Key: Why? Because I didn't come up with it myself, do you know how depressed I felt listening to that? Hearing my (stage) name? Onew's name is quite beautifully chosen, isn't it? His original name is Lee Jin-ki. Well, now I think it's quite well chosen, but at first, it was so upsetting, you know? Because it was hard to search for, and I was just a high school student. Do you know how unfair I felt?"
Kian: Who gave it to you?
Key: The teacher gave it to me back then.
Kian: Ah, so it's like some divine inspiration, huh?
Note that the meaning of the name:
Key
'Master Key' 'Capable of handling anything with ease'
Onew
It is derived from the combination of "온(溫)" meaning warm and "유(流)" meaning flow.
It signifies a warm and gentle voice, describing something that flows warmly.
Both names are well-suited, but Key's name is hard to search for.
-Because there was a senior named Kim Kibum...ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-It's hard to search, but it's really a perfect fit ㅠㅜㅠㅠ
-It's hard to search, but I like Key now that I'm used to it!!!
-Onew was really well-named. It's pretty and fits him perfectly. Moreover, it goes well with him personally.
-Almost all one-letter names are like that, right?ㅋㅋㅋ I'm curious if there was a name he wanted.
-Onew's stage name is really beautiful.....
-Onew's name is really well-chosen.
-Key suits him well.
--Onew was really well-chosen. ㅋㅋ It seems like the prettiest stage name Soo Man Lee has come up with.
-Onew fits so well that I thought it was his real name.
-Even though I know Onew is not his real name, sometimes I get a three-second brain freeze. I can't remember his real name.
-Kim Kibum's real name was just fine, but because there was a Super Junior member with the same name, he couldn't use it. Fans and members all called him Kibum, but it turned out well in the end.
-I think I've heard that he said he named himself when he debuted, but maybe I'm mistaken? It's been a long time...
--But it really suits him well, despite the difficult searchㅠㅠ
-They really nailed Onew's name... So he must have been even more upset. But Key is also such a fitting name~ Moreover, since he succeeded, it's all goodㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-It's true that searching was really difficult, but apart from that, I thought the name was really well-chosen.
-It might have been better to go by his real name after all.
-But really, it was impossible to search... I had to search for SHINee Key a while ago (because I was curious about the album) and it was so hard to find.
