Vocal Range

Eb3 ~ B5 (2 Octaves and 4 notes)

Supported Range

G3/G#3 ~ C5

Voice Type

Possibly a Full Lyric Soprano

Strengths/Achievements Strongest vocalist in current EXID Well developed extension in the mix voice Consistent pitch and well controlled voice Able to show resonance up to C5, even if inconsistently Support is existent up to C5/C#5 with enough consistency Able to keep a full and connected well placed sound in her lower range down to G#3/G3 Falsetto can be well controlled and relaxed up to F#5 Voice is somewhat agile Possesses a strong sense of musicianship and often makes songs her own Strong sense of dynamics Voice projects very well due to placement and natural vocal weight Weaknesses Has a very bad habit of pushing her voice Mistakes power for strain, creating distortions in her higher notes Lower range below G#3/G3 is often quiet, unstable and airy Falsetto is very airy and disconnected, never shows a head voice Mixed voice can sound pushed and tense even within her supported range Larynx raises above D5, where her voice becomes more strained and throaty Voice can often sound whiny when strained above her supported range Falsetto becomes pushed and tight above F#5 Runs can often be pitchy and lack control Often sings in a range that’s outside of her supported range, causing vocal damage Registers Lower register: This register has shown improvement over time from her debut up until now. Her tone is present as low as F#3 and F3, but the support only truly starts on G3 and more consistently on G#3. Mixed register: A register she has developed well in terms of muscle coordination in order to always be able to stay in a very high range, however this register is also where she shows the most pushing, strain and lack of support. Notes above C#5 are strained and below from Bb4 ~ C5 can often be pushed. Upper register: A very delicate register that does not carry the weight her voice shows in the rest of her voice. It lacks connection of the vocal cords and often sounds airy and does not project well, but can show a relaxed approach up until F#5, where above that the voice becomes quite tight and pushed. Agility

Due to having a slightly thicker voice, Solji’s voice is often a bit too heavy for vocal runs and therefore presents less advantages when it comes to vocal runs. That is not to say, however, that her vocal runs are bad. When it comes to vocal agility, she has shown improvement from her debut up until now, with how she sings runs and how she separates them. If one is to put vocal agility into a scale of inability to slow, to medium tempo to fast tempo, Solji has acquired enough vocal agility and ornamentations skills to be able to sing slow to mid tempo runs with enough accuracy and precision. Back in 2008 when she was still a rookie, she would often simplify vocal runs in order to sing them more accurately, such as the vocal runs in “Listen“, and if she were to try any more extravagant vocal melismas, her runs would come out sloppy, messy and all over the place with pitch and separation of pitch, such as in “시계태엽“, “눈물이 안났어” and “뻔한여자“. More recently, however, Solji’s agility has become more accurate and her separation of pitch is more clear, where one can hear every single note in a run she would do without her sliding through the notes without a center of pitch. She’s now able to sing more slow-mid tempo quick runs that don’t require long phrases or too many gaps in pitch, showing fair control of the basic skills in vocal agility, such as in “너 나 좋아해, 나 너 좋아해” and “Maria“.

Overall analysis

EXID’s current main vocalist and former vocal trainer, Solji is an idol who has debuted long ago and taken a long road in order to achieve fame and success. She is a vocalist with a very powerful and big voice, more due to the fact differently from most other females in K-pop, Solji’s Soprano voice possesses a more mature tone with more weight and volume which, although not certainly, indicates that Solji’s voice would more likely be classified as a Full Lyric Soprano, although true characteristics of a Full Lyric Soprano have yet to be 100% shown. For the most part she has a full sounding voice, which is reminiscent of other idol vocalists who are Full Lyric Sopranos, such as Brown Eyed Girls’ Jea, APink’s Eunji and former SeeYa main vocalist, Yeonji.

The bottom of Solji’s range is a part of her range that has shown some improvement from debut. Back in the day, she used to show a lack of support and projection in her lower chest voice, such as her F3’s and G3’s in “Listen“. Now, she’s able to more consistently