Taemin paid staff salaries with his own money ... Was 'broken trust' the reason for ending the contract with Cha Gawon?

SOURCE: 태민, 사비로 스태프 월급 지불…차가원과 계약 해지 '신뢰 파탄' 원인이었나 [엑's 이슈]

It has been revealed that Taemin paid some staff members’ monthly salaries with his own money. Amid this, there are claims that 'breakdown of trust' was the reason behind his split with CEO Cha Gawon.

On the 24th, Big Planet Made shared an official statement saying, "We inform you that our exclusive contract with Taemin has ended. We ask for your continued support and interest in his future activities."

With this, their short 1-year and 10-months journey came to an end. According to the music industry, there was still time remaining on Taemin’s exclusive contract with Big Planet Made. However, it is reported that Taemin strongly requested termination of the contract, and after discussions, both sides agreed to part ways.

Taemin’s side has not disclosed specific reasons for the separation. However, some media reports claim that CEO Cha Gawon failed to settle payments and committed a major mistake in the process of signing contracts with external companies without Taemin's consent. Reports further claim that Taemin used his own money to pay some staff members so he could keep working with them. As a result, many believe that 'breakdown of trust' caused by money issues was the main reason for the split.

CEO Cha Gawon, who leads One Hundred, Big Planet Made Entertainment, and INB100 recently has been suspected of failing to pay tens of billions of KRW to various companies involved in album production for their artists. Coincidentally, after transferring to Big Planet Made in March 2024, Taemin released his 5th mini-album, ETERNAL, that same year. However, last year he only released a special single 'Veil' rather than a physical album. Some have speculated that unpaid production costs may be the reason the album production did not go smoothly.

Additionally, there were reports that CEO Cha Gawon purchased multiple luxury items on credit from a department store and failed to pay for them, resulting to a legal freeze of a villa she owns in Hannam-dong. Regarding this, Cha Gawon's side stated, "The report contains incorrect facts and could hurt the reputation of the company and individuals," but doubts continue to grow as money problems are constantly mentioned.

Meanwhile, Big Planet Made Entertainment is a subsidiary of One Hundred, which CEO Cha Gawon and MC Mong founded in December 2023. Artists under this label include Lee Seunggi, Lee Soogeun, Lee Mujin, Ha Sungwoon, NU'EST's Ren, and VIVIZ's Eunha, SinB, and Umji.

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The notice SHINee's Minho received during the meeting for his single album

He started preparing for his upcoming single albumㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

 

Single prep starts now.

I'm looking forward to it..

Let's go!.

A notice just for Minhoㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

The head of A&R put it upㅋㅋㅋㅋㅌ

NOTICE

'It's kinda vague'

'Nothing more?'

Prohibited

theqoo

-Isn't that basically confiscating the passion of a passionate man?...ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-But isn't that a reasonable thing to say?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I mean... Things can be vague sometimesㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-That is hilariousㅠㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-I can totally hear his voice saying thatㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋI wonder if he actually didn't say those thingsㅋㅋㅋ

-Seems like he's on a good terms with the staffㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-I seriously love this kind of playful interaction between artists and staffㅋㅋㅋ

-He's still putting periods everywhereㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-That's exactly how Choi Minho talksㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-SHINee's Key and Minho are kind of picky in a good wayㅋㅋㅋ

-The moment I read that, I can hear Minho's voice saying thatㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Do they really think Minho wouldn't say those things just because they put up a notice?ㅋㅋㅋ

-Prohibitedㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I love his ambitionㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-That's not a notice, that's a call outㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ This is so funnyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-The fact that the staff printed it out in that size and put it up is killing meㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Continue reading The notice SHINee's Minho received during the meeting for his single album

SHINee Key, Minho, and Taemin's group photo today

 

밍태섭 박사님🚀 ʷⁱᵗʰ 🦊🐥.#KEY #키 #MINHO #민호#TAEMIN #태민 #SHINee #샤이니#랑데부 #RENDEZVOUS pic.twitter.com/tA1HttC1dY

— SHINee (@SHINee) May 6, 2025

 

 

