Oh yes, SHINee was intended to be an r&b group, reminiscent of the 90s boy groups when they debuted. Their r&b ballads with Jonghyun's incredible vocals were signature of SHINee in the earlier years. I'd say that after Sherlock they started to change their style and experiment, and then View happened and that lavish house music style defined them for some years afterwards.
SHINee's "Romantic" performance was an MNet MCountdown music program stage as part of a comeback performance, so at that time MCountdown used to have groups compete head to head against each other for the win. So SHINee was competing against F.T. Island. (The other group you saw standing there watching SHINee's performance.) This MCountdown performance was extra special because it was SHINee's first win on the show and they beat F.T. Island, a senior group who is also known for their powerful vocals. So it was a big deal and the SHINee members cried after this show. The main singer of FT Island, HongKi, is known for having one of the best rock vocals in the industry. You might have noticed that at one point you saw HongKi shaking his head, because at that point he could tell that his group had lost. :D F.T. Island (Five Treasure Island) used to be a 5 member Kpop Rock band under FNC Entertainment. Not only does F.T. Island sing but they play their own instruments. F.T. Island debuted in 2007, a year before SHINee and they are still in the industry today. However, 2 members of F.T. Island left the group a couple of years ago, so they currently only have 3 member. The members of F.T. Island and SHINee are all around the same age. You should really look up a full clip of this performance to see the full competition and to hear F.T. Island's performance. F.T. Island didn't lose because their performance was bad, I think you will be impressed with them as well. SHINee just happened to be the audience's favorite that day.
SHINee's performance of "SHINee World" is from their very first SHINee World concert tour in 2010/2011 so Taemin is about 17/18 here. And that is why you may notice they have the same style and look from their "Lucifer" MV. SHINee's nicknames come from the rap section in their "The SHINee World (Doo-Bop)," which is commonly referred to as Minho's Dibidibidis rap. In the rap Minho says: (Dibidibidis) Bling Bling is Jonghyun (Dibidibidis) our powerful Taemin (Dibidibidis) the only tofu is Onew (Dibidibidis) SHINee’s Almighty and All-knowing, Key (Dibidibidis) The charismatic flame, Minho (i.e. Flaming Charisma). Lee Jinki was given the stage name Onew because of his soft and gentle personality. Onew is a combination of the Korean characters that mean or sound like soft and gentle, which in the rap they compare to tofu. So, Onew's nickname has become "the tofu leader" or "our tofu leader". Jonghyun is "Bling Bling Jonghyun" because they say he has always sparkled with talent. Key is "the almighty Key" who opens all the doors in the industry. Taemin is "Powerful Taemin." And Minho is "Flaming Charisma Minho," which comes from the fact that he is super passionate about everything he does and he has a need to always win, he won't quit until he is the winner. :D And just so you know, this was one of Minho's very first raps, and it was one of the only raps that was NOT wrote by him. The rap was wrote by one of their managers and SM thought it was funny so they added it to the song. But Minho and the other members always thought the rap was super embarrassing, and up until a few years ago -- after performing it several times during their early years -- they refused to ever perform it again. However, in the last few years, Minho has said he is starting to see its charm and he finds it kind of nostalgic, so whenever someone asks him to perform it he doesn't find it quite as cringgy anymore. Yes the lyrics of this song refer to the other songs on this album. For example, the lyrics "Noona, you’re so pretty" is referring to SHINee's debut song "Replay," that is why they say, "With this song I immediately Start." And the line, "Again, with you’re like oxygen," is referencing their song "Love Like Oxygen," which is the second track on their The SHINee World album, etc.
big agree, best place best b-side, four seasons close second (I prefer the original version of in my room, but this remix was really pretty too). i totally agree about the production of recent kpop, which is part of the reason why onew's comeback stages being so noticeably live was so refreshing! listening to baby shinee is so fun bc their voices are all so good already, but it also helps me appreciate how much they've improved
I agree with you about the shift in the industry. Kinda feel bad bcs it must be so preassuring for the recent artists :( Idk about others bcs I only followed SHINee, but recently, for this DICE mini album, Onew clearly show his live performance for his promotion in music show like this one in Romantic performance. He explicitly said for On The Way and Yeowoobi performamce, he did it live real time while the broadcast was on air. I recommend you to check them out for nostalgic feeling 🥰 And thank you for being honest and enjoying SHINee with us ❤️
As an older shawol, this album hits me in the nostalgia lol. I agree that other more recent albums have better quality in their lyrics, line distribution and overall performance of the guys, because naturally the evolved too. But The SHINee World is the first full album I listened to and it's because of the r&b sound and vocals that I fell in love with them, so it has a special place in my heart. And it has the holy trinity of Romantic, In My Room and Best Place! The best SHINee songs to ever exist! So thank you for your honesty about everything and taking the time to listen to it.
Romantic is one of my favorite SHINee ballads ❤ I love their concert performance of the song. Hope you can check it out if you haven't yet! Oh and awesome reaction as always!
i really love the SHINee World album, it's so nostalgic and idk i just always feel so good listening to it, however i understand if its not everyones taste. Also i felt that way the first time i heard this album, i thought i wouldnt listen to it that much because the genre wasnt my thing, but even in 2022 i never skip the songs and i just hold so much love for it.
