SHINee 샤이니 reaction to 'Lucifer' & 'Ring Ding Dong' & 'Good Evening' & 'Our Page'

Fantastic elastic songs, beginning of 'Ring Ding Dong' is used in almost every tiktoc and I didn't even know that it's SHINee xD
'Our Page' destroyed me!
❗Due to the copyright (and my admiration to visuals) I pause a lot❗

[@helenas7948]

You are right about Good Evening. It was their first comeback after Jonghyun had passed away, few moths later. Their album The Story of Light had 3 parts, released in quick succession. The first title track was Good Evening. The MV is full of symbolism. It is continued in I Want You MV, which seems cheerful, but has dark undertones, especially if we read the lyrics. Our Page closed the trilogy, and was the first song talking about their grief after the loss of Jonghyun straightforwardly, not through symbolism.

[@marinal.]

aww, ty

[@nyrayoo]

KEY's short hair was actually because of his character on movie "Hit n Run" he was playing.

[@Pos1t1veThinking]

Commenting as I watch: Great job recognizing everyone! Yeah, Taemin is last to serve and military is the reason there are so few recent songs. They had their 10 year anniversary comeback in 2018 then Onew, Key and Minho each released some solo work and enlisted. When they all got out in 2021 we had a comeback and a repackaged and then Taemin released Advice and enlisted. Jonghyun's lines get distributed (and they sometimes keep his voice in the backing track), probably more lines go to Taemin than anyone else. Both cause he had the least lines in their early songs and his voice sounds closest to Jonghyun. It's actually Onew who held a not for 40 seconds, but clearly Jonghyun can also hold long notes (don't think I've heard him go over 20 seconds or so, but also crazy impressive) Lucifer is 2010, RDD is 2009, so the upload dates are accurate this time. I highly recommend the live stage of these two songs from SWC5 (safe for copyright, many have reacted to it). You get to hear the live vocal in RDD without the autotune that was trending back then. Key had a buzz cut in 2018 because of roll he had in a kdrama I think they kept the meaning of Good Evening ambiguous on purpose. The album is called 'The story of light', it was series of mini albums and I think it's about finding light from the darkness. 'Our page' was written by the members for Jonghyun (with help from Kenzie their longtime producer). Watch it with lyrics if you want to cry even more… kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnyrgpWFqt18rdE It's actually a bit hopeful though IMO because of the music.

[@milindawilson9175]

How I interpret the story in SHINee's "Ring Ding Dong" MV 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 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. It is also thought that maybe SM is now using the butterfly to connect the storylines between SM's groups. Some theories think that maybe SHINee's butterfly is connected to the butterfly we see in EXO's debut "Mama" MVs from 2012, which could also be connected to NingNing's butterfly in aespa's storyline from 2020, and it could even be connected to the butterfly in NCT-127's "Favorite (Vampire)" MV from 2021, etc. The butterfly is thought to possibly represent the heart of the Tree of Life from EXO's storyline and could be the butterfly that helps aespa navigate through Kwangya in aespa's recent "ep. 2 'Next Level' -- SM Culture Universe" video, which would help to connect all of SM's groups' storylines together. Although SHINee's storyline my not have originally been designed to connect to anything outside of their group, I think SM has been using things from their older groups' MVs as "happy coincidences" in order to draw everyone into their SM Culture Universe storyline. Beyond that, I don't really have an explanation of anything else that is happening in the "Ring Ding Dong" 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. (SHINee debuted in 2008 with their song "Replay" and they followed that song up with "Love Like Oxygen," "Amigo" and "Juliette," So this is their 4th comeback, not their first.) 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. When SHINee debuted in 2008 Taemin was 14 almost 15, so in October 2009, when "Ring Ding Dong" came out, he was 16. Taemin's birthday is in July. Onew and Jonghyun were 19, Key had just turned 18 (his birthday is in September) and Minho was still 17. As you discovered, "Ring Ding Dong," is one of SHINee's most popular songs. Yes, 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 This is totally the look and sound that was just becoming the new it thing back in 2009. As you may know, "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. SHINee's songs are always way different performed live. You will see how SHINee has grown.

