks, they have the best vocalists tbh.

Bighit should get a better vocal coach I know they are hip hop group but don't waste your vocalist especially taehyung that boys voice is pure gold and stop making jimin strain so much he will loose his voice soon and I believe with good coaching kookie will be able to hit high notes without strain

SM singers are the kings of vocals tbh

Sandeul is such a king. Y'all going on about SM and you're right but I just wanna talk about B1A4's vocal king.

Essentially, supported sounds come from the diaphragm. If the placement of the sound is right, and there's no tension, supported sounds will also resonate. The sound then comes out like a beam of light. Strained (or unsupported) sounds tend to get trapped in the throat because the diaphragm is not being used. All this does is cause the swallowing muscles to engage, which introduces tension, hence the whiny and thin sound often found in unsupported vocals. This can also happen while speaking. To see this for yourself, use your throat to sing a note. Try to hold it out for as long as you can and stay on key. Not easy, right? Now, breathe into your lower back and sustain a note. If done correctly, you should feel less tension in the throat and a buzzing sensation on your face. Your pitch should also be more stable. Singing like this is healthier and more natural for the voice.

SM really train their artists well, their vocal techniques are amazing

Yo for some reason I felt like it was harder for me to tell when someone was straining for this video compared to the female one. Like there were obvious cases, but some of them kinda surprised me Anyways I loved these past 2 videos, fantastic work sis

SM really values vocal training. Kyuhyun and Chen are just so good. Taemin is also very good, considering that he's SHINee's lead dancer.

Taemin and Luna were only dancers, now she's one of the top vocals of SM, and Taemin is also doing very well. Happily SM give their artists a excellent vocal training.

SM = Support and Technique

Jungkook did say he never liked practicing his singing when he was a trainee... and that shows. His color of voice is so beautiful, but his technique is just not there.

y'all don't get too mad, even if some are listed under strain it doesn't make them bad vocalists, they just have a different way of singing that wasn't achieved through proper singing lessons there are some leo, kwill abd woohyun clips as strained but they are still great vocalists

I honestly believe Sandeul's resonance is the best I hear these days in kpop. That's not to diss the other vocalists, because VIXX is in fact my bias group. But I can understand that juat because Ken and Leo are great sounding vocalists, does not mean they have great techniques. Also, Hongbin would be so proud of Park Hyoshin's support lol

You should do a video on unsupported/supported head voice and relaxed/strained falsetto cause people need to know the truth lol

i love bts and all but armys gotta chill down on praising bts vocal line. they go way over board and sometime comparing it to chen or kyuhyun and actual saying bts vocal line is better like tf??

My Top 5 Male Vocalists (in no particular order) 1. Sandeul 2. Ryeowook 3. Kyuhyun 4. Chen 5. Jonghyun

kyuhyun and ryeowook's voice are no joke. proud to be elf~ 💓💓💓

Sandeul!!

even tho im a trained singer i got kinda shocked at inseong! like his voice is so full and rounded that you wouldnt expect it to be strained but listening to it closely you can hear that his throat is slightly closed when he belts which is just a result of how he's been trained on how to project his notes unfourtunately. he still has one of my fav voices from any rookie of last year tho :)

I was surprised to Ken and I'm worried about Leo, he might damage his voice in the long run.

listen just cause it sounds 'nice' to you doesn't mean it won't damage their voice permanently in the end.Also stop being mad your favs are here lol this is an unbiased analysis maybe you should think objectively and accept it.

Why do they always exclde D.O, he actually support A4 consistently and bb4 too

that Kyuhyun B4 was amazing.

"VIXX's Leo, despite having *great natural ability*" I can't tell you how much I agree with this. Whoever trained him, if he has ever been trained, is doing a shit job. Leo possesses such a wide natural range that it's mind-boggling, but when he belts it always sounds like he's pushing through something. It's such a fucking waste. He can't keep this up forever.