lolololol that "it was written by--MINHO?????" I laughed out loud seeing your betrayed face. 😂😂😂 Tbh, Ming wrote since early days but just the rap, usually. If anyone wrote the melodic lyric it's usually Jonghyun. It's still amusing seeing your face tho. 😂 Thank you for this Sir Austin. I really love your shinee's reaction and agree with what you said about live vocals. I love their early albums due to the similarities to western boybands, too. And their harmonization is really what I love, how their voice blended together. And earlier albums got that so much. (((But it's true, their earlier songs had so much toxic relationship lyrics popularized that era so you're a mood lol not to mention my all time shinee favorite is Obsession, and it's soooo good but the lyric is so 😅😅😅)))
agree with you! this is a MUCH better way to experience their albums compared to just reacting to lyric videos. the live performances are the way to go for SHINee, for sure
Omg an hour of SHINee from you? Yesssss!!! Thanks for this!! I'm still amazed by how great their vocals (especially Jinki, Jonghyun, and Key) were at this young of an age. Lots of people (and SHINee guides) praise Jonghyun for his lyric writing (as they should, he's amazing) but many also fail to see that Minho, at international age 16, has writing credits on their DEBUT album.. yes, he didn't write the main melodies and stuff, he wrote the raps, but that's still a feat that he got those lyrics approved by SM for those songs. SHINee was originally supposed to be a rap group then they debuted as a contemporary R&B group and they were supposed to be experimental and I'm glad they have found their sound through the years. There's one song on the first Replay EP that didn't get carried over to the SHINee World album and its called "Real" if you want to check it out. It's pretty upbeat too. In My Room is originally sung by Jinki, Jonghyun, and Key but they did an OT5 version of it live in 2013 if you want to check that out too, it's great. Love Should Go On was also in the Replay EP and didn't make it into the SHINee World album but then get put in a remix for the Amigo repackage. There are other songs in the Amogo repackage too that you haven't heard. Maybe you can do an Amigo repackage + Real reaction next to cover the other songs so you know you won't have missed any? I have requested before a Love Should Go On + Love Still Goes On reaction in the comments when you asked for Minkey raps. Love Still Goes On is in their 2nd album Lucifer and they did a combo of Love Should Go On and Love Still Goes On at SWC4 that I love. Odd/MTTM is my favorite album and I usually have difficulty picking favorites of anything. I think it's because it was at such a turning point in their career with how much freedom they got and the variety of songs in Odd/MTTM is nice and has several of my most favorite SHINee songs. Thanks again for your reaction! Looking forward to what you have planned next! I actually quite liked that you listened to live performances and radio ones rather than the studio one for your reaction. 😀
'Being Imperfect is the most perfect thing in the world' I couldn't agree more to what you said about the old music and new kpop music. TMI :I want to introduce SHINee to my younger sister so we can both stan them. She checked their Instagram accounts and said " They don't have much followers when compared to... I think they are not popular I guess, i am not gonna listen to them" that's how things are now a days... How these numbers can explain what journey they have, the struggles, the happiness, the talent and the tears. Older groups are much more to explain... Much more to understand...much more to appreciate! Even am 25... I love/ relate to only SHINee. SHINee gives positive vibes....all the songs are soulful! PS: My Sister loves Don't call me, Atlantis...And She Is a Taemint now! Like you said...this album gives me nostalgia even though few songs i am first time listening with you. It reminds me of good old winter/Christmas times idk why! I kind ah liked it. Thank You, Austin for the reaction. Hoping more SHINee from you....more often!
Not now, but I really liked SHINee when I was young. This video reminds me of the past and I miss that time. Thank you for the video🙏 (Im korean so sorry my bad eng)
I believe these songs were chosen for their debut album to showcase their vocal prowess. Had not for these beautifully sung songs I don't think I'd fall hard for them. Thank you this delightful reaction. I wish Shinee will bring back this sound in their next album.
This is how I want to end my day..thank you for this reaction.. will update the comment after I am done watching it. We live in kwangya - 2022remix lol🤣 The live stages then were literally something else. I am so glad Onew chose reality for his music show appearances for dice. We could clearly listen his breath, his lyric mistakes etc. So proud to be his fan. As a fan who joined SHINee world in 2018 it completely bewilders me how everyone else debuted with concepts like aliens, superpowers, clones etc. And then there's SHINee , our obsessive young lovers. SM really experimented with them. Like how was this group supposed to be debuted as rappers but their first album is filled with ballads..
Romantic is one of the most memorable ballads 💚 thank you for your album reactions to SHINee! I love them and your channel pls bring SHINee MTTM album reaction
omg over an hour of pure SHINee reaction?! You just made my day ♥ edit after watching: Don´t worry about not vibing with the album, I think it´s my least favourite SHINee album as well :D I love Replay, Love like Oxygen and In my Room when the mood is right! I guess you´ll love Odd, 1 of 1/1 and 1 and Misconceptions of Us. I also love Sherlock album, especially the ballad "Honesty" - one of my all time favourite SHINee ballads (just with a guitar in the background) ♥
Baby SHINee! Ty for reacting to this I still listen to a lot of these songs on a regular. Smooth SHINee is my favorite. And I super agree with the making everything perfect part. I miss those days. I think people might get tired of this new format after a while because of how "artificial" it is. Or maybe not who knows hahaha
5:11 SHINee also did that for their Misconceptions album, mentioning every song title of that album in the lyrics of the 1st song in the album "Spoiler"! And agree, I feel like Kpop has become the Olympics over the past few years, with idols being expected to score higher and perform better than their seniors. Also speaking of hearing mistakes, idk why but when I first got into SHINee, I watched all their mistake compilations😅
This definitely got us, older Shawols, in the feels. Thank you, Austin. Thank you so much ♡ We're so proud of the evolution of SHINee as a group and individually. Their discography is magnificent and this is what started it all. It holds a special meaning and place in our hearts ♡
So happy to see you react to their early albums, which I have been so in love with even since their debut. They did gradually switch the styles a lots, some were just bold and experimental at that time, but still, they all did it with their own color that really shows how versatile they are.
I was a teenager in the 80s, I totally agree with your view there. You're such a mood, I want to go ditto all the time. You can pace your album reactions but you'll find there are always gems on every album (Korean or Japanese). They do have songs I don't need to hear occasionally, mostly because I don't like the genre of song, even while they do a good job portraying it, but that's about it. And live SHINee manages to make me like some of those, too. TL,DR - you will never feel like you have wasted your time, whenever you find time for SHINee music.
