Peninsula: My mentor Kim Tae-yeon

"Oh dear, you caught me." Su Xia said with a grin.

"You want to teach Liz? Fine, but why do you expect me to do it?" Kim Tae-yeon said indignantly. "Teach her yourself."

"Can you bear to watch me use my pitiful vocal knowledge to ruin the next generation of K-pop?"

"As the pillar of K-pop, the Joan of Arc in the hearts of female idols, and a reliable senior in the eyes of newcomers, can you bear to watch such a promising talent as Liz be ruined in my hands?"

Su Xia remained silent, only resorting to moral blackmail.

Kim Tae-yeon was somewhat bewildered by this series of attacks.

Weren't they discussing why they were giving her more work?

How did it suddenly become about nurturing the next generation of K-pop?

"But she's with STARSHIP, and I'm with SM," Kim Tae-yeon said, frowning.

"You said it yourself, the company is full of idiots, the artists are innocent, girls help girls, we're both female idols, why don't you lend a hand?" Su Xia maintained her momentum and continued to attack.

"That makes sense." Kim Tae-yeon nodded, "but I still refuse."

Why?

Kim Tae-yeon looked at Su Xia with disdain.

"Because you're definitely ripping me off."

"Tsk."

Teachers have become smarter; they're not so easily fooled anymore.

"Fine, I won't teach you then." Su Xia snorted and stubbornly returned to the practice room.

Kim Tae-yeon followed curiously, wanting to see how Su Xia would teach Liz without her help.

"Su Xia-xi." Seeing Su Xia come back in, Liz, who was sitting on the floor, quickly stood up.

"Do you know how to sing 'I'?" Su Xia didn't waste any words and went straight to the point.

"Yes."

"Sing it once, and I'll hear your vocal qualities and skill level."

IVE stages are usually half-live or not live at all. There are also backing vocal groups and backing tracks at concerts, so it's not as direct as singing a cappella.

Liz nodded somewhat nervously.

After adjusting my breathing, I started singing directly, having already warmed up with Su Xia.

Su Xia listened quietly as Liz sang Kim Tae-yeon's most classic and popular solo song "I" in front of her, her expression unchanged, but Kim Tae-yeon's face showed amazement.

"Their natural advantages are too outstanding. STARSHIP is truly a treasure trove without realizing it."

Kim Tae-yeon clicked her tongue in amazement, saying that if Liz were at SM Entertainment, she would definitely be groomed to be a main vocalist, which is determined by her innate qualities.

"Okay, that's about enough." Su Xia called out to Liz, and the singing stopped abruptly.

Liz looked at Su Xia nervously, while Kim Tae-yeon watched him with great interest, wanting to see what this guy, who had only been involved in music for three months, could say.

"Your innate abilities are far superior to mine. You have standard thick vocal cords and a large vocal cavity, and your chest resonance is so full. You're truly blessed by God," Su Xia said with great emotion.

"You're already amazing for being able to sing female keys," Liz said, puzzled.

Su Xia has the incredible ability to sing female keys in a male voice, so how can you say that your abilities are inferior to hers?

Just kidding?

"Tch." Kim Tae-yeon, who was standing to the side, knew that Su Xia was actually saying that she was not as good as Liz.

She agrees with that.

She has thin vocal cords and a small vocal cavity, resulting in a weak chest voice and a weak bass. Her true voice can only reach G#4 at its limit, while Liz can easily reach A4, and even B5 in heavy mixes.

In her early days, Kim Tae-yeon struggled to reach A4 size with her natural voice. She relied entirely on mixed voice and head voice techniques to build up her high notes, as her natural vocal abilities couldn't support strong high notes.

Her advantage lies in nasal resonance, while her chest resonance is something she developed through hard work and practice.

Having trained for so many years, Liz is naturally gifted at this level, and it's no question that she could easily outperform her.

"It's different." Su Xia shook her head. "Let's take Taeyeon as an example."

Kim Tae-yeon's lips twitched. "You only really understand me, don't you?"

"Taeyeon's innate abilities are far inferior to yours, but she has made up for her innate deficiencies through years of technological advancement. She is like a bare house that she has transformed step by step into a luxuriously decorated high-end apartment with her own skills."

"Your innate abilities are strong enough, you could say you have top-notch talent. You're like a well-furnished house, but you still need some fine-tuning to reach the level of a luxury apartment."

"There are two directions for fine-tuning," Su Xia said, holding up two fingers.

"First and foremost, your voice is too high and bright, making your low notes sound weak. This is due to your thick vocal cords, so your first priority is to address the issue of weak low notes."

"Secondly, your mixed voice is generally fine; your natural talent is too good to skip ahead and go straight to refining it. However, your head voice lacks penetration, which is something I excel at and can help you with."

Kim Tae-yeon's greatest strength is her head voice, a trait that Su Xia has perfectly inherited.

"There's a third point, about breath control," Kim Tae-yeon suddenly interjected. "Practice fast inhalation and slow exhalation, especially the 'ha' sound."

Su Xia glanced at her in surprise, her eyes seeming to say, "Weren't you going to refuse to help?"

Kim Tae-yeon ignored Su Xia's gaze and pointed at Liz.

Su Xia understood.

"You're a member of a girl group, so you need to sing and dance. There's a third point..."

"If you can improve these three points, your singing skills will take a qualitative leap," Su Xia concluded.

The way Liz looked at Su Xia at this moment had completely changed.

Just by listening to one song, her strengths and weaknesses were identified. Is this the benefit of having a one-on-one vocal coach?

That's incredible!!!

"Su Xia, you're amazing!" Liz exclaimed sincerely.

Being looked at by Liz with such a bright and adoring gaze, Su Xia was quite pleased. His face was beaming, and anyone could tell how happy he was.

Kim Tae-yeon sighed, somewhat speechless, but her gaze towards Liz held a hint of regret.

With such outstanding natural talent, STARSHIP is truly wasting its potential!

If she had received systematic vocal training at a young age, she would definitely be one of today's top idol singers.

STARSHIP is truly heinous!

Fortunately, she has managed to connect with this traitor, and can use him to train him in the future, which can be considered as contributing fresh blood to K-pop.

That's letting this traitor get away with it.

The thought that all her experience and credit would fall on this traitorous disciple made Kim Tae-yeon furious.

Damn it!

"Don't rush these exercises. Let's finish practicing 'My Love' first. I'll talk to you about any adjustments that need to be made along the way."

"Okay," Liz replied excitedly.

The Coachella incident involving LESSERAFIM served as a wake-up call for many idols in the industry. While not singing live may allow them to easily make money based on their looks, they will eventually have to sing live if they want to move up the ladder.

Vocal skills are something that either you have them or you don't. There are only a few exceptionally talented individuals; most people have to work hard to improve.

Liz doesn't want to follow in LESSERAFIM's footsteps.