They all went to see Minho's play!👍

Adding their individual clips since this post became trending◠‿◠

250506 랑데부 키 #KEY #기범
옹기종기 모여서 걸어가니깐
아 이렇게 가는구나..^ㅂ^(정확하지않아요)
하고 웃음터짐ㅜㅜ pic.twitter.com/i4BASr402s

— 𝗸𝗶𝗸𝗶 (@freak_ey) May 6, 2025

250506 민호 랑데부 막공 #태민

아아아 태민이 얼굴 보니까 좋당 pic.twitter.com/hdGU3bps7P

— 러브 (@6v6taem718) May 6, 2025

250506 민호 랑데부 막공 퇴근

웃고 나서 눈 질끈 감는 것도 고맙다고 말하는 목소리도 다 말랑해.. 수고했어 태섭아#민호 #MINHO pic.twitter.com/bcynIcmeuH

— 샤으닝 (@euning_sw) May 6, 2025

Onew is on an overseas tour

theqoo 

-Minho looks so powerful.

-My boys don't age... Only I do.

-Ah... I love this so much. It makes me happy🩵

-Minho is so handsomeㅜㅜ

-I love how Key, Ming, and Taem always make time to go see each other's performances💎

-This is so nice to see.

-Which brand is Key's bag from?

-Whoa... Look at Key's skin. It's insane.

-Taemin-ie is so cuteㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-I'm the only one who agesㅠㅠ They all look the sameㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Minho looks so good in a suit.

-This is so heart-warming... I'm looking forward to SHINee's concert this month!!!!!!! See you on the 25th!

-SHINee, always be happy.

Continue reading SHINee Key, Minho, and Taemin's group photo today

SHINee Key's nickname when he was a baby, given by his mother who's a science major

 

1991. Year of the Sheep.

09.23. PM4:27.

Our F1 is showing signs of coming into the world ahead of schedule.. The day after Chuseok, at dawn, my amniotic fluid broke and we went to the hospital right away. Labor pains started around 11am, gradually shortening in intervals and intensifying. By around 3PM, the pain became truly unbearable. Sometime around 4PM...? I got on the delivery table.. I pushed with all my strength. The doctor and nurses worked hard to assist with the delivery..

'Our F1'???

No way... Was his prenatal nickname really F1??

What does it mean?
ㄴIt's........... Mendelian Genetics (NB: Patterns of Inheritance).

In Mendelian genetics, when marking a pedigree, the parent generation is labeled 'P' and the first-generation offspring is labeled 'F1.'

The details might be revealed on You Quiz this Wednesday!?

theqoo

-That is a really unique prenatal nicknameㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Kim Kibum is 100% going to release a song called F1 in the futureㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ It could even be an album title.

-I thought it was related to race carsㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Wow, science majors are something else.

-Crazy... I've never heard a prenatal nickname like that beforeㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-His mother was faithful to her major ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Crazy... This is so funny and uniqueㅠㅠㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ By any chance, is his mom also a T?

-'Our F1 is showing signs of coming into the world' ... Oh my God...ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Her handwriting is so pretty.

-I literally burst out laughing as soon as I saw thisㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Did his parents really call him 'F1?' while he was in the womb?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Is this a research paper or what?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Hulㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Now I’m curious about his mom’s MBTI.

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SHINee's full-group performance falls through leads to an unnecessary search for someone to blame

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SHINee's absence as a full-group at SMTOWN Concert has sparked conflicts among fans as the 'Find the culprit' game is intensifying over who is responsible for this.

On January 11 and 12, SM Entertainment held a joint concert at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul to commemorate its 30th anniversary. While most SM artists participated, only Minho and Key from SHINee attended. Onew and Taemin, who left SM Entertainment in March last year and signed with Griffin Entertainment and Big Planet Made, respectively, did not attend.

Fans who were expecting a complete group performance started to speculate about the reasons for Taemin and Onew's absence. Onew had just released his 4th minialbum 'CONNECTION' on January 6, while Taemin is in the middle of his first world tour, 'Ephemeral Gaze.' However, since there were no other scheduled events between his Macau concert on January 4th and his Mexico concert on January 28th, there was no reason why he couldn't have participated in the SMTOWN Live. However, while Onew appeared in SM's 30th-anniversary content, Taemin did not.

