Idols whose skills are not favoured by their songs/concept

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IMO it's gotta be Momo and Chaeryeong. Momo was forced to style her voice to "fit" in twice's concept, and now it sounds very damaged. Chaeryeong is one of the best 4th gen girl group dancers but she has a delicate style, contrary to itzy's strong moves.
 

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I don't think it's the concept but Liz's skills as a vocalist aren't really valued in IVE. All of the members have really distinctive and I guess loud voices. Wonyoung and Leeseo are high and nasally, Rei is also high but with a little spunk, Gaeul intonation is really unique, and Yujin is deeper and powerful. Liz has a lighter and beautiful vocal tone. It doesn't stand out to me as much and could be why she isn't getting as Main Vocal type lines and high notes. I think her vocals would be higher valued in a group with a more mellow concept and less 'loud' vocal tones.
I hope this makes sense and I'm not trying to insult any IVE members. That's just how their voices are in my head.

Miyeon doesn't get to show off her vocals even though she's the best vocalist in gidle. I think this is also because her tone isn't as unique as the rest of the members despite it being unique in it's own right. The group is also not super vocally heavy. So she gets the least amount of lines a lot now and sings similar parts.

I think in Kep1er a lot of the members don't shine in terms of dancing because so many of them are great dancers.
Usually Dayeon, Hikaru, and sometimes Xiaoting are pushed for dance breaks. But members like Yujin, Youngeun, and Yeseo are phenomenal dancers but aren't treated as such.

Seulgi is the best dancer in Red Velvet and typically is treated like Main Dancer. But her dancing style doesn't suit Red Velvet songs, especially the cuter ones. She's better at hip hop oriented dances and open style. She really shines in videos of her dancing to non Red Velvet songs.

Lee Know is the best dancer in Stray Kids and is kinda treated like a Main Dancer. But it's really Hyunjin who gets the Main Dancer treatment. I think this is because Lee Know has a more controlled and fluid style of dance which typically doesn't fit SKZ's concept. Hyunjin dances powerfully and stylishly. Even Felix is favored at times. But I also think this is because Lee Know was a back up dancer and hasn't been able to ditch the muted style of dance he adapted.
 

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I don't think it's the concept but Liz's skills as a vocalist aren't really valued in IVE. All of the members have really distinctive and I guess loud voices. Wonyoung and Leeseo are high and nasally, Rei is also high but with a little spunk, Gaeul intonation is really unique, and Yujin is deeper and powerful. Liz has a lighter and beautiful vocal tone. It doesn't stand out to me as much and could be why she isn't getting as Main Vocal type lines and high notes. I think her vocals would be higher valued in a group with a more mellow concept and less 'loud' vocal tones.
I hope this makes sense and I'm not trying to insult any IVE members. That's just how their voices are in my head.

Miyeon doesn't get to show off her vocals even though she's the best vocalist in gidle. I think this is also because her tone isn't as unique as the rest of the members despite it being unique in it's own right. The group is also not super vocally heavy. So she gets the least amount of lines a lot now and sings similar parts.

I think in Kep1er a lot of the members don't shine in terms of dancing because so many of them are great dancers.
Usually Dayeon, Hikaru, and sometimes Xiaoting are pushed for dance breaks. But members like Yujin, Youngeun, and Yeseo are phenomenal dancers but aren't treated as such.

Seulgi is the best dancer in Red Velvet and typically is treated like Main Dancer. But her dancing style doesn't suit Red Velvet songs, especially the cuter ones. She's better at hip hop oriented dances and open style. She really shines in videos of her dancing to non Red Velvet songs.

Lee Know is the best dancer in Stray Kids and is kinda treated like a Main Dancer. But it's really Hyunjin who gets the Main Dancer treatment. I think this is because Lee Know has a more controlled and fluid style of dance which typically doesn't fit SKZ's concept. Hyunjin dances powerfully and stylishly. Even Felix is favored at times. But I also think this is because Lee Know was a back up dancer and hasn't been able to ditch the muted style of dance he adapted.
Sorry this is so long. This question really intrigued me and I kinda just went though my discography to see if I could find more examples.
 

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Sunoo from Enhypen doesn't suit Enhypen's new concept. He slays ofc but whoever is editing their videos is doing him so favors. He usually has long drawn out scenes and it's pretty clear that the video editor has no idea what to do with his scenes. The other members are given cool stunts, passionate acting, and close up shots. While Sunoo has a strangely long scene of his lines and minimal editing to try to make it blend in with the rest of the MV. The biggest Mvs that are guilty of this are Blessed-Cursed and ParadoXX Invasion. His voice isn't suited for their kinds of songs either. He shines on more airy, light, and vocal based songs like Not For Sale, Upper Side Dreamin', TFW, and Polariod Love (to name a few). I know someone on the staff team, whether it be the director, screen writer, or even stylist has to do a better job. I know it is possible because when you look at New from The Boyz, who has a similar image to Sunoo, doesn't stick out like a sore thumb during The Boyz' darker concepts, he actually shines. This is due to him having the same opportunities as the other members. Especially in their Maverick MV, the cinematography and thought put into all scenes. His (talking about Sunoo again) vocals and his natural talent for captivating expressions aren't utilized in the way they're supposed to be and it can be frustrating seeing your bias' scenes in MVs getting treated like an after thought.
 
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Yeji, Lia and Chaeryeong are really good vocalists but the songs they get given just don’t suit their voices. Like Cheshire was really out of their range and they were shouting to reach the notes. If they were able to sing in their range more they’d probably sound really good
 

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Sorry this is so long. This question really intrigued me and I kinda just went though my discography to see if I could find more examples.
Nah it's ok.
For me, there's one thing I don't fully agree on. Liz compared to her other members. I think that if the members get more vocal lessons they will stop having very nasal tones and (also fun fact) Yujin is soprano. It's her throat that has something special that meakes her sound heavy, like Jisoo. The reason people think she has a low voice is because vocal heavyness is a male feature, that means that her voice is high but masculine. Now the reason I don't fully disagree is because I do think that she is kinda forgotten as a vocalist, and my theory is that the autotune and filtering that voices go through the music production process overshadows Liz's most notable qualities, stabily, clearness and intonation. I really hope that starship instead of sitting its girls on chairs starts putting Liz to sing live, that girl's not perfect but she's very brave vocal wise and her voice sounds like an angel's.
 

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Lia doesn't really fit ITZY, her voice is suited for RNB not high pitched kpop songs JYP forces ITZY to sing. An example of this is Bet On Me, a prerelease from ITZY's Kill My Doubt Album, JYP changed the song last minute so the members had to sing two octaves higher...I think that's a little ridiculous. Honestly, people say Chaeryeong but I think she still kind of fits ITZY more than Lia at least.

Also I think pretty much all of the members except for p4-p6 (Dayeon youngeun yeseo) can't fit in Kep1er's experimental concept, like for some songs Chaehyun and Bahiyyih shine and for others Xiaoting and Hikaru shine.
 
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