Wheesung is a famous rnb Korean soloist (Insomnia is probably his most famous song in the west, and Jonghyun does a WICKED parody of that on occasion in their early days) and sunbaenim and Minho started writing his own raps very early on, so he has a lot of writing credits in the songs.
here we experience SHINee's roots and origin as a contemporary R&B group :) love this side of them, amongst all other sides they've shown us through all these years
That’s what I love about SHINee, they have so many different types of songs to fit any mood. I really think Odd/ Married to the Music or The Misconceptions of Us should be your next album reaction. 💎
I think this performance of "Graze" was from SHINee's first Japanese tour in the beginning of 2011. So they were doing this choreography since 2010/2011, not quite 2008. Although this was a song on their first album from 2008, I don't think they performed this song before this concert. Therefore, the chair choreography with this "Graze" performance could be a little newer than 2008. However, you are right, they did have chair choreography, with their song "Love Like Oxygen", which was a comeback song from 2008, so they did perform that chair choreography back then. :D Taemin was a pretty good singer at this point, it was only the first few years where he struggled as a singer, but by the time he was 17, which is when this concert was, he wasn't known as the bad singer that he once was. You have to take into consideration that just because these songs were from their first album, doesn't mean all these live performances were done at that same time. This concert was about 3 years after their debut. If you notice, the look they have at this concert is from their "Hello" MV, which was released at the end of 2010. (You can tell what era their live performances are from if you just remember what they looked like during most of their MVs.) However, the radio performances were part of their promotions for the album so they were from 2008, hence why they look like babies and they have the same look and style from their "Replay" MV, etc.
Thanks for your reaction. SHINee Actually, when I just want to cleanse my soul and cry, I sit down and listen to this album, among others, to finally enjoy their vocals and style
This album is one of my all time favourite! Romantic and Graze are my fav track from the album and watching this brings all the nostalgia ❤ I used to rewatch the concert 5 times in a week lmao I like it so much xD thank u so much for the reaction! What a treat 😘
Oh no I love this album! It makes me feel relaxed and I love their voices and the vibe. I don't pay attention to the lyrics on this one haha I love it so much. Best Place is one of my favourite songs of all times! Thanks for reacting to this anyways. This album isn't similar to any other SHINee album, so you can be sure you will like the rest of the discography a lot more than this one.
i remember my first time listening to this album more than a decade ago, and also thinking like you did - that all these tracks sound very similar. but nevertheless, all very pretty R&B ballads and so i downloaded all of them into my mp3. after so many years of knowing these songs (not my go-tos for sure, but i do come across them on shuffle now and then), i have come to appreciate these songs for what they are. watching this whole reaction, i find myself singing to all of these songs and being transported back to those early days of when i first started loving SHINee. it's all so surreal, time really passes by so fast.
awwww okay I haven't finish watching this vid, but when you say you just switch on the camera because you miss SHINee~ I'm screaming inside my heart~ because I miss them too~ thank you for making my day better with SHINee reactions~ ^^ okay gotta cont watching this vid ahahahahha
Yeah, from the beginning SHINee was and is a contemporary R&B group, and still are at heart, and usually most B sides still are when SM is more experimental with the singles
Hi Austin, ty for the reaction 💕 I understand how you feel, this album is A Lot and definitely prefer their funkier albums, but I do find myself going back to some songs like Graze, In my room and romantic bc they're the classic rnb shinee sound they were going for at the beginning. If you're looking for a shinee album to surprise you, the next one definitely has to be the Odd/Married to the music album! its a whole bunch of genres and it feels like every two songs. the songs arranged differently kid of work more coherently, but in the album's order it slaps you with the change of pace, but it's a fun experience!!
Me: Ohh new SHINee reaction.. but ohh this long. Also me: Watches to the end.. haha. And yes.. SHINee is variety.. one album to the other. This album was full on RnB and vocals... and I love vocals.
Thank you so much for this long and genuine reaction, I can never get enough of people appreciating contemporary R&B group SHINee ^^)v here’s a long comment to go with this video: 3:17 this is so funny lmaooo can’t forget shatting star😆 19:19 I got winded when you said exo is an old group…time sure does fly :,) 23:44 it IS so entertaining to watch all this new talent have such polished performances but yes I miss groups doing voice offs, dance offs, standing with a mic and just singing…without it being overdone editing and autotuning😪 24:59 I’ve always admired SHINee’s vocals even when back in the day I used to watch so many “voice cracks” compilations but that never took away my respect for their vocal ability 😤 39:54 no worries^^ I think most shawols are now at a point in life where we can live with each other’s differing opinions (like me skipping hello & symptoms every time they come on shuffle 😁) 42:18 yes this is THE album to listen to when you’re sad but want to pretend you can sing to the people who’ve hurt you😂💀 54:16 this is me being emo but his “I’m home” just made me realize that some of the videos you reacted to were the same ones I saw way back when and I hadn’t seen them since, I guess like minho says, baby I’m home 🥹💎💎💎💎💎 as for my fave track off the album, I love this album all tracks are my fave, this album is the one that got me into them :) Like others have said the misconceptions trilogy and odd you’d probably like more, looking forward to any SHINee content now that SHINee month is approaching 😈
I just love SHINee's old albums..so hard to pick a favourite one out of it..I really like Last Gift, and remembered heard it the first time on the last episode of 'Hello Baby' they said goodbye to the baby that they had taken care of
Austin. You’ve come a long way bro. I remember when you started your journey and you was listening to Replay- you said you weren’t vibing into it much and here we are today gushing on Replay like the rest of the Shawol. Talking about the album, I agree with your views about it being a sad song but being a 14 years Shawol I can assure you that you will retrace back all those songs that you aren’t vibing with and think back ‘hey this ain’t so bad’. I believe it is a SHINee disease. Imagine a softer version of wind from Ring Ding Dong. That is what SHINee track list is doing to us. So don’t worry. You are fine :). We will be gushing together with you from the sidelines
I just loved your reaction and I totally agree with everything you said! My favorite b-side from this album is In My Room which I recently came across from a video of a live performance just with Onew, Key and Jonghyun (I recommend watching). thx for the reaction :)
Thank you for your honest reactions on SHINee. I wish you could react on The Best of 2018.. From Now On Tokyo Dome Live Concert. It’s a long 3 hrs concert but I’m pretty sure you will love it… even do it on your time. Luv 5HINee so much.💎💎💎💎💎💕💕💕💕💕
Ft islamd five treasure island. They did the cool vs the pretty and it was a friendly competition and FT won that one in my opinion. I can hear the nuisances too, maybe if you have good pitch you can catch it, most people can't. Ftisland members and Shinee members are good friends, key and Jaejin are on a club called the 92 line, they are the same age. The last show Jonghyun did was Goblin Lee Hong Ki's show, he was there to promote his album poet, it was supposed to come out on Dec 24, but it wasn't shown and Lee Homg Ki took time off after it. Minho was invited too. Minho and Hong Ki did a show called 100 school. Among others.
