Chase and Melia React to IU Killing Voice | Part I 

I'm not sure how to emphasis this especially for us non-korean speakers, but IU sings with so much clarity, with proper enunciation but without losing the emotion. There's just a handful of her songs that are sung differently like BBI BBI.

Actually IU was suffering from rhinitis during this Killing voice shoot. She still slayed the performance even when she is suffering through it.

She doesn't have the ultra-high volume that Diva should have, The reason why she is loved all over the world, including Korea, is because of her excellent sensitivity to move people's emotions through her lyrical voice and songs. Sometimes it should be rated higher in terms of art than in singing skills.

Please react to Taeyeon's and Ailee's Killing Voice performances. Both are such amazing and highly respected vocalists! I'm really interested in hearing your opinions about their voices and techniques.

During her talking moments, shes explaining each song shes performing in her teens and twenties leading up to her 30s now, also for context not all Killing Voices have english subs but this one did! just for future reference, loved the reaction

For me, Through the night is a song to sing like you are whispering since IU wrote this song to wish people to have a better sleep or rest. Since she suffers from insomnia. She engulfs all her love to a wish of sleep well, so she technically lulling you to sleep

IU is an experience singer, but what makes her exceptional and beloved by Korean are her public image in Korea, and her attention to detail in her music. Putting IU's public image aside, her talent in creating expressive music and understand how to craft them for her listeners are what a true artist should be. Talking only about IU's singing skill doesn't do her justice, any skilled singer can sing her songs, but not every singer can perform her music and create the level of sensation IU was capable of.

Finally! It was really nice to hear what you both have to say about IU's voice. She was actually sick while recording this Killing Voice, maybe some of the things you pointed out could be because of this reason. But she has a really stable and unique voice, would love if you react to more IU :)

Something that should be pointed out to a lot of vocal coaches reacting to Korean singers is that Korean is definitively a breathy language, with heavy aspirations built into certain consonants and speech patterns. Korean pop music kind of favors singers with breathy or even raspy voices (maybe as a result of language influencing culture preferences), and its usually a stylistic choice even if perceived as imperfect technique by western standards.

I’d love for yall to hear IU sing ‘My Sea’!

One of the reasons why IU songs are really popular is because she is a great songwriter, her lyrics are based on her experiences and state of mind.. and general public relates to them a lot.. Can't wait for part 2! Please react to move IU content!

two or three things : 1.that list of songs is special, bcs they are VERY well known song in S.Korea, like "people's song". Especially Friday, Meaning of You, Through The Night, and Autumn Morning. Palette and 23 are the song ppl listen on their bday on 23/ 25 years old. Blueming, Through The Night, Lilac are awards winning songs ... In short, its a golden list, even non-fans in S.Korea will know them. 2.IU is an example of real "idol" in japan/ korea music industry. Japan - S.Kor idol's definitions are a bit different, in Japan people love the sincerity and effort more, so as long as they are lil bit cute, but have a endearing persona and potential, people will love them. In S.Korea people/ fans give more emphasize to "skill". Idol need to have better skill to debut, to dance, to sing etc. IU is somewhere in the middle of that concept, she has that sweet spot of being "perfectly imperfect" and "imperfectly perfect" entertainer, and has that sincere - lovely personality since the start of her career. 3.IU is a hardworking artist. She has a career on music, songwriting, actress, model, and MC (at least). Its a miracle we still see her active now, its a miracle she still works so hard right now. In this setting, she's not on her 100% bcs she got a bit of flu/ rhinitis (her voice is a bit different), and she's on a very busy schedule. In short, she's not an exclusive singer - "singer", and yes, maybe this is not an excuse, but I think seeing iu is like seeing how much you can push your limit as a celebrity/ entertainer. She doesnt need to try this hard, actually she already beyond success since 2017 maybe? She can retire in 2017 and still considered a legend in industry ... This back to my point no.2 above : she's idol/ artist and there are so much context behind her "performance" and fans seeing her as an "existence" and "memory". Ofc, I understand you are music/ vocal teacher and you video is indeed abt this VERY moment in Killing voice, but I just want to add those context(s) :) Anyway, thank you :)

Love that you're finding all the unique ways she owns her vocals. I think her singing is deceptively simple, it makes it easy to appreciate when you just want a lighthearted listen but still carries so much depth when you listen closely. Can't wait for part 2! ♥️

IU was actually sick when she recorded this dingo killing voice..

