SM's solo artists aren't that interesting to me

What about Taeyeon? She's got something for everyone with her huge versatility

Hyoyeon has more diverse music than most groups, she's got some of the best EDM going in kpop.

Agree, except Taeyeon & Hyoyeon.

SM's efforts on groups are very different compared to the efforts we see on their groups.

Not saying their solo svcks but yeah it doesn't work for me most of the time.

I mean Lee Taemin is the standards of solos

I mean, other than Wendy's album, OSTs and the remake album from Joy, what other RV solos have been released? We still haven't seen Seulgi, Irene, Joy and Yeri full potential as solo artists

ofc if we compare a mainly ballad album from Wendy to Rose and Jennie big releases it seems like a big difference but let's wait until all of them have solos to make an appropiate comparison

imo, taeyeon and luna solos >>> anything bom, cl or minzy released, but then again, I didn't really paid attention to the rest of snsd/fx solos so it's a tie between both companies

Actually I think the best company when it comes to female soloists music is JYP. I really liked all of Suzy, Fei, Sunmi and Baek Ah Yeon releases, even if it didn't really last because they left the company

Exo’s solo work is some of the greatest kpop music released this year

Literally unbiased there is no better song this year than Cry For Love.

On the other hand I found BP’s solo work no different or inspired compared to their group works and very underwhelming/forgettable. Tho ofc Solo was very catchy but also didn’t really age well.

Maybe it really is a preference thing!

I refuse to believe there are ppl who don’t like cry for love

Also not a big fan of ballads but I actually prefer Wendy's Like Water more than Rosé Gone.

i guess it is a preference thing

But imo YG has been shaping their artist as soloist despite in the group. On one hand it created many akgae but it also helped in a way that the idol is seem separable from the group. Good examples are BP, Winner and Big Bang. CL too. Of course there are other examples in other companies, esepcially Sunmi, Taeyeon

For other companies, i often see the problem of the idol not separable from the group they belong to. For example, YooA's solo didnt really make her standout as a soloist from OMG. And this is often the reason i think these solo fail to make an impact

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it's all good my friend...

you gave it a listen and it wasn't your thing...

maybe somebody will release something in the future that you'll like

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it could be, I'm not personally a fan of ballads, but I love Gone da Rosé, for example

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it's depends on the tastes and preferences of each person.

For me, I found Joy, Taeyeon, Baekhyun and DO interesting since I love their voices the most out of their groups.

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It was an experience reading your quote kkkkkk

I enjoyed Wendy's and Joy's albums. But they're different from the group music, so not everyone will like them. But I like that they are different.

My most listened albums in 2021

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It’s all about personal preference of course, but all four of Baekhyun’s albums are top tier and have no fillers imo. Like the amount of good songs he has without even getting into the tittle tracks are crazy. Likeeee chile:

This is an interesting discussion here. I too tend to prefer the group work over the solo work, but I'm not a big ballad fan, which seems to be the lane of a large portion of the solo work or just musical styles I don't care for, like soft rock. I think the answers here reflect that it is playing out exactly the way they want it to - many of the solos are distinctive from the group work and there seems to be something to cater to many different musical styles.

I always love seeing Taemin's performances and videos, but am just usually not a fan of his actual songs. I typically find a song or two I like on solo releases but there are only a few artists that I enjoy beginning to end. I LOVE Baekhyun's solo work and Kai's solo.

Same and I stan SM groups but prefer group songs tbh.

I have only really liked Taeyeon, Wendy and Joy solo debuts. I don't really care about the others SM solo artists that I have tried but BoA (she was not in a group though).

SM really allow their solo artists to explore another facette of them so their solo music ends up being very different from what their group release.

I dissagre. Taemin solo music better than most groups music sometimes. Also i don't liked yg style music. Yg music not much have a different flavor.

for me this is definitely not the case..

I am not a fan of any BP solo tbh, both were bland...solo not that much but still bland

SM has Taeyeon - best kpop solo artist discography

they have Taemin, Bakehyun,Kai, D.O who make diverse and amazing music..

even snsd's Yuri has really underrated and great music..

I guess its just your preference..

But yeah I also didnt like RV solos much but I do look forward to seulgi and yeri's work

I mean it's your preference but I believe Taeyeon and Taemin literally have the best discography in Kpop. It's crazy how many bops they made and most of them were given a good production too. So I do believe SM takes solo works more seriously than any other group-member-turned-solo. Others like Baekhyun have gems too so I find him also one of the best.

thank u for this infornation

I think I understand where you are coming from. I love Kyuhyun and Ryeowook but I wish they'd release something more interesting for a change. Yesung took a turn to a better direction with his last 2 albums so I'm satisfied with him.

Otherwise, Baekhyun and Taeyong have their highs but they don't always hit right with me and maybe I'm in the minority but I couldn't care less for Taemin's solo work. The rest are a hit or miss.

Ten has the potential to be an exciting soloist though.

It's cause you didn't listen to KAI

>>>>>>>>> everyone's faves

Yeah. Different tastes.

I like EXO solos as well as Taemin...

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Taemin's best title tracks imo

Hmm i dont really discriminate what sm releases based on wether it's a group or solo. There are solos i love like Kai, joy and key and groups I love but also solos that i s like whatever d.o.s album was Idgi

True, other than Taemin, they kinda lack star power or something to make them stand out (other than their quality music ofc, which SM almost always delivers)

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I mean, other than Wendy's album, OSTs and the remake album from Joy, what other RV solos have been released? We still haven't seen Seulgi, Irene, Joy and Yeri full potential as solo artists

ofc if we compare a mainly ballad album from Wendy to Rose and Jennie big releases it seems like a big difference but let's wait until all of them have solos to make an appropiate comparison

imo, taeyeon and luna solos >>> anything bom, cl or minzy released, but then again, I didn't really paid attention to the rest of snsd/fx solos so it's a tie between both companies

Actually I think the best company when it comes to female soloists music is JYP. I really liked all of Suzy, Fei, Sunmi and Baek Ah Yeon releases, even if it didn't really last because they left the company

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Fei's Fantasy and Suzy's Yes No Maybe were something else... I wished JYP would do these types of concepts and songs more. Also Sunmi's 24 hours.

Apart from Taemin, I really love Ten solos (he's releasing a new one soon) and Taeyong's work on SoundCloud, and I'm looking forward to the day Seulgi gets a solo too.

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I dissagre. Taemin solo music better than most groups music sometimes. Also i don't liked yg style music. Yg music not much have a different flavor.

It's a crime that Taemin is so underrated and unknown to many kpop fans, luckily I can't relate