NateSparda 961 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Ken debuted with VIXX on 2012 as one of the two main vocalists of the group. Ever since, Ken has gained recognition among fans and citizens due to his “uniqueâ€, husky and velveted vocal tone, as well as his vocals. As the main vocalist, along with Leo, Ken gets promoted more than the rest of the group vocally and has been able to appear in vocally-oriented TV shows, such as Masked Singer, as well as in the musical threatre. VOCAL RANGE: Bb2 – F#6 (3 octaves and 5 notes) / Bb2 – C7 (4 octaves, 1 note and 1 semitone) Supported range: E3 – F#4 (1 octave and 1 note) Although he is a relatively new idol, Ken managed to gain the recognition of many music critics who deemed his voice as “charmingâ€, as well as his overall technique of singing as good. Ken’s style of singing is very belting-based, putting more effort and thus developing more his mix than his chest and head voices. The vocalist has an apparent preference for staying in the lower middle range of his voice, which starts at G3 and ends at D4, with more than occasional appareances in the higher middle range (or mixed voice) from D4 to G4, avoiding lower chest voice notes that, when executed, are very inconsistent when compared to the vocalist’s mixed register. Vocal positives: The strongest vocalist of VIXX, Ken, has developed his middle range achieving an exceptional intonation and placement, without becoming nasal. He has shown he is able to produce notes with a well executed projection and resonance when in good condition, especially in the lower-middle range, and he shows a decent support until G4, although inconsistenly. In addition to this, the vocalist has developed through the years a decent breath support up until D4/Eb4 and a more than desirable intionation. The singer possesses a wide vocal range. Vocal negatives: Despite possessing a wide vocal range, Ken’s supported range represents a relatively narrow part of it, mainly due to the neglect of the lower and higher registers of his voice. Despite showing a decent breath support, notes above Eb4 tend to become pushed and his placement starts to become throaty, causing a lack of projection in his notes above Eb4. In addition, Ken’s larynx is unstable as he gets apart from his supported range, and at times even within his supporting range, causing a higher placement of the larynx in notes above F#4. Chest voice is not well projected most of the time and the singer presents a lot of jaw tension in his mix. LOWER REGISTER This register lacks in terms of projection, due to the “abandon†it suffers compared to the singer’s middle range. He shows good support until E3 consistenly, although he has a tendency of lowering his larynx as high as G3 and F#3 and lower as shown in VIXX’s performance of “밀하ìžë©´â€. Ken has the ability to project well from F#3 to B3 with a good chest resonance (see “Anthemâ€) and through the years he has shown an improvement in the placement of his larynx, as shown in the musical Cinderella. MIXED REGISTER His most developed register by far, Ken’s mixed voice presents less issues than his chest and head voice, although it can not be deemed as properly developed. His mix starts to take form right after the first passagio of his voice, which starts at D4, and has improved in placement and projection through the years, although nasality has never been a problem for the vocalist. Consistenly, Ken’s voice is able to show a decent breath support until Eb4 and a “sustained†support up until F#4, although at this point his support becomes more throat dominant and does not rely on the diaphragm, as well as he starts to push the notes as shown in his performance of “Where I Want to Beâ€, in where most notes above Eb4 were pushed and not properly supported. This issue has improved in support through the years, as shown in his 2015 musical appareance in Cinderella, where all the E4s were properly supported and his jaw tension is not as present. He has shown more than once that he is able to show a better support when using a lighter mix consistently in his F#4 notes like in “Hot Enough†and “Anthemâ€, and ocasionally even as high as G4, although it is a very rare feature. Above F#4, Ken has the habit of supporting his voice through his throat, which might cause damage to his vocal chords, as showing in “Rolling in the Deepâ€, where he basically “yelled†every G#4 of the chorus and raised his larynx dramatically in order to hit a B4. HIGHER REGISTER Another abandoned register, the vocalist prefers to mix the notes that are above his supported range than to switch into falsetto/head voice. In rare ocassions, when executed, the transitions in between his mix and his falsetto are not properly achieved due to a throaty placement of his voice above F#4 as explained in the Mixed Register paragraph. This not well executed transition and missplacement might cause pitch issues as shown in his performance of “Rolling in the Deep.†The register lacks in terms of projection and control, which causes a strong contrast with the mixed voice to the listener. As a very young vocalist, there a lot of space for improvement for Ken, who happens to have a gift for singing. Although he can not be considered as “good†yet, he has a lot of good features, such as his great ear for music and his good intonation, which might help him to develop his many neglected parts of his voice. Recommended performance(s): “Anthemâ€, “10 Minutes Ago†Check out the other analyses here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay 11,273 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 oh, nice I don't really agree with the 'good chest resonance' aspect but all of this seems nice within Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thot7 2,477 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I like the metacritic score lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somnia 983 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Do sm vocalists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateSparda 961 Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 oh, nice I don't really agree with the 'good chest resonance' aspect but all of this seems nice within I think it was quite evident in the performance I posted as his best (I forgot the name lmao) besides that one no, there is not always resonance lol I like the metacritic score lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEGGO_Starlights 28 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Is being thr strongest meaning better?? Cause I've read a few things in the vocal thread saying Ken is better than Leo... and is this the final analysis lm sorry for the disturbance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateSparda 961 Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 Is being thr strongest meaning better?? Cause I've read a few things in the vocal thread saying Ken is better than Leo... and is this the final analysis lm sorry for the disturbance Do not worry, feel free to ask whatever you want to know. Yes, by "strongest" I always mean best, so Ken is arguably the 2nd best vocalist out of all members, only