Has SHINee Peaked? Let's play can SHINee top this.

I'm a little worried....I know I know, you all probably see me as the bitchy, oh what can I find wrong now article writer, and sometimes I am. I've evolved, I was not always this way. When I first started my writing career I was always positive and tended to be semi-delusional especially about my loves. I was always honest. I still am. 
I love SHINee, all of SHINee, please don't ever forget that.
A little something has been worrying me way back in my brain since SHINee's comeback with 'Why So Serious?'  Has SHINee peaked? 

Lets go back to Lucifer. Lucifer was really the beginning of big changes for SHINee. Jonghyun's long note in Lucifer was killer. Fans timed it out to almost 20 seconds in some live performances. Killer. The choreo? Also killer. Onew in particular complained a lot about Lucifers choreography.
Lucifer won multiple awards for SHINee including 2 on Mubank and twice on Inkigayo as well as a GDA for 2010 and Bonsang for 2011.(Nominated for best choreo JVMA 2012)

How to top that? Sherlock. Lets combine TWO songs and get Tony Testa to do the choreography. Who does this?!!! SHINee did this. Oh that high stepping dance! SHINee almost collapsed on stage from the dance alone. Still they managed to not only perform it flawlessly, they also performed it LIVE! Sherlock won 2012 Best Male Dance MAMA's, a 2013 GDA Disk Bonsang and 8 Music Show awards. There was no stopping SHINee! Can they top this?

Exhausted from Japan promo's SHINee comes back with 'Chapter 1 Dream Girl' So this time Tony Testa decides to add props to SHINee's choreography. Wait WHUT? Add microphone stands to the dance? YES Yes yes, Mr. Testa went there. The results? 10 Music Show Awards and an ALL Kill. Phenomenal! Who can beat them now?

This my friends and fans brings us to today and why I'm so worried right here, right now.
There has been lots of complaints about 'Why So Serious?' starting with Jonghyun not participating due to his car accident, to 'Why So Serious?' just being a lousy song. Lousy? From SHINee???? Really really? This opinion came from both Knetizens & Inetizens btw.
SHINee has been promoting this song for several weeks now and....not one music show win. NOT ONE!!!! How could this be true???? What the hell goes on here?
First off, there were changes in the voting process having to do with the sales both digital and physical. It actually has done quite well in digital sales. Then there is the live vote. Who's been winning? One word...Psy. Has been wining pretty much everything with 'Gentleman' 
'Why So Serious?' did manage to top the Billboard World Music Charts. Quite impressive really! Was it the change in choreographer to Devin Jamieson? I don't think so. The choreography is still world class in my book. 
My only complaint here? Since when does a SHINee member get a pass on doing tough choreo?

Onew did state that the man-split caused him some back pain and with Jonghyun already out, they really don't need to lose another member. Things are tough enough right now for SHINee. Is it Taemin's participation in WGM? Some fans did threaten to leave the fandom because of it, but I highly doubt enough left to make any real difference.  
Did they comeback too fast with Chapter 2?
Hence my worry. Its been a long time since SHINee has promoted without wining something! Maybe I'm spoiled. Maybe I just expect SHINee to perform on music shows and to win. Maybe I'm being all delulu again.
BTW 4Minute won today.....without Hyuna....

Then there is the dreaded 5 year curse, 
SHINee celebrates their 5 year anniversary May 28 this month......
So has SHINee peaked? Have they outdone themselves? Have they set the bar so high its difficult to top themselves now? I sure hope not. I guess I still have more questions than answers. One thing I know for sure. I adore my SHINee boys!
Every last quirky, nerdy, fabulous one of them, and I fully expect to continue to see them out doing themselves for years to come.

 "FIGHTING SHINee! You've worked hard!"

Stormy out!

Onew Onew Onew.....Jinki!