IU Killing Voice. Maybe we are one step closer to seeing a Teayeon reaction.

Please do react to Taeyeon and Ailee's Killing Voice as well!! T-T And I think these two (Taeyeon & Ailee) will give you two a different perspective of how different IU sings from the way Taeyeon and Ailee sings, as Taeyeon and Ailee are such powerful vocalists and yet more like pop classical where they use their head voice without going into a whispery territory unlike IU. You're very much right in the sense that IU does a lot of these very stylistic whisper-singing in a lot of her songs, she's a very stylistic singer due to the type of songs she often composes and writes, which aim to speak to an audience intimately hehe : Like, for example, 밤편지, which was written to be almost like a diary exploring how love would truly be like or what defines love. She does all these very introspective songs, and speaks a lot to herself and her audience, which is probably why she chose the very stylistic way of singing

Taeyon Killing voice is a chef kiss everyone

Thank you for doing an honest review for IU's Killing Voice. I love how to explain her vocal techniques. Honestly, she's well loved in South Korea, and other parts of the world too. The reason why we love to listen to her is that, you don't need to know the lyrics translation for you to feel her songs. She will deliver the emotion 1000000% -- and like a warm embrace in a cold night, you'll know that she's there, knowing your emotions in a totally distant way possible, but also hearing and listening to your life sentiments. She has never missed a chance to make her UAENA's (IU's fan's club name) feel loved, and heard. I am personally been saved by her music every time I am feeling lonely. But when I listen to her, all I know is that I have someone who is willing to encourage me to keep going, and that life will get better if I hold on a little more. I've watched her concert when she goes on her Asia Tour in the Philippines -- I literally cried countless times because listening to her singing live is a dream come true. Thank you for reading until here.

I love your analysis of her use of consonants & vowels, and her use of breathiness. It is not just style though. You can tell songs with her own lyrics because the sounds she choose form an element of the music in themselves - they'll be flowing or rhythmic, hard or breathy as appropriate. But, even more important, she chooses them always to express the emotion/ideas she wants to put across. It's never accidental or for show.

Love IU's songs and voice 🥰🥰🥰

The way I clicked so fast!! Thankyou^^ Ailee killing’s voice is great, yall should watch that too🥰

I’ve been waiting for this since the last IU video you posted! I recommend you to check out her My Sea performance from her concert The Golden Hour. It was a fantastic performance, and My Sea is one of the best IU songs that showcases the true potential of her vocal range and abilities.

as a uaena (IU's fandom) who witness her live back in 2019, she is just absolutely amazing 🥰🥰 you will love her ❤ thank you for this ❤

Wanna hear insane vocals !! Teayeon and hyolyn Killing voice ❤ 👇

Please do taeyeon’s killing voice! The start just give me chills!!!!! ☺️

I love IU's voice because its nice to take a break from all the extra virbrato sometimes, her voice is very refreshing to here, to me she is the embodiment of spring ❤

When I think of IU I don‘t think of her as a singer first and foremost. I think of her as a storyteller. She writes her own songs and she uses music and singing as her medium but it‘s all to convey a story. And to me her singing reflects that. It feels like listening to a story. It‘s not „look at me and my belly high note“, it‘s more subtle and she not at all trying to be this type of singer from what I can tell. I believe that’s what makes her endearing and different to listen to than other artists :) Her stories and her singing feel relatable.

After IU’s I’d definitely recommend Ailee’s killing voice video too! (Had submitted so don’t forget to turn them on if u decide to watch ^^!!!)

I think u guys misunderstood what IU was saying when she said she was awkward. I'm sure for someone like IU who has sell out concerts every single day... she has the confidence to sing for her audience no matter how she felt that day... What she meant was singing songs which she wrote in her early twenties; about her early twenties, when she was approaching her 30s that was awkward.

I'm ready for more IU content heree! Worth every second of it. I have tons to say but I'm just gonna wait for another part first hehe. Thank youuu for reacting to IU's Killing Voice video 😍😍😍

thanks for the lovely review! i liked your insights into everything. i love listening to iu's killing voice hehe! great job and looking forward to part 2!!

