K.P.O.P. KPOP | SHINee: Ring Ding Dong

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[@LUVKRABBYPATTIES]

Shinee themselves have even said the lyrics don't make that much sense but the song was made to be very addictive and catchy. And not gonna lie, they did exactly that cause this song gets stuck in my head for DAYS.

[@mackenziehendrix7755]

Yeah, it caught everyone. The song is banned from being listened to during final exams for South Korean students.

[@hongjuune3138]

this song is banned in schools here in korea because it’s so addicting. People can’t focus and everyone knows the dance. Along with ikon love scenario

[@singularityjackson]

I was gonna say this too🤣🤣🤣

[@swabybaby3523]

They were very young in this video!! Taemin was only 14 when he was a trainee! Jonghyun RIP....he helped make Shinee what they are today❤

[@DOlu-tn5qz]

Taemin was 16 in ring ding dong

[@swabybaby3523]

@@DOlu-tn5qz I said he was age 14 as a TRAINEE not in this video.

[@DOlu-tn5qz]

@@swabybaby3523 oh sorry I misread

[@saii6082]

That death randomly brang was unnecessary

[@sonia4313]

Even if you don’t like this song it gets automatically in your head 💀 Also I’m always laughing at their look and haircut in this video it’s such a throwback and iconic song, this song always remind me when they were appearing in SNL Korea and a similar beat started playing and they instantly did the choreo it was hilarious

[@lixjoonhoneymt7149]

the entire stream was basically like like "dont think just Ring Ding Dong" we kept saying... its not about the lyrics its about the rhythm lol

[@aliiirxsa4235]

I remember this song beeing stuck in my head all day damn lmao

[@ninawilliams9647]

Thank you so much for the throwback to the wonderful group shinee. Lots of love received. Shinee started the trend with everything colored hair cloths and pushing the boundries.

[@christianebretschneider5346]

The fashion can be seen in the KPOP to this day. Timeless. Kings of fashion, singing and dancing since 2008. Everything's timeless. Okey, the hair. I would laugh if they celebrate their comeback soon. In memory of Jonghyun. 🌹 This is K-POP 2009. Every genre of music is evolving.

[@milindawilson9175]