omg thank you for this like i was excited you getting into the albums and interested to hear what you think personally and musically. thank you for always genuinely reacting to shinee. hoping for more album reviews and reactions soon 💖
we love this weird unorganized spontaneous album reaction! No need to apologize for your personal opinion and comments though haha. We get it. I think SM made them focus especially on their noona fans during their early days. SHINee were still young here and they were still trying to find their color. But their talent, determination and passion are seeping through their every performance. This album makes me feel nostalgic all the time because hearing this makes me think of what SHINee boys had been through to get to where they are now. They never stopped growing and they did everything to make sure their music and their craft are topnotch. ROMANTIC AND IN MY ROOM is a classic! Oh how i would love to hear them sing this again! SHINee BOGOSHIPDA
Yes please do react to the ODD album, one of my favorites from SHINee and The Story of Light Trilogy is also damn good. These 2 are my top tier in all of SHINee albums hehehe Please give them lots of love. Love your reactions btw 😘😘😘
Thanks for your reaction! I relate to your opinion about this album a lot. It has some really nice ballads and vocals - my fav song is Romantic, but I would rather choose my retro-disco-synth Shinee songs to vibe through the day c:
Unexpected SHINee upload? Beautiful day! Early Kpop & their lyrics really held a different view on relationships eh? Glad the boys got to take more stylistic direction as time went on. Thanks for this reaction! This is still one of my favourite SHINee albums, it’s so nostalgic to my sophomore year of college when I found them. 💙
It's amazing, right? Their album's style shows how SHINee boys grew up. Look forward to the next album Reaction😘! Or, can I look forward to seeing a SHINee concert with you✨? I miss SHINee in Japan in 2013 very much...
Oh my this is so unexpected. Thank you Sir Austin!!! Agree with everything that you said. I just listen to this album depending on my mood especially since this is more of a sad album. But I love the songs and of course SHINee's vocals though I still couldn't imagine them singing these songs when they were all teenagers especially Taemin. Happy that in time SHINee had been given more freedom with the kind of music they make. Anyway looking forward to your next reaction. Excited for you to check out Misconceptions of Us with probably some live stages too.
It was my first shinee album but I'm not an old shawol I just love the order happy 😊 anyways I always watch your album reaction and this was kinda more entertaining 😄
I like this reaction as it is... and yes please do Live Performances of songs in your album reactions if they are available. First Album and SHINee just dropped vocals after vocals (after almost debuting as a hiphop/rap/non-vocal centered group). Plus, singing to songs like they had 525 breakups. Thank you.
Oh yes, SHINee was intended to be an r&b group, reminiscent of the 90s boy groups when they debuted. Their r&b ballads with Jonghyun's incredible vocals were signature of SHINee in the earlier years. I'd say that after Sherlock they started to change their style and experiment, and then View happened and that lavish house music style defined them for some years afterwards.
SHINee's "Romantic" performance was an MNet MCountdown music program stage as part of a comeback performance, so at that time MCountdown used to have groups compete head to head against each other for the win. So SHINee was competing against F.T. Island. (The other group you saw standing there watching SHINee's performance.)
This MCountdown performance was extra special because it was SHINee's first win on the show and they beat F.T. Island, a senior group who is also known for their powerful vocals. So it was a big deal and the SHINee members cried after this show. The main singer of FT Island, HongKi, is known for having one of the best rock vocals in the industry. You might have noticed that at one point you saw HongKi shaking his head, because at that point he could tell that his group had lost. :D
F.T. Island (Five Treasure Island) used to be a 5 member Kpop Rock band under FNC Entertainment. Not only does F.T. Island sing but they play their own instruments.
F.T. Island debuted in 2007, a year before SHINee and they are still in the industry today. However, 2 members of F.T. Island left the group a couple of years ago, so they currently only have 3 member. The members of F.T. Island and SHINee are all around the same age.
You should really look up a full clip of this performance to see the full competition and to hear F.T. Island's performance. F.T. Island didn't lose because their performance was bad, I think you will be impressed with them as well. SHINee just happened to be the audience's favorite that day.
most of the time when the song says minho or key wrote lyrics, it usually means they wrote their own raps, not the whole song
Early SHINee is soooo R&B!! I love it!! And key shines so much in Romantic, it immediately became one of my very top favorites.
I'm always here for an emo shinee sad hours
Old shinee has a lot of classic rnb vibes I LOVE IT
SHINee's performance of "SHINee World" is from their very first SHINee World concert tour in 2010/2011 so Taemin is about 17/18 here. And that is why you may notice they have the same style and look from their "Lucifer" MV.
SHINee's nicknames come from the rap section in their "The SHINee World (Doo-Bop)," which is commonly referred to as Minho's Dibidibidis rap. In the rap Minho says: (Dibidibidis) Bling Bling is Jonghyun (Dibidibidis) our powerful Taemin (Dibidibidis) the only tofu is Onew (Dibidibidis) SHINee’s Almighty and All-knowing, Key (Dibidibidis) The charismatic flame, Minho (i.e. Flaming Charisma).
