There is an increasing need for qualifications and skills for idol trainees to make their debut as a group. Qualities like singing, dancing, acting as well as a willingness to cooperate or even a good sense of humor can play a big part in achieving their future goals and aspirations. Among all the skills that are needed, being able to produce and write their own music is one of the crucial skill sets that can bring the potential k-pop stars fame and money. That is because labels find it necessary to recruit members with producing talents so that the company themselves do not have to look through thousands of reference songs to give to their groups in production. So, without further ado, letŌĆÖs take a look at four of the most talented idol singers who are taking part in producing their groupŌĆÖs songs. ┬Ā
BIGBANG ŌĆō G-Dragon
G-Dragon is the first idol member producer that broke the prejudice against k-pop bands that there is little to no involvement of the members in making what they perform. The group attracted great attention early in their career with their debut single, ŌĆ£We Belong Together.ŌĆØ However, the song that brought them to stardom was ŌĆ£LiesŌĆØ from their famous mini-album Always. It was a daring attempt to release an EP back then because the concept itself was very new to the market. In addition, BIGBANG was literally the first group that selected a self-written song as their title track. However, despite things that could be risk factors, the group saw a huge success through ŌĆ£Lies,ŌĆØ a track that met with artistic standards and publicŌĆÖs needs. Following their first big smash, G-Dragon produced numerous other hits such as ŌĆ£Tonight,ŌĆØ ŌĆ£FANTASTIC BABY,ŌĆØ ŌĆ£LOSER,ŌĆØ ŌĆ£Bang Bang Bang.ŌĆØ He was greatly recognized for his producing ability and released more diverse creations through his solo album. He was even invited to Infinite Challenge as a music producer and is now considered the first and most successful k-pop idol songwriter of all time. Songs that are worth checking out: BIGBANGŌĆÖs ŌĆ£Caf├®,ŌĆØ ŌĆ£BAD BOYŌĆØ and G-DRAGONŌĆÖs ŌĆ£Who You?ŌĆØ ┬Ā
SEVENTEEN ŌĆō Woozi
SEVENTEEN debuted with a tough name to live up to as a ŌĆ£self-producingŌĆØ idol group. With almost all members being actively involved in putting an album together, Woozi played a key role in producing their albums, with Hoshi designing the choreography and other members coming up with their own rap parts. The group has a distinct selling point that sets them apart from the other groups. The biggest strength of SEVENTEENŌĆÖs music is that the song is dynamic as itŌĆÖs written for a 13-member group, with each subdivided part having a clean and unique melody. Woozi designed each album with different concepts but with a common underlying theme that SEVENTEEN shares. He came up with many different songs of a variety of genres within a limited framework, ranging from fresh pop music like ŌĆ£Adore U,ŌĆØ ŌĆ£Mansae,ŌĆØ ŌĆ£Pretty U,ŌĆØ to soulful ballads like ŌĆ£DonŌĆÖt Wanna Cry,ŌĆØ ŌĆ£Home,ŌĆØ ŌĆ£Ready To Love,ŌĆØ to bubbly dance music like ŌĆ£BOOM BOOM,ŌĆØ ŌĆ£CLAP,ŌĆØ and ŌĆ£HOME;RUN.ŌĆØ Aside from what he wrote for his own group, he wrote ŌĆ£A-TEENŌĆØ for the popular drama A-TEEN and ŌĆ£DOWN POURŌĆØ for project girl group I.O.I. Songs that are worth checking out: SEVENTEENŌĆÖs ŌĆ£SIMPLE,ŌĆØ ŌĆ£ThinkinŌĆÖ about youŌĆØ and I.O.IŌĆÖs ŌĆ£DOWN POURŌĆØ ┬Ā
PENTAGON ŌĆō Hui
Hui is the main vocalist of Pentagon and the lead dancer who participates in writing and producing a majority of the groupŌĆÖs songs. When ŌĆ£NeverŌĆØ from Produce 101 season 2 became a huge hit, Mnet asked him to work on Wanna OneŌĆÖs debut song, ŌĆ£Energetic.ŌĆØ The songs he made for other groups turned out hugely successful one after another and drew attention to the parental group he belongs to. He wrote songs like ŌĆ£Shine,ŌĆØ which climbed up the charts, and ŌĆ£Spring Snow,ŌĆØ which went viral after they performed on Road to Kingdom. HuiŌĆÖs distinctive style in music shows how he boldly uses various musical instruments with a simple and catchy melody and unique sound. He has an excellent ability to compose tracks that would draw listeners right in and that would draw out feelings from Ādeep inside. Songs that are worth checking out: Wanna OneŌĆÖs ŌĆ£Energetic,ŌĆØ PentagonŌĆÖs ŌĆ£Spring SnowŌĆØ and ŌĆ£DaisyŌĆØ ┬Ā
(G)I-DLE ŌĆō Soyeon
Soyeon is the most aspiring young K-pop producer of her generation. She took part in naming and planning (G)I-DLE and composing songs for her groupŌĆÖs first album. She selected a Moombahton dance-pop called ŌĆ£LATATAŌĆØ as her groupŌĆÖs first title track and brought a huge success to the act despite her labelŌĆÖs concerns. She later worked on ŌĆ£HanŌĆØ and ŌĆ£Uh-OhŌĆØ and released a song called ŌĆ£LIONŌĆØ on MnetŌĆÖs program Queendom, which was nominated for Korean Popular Music Award in the Best Pop Song category. After taking a somewhat lengthy break, she dropped a song named ŌĆ£TOMBOY,ŌĆØ which also did exponentially well in sales. The song is dance-pop music with strong ŌĆ£lockingŌĆØ and pop sounds that have recently become popular again. Although it isnŌĆÖt easy to write a hit song five years into the idol industry, she created a meaningful result with this new brilliant track. Soyeon is an extremely talented artist who creates stunning music just like what her groupŌĆÖs name stands for. ((G)I-DLE stands for ŌĆØI NEVER DIE.ŌĆÖ) Songs that are worth checking out: (G)I-DLEŌĆÖs ŌĆ£WhatŌĆÖs Your Name,ŌĆØ ŌĆ£MaybeŌĆØ and Jeon So YeonŌĆÖs ŌĆ£BEAM BEAMŌĆØ ┬Ā Editor Yoon: I love music, especially K-POP, and I dream of becoming an A&R person, lyricist, artist, etc. I will cover various articles, including song reviews, artist reviews, and K-pop market analysis.
