On August 29th, SHINee released their 2nd Japanese single following the success of their 1st Japanese single "Replay ~you are my everything" in June. The 2nd single is available in 3 formats, CD+DVD Type A, CD+DVD Type B, and regular edition CD. All of the editions include a special photo booklet.
Their 1st single included the Japanese version of their Korean hit singles "Replay" and "Hello." The 2nd single includes SHINee's first original Japanese song "Kiss Kiss Kiss," in addition to the Japanese version of "Juliette," whose music video was released ahead of the single at the beginning of August.
"Kiss Kiss Kiss" is a mid-tempo ballad song with beautiful piano playing in the background. You can purchase their 2nd Japanese single at CD Japan.
K-pop fans in Singapore and surrounding areas can now rejoice even more, as the Mnet Asian Music Awards will be held at Singapore Indoor Stadium on November 29. This marks the second time that Mnet Asian Music Awards will be held outside of Korea; the 2010 awards were held at The Venetian in Macau.
According to the local organizer, fans who are unable to attend the event itself will be able to watch it on television. Singaporean fans can see the event via Channel U (despite having a 2-hour delay in broadcasting), but some networks may have a live broadcast of the event.
Although not all details have been confirmed just yet, such as performers for this year's event or ticket pricing information, those planning to attend the event can expect an official press release soon.
Male group SHINee just had their debut in Japan with the Japanese version of "Replay" a few months ago, and they've already released a second single featuring the Japanese version of "Juliette" on August 29th.
SHINee managed to get to the first position on the Oricon Daily Chart for singles with 25,595 copies of "Juliette" sold on the 1st day of its release. The group snatched away the first position from popular girl group AKB48 and rookie group kis-my-ft2, who both sold 17,739 copies and 1,731 copies of their respective singles previously released weeks before.
The new single is available in 3 formats, CD+DVD Type A, CD+DVD Type B, and regular edition CD. All of the editions include a special photo booklet. SHINee's 2nd Japanese single also includes the group's first original Japanese song, "Kiss Kiss Kiss," a mid-tempo ballad song.
After much speculation and a "confirmation" courtesy of Isak, details for SMTOWN NYC seem to be finalized as of today.
The concert's date has been revealed to be October 23rd, and the venue is none other than the world-famous Madison Square Garden, whose capacity for the event is speculated to be around 10,000.
Meanwhile, the long delayed SMTOWN Tokyo encore concert is set to occur this weekend from September 2nd to 4th, with an estimated attendance figure of 150,000.
Stay tuned for more updates regarding the NYC concert!
SHINee's Key recently uploaded a photo on his me2day, showing him posing with a comical face in front of the Palace of Westminster in London. He included the caption, "I wonder if it's clear… this is a photo that everyone is curious of. It was taken when we were performing in London ~’ㅂ’ I ran out with Minho-goon... ㅋㅋㅋ"
SHINee visited London in June for their first performance in England at the world-renowned Abbey Road Studios.
Fans who responded enthusiastically over the photo, leaving comments like, "Hahaha, his facial expression is so funny," and," The view is really nice ^^"
At the beginning of the year, Key East Entertainment teamed up with JYP Entertainment to produce the hit idol drama on KBS "Dream High." The drama featured miss A's Suzy, 2PM's Wooyoung and Taecyeon, Kim Kimbum, T-ara's Eunjeung, and IU.
According to an official from Key East, the company is currently "discussing positively on the prospect of producing the series with SM (Entertainment)." However, exact details including the casting and the content has yet to be determined.
If SM Entertainment does team up with Key East for the second season of "Dream High," it is most likely that the main cast may include any of the artists currently under SM Entertainment.
Who would you be interested to see in "Dream High 2"?
Boy group SHINee, deemed to be "noonas' sweethearts" from the very beginning of their career, have exhibited a fierce display of success and talent with their first ever concert tour. SHINee's most recent concert, "SHINee World Concert in Nanjing," ended with explosive cheers from the audience on the night of August 20th. SHINee's fourth consecutive concert of their SHINee World Tour began at 8:30 PM KST, as the individual Shawols in the audience switched on their Pearl Aqua lightsticks.
"The SHINee World" and "#SWCNanjing" became worldwide trending topics starting at 10:18 PM KST. The topics trended throughout the concert and for quite some time afterwards. Shawols all around the world spoke excitedly about the concert, expressing their regret at not being able to attend while wishing luck towards the boys.
10:18 PM KST
2:18 AM KST
The concert had many unforgettable moments that set the night apart from the rest. SHINee members planted kisses on plastic balls and threw them into the audience, and Onew received a large chicken drumstick from a fan (he is known to be an avid fan of chicken).
The five members of SHINee proved their versatility, delighting a crowd of adoring fans with a total of 27 songs. The setlist included their greatest singles, "Ring Ding Dong", "Lucifer", "Replay", and "Stand By Me", as well as crowd favorites and ballads like "Quasimodo", "Graze", "A-Yo", and "Romantic."
A special appearance was made by fellow SM Entertainment labelmate Zhang Li Yin, who participated in a ballad with SHINee's Jonghyun for "Wrongly Given Love." As in the previous "SHINee World" concerts, Onew's rendition of opera ballad "Nessun Dorma", Minho's sexy cover of "OMG" by Usher, and Taemin's solo endeavor upon the SHINee song "Romeo+Juliette" lit up the stage.
The concert was once again marked by Key's scandalous solo stage, "My First Kiss," which previously featured Krystal of f(x) but now features SHINee's maknae Taemin dressed in a blonde wig and pink miniskirt.
