which skill is more important if you had to choose?

Depends.  Are you trying to make good music or put on a good show?  

These are all talents that contribute to someone’s creative vision, and to act like one is more or less valid than the other is ludicrous. There is no “more” important talent, they are all the pinnacle of human creativity.

All

 

this is why I like Kpop and Jpop, you can have them all  

 

 

1 minute ago, PoisonedIvy said:

These are all talents that contribute to someone’s creative vision, and to act like one is more or less valid than the other is ludicrous. There is no “more” important talent, they are all the pinnacle of human creativity.

/Endthread

Singing/dancing for a performer. Writing/producing if you're working behind the scenes.

I listen to music I don't watch it, I don't typically care about dancing/stage presence/theatrics/staging...

vocals are more noticeable and will make you famous faster 

5 minutes ago, byzantium said:

Depends.  Are you trying to make good music or put on a good show?  

2 minutes ago, PoisonedIvy said:

These are all talents that contribute to someone’s creative vision, and to act like one is more or less valid than the other is ludicrous. There is no “more” important talent, they are all the pinnacle of human creativity.

which one would you prefer?

if we're talking about pop music, we should normalize having all four. no reason not to be a dancer, singer, writer and producer with all the resources out there.

 

in any other genre i'd say songwriter/producing. we already have the best dancers and singers in the world (mostly in the pop world) so you have to show off those other skills otherwise what is it that you're bringing to the table?

2 minutes ago, Odette Violet said:

All

 

this is why I like Kpop and Jpop, you can have them all  

 

 

could you name which ones produce their own stuff?

id rather be/stan Bob Dylan than nicole scherzinger 

Neither, both are needed to be a true artist.

Dancing doesn’t matter at all imo so songwriting and production wins by default but I place those two above all else anyway. 

i'd say any artist can have one, both or none as long as they know what they're doing and their audience knows what's being presented 

 

but in a musical aspect i'd say that as long as you're good in both then that works, but if you only have one then you must be fantastic to cover up the other one 

2 minutes ago, Deluxe said:

could you name which ones produce their own stuff?

The #2 and #3 IFPI Top 10 Global Artist of 2023, Seventeen and Stray Kids

You can get other people to write and produce good songs for you but you can't get someone else to sing your music (unless you're Milli Vanilli).

9 minutes ago, Odette Violet said:

All

 

this is why I like Kpop and Jpop, you can have them all  

 

 

That’s why we Stan a Group that can do it all

Sorta depends on the artist and the genre of music in my opinion.

 

 

Edited February 26, 20242 yr by 4th Time Around

You can’t be a musical act with just writing and producing. 

8 minutes ago, Deluxe said:

could you name which ones produce their own stuff?

thee legendary Hikaru Utada, LiSA for jpop

 

 

BTS, Seventeen, GIDLE are some of the names  for Kpop 

 

My faves: Namie Amuro, SNSD, aespa ( writing credits ) 

I would say the correct answer is

 

SINGING AND WRITING

 

Dancing is a plus

Producing is not necessary because they all need a true good focused producer for pop songs to shine

Depends on what kind of artist you are  Both are important.

 

9 minutes ago, monologueNacafe said:

You can’t be a musical act with just writing and producing. 

This is certainly a take.

8 minutes ago, Gorjesspazze9 said:

That’s why we Stan a Group that can do it all

Sooyoung the lyricist that you are. She also wrote Villain with Stephany 

 

*** SM for not letting them include their own songs more. Seo said one time that they have a lot of songs but none of them made it   

 

Fiona Apple can do all those things