I enjoyed your review. Thank you. Surprisingly, her vocalization and tone were achieved through practice. She said that her original style was very different in some interviews. If you listen to her debut song Mia(lost child, missing child) in 2008, you can see the difference. she was a gemstone but she put a lot of effort into it herself.

IU is really the queen of kpop, she is so talented and also produces her own songs. Her vocal skills may not be the best ( even though also very very good x10) , but definitely make the audience want to keep replaying the song. Its very pleasant voice to hear.

OMG I WAS WAITING FOR THIS!!! thanks you two 🎉❤

Wow, amazing IU killing voice. Great analysis ! Looking forward to part 2.

IU was sick with rhinitis, thus her nasally voice. She has many type of voice/style and she developed her breathy style of singing because she wanted to differentiate from other singers in order to stand out. As you noticed she sings high notes effortlessly which you can see her sing Good Day with the signature triple high notes. That was the song that propelled her to the top.

So happy you finally reacted to IU’s Killing Voice performance! Was wishing for this for a long time ❤

YES! YES YES YES YES YES!!!!! I'VE BEEN BEGGING FOR THIS FOR SO LONG OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH! also for some context, IU was sick with a little bit of cold :") but she still KILLED it. Also, there's subtitles in english! It would be great to see context! :D

You have no idea how happy I am that you guys did a reaction to IU on Killing Voice. I put it on daily cause it's just so good! Have been on a binge watch of all your videos and really enjoying the learning journey 🥰

Yes I also feel like I'm listening to songs for a movie when I listen to some of IU's songs. It's so magical. Her concerts are like a movie it's crazy. Love it.

IU wrote most of her songs, and she said in an interview once that she've chosen the words (on her lyrics) carefully according to the meaning and the sounds too. So I think that's why you said that her pronounciation/enunciation skills is up there. She knows fully her vocal and how it sounded and utilize it fully along with her songwriting skills. I think it's one of her advantages as a singer-songwriter. Btw thank you so much for the insight and breakdown. Always love your reaction ❤

i love watching these videos because even though i don't necessarily want to become a singer, i love knowing all of the things that professionals do, so thank you so much for explaining everything!

I love how you guys communicate, it reflects so much of your connection! ❤

I would love to see your reaction to Taeyeon and G-IDLE Killing Voices as well if you ever find the time!

😍 You did it!! Covering one of my fav artist IU 💜 Love how u guys immediately noticed the interesting way she enunciates her word/phrasing. Because it's not just the difference in the language, shes still very much rounding/curving her pronunciation so it's very cool Chase picked up on it and Melia expanded on it without uguys knowing the Korean language. Cant wait for part II looking forward to it!!

I will truly come back and wait for part 2. 💜💜💜

Thank you so much for reaction to iu❤❤

Tayeon and ailees killing voices videos are equally insane😅😂

Love it! Excited that you're doing her killing voice videooooo

Yay!!!!! IU is one of my favorite Korean artists 💜

been waiting for this one!!!

Her music shows that she thinks a lot about her life, the past, ages are important and like her songs are something she does to remember times.

Queen of vocals

Can't wait for part 2😊❤

Killing voice Taeyeon version, you re going to love it 😊

She has soft yet powerful voice. No one can tell at first she was suffering a bad cold that day. Why didn't you have turned on English subtitles. You have missed a beautiful journey of lyrics in through the night song. As a uaena thanks for reaction and I'll come back for part two.

Looking forward to your reaction to Taeyeon's killing voice performance. She's also one of the best. ☺

She is a living legend.

Waiting for part2😅💜 thankyou for reacting to IU🥰

loved ur reaction! letting y’all know they have the eng captions on this video :)

IU IS THE QUEEN OF KPOP. She's a singer song-writer and mostly famous for her diverse genres, (especially korean music from the 80s and 90s), and emotions as well as very ambiguous, poetic lyricism. Also, she wasn't feeling awkward singing a song she wrote in her 20s I think because of the language barrier you guys perhaps misunderstood the atmosphere. It was more just nervousness of starting, I believe. She was the one who made Killing Voice very famous and after her, more famous artists started to appear in the show.