[@milindawilson9175]

To understand SHINee's "Good Evening" MV what you need to know is that it had only been about 5 months when this MV came out since Jonghyun died, and this song and MV is all about how SHINee and Shawols have been grieving and are finally ready to begin to heal and come out of the darkness into the light. The album is called The Story of Light and it's all about finding the light out of the darkness, etc. It's about how the members are learning to continue on without Jonghyun and find happiness and light in a situation that will forever be difficult. May 25, 2018, when this MV was released, was SHINee's 10th anniversary, so this was also important because it was a comeback to commemorate their 10 years as a group. The choreography for "Good Evening" is very deliberate. The reason the choreography is like that is because it depicts them going through the grieving process and it tells the story of all the emotions they went through and how, now at the end, they have made the choice to continue on as a group and keep on running, etc. The choreography is really complex and beautiful and really fits the song well. It becomes clearer once you see it in its entirety and start to understand the story behind it all. You really should check out SHINee's dance practice video for "Good Evening" to see the full choreography. (You should also check out SHINee's rollercoaster version of the choreography that they performed on Weekly Idol.) Fun fact: the choreographer for this song was Koharu Sugawara, who was featured in Taemin's "Move" MV, as well as choreographed several of Taemin's other songs, and also collaborated with several other choreographers on Taemin's "Criminal" MV. As you may remember, she is a famous Japanese choreographer who has known Taemin for years, so it was really special she was able to work on this project because she got to be a part of SHINee's healing process. In the MV, not only is the extra shadow that appears when they look into the tunnel/well at the end speculated to be Jonghyun's shadow, but the fox is thought to also represent him. Onew intensely stares into the eyes of the fox, almost as if he is communicating with the fox through his thoughts, and, to me, it's as if he is sharing a moment with Jonghyun. There is a fox in the story "The Little Prince" and "The Little Prince" was one of Jonghyun's favorite stories. Plus, a fox often represents the afterlife and the spirit of someone who has passed on reincarnated in many cultures. Also in the beginning there is an empty chair. An empty chair is often used to represent the spirit of someone who has passed on as well. But that's just a small portion of the hidden messages within this MV. If you really delve in deep you will discover that the whole MV can be connected to SHINee forever being 5 members and them including Jonghyun in all that they do. There are 5 trees at the end, which could represent the fact that, as Onew has said, even though you may only see 4 members on stage, SHINee will forever be a group of 5. They are in a room full of cameras and their images are being projected on the TV screens, which I see as representing the fact that because SHINee is living in the public eye they can never escape from always being watched by the public. Which doesn't allow them the private space to really grieve and to express themselves and they are always being judged (both the members in their grieving process and what Jonghyun had to go through and what ultimately led him to feeling the way he did, etc.) This MV used a lot of green and aqua blue light to depict the cool and somber feel of the story, but it also was used because pearl aqua blue/green is SHINee's fan color and it was used to represent Jonghyun's presence all around them and the support and solidarity they felt with Shawols. The story in the MV is showing the 5 stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance) the members went through and how they have now at the end of the MV started to find their way out of it and have made the choice to continue to keep on running and continue on as a group, etc. But I could go on and on ... every part of this MV has a deeper message and meaning, you just have to open yourself up to the fact that everything in this MV has multiple meanings and purposes. You see Minho with those oranges, which is really just a giant pile of orange peels, because this part is supposed to depict how he is blindly just going through life, not even able to process what is happening around him. He is not even looking at the peels. It is like his body and mind is on autopilot. If you notice, none of the members ever make eye contact with the camera the entire MV and even in their live performances of the song, you will never see them look at the camera. This was done deliberately as well because they wanted to show how in their grief they were blind to everything that was going on around them and they were closed off to the world and didn't care what was happening outside of themselves even though the world was watching their every move. The part where Key smashes the piano is only one example of of how SHINee shows how they felt for a while after Jonghyun died -- they were angry at everything, including music, and in a way they were blaming "music" and their careers for what happened, and in the MV they were taking their anger out on the piano, etc. The plastic sheet and them flailing under water is supposed to represent how they felt suffocated in their grief and how grieving while in the public eye made them feel trapped at times, etc. Every scene, every image, every movement in their dance, every look, every moment they stand still or look blankly, etc. is very deliberate and is there for a reason. This comeback is part of a three part release celebrating SHINee's 10th anniversary. So they released 3 mini albums with 5 songs each in their The Story of Light trilogy and they had 3 comebacks each 2 weeks apart to showcase their lead track on each of their albums. "Good Evening" and "All Day All Night" were their comeback tracks from Episode 1, " I Want You" and "Who Waits for Love" were their comebacks from Episode 2 and Episode 3 was "Our Page" and "Tonight". Their comeback lasted 6 weeks to represent the fact that it was SHINee's 6th "full length" album. At the end of the six weeks they released a special final MV to celebrate their anniversary and all they have been through over the past 10 years with their song "Countless." "Countless" was an epilogue track that was added to their repackaged Story of Light album. Before this comeback SHINee had just come off their SHINee World Concert V (SWC5) world tour and the members were doing solo activities as they worked on what was going to be an epic 10th anniversary comeback. With Jonghyun's passing, that set them back a few months because they were grieving. It also took time to figure out how they were supposed to function without Jonghyun. But SHINee never really stopped working. Two months after Jonghyun died, SHINee held their SHINee World -- The Best from Now On Concert in Japan and they pretty much were working nonstop until Onew, Key and Minho's enlistment. That concert had originally been planned as part of their 10th anniversary celebration and it had already been sold out. So SHINee felt obligated to honor their fans and continue the concert despite everything, which meant some extra work, because they already had been planning everything with Jonghyun. So they had to quickly go back to the drawing board and figure out how to do it with only 4 members and still honor Jonghyun's memory. In SHINee's fan meeting/concert for their 10th anniversary the members all vowed that SHINee will always be 5 and that Jonghyun will always be involved in everything they do. I think we are always going to have reminders of him in all that SHINee does from now on, and that is the way it should be. He was loved and will never be forgotten, and when possible, should always be involved in things that have to do with SHINee. OT5 forever and ever. I think we can feel Jonghyun's presence and influence in this album and songs because a lot of what made SHINee's sound uniquely SHINee (and this album is no exception) was because of Jonghyun. He not only shaped SHINee's sound because he was the main vocal of the group, but, as you know, he also wrote and composed around 40% of SHINee's songs, so he can be felt in everything they do. It wouldn't be SHINee if we didn't hear his influence shine through in their music, that is what makes SHINee's sound so unlike any other. And, because of that, I think from now on we will always be searching for the hidden messages and moments that represent Jonghyun in everything SHINee does.

