On the 13th, Taemin shared on the fan communication platform Bubble, "I wanted to carefully share this in case there are fans who are worried about SHINee. I'm sorry I couldn't show up as a part of SHINee at SMTOWN Concert. I wanted to wrap up the discussions with the company quickly so I could show you SHINee again, but it's taking some time."
He continued, "The discussions are going just fine and everything will be settled soon. I, along with the other members, want to protect SHINee and we still want to write more stories together. I hope those who are worried about whether I don't want to continue to be with SHINee again or if they can see SHINee in the future will stop worrying. Okay?"
Taemin then explained his absence from SMTOWN Concert, saying, "I hope that my words don't hurt anyone. Once again, all the members love SHINee and have the same feelings. We are currently carefully preparing and getting ready to start SHINee well, let's meet soon with a smile!'"
Previously on January 11th and 12th, 'SMTOWN LIVE 2025 [THE CULTURE, THE FUTURE]' was held at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. This concert was held to commemorate the 30th anniversary of SM Entertainment, and various artists performed. Among them, only Key and Minho from SHINee appeared on stage. Meanwhile, Onew participated in other SM's 30th-anniversary related content.
Although the specific reason for the absence of the members who transferred to a different agency is not known, various speculations have arisen. In response to these speculations, Taemin explained that he was unable to attend the SM 30th anniversary concert due to issues related to the company.
Taemin signed an exclusive contract with Big Planet Made Entertainment in April last year after leaving SM Ent.
-How long has it been since he changed agencies? And yet this still hasn't been resolved yet? This makes me wonder if he genuinely had the will for this. He's been really active with his solo activities.
-Would an artist of Taemin's level really let his agency to control him like that? He’s a great artist, but his recent actions after changing agencies feel a bit disappointing.
-People would've thought they hadn’t done group activities in five years. When actually it hasn’t even been a year since their last full-group concert.ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Was SHINee’s fandom always like this? I saw some other posts and they all seem to be blaming Onew no matter what the issue is. But this time, it's clearly because Taemin's agency is being greedy.
-SMTOWN is already over... So what’s the point of saying this now?
-This is exactly why I left the fandom.
-Taemin-ah, get it together and protect SHINee.
-Shouldn’t these things have been settled as he changed agencies? It’s been quite a while, and it’s still not resolved.
-I’m not a SHINee fan, so I don’t get it. Why do people hate Onew so much? Is it because of his controversies? Honestly, stop cornering someone like this.
-I’m curious why he went to that agency... Was he close to Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin?
-I liked Taemin, but his actions after changing agencies are so disappointing.
-People thought Onew was the uncooperative one and criticized him endlessly... Turns out that wasn’t true. He’s been unfairly blamed, it’s so sad.
-I’m just going to trust the members. I'm sure they'll figure out the issues between companies and sort things out.
-I’m also a fan, but seriously, fans are so dumb for blowing things out of proportion. Just stay quiet instead of blaming people and creating chaos.
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