Getting to Know SHINee: A Very SHINee Guide! REACTION 

SHINee are an R&B contemporary group. (The font is just weird, so when they typed R'n'B it makes it look like RetB). The reason why the audience screams so loud and Onew cries during this performance of "Rainy Blue" is because this was Onew's first solo performance since having vocal surgery. It was a really scary surgery because there was no guarantee that he would ever be able to sing again, let along at the same quality as he did before the surgery. Onew spent about 3 months after his surgery not being able to speak at all in order to give his vocal cords time to heal and then he had to learn to sing all over again. This performance was proof to himself and the fans that he could still do it and that nothing had changed. ("Rainy Blue" is a cover of a Japanese song, which Onew has kind of made famous internationally. Onew is singing in Japanese. It was wrote by a Japanese singer/songwriter who also had the same surgery as Onew, but unfortunately, the songwriter was never able to sing as well again.) Onew's performance of "Nessun Dorma" was performed in 2016 as a solo stage during one of SHINee's Japanese concerts, but it is not the first time Onew has performed this song, he has been performing it since SHINee's early days. Whether it's a performance from 2011 or this one from 2016, there isn't much difference -- his voice is a little more mature in 2016, but it was still impressive from the beginning. Onew is not trained in opera, but he had been training as a singer for more than 10 years when this performance took place, and he has an amazing range and understanding of his voice. He is also a musical stage actor, so he understands how to project his voice to the back of the theater and he knows how to tell a story through the performance of the song. One of the reasons why Key chose to come up with funny answers for that questionnaire is the fact that this Weekly Idol episode was part of their 10th anniversary promotions and so they have been on the show many times and had to fill out that same questionnaire almost every time, and they have answered those same questions dozens of more times for other variety shows. So, after that many years, it has become boring just to give a straight answer. What's particularity notable about the fact that Key said he is from New York, is the fact that he is fluent in English -- almost to the point you would think he is a native speaker. So, if you didn't know him, you might think he really was from New York. The amazing thing about Key's high note in "Like a Fire" is that if you listen to the original version on their album, he doesn't have a high note in that song. But during that performance, which is from their SHINee World Concert III (SWC3) in Seoul, he, out of nowhere, decided he wanted to add a high note. It's almost as if he decided he wanted to try and outdo Jonghyun who is the group's high note master and the one who has the high note right before Key in the song. :D That's Key's classic diva attitude. One slight error in this guide: Minho is actually the MAIN rapper of the group and Key is a sub-rapper. (To say Minho is the second rapper makes it sound like he isn't the one that raps the majority of the time in SHINee's songs.) Minho is credited with writing almost all of his rap sections in SHINee songs, which is proof that he is the main rapper. Minho will have songwriting credits on almost every one of SHINee's songs because he wrote the rap section. Also, Minho more than sings SOMEtimes, he sings just about as much as he raps in SHINee songs. He has the deepest voice out of all the members -- which is why he was made the main rapper -- so SHINee's songs don't often highlight his singing in the same way as the other members, but he is part of all of SHINee's harmonies. Also, by virtue of the fact that he is part of SM, means he also has an amazing voice. When you really get to know SHINee, you will see Minho has just as much vocal range as the rest of the members, and that is why SHINee's five-part harmonies are so outstanding. Minho is also known as a top athlete. He says these days he goes to the gym a couple of times a day to work out just because he likes to work out, but he is also crazy about soccer, and he plays basketball, baseball and golf, and he is good at track and field events, swimming and diving, etc., as well. And not only does he enjoy playing all those sports, but he is usually the best athlete on the field and he pretty much wins every time. There is a reason why Minho's nickname is "Flaming Charisma," and one reason is for his intense passion for sports and his need to always win. His dad is a minor league soccer player, coach and manager for a living. That is also Minho's classic iconic laugh. He laughs with his whole being and he lights up the room while doing it. In that same clip, Jonghyun fell down because, if you see that full clip, you will see that Minho was spraying water with a spray bottle and the floor was all wet. Before Jonghyun walked in the room the other members were playing around sort of making fun of a commercial they did for a Japanese ramen noodle company where they were each given a different dance move that they used to crush the noodles. Jonghyun's dance style was Krump, so he was over exaggerating his movements poking fun of that commercial and because the floor was slippery he fell down, which made Minho laugh even harder. :D Here is that full clip of Minho laughing ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Sc2tP1YIVTc.html and here is a clip of the original Ramen commercial that SHINee is in ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0aHRU8v7824.html Jonghyun was the main vocalist of SHINee, but one thing people need to understand about SHINee, is that they are all really main vocalists, so they can all fill in for each other, and they have. However, Taemin and Onew are the ones that have most often been tapped to fill Jonghyun's parts in most of their old songs, and even the parts that I think would have been his parts in their new songs. Taemin learned how to be a singer from Jonghyun, so his voice and vocal range is most like Jonghyun's, that is why he is the one to fill in for him most often. Jonghyun wrote IU's "Gloomy Clock." He also wrote EXO's "Playboy" and Taemin's "Pretty Boy" and "Already." Jonghyun wrote "Pretty Boy" specifically for Taemin and it ft. Kai from EXO as the rapper. Plus, as you know, he wrote dozens of songs that became SHINee's songs, as well as all of his own solo songs. SHINee's cover of Lady Gaga's "Just dance" was a special stage at a KBS award show in 2010. Here is the clip of that performance. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VsFMUnFqiK4.html They were dressed like that because they were supposed to be dressed like Lady Gaga's over the top crazy style. If you notice, that last clip of SHINee playing charades, and Taemin trying to guess "suitcase," was at a fan meeting in Japan. So, they were all speaking Japanese. As you can see, SHINee are all fluent in Japanese. They are just as popular as Japanese artists as they are Kpop artists. Most Japanese people don't even consider them foreign artists. SHINee debuted as Japanese artists in 2011 and they spend about 50% of their career in Japan doing events and concerts, etc. For every Korean album SHINee also has a Japanese album, but their songs aren't just remakes of their Korean songs, the majority of their Japanese songs are exclusively in Japanese. And yes, Obama actually talked about following SHINee at a press conference while he was president of the United States. That clip is 100% real. This Guide video was made in 2018, so to update the information, the other members of SHINee -- Onew, Key and Minho -- now also have solo careers. Onew and Key had their solo debut right before they went off to the military in 2018 and they both have solo albums. Minho also released his first solo single "I'm Home" that same year, right before he enlisted in the military as well. For an updated guide to SHINee you should check out their individuale guide videos next. The person who created the group guide has also recently released (released in the last few months) individual member guides Taemin: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hH5r88pfH9U.html, Key: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ADUrw9CeiEk.html Onew: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KK8rLkV5bk8.html, Minho: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ko9u6IjFzC0.html, and Jonghyun: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7EqwuWuZXcI.html. As you discovered, SHINee are known for their live vocals and amazing dancing. They are known as CD-quality singers because they sound just as good live, if not better, than they do recorded. SHINee always sings live. The ONLY thing they are not good at is lip syncing so they avoid it at all costs, so when you hear SHINee singing 95% of the time it will be live. It's a running joke between the fans and the members that when SHINee lip syncs you can tell because it's very obvious. Yes, over the years they have become better at lip syncing then they used to be, but now they have gained the reputation as the group that always sings live, so unless they are required to lip sync for a specific reason, SHINee will always sing live. They have trained their entire career to be able to sing live and always sound flawless while performing extremely complex choreography. SHINee set the standard. That is why they are so highly respected among their peers. It is literally referred to as the SHINee standard. It's the standard all other groups strive to reach. You really should check out some of their live concert performances because their stages are like none other. Their concerts last 3 to 4 hours straight and they perform nonstop and never sound out of tune or out of breath. They are also one of the best dancers in Kpop and they have some of the best harmonies you will ever hear.