[@teresahowells4879]

You were absolutely right with your feelings about Good Evening. It is not a happy song, it is them trying to "process" their grief and how they have been coping. I usually always feel uncomfortable listening to it, it feels so unsettling and sad. Thankfully, there is a "happy" performance of this song on The Ringtone: SHINee Is Back, the live they did when they were all reunited after military service. They do a superb choreo with chairs, and wearing suits. So classy and elegant. I highly recommend it for a future reaction. I guess you may not have chosen Our Page if you had realised that it was their tribute to Jonghyun. It was quite soon for you to react to it, as someone new to SHINee. It is such a beautiful song, with their heavenly vocals, but you will have tears in your eyes and a lump in your throat every time. It is VERY important though for you to read the lyrics. The members wrote them themselves. The words are heartbreaking, but also uplifting. Key's short hair was before his military service. He also had all different rainbow colours streaked and blotched through it as well. I personally have always thought he cut it very short like that as a manifestation of his grief over Jonghyun, an emblem of his love and loss. So yes, I agree with your thoughts about that.

[@strawberryicecream396]

You should react their live performance... Their vocal is so good. And react their funny moment... Shinee is fun boygroup...

[@milindawilson9175]

In SHINee's "Lucifer" MV the "smoke" or "light trail" you see is supposed to represent the aura of a girl who has devilish powers like Lucifer, who is trying to possess them and take over their lives. As the English lines in the song say, "Loveaholic, robotronic ... her whisper is the Lucifer." (They are using auto tune because they are supposed to be "robotronic"-ly controlled by the girl who is "The Lucifer." So the auto tune is meant to make them sound robotic.) In other words, the woman or girl they are talking about is so desirable that she is like Lucifer and you have to use all your willpower just to resist her wiles. In the MV you see them trying to fight against Lucifer's powers and resist her attempts to try to make them bend to her will, etc. That's why in the choreography you see all the robotic moves because they are showing how "Lucifer" is trying to control them like a robot. For example, they put their wrists together like they are being handcuffed to show how she is trapping them, and they vibrate to show how they are being manipulated by "Lucifer" and they are trying to resist her powers, etc. (FYI: That vibration you saw them do is 100% them actually shaking like that, there aren't any camera tricks. If you pay attention when they perform Lucifer live, you will see them do that exact same thing. :D) LOL we have no idea why they had to be dancing in front of a sports car, but that was kind of an iconic thing that Kpop companies did back then in a lot of their MVs, The group would dance around a fancy car to show off their coolness and to give the video a more futuristic, expensive looking aesthetic. "Lucifer" was released in 2010, so this was just the look that a lot of MVs had back then, in part because everyone was following SHINee's lead. Just take a look at TVXQ's, Super Junior's, Infinite's or 2PM's MVs, etc. from around that time and you will see a similar look and style. SHINee was setting trends in the industry with 'Lucifer." As trendsetters it is SHINee's job to introduce the next song style and dance trend to the industry, and when SHINee has a comeback the industry takes note and follows suit. It is said that within 3 months of SHINee's comeback you will see that same sound, style and dance trend being duplicated across the industry for both boy groups and girl groups. That's how influential SHINee is. I'm not sure why people are often so thrown by their hairstyles and outfits in this MV. :D I think they are actually all pretty cool for doing something different that sets them apart from everyone else in the industry. That is what makes SHINee legends and why "Lucifer" is such an iconic song and dance.You're not going to remember a group or a song if they look and sound the same as everyone else, you remember them for standing out and not being afraid to be unique. SHINee are also known for never being afraid to experiment with