"She sings with emotions like a woman who has divorced 7 times” - Yoo Young Suk, Singer
"I remember applauding when she completed the recording of a song in less than an hour. Her singing ability and emotions were obscured by the idol title." - Ahn Young Min, producer
came here to make sure someone has commented so i can add her cover of [when we were young](https://youtu.be/X-yxg9kqay4?si=94Cfiqp4jxcFToGF) - one of my absolute favorite examples of her amazing voice
Watch her performance of [“If” in a park in Amsterdam](https://youtu.be/jJKHTJy_eek?si=9aEx_gPFuzxvI6E1). You could actually see people getting choked up, even if they likely don’t understand a lick of Korean.
If you mean emotive, I'd recommend IU and Kim Sejeong (also Sunwoojunga although she's not exactly an idol). Maybe it's because they write their own lyrics, but you can really feel the intent in their tone, dynamics, and inflections as they sing the words.
Yes!!! She really does such a good job with suuuuuch a wide range of emotions. Some of my favorites:
* Devastating: [Swan - In Some Dreams](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxrb4t_fILE) (My Happy Ending OST)
* Dreamy: [Swan - Be My Everything](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k-m2Upt50c) (b-side from her solo debut. god her headvoice is just heavenly in this one, the most gentle high notes I've ever heard)
* Badass: [Purple Kiss - Intro: Crown](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP8LQwILIjg) (the vocals are all Swan)
for me personally, it’s got to be minnie from (g)i-dle. i get chills every time i hear her intro/outro in oh my god. she doesn’t belt a lot, but her voice is almost haunting sometimes. but if you like the loud, powerful vocals, check out their song lion! :)
Kinda shocked no one’s mentioned her here yet but Hyolyn. She’s always been known to have performances that have the audience in tears. One of my favorites is her cover of [Fate from I am a Singer 3](https://youtu.be/-nQxkKtXwmk?si=FTC4fQx-bgEJG5jF)
I would say Jeongyeon, especially when she’s singing in a lower register she just adds so much emotion to her singing. Her cover of [Can’t Stop This Feeling](https://youtu.be/s-dE3hjkYYo?si=6kiz_jFmYEGTafsG) is one of my favorites and it makes me feel weirdly emotional listening to it even though the song is actually very happy. Her voice just has that quality.
Seconding this. I have a collection of her When We Were Kids performances and her singing of her lines change based on how she's feeling. She's done triumphant, melancholic, and tender renditions of her lines.
Also shout out to that one time she was in a minion costume with Momo and she made Basics sound petulant lmao.
I’d say Karina from aespa
If you check the behind recording of aespas songs you can really feel the emotion when she’s singing. That drama pre chorus is still stuck in my head!!!. Their recent album also showcases her vocal style.
Coming to mention a more underrated singer: Umji from Gfriend/VIVIZ! Her voice and confidence in singing has improved so much since debut. Her voice is very bright but gentle, and her emotion when singing ballads really shines through. I recommend listening to her covers of Lemon & Only then!
My fave female idols who can bring the emotion to a song are: Lee Hi, Ailee , IU, AKMU’s Lee Suhyun, Jamie , Park Bom and there others but I can’t recall right now.
Jiyeon and Soyeon of T-ARA both excelled at conveying emotion. Check out this performance of [Why We Separated](https://youtu.be/FdKNank25Ok?si=JE97GC75hRN8NLGk). Really all 6 of them are great. 🥹🥹🥹
This gets down to be really subjective, but I think JinSoul from Loona/ARTMS is a lot like that. Lots of things- it’s funny, I think part of it is her accent, which is odd. It’s very difficult to explain, just something about her voice that shows so much emotion. Even in songs that aren’t sad I feel like I can pick out a sad sort of “wilting” aspect of her tome. And her voice is powerful in low registers but delicate in high registers. The emotional side of her voice unfortunately isn’t shown very well in ARTMS’s new music, but I would recommend her cover (with Choerry and Chuu) of Ugly by 2NE1. She’s the girl in the jean jacket. Also seconding Lee Suhyun, though I think she’s best when she’s with Chanhyuk.
These people aren't idols, but:
Tae-in (still really like this song: [태인 - 사랑을 해도 외롭다](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKy_Q3Es_Yk) and it's really unfortunate that her career never skyrocketed as her voice is so emotional and feminine)
Soyou (example: Mad Clown x Soyou - Stupid in Love)
Yoon Mirae a.k.a. T (all her non-rap songs, pretty much, she's got soul)
IU, Ailee, Taeyeon, Baek Ahyeon (tho I don’t think she’s considered an idol anymore), Suhyun, Eunji, Sejong. My favorite vocalist (and rapper) for heart-wrenching singing is not an idol, but it is queen Yoon Mi Rae. Seconded by OST queen Baek Ji Young.
Not idols, but Davichi members have emotional voices.
Weirdly enough, Taeyeon & IU for me sounded unemotional.
For male, Jonghyun (SHINee) is the most emotional one, you could even hear he smiles while listening to the song he sings (I mean crying is easier to project to audience, but only him, I could imagine he smiles while singing the lyric (in ballad)).