Initally, Onew faced criticism because there were claims that he was uncooperative with group activities after releasing his solo album to fulfill his individual schedule. In response, the CEO of Onew's agency expressed his dissatisfaction through his personal SNS account, saying, "We're constantly receiving cancellations for the same reason. How much longer are we supposed to wait? Isn't there a problem?". They claimed that it wasn't their fault. The CEO continued to express their dissatisfaction and also stated, "SM is doing a good job."

Because of the CEO of Onew's agency saying there were no problems between them and SM, attention turned to Taemin's agency, Big Planet Made. On the 15th, Big Planet Made released an official statement through their SNS. Big Planet Made stated, "We are aware of the concerns regarding Taemin's activities with SHINee," and added, "All the content recently posted on SNS contains clear false information, and we will take strong legal action against such false information."

Big Planet Made especially emphasized, "Our company always supports and encourages Taemin's activities with SHINee, which he greatly loves," and added, "We are doing our best to provide full support so that our artist can receive fair treatment and carry out his activities." The expression "fair treatment" in the statement has once again sparked a debate among fans over who is responsible.

The reason why fans are trying to find out the reason why plans SHINee's full-group performance fell through is ultimately due to disappointment. It's become common for idol groups whose contracts have ended to leave their original agencies but still agree to continue group activities. In fact, some groups have successfully managed to pursue both individual and group activities. However, it's also common for plans to fall through due to changes in circumstances and different agencies. Even so, constantly trying to find the cause or blame for these situations isn't always good for the group's future. Instead of focusing on finding someone to blame, it might be more helpful for fans to believe that they will eventually come back together.

Despite difficulties in coordinating between the agencies, the four members have consistently expressed their desire for a complete SHINee group activity. Key and Minho, while performing at the SM Town concert, promised to appear as a full group next time. Separately from the company's stance, Taemin emphasized on the 13th that, "I, along with the other members, want to protect SHINee and write many more stories." Onew also mentioned the value of group activities in an interview. We look forward to seeing SHINee return to alleviate the disappointment caused by the incomplete group activity.

theqoo

-Poor Onew.

-I can't believe they stayed quiet when Onew was getting all the hate...ㅠ

-If the full-group performance wasn't important, why was Onew getting all the hate?? They spread rumors everywhere to the point even non-fans knew about itㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Taemin-ah, what is this... The way BPM picking a fight with SM makes them look like HYBE.

-No need to look for the culprit. It's obvious already.

-BPM is acting way too much like HYBE.

-The more they do this kind of media play, the more it seems like Taemin is the reason why the full-group performance fell apartㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Why did he join that company? I’m genuinely curious.

-Do they have no conscience?

-The one saying not to look for the culprit is usually the culpritㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-I didn’t like Onew, but this is very low of them.

-I guess they can't even deny it... They can only say 'don't look for the culrpit'...

-What’s with this 'culprit' nonsense? Where were articles like this when Onew was being getting all the hate?

-It would be better if they didn't do this kind of media playㅋㅋㅋ 'Unnecessary search for the culprit'ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Everyone already knows who the culprit is.

-I don't like Onew and frankly, I don't even know his face well. However, Taemin's side is so irritating. It's making his image getting worse.

Continue reading SHINee's full-group performance falls through leads to an unnecessary search for someone to blame

Hello, this is Big Planet Made

 

안녕하세요. 빅플래닛메이드입니다. pic.twitter.com/yLYQUoj2xZ

— 태민 (TAEMIN) (@TAEMIN_BPM) January 15, 2025

Hello, this is Big Planet Made.

We are aware of the concerns raised by some posts on certain communities and social media about Taemin's activities with SHINee, and we would like to clarify our position on this matter.

All content recently posted on social media contains clear false information, and we plan to take strong legal action against such false information.

Our company fully supports and encourages Taemin's activities with SHINee, which hold a special place in Taemin’s heart. At the same time, we are doing our best to provide full support so that our artist can receive fair treatment and carry out his activities.

We will continue to actively support Taemin so that he can shine both as a solo artist and as a member of SHINee, and also to protect him as an artist so that he can grow even further.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the fans who have shown great love and interest in Taemin.