SHINee are the kings of kpop for one reason, and its TALENT.

I seen shinee and hit that subscribe button so fast! Thank you for taking the time to get to know our boys. There journey has been fantastic and heartbreaking but it has been beautiful. If you have the album of story of light you are so lucky. One of the songs on there that I feel did not get enough recognition is our page. Alot of shawols could not muster the strength to watch it because of there pain so the numbers are so low. The harmonies in this song blows me away and the lyrics are so beautiful. The boys wrote this song for jonghyun, for us and for themselves. They are letting jonghyun know how much they love him, miss him and will continue on this path that the five of them walked on. If you have never seen the video I suggest you react to it but don't forget to read the lyrics first. The boys had a hard time I'm sure performing this song but they worked hard and pushed thru it. So it would be nice to send them a message that we loved it and it meant the world to us. Thank you again for this reaction.

thanks for this reaction! excited to welcome you into our SHINee World :)

Loved you reacting to this! ♥️ I even learned some things. 😋 Yes, that was your first KPop album from me!!

Enjoyed your reaction :) Personally rather than MVs I always recommend Shinee live. 'Excuse me Miss' and 'Stranger' from SWC4 are always a good place to start. If you want retro style MV though, I'd recommend '1 of 1' as it is all out early 90s.

what a nice surprise this morning. i am glad that this was helpful. if you want more info, very swank also did individual guides. plus, shawols will suggest fun side vids to check out like "shinee being chaotic" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tETP9WJjVXw.html and others. album listens are a great idea. shinee's title tracks often belie their b-side's diversity. more often than not, a b-side is my fave track on their album. something that some reactors will do is do album listens using lyric vids. a performance that I always recommend (that doesn't get enough love imo) is "romeo+julette @shinee world 5 in seoul". it is just pure vocal flexing. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tuJu-SSLtb0.html ... also, me being greedy i would love to see you watch onew's performance of "you are my everything" that he did while in the military ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QSz2TcPhxGk.html ... you can hear the cute soldierwols (soldier shawols) chanting his real name in the back "LEE JINKI" lol.

Shinee=kings

It's code n i really want you

but why when you smile reminds me Yagi Arisa, the girl that Key married on the TV Show We got married...? lol this is funny, and it's not a bad thing, you have a really pretty smile

Hi! Can you react to SB19? They are from the Philippines. They just uploaded their latest MV entitled WHAT❓the leader wrote, compose and co-produce the song. the youngest is the creative director and all of them choreographed the song too :)

KIND is my favorite but i love the whole album

Reaction plss Baekhyun from EXO "Bambi" Sounds Room and March 30 to ''Bambi'' MV :').