This has been bouncing around my head for a while, so here goes: Do you have any idols you envision taking a similar route to particular already established soloists in the future? Vibes that remind you of them? Similar skill sets? Someone’s career trajectory you’d love to see them take?
I have 3 parallels my mind always wanders back to: Xiaojun–Jay B; Haechan–Han Seungwoo; Gyehyeon–Baekhyun
- Xiaojun (NCT/WayV) <–> Jay B (GOT7): Main vocalists with characteristic voices so good people straight up forget they’re amazing dancers. High note kings. Xiaojun showed off heart-wrenching ballad skills with Kun, and also easily slayed his parts in more hard-hitting concepts (Regular/Make a Wish) long before he was given more center time, can’t wait for him to enter an R&B era. He would 100% pull off the vibe range between Jay B’s Cloud Nine and Crash. They incidentally also look a bit similar (XJ, JB, underrated visuals fr).
- Haechan (NCT) <–> Han Seungwoo (Victon/former X1): Another pair of main vocalists with excellent dance skills, stage presence,
(unused rap capability), and high-tone voices that they know how to utilize. Experience in multiple groups. Watching Seungwoo’s Sacrifice MV for the first time, it hit me that this style would suit Haechan so well. With his solo debut coming up fast, we’ll see what direction he’s decided to go for! - Gyehyeon (Verivery) <–> Baekhyun (EXO): Here, there’s even a Gyehyeon cover of Baekhyun’s Bambi. Combined with that how he similarly gets to consistently thrive as a charismatic center in parts of most every Verivery TT (not a given for main vocalists) fully solidifies his potential as a soloist for me. While already a beloved member within EXO, Baekhyun really set himself apart crafting his distinct soloist identity and style, and I could envision similar for Gyehyeon. Jellyfish istg don’t mess this up for us, we already saw what you did and didn’t do for VIXX.
What are your own “parallels”? Do leave a short explanation for each, I’d love to read them. Bonus points if the more junior idol hasn’t yet had a proper solo debut, and your vision is mainly based on personal observation/prediction/manifestation.
[Very curious for female idol and even mixed gender parallels; now that I think of it, the market may be so saturated with male soloists at times, that female soloists strongly distinguish themselves from their peers in terms of concepts and styles from the start. Might be worth another post ^^]
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