Thank you. 

theqoo

-What exactly are they calling false information?

-Oh gosh... There's gonna be a war now.

-Their official statements are always so bad.

-So which one is the false information

-Shouldn't they clarify what the false information is?

-Then why was Taemin absent from the 30th-anniversary concert and album?

-The statement is so vague. It doesn’t say all the information is false, just that it 'contains' false information.

-I hope they could've at least clarified which one is the false information.

-So his absence from SMTOWN concert and 30th-anniversary album is also false information??ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-This doesn’t match what Taemin said on Bubble, though?????? What’s going on????

-'Fair treatment'?

-ㅎ... They're gonna drop the evidence at this point...

-It's true that he didn't participate... What's false about that?ㅋㅋ

-They can’t even explain exactly what’s falseㅋㅋ

-'All content recently posted on social media contains clear false information'???? That's a strong statementㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Continue reading Hello, this is Big Planet Made

SM staff members even did this much for Taemin before he went to the military

 

의수매니저
황상훈 연출가
유영진 이사/A&R팀
최진/허재혁 매니저
탁영준 대표이사
이성수 대표이사
_
눈물 쏙 들어가게 한 그 메시지 모음ㅋㅋㅋ
걍 에스엠이 태민 업어키운 듯.... pic.twitter.com/fOkauEAoGo

— 생강🏝 (@honeythink_) May 25, 2021

Manager Euisoo, Creative Director Hwang Sanghoon, Director/A&R Team Yoo Youngjin, Manager Choi Jin and Heo Jaehyuk, CEO Tak Youngjoon and Lee Sungsoo.

The collection of heartfelt messages that will bring tears to your eyesㅋㅋㅋ

It feels like SM practically raised Taemin 

To. 태민

SM 최종보스 이수만아부지 메시지 pic.twitter.com/wX4nSbQyqN

— 생강🏝 (@honeythink_) May 25, 2021

To Taemin.

A message from SM Ent.'s final boss, father Lee Sooman 

Taemin is the only artist in SM Ent.'s history to receive a video message from the staff before his enlistment. This shows how much SM Ent. values him.

He could choose not to renew his contract and leave SM Ent. The problem is that he agreed to participate in SHINee's activities, but in reality, he hasn't fully participated and it causes all plans to fall apart.

theqoo

-He was one of the artists that SM cherished the most.

-But that's how people are... The ones that the company takes the best care of are often the first to turn against the companyㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-The more they’re taken care of, the more they think they’re superior and in control.

-Honestly, I really dislike SM, but seeing Taemin act like this is just...

-Seeing this, I wonder if Lee Sooman had something to do with Taemin leaving SM.

-That's right, he was practically SM's son.

-Well, a contract is a contract, but if he cared about group activities, he wouldn’t have gone to that company.

-Wait, so did they not do this for the other members? Did they only do this for him...? Hul...

-But Taemin fulfilled his contract period before leaving, didn’t he? He doesn’t have to renew it if he doesn't want to. What’s the big deal?

-He must have had his reasons for leaving, but even as an outsider, it was clear how much SM cared for Taemin.

-But why did he leave? Wouldn’t it have been better for him to stay? Was there something SM couldn’t give him?

-If this is how it’s going to be, why didn’t he just leave the group too? Why hold SHINee hostage?

-Everything is pointless, I’m telling you.

-I thought he would stay in SM forever.

Continue reading SM staff members even did this much for Taemin before he went to the military

SHINee is the only group missing from SM's 30th-anniversary album among the other existing contracted artists

 The 30th-anniversary album includes a total of 17 songs, including SM's new group song that is also the title track, 'Thank You,' as well as remakes of SM Ent.'s legendary hit songs reinterpreted by senior and junior artists to fit each group's individuality and music style.

