Vocal Range

D3 ~ G5 (2 Octaves, 2 notes & 1 semitone)

Supported Range

Bb3 ~ B4

Voice Type

Light Lyric Soprano

Strengths/Achievements Support is present and employed in her singing Mixed voice is bright and not generally pushed Supports with consistency up to B4 Support up to C5 is somewhat present even if somewhat shallow Head voice can be connected but lacks support Generally sings within a narrow range, doesn’t try to oversing Intonation is mostly consistent throughout vocal performances Lower range is supported with connection down to Bb3/B3 Weaknesses Shows inconsistencies in her upper range, mostly sings with an airy falsetto Mixed voice is shallow in support High larynx is present above B4 most of the time Nasality is present throughout her range Unable to open the back of , lacks roundness in tone Voice is light and lacks power Chest voice lacks development and depth in tone, generally too light Vocal runs are often somewhat sloppy and lack good rhythmic flow Resonance is never truly produced Registers Lower register: Most of G.NA’s lower range is produced with some tone, but without a good sense of connection in the vocal cords. Notes below Bb3 often come out soft and airy, without good projection. Mixed register: Her mixed voice is bright and head-dominant. Mostly projects through her nose, notes above B4 often are whiny and tight in tone but support is present below. Upper register: Sings with a falsetto for a majority of the time but is also able to use a connected head voice inconsistently. Her head voice although connected lacks in terms of support. Agility

Like most Foreign-born Koreans, G.NA takes more influence from Western R&B artists and vocalists which shows in her vocal style. Her tone is often bright and light, with an approach that allows her to sing through vocal runs with more flexibility. Even so, G.NA lacks the true support and muscle memory to sing through vocal runs with good rhythmic flow, often sounding somewhat sloppy and laggy in her vocal runs. She doesn’t often attempt complex vocal runs, but when any vocal runs are included in her vocal performances, they often come out slow but she does have good pitch even if every note isn’t hit on the center of the pitch, her overall intonation isn’t completely off, as heard in “Officially Missing You” and “꺼져줄게 잘 살아“. She often also has quick trills as part of her signature style that come out more or less as precise as she can, such as in “꺼져줄게 잘살아” and “애인 생기면 하고 싶은 일“.

Overall analysis

Debuting in 2010 as the new soloist idol in Cube, G.NA stands today as one of the few idol female soloists in the industry, alongside veterans like BoA and popular singers like IU, Ailee and Lee Hi. As such, she has to compete with a fierce wave of new debuting idols every year as well as veterans in the industry.