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If you haven't, check out the first one I made https://twitter.com/dongjusblue/status/1335325223130984451?s=19
- First off, I am not a professional, though I have been musically trained, take my word with a grain of salt.
- This one is really long
like really long
I regret nothing.
- This one is really long
like really long
I regret nothing.
- Just like the first one, I'll choose one or two tracks from each album, and show a verse he sings and try to comment on it. Afterwards comes cover tracks.
- Through this thread, I'll basically try to explain why Seoho is an amazing vocalist. (+something more in the end)
- Through this thread, I'll basically try to explain why Seoho is an amazing vocalist. (+something more in the end)
So let's get started!
And yes I chose the yellow theme on purpose.
And yes I chose the yellow theme on purpose.
Light Us - Red ThreadI will delve more into details of his range and registers later on, but for now this is mostly what comes to mind when thinking about Seoho's vocals. The ability of going extremely soft or strong, the control and sharpness when hitting each note.
I want to also comment in this about how Seoho is an emotional singer. In the very last verse of the video, he just sounds so desperate, and it's almost like the feelings of that entire song can be put shortly into that one verse.
Bringing emotion while singing is not something you can just learn, and the way Seoho always does it flawlessly is only one of the many things I admire on him as a singer.
Light Us - HeroHere Seoho uses a bit of a different tone than the ones he usually alternates through. It's almost like a lazy, careless singing, but singing like that actually needs much confidence and control.
Singing so freely actually means assuming the risk of your voice cracking, or slipping into another register midsentence, which we don't always want, but that can also be used as aesthetic.
To smoothly sing in such a complicated region between registers, it takes a lot of practice, time and overall confidence in your own abilities to not slip. He did sing that live.
Raise Us - BingBing Here Seoho uses a much stronger approach to match the vibe of the song. It's not unusual for singers to, when such a part comes on, slightly strain the vocal cords trying to create a more aggressive sound, which is tiring and can't be maintained for long.
Though it does work, it mostly makes it harder to sing for the rest of the show for example, or for your next part. Here though, Seoho uses other skills to maintain the strength of the part without tiring himself out.
He sings in a more rhythmic, almost choppy manner, not smoothing the end of his phrases but rather wrapping them up nicely by quickly lowering the volume of his voice using his breathing.
That makes the part sound strong, almost pulsing with the beat of the song, without going into the risk of tiring himself out. It's actually a very smart technique.
Twilight - KisekiOne of the things I love about Seoho is how clear and open his voice sounds. A part of being a great singer is knowing how to use your body as a speaker, knowing how to project the sound and make the most out of what you have without injuring the vocal cords.
Mostly it takes a great while to learn how to project your voice outwards and use your mouth as a speaker. More high pitched sounds especially take great advantage of the mouth to project better and sound louder and more clear.
It's easier to think that you are basically positioning yourself to create no barrier for the sound to come out.
A very clear way to hear that is how Onewe Yonghoon can sound unbelievably loud and clear when he goes into a chorus, for example, and doesn't seem tired. It's basically like, instead of creating a louder, clearer sound through your vocal cords and breathing,
you make it so that your mouth and throat accomodate the sound better and project it better. It's a hard technique to master, since it envolves controlling a whole group of muscles we are not used to controlling.
Fly With Us - Intro: Fly Me To The MoonSeoho and, honestly Oneus in general are really good at harmonies, even when doing them impromptu. When harmonising, not only key is important,
but knowing how to blend the voices properly by using different tones, and also adjusting volume and strenght are extremely important. Seoho and Keonhee seem to especially have a really great sense for harmonies.
808 (Japanese Album) - LostSomething I like about this part is how it shows two sides of Seoho's higher register/head voice. In the first part, he smoothly switches between his middle range and high range, leaving it soft and breathy and connecting both perfectly.
On the second part though, Seoho sings with full strenght, reaching even higher notes (and I mean, really really high). I believe then he uses a mix of his middle range and high range, belting the note high and clear.
It's already hard to reach such high notes as it is, but hitting it with such strenght a clarity is even harder.
In Its Time - Hide and Seek This part is an extreme festival of Keonhee and Seoho vocals, with them switching between singing the main melody and doing ad-libs for each other.
Seoho hits high notes with even more strenght in the background of the first part, compared to the ones in Lost, but not sounding even close to strained.
Lived - Come Back Home Do I even need to talk about this.
Anyways, other than this being an absolute masterpiece. It's really hard for someone to switch registers in the middle of such a highnote without any type of crack in the middle, or without losing any volume or strenght.
Changing registers means changing how the sound is projected, therefore there is a whole new muscle arrangement that changes with it. Doing it so quickly and perfectly takes a lot of practice.
Also the fact he did this while simply playing around. Damn.
Also the fact he did this while simply playing around. Damn.
There's also this part which I wanted to highlight. It's a pretty high note in itself, but over that, Seoho uses a short but pretty complicated technique. You can hear that right before reaching it, there's almost like a crescendo,
bouncing at a lower point to then reach the note, rather than going for it immediately.
It requires a lot of control, and it was very perfectly put as to match with the pulsing of the instrumental on the background.
It requires a lot of control, and it was very perfectly put as to match with the pulsing of the instrumental on the background.
Lived - DizzyOther than Seoho again attacking with the extremely clear highnotes, at his own song, I really like how he fades his phrases out at the end as to match with the little beat on the background. Singing such a thing almost a cappella is always difficult.
BbusyeoAt this point this is basically self explanatory, honestly. They freaking kill it everytime.
Covers
Love In The Ice - TVXQEven though I know Mix Nine isn't a nice memory for most of us, the group still gave us what's, in my opinion, one of the best vocal performances out of all survival shows.
I just came to find out Seoho was in it a few months ago, and remembering how I kept coming back to his part back then is kind of insane.
The entire presentation is iconic and flooding with talent (Hi Donghun), from the extremely clear notes, the emotion and pain conveyed by every singer, the harmonies, the different tones, it brings something new everytime.
Everything about this is close to perfection.
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Unlike - VromanceI mentioned before how to sing with such clear notes you have to make the most of how you project your voice, and use your own body as a speaker rather than putting it all on your vocal cords. That also translates to his facial expressions.
Both in this video and in the Love in the Ice video Seoho has extremely relaxed facial expressions, sometimes moving his eyebrows or frowning only at the beginning of the phrases or at sudden higher notes.
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That small second of tension in facial expressions actually helps start the verse more precisely, but you can see that for the rest of it he's completely relaxed.
A tense neck and face means relying more on vocal cords and muscles to reach a note loudly and clearly, rather than using resonance in your favor.
It's clear that Seoho has mastered how to sing clearly and loudly, making full use of resonance and saving his vocal cords of any strain. It's a technique that can only be grasped over time, and it probably means he has much more to show.
Through the Night - IUSeoho is the type of singer that knows exactly how and when to change his tone, his technique to match the song. Here he uses a breathy tone, going stronger at really few points.
Seoho knows how to give dynamics to the song purely with his voice, no need for instruments, using volume, registers, skills, everything freely. He's honestly an outstanding vocalist, and will surely come to amaze even more people with time.
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His evolutionI wanted to make a separate section for this. Seoho actually auditioned as a rapper at first, to then be turned into a vocalist, which is hard to begin with. But it's clear to me how through experiences and albums he kept getting better and better.
I met Seoho back in Mix Nine days, and honestly how much he improved amazes me. I remember him struggling to do things that he now does freely, confidently and just so so well.
Even only looking at the album timeline, you can see how he kept challenging different techniques, even higher notes, different singing styles.
Seoho is a vocalist for any song. Any genre, any style, he finds a way to use his voice in the best way possible and do it well. He's the type of singer you can put in any part, ask him to sing it 10 different ways, he can do it.
I see Seoho as a vocalist that is almost like a mystery in Oneus. I never have any idea which part of the song he will sing or how he will sing it, because he can surely sing all of them in different ways and bring a whole different vibe to the song. He can just do it all.
I hope this thread was of a bit of help, or entertaining, because it surely was a ride making it.
Lets keep supporting Seoho and Oneus as much as we can!
Thank you for reading all the way down to here!
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Lets keep supporting Seoho and Oneus as much as we can!
Thank you for reading all the way down to here!
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