Well....Only something like this would bring me out of my medical leave these days lol.
(For those who don't know....I had a problem with my heart or actually one of the blood vessels and had surgery to correct it, which was very successful and I am recovering nicely)
International fans have been taking a lot of crap recently but quite honestly....I've never been prouder to be one than I am today. As a whole, we seem to be much more accepting to the idea that Onew could possible be in a relationship. I wonder if maybe its because as a whole we tend to be older and more mature? I am not even going to get into the whole cultural differences issue here because quite honestly unless you're a brand new kpop fan you're at least aware and not surprised by this issue.
I guess if you're a casual Shawol/kpop fan Onew dating came as a big surprise. If you delve a little deeper like some of us this was not new, in fact rumors about Jinki and After School's Jungah date back years, with Onew himself saying she is his ideal type since 2010....at least. In fact....of all the SHINee members, Onew was the 1st member I ever saw a stalker/saesang picture of, him with a female being quite close, from I believe late 2009 or early 2010. I have a whole folder of them now, unfortunately I didn't save it because well, it really didn't concern me even back then. He's a man....after all.
Super Junior members, and especially Heechul have never hidden the fact that...idols date. They always have, they always will, they are humans with human needs. Considering the very stressful (insert Kang Gary scream here "STRESssss!!!!") lives they lead, don't they deserve to at least unwind with a little human companionship? 
No one ships Jongkey and 2MIN harder than I do, but, having said that I have long since accepted (even Taemin's rumored relationship with a nonceleb) that things go on we will never really know the truth about. Some of those being that they date, they love, they fight....they make mistakes. They even OMG smoke?

Yes friends and fans.....that was an e-cigarette that Onew was puffin on. I'm probably more surprised about that than anything because I adore Onew's honey voice and wouldn't want to hear that ruined, oh well, his choice not mine. He is a 25 year old man after all.
In conclusion, I say "Let the man live!" Having seen Jinki go through what appears to be bouts of depression and considering his recent "scandals" he deserves what ever small moments of normalcy he can fit into his life without fandom's going all apeshit. 
And as my friend Divalcious says "Get it! Get it!" 

 

My Music Radar! wishes everyone a SHINee weekend! Please Don't Go

My Music Radar! wishes everyone a SHINee weekend!
For your listening pleasure Please...Don't Go!

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 Enjoy!
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My Music Radar! wishes everyone a SHINee weekend! Kiss Kiss Kiss

My Music Radar! wishes everyone a SHINee weekend!
For your listening pleasure Kiss Kiss Kiss


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My Music Radar! wishes everyone a SHINee Weekend - Up & Down

My Music Radar! wishes everyone a SHINee Weekend -
For your listening pleasure Up & Down

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Happy Birthday Onew!

My Music Radar! wishes our SHINee leader a very Happy Birthday!

SHINee Shinigami 1000 Years Always Be By My Side

 SHINigami

Lets start with Shinigami, not sure what that is? Brief lesson, Shinigami means 'Death God' or 'Death Spirit' which if you've ever watched any Japanese anime or Korean manwha, you probably have run into more than once. ie Death Note.
SHINee playing Shinigami is not really that far fetched for them, its a genre they entertain often really....think 'Lucifer' or Taemini's recent solo "Shut Up'.
As they have matured from their boy next door images, they have often visited their darker sides while maintaining a glimmer of SHINee light.
I began to entertain the idea of 'SHINee Shinigami' from the first teaser....
but then I have an extended history with anime and manhwa.....surprised?

I must admit that I sobbed through my first viewing of the video today.
Then had to take some time away from it while I gathered all my feels....

The SHINigami here help a departed spirit with some unfinished earthly concerns by allowing him some extra time with his ailing son.

They keep an eye on things by shapshifting. ie Bleach reference

SHINigami Taemin sends the departed spirit off to the other side with the families 'Fighting' spirit. See the bus schedule 

 

Did you miss the bus at the end? Lots of people did.

A beautiful ballad with an immensely sad story that rivals any of the best anime/manga/manhwa ever. ie Blood Plus
SHINee - 「1000年、ずっとそばにいて・・・」 Music Video
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One of my favorite things from this video?
All of Key's keys!!!

 Enjoy lots babies!!!!
Our boys have out done themselves this time
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