Lee Jinki was given the stage name Onew because of his soft and gentle personality. Onew is a combination of the Korean characters that mean or sound like soft and gentle, which in the rap they compare to tofu. So, Onew's nickname has become "the tofu leader" or "our tofu leader". Jonghyun is "Bling Bling Jonghyun" because they say he has always sparkled with talent. Key is "the almighty Key" who opens all the doors in the industry. Taemin is "Powerful Taemin." And Minho is "Flaming Charisma Minho," which comes from the fact that he is super passionate about everything he does and he has a need to always win, he won't quit until he is the winner. :D
And just so you know, this was one of Minho's very first raps, and it was one of the only raps that was NOT wrote by him. The rap was wrote by one of their managers and SM thought it was funny so they added it to the song. But Minho and the other members always thought the rap was super embarrassing, and up until a few years ago -- after performing it several times during their early years -- they refused to ever perform it again. However, in the last few years, Minho has said he is starting to see its charm and he finds it kind of nostalgic, so whenever someone asks him to perform it he doesn't find it quite as cringgy anymore.
Yes the lyrics of this song refer to the other songs on this album. For example, the lyrics "Noona, you’re so pretty" is referring to SHINee's debut song "Replay," that is why they say, "With this song I immediately Start." And the line, "Again, with you’re like oxygen," is referencing their song "Love Like Oxygen," which is the second track on their The SHINee World album, etc.
big agree, best place best b-side, four seasons close second (I prefer the original version of in my room, but this remix was really pretty too). i totally agree about the production of recent kpop, which is part of the reason why onew's comeback stages being so noticeably live was so refreshing! listening to baby shinee is so fun bc their voices are all so good already, but it also helps me appreciate how much they've improved
In my room is soo gooooddd
i love their first album - full of classic r&b slow jams, still cant believe that jonghyun and onew sang like THAT at 18 years old
I agree with you about the shift in the industry. Kinda feel bad bcs it must be so preassuring for the recent artists :(
Idk about others bcs I only followed SHINee, but recently, for this DICE mini album, Onew clearly show his live performance for his promotion in music show like this one in Romantic performance. He explicitly said for On The Way and Yeowoobi performamce, he did it live real time while the broadcast was on air. I recommend you to check them out for nostalgic feeling 🥰
And thank you for being honest and enjoying SHINee with us ❤️
As an older shawol, this album hits me in the nostalgia lol. I agree that other more recent albums have better quality in their lyrics, line distribution and overall performance of the guys, because naturally the evolved too. But The SHINee World is the first full album I listened to and it's because of the r&b sound and vocals that I fell in love with them, so it has a special place in my heart. And it has the holy trinity of Romantic, In My Room and Best Place! The best SHINee songs to ever exist!
So thank you for your honesty about everything and taking the time to listen to it.
This is totally elevating my mood. I can’t stop smiling. Who knew I needed SHINee this early in the morning.😊
Sir Austin you deserve the world, thank you for loving our shiny Shinee... And for bringing us these beautiful songs.
Romantic is one of my favorite SHINee ballads ❤ I love their concert performance of the song. Hope you can check it out if you haven't yet! Oh and awesome reaction as always!
I agree 100%
Minho has lot of song credits in this album!! He is the first SHINee member to write lyrics for SHINee right from their debut albumm!! FLEX 💪
Funnily enough Taemin has admitted that he didn’t really understand the lyrics that he sang until around like Ring Ding Ding/ Lucifer era😂😂
i really love the SHINee World album, it's so nostalgic and idk i just always feel so good listening to it, however i understand if its not everyones taste. Also i felt that way the first time i heard this album, i thought i wouldnt listen to it that much because the genre wasnt my thing, but even in 2022 i never skip the songs and i just hold so much love for it.
lolololol that "it was written by--MINHO?????" I laughed out loud seeing your betrayed face. 😂😂😂
Tbh, Ming wrote since early days but just the rap, usually. If anyone wrote the melodic lyric it's usually Jonghyun. It's still amusing seeing your face tho. 😂
Thank you for this Sir Austin. I really love your shinee's reaction and agree with what you said about live vocals.
I love their early albums due to the similarities to western boybands, too. And their harmonization is really what I love, how their voice blended together. And earlier albums got that so much. (((But it's true, their earlier songs had so much toxic relationship lyrics popularized that era so you're a mood lol not to mention my all time shinee favorite is Obsession, and it's soooo good but the lyric is so 😅😅😅)))
agree with you! this is a MUCH better way to experience their albums compared to just reacting to lyric videos. the live performances are the way to go for SHINee, for sure
Will never mind impromptu SHINee! This is great!
Omg an hour of SHINee from you? Yesssss!!! Thanks for this!! I'm still amazed by how great their vocals (especially Jinki, Jonghyun, and Key) were at this young of an age. Lots of people (and SHINee guides) praise Jonghyun for his lyric writing (as they should, he's amazing) but many also fail to see that Minho, at international age 16, has writing credits on their DEBUT album.. yes, he didn't write the main melodies and stuff, he wrote the raps, but that's still a feat that he got those lyrics approved by SM for those songs. SHINee was originally supposed to be a rap group then they debuted as a contemporary R&B group and they were supposed to be experimental and I'm glad they have found their sound through the years.
There's one song on the first Replay EP that didn't get carried over to the SHINee World album and its called "Real" if you want to check it out. It's pretty upbeat too. In My Room is originally sung by Jinki, Jonghyun, and Key but they did an OT5 version of it live in 2013 if you want to check that out too, it's great. Love Should Go On was also in the Replay EP and didn't make it into the SHINee World album but then get put in a remix for the Amigo repackage. There are other songs in the Amogo repackage too that you haven't heard. Maybe you can do an Amigo repackage + Real reaction next to cover the other songs so you know you won't have missed any? I have requested before a Love Should Go On + Love Still Goes On reaction in the comments when you asked for Minkey raps. Love Still Goes On is in their 2nd album Lucifer and they did a combo of Love Should Go On and Love Still Goes On at SWC4 that I love.