Kangta will remake S.E.S.'s 'Just A Feeling', BoA will remake SHINee Jonghyun's 'End of A Day', TVXQ will remake Red Velvet's 'Psycho', Super Junior will remake Shinhwa's 'I Pray 4 U', SNSD will remake The Grace's 'My Everything', EXO will remake H.O.T.'s 'Git It Up!', Red Velvet will remake SNSD's 'Run Devil Run', NCT 127 will remake Hyun Jinyoung's 'You In Vague Memory', NCT DREAM will remake EXO's 'Love Me Right', WayV will remake SHINee's 'Juliette', Aespa will remake f(x)'s 'Rum Pum Pum Pum', RIIZE will remake TVXQ's 'Hug', NCT WISH will remake Super Junior's 'Miracle', and Naevis will remake BoA's 'Game'. Fans are expected to be able to enjoy SM's accumulated music heritage in a new way.

In addition, SM Ent.'s sub-labels, dance music label ScreaM Records and the classic & jazz label SM Classics, also participated in this album by reworking SHINee's 'View' and BoA's 'My Name.' This high-quality album is expected to allows fans to enjoy SM Ent.'s wide musical spectrum at once.

Even the sub-label classic dance music AI is included, but only SHINee is missing. This leads some people to speculate if this is because SHINee didn't participate in SMTOWN Concert. However, SNSD didn't attend and yet they're still included in the album.

I won't write the reason because I think everyone already knows.

theqoo

-Big Planet Made and SM really don't seem to get along.

-Actions speak louder than words. Him choosing that agency already says it all.

-How did SHINee end up like this...

-How did SHINee get to this point... I started as a solo fan and became a group fan, and I never thought this would happen.

-Just let the other three do it without Taemin.

-Out of all groups, I really thought SHINee would last the longest...

-If they do it without Taemin, Taemin's fans will probably attack the other threeㅋㅋ It's horrifying.

-I've been a fan since their debut, and this is truly disheartening and sad.

-I want to see SHINee for a long time. I hope things will get resolved well.

-Sigh. This is so annoying... and also sad. I never thought it would turn out like this.

-Just leave out the ones who don't want to do it.

-Taemin-ah... I'm really disappointed in you.

-In the end, Taemin is the problem.

-No matter how much I think about it, I can't understand why he chose that agency.

-Just include Key and Minho then.

Continue reading SHINee is the only group missing from SM's 30th-anniversary album among the other existing contracted artists

Taemin reveals his reason for not attending SMTOWN Cocnert ... "Sorry for not being able to show SHINee's performance as a full group ... Discussions between companies ongoing"

SHINee's Taemin, who recently left SM Entertainment and joined Big Planet Made Entertainment, shared the reason behind his absence from SM Entertainment's 30th-anniversary concert.

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.

theqoo

-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.

Continue reading Taemin reveals his reason for not attending SMTOWN Cocnert ... "Sorry for not being able to show SHINee's performance as a full group ... Discussions between companies ongoing"

Onew's agency manager (CEO)'s Instagram post seems to be targeting SM Ent.

 

Winter single, digital release, SMTOWN stage, mini&concert.

Even this is a bold statement. Are we a standby team? Everything is being canceled for the same reason. How much longer do we have to wait? Is there a problem?

If not, just stay quiet and live peacefully. 

Let's have some conscience. I'm tired of getting notifications about cancellations. Let's cooperate.

A bold statement? Let's at least cooperate. If not, just end this. How many times are we going to get cancellation notices? Let's at least show some affection and respect.

Judging from that post, it seems like SM Ent. unilaterally canceled Onew's winter single, SMTOWN stage, etc.

Onew participated in the filming for the SMTOWN Concert goods, but he didn't appear in the concert. Only Key and Minho appeared. By the way, I corrected the post because it's said that it is his manager.

⬇️This is probably the context behind the Instagram post.
Onew was criticized for not appearing at the SMTOWN concert because people thought he was focusing on his solo activities. But it turns out that SM unilaterally canceled his appearance.

theqoo

-If you're that upset, just quit the group.

-What did Onew do wrong?

-Judging by how a lot of people have spoken up about this, it seems like SM Ent. has some internal issues.

-Did SM Ent. prevent him from leaving the group? If not, why doesn't he just leave? It seems like he's tied down by copyrights or something related to SHINee.

-SM Ent, fighting. Onew, just leave SHINee.

-Isn’t SM Ent. the one at fault here?

-SM Ent. is hinting him to leave the group...

