Also,you have so many options what you want to be!I’ll help you go through them!

• The Leader

In most K-Pop groups there’s an appointed leader, who’s usually (but not always)
the eldest member or at least one of the eldest members. (Ex: SHINee’s Onew,
APink’s Chorong, etc.) Sometimes the leader can be the member who was a trainee for
the longest period of time out of all the members of the band. (Ex: Twice’s Jihyo)

Some groups don’t have any leader. (Ex: Blackpink)

The leader’s role is to motivate and take care of the other members, and to
represent them in various ways – like talking on the stage/ awards festivities,
etc. Also, he/she’s supposed to be mature and charismatic and be able to gain the
respect of the other members in the band.

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• THE VOCALISTS

kpop vocalists

The Main Vocalist

The Main Vocalist is usually the member with the best singing technique, who gets
the most difficult vocal parts. (EX: 2PM’s Jun-K, Girls’s Generations’ Taeyeon,
etc.)

The Main vocalist usually gets lots of singing lines and usually sings the chorus.
Sometimes the Lead Vocalist sings the chorus, while the Main Vocalist does the ad-
libs.

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• The Lead Vocalist

The Lead Vocalist is usually the member with the 2nd best singing technique. He/she
usually sings before the Main Vocalist. Sometimes the Lead Vocalist sings the
chorus, while the Main Vocalist does the ad-libs.

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• The Sub Vocalist

The Sub Vocalist (Sometimes also simply the Vocalist) supports the Main and Lead
Vocalists and can get fewer singing lines.

A group can have more Main, Lead and Sub Vocalists.

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• THE RAPPER(S)

kpop rappers
The Main Rapper

The Main Rapper gets most of the rapping parts and it’s supposed to be the one with
the best rapping skills. Many times, the main rappers write their own lyrics. (EX:
B.A.P’s Yongguk, EXID’s LE, etc.)

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• The Lead Rapper

The Lead Rapper is supposed to be the 2nd best to the Main Rapper. He/she usually
begins the rapping parts.

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• The Sub Rapper

The Sub Rapper (sometimes also simply the Rapper) is supposed to be better than non
rapping members but not as good as the Lead or Main rappers.

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• THE DANCER(S)

kpop dancers

The Main Dancer

The Main Dancer is usually the member with the greatest dancing skills. The Main
Dancer usually gets solo dancing parts. (EX: Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyeon,
Blackpink’s Lisa, etc.)

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• The Lead Dancer

The Lead Dancer is usually the 2nd best dancer in the group. When the group dances
together, he/she will often dance in the front.

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• THE VISUAL

kpop visuals

The visual is usually the member considered the most physically attractive in the
group (according to the Korean beauty standards). (EX: Girl’s Generations’ Yoona,
GOT7’s Mark, etc.)

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• The Face of The Group

kpop face of the group

The Face of The Group is many times mistaken with the visual, because their main
role is to bring public attention to the group. While the Visual is usually the
most good looking member, the Face Of The Group is the band’s representative who
usually gets invited in variety shows or who represents the band in different
public events, so many times is the most popular member. Sometimes the visual and
the Face of the group overlap, the same member holding both positions. Other times
the leader can also hold the Face of the Group position. Since it’s basically a
popularity related position, the Face of The Group can change constantly.

The Face of The Group is not a mandatory position, some bands promote equally all
their members and don’t have a distinct Face Of the Group.

There are bands where 1 particular member publicly represents the band to variety
shows in 90% of cases, thus that member becomes the band’s representative, the
“face of the group”. (EX: EXID’s Hani, AOA’s Seolhyun, etc.)

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• The Center

the center kpop

Usually a certain member is placed in the middle of the group during promotions,
photoshoots, video shoots, etc. Be it because of their good-looks, or because of
their dancing talent or because of their popularity, a particular member is always
placed in the center, getting the most attention.

The Center can be changing from a promotion to another. (EX: Red Velvet – during
‘Ice Cream Cake’ promotion Irene was the Center → during ‘Dumb Dumb’ promotions
Seulgi was the Center)

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• THE MAKNAE

kpop maknae

The Maknae is the youngest member of the band. The maknae is usually associated
with being cute and shy, but not always. Some maknaes became popular for being the
complete opposite, “the evil maknae”. (EX: Super Junior’s Kyuhyun)

Those are all positions you could have!I would maybe want Lead Rapper teehee…
Also,so many high hopes for you being a BigHit trainee!:)-Love,WooSan