Vocal Range

G2 ~ Bb5 (3 Octaves, 1 note & 1 semitone)

Supported Range

Eb3 ~ F4/F#4

Voice Type

Light Lyric Tenor

Strengths/Achievements Second strongest vocalist in B2ST (while a member) Support is present in his singing Able to support his mixed voice up to F4/F#4 Produces a less nasal sound when belting Has shown good improvement with breath support over the years Falsetto has become more relaxed and can be be produced without nasality Able to support his chest voice down to Eb3 Weaknesses Bad habit of keeping his mouth closed, doesn’t open up enough Sings with nasal placement very often Often sings with a pushed tight throat Falsetto produced through throat, usually whiny Mixed voice is too chest-dominant, lacks brightness and flexibility Runs are often sloppy and pitchy Uses a larynx vibrato Registers Lower register: Mostly good placement and good vocal cord connection is kept in his chest voice down to Eb3. Below that he either becomes airy or pushes his larynx down with improper breath support. Mixed register: Mostly a chest-dominant mixed voice is used. He is able to produce support with a degree of openness in tone up to F4/F#4, above that his throat gets closed and he often has bad posture and strains. Upper register: Mostly uses a falsetto, at times is able to use a more well projected sound but that is caused by nasal placement instead of proper head resonance. Agility

Hyunseung shows that he’s mostly influenced and takes after R&B vocalists in his vocal performances and vocal style. As such, he tends to favor more smooth mellow R&B songs with a mid-range and often attempts vocal runs. The issue with Hyunseung’s approach to vocal runs is that they often come out pitchy and lacking in terms of rhythmic flow. They often sound laggy, slowed down and even then the pitch and separation of notes aren’t executed with accuracy, resulting in very sloppy vocal runs for the most part, such as in “Nice & Slow“, “Don’t Judge Me” and “Troublemaker“. This seemed to be something he’d attempt more in the beginning of his career when doing covers of songs but seems to have been toned down to an extent.

Overall analysis

Debuting in 2009 as the lead vocalist of the Cube boy group B2ST, Hyunseung was often not as highlighted in a group with so many members but has since been given many chances to showcase his talents in other ways. After being given a solo, as well as being part of a more concept duo with 4Minute’s Hyuna and also performing on Immortal Song 2 a couple of times, Hyunseung has been given his deserved recognition as the second strongest vocalist in B2ST.

The overall tone of Hyunseung’s voice is slightly thicker and darker than the other members of B2ST due to how much chest he uses in his overall tone production than head voice. He has the least bright mix amongst the members and the chestiness carries over to his lower range. As low as E3 and Eb3, Hyunseung shows a very relaxed and forward chest placed sound that projects very comfortably, as shown by the E3’s in