It’s no secret that Jin is insanely popular in Japan for his music, flawless vocals, and actor-like visuals. To this day, he remains the only K-pop soloist to peak at #4 on Japan Hot 100 chart in the past decade.
Not so long ago, a legendary music producer and director, Saito Eisuke, confessed that he decided to give BTS a chance in Japan after getting to know Jin. In addition, the artist garnered widespread acclaim for his solo music from critics worldwide. Moreover, he receives immense praise for his outstanding singing abilities.
we call it “an effective visual”. If you have at least two people like that in your group , you can “sell” it to Japan and it turned out to be true”.
The interview was published in a Japanese bestselling book “Legendary Producers Leading the World” and Mr. Saito is one of them.
번역본첨부 Jin will be featured in K magazine Cultura’s Nov issue as part of their BTS themed column. Below is Jin part Eng translation that author/music critic (Kim Do Heon) wanted to share with us as a sneak preview for his Jin-dedicated section
Rinko Matsushima, who is a member of The Japanese Association for the Study of Popular Music and a former director of Music Pen Club Japan, made a review about Jin’s vocal abilities, analyzing his song “Yours.” The post gained lots of attention from the Japanese public and eventually reached international fans. Here’s the English translation of her review:
“Jin’s singing voice has a very clear sound. His mixed voice is characterized by a sweet tone and a strong sense of transparency. At a high key Jin can mix nasal sound and break it, which is rare. On the other hand, the head voice from the falsetto in the high register is characterized by a gentle timbre with a very glossy and beautiful sound. His head voice also has a solid tone in the higher notes. Stable high-pitch voice appears very well during Jin’s live performances. His melodies are very precise and smooth. The quality of the voice is clear and stable, not the type that has multiple breaks and sounds “muddy.” The clarity in the pronunciation of his lyrics is impressive too, which helps to make a personal connection to the listeners.”
Rinko Matsushima’s vocal review (Japanese music critic and a member of JASPM):
“Jin’s singing voice has a very clear sound. His mixed voice is characterized by a sweet tone and a strong sense of transparency. At a high key Jin can mix nasal sound and break it, which is rare.
Last year, a Japanese DJ and MC of K-pop events, Masayuki Furuya, also gave a review on Jin’s vocals in “Yours”:
“Jin is described as Silver Voice in Korea. He has a unique high-pitched voice & this song uses falsetto a lot. The presence of breath, whispering voice & the falsetto voice is amazing.”
Masayuki Furuya, a radio DJ and MC of K-Pop star events about
Jin singing: “This is where i started to absolutely love this right now” “The way he took that lovely strong powerful falsetto up to the top” “That’s seriously wonderfully thin belt there” “Let’s take a moment to say thank you to that guy from BTS”
“Jin’s vocal register runs widely to such an effortless extent encompassing lyrical and soft voice to a beautiful falsetto as well to a powerful head voice that it plays a solidly pivotal role regardless of any singing genre he chooses” – Kim Do-heon
Jin often gets complimented for his crystal clear sounding and impressive stability that lets the artist demonstrate an amazing vocal flexibility. The singer always impresses the audience, showing a top-notch vocal performance anytime he gets on stage. People who managed to hear BTS’s songs live always say that Jin is the one who impressed them the most in terms of vocals!
Tired of tiktok but loving how I’m reading ppls experience of seeing jin and bts in concerts, speaking of Jin I have read many comments of how they were “surprised“ by his shocking cd like great vocals and beautiful visuals. Claiming that he is a whole experience. Insane