behind Leo. Leo has a better production in his lower and mixed range overall, although they are very similar in level. I have not analysed Leo yet and I probably won't do it as soon as I wish I could, but check out the kpopvocalanalysis blog in wordpress, I think they might analyse him soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateSparda 961 Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 Do sm vocalists Sorry for not replying sooner, I will analyse a lot of SM vocalists so stay tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEGGO_Starlights 28 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Do not worry, feel free to ask whatever you want to know. Yes, by "strongest" I always mean best, so Ken is arguably the 2nd best vocalist out of all members, only behind Leo. Leo has a better production in his lower and mixed range overall, although they are very similar in level. I have not analysed Leo yet and I probably won't do it as soon as I wish I could, but check out the kpopvocalanalysis blog in wordpress, I think they might analyse him soon! ahh.... is that so... anyways thanks for the answer I've always thought Leo was Average-AA butnI saw a comment in Leo's vocal range so I thought he was now Weak-Average and Ken has finally took the best vocal title in vixx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateSparda 961 Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 ahh.... is that so... anyways thanks for the answer I've always thought Leo was Average-AA butnI saw a comment in Leo's vocal range so I thought he was no Weak-Average and Ken has finally took the best vocal title in vixx ahh.... is that so... anyways thanks for the answer I've always thought Leo was Average-AA butnI saw a comment in Leo's vocal range so I thought he was no Weak-Average and Ken has finally took the best vocal title in vixx I do not know if Leo could be considered as "weak to average", I would say average since that's my terminology, pretty much like Ken. None of them are as bad to be considered "weak" in my opinion, but none of them are good neither. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEGGO_Starlights 28 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I do not know if Leo could be considered as "weak to average", I would say average since that's my terminology, pretty much like Ken. None of them are as bad to be considered "weak" in my opinion, but none of them are good neither.Well... there's always time to improve and at least they're not weak vocalists so it's good LOLand I just hope they'll tone down the yelling a little bit especially Leo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateSparda 961 Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 Well... there's always time to improve and at least they're not weak vocalists so it's good LOL and I just hope they'll tone down the yelling a little bit especially Leo... I hope they improve, I do believe Ken is one of those "gifted" singers who have a very nice instrument, but he needs to improve if he wants to keep his voice untouched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLY 31,289 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Thank you for this! ^^ i think this is on the wrong section doe.. it should be on music!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhMin 5,245 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 You should redo all your other ones first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocket Hyung 3,962 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 ooo I always thought Ken is better than Leo so this came as a surprise for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocket Hyung 3,962 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 why is he listed as β Vocalist in the header but in the chart hes listed under the γ Vocalist tho? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateSparda 961 Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 Thank you for this! ^^ i think this is on the wrong section doe.. it should be on music!! Thank you for reading, and yes, I agree, I will request it to a mod. You should redo all your other ones first! I will but it's a lot of work lol maybe one by day why is he listed as β Vocalist in the header but in the chart hes listed under the γ Vocalist tho? Thank you for that, I already fixed the banner Oh and Leo is not better than Ken, I already fixed that too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idkijustlikekpop 1 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Well, the placement as γ hurts my heart a little bit, but I'm really glad to see that you think he's gifted and has room for improvement. Thanks for doing Ken! I knew you would be swayed ;) Do you think that when your ban is lifted on AKP you'll post this there? I would hate to not be able to see Ken's face high above others lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puellarum generatio 3,628 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 why don't you add your previous analyses in the ranking ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateSparda 961 Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 Well, the placement as γ hurts my heart a little bit, but I'm really glad to see that you think he's gifted and has room for improvement. Thanks for doing Ken! I knew you would be swayed ;) Do you think that when your ban is lifted on AKP you'll post this there? I would hate to not be able to see Ken's face high above others lol I will probably keep on posting on akp but I will be more focused on OH now so the next analyses might be here sooner than in akp why don't you add your previous analyses in the ranking ? I will, I'm adding Wendy right now, I will add 1 per day until I am done with the old analyses and then I will start with new ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEGGO_Starlights 28 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Uhm... Can I request one? can you please analyze N? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateSparda 961 Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 Uhm... Can I request one? can you please analyze N? I will probably eventually do it, but he's not one of my priorities, I should have to do Leo first and then N but yes, he is considered for a future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vixxus 669 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 My favourite male vocal of kpop. His vocal is giving me so much life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEGGO_Starlights 28 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I will probably eventually do it, but he's not one of my priorities, I should have to do Leo first and then N but yes, he is considered for a future thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEGGO_Starlights 28 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Hi! I see that you've changed "Second strongest vocalist" to "Strongest vocalist" in VIXX can I ask what part does he have an edge over Leo? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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