CHANGSUB (BTOB)- Lee Mujin Service

BTOB did a solo cover series called I’ll be your melody, highly recommend . But most especially Changsub’s ‘I regret it’ performance (https://youtu.be/frL2DOCZOUs?is=xR7fm0QNZP-3mq00) is epic. His emotional conveyance at its peak! I’ll bet anything you’ll get a random tear down your cheek without even understanding the lyrics! For solo stuff ‘at the end’ for rock vocals and ‘gone’ for more mainstream but serious falsetto action.

Changsub is indeed an incredible human being, he is a wonderful mentor too. All of BTOB are just wonderful people and great mentors.

Changsub dream was to be a skateboard athlete. There were some old videos he doing it. After debut he do several sports like kick boxing and wakeboarding. His song '33' MV was basically about his unfulfilled dream to become a professional skateboarder. TMI: BTOB members can do beatboxing too 😆

This is the one when Changsub was strictly directed by famous musical director, Director Kim, to adjust his singing style to the musicals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg2vuv1UH8k

Changsub is actually my bias in BTOB, so I could probably talk about his voice all day 😭 What makes him so special to me is how much emotion and storytelling he puts into every note. His voice has always had a unique charm, but it's changed a lot throughout his career. Back in BTOB's early years, his tone was lighter, softer, and slightly raspy. He was also one of the members responsible for many of the group's higher vocal parts, second only to Eunkwang in a lot of songs. When he returned from military enlistment, many fans noticed that his voice had become noticeably deeper, fuller, and richer. He started relying much more on his lower register, which added an entirely new dimension to his singing. I think that's one of the reasons he's so respected by senior artists and why so many songwriters and producers want to work with him. Over the past several years, he's become somewhat of a king of remakes, covers, and OSTs because he has this incredible ability to make every song feel like his own.

Omg! Thank you so much, Tim, for this analysis! 💜 Ever since I watched Kingdom last year, I’ve been completely obsessed with BTOB, so seeing you discover and appreciate them is such a joy. I feel like you’re going through the same phase I did. 😂 I can’t wait to see more BTOB reactions!

Changsub 💙💙💙 To me, he has one of the most recognizable voices in kpop- his was definitely one of the first I was able to differentiate from the others in BTOB. So happy to see you react to more BTOB and their members! I was kind of worried they'd get drowned out by other requests, but it's always nice to see people appreciate them 💙

https://youtube.com/shorts/omlhITsCPIY?si=WeSGbukOL8d3GTUJ Here's a clip of Changsub singing "The Moon of Seoul" when he was 18, 24, then 32 (one during Leemujin service). You can really notice how his singing has developed over time.

Now, I really want to watch you react to Changsub's Begin Again performances and all his solo stuffs too! Hahahhaha this is bad.. neverending requests 😅 But I guess we need you to react to the other members' songs and performances too, and of course BTOB songs too. So I'll wait patiently~😅 Oh, the sports that he was into before becoming a singer was skateboarding! His old dream was to become a skateboard athlete, but he got injured a lot, so he decided to change his path and became a singer!

Changsub is one BTOB member who's also active as musical actor, along with Eunkwang. Changsub alone has done around 10 musical theater projects, so he definitely knows some stuff too about musical theater. There's this one very unforgettable video from few years ago of him being coached (quite harshly 😅) by a seasoned musical director to change his usual pop singing technique into a more musical theatrical style technique that fits his role in that historical musical project. I reaaally admire his humility and commitment to learn anew starting from zero and to be molded again in a new field (musical), even though he has been quite a renowned artist of his own in the kpop industry. It's interesting too to watch, seeing that you're also reacting to a lot of musical numbers! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SvwYH7QMFE

Omg yesss thank youu!!! Ughh I reaaalllyyy love Changsub's voice especially during that period (after vocal cord nodule in 2018/2019, but before vocal cord polyp in 2024). After vocal cord nodule, he indeed lost his most upper register (high notes) and his vocal tone gets huskier and deeper, but with whatever training he did to overcome it, his voice became stronger and had more depth to it, and sounded more mature and even sexy at times. It's really such a shame though that he got vocal cord polyp again after this (in 2024) and lost even more of his high notes, but he's working hard in finding new sound and singing style again suitable for his current voice. He indeed overworked his vocal cords too much at that time with all the BTOB and his solo activities, musical theaters, and he was also a regular MC to a popular variety show 😢 If you want to hear the difference in his vocal tones before and after vocal cord nodule, here's one of the examples. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9YYpmtF32w8

Thank you, I live for your BTOB analysis💙

While preparing his solo album Mark in late 2018, he noticed he could no longer reach high notes or sing with his usual ease. Doctors diagnosed him with vocal cord nodules. Instead of resting, he enlisted for mandatory military service in early 2019. He applied to the military band and had to perform regularly. He did not undergo surgery or medical treatment; as he mentioned on the program, he tried to adapt to a new singing style by learning from other vocalists just to get through. In early 2024, Changsub’s throat condition deteriorated again, forcing him to suspend his plans to release another album. He was diagnosed with widespread vocal cord polyps. Changsub admitted that this was the first time he truly felt depressed. However, after undergoing treatment and learning entirely new, safer vocalization techniques, his condition improved by late 2024. He described the ordeal as a blessing in disguise that forced him to take his skills to the next level.

yes!! Changsub! I love him so much!

omggg yes yes yes my show is ON!!