Did they experience some sort of crisis as a group then? Jong Hyun was crying rather brokenly, and both Tae Min and Min Ho, who I've never seen shed a tear, were weeping openly. Onew looked catatonic at one point, before Min Ho grabbed him in a hug. God, I love them. I'm new to Shawol (less than a month), but I'm in it for the long haul
cloudheaded I was asking myself the exact same thing. Taemin and Minho crying and especially Minho positively breaking apart is a first to see for me. The "Best Artist" award is a big thing for sure, but sadly I'm not competent enough in Shinee's history yet to know if there was something else that made it special to them...
so during the awards, shinee accepted the fact they wouldnt win but surprise, they did. so they were happy from that. i think they were crying so much because their hard work was worth it and they were proud of themselves. of course there couldve been something personal that happened between them that made them that much more emotional but no one knows if there is. staff have also said that they were crying a lot on stage but even more off stage.