Vocal Range

D3 ~ C#6 (2 octaves, 5 notes and 1 semitone)

Supported Range

F3/F#3 ~ B4/C5

F3/F#3 ~ E5 (With head voice)

Voice Type

Light Lyric Soprano

Strengths/Achievements Able to keep decent tone production down to her lowest notes at times Having a better developed chest voice than most k-pop female vocalist Achieved resonance/open throat at times up to C5 Healthier singing than most due to more use of head voice rather than a pushed mix Decent use of head voice and falsetto, able to keep good production mostly till E5 Supports most of her mid range Able to use falsetto, head voice and a more mixed head voice for effect Pitch is almost 100% of the time on point, much more consistent than many other vocalists Weaknesses Larynx is unstable, tends to push with more often than necessary Although able to lift her soft palate in low to mid-belts, tends to be nasal quite often Tends to squeeze a tense falsetto above E5 Shallow support and control in her mix Underdeveloped mixed register with either too much chest or head, not balanced Although being able to at times support lower register, at other times it’s quiet and slightly too breathy Although having an extensive career, technique has not improved much if at all through her years Registers Lower register: Able to produce supported and well connected notes in her lower chest, down to F3, occasionally D3’s, Eb3’s and E3’s are supported, at others very quiet and breathy. Although breathy, however, BoA is still able to produce more tone quality into her quieter lowest notes than most female vocalists with average lower registers. Mixed register: Able to use a heady mix or a chesty mix, but not a balanced mix. Either BoA’s mix is very pushed with a high larynx and a throaty sound, with too much weight carried up, or too bright and heady with a tight high larynx sound. Notes in the area from G4 ~ C5 tend to be opened most of the times with a lifted soft palate, but other times pushed and throaty, more like a yell than a real supported sound. Not able to mix correctly. Upper register: Very overused and tends to sing more with head than mix. She is able to transition well into head and without any problems in pitch, however above F5, tends to lose tone and become more of a falsetto with a very tight tense sound. Agility

Although having a light voice, BoA’s voice is rather slow. She is able to do some easy vocal runs with decent pitch but they’re slightly tight and almost robotic.

Overall analysis

BoA has a very different voice from most other female vocalists in K-pop. Although being an idol singer, she has a very extensive career which has lasted more than over a decade. Her voice is piercing, unique and very individual. She’s got a bright voice with a certain weightier quality to it due to the excessive chest