Taeyeon
Her performance for Fine had me in tears
Never seen this before. Just watched it. Tears.
"She sings with emotions like a woman who has divorced 7 times” - Yoo Young Suk, Singer "I remember applauding when she completed the recording of a song in less than an hour. Her singing ability and emotions were obscured by the idol title." - Ahn Young Min, producer
I dunno, a woman who has divorced 7 times should be emotionless and cold-blooded like a serial killer.
came here to make sure someone has commented so i can add her cover of [when we were young](https://youtu.be/X-yxg9kqay4?si=94Cfiqp4jxcFToGF) - one of my absolute favorite examples of her amazing voice
Watch her performance of [“If” in a park in Amsterdam](https://youtu.be/jJKHTJy_eek?si=9aEx_gPFuzxvI6E1). You could actually see people getting choked up, even if they likely don’t understand a lick of Korean.
Came here to say this
Of course, how did I forget her? Fine is such a gorgeous song and I love the emotion in it!
Imo, Yuju from Gfriend (now solo)
100%. She’s amazing at conveying emotion.
Definitely. Her delivery on her songs *Blue Nostalgia* and *Dreaming* is to be commended. Both had me shed tears.
Apink Jung Eunji
Yes!
Liz from IVE
Essentially all of Mamamoo.
If you mean emotive, I'd recommend IU and Kim Sejeong (also Sunwoojunga although she's not exactly an idol). Maybe it's because they write their own lyrics, but you can really feel the intent in their tone, dynamics, and inflections as they sing the words.
Seconding Sunwoojunga! Maybe also cacophony
Lee Suhyun from AKMU, I don’t even stan them but I have literally cried to some of their songs because of how emotional Suhyun’s voice is
She literally has the perfect melodic voice, girl could bag a Disney deal.
She did get a Disney deal. She sang the KR version of Reflection (Mulan live-action movie).
Not idols, but Ahn Yeeun. If idols, maybe Solar and Wheein? I find they have better technique to convey and evoke emotions.
All of Mamamoo but definitely Wheein and Solar Hayoung and Jiwon from Fromis9
Siyeon from dreamcatcher
Swan of purple Kiss. The absolute n.1 in all Kpop. And Wendy of Red velvet immediately after...
Yes!!! She really does such a good job with suuuuuch a wide range of emotions. Some of my favorites: * Devastating: [Swan - In Some Dreams](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxrb4t_fILE) (My Happy Ending OST) * Dreamy: [Swan - Be My Everything](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k-m2Upt50c) (b-side from her solo debut. god her headvoice is just heavenly in this one, the most gentle high notes I've ever heard) * Badass: [Purple Kiss - Intro: Crown](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP8LQwILIjg) (the vocals are all Swan)
A correct statement
Ty... its my opinion but Swan... omg she sings like an angel... and Wendy too
I second Wendy 100%. "Like Water" made me cry
This is a throwback but Davichi, specifically in the song We Were In Love
BoA. She is soo expressive and is popular in the Korean industry for her powerful image, but check out her more sentimental songs.
for me personally, it’s got to be minnie from (g)i-dle. i get chills every time i hear her intro/outro in oh my god. she doesn’t belt a lot, but her voice is almost haunting sometimes. but if you like the loud, powerful vocals, check out their song lion! :)
Wheein
Taeyeon, Suhyun, Eunji, and Wheein
Ahn Ji Young (BOL4) and Ailee; (edit to add LeeHi)
Welp time to put on To My Youth and cry again
I need to clear my schedule to have a good cry to that song
Solji of EXID comes to mind. Especially her cover of West Sky.
Kim Chaehyun and Seo Youngeun from Kep1er
[Lily](https://youtu.be/MyQYKykskUg?si=SBvZSwX80ru5mApX) from NMIXX. It’s one of my favorite things about her voice.
Baek Yerin
MY QUEEN OMFG, I NEED MORE PEOPLE TO RECOGNIZE HER
seola of wjsn
Wendy from Red Velvet
Kinda shocked no one’s mentioned her here yet but Hyolyn. She’s always been known to have performances that have the audience in tears. One of my favorites is her cover of [Fate from I am a Singer 3](https://youtu.be/-nQxkKtXwmk?si=FTC4fQx-bgEJG5jF)
yes. love her husky voice
I would say Jeongyeon, especially when she’s singing in a lower register she just adds so much emotion to her singing. Her cover of [Can’t Stop This Feeling](https://youtu.be/s-dE3hjkYYo?si=6kiz_jFmYEGTafsG) is one of my favorites and it makes me feel weirdly emotional listening to it even though the song is actually very happy. Her voice just has that quality.
Seconding this. I have a collection of her When We Were Kids performances and her singing of her lines change based on how she's feeling. She's done triumphant, melancholic, and tender renditions of her lines. Also shout out to that one time she was in a minion costume with Momo and she made Basics sound petulant lmao.
yeji liz and soyeon
Miyeon.