Odd/MTTM is my favorite album and I usually have difficulty picking favorites of anything. I think it's because it was at such a turning point in their career with how much freedom they got and the variety of songs in Odd/MTTM is nice and has several of my most favorite SHINee songs.
Thanks again for your reaction! Looking forward to what you have planned next! I actually quite liked that you listened to live performances and radio ones rather than the studio one for your reaction. 😀
I used to listen the crap out of this album. This whole video is fantastic. I love the nostalgia ❤
SHINee 1st album is a GEM!!! LIKE ALL THE SONGS ARE MASTERPIECES!!
Graze is my fav as well as last gift.
'Being Imperfect is the most perfect thing in the world' I couldn't agree more to what you
said about the old music and new kpop music.
TMI :I want to introduce SHINee to my younger sister so we can both stan them. She checked their Instagram accounts and said " They don't have much followers when compared to... I think they are not popular I guess, i am not gonna listen to them" that's how things are now a days... How these numbers can explain what journey they have, the struggles, the happiness, the talent and the tears. Older groups are much more to explain... Much more to understand...much more to appreciate! Even am 25... I love/ relate to only SHINee. SHINee gives positive vibes....all the songs are soulful!
PS: My Sister loves Don't call me, Atlantis...And She Is a Taemint now!
Like you said...this album gives me nostalgia even though few songs i am first time listening with you. It reminds me of good old winter/Christmas times idk why! I kind ah liked it.
Thank You, Austin for the reaction. Hoping more SHINee from you....more often!
Not now, but I really liked SHINee when I was young. This video reminds me of the past and I miss that time. Thank you for the video🙏
(Im korean so sorry my bad eng)
I believe these songs were chosen for their debut album to showcase their vocal prowess. Had not for these beautifully sung songs I don't think I'd fall hard for them. Thank you this delightful reaction. I wish Shinee will bring back this sound in their next album.
I became a Shawol in 2020. Discovering their past live performances (and b sides) is like finding hidden gems. Thanks for your Shinee content! 💎💎💎💎💎
Maybe the reason why SHINee got fans of all ages due to their relatable songs combining their great vocals..
This is how I want to end my day..thank you for this reaction.. will update the comment after I am done watching it.
We live in kwangya - 2022remix lol🤣
The live stages then were literally something else. I am so glad Onew chose reality for his music show appearances for dice. We could clearly listen his breath, his lyric mistakes etc. So proud to be his fan.
As a fan who joined SHINee world in 2018 it completely bewilders me how everyone else debuted with concepts like aliens, superpowers, clones etc. And then there's SHINee , our obsessive young lovers. SM really experimented with them. Like how was this group supposed to be debuted as rappers but their first album is filled with ballads..
Romantic is one of the most memorable ballads 💚 thank you for your album reactions to SHINee! I love them and your channel pls bring SHINee MTTM album reaction
omg over an hour of pure SHINee reaction?! You just made my day ♥
edit after watching: Don´t worry about not vibing with the album, I think it´s my least favourite SHINee album as well :D
I love Replay, Love like Oxygen and In my Room when the mood is right!
I guess you´ll love Odd, 1 of 1/1 and 1 and Misconceptions of Us. I also love Sherlock album, especially the ballad "Honesty" - one of my all time favourite SHINee ballads (just with a guitar in the background) ♥
graze is still my fave shinee song, it's just THAT song
Baby SHINee! Ty for reacting to this I still listen to a lot of these songs on a regular. Smooth SHINee is my favorite. And I super agree with the making everything perfect part. I miss those days. I think people might get tired of this new format after a while because of how "artificial" it is. Or maybe not who knows hahaha
5:11 SHINee also did that for their Misconceptions album, mentioning every song title of that album in the lyrics of the 1st song in the album "Spoiler"! And agree, I feel like Kpop has become the Olympics over the past few years, with idols being expected to score higher and perform better than their seniors. Also speaking of hearing mistakes, idk why but when I first got into SHINee, I watched all their mistake compilations😅
Best place is my fave shinee song overall. I love that they did a whole 90s r&b inspired album.
and hour of SHINee, it really doesn't get better than that!!! GREAT REACTION!
This definitely got us, older Shawols, in the feels. Thank you, Austin. Thank you so much ♡
We're so proud of the evolution of SHINee as a group and individually. Their discography is magnificent and this is what started it all. It holds a special meaning and place in our hearts ♡
So happy to see you react to their early albums, which I have been so in love with even since their debut. They did gradually switch the styles a lots, some were just bold and experimental at that time, but still, they all did it with their own color that really shows how versatile they are.
Odd is amazingggggg looking forward album reaction!
I was a teenager in the 80s, I totally agree with your view there. You're such a mood, I want to go ditto all the time.
You can pace your album reactions but you'll find there are always gems on every album (Korean or Japanese). They do have songs I don't need to hear occasionally, mostly because I don't like the genre of song, even while they do a good job portraying it, but that's about it. And live SHINee manages to make me like some of those, too.
TL,DR - you will never feel like you have wasted your time, whenever you find time for SHINee music.
SHINee 💕👑
Best Place is THE shinee song!!! It is so so so lovely and cute!
Wheesung is a famous rnb Korean soloist (Insomnia is probably his most famous song in the west, and Jonghyun does a WICKED parody of that on occasion in their early days) and sunbaenim and Minho started writing his own raps very early on, so he has a lot of writing credits in the songs.