everything they do, including their style, and as the fashionista and stylist of the group, Key is always looking for ways to be unique, so his head was really shaved on the one side. What you see is his hair was bleached blond on the side and then shaved down to his scalp. He is known for always being unique and wanting to stand out. That's why Key's style is often just straddling the edge of outrageous, but somehow always manages to look cool. Fun fact: I think one reason why Minho's hair is so short at this time is because, as you saw, their previous comeback was with their song "Ring Ding Dong," and all the members had pretty long, shaggy hairstyles. So, I think for "Lucifer" Minho decided to rebel and go really short. This was also the era where Taemin had long hair and it made him one of the most popular of the members at the time, especially with their Japanese fans. The Japanese culture really embraces men with long hair and the members said that he was one of the most popular at the time because of his style. Taemin with long hair is so iconic and many in the fandom were really sad when he eventually cut his hair. So, in this MV, Taemin had just turned 17. Onew and Jonghyun are 20 and Key and Minho are 18. With SHINee's experimental concept, nothing they do will ever be like anything they have ever done before and that includes all the songs on each album. Every song and MV will be completely different from each other with a whole different, look and style every time. Whenever SHINee releases something new, the only thing we expect is that it will be a brand new sound, look and dance style that we have never seen before. That's why their discography is so diverse and why they are able to continue to stay relevant even after more than 14 years. If you want to see where SHINee truly shines, if you haven't yet, you have to check out their iconic performance of "Lucifer" Live in concert. Check out their performance at their SHINee World Concert III (SWC3) in Seoul from 2014, kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ6Yn2uHZ72CaZY. This is a perfect example of how you can tell they are singing live and killing it every time. SHINee doesn't need auto tune, and if you hear them perform the song live, they often don't use it. "Lucifer" is actually known as one of the most difficult songs and dances to cover because of its tutting and popping and for the fact that it has a very fast paced beat with dance moves that are very sharp and precise which are designed to hit every beat of the song. And the song itself is very complicated with the songs wide range of notes and flow. Many amateurs have thought "Lucifer" looks like one of SHINee's more simple songs and dances. But the minute they try to sing the song and/or dance the choreography, they soon discover that it is way more complicated than they thought. It only looks and sounds simple, because SHINee makes it look that way. Check out this clip of SHINee teaching a group of actors and comedians "Lucifer" as part of a challenge on the variety show "Invincible Baseball Team," kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoeTY5aHrL5_g7M. It's funny because when they came to meet SHINee to start the practice, Jonghyun asked them why they chose this song of all songs, and they said because it looks manly and they thought it was fairly easy to cover. But the first thing Jonghyun said to them, while laughing, was "oh no, actually it's one of our more difficult choreography and it took us extra time to really perfect it." :D You definitely should check out the dance practice. SHINee's "Lucifer" dance practice was the very first dance practice video ever released specifically for fans. SHINee is the group that started the trend and their "Lucifer" dance practice video is why dance practice videos are even a thing today. :D It was the very first dance practice video to go viral. Back then dance practice videos were filmed for the group and artists to watch to help them remember the moves and to fix mistakes, etc. They weren't intended for a mass audience. But SM realized that fans were starting to try and copy SHINee's choreography, so they decided to film a dance practice and release it to the public. SHINee's dance practice videos became so popular that other companies and groups started to do the same and show off their choreography by releasing dance practices too.

