Han of SKZ

Bang chan of SKZ

Hongjoong from Ateez. When their main vocalist Jongho was on hiatus HJ filled in and did all the high notes.

Moonbyul from Mamamoo.. I always wanted more vocals in Mamamoo songs for Byul; Dami and Gahyun of Dreamcatcher; IM and Joohoney- especially Joohoney of Monsta X. I also like EXY of WJSN.

J-hope!! He sings in his recent singles Mona Lisa and Sweet Dreams and he has smooth stable vocals.

Han of Stray Kids. Really love when he’s singing ballad. 🥹❤️

Of course in listing my personal top 5 vocalists, this is my opinion, so I will have some bias. However I will try my best to be fair and draw on my degree- a B.A in music. I have experience and training in both vocal and instrumental performance.

Also I must apologize that this will mainly be a boy group list! I don't follow Girl Groups all that closely. However a few female voices within kpop really impress me; first of all Mamamoo's Hwasa, she has an incredible range that I think not many people give her credit for. Red Velvet is very strong vocals-wise, Wendy, Joy, and Irene all have caught my attention at various points. Also Weki Meki's Doyeon has a very unique tone to her voice and I find it very pleasant to listen to.

Here's my top 5:

5. UP10TION's Sunyoul - There are many vocalists in kpop, and so many I could name, but Sunyoul has definitely made a name for himself (maybe in my heart at least? lol!) as a very unique one. His appearance on King of Masked Singer, where he fooled all the judges into thinking he was female, is legendary at this point. He is a very high tenor, and on top of that very well trained, and there are very few of those out there in general, let alone in kpop. It's beautiful and I always appreciate hearing him sing. It's DIFFICULT to be so EFFORTLESS in hitting notes as high as he does!! ugh I wish I could do that...also have you heard his VIBRATO lord....it's always spot on and makes me happy!!

6. Tie: Pentagon's Jinho, Pentagon's Hui - I became a kpop stan in November 2016, not long after Pentagon's debut, and I've always thought that they have one of the strongest vocal lines among boy groups. I'll start with Hui; maybe it's just because I'm a Universe, but I find his vocal tone very refreshing and unique? I'd recognize his voice anywhere, and he has the versatility to do many, many different genres--Jazz, Rock, RnB--you name it. He has a spectacular range as well. Then we have Jinho; he has a lot of singing experience, going back to being in SM The Ballad, and every time I hear his voice I'm blown away. His range matches, if not exceeds Hui's, as well. Just a very amazing natural talent.

7. Super Junior's Kyuhyun - his voice is so emotional, and he's superb at conveying that to his listeners. It's one thing to say someone is an incredible vocalist; but that is a very special talent that transcends language. Kyuhyun truly deserves his title of ballad king imo. He also has incredible vocal control. I've watched his King of Masked Singer stages many, many times and they never fail to impress me.

8. Monsta X's Kihyun - I probably have listened to Kihyun the most of all the vocalists here, and he just continues to get better imo. His range might not be as large as some of the other vocalists on this list, but he has amazing breath and vocal control, and a whole lot of power. Also he's always working to be more versatile- he smashes rock covers, like in his recent covers of Believer and Natural (Imagine Dragons), and he's also a king of ballads, with the release of the OST Again Spring and also his cover of 안아줘.

9. BIGBANG's Taeyang - To me, Taeyang's voice has always been the definition of Sexy, and I think it says a lot of my admiration of him that I enjoyed his vocals and was impressed with his talent even before I knew what kpop was. I remember listening to Ringa Linga and Eyes, Nose, Lips for the first time and I just fell in love with his voice. It might not be one that critics find particularly impressive, but I always enjoy listening to him sing. His voice is comforting to me.

Honorable mention-- CRAVITY's Woobin - I think it's too early to put him on my list of 'best kpop vocalists', but he's already proven himself to be a rising star -- I love his adlibs and high notes in Ohh Ahh, Believer, and Realize, all of which are pretty extensive. I think he'll only get better as his experience grows and time goes on.

no order:

• yesung (super junior)
• chen (exo)
• suho (exo)
• kyuhyun (super junior)
• wendy (red velvet)

Suhyun (Akmu), Baekhyun (exo), Dokyeom (seventeen), Youngk (day6), Taeyeon (SNSD)

In no particular order:

• Seungyoon (Winner)
• Hui (Pentagon)
• Taeyang (Big Bang)
• Baekhyun (EXO)
• Chen (EXO)

