Although some celebrities may be one of the most excellent musicians the world has ever seen, individual stars' areas of expertise lie beyond being singers. Dancing and rapping may be their primary function within the band.
Veteran vocal trainers Kim Young Min and Lee Gyeol (who has taught SEVENTEEN, NU'EST, Cosmic Girls, and Weki Meki) clarify their strategy to enable trainees, who are not naturally gifted singers, make it through international fame. (via Koreaboo)
Kim Young Min and Lee Gyeol stressed that the concept is "bullsh*t" in response to one user who has said, "singing [excellently] is not something you can achieve through trying hard."
Both vocal coaches, in reality, disclosed that none of them were birthed, successful musicians. Kim told the audience that he would be training 6 hours a day, while Lee was training 12 hours a day to get to where he is now.
As per them, if they work hard, enough everyone can be a great singer. Well, almost everyone. One AYO poster discussed with Kim Young Min and Lee Gyeol the opinions of yet another artist coach.
According to the commentator, the mentor in question revealed that it could be challenging to get celebrities to better singing from a "zero" level, significantly when they surpassed their audition due to their dance moves or visuals. And both Kim and Lee agreed—"there are several trainees who've been 'zero' in reality.
Lee Gyeol went on to say that firms are placing pressure on vocal trainers a bit because individual trainees may not seem to be developing their singing abilities. So, what are the coaches doing to keep their jobs and to keep the record label satisfied when an idol clearly can not sing?
There's a "simple trick" use of vocal coaching in those situations, as per Kim Young Min, and Lee Gyeol clarified how everything works.
First, you'll find the one track that matches the trainee possibly the best — probably a track that aligns their style, tone, and general vibe. You keep everything concealed, then.
K-Pop trainees are evaluated carefully by the higher-ups of the organization to see if their talents are developing. As per Lee, they only pull out the ultimate weapon track for the trainee when assessment time rolls along. It seems to offer the feeling that the trainee has grown and has sufficient musical talent to make their career full.