[@blue70033]

Thank you for the link. I've never seen that video before.

[@jessalam8824]

I really like your reactions of SHINee. It was when Key came back from the military. Your first instinct answer with the members was always right, so happy and awesome for me to watch. Keep reacting to more SHINee, thank you 😊 💖

[@Lintletse]

Thank for the reaction and yes its hard--very hard but we are all in this together..life and its journey...Thanks again and I hope you are ok.

[@mariposasabia]

It would be cool if you also looked into their solo music. They all have solo careers as singers. Key is having a comeback this February 13. Key last solo was a few months ago called Gasoline and before that he did a song called Bad Love. For me, Key has the most cohesive albums and his music style is the one I love the best. Overall they all have wonderful songs. Check them out sometime.

[@ElisaTriesNewThings]

Yes thank you, if you look into my videos you will see that I already did react to some solo songs 😊

[@leydarachadey465]

Lo maravilloso de SHINEE es que para ellos siempre serán 5 .En todas sus presentación actuales hacen que se sienta la presencia de su querido JONGHYNUN ❤❤❤❤❤ POR SIEMPRE 5 PRÍNCIPES BRILLANDO

[@2222titia]

Wait until you see 14 yr old Taemin in the Replay MV (debut song from 2008)

[@ElisaTriesNewThings]

Already saw it on my previous reaction 🤣🤣 they were cute 😆😆

[@2222titia]

@@ElisaTriesNewThings oh sorry, i might have missed it

[@ElisaTriesNewThings]

@@2222titia no problem ☺️☺️

[@bea_hae_tae9392]

Dałaś radę z najtrudniejszymi piosenkami teraz będzie coraz lepiej Odnośnie tego jak dzielone są wersy obecnie Taemin pokrywa większość ze względu na podobne brzmienie jego głosu co jest zrozumiałe z uwagi na to że razem trenowali ucząc się od siebie nawzajem . W SHINee na obecnym poziomie nie ma podziału na raper wokalista czy tancerz każdy potrafi to wszystko nie wiem czy wiesz ale właściwie są 1 grupą z SM z której wszyscy członkowie zadebiutowali solo TAEMIN jako ACE i pierwszy z aktywnej grupy Jonghyun jako kompozytor ,autor tekstów oraz producent Nie jestem pewna czy jako jedyni z 2 generacji są od debiutu w tej samej agencji ale z tego co mówił Taemin to się raczej nie zmieni zawsze żartował że on to SM .

[@Jojo-17Argentina]

Taemin es quien hizo las notas de Jonghyun desde el live 2018 en adelante.

[@leydarachadey465]

TAEMIN. Siempre canto las partes de jonghyun En presentaciones de SHINEE cuando no podía asistir por problema de salud muchos antes que el falleciera

[@Jojo-17Argentina]

@@leydarachadey465 Bueno pero en el live del 2018 hizo notas de canciones que si no estoy equivocada no había hecho antes, o al menos no lo vi en la nota de Stranger y Lucifer

[@leydarachadey465]

@@Jojo-17Argentina Si paso antes , cuando jonghyun se fracturó la nariz en un accidente y cuando lo operaron del tobillo .pTambién grabó el MV .Why So Serious haciendo las partes de JONGHYNUN .TAEMIN no quería hacerlo ,quería esperar que jonghyun se recuperará ,pero sabes como es la SM .piensan que ellos son máquinas. Para TAEMIN fue difícil hacer ese concierto 2018 .El había suspendido sus conciertos y presentaciones. Se estaba recuperado de su primer estado represivo .producto de la muerte de jonghyun y el estrés que le produjo hacer su álbum.Soy una abuelita conocí a TAEMIN en la pandemia y me encantó su historia .Es fascinante tiene presentaciones cantando en portugués. Español .japonés. En lo personal el es más que.un ídolo. ES UN ARTISTA. Una súper estrella 🌟Adorable encantador .Como todos sus hermanos de SHINEe .

[@4Peace.]

Thank you for your SHINee reactions, very cool 💜 Here's an into you may want to enjoy on your own: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpq8fYmjeNaUsMk