I still play Romantic and In My Room every night as part of my night playlist
This album is still is very much loved for it's rnb centric songs
here we experience SHINee's roots and origin as a contemporary R&B group :) love this side of them, amongst all other sides they've shown us through all these years
That’s what I love about SHINee, they have so many different types of songs to fit any mood. I really think Odd/ Married to the Music or The Misconceptions of Us should be your next album reaction. 💎
I think this performance of "Graze" was from SHINee's first Japanese tour in the beginning of 2011. So they were doing this choreography since 2010/2011, not quite 2008. Although this was a song on their first album from 2008, I don't think they performed this song before this concert. Therefore, the chair choreography with this "Graze" performance could be a little newer than 2008. However, you are right, they did have chair choreography, with their song "Love Like Oxygen", which was a comeback song from 2008, so they did perform that chair choreography back then. :D
Taemin was a pretty good singer at this point, it was only the first few years where he struggled as a singer, but by the time he was 17, which is when this concert was, he wasn't known as the bad singer that he once was. You have to take into consideration that just because these songs were from their first album, doesn't mean all these live performances were done at that same time. This concert was about 3 years after their debut. If you notice, the look they have at this concert is from their "Hello" MV, which was released at the end of 2010. (You can tell what era their live performances are from if you just remember what they looked like during most of their MVs.)
However, the radio performances were part of their promotions for the album so they were from 2008, hence why they look like babies and they have the same look and style from their "Replay" MV, etc.
Thanks for your reaction.
SHINee
Actually, when I just want to cleanse my soul and cry, I sit down and listen to this album, among others, to finally enjoy their vocals and style
This album is one of my all time favourite! Romantic and Graze are my fav track from the album and watching this brings all the nostalgia ❤ I used to rewatch the concert 5 times in a week lmao I like it so much xD thank u so much for the reaction! What a treat 😘
This is such a breathtaking album. It is so nostalgic.
Oh no I love this album! It makes me feel relaxed and I love their voices and the vibe. I don't pay attention to the lyrics on this one haha I love it so much. Best Place is one of my favourite songs of all times! Thanks for reacting to this anyways. This album isn't similar to any other SHINee album, so you can be sure you will like the rest of the discography a lot more than this one.
i remember my first time listening to this album more than a decade ago, and also thinking like you did - that all these tracks sound very similar. but nevertheless, all very pretty R&B ballads and so i downloaded all of them into my mp3. after so many years of knowing these songs (not my go-tos for sure, but i do come across them on shuffle now and then), i have come to appreciate these songs for what they are. watching this whole reaction, i find myself singing to all of these songs and being transported back to those early days of when i first started loving SHINee. it's all so surreal, time really passes by so fast.
I agree! I love hearing more of the raw mic feed and that's why I cherish baby SHINee performances so much!
awwww okay I haven't finish watching this vid, but when you say you just switch on the camera because you miss SHINee~ I'm screaming inside my heart~ because I miss them too~ thank you for making my day better with SHINee reactions~ ^^ okay gotta cont watching this vid ahahahahha
Yeah, from the beginning SHINee was and is a contemporary R&B group, and still are at heart, and usually most B sides still are when SM is more experimental with the singles
THANKS I LOVE YOUR REACTIONS 💓 🛐 In my room makes me cry, is soo good 🙏
I love seeing how much u love shinee T_T idk its the shawol proud, its always there when we see new baby shawols enjoying and loving shinee
Yess SHINee!
I love this album! It is one of my favorite debut album! I love all the song!
Hi Austin, ty for the reaction 💕 I understand how you feel, this album is A Lot and definitely prefer their funkier albums, but I do find myself going back to some songs like Graze, In my room and romantic bc they're the classic rnb shinee sound they were going for at the beginning.
If you're looking for a shinee album to surprise you, the next one definitely has to be the Odd/Married to the music album! its a whole bunch of genres and it feels like every two songs. the songs arranged differently kid of work more coherently, but in the album's order it slaps you with the change of pace, but it's a fun experience!!
I believe Minho wrote just his rap for one for me like most of SHINee songs... He writes the rap
He didn’t write the dibidis rap and he gets the most flack for it 👍🤣😅
Me: Ohh new SHINee reaction.. but ohh this long.
Also me: Watches to the end.. haha.
And yes.. SHINee is variety.. one album to the other. This album was full on RnB and vocals... and I love vocals.
Thank you so much for this long and genuine reaction, I can never get enough of people appreciating contemporary R&B group SHINee ^^)v here’s a long comment to go with this video:
3:17 this is so funny lmaooo can’t forget shatting star😆
19:19 I got winded when you said exo is an old group…time sure does fly :,)
23:44 it IS so entertaining to watch all this new talent have such polished performances but yes I miss groups doing voice offs, dance offs, standing with a mic and just singing…without it being overdone editing and autotuning😪
24:59 I’ve always admired SHINee’s vocals even when back in the day I used to watch so many “voice cracks” compilations but that never took away my respect for their vocal ability 😤
39:54 no worries^^ I think most shawols are now at a point in life where we can live with each other’s differing opinions (like me skipping hello & symptoms every time they come on shuffle 😁)
42:18 yes this is THE album to listen to when you’re sad but want to pretend you can sing to the people who’ve hurt you😂💀
54:16 this is me being emo but his “I’m home” just made me realize that some of the videos you reacted to were the same ones I saw way back when and I hadn’t seen them since, I guess like minho says, baby I’m home 🥹💎💎💎💎💎
as for my fave track off the album, I love this album all tracks are my fave, this album is the one that got me into them :)
Like others have said the misconceptions trilogy and odd you’d probably like more, looking forward to any SHINee content now that SHINee month is approaching 😈
So glad you’re reacting to this album AND live stages!!! What a treat! Thank you 💎
I love In My Room. You should check the live performance of It. With just Onew, Jonghyun & Key. I think you would like it.
