Do you care if your faves can sing live?

I like live singing a lot. They're often one of the keypoints for me to stan a group. Either showing how much stamina the groups have (the so-called "stability") or don't. It just shows me they put some effort at singing.

It really depends. I think if its an important performance like an award show or if I'm paying to see it (like at a concert), I would want them to perform live, but, with how hard kpop dances get nowadays, I wouldn't mind a lip sync here and there.

Yes, even if they sound good in the recording, why can't they sing live? not even once? sometimes when all you hear is the same pre-recorded vocals the performance starts to get boring. no ad-libbing, no new vocal runs, nothing. If your a k-pop idol and trained for 5+ years, I would like to hear your vocals. not pre-recorded vocals for the 70th time.

They are singers. They absolutely have to be at least good at singing live. Lets be honest.

If it's for something huge like concert or award shows then yes

Don't care about random music show performances a lot though it is great if they sing live then too.

you know, they don't have to sing constantly, but it can't be that they've sung once or twice in their entire career. it must be at least half of the performances.

It matters a lot to me and I prefer live singing.

Yes. Especially in their concert.

Most of my Western favs don't even care enough to hide their lip syncing while dancing so I don't care about it for my Korean favs.

It's common for Western artists to just scream-speak the non-melodic parts of their songs when dancing.

Of course there's a difference for a singer who does non-dancing songs/performances.

It doesn't have to be live singing all the time or for every song. If there's a demanding choreography for example, I totally understand why lipsynch might be for the best and would even prefer it.

I also don't expect them to perform every song 100% live for the duration of a several week long tour with a gig every other evening.

I also prefer lipsynch to autotune, because lipsynch is kind of honest at least. Everyone can tell, everyone's on the same page.

Autotune on the other hand is less obvious, and when artists autotune their live performances, most people don't seem to be able to tell. They proceed to rave about the artist's perfect and flawless vocals when of course the performance was flawless. Every damn sound that came out of the idol's mouth was snapped to the correct note by software.

I like it, but It isn't something that will make me losing my sleep if they dont sing live

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If the songs sound great on the recordings, does it matter to you if the group lipsyncs their performances? Would you still stan them if they didn't sound good live? And if so, would you prefer they sing live anyway or just lipsync?

Yes it matters. Audio is full of tricks and autotune. Being able to pull of vocals live with ease is a sign of a true singer and all the greats do this well.

This lip syncing apologists in kpop I don’t get but it is also probably why so my kpop acts fail aboard. It matters.

Lucky my faves don’t have this problem.

if it's a music show I don't care that much but I will search for their performance more if I know that group is singing live most of the time, when it comes to concerts I'm paying to hear them sing so I would only go if it's at least 70-80% live (for Western artist it has to be 100% for me)

on music show performances, i don't rlly mind since it could happen but i guess i'll like it even more if they can sing live well on music show encores. but, i care if it's during concerts

Scenario 1: If they dont sound good live they probably won't sound that great on recordings as well. Especially straining, too much process, autotune ruin it for me So no I probably wouldn't stan.

Scenario 2: If they can sing well I don't mind lip syncing from time to time. But if it is too much maybe due to demanding choreos, lack of confidence etc. I would give them time if there is no improvement I would think twice.

Well what I am even saying I stan only 1 group and their vocals + performances are the biggest reasons. I listen to EXO's live albums and watch the performances maybe even more than studio albums

I don't think not singing live would stop me from stanning if I love the music, but I really appreaciate live vocals and that can hold my interest in groups a bit more.

That's partially why I have a deep respect for groups like Shinee, Mamamoo, and Ateez in comparison to some of the other groups I stan (but I still love and stan groups that might have sub-par live vocals or don't sing live)

Ehh idc at least they can sing better than me plus if the recording sounds great it's enough fr me

it's not the most important thing but it is an important thing, I don't think I could stan a group that lipsynced all the time.

Of course I do care.

Lipsyncing is okay as long as it's done on rare occasions, sometimes it's of course not possible for an idol to sing live because of various reasons.

But live singing simply makes performances better and more exciting, I don't know how to explain it. I love hearing the energy and enthusiasm and emotions, and of course spontaneity and the fact it's not the same recording over and over again is nice too. A problem I often have with lipsynced stages is that I feel a disconnect between what I'm watching and hearing.

Nope. I don't get why people get so worked up over it

ofcourse.. they are singer, if they cant sing then what is the point.. lol

idc for the most part. idols have strenuous jobs and a lot of them get worked like cattle. a good portion of idols also don't have the good vocal training necessary to not damage their voices. so working constantly, singing live all the time while not having the correct techniques to protect their vocals basically erodes whatever ability they do have.

if they're doing concerts or special performances i do expect live singing. i would be so disappointed to have spent hundreds or thousands to go see a group and they can't sing live. but music show performances? who cares lol

I don't mind, I like idols for various reasons.

Yes I do. If I see a live performance I expect to see the group sing live even with voice cracks, not some pre recorded version of the song. If I want to hear that then I'll just listen to the album. I kind of feel like the audience is robbed if a group lip syncs.

Yes, but I'm not bothered by it on things like music shows.

There's a time and a place for it.

well, looking at the groups I stan, I would say yes.

I stan SHINee and Hoppipolla, both are great at singing and singing live.

Yes I became a fan because I saw EXO’s live concert. Without it I wouldn’t be here.

I mean I listen to many ppl without ever hearing them live.

But I prolly wouldn’t have gotten into kpop without watching EXO concert DVD.

afcorse they should be able to sing their songs live. now i don't agree with them having to sing live all the time especially if it harms their voices.

Of course, it's literally part of singer/rapper job. They should not only be able to make and release music but also be able to perform their own music live or else why they even do this job? I know idol job is smth kinda not really like usual singer/rapper job but still it includes singing/rapping so, yeah, they should be able to sing live too, especially when it's their own concert/show.

Yes, a group doesn't have to sing live always. But I can't stan if I never heard their actual vocals live. Some groups who some people say have sung live, have used very loud backtrack and that doesn't count imo.

yes I do care but the question is then does it matter

of course I care - i want them to do well and hopefully sing live but if they don't I'm like out to get them or anything...

I might be slightly disappointed but just move on...

I don't think they neccesarily need to be vocal geniuses, but they should be able to perform their own songs decently.

I prefer live singing but it is not a "make it or break it" factor for me while stanning an idol.

Yes.

If I want to listen to a record, I have the CD or I can stream. Why pretend to sing “live” when you’re ain’t. That’s just dishonest. I am okay with the occasional lip-synch if it’s a technical issue or a health issue. If they lipsynch for the sake of better dancing, they should just say it is a dance performance, I can accept that.