SHINee recounted the events leading up to the viral “crying”moment of the late Jonghyun, and Taemin’s witty remarks had the members in stitches.
On May 27, in honor of their 16th debut anniversary on the 25th, SHINee’s official YouTube channel published a vlog titled “Ep.5 Our Memories (Aside).”
In the video, the members collectively decided to reflect on past SHINee memories by rewatching specific scenes that held significance to them one by one.
Taemin had a specific motive behind selecting the scene where SHINee received their first music show victory for “Juliette”at the time.
“Back then, we were like… the moments we were awarded 1st place, it felt like a reward for our hard work, in numbers. I loved our performances for ‘Love Like Oxygen’ and loved when we were at Tokyo Dome, too.”
Looking at the chosen photo, Jonghyun could be seen shedding tears as Minho comforted him. Taemin remarked:
“Especially that moment, I remember Jonghyun hyung cried so much. He cried a lot.”
Minho reminisced about that moment and elaborated:
“Actually, this was… I was surprised that this was the day of our comeback. We got 1st on the day we were back. So we were even more shocked.”
Despite the touching memory, Taemin also managed to make viewers laugh as he revealed there was another underlying reason for his desire to see the photo.
The youngest member disclosed:
“This photo was actually on our dorm wall. I remember, when we got to our dorm, there was the hallway. This (photo) was on the wall.”
At the time, Minho, who was also present in the photo, recalled complaining.
“I asked why did you put this there? and no one admitted that they put it there. But I was like, why this one? I was so unsure. Why do they always have this photo up?”
At that moment, Taemin’s imaginative thinking kicked in and he guessed:
“So this is my thought. Normally, when you visit someone’s house or any house, they put a wedding photo on their wall. Like that, we had this.”
Afterwards, Key expressed his dissatisfaction.
“But doesn’t this look too sad for that?”
Taemin then proceeded to say:
“But to me, that photo looks like Minho confessed to Jonghyun with (rose) flowers and he was too touched, cried. Every time.”
In the meantime, Jonghyun unexpectedly passed away on December 18, 2017.
Despite this, SHINee consistently reassures Shawols that they will “always be five”by frequently mentioning Jonghyun and celebrating his birthday in the present tense, as if he were still here.
Taemin recently announced that the group plans to get matching rings as a symbol of their unwavering friendship, and they will do so alongside Jonghyun.
Additionally, at their solo concert “SHINee WORLD VI [PERFECT ILLUMINATION: SHINee’s BACK],”which took place at Inspire Arena in Incheon for three consecutive days from the 24th to the 26th, the five members made sure to honor Jonghyun’s memory throughout their performances and ment.
View SHINee’s most recent vlog by clicking here!
Leave a Reply