& ppl think SM is a "visual" company when they're this full of great singers

i wish bts got proper vocal training,,,their vocals be so much better

You can see it in their expression/gestures tho. The strained ones, their expression looks really tense while the supported ones looks relaxed and free

the more videos of this kind i see the more i can state SM = technique

Kyuhyun ofc

It's interesting to see how many underrated groups have good vocalists. 100%, MYNAME, DGNA, etc. It kinda makes you think how unfair the industry is.

(taemint here) Taemin has come a long way. He went from a smol 14-15 year old with little vocals to a freaking improved artist. I agree that SM Vocal trainers do an excellent job with the artists and trainees

that guy Jung Dongha just slayed my existence. btw, before, I used to think Leo was good as a vocalist, but lately I started to noticed he's actually not THAT good and this just confirmed it. I think he has a nice range (?), but he wasn't... appropiately trained? I don't know very well if it's the same with Ken.

Sandeul is honestly one of the most talented vocalists in the industry

this why oldest group are more talented then new....woohyun and sandeul voices totally make me wanna sleep totally damn good

That Naul clip knocked me off my bed

the first three that showed up with the support are all from sm,, as expected!

lol love how Chen and Woohyun were on both strained ans supported sides

I wasn't too surprised with Leo, don't get me wrong I'm a huge Starlight Leo being my bias, but there are times I think his high notes are really forced and it sounds gritty and almost painful. I was surprised about Ken though I definitely wouldn't have guessed that about him.

I knew from the moment I first became a fan of DB5K that if SM can train them and all of them still have their voices to this day, that they are very good at teaching singers to maintain their voices. Taeyeon is also a perfect example. Thats one good thing SM does is train their talent well

I LOVE SANDEUL'S VOISE SO MUCH OMFG

THANK YOU THANK YOUUUUUU like the difference is so clear, i mean people can like timbres and styles but the fact is that you NEED technique if you actually want to sing for at least 30 years and survive while doing it. Also this shows how every single vocalist can have good and bad moments. THANK YOU x100000

Sandeul is amazing

Thank you for making this great video. I love Chen, Woohyun, Ken, Sandeul, Kyuhyun and obviously Park Hyoshin vocals the best. Lot of the above Kpop idol (support) had experience stain vocals in some performance in their career they have their good and bad days but some of the idol who was used as example for stain vocals are not bad vocalist for example K Will, Leo or Ken. So I hope people understand and don't get upset it's just a video to show the difference I hope people don't cause fan wars and say this idol is better than this idol or make a judgement because of these examples. I just want to point out I'm proud of Woohyun he improved so much from his rookie days, most of his performance shown in this video was back in 2011 a year after his debut he really did improve a lot through the years he have better support now and look at his recent and last year Immortal song performance it's really impressive and give me goosebumps (he scored highest for idol) his really a emotional and a very good singer also his vocals sounds a lot mature now or another example how Taemin was one of the weaker vocalist of Shinee in the earlier days and now he can belt high notes and one of the best vocalist in Shinee so what I'm trying to say same can be said for the rookie group hopefully some of the rookie Idol group listed here might have better support in the future they are new and always room for improvements and we shouldn't look down on them. I hope to see V, Minhyuk (Monsta X) Sunggyu, Yoseop and etc.

even though i love taekwoon and taekwoons voice to pieces, i have to agree, his voice is an excellent example of vocal strain. i honestly don't think he was vocally trained properly and is well on his way to permanently damaging his vocal chords if he doesn't learn a different technique to hit the notes he's told to soon. im not a professional, so this is all my opinion but im sure some of you can agree. adding onto that, the amount of high notes he's required to hit are insane, especially considering how unproperly trained his vocals are and i wish jellyfish ent would take note of this soon, it's worrying me. i feel like i repeated a lot of my points and opinions but i think you get the general idea lol

The Sandeul clip in the intro gives me so much life. I am so sad that you cut off his G4 though.

Sm has like the best vocal training. They have many good vocalists (above average) and even have the best dancers but people still label them as a face company.

park hyo shin slayed my whole existence.