Male

1. Kyuhyun
2. Sandeul
3. Onew
4. DO
5. Seungkwan

Female

1. Taeyeon
2. Wendy
3. Haena(Matilda)
4. Wheein(Hwasa, Solar)
5. Seunghee

Edit:

Personal best vocal moment in kpop

Exo- chen, baekhyun, Kyungsoo (honorable mentions: suhoo, minseok, chanyeol)

Shinee- Jonghyun, Taemin, Onew, Key (honorable mention: Minho)

So sad no one mentioned Yang yoseob from Highlight/B2ST 😢 He is currently 2nd place for the most wins on King of Masked Singer and will probably be the only person from a kpop idol group to get 9 consecutive wins on that show. I recommend watching his King of Masked Singer performances for sure!!!

If anyone would wanna discredit his abilities pls listen to bad love if he hadnt have released anything still this song demonstrates just how good he is

I heard someone say his voice is one of the crown jewels of kpop, and this person couldn't have been more right

Ailee

Hyolyn (sorry don't have a particular performance for her)

Sohyang

Lee Younghyun (from Big Mama)

Solar (from Mamamoo), but I don't have a particular performance for her either!

I thought people say Wheein has the best technique in Mamamoo

Kim Jonghyun of SHINee, He one of the greatest vocalist in kpop history. When he sang that man would SANG!!! he had so much soul and life to his voice. The industry was truly blessed to be given his voice, artistry, literature (via his novel.) and lyrics. He’s such a talented Individual, He has writing credits in 74 songs for sm and wrote for other artists. He was a host of his own radio talk show where his profoundness truly shined. Talking about his poetry and writing process, he would discuss bullying and mental health issues of Korean youth which is a taboo in many cultures to speak on. And it’s something idols weren’t open to taking about so publicly. He in my opinion is one of the greatest vocalist that has graced us. He will always be remembered as a poet & artist. He did well, and may he be at peace🙏💎❤️

i mainly listen to female vocalists so here's my opinion:

bada, eunji, taeyeon, luna, solar, wendy, wheein, yuju, ailee, hyolyn

I have a loooong list ;-;

1. Baekhyun
2. Xiaojun
3. Jaehyun
4. Taehyung
5. Woohyun
6. Changsub
7. Keeho
8. Jonghyun
9. D.O
10. Daesung
11. Hui

• Doyoung
• Baekhyun
• All of SHINee, all five members
• Ningning
• Chenle
• Haechan
• Jaehyun
• Daesung
• Taeyang

1. Dokyeom (SVT)
2. Doh Kyungsoo
3. Seungkwan (SVT)
4. Kang Seungyoon (Winner)
5. KRY (SJ)

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I know they're an obvious choice, but the ladies from Mamamoo are just so good at singing. In a similar genre, I've been relistening to Ladies Code- all so, so great.

For the guy groups, I know Jongho from Ateez gets a lot of deserved praise, but I think that whole vocal team is great; and I'll always give a shoutout to Pentagon and (again, probably obvious) Hui.

Ateez

P1harmony

Red Velvet

Shinee.

DK!!!!!!

Gosh I looooove his vocal tone so much and it helps that he's my bias too. I particularly took notice of his tone in Good To Me and I'd honestly love to see him venture into the RnB space in the future for his solo stuff

I assume girl group with on average the best vocalists?

The Grace

Davichi

Mamamoo

All of Mamamoo

From fourth gen, NMIXX are pretty widely accepted as having some of the best vocals -- Especially Lily and Haewon, which if you pay attention to the Most Replayed parts on YouTube, they're coincidentally always their parts lol

And NewJeans are pretty average vocally, but good at conveying feelings through their singing. You don't see them hitting crazy notes or doing anything very exciting for now, but who knows what will come in the future, they're the artists for League of Legends World 2023, so maybe we'll see some crazy singing like never before from the girls.

Best is all gonna come down to personal opinion.

really like ningning and winter combination tbh, i feel like they blend in super well

i swear, every other day these types of questions of who is "the best" are asked lol

Do we really need to think about this? C’mon, we all know it, it’s CHEN. One and only 😁

Chen impregnated a whole nation in cream soda alone! His vocals are heavenly

Chen !!!

CHEN

CHENNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

D.O. - EXO

dokyeom!!!

DK from Seventeen !!!

D.O. - EXO

D.O