Some stories from pre-debut:

1. He would pick fights with the neighborhood kids then run to his older siblings to protect him.

2. He once stayed out all night and worried his family cuz he was having a jam session at a friend's house.

3. He used to wander down to SM's office just to hang out.

4. When Jaewon got in trouble for the taxi incident, Kangta laughed at him in Yoo Youngjin's car.

daehyun (b.a.p)

junsu (jyj, dbsk/tvxq, solo)

jaejoong (same as junsu)

eunkwang (btob)

jonghyun (shinee)

dokyun (history)

sunkyu (infinite)

hanbyul (ledapple)

lee u (f.cuz)

dongwoo (infinite)

kyoungil (history)

youngsaeng (ss501)

chen (exo)

yoseob (beast/highlight)

sangyeon (tbz)

d.o. (exo)

hyunsik (btob)

hyunjae (the boyz)

woohyun (infinite)

jongkook (speed)

changsub (btob)

youngjae (b.a.p)

jun k (2pm)

dongjun (ze:a)

jeongmin (boyfriend/bf)

siwoo (c-clown)

wheesung (solo)

kangta (h.o.t.)

dongwan (shinhwa)

haechan (nct)

I TRIED TO NOT INCLUDE A LOT OF SM BC THATS GIVEN kinda in order but after like 17 its just a list ngl this is mostly 2 and 2.5 gen centered 1st gen list is too long but including 3rd and 4th gen this is all true and i dont know kpop after whenever covid ended so nobody afer that should be included (but honorable mention would be changmin, baekhyun, yesung, kyuhyun, new (tbz), dk, jungkook, seunghun (cix), taeil (block b)) thats all i can think of rn

also side not watched the gayodaejun 2012 i think dramatic blue perforamnce which made me realize truly who different their sound colous were yoseob has a full voice not very soulful but very like hed kill it in classic neil has more of a cutesy voice still like good singer but not as full its more bright which is hwy he fit the song soooo well i think the best woohyun kinda has a yearning voice perfect for ballads its full but not heavy like yoseobs which kinda allowed him to fit the song better than yoseob but yoseob is a really good singer that song is just very nasally and he has the cute face for it but that boys vocal power doesnt match ik there were other singer but they sung a solo chorus so yeah

basically neil had the ideal voice jo kwon has the presence and face and dance yoseob has the face that would suit the song

but if i were ranking the performances from then id say song wise

dramatic blue

mystic white

black dynamic

dazzling red

which they ate performance black had a story red had aura and face cards dynamic is most catchy and white is very aesthetic