How I interpret the story in SHINee's "Ring Ding Dong" is, the song is about a sort of love at first sight and thoughts of that person keep ringing through your head, so much so that you start to become obsessed with them. It's more than just protecting the girl or your love, but it's about wanting to have her all to yourself and not allowing anyone else to come between you, etc. (As the English part of the lyrics says, "Fantastic, elastic ..." because thoughts of that person are constantly bouncing around in your head.) In the story in the MV: If you notice, at one point, you see all the members dressed in white and they are standing in an all white room looking into the mirror. However, the image they see in the mirror is not their reflection, but what seems to be their alter ego or inner self because you see their mirror images with brooding expressions and they have wings. But their wings are not white like an angel who is pure and good, they are grey like angels of darkness. So, maybe this is showing how their thoughts are not a pure and innocent love, but one of passion and possession, etc. You see them in the white room with the white clothes because I see that as showing how they are hiding their true selves -- on the outside people think they look innocent and pure, but once you get to know them they have far less pure intentions. When in their black and red outfits this is more their true selves. The only explanation I can see as to why they are shown lighting the candles without even touching them is a way to make it clear that they are different then what they seem and they may have "magical powers" that can be used to attract the girl and make her theirs, etc. I interpret the butterfly they talk about in the lyrics, and the one you see them with in the MV, to represent the girl and how she is beautiful, and fragel and flits around in their life attracting them and distracting them, etc and they want to capture her and make her theirs. Beyond that, I don't really have an explanation of anything else that is happening in the MV. Most of it I interpret as just part of the aesthetic of what was the new cool think and what they were doing with MVs in 2009. The boys' hair and clothing styles and the aesthetic of the MV was supposed to give them more of a bad boy image, to sort of contrast the fact that when they debuted with "Replay" they had a boy next door image and they were given the title as the nation's younger boyfriends -- people had a pure and wholesome image of them -- so they wanted to show that as SM's experimental boy group, people should never expect them to stay the same. SHINee will forever be changing up their image to show many different sides of themselves and all different styles of music and dance. "Ring Ding Dong" was showing a new side of SHINee. This was only SHINee's second comeback after debut, so it established their role as the ever changing and evolving group that was expected to keep setting trends and coming up with new concepts, styles and sounds. Fun Fact: Minho's long hair and Jonghyun's "Lion" hairstyle in "Ring Ding Dong" is such an iconic look. But Minho always hated this hairstyle, LOL. He has never liked having long hair. He begged SM to allow him to cut his hair and it took a few weeks before they would let him do it. They made him wait until they were done promoting for this album because their hairstyles were part of the album's concept. And therefore, Minho has refused to ever grow his hair out again. ;P Also, almost all of SM's boy groups had similar hairstyles during this time period. :D Take a look at Super Junior or TVXQ in 2009. Their hair looked like this too. hehehe. This was just sort of the look for Korean entertainers back in the day. SHINee were setting tends even with their hair. As you discovered, "Ring Ding Dong," is one of SHINee's most popular songs. This is totally the look and sound that was just becoming the new it thing back then. As others may have mentioned, "Ring Ding Dong" is such an iconic song and it's so catchy that it has been said that in Korea this song is banned from being played anywhere or listened to during college entrance exam time. When it first came out students complained that the song would get stuck in their heads and they couldn't concentrate on their studies or on the test. :D This is also one of SHINee's Iconic choreographies and it is one of the dances that every rookie group in the industry, both boy groups and girl groups, are required to learn and know, and most have covered the song and dance at least once in their career even still today. If you want to hear the song without the auto tune then you need to hear them perform it live in concert. Try their live MBC music festival performance of "Ring Ding Dong" in 2016, kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ28pqWlmLGjn5o. You will see how SHINee has grown and why they are known as the kings of live performances. This song is part of the era when auto tune was brand new and it was the new cool thing that everyone was using in their new songs.SHINee was ahead of their time when this song came out and it blew people away for its sound and style, which many had never heard before. :D The Kpop industry looks to SHINee to show them what the next music style and dance will be. And SHINee are expected to always come up with something new and groundbreaking that has never been seen or heard before, not only for them, but for the industry as a whole. It is said, that everytime SHINee comes out with a new song and choreography, within 3 months you will see it being mirrored in every new comeback across the entire industry, both boy groups and girl groups. SHINee introduces a new trend and the industry takes notice and follows suit. However, after more than a decade, the members have said on TV shows and in interviews that it has started to become kind of daunting for them every time they prepare for their next comeback, because after so many years in the industry they have pretty much done it all and it's getting harder and harder to find something unique and fresh. However, they still have not let us down. They currently have 13 (7 Korean and 6 Japanese) full length albums, several mini albums, 4 out of the 5 of them have solo albums, they all have solo singles, they have several Movie and Drama OSTs, etc. and somehow they have managed to keep coming up with something different every time. Case in point, their newest comeback with their album Don't Call Me and their title track "Don't Call Me," MV.

[@elizabeths.3934]

This song is LEGENDARY. Anyone who appreciates Kpop knows this song. I’m American and I always cringe when Americans judge people by their hair, simply because they don’t understand the Korean culture. NSYNC does not compare to SHINee. Why are you focused on skin color and hair texture and not their music and showmanship? Oh well, lots of other reaction channels to watch. Peace! ✌️

[@milindawilson9175]

@@elizabeths.3934 Same!!! I totally agree.

[@ernanj6992]

SHINee “Juliett” MV

[@kangminheeslegsequaltwo-th4663]

You guys should react to Infinite, I recommend “Be Mine”, "The Chaser" and "The Eye"

[@madelinematamala87]

react to Park Hyo Shin's WildFlower please sing beautiful

[@najwillaims]

you guys to check out the ring ding dong + lucifer live stage

[@xlazypanda22x74]

Been waiting for this one😍

[@najwillaims]

Love me some Shinee

[@novihartono9543]

You should react to SHINee newest song too.. ATLANTIS just dropped 2 weeks ago..

[@KOOLICIOUSFACECARD]

Can you guys react to Lion and oh my god by (g)-idle their amazing ❤

[@koriboyd9530]

Please react to Verivery- Tag Tag Tag mv, Thunder mv, and Paradise & Photo DIY mvs. They have a storyline, but instead giving you the order all out at once, I’m giving you the beginning of it.

[@angelinemartinez3379]

Please react to dream of you by chug ha