Vocal Range

G2 ~ C#6 (3 Octaves and 3 notes)

Supported Range

D3 ~ Bb4 (B4 in studio)

D3 ~ F#5/G5 (with head voice)

Voice Type

Light Lyric Tenor

Strengths/Achievements Second strongest vocalist in Super Junior One of the strongest vocalists amongst male idols Very well developed head voice muscles and transitions Head placement is very well exercised in the head voice Mixed voice is consistently supported up to Bb4 Resonance is very consistent in his supported range Lower range is supported down to D3 consistently Healthy vibrato is produced Voice is well developed in most registers Head voice shows consistency in support and resonance up to F#5/G5 Has well placed and supported B4’s in studio Above supported range head voice still has good placement Mixed voice is well balanced but a bit chesty Weaknesses Has issues in the mixed voice with the vowels Ooh and Oh Nasality can be a bit too present in the voice due to improper jaw shape Pitch issues can happen sometimes too often Issues with consistency above Bb4, notes aren’t live Mixed voice becomes heady on C#5 Lower range is the weakest register, underdeveloped below D3 Vocal runs are often sloppy and inaccurate Head voice is pushed above G5 Sometimes can have jaw tension with improper posture Registers Lower register: His weakest register which still is decently well developed for a tenor. Possessing tone and good placement down to D3 consistently, and being able to vocalize down to Bb2 and sometimes G2 with tone. Mixed register: Very well developed mixed range, sits very well and comfortably in the tenor range with good consistency and resonance. Balanced to slightly chesty mixed voice. Upper register: Very well developed muscle coordination, always connected and well transitioned into. Very good head placement with good resonance, well placed even if strained and consistently able to keep good support up to F#5/G5. Agility

One of the weakest parts of his voice, although Ryeowook generally favors a lighter vocal cord coordination when it comes to his upper mixed voice, aside from his head voice, his melismas are often very under-prepared. He has the tendency to not only sing with improper separation of pitch, by sliding through notes, often he also lacks the natural flow and bounce necessary to rhythmically sing through vocal runs as efficiently as possible. Although he’s able to more or less sing vocal runs that are done in his head voice with precision, if they’re slow in tempo in his head voice such as in “Moves Like Jagger“, his runs are generally sloppy and inaccurate when added more notes or done with a little bit more speed, such as in  “Moves Like Jagger“, “Start Of Something New“, “Let’s Not” and “Superman“.

Overall analysis

Debuting in 2005 with Super Junior, Ryeowook is one of the longer running idols still active in their groups today. With a 10 year career, Ryeowook has been able to show a consistent use of his voice with skill and technique that not only makes him stand out from the rest of the competition, but also allows him to take on vocally demanding and challenging parts in many Super Junior songs. Usually marketed less heavily as a main vocalist and somewhat outshined by the more praised main vocalist, Yesung, Ryeowook’s vocal skill isn’t to be demeaned as part of the main trio of tenors in Super Junior. With a voice that is very light, bright and soft, lacking in weight but also sitting quite high in tessitura, he is more than likely to be classified as a light lyric tenor, one of the lighter weight tenors in the group.

Starting from the bottom of his range, Ryeowook exposes most of his weaknesses here. Not to be overlooked however, his lower range is quite extensive in range and still shows a more consistent development than the average or less developed tenors in pop music. Being able to at times vocalize down to G2/G#2 with considerable vocal tone, such as in “어떤그리움” and “사랑한다 안한다“, his voice generally lacks the true