Chen's vocals

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think Taemin is the only known dancer in there that can support high notes. Thanks!

Sandeul is really amazing

It makes me sad that some very talented vocalists have not had proper training. VIXX Leo for instance. he has a lot of natural ability and you can hear that in his performance, but he still strains. I would hope that another vocalist or a manager discusses it with him and helps him get a coach who can teach him to do it more properly. I would hate to see his voice damaged

lee sandeul, vocal KING

When u realise most of the supported demonstations are from SM artists, and people still say they're all about visuals!!! I stan the right company❤️👑

Sm is shitty in all other aspects but their vocal training is on point. Their vocalists are so well trained. Baekhyun’s and Chen’s notes are so clean and effortless. Bighit should seriously train their artists better. I love the boys. No denial of their talent. But they lack technique. For the sake of their health, i really wish Bighit would train them better. This isn’t comparison ,just an opinion. I’m an Army and I hope no one takes offence.

Ryeowook isn't given enough recognition. So sad he's been in this industry for so long and he's by far one of the best if not the best

I'm not going to lie but Sandeul got me shook at the beginning.

sm vocals are no joke😍

sandeul, eunkwang and kyuhyun are my top vocalists. their range, control and technique clearly suggests than aside.from being born with talent they also had yhe proper training 😍

Taemin used to be called a tone deaf singer and he lacked technique and he screamed most of the time during their debut times. I'm so happy he never gave up and worked really hard. Now he's a respected artist

I was waiting for that Kyuhyun's B4 :). Was waiting for D.O's Bb4s too, but i understand you couldn't fit all singers here. Nice vid

leo is really damaging his voice. :(

I love listening to Kyuhyun. He makes hitting high notes look so effortless and his voice is so calm.

Kyuhyun, Park Hyo Shin and Sandeul are VOCAL KINGS

It's weird if you exclude Naul, Jung Dong Ha and Park Hyo Shin because they're truly master of vocal in kpop, so I'm glad you did include them 😊

Inseong does strain his voice sometimes but for the most part he's such an amazing vocalist and he can hit really good notes. He has great power and range

Why didn't u put d.o I was excited to see him :"( :"( cause I want people to know he can support as high as Bb4

a dancer being good examples in vocalists compilation video :-))) it's shinee thing sweeheart ㅠㅠ so proud im gonna cry

Let's fly B1A4. Sandeul is so good. Not just an idol but a real singer.

Please don't tell me I'm the only one who likes Park Hyoshin.

straining is scary 😭 Please protect your voices, beautiful people

wow Taemin! sounds so good Kyuhyun too killing it 👌

My bois Sandeul and Chen are SLAYING

Pentagon's main vocalists Hui and Jinho do most of the belting...I'd like to see them in this as they do some really high notes

I'm so fucking proud of Taemin i'm in tears gosh

Knowing nothing about vocal techniques or the "science" behind singing, I found this video very interesting. I had heard the terms "strain" and "support" before, but never fully understood what they meant in relation to singing, so thanks to EXIDek! And I feel like I'll (kinda) be able to tell the difference the next time I hear one of my faves ^^ I would like to note that I personally like the sound of a strained voice as much as a supported voice - they each have their own charms to me. However, if it puts the vocalist's voice at risk, I'd rather they stick with a supported voice more often then not :/

is no one worried about the amount of rookies in this list? they're only just starting their careers, it'll break my heart if they ruin their voices now.

Chen's voice on point tho

I've always thought that if BTS' vocal line got a better vocal training they would be amazing singers. And please, don't get me wrong, I love BTS, but yeah, I think they need better training, which should be done now that they have all the means to.

KYUHYUN IS SO PERFECT, SM VOCALIST SLAYS AS ALWAYS!

thank you so much for this insightful video. we want our idols to take care of their proper vocal technique so that they dont end up in permanent vocal damage.

Before video : I see Knk I click After video : *prays intensely for knk

wow no one is talking about eunkwang? i even thought he wasn't included in the video. he seriously needs more appreciation 😢