-Are they telling on SM Ent. to the fans?ㅋㅋㅋ Solve this professionally. Why is his new company handling matters like this??ㅋㅋㅋ

-Did Onew change his agency?

-Even if SM Ent. is at fault, why post something like this on Instagram?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ It seems like he wants people to jump into conclusions. Why not talk about it privately?? Why made a one-sided announcement instead??

-SM Ent. really is a strange company.

-People were blaming Onew for not appearing at the SMTOWN concert because of his solo albumㅋㅋㅋ But actually SM Ent. is the one who messed up. Why are they defending SM Ent.?

-I just feel so bad for Onew...

-Did people forget about what happened in 2017?

-I think SM Ent. is in the wrong, but I also understand the fans' perspective.

Continue reading Onew's agency manager (CEO)'s Instagram post seems to be targeting SM Ent.

SHINee Key performed at SMTOWN concert today

 

Guys, actually I wasn't feeling well since yesterday, but I managed with some medicine and tea. Today, I felt so unwell that I went to the hospital, but I tested negative for A-type influenza. It seems like I just have a really bad cold. My voice was completely gone this morning, so I thought it would get better by the evening. Unfortunately, I don't think I can perform 'Hope' today. I'm so sorry to the Shawols who came all the way to the concert and also to the Shawols who are supporting me from afar. I'm sorry and thank you so much.

I'll recover quickly and be back soonㅠㅠ

250112 smtown 민호 키 인사 full🩵#MINHO #민호 #KEY #키#SHINee #샤이니 pic.twitter.com/CUfzHTrHfS

— 조조ᶜᴬᴸᴸᴮᴬᶜᴷJoJo🕯️ (@0408_jjong) January 12, 2025

 

theqoo

-He said he can't participate in the ending stage todayㅜㅜ

-I'm glad it's not the fluㅠㅠ I hope he gets well soon.

-Kibum-ah, don't overwork yourselfㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-Bum-ah, don't be sickㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-He looked so pale during his performance. I was so worried he would faint...ㅠㅠ

-Go to the hospital right nowㅠㅠㅠ You should at least get an IVㅠㅠㅠ

-Get well soonㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-I thought he was going to collapse at the end of Gasoline stage... I was so shocked. I hope he gets well soonㅠㅠ

-His performance of Gasoline was so powerful today, though... He's so dedicated.

-Kibum-ahㅠㅠㅠㅠ Get well soonㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-No wonder...ㅠㅠㅠㅠ Please don't be sickㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-He didn’t show any signs of being sick during the Villain stage, but during Gasoline, I thought he was going to faint.... Please don't overwork yourself...ㅠㅠ I'm really worried...

-I've never seen Key look this drained before, it shocked meㅠㅠ Please rest well and get better soonㅠㅠ

-His voice didn’t sound good earlier…ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-Even though he was sick, he gave an amazing performanceㅠㅠ Don’t worry, rest well and get better soonㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-I could tell something was wrong when I watched the performance... But he did great anywayㅜㅜ 

Continue reading SHINee Key performed at SMTOWN concert today

[2025 SMTOWN LIVE] BoA - End of a Day (Original by Jonghyun)

 

[250111] SMTOWN LIVE 2025
ー THE CULTURE, THE FUTURE

🎵보아 - 하루의 끝 (종현)
BoA - End of a day (JONGHYUN)
#SMTOWN #SM_30thAnniversary#SMTOWN2025 #SMTOWN_LIVE #SMCU pic.twitter.com/HmILpHVMgo

— 보아카이브 BoArchive (@BoArchive1105) January 11, 2025

theqoo 

-I cried so much while watching BoA's stageㅠㅠ

-The song selection was really good.

-It really suits her well. Jonghyun once said on the radio that when he raises the key of his voice higher, it sounds similar to BoA's voice...

-I’m in tearsㅠㅠ I'm not a BoA fan, SHINee fan, or SM fan, but I’m going crazy.

-BoA is such a great singerㅜㅜㅜ

-I'm cryingㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜ She sings so well, and the song suits her vocals perfectly.

-ㅠㅠ It's so good and so sad...

