Taeyeon is K-pop's best vocalist

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She is one of the best.

But great vocals in Kpop is as relevant as great cooking skills in a McDonalds.

Bad skills will be noticed, but superlative will be ignored and redundant.

Taeyeon was noticed as a formidable vocalist even before Soshi debuted, yet her success as a soloist is because of Soshi.

Because mere great vocals aren't enough in Kpop.

Otherwise EXID Solji, Kim Boa etc. would be the top tier stars.

You need something more,

IU went with Lyricism and good acting career.

But other vocalists largely struggle, if they aren't from top groups or have an additional X factor.

If I want to hear great vocals, I would rather look at classical or opera singers, not Kpop.

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She had 2 explosive OSTs If and Can You Hear Me both in 2008 with If charting on Melon OST for over a decade consecutively. She was a household name as a singer before SNSD had Gee. She literally got famous because of her singing ability, that's how well regarded she is too this day. SNSD catapulted her existing popularity to mega stardom.

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She had 2 explosive OSTs If and Can You Hear Me both in 2008 with If charting on Melon OST for over a decade consecutively. She was a household name as a singer before SNSD had Gee. She literally got famous because of her singing ability.

Didn't I already mention that.

But my point is that the dynamics of the Kpop industry drastically changed, that Soloists merely by vocal ability, would not have achieved the current levels of success.

There are few successful solo vocalists pre-2010, but they were all overtaken by the "groups" wave, how many would remember say Son Dambi?

If Taeyeon did not join SNSD, then she would not have had as great a career as now, no matter how many hit OSTs she delivers.

It is not that they were not aware of it, the Rookie IU pretty much says so in Heroes.

So to succeed in Kpop as a soloists, mere vocals are not enough, you need something more. And Taeyeon's is SNSD.

More to it, Taeyeon sings with very clear sound all across her range, which creates very interesting dynamic sound whenever she follows the flow of the lyrics instead of just omitted or bend it like almost all other singer. Some even bend it to the point of gibberish

Listen to her recent Strangers song and hear how magnificent her wording flow is

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Didn't I already mention that.

But my point is that the dynamics of the Kpop industry drastically changed, that Soloists merely by vocal ability, would not have achieved the current levels of success.

There are few successful solo vocalists pre-2010, but they were all overtaken by the "groups" wave, how many would remember say Son Dambi?

If Taeyeon did not join SNSD, then she would not have had as great a career as now, no matter how many hit OSTs she delivers.

It is not that they were not aware of it, the Rookie IU pretty much says so in Heroes.

So to succeed in Kpop as a soloists, mere vocals are not enough, you need something more. And Taeyeon's is SNSD.

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You said her "success as a soloist is because of Soshi" but isn't correct as I pointed out she was having success as a soloist before SNSD blew up (same with Yoona who was gaining popularity before SNSD)

Yes it's true pure singing ability in most cases won't get the best results because it's more about the overall package like looks, popularity, image (good or bad), song catchiness etc. Basically they need to be an idol more than just a vocalist. It's why many weaker singers are popular because they have great publicity whereas many stronger singers like Wendy, Luna never reach the same heights (that and SM not pushing them enough but that's another issue lol). Even someone like Hyolyn who was once considered Taeyeon rival back in 2G fell off hard ever since because of meh songs and image issues like her bullying scandal.

Taeyeon is obviously heavily boosted by her SNSD connection but at the end of the day Taeyeon got popular initially and remains popular to this day is because she is Taeyeon the singer. SNSD hasn't been full time active group since 2017 so when her previous CB was top 10 for weeks you can't say she's being propped by the SNSD brand, it's down to her (same with all the others who get acting jobs or touring without relying on SNSD connection). The only other female idol that comes to mind for having a long career as a good singing in recent times is Hwasa which shows how difficult it is.

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You said her "success as a soloist is because of Soshi" but isn't correct as I pointed out she was having success as a soloist before SNSD blew up (same with Yoona who was gaining popularity before SNSD)

You misread - I said "even before".

My words are "Taeyeon was noticed as a formidable vocalist even before Soshi debuted, yet her success as a soloist is because of Soshi."

Other factors like beauty, packaging, promotions are too broad and too variable to consider for this evaluation.

And you have not said anything to dispute my primary point that "mere vocals are insufficient to have a lasting successful top notch career in kpop" it has to be "vocals+X" and that X for Taeyeon is SNSD.

It does not matter if the group goes inactive, after the legacy and fandom has been built, it will continue to payoff.

Without that X, Taeyeon would have still have a good career, but nothing compared to what she has now.

She might have another Sohyang maybe. But as you know, Sohyang while admired for her vocals, hardly has the popularity of Taeyeon.

Kpop best vocalist ? don't exaggerate, she's not

Quote from bbgc

She is one of the best.

But great vocals in Kpop is as relevant as great cooking skills in a McDonalds.

Bad skills will be noticed, but superlative will be ignored and redundant.

Taeyeon was noticed as a formidable vocalist even before Soshi debuted, yet her success as a soloist is because of Soshi.

Because mere great vocals aren't enough in Kpop.

Otherwise EXID Solji, Kim Boa etc. would be the top tier stars.

You need something more,

IU went with Lyricism and good acting career.

But other vocalists largely struggle, if they aren't from top groups or have an additional X factor.

If I want to hear great vocals, I would rather look at classical or opera singers, not Kpop.

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This is such a stupid argument I always roll my eyes at it.

There are successful singer who can sing and there are successful singers who are mediocre. This neither means good vocals are NEVER needed nor does it mean good vocals are ALWAYS needed. Because that’s not how you make inferences.

People CAN become successful for different reasons and people can also remain unsuccessful for different reasons.

Having good vocals was required for Taeyeon to be successful. It may not be a requirement for some others to be successful. And these are not mutually exclusive statements.

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This is such a stupid argument I always roll my eyes at it.

When people start responses this way, I deem them trolls and shut my eyes to the rest.

She has a style that is unique to her. Idk i am not a vocal expert but something with the way she sings feels diffrent, her voice is so clear and unique, it really gives her songs a diffrent feeling!

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I mean it's possible to sing it lower - Taeyeon herself has done it for example for the Some Nights live performance. But still, I like her sense of humour here

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When people start responses this way, I deem them trolls and shut my eyes to the rest.

more like I completely ended your argument an you had no rebuttal lol.

You literally used the fallacy that gets mocked at in logical circles. It’s not even some subjective opinion lol. You simple cannot make the inferences you made based on those facts unless you’re stupid.

Hope this helps ❤️

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more like I completely ended your argument an you had no rebuttal lol.

You literally used the fallacy that gets mocked at in logical circles. It’s not even some subjective opinion lol. You simple cannot make the inferences you made based on those facts unless you’re stupid.

Hope this helps ❤️

It sure helps to confirm you as a deluded fool, who self-certifies ..meh.

Rebuttals are for the reasonable, not to those who go looking around for a fight & incapable of making an argument without ad hominem etc.,

Anyway, your intellectual flaws (or mine) are irrelevant to this thread. So keep vomiting whatever.. bye.

Also there was that time Taeyeon sang Adele when we were young

A Korean singing in English (non fluent speaker) for a German crowd most of whom had no clue who she is and still she captivated them. Some cried. That's how special of a singer she is.

Who cares? Her songs do nothing for me.

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Also there was that time Taeyeon sang Adele when we were young

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A Korean singing in English (non fluent speaker) for a German crowd most of whom had no clue who she is and still she captivated them. Some cried. That's how special of a singer she is.

She sang it really beautifully. I remember I was jealous of the audience back then, cause Germany is probably the closest she's been to where I live. I wished I could have been there.

there's just something special about her voice, I could listen to her sing forever and still not get tired