(COLLAB) EXO - KO KO BOP

∞ INFINITE ENT ∞ 「 HIRING MIXERS AND ACCEPTING TRAINEES! 」BANG + DOWNPOUR opened! KO KO BOP IS OUT!

Yes, guys, here it is. Our very first collab! Woo hoo! I've been getting little to no sleep lately, and on top of that I haven't mixed in months. Even so, I did my best to make this sound at least decent, and I'm very pleased with the outcome! Thanks to everyone who participated in the collab! I feel like everyone did a splendid job, so I'll leave a comment for all of you below. Before I make this any longer, click below to listen to the collab!

Comments for trainees:

Mei (Chen): I seriously love your voice. I had no timing issues, your power was good, but you were a bit out of pitch during one part. Your pronunciation is not bad at all, but it could be better! You missed the actual lyrics during one part, but it's barely noticeable. Either way, I don't regret casting you as Chen. Your low notes were stable and overall, you sounded nice. Good job!

Yumi (D.O): The way you sing is very pleasant, I love your timbre, too! Your power was no joke. I really have nothing to say to you about fixing your technique, because as much as I heard in this collab, it sounds good to me!

Yuexiao (Suho): Your voice is so soft, in a wonderful way. I loved all of the parts you recorded, but your harmonies were so on point so I have to mention them! You said you were insecure about your pronunciation, but it's one of the better ones I've heard so far. Keep it up!

April (Xiumin): Gosh, where do I start? Maybe at your "Listen" because it melted me (a really rare thing to happen). I adored the harmonies. Your pronunciation is not bad but I feel like it could be softer. And of course, I have to mention the last chorus, your energy is great! Thank you for applying!

Dae (Chanyeol): Your rapping voice is mesmerizing. You also made a mistake in lyrics, but how well you did overall makes up for it. Why haven't I heard your voice around here? It's a shame, you're very unique! You stood out during "all" parts the most!

Koemi (Baekhyun): This collab's maknae! I doubt anyone could tell, though, because your voice just doesn't sound that cute, it sounds rather mature. I fell off my chair when you sang your "It goes down down baby", no jokes, it's that good. Your pronunication is great! I'll be looking forward to hearing more from you in the future. 

Kida (Kai+Sehun): Your timbre is lovely, and your pronunciation and enunciation are great! The only thing that you could've done better was to put more energy into your rap, but it caught me off guard that you rapped the whole part perfectly! Listening to your parts is very enjoyable! Thank you so much for applying, after mixing this, I can't really imagine anyone else doing Kai+Sehun's parts so well!

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Inspirit-Baby
#1
Hi. I've auditioned :)
Chocolite
#2
Hello! I've applied!
itsatale
#3
Chapter 4: Comments are written according to the order of "appearance".

I feel that Koemi's range doesn't fit KOKOBOP which is a shame because I've listened to one of her covers and her voice sounded very pleasant. Even I found KOKOBOP to be too low for my voice tbh. The "hm hmm" was flat and although she stayed on pitch for most of her first verse, there were times when her notes went flat. But I think that her voice possessed the right attitude to deliver the lines! The "awoo" was on point and I appreciate how she added her own stylistic approach to it. As expected, she did very well at hitting the higher notes! Her lines in the second chorus were sung in a similar style with the original and she assimilated her voice well into that particular style and it amazed me at how correct all the details are. "Rideume onmomeul" and "matgigo soricheo" were done nicely. I think that the "oh oh oh" in the last chorus showcased a different side of her voice.

Yumi did her first verse very well! I loved the hint of sass in her voice and the way she sang the lines using her own style. She tends to drawl her last syllables a lot and then halt the notes abruptly--I noticed this when I listened to her lines in the first chorus. I'm taking it as her stylistic singing. Listening to her lines in the bridge made her singing style more apparent. Her "bameun gipeodo" especially is probably my favourite part. However, I did find the drawling to be a bit odd. I loved the "down down baby" part. I think that she really got the soft with sass sound down.

April sounds very adorable with the "awoo" and I found myself cooing while listening to it hahaha. I found it to be a bit monotone tho. I noticed the struggle to hit the notes (don't worry; this is a boy group song so it's highly likely that most girls don't find comfort while singing along to it) in the first verse but if I'm not mistaken, she missed none of them. The background voice adds a very nice touch to the line that comes after the first chorus. Kinda like making it sounding softer and...dreamier? The lines in the second last chorus seemed to be a bit unstable? I heard the voice wavering a bit.

Yuexiao delivered her first verse nicely and her tone fit right into the song's vibe. I could literally "see" and feel her voice "chilling". The "oh oh oh" in the first chorus was nicely done. Again, it was carried out with the right attitude and tone. Good job at hitting the low notes in these "ginjanghaji malgo dagawa Yeah yeah
ni modeun geol naege matgyeo bwa Yeah yeah" lines! Throaty and with tension, but she was able to hit them.

Whoa, I'm actually pleasantly surprised that Kida is able to hit the low notes with ease! Not hitting the low "yeah yeah" is a good choice. It's also cool that she recorded all of her harmonies--I mean, I won't even be able to figure out all of them lmao. Ah, I'm not so sure about the first Sehun verse since I don't know much about rapping :') But I do feel like her voice carried the right feel for it!

Oh my, Dae's rap is a mixture of sass + badass + adorable. I'm not sure about the pronunciation but I really like the way she exerted some force on certain syllables. I really want to comment more but my limited knowledge and exposure to rapping doesn’t allow me to :(

Amazing chorus right there from Mei! Attitude, check, precision, check, power check. It's everything that needs to be in kokobop. The "majimak bamiya" and "dulmane bamiya" lines were sung differently from the original. I mean, that's a pretty smart way of blending in your lines into the song without forcing your voice to reach notes that are out of your comfort zone. The "rideume onmomeul" was lacking the power, in my opinion but the good "oh oh oh" makes up for it so thumbs up! Oh wow, that shock she brought me when I listened to the bridge! I'd never expect her to hit notes as low as those but she did it! It was obviously not achieved easily, but she did okay.

I actually thought a lot about posting this because I’m afraid that my words will discourage some people from taking parts in the covering community. I don’t intend to put anyone down and if any of the sentences sound as if I am, please let me know and I’ll gladly take this comment down and apologize to you. If this type of comment is not allowed, I promise that I won’t post anything like it anymore :)

Btw I’m not a professional singer and I’ve never been formally trained. These are all my personal opinions and there’s a big chance that all (or most)) of the technical stuff are inaccurate so please take them with a grain of salt.
amusingmurdermachine
#4
Hi! I sent an application! :)
YX__94
#5
Chapter 4: Oh my God I'm so happy I can't stop smiling!!!! :D I'm so happy to be part of this!!

I think one of my backvocals is missing but, oh well :)

And I'm glad what I did is fine! ^^

Let's work hard on the other collabs as well! :D
Utaite
#6
Chapter 4: IT SOUNDS SO GREAT OMG <333 I have no words except wow. The singers were so great ahhh gosh I loved the mixing! And yeah I was trying to make rap parts a little more like how it was rapped in the original song! xD Anyway IT WAS GREAT OMG I LOVED THIS! I hope to be able to collaborate more with everybody!
Mei_Hope
#7
Chapter 4: I think everyone did really well in the collab, sorry for it being so late.

April you sound so much like Xiumin in this with the timbre and lightness. He's my bias and I love your voice so it's a win win situation ❤️
Overall everyone did a good job and the mixing was good as well!
xiaobubz
#8
Hello I've applied!