I just love SHINee's old albums..so hard to pick a favourite one out of it..I really like Last Gift, and remembered heard it the first time on the last episode of 'Hello Baby' they said goodbye to the baby that they had taken care of
I m so happy I stayed up to watch this shinee just love them and their beautiful voices miss u jonghyun much more today♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Austin. You’ve come a long way bro. I remember when you started your journey and you was listening to Replay- you said you weren’t vibing into it much and here we are today gushing on Replay like the rest of the Shawol.
Talking about the album, I agree with your views about it being a sad song but being a 14 years Shawol I can assure you that you will retrace back all those songs that you aren’t vibing with and think back ‘hey this ain’t so bad’.
I believe it is a SHINee disease. Imagine a softer version of wind from Ring Ding Dong. That is what SHINee track list is doing to us. So don’t worry. You are fine :). We will be gushing together with you from the sidelines
man....the nostalgy i got watching this.....i havent listen to these songs for sooo long
what a nice surprise! thank you for this 🥰 shinee old songs are my company during puberty, when I'm experiencing teenage angst 🤣
I just loved your reaction and I totally agree with everything you said! My favorite b-side from this album is In My Room which I recently came across from a video of a live performance just with Onew, Key and Jonghyun (I recommend watching).
thx for the reaction :)
my favorite song is four seasons.
Thank you so much for reacting this album. you just made my day much better.
Still on Romantic time stamp.. but YES.. OHH GOSH.. MARRIED TO THR MUSIC AND MISCONCEPTIONS OF US ALBUM!! 👌👌👌 chef’s kiss!
THE ICONIC DIBIDIBIDIS
love all this shinee content!!!
I love it love it love it..😇' yes welcome to shinee world... i am baby shawol ( just 6m ago) ☺
I'm looking forward to your Odd album reaction! My all time fave Shinee song is Farewell My Love and it's from Odd 😌
Thank you for your honest reactions on SHINee. I wish you could react on The Best of 2018.. From Now On Tokyo Dome Live Concert. It’s a long 3 hrs concert but I’m pretty sure you will love it… even do it on your time. Luv 5HINee so much.💎💎💎💎💎💕💕💕💕💕
i have been listening to this album for 12 years till today 😊 idk i love it, i always come back❣
Ft islamd five treasure island. They did the cool vs the pretty and it was a friendly competition and FT won that one in my opinion. I can hear the nuisances too, maybe if you have good pitch you can catch it, most people can't. Ftisland members and Shinee members are good friends, key and Jaejin are on a club called the 92 line, they are the same age. The last show Jonghyun did was Goblin Lee Hong Ki's show, he was there to promote his album poet, it was supposed to come out on Dec 24, but it wasn't shown and Lee Homg Ki took time off after it. Minho was invited too. Minho and Hong Ki did a show called 100 school. Among others.
omg thank you for this like i was excited you getting into the albums and interested to hear what you think personally and musically. thank you for always genuinely reacting to shinee. hoping for more album reviews and reactions soon 💖
Wow i like this! I’ll get ready, i will watch it now. Yes fighting..
we love this weird unorganized spontaneous album reaction! No need to apologize for your personal opinion and comments though haha. We get it. I think SM made them focus especially on their noona fans during their early days.
SHINee were still young here and they were still trying to find their color. But their talent, determination and passion are seeping through their every performance.
This album makes me feel nostalgic all the time because hearing this makes me think of what SHINee boys had been through to get to where they are now. They never stopped growing and they did everything to make sure their music and their craft are topnotch.
ROMANTIC AND IN MY ROOM is a classic! Oh how i would love to hear them sing this again!
SHINee BOGOSHIPDA
Yes please do react to the ODD album, one of my favorites from SHINee and The Story of Light Trilogy is also damn good. These 2 are my top tier in all of SHINee albums hehehe Please give them lots of love. Love your reactions btw 😘😘😘
i love it sooo much. I swear SHINee ballads are on a different level❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much for this Sir Austin! I really enjoy your SHINee contents!
I love this album sooo much ! It’s so nostalgic to me
Heyy Austin! Love your SHINee reactions! 💕
Thanks for your reaction! I relate to your opinion about this album a lot. It has some really nice ballads and vocals - my fav song is Romantic, but I would rather choose my retro-disco-synth Shinee songs to vibe through the day c:
Unexpected SHINee upload? Beautiful day! Early Kpop & their lyrics really held a different view on relationships eh? Glad the boys got to take more stylistic direction as time went on. Thanks for this reaction! This is still one of my favourite SHINee albums, it’s so nostalgic to my sophomore year of college when I found them. 💙
I'm here again for SHINee. Shawol always and forever 💎💎💎💎💎
It's amazing, right? Their album's style shows how SHINee boys grew up. Look forward to the next album Reaction😘! Or, can I look forward to seeing a SHINee concert with you✨? I miss SHINee in Japan in 2013 very much...
I think, in my room was just 3 members (key, jjong and onew) 💓
omg this just made my morning!
Oh my this is so unexpected. Thank you Sir Austin!!! Agree with everything that you said. I just listen to this album depending on my mood especially since this is more of a sad album. But I love the songs and of course SHINee's vocals though I still couldn't imagine them singing these songs when they were all teenagers especially Taemin. Happy that in time SHINee had been given more freedom with the kind of music they make. Anyway looking forward to your next reaction. Excited for you to check out Misconceptions of Us with probably some live stages too.
It was my first shinee album but I'm not an old shawol I just love the order happy 😊 anyways I always watch your album reaction and this was kinda more entertaining 😄
YOU JUST MADE MY DAY BETTER THANK YIU FOR REACTING TO MY BABIES 💎
I like this reaction as it is... and yes please do Live Performances of songs in your album reactions if they are available. First Album and SHINee just dropped vocals after vocals (after almost debuting as a hiphop/rap/non-vocal centered group). Plus, singing to songs like they had 525 breakups. Thank you.
I just fall in love of SHINee... again 💎
Thanks for the reaction 🤍✨
Romantic and Best Place 👌 💎💎💎💎💎
omgg YESSSS!!!! you should react to the additional tracks on the amigo repackage too