Top ten vocal groups OF ALL TIME ranked as objectively as possible by me...I tried (BG EDITION)

what about 2AM?

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what about 2AM?

Nah they can sing okayish

I think that Infinite have a shot too.

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Nah they can sing okayish

I see

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How do you feel about my list overall bestie?

I like it! I'm just shocked at B1A4 below Pentagon. Like, I know Hui and Jinho are great, but I thought Sandeul alone would be enough to put BIA4 a bit higher. But you searched better than me, so I'm not in position to claim otherwise lmao

Great list and good job on research! I overall agree with you

I'm just wondering if you researched a little less known groups/underrated groups, for example A.C.E

There are groups that are great like Victon (who is one of my top groups) but I'm not asking you about them because I don't want to hear if they didn't make it to your top 30

There's V.O.S, but they're K-R&B.

the disrespect to seventeen on this trashy forum... is beyond me....

but anyways

I'd put B1a4 higher for sure and maybe move NCT up a spot or two because they do have quite the impressive vocal line but it's a good list

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Yall I just spent 2 hours looking over these groups + around a dozen more that I thought were potential contenders and here's what I came up with. Feel free to disagree, but I think a majority of these belong here without any question whatsoever. I had to make several super close cuts. Also keep in mind, for the criteria, I took into account the OVERALL vocal prowess of a group. There was a few candidates that had several members with decent voices but nobody was AMAZING, and then others with one great singer and then pretty much nobody else. For the most part, that isn't the case for a single one of these groups anyways. Hopefully this produces some discussion.

Anyways....my top ten list:

1. Super Junior

2. TVXQ

3. EXO

4. SHINee

5. BTOB

6. Pentagon

7. B1A4

8. F.T. Island

9. 2PM

10. NCT

For the sake of myself and others, I didn't include 1st gen groups becauseee I just didn't and I'm too young to care.

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Hehe Fly To The Sky is 2nd gen!

I'd actually put TVXQ below EXO if you're talking vocal line only. Junsu and Jaejoong were not up to Chen level, however they emoted well and sang acapella well. Yoochun regressed once he took up drinking,smoking and drugs so I'm not counting him, but Yunho improved on his singing to surpass Yoochun. If this is Changmin and Yunho then EXO is higher, Changmin I adore but is quite stylistic.

Hongki pulling FT Island

In SM,

Fly to the Sky

SUJU

EXO

TVXQ/SHINEE (Taemin at his peak but he has not been as good these days)

Duo TVXQ

NCT

Would put TVXQ 5th, pull BTOB up.

NCT is mixed, ie 127 is stronger but dream is the weakest as they were not fixed at the beginning so they have no strong main vocalist.

I don't agree with 2pm and Pentagon at all....

how you rank treasure

Objectively EXO is better than TVXQ. TVXQ is perhaps one of SM’s weaker vocal groups. Comparatively.

I would even put EXO on par or higher than suju as their career progressed. But any way that’s up for discretion.

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Objectively EXO is better than TVXQ. TVXQ is perhaps one of SM’s weaker vocal groups. Comparatively.

I would even put EXO on par or higher than suju as their career progressed. But any way that’s up for discretion.

TVXQ was an acapella group, so while they had no super standout, they could all harmonize very well, and all had pleasing tones. They still did have 2 standouts but not like ChenSoo level.

CJSH was the better acapella group vocally. Lina was a monster, on par with Ailee until CJSH went into the dungeon and she vocally regressed . She still has a top spot up there. She's even much older than many stars but still killing it. Dana was more liked by SM but she was BoA level.

EXO was positioned with those vocal standouts in mind.

exo have my favorite vocal line

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Fair. EXO and SUJU have the most solid vocal lines overall without question.

As for FT Island, Hongki is legendary, but I also gave them their spot because of Jaejin. I think he’s super underrated and main vocal material as well.

Jaejin is lower placed being Hongki is just so clean, in another group he'd be lead

He was supposed to be the lead singer of FTISLAND before Hongki came into the picture. He hated him because Hongki destroyed him at karaoke session during their predebut days

And both come from some of the worst schools in South Korea! Full of bullies and murders. I've always had a soft spot for those two.

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TVXQ was an acapella group, so while they had no super standout, they could all harmonize very well, and all had pleasing tones. They still did have 2 standouts but not like ChenSoo level.

CJSH was the better acapella group vocally. Lina was a monster, on par with Ailee until CJSH went into the dungeon and she vocally regressed . She still has a top spot up there. She's even much older than many stars but still killing it. Dana was more liked by SM but she was BoA level.

EXO was positioned with those vocal standouts in mind.

I think harmonizing is something all SM groups do really well tbh. The stand out vocalists decide the ranking for me personally

ChenBaekSoo vocal line and I would actually rank (Baekhyun higher than Kyungsoo as EXO’s career progressed tho all three are very stand out) is decidedly stronger than TVXQ’s.

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I think harmonizing is something all SM groups do really well tbh. The stand out vocalists decide the ranking for me personally

ChenBaekSoo vocal line and I would actually rank (Baekhyun higher than Kyungsoo as EXO’s career progressed tho all three are very stand out) is decidedly stronger than TVXQ’s.

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TVXQ and CJSH were the only actual acapella based group but all SM artists do harmonize very well.

They were another level though.

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TVXQ and CJSH were the only actual acapella based group but all SM artists do harmonize very well.

They were another level though.

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My assessment stands regardless of this

I think out of Sm BGs suju/exo/shinee, TVXQ is the last ranked.

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My assessment stands regardless of this

I think out of Sm BGs suju/exo/shinee, TVXQ is the last ranked.

Yes I agree. I wasn't sure if they meant duo or entire group at their peak but they wouldn't be SHINEE level.