SeungRi, who is also known as “V.I”, debuted in 2006 as a sub vocalist of South Korean group BIG BANG. Although he was initially rejected to become a member, because despite his good dancing abilities he was lacking in the vocal field, Seungri managed to join the group as the last and youngest member in 2006. Nowadays, Seungri plays the role as the choreographer, vocalist and second main dancer of BIG BANG. Ever since, Seungri released a solo EP in 2013 named ‘Let’s Talk About Love.’
VOCAL RANGE: TBA
Oftenly confused as the group’s weakest singer, Seungri is actually BIG BANG’s second best vocalist, only behind Daesung, in terms of vocal techniques. However, Seungri stills get less lines than those of the main vocalist, Taeyang, who happens to be a weaker vocalist than him.
Vocal positives: Has a decent placement in his middle chest voice. Nasality has been reduced over the time. Intonation is achieved in his middle chest voice most of the time. Most supported middle chest voice of the group. His middle chest voice is well connected.
Vocal negatives: He is still quite nasal. Falsetto and head voice are barely ever used and, for that reason, they remain undeveloped. His lower register can present airiness and is poorly supported until F#3/G3, which is not low for a tenor. Resonance is (apparently) never achieved. Lack of ability to mix properly from around F4. Very small supported range.
- LOWER REGISTER
Seungri owns a still lacking lower register, which is not properly connected until F#3. Notes below that, such as his E3’s in Strong Baby lose support and tonality, with a very inaudible sound. - MIDDLE VOICE and MIXED REGISTER
By far, the singer’s strongest point lies in his middle voice (A3 to F4). In this area, Seungri is capable of projecting a connected soung with a good intonation and a controlled nasal placement when in good condition. Although Seungri’s preference of using a softer sound (like in the bridge of [color]BAE BAE), he has shown his ability to produce a fuller sound such as in Cotton Candy and I Will Always. His mixed voice (upper belts) on the other side, are usually yelled and unsupported, with a throat strain that becomes very evident to the ear, such as his B4 in 다음날. - HIGHER REGISTER
Seungri has ocasionally shown this register in live performances (see Gotta Talk To U) using a weak, nasal and airy falsetto instead of a connected head voice (that has not appeared neither). Head voice is not present in Seungri’s singing, though this can be due to a singer’s preference of trying to mix instead of using a head voice.![image]()
Despite the fact that he is a very unbalanced vocalist (he has one of his registers way more developed than the others), Seungri manages to shine in BIG BANG as a vocalist since the group’s songs tend to fit well in a range where both, Taeyang and Seungri are comfortable to sing in. However, Seungri presents less inconsistencies in his singing than Taeyang does, such as a better intonation, a better control of his voice in the middle field and a less undeveloped lower register.
Recommended performance(s): I Will Always, GG Be
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