SHINee went on to sing "Angel," a peaceful tune that shines the spotlight on a small boy onstage while Onew of SHINee assumed the role of an angel with enormous white wings hovering in the air above.
The following section of this article will be updated as higher quality videos become available.
SHINee World
Senorita
Get Down
A.Mi.Go [Rock Remix Version]
Juliette
Hello
Interview + Talk
Stand By Me
Romeo + Juliette – Taemin's solo
Wrongly Given Love - Jonghyun's solo ft. Zhang Li Yin
OMG – Minho's solo
My First Kiss - Key's solo ft. Taemin
A-Yo
Romantic
Obsession
Graze
Replay
Love Like Oxygen
Quasimodo
Life
Nessun Dorma - Onew's solo
Angel
Ring Ding Dong [Remix Version]
Up and Down
Ready or Not
Lucifer [Remix Version]
JoJo
Bodyguard
One
SHINee celebrated the conclusion of another successful concert as the night came to a close with "Bodyguard" playing in the background. The members can be seen in the video above, spending their time playfully interacting with the audience and enjoying the various items that fans had thrown onstage. Chants of SHINee's name continued to ring through the audience even after the concert concluded.
In further news, the next "SHINee World" tour date is set to rock Singapore on September 10th at the Singapore Indoor Stadium venue.
According to SM Entertainment, they are currently discussing the possibilities of an SM Town concert in New York this October. On August 22nd, an official from SM Entertainment told Newsen, "We have received inquiries about performances from all over the world. Currently there are discussions for a New York concert in the United States."
The official continued, "There are many other places in discussion in addition to New York, but there isn't an official deal yet."
SM Entertainment went on their first world tour last year and visited Los Angeles, California for the first time, which turned out to be very successful. In September, SM Town will be visiting Japan and performing as well after months of delay due to Japan's natural disaster in March.
Idol group SHINee have revealed their 2011 F/W catalogue for clothing brand ‘Maypole‘! The boys were picked up earlier this year to become the brand’s official endorsement models for 2011.
Maypole’s 2011 collection for the fall/winter season stays true to its preppy roots, but thanks to SHINee’s colorful influence, they added bold colors, flashy fabrics, and trendy patterns to their pieces. During the photoshoot, the boys brought a sense of energy to the set, which was reflected in their fun poses and refreshing charm.
SHINee is known for being the leading trendsetters amongst Korean youths, and so Maypole is confident that with their help, they’ll be able to ensure that this season’s collection will be the hottest one yet.
Check out cuts from Maypole’s latest catalogue below!
SHINee member Minho’s cousin appeared on ‘Superstar K3‘ which aired on August 19th. The appearance surprised both the judges, as well as the viewers, because of his completely different look compared to Minho.
On this day, a hefty guy confessed, “SHINee’s Minho is my aunt’s (father side) son” during his audition on ‘Superstar K’ revealing that he is indeed Minho’s cousin.
However, his confession garnered interest and curiosity because his aesthetics were quite different than those of Minho, who is known for his devilishly good looks. In Soon Ee, one of the judges on the panel commented while giggling at his confession, “Minho is really good looking though, right?“.
Already receiving much attention from his scandalous confession, the potential singing ability of Minho’s cousin also became a topic of discussion; his talent will be revealed on the next episode of ‘Superstar K’.
Meanwhile, this episode flourished with various family members of celebrities such as, T-ara’s Jiyeon’s brother, and 5Dolls‘ Chan Mi’s sister as well.
As we previously reported earlier, some of the top K-Pop stars will be coming to New York in October.
Inside sources have informed allkpop of the artists confirmed to be performing at the concert!
The free concert from KBS, open to all ages will be held on October 9th, 2011 (Tentative date) at Randall’s Island Park in New York and will feature many top artists!
Thus far, the confirmed list includes:
-TVXQ
-SHINee
-2PM
-4minute
-B2ST
-SISTAR
-Kim Tae Woo
But that’s not all as inside sources have revealed to us that KBS is still in the process of negotiating with other top K-Pop stars.
SM Entertainment announced today that it has established its first joint overseas branch in Thailand. SM, regarded by many as Korea's top entertainment firm, has joined with Thailand's largest media network, True Visions Group, to form SM True (officially known as SM True Co., Ltd). Yesterday the new group held a signing ceremony and press conference to announce the collaboration in Bangkok. It was attended by SHINee, Kangta, and SM CEO Kim Young Min.
SM artists will now rely on SM True for album distribution, concert planning, and promotional activities in Thailand.
And yes, Thai K-Pop fans, you can start practicing your dance moves! SM True does intend to become a management agency for discovering and training upcoming artists in Thailand!
"We expect SM's excellent content to be distributed more efficiently and effectively through True's unrivaled infrastructure and far-reaching networks… creating a huge synergy effect," said Kim at the press conference.
A fancam that was taken during SHINee's rehearsal for their concert in Nanjing has surfaced. The video has sparked interest because it contains footage of members Jong Hyun and Minho sharing a kiss. In the clip, the boys are dressed in comfortable, casual attire for a long rehearsal.
While Jong Hyun is singing the opening lines for "Jojo," Minho leans towards Jong Hyun with puckered lips. Jong Hyun pauses from singing to reply Minho with a light peck. Minho shows a gasped, shocked reaction while Jong Hyun laughs and continues singing. Fans are uncertain as to how they should interpret the incident, whether it be fan service, display of friendship, or otherwise.
The rehearsal is for their concert in Nanjing on August 20th. The concert is part of SHINee's World Concert tour which began on July 16th in Taipei. Following this, SHINee will embark on SM TOWN LIVE in TOKYO at Tokyo Dome on September 2-4.
(The kiss happens at 0:14-0:17)