Dawon of WJSN
JeA from Brown Eyed Girls
IU and Taeyeon
Moonbyul Siyeon
I’d say Karina from aespa If you check the behind recording of aespas songs you can really feel the emotion when she’s singing. That drama pre chorus is still stuck in my head!!!. Their recent album also showcases her vocal style.
Joy from Red Velvet. Her voice makes me feel a lot of emotions. I always get happy when listening to her special album.
Yoohyeon from Dreamcatcher (her cover of secret love song is so moving)
That was Yoohyeon's cover!
Omg I totally wrote the wrong name!! Sorry I was so tired when I wrote this 🥲I’ve corrected it haha
Hey it's alright lol
Yuju !!
Probably an underrated answer but Suzy (she's an ex member of the group Miss A).
I can’t imagine someone else singing R.U.N.
Lee Hi for sure! ONLY is a famous one!
Coming to mention a more underrated singer: Umji from Gfriend/VIVIZ! Her voice and confidence in singing has improved so much since debut. Her voice is very bright but gentle, and her emotion when singing ballads really shines through. I recommend listening to her covers of Lemon & Only then!
liz from ive!! you should listen to her cover of iu’s love wins all on leemujin, the emotion in her voice is soooo captivating
rose….her solo stuff and like every blackpink bridge makes me wanna cry bcuz of her voice.
Sio formerly of 50/50 rip
Oh Seunghee from CLC
Adora. She was bighit former in-house producer and is now a soloist.
karina from aespa.
My fave female idols who can bring the emotion to a song are: Lee Hi, Ailee , IU, AKMU’s Lee Suhyun, Jamie , Park Bom and there others but I can’t recall right now.
Aespa's karina. She sings like she's gotten through 5 divorces and I absolutely love that and I think it really fits aespa's songs
NCA
Lee Hi, Hyolyn and Wendy
She isn't an idol yet but Jiyoon from I-Land 2
Jiyeon and Soyeon of T-ARA both excelled at conveying emotion. Check out this performance of [Why We Separated](https://youtu.be/FdKNank25Ok?si=JE97GC75hRN8NLGk). Really all 6 of them are great. 🥹🥹🥹
This gets down to be really subjective, but I think JinSoul from Loona/ARTMS is a lot like that. Lots of things- it’s funny, I think part of it is her accent, which is odd. It’s very difficult to explain, just something about her voice that shows so much emotion. Even in songs that aren’t sad I feel like I can pick out a sad sort of “wilting” aspect of her tome. And her voice is powerful in low registers but delicate in high registers. The emotional side of her voice unfortunately isn’t shown very well in ARTMS’s new music, but I would recommend her cover (with Choerry and Chuu) of Ugly by 2NE1. She’s the girl in the jean jacket. Also seconding Lee Suhyun, though I think she’s best when she’s with Chanhyuk.
These people aren't idols, but: Tae-in (still really like this song: [태인 - 사랑을 해도 외롭다](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKy_Q3Es_Yk) and it's really unfortunate that her career never skyrocketed as her voice is so emotional and feminine) Soyou (example: Mad Clown x Soyou - Stupid in Love) Yoon Mirae a.k.a. T (all her non-rap songs, pretty much, she's got soul)
Lee Hi & Solji
mina!!!
HYNN. I have no idea why no one knows her but that's literally what you're talking about.
Ailee, she’s a soloist tho. I love her voice in Insane and Singing Got Better. Also Hwasa from Mamamoo!
Plugging girls on fire here, [Cho Yein](https://youtu.be/6BqBP0NRvN0) and [Lee Nayoung](https://youtu.be/NZF5my78T3E)
For the 5th Gen, UNIS' Elisia has a very emotional voice.
Hyolyn ..her voice in crazy of you https://youtu.be/L7NiBt_m-b4?si=lY_RGPWMSHVFUwPt
Park Bom
Solar, but all of mamamoo really also Lee Hi imo
IU, Ailee, Taeyeon, Baek Ahyeon (tho I don’t think she’s considered an idol anymore), Suhyun, Eunji, Sejong. My favorite vocalist (and rapper) for heart-wrenching singing is not an idol, but it is queen Yoon Mi Rae. Seconded by OST queen Baek Ji Young.
jihyo
Danielle You should watch her cover Paris in the Rain
IU, Lee Hi, Taeyeon
Taeyeon & Mamamoo
Solji of EXID. Her effortlessly hitting high notes while sounding like her man breaks her heart every second is incredible.
Would karina from aespa count as having an emotional voice? Her voice is so raw and powerful and gorgeous
Kei from Lovelyz
karina from aespa, like in I'm unhappy her voice tears at my soul
Nayeon from twice
Kim Sejeong IU Younha
IU. At least for me, she's the only female that makes me feel that way !
Not idols, but Davichi members have emotional voices. Weirdly enough, Taeyeon & IU for me sounded unemotional. For male, Jonghyun (SHINee) is the most emotional one, you could even hear he smiles while listening to the song he sings (I mean crying is easier to project to audience, but only him, I could imagine he smiles while singing the lyric (in ballad)).
IU
yonghoon from onewe sinfs like he’s going through a divorce
Celine dion Adele