Vocal Range

F#3 ~ G5 (2 octaves and 1 semitone)

Supported Range

B3/C4 ~ G#4

Voice Type

Light Lyric Soprano

Strengths/Achievements Able to sing with a smooth legato line Some support is present in her voice Able to keep a more relaxed sound up to G#4 Lower range can have tone down to G#3 Transitions into a somewhat connected head voice can happen Pitch issues aren’t too common Voice isn’t generally airy Weaknesses The larynx is almost never in a neutral position Lower range is generally airy Voice projects almost exclusively through her nose Whiny quality present in most of her singing Lacks a true sense of development in her chest voice and resonance Voice lacks dynamics and power Mixed voice is always light and whiny Higher notes above G#4 generally carry tension and become shrill Vibrato is wobbly and uncontrolled Falsetto is often produced with a high larynx and a thin sound The voice is mostly thin, bright and produced with weak support No register in her voice is truly developed Registers Lower register: Tone has been kept down to G#3 at times but for the most part, her voice is very airy and quiet below B3. Has not really showcased much of this range and has yet to truly sing her lowest note. Mixed register: Most of her mixed voice is quite head-dominant, she lacks a sense of roundness in tone, projecting her voice through her nose in a thin, quiet and bright mixed voice with weak support and shakiness in tone. Upper register: Falsetto register can at times be her best register, her transitions aren’t too bad and she can produce tone with not too much effort even if a true sense of support in her sometimes showcased head voice is not present. Agility

Being a very non stylistic singer nor technical vocalist, Gyuri doesn’t often attempt very difficult vocal performances. She generally sings with a very clean, monotone sound in her voice and doesn’t take many risks with singing, one of those being the challenge of a vocal run. If anything Gyuri avoids vocal runs as much as she can, even in songs where vocal runs could be added, she sings the melody as cleanly as possible. In the few occasions where she’s attempted anything vocally challenging, it’s easy to tell that not only is she not able to properly separate vocal runs individually, note by note and good rhythmic flow, she also simplifies her vocal runs as much as possible and slows down the tempo in order to make it as simple and easy as possible for herself, such as the runs in “Hush Hush (I Will Survive)“.

Overall analysis

Having debuted in KARA as a possible lead vocalist in 2007, alongside Sunghee and Seungyeon, after the departure of their strongest vocalist to date, Sunghee, Gyuri has taken the role of lead/main vocalist with Seungyeon ever since. Vocally it is quite easy to tell that Gyuri possesses one of the most girly, brightest and lightest voices amongst K-pop female idol vocalists. Probably due to the fact that her singing habits cause her to sing in a very bright way, it is unclear what her true vocal tone would be if she were to improve her vocal technique but it is safe to assume she’d most likely be classified as a Light Lyric Soprano or to some, even a Soubrette.

The lower part of Gyuri’s range is not only underdeveloped, it is also very under explored. Gyuri doesn’t usually tend to sing songs that stay in a low range for her, so although she’s shown to be able to sing as low