-I listened to this song a lot when I was going through a tough time because the lyrics were comforting. I can't believe now BoA is singing itㅠ

-BoA's voice is truly elegant...

-She's BoA for a reason.

-Jonghyun... Thank you for creating such a great song... I'm glad that BoA is singing this song.

-Whoa... I got goosebumps as soon as the video played.

-I’m f*cking in tearsㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-I personally think this was the best stage at SMTOWN Concert today... I started crying as soon as it began.

Continue reading [2025 SMTOWN LIVE] BoA - End of a Day (Original by Jonghyun)

SHINee's Official Account Update

"늘 당신을 사랑합니다" pic.twitter.com/B9SMLYKz7U

— SHINee (@SHINee) December 17, 2024

Jonghyun's 7th anniversary

"We always love you"

theqoo

-I hope he's happy.

-Jonghyun, I miss you so much this year, I love you

-I'm still the same, Jonghyun-ah.

-I love you, Jonghyun-ah. I miss you

-Jonghyun, there are so many surprising things in this world. Wouldn't it be amazing if you're watching too? I miss you a lot sometimes. I hope you're doing well

-Jonghyun-ah, I think of you a lot. I hope you're doing well.

-I will always love you, Jonghyun-ah.

-I always feel like listening to Jonghyun's songs every time the winter comes...ㅠㅠㅠ

-I'm sorry. I miss you. I love you. Please watch over me.

-You're resting well there, aren't you? I hope you can smile more peacefully. now..

-I hope you're always happy there...

-I hope you're not in pain there...

-Already 7 years... Jonghyun-ah, are you doing well? I hope you're at peace

-Jonghyun used to be way older than me, but now I'm older than him... They say it's really cold today, so I hope you're resting comfortably. I love you.

-I wasn't a fan of SHINee, but I was comforted by your voice, and I miss you sometimes. I'll have a warm winter again this year. Thank you.

-My first idol and also a precious person who had a big influence on me... I hope you're happy there.

-If there's ever a next time, let's meet, Jonghyun-ah. I miss you

-When the weather starts to get cold, I think of you, Jonghyun-ah. I miss you a lot. You're doing well there, right? really love you.

-I'm alive because of you. I love you.

-Jonghyun Oppa, I miss you. Last week, I took out my SHINee lightstick after 7 years, and it was still as bright as before. At the protest, Shawols talked briefly about you, Oppa. I wonder if you heard. I couldn’t stop crying like a fool.

Continue reading SHINee's Official Account Update

NewJeans having conversation with Taemin

 

뉴진스 후배님이랑 대화하는 태민이
응원했나봐 🥺💕

241116 KGMA #태민 pic.twitter.com/RMyCkEXkiX

— 내가미쳣지 (@Itsukuruno6v6) November 16, 2024

 

끝나고 태민이 칼퇴하려고 내려가는 계단 근처 계속 어슬렁거렸는데ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 막혀서 퇴근못하고있다가 뉴진스 분들이랑 인사나눔 pic.twitter.com/NsdawnNDkg

— nothing can stop me from loving SHINee (@orgnlrstrnt) November 16, 2024

theqoo 

-Taemin has always been that heartwarming

-What a heartwarming combination...

-He's so heartwarming and sweet... I'm really gratefulㅠ_ㅠ

-Taemin-ah, you're so sweet

-Look at the babies' expressionsㅠㅠ.... Taemin must know well how they feel since he debuted at a young age too... Ah, those trashy bastards...

-So heartwarming... He's cheering them on.

-ㅠㅠ I'm rooting for NewJeans. This is really heartwarming.

-Senior who takes care of his baby juniors is the best...

-So heartwarming. Look at their expressionsㅠㅠ

-Taemin is actually quite introverted, so it's really rare for him to be having conversations with a group that he isn't close with... He must've really wanted to cheer them on.

-Fighting, NewJeans!

-Whoa, look at Danielle... Is she a Disney princess or what...

-I hope they know that they have a lot of people rooting for them. Stay strong!

-Looks like he really wanted to cheer them on. So heartwarming.

-Taemin cheered NewJeans on when they won awards. He even looked at them proudly when they performedㅋㅋ Taemin is such a cool senior. He's grown a lotㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-Seeