#practice video

“Ashitaka and San” from Princess Mononoke by Joe Hisaishi❣️

Always loved this one, I’m a sucker for an elongated arpeggio supporting a deceptively simple melody (Chopin, my love-)

Ever since the AMIGO practice video dropped, it’s been going around again how killer SHINee’s live performance skills are, but what I don’t really see much of is people discussing why. Why are SHINee’s live performance skills so good? How were these five ROOKIES able to outshine their seniors in a skill they’ve been doing for so much longer?

The answer is simple: Timing. SHINee, as rookies, learned the valuable skill of timing when it comes to performing live.

Now, I know what you might be thinking: of course they’re good at timing - how else are they gonna be able to stay on track? And you’re right. It does seem like an obvious answer yet I don’t think you realize how important timing plays into singing and dancing live.

We all know that it’s hard to keep your voice steady when dancing, but what SHINee has learned is to make their voices flow with the choreography. In order to do that, it’s all about rhythm and timing. If for even a fraction of a second their timing is off, it’s going to throw off their rhythm, therefore throw off their ability to steady their voice. Same goes for timing when they need to breathe. Singing and dancing is a cardio workout. If they can’t time their inhales and exhales correctly, then they’ll be out of breath and unable to sing when their turn comes.

A lot of that has to do with the structure of the choreography. It’s been analyzed before that K-pop choreographies will be structured in two ways: either based on the rhythm of the instrumentals or the rhythm of the lyrics. SHINee’s choreographies, if you’ve ever paid close attention, often have the dance moves lining up with the rhythm of the lyrics. Sometimes all three will line up, but not often will you find their choreographies solely following the rhythm of the instrumentals. Again, that is because it’s harder to keep your voice steady when your voice isn’t following the movement of your body. It’s a balancing act, and what happens if your timing is off? You lose that balance, i.e. your voice becomes unsteady.

This is also why SHINee is always able to stay so in-sync when performing: because of their timing. It becomes a domino effect if they get their timing wrong. It’s not just about staying in-sync with one another for aesthetic purposes, it’s making sure they have the timing right so that their voices can flow with the choreography and they can breathe at the required times. Timing is the aspect that binds everything together.

So, yes, SHINee are great singers, great dancers, great at being in-sync, and have great breath control and those things combined together are what make them such great live performers. But those skills would be useless if it weren’t for their ability to time everything correctly.

I hope my analysis shed some lights on things, and if you were already aware of everything I stated above, great! I’m glad we’re on the same page. Of course, this is not meant to bash any of the hard work SHINee put in to perfecting their vocals, their dancing skills, their teamwork, any of that. It was simply an observation that I made to help everyone look deeper than the surface level of a performance.

I'm so dang happy, y'all:

I'mma wear my Adidas pants to the gym today in solidarity I swear because Pied Piper is awesome, it's amazing, I love it...

BUT I LOVE LOVE LOVE BEST OF ME AND MY BIAS LINE LOOKS FANTASTIC

I could have died based solely on the Jeon-Parks in black and blue doing that choreo

BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE BECAUSE AIRPLANE PT 2 EXISTS AND HOLY CATS PRAISE JIKOOK AND HALLELUJAH

I MEAN.

That is superior Jimin right there with superior Koo and it's probably good I am forced to be in public today so I have to BEHAVE. Airplane Pt 2 is on my Look Here This Slaps Playlist. It's my jam. It's a gateway song. I have been in love with it since a piggyback ride happened

fuckyeahkimwopil: 

DAY6 (Even of Day) | Practice video [KCON:TACT season 2]

Dedicated to everyone who ever asked me what harp pedals are for*.

Last page of Grandjany’s transcription of the Fugue from J. S. Bach’s Violin Sonata No. 1.