Vocal Range

C#3 ~ A5 (2 octaves and 4 notes)

Supported Range

F#3/G3 ~ B4/C5

F#3/G3 ~ D5/Eb5 (with head voice)

Voice Type

Light Lyric Soprano

Strengths & Achievements Second strongest vocalist in Wonder Girls Able to keep consistency in support up to B4’s and C5’s Balanced and extensive use of mixed voice even as high as A5 Arguably one the better lower ranges amongst k-pop female vocalists Able to keep support down to G3 with good projection and at times F#3 Able to eliminate nasality in her voice At times able to switch into a head voice Intonation has improved since debut Stylistically able to choose in between falsetto and head voice A healthy vibrato is present in her head voice and lower belts Weaknesses Her stability and intonation can at times fail and make her sound shaky Nasality can still be present in her voice Above D5, tends to use more falsetto than head voice Even though she is able to mix very high, notes above C5 are generally done with a high larynx and tense tongue She loses consistency in tone production below F#3 although some tone is still present down to F3 and E3 Her falsetto hasn’t been showcased to its highest peak, suggesting a lack of control/confidence in that register Runs can often be sloppy and lazy Voice can lose laryngeal openness thus becoming very small and slightly yelled Registers Lower register: Able to keep a stable larynx even as low as F3 and E3 with an excessive airiness in tone. Notes above F#3 are generally supported and well projected, with full cord connection and very consistent in tone production. Mixed register: Resonance may at times be achieved on lower fourth octave notes, but generally are just small and not full/round enough. Able to mix even as high as A5 but with improper technique above C5, where her voice finds its peak of proper support. Upper register: Shows the ability to use a connected head voice at times up to D5/Eb5 and is able to choose when to use head voice or falsetto even as high as G5, however the higher she goes, the more laryngeal space is lost and tension increases as she ascends in her falsetto. Agility

Possessing quite a high and light voice, YeEun’s voice shows more ease with runs than heavier voices would. With that said, she still lacks the full control of her voice and for a good majority of the time her choice of vocal ornaments can end up quite uncontrolled, sloppy and messy. Her notes aren’t quite clean in separation and tend to be more so guessed than fully connected with a smooth legato line. At times she’s able to do very accurate and clean runs, such as the one in the beginning of “2 Different Tears“, but most of the time her runs are quite sloppy like in “Girls Girls“, “When You Believe” and the runs at the end of “2 Different Tears“. She shows more control in her agility in her falsetto than in her mix and chest voice.

Overall analysis

Recently debuting as a soloist, Wonder Girls’ lead vocalist YeEun is an artist who possesses a very unique sounding voice. A slightly bright and sharp tone, she has quite a piercing quality to her voice. She has always been a very daring vocalist who attempts many difficult ballads a