YAYYY THANK YOU FOR REACTING TO IU

I NEED THE PART 2

I'm so excited!!

In terms of sustainability i can totally see what you guys mean with that hiss of air being there often. she has had 8 concert tours so far in her career where the longest had 13 shows. Her concerts are really long. The last concert she had called the golden hour under the orange sun lasted for 3hours and 30 minutes. she performed around 30 songs on that concert wich is a normal amount of songs for her shows. she once in one of her pallette interviews that she does not strain her voice while singing. anw loved you video and thanks so much for reacting to this queen.

Now I’m very excited for the day you guys react to taeyeon’s killing voice

Please do a reaction video of Tayeon's Killing Voice ✨✨✨

Thank you so much ,for reacting to iu' s killing voice 🤩😊😍

PLS part 2, i love IU

A few of her songs are interconnected, she does talk to herself. Past questions of songs get answered in future lyrics like a decade later. Shes a big fan of time travel and multiverse/dimensions. She adds those concepts in lyrics and MV

Cant wait to part2🎉

18:53 incredible vocal on that beautiful song. Leaves me speechless every time I hear it.

Thanks for all of your singing insights. I like the way you offer little teaching moments for the audience rather than criticisms of the singing. I did want to say the the whisper-singing is definitely a style choice. I've heard other idols call it the 50% air voice, and I think it was popularized by a singer in one of the previous kpop generations.

taeyeon's killing voice please🥺

Hynn Killing Voice is also a must-watch! She's a diva!

Woww I love that I get so many insights from this reaction. Not only I can watch my favourite singer with you guys, but the singing tips will boost my confidence as a bathroom singer 😂🙏🏻

Waiting for part 2😊👍

Our queen❤

She stole my heart and intrigued me in dream high 😂❤

Love IU and love u guys 😍

gracias por la reacción, espero puedan hacer mas contenido de IU ♥

Thank you for reacting to IU~~

Might be fun to check out the songs “Through The Night” and “Palette” again. I’m slighty biased as that are my favorite songs or hers tho😂 The whispy, airy voice she has is basically what she’s known for, but i would be interested to see if the huskyness(?) in her voice is the same as in Killing Voice in a different performance of hers

I love IU's voice. Especially her ballad songs. Taeyeon Killing voice next please

She sings almost like telling stories and thats what makes her special

I'm only two third into the vid so i might end up eating my words, but hey, it sounds like you guys came in with expectations of popular singer = powerful explosive voice. Thats why you guys kept mentioning about "waiting for something to happen". She's popular in korea and in the kpop community not becos of the common western type of scream-shout voice. Her voice is great, her pronunciation is smth older folks love to praise, but most importantly it's the person she is. She's famously a very kind person and well liked not just by fans but also by the industry. Her songs' lyrics touch hearts of many. She has built a good reputation throughout this more than 10years of career. She tops charts not becos she sounds like adele or someone else, but becos of who she is - IU.

finally your reacting to IU

yes yes yesss IU is really a sweetheart. She really is talented and humble. Her voice always calms me down. My fav idol! Thanks! Maybe you can react to another Korean singer's Killing Voice; Hwang Chi Yeul. I think he is one of the talented yet underrated Korean singer. Thanks !

IU is a national ballad singer with a husky voice she's an artist who received a lot of different awards.😉😉

Korea loves her clear soft light voice😅 if you hear 7-80’s korea songs, you’ll know the sounds like speaking,whisper,no-technique voices and koreans love that styles of music

Please do teayeon and hyolyn killing voice 🫶🔥

Day6 would be an awesome group for you guys to check out, because they sing and play instruments.

aaaa can't wait to see part 2!!😭❤️ i really like when you reactionn video's kpop artist🥹✨

love it!!!!

Killing voice from HIGHLIGHT next please? 🙏🏻 Thank you! 😊

I love killing voice and i love watching u guys react to this serieees

Thank you ❤

I’m not a pro but listening to her debut days singing style definitely sounds different than now in my ears. Heard that she change her style to get attraction and it does work for her in a very good way.

Hopefully you turned on the subtitles. I really love IU's lyrics

More reaction to our Queen iu plsss thank you