Who are the best MR (music removed) singers?

MR (Music Removed) videos have been an increasingly common way for netizens to gauge how well idols perform during live broadcasts, as a way to see how well they can actually sing.  Recently, Mnet’s “Idol Chart Show” compared the MR clips of the idol singers, and selected the best of the best.

TVXQ was selected as the overall winner, from a field of Korea’s best idol singers.  Their reason?  ”Not only can they sing well live, but they dance well while performing!”  They showed clips of TVXQ’s comeback MR removed performance for “Keep Your Head Down“, and the proof was in the pudding, folks – these guys are good.

For giggles, the MCs focused on Changmin’s incredible range, but also his habit of pointing upwards with his index finger when he’s going for those big notes.  Then, they both commented on how much Yunho has improved since his debut days, by comparing his “Keep Your Head Down” performance to a live performance of “Hug“, where his voice cracked.

Below is the list of final rankings; interestingly enough, figure skater and the nation’s Little Sister Kim Yuna made the list at #15.

1. TVXQ
2. IU
3. Taeyeon of SNSD
4. Changmin of 2AM
5. Park Bom of 2NE1
6. Taeyang of Big Bang
7. Hyorin of SISTAR
8. Kyuhyun of Super Junior
9. Jonghyun of SHINee
10. Song Jieun of Secret
11.Yonghwa of C.N. Blue
12. Lee Hongki of FT Island
13. Suzy of miss A
14. Hyun Bin (actor)
15. Kim Yuna (ice skater)
16. G.O. of MBLAQ
17. Gayoon of 4minute
18. Kim Soohyun (actor)
19. Junsu of 2PM

20. YoSeob of B2ST

cr: allkpop