Confessions on the Best Male Idol Vocalist

Not long ago, JPOPASIA listed and ranked the Best 30 Male Idols with Singing Abilities, judged by Korean vocal trainers. The criteria involved TONE (10); TREBLE (5); SKILL (5); VOLUME (5) and  EXPRESSIVENESS (10). What do you think of the results? Agree? Disagree? I actually found this list quite accurate as it mentioned most of the singers that I believe to have excellent vocal ability.

No particular idol is missing, but I was surprised to find Big Bang's Seungri, SHINee's Taemin and Key, B1A4's Sandeul and Super Junior's Sungmin on the list as I thought their vocals weren't that notable. Anyway, what I did expect was everyone from 2AM, TVXQ and JYJ!

  

1. JYJ Junsu (Tone: 8.5, Treble: 4, Skills: 4, Volume: 4, Expressiveness 8.5, Total: 29.5)

2. PARAN Ace (Tone: 8, Treble: 5, Skills: 4, Volume: 4.5, Expressiveness 7, Total: 28.5) 

JYJ Jaejoong (Tone: 7.5, Treble: 4.5, Skills: 4, Volume: 5, Expressiveness 7.5, Total: 28.5)

3. Big Bang Taeyang (Tone: 8.5, Treble: 3, Skills: 4, Volume: 3.5, Expressiveness 8.5, Total: 27.5)

4. F.T. Island Hong Ki (Tone: 9, Treble: 3.5, Skills: 3, Volume: 4, Expressiveness 7, Total: 26.5) 

2AM Changmin (Tone: 6, Treble: 5, Skills: 4.5, Volume: 4, Expressiveness 7, Total: 26.5)

SHINee Jonghyun (Tone: 7, Treble: 5, Skills: 4, Volume: 4, Expressiveness 6.5, Total: 26.5)

5. C.N. BLUE Yonghwa (Tone: 7.5, Treble: 3.5, Skills: 3.5,Volume: 4,Expressiveness 7, Total: 25.5) 

MBLAQ G.O (Tone: 7, Treble: 4, Skills: 4, Volume: 3.5, Expressiveness 7, Total: 25.5)

6. SHINee Onew (Tone: 8.5, Treble: 3, Skills: 3, Volume: 3.5, Expressiveness 7, Total: 25)

7. SS501 Young Saeng (Tone: 7.5,Treble: 4, Skills: 3.5,Vol : 3.5, Expressiveness 6, Total: 24.5) 

Super Junior Kyuhyun (Tone: 8,Treble: 3, Skills: 3.5,Volume: 3.5,Expressiveness 6.5, Total: 24.5)

Super Junior Yesung (Tone: 7,Treble: 3.5,Skills: 3.5,Volume: 3.5,Expressiveness 7, Total: 24.5)

8. 2AM Jokwon (Tone: 6, Treble: 3.5, Skills: 4, Volume: 3, Expressiveness 7.5, Total: 24)

9. Super Junior Ryeowook (Tone: 7.5, Treble: 3.5,Skills: 3, Volume: 3,Expressiveness 6.5, Total: 23.5)

10. TVXQ Changmin (Tone: 5, Treble: 5, Skills: 3, Volume: 5, Expressiveness 5, Total: 23) 

U-Kiss SooHyun (Tone: 6, Treble: 4, Skills: 3, Volume: 4, Expressiveness 6, Total: 23)

BEAST YoSeob (Tone: 6.5, Treble: 3.5, Skills: 3, Volume: 4, Expressiveness 6, Total: 23)

11. JYJ Yoochun (Tone: 6.5, Treble: 3.5, Skills: 3.5, Volume: 3, Expressiveness 6, Total: 22.5)

C.N. BLUE Jonghyun (Tone: 8, Treble: 2.5, Skills: 3, Vol: 2.5, Expressiveness 6.5, Total: 22.5)

2PM Junsu (Tone: 6, Treble: 3.5, Skills: 3.5, Volume: 3.5, Expressiveness 5.5, Total: 22.5) 

12. Daesung (Tone: 6, Treble: 3.5, Skills: 2.5, Volume: 4, Expressiveness 5.5, Total: 21.5)

B1A4 San Deul (Tone: 6, Treble: 3.5, Skills: 3, Volume: 3.5, Expressiveness 5.5, Total: 21.5)

2AM Seulong (Tone: 7, Treble: 3.5, Skills: 3, Volume: 3, Expressiveness 5, Total: 21.5)

13. Super Junior Sungmin(Tone: 6, Treble: 3, Skills: 3, Volume: 3, Expressiveness 5.5, Total: 20.5)

14. SHINee TaeMin (Tone: 7.5, Treble: 2.5, Skills: 2.5, Volume: 2, Expressiveness 5, Total: 19.5)

15. Teen Top Niel (Tone: 6, Treble: 2.5, Skills: 3, Volume: 2.5, Expressiveness 5, Total: 19)

16. TVXQ Yunho (Tone: 4, Treble: 3, Skills: 2.5, Volume: 3, Expressiveness 3.5, Total: 16)

2AM JinWoon (Tone: 6, Treble: 2, Skills: 2, Volume: 2, Expressiveness 4, Total: 16)

SHINee Key (Tone: 4, Treble: 3, Skills: 2.5, Volume: 3, Expressiveness 3.5, Total: 16)

17. Big Bang Seungri (Tone: 5, Treble: 1, Skills: 2, Volume: 2, Expressiveness 3, Total: 13)

So what are your thoughts of this list? Are they to your satisfaction? haha I'd hope so. Hopefully 2012 would bring us new talent that would muck up this list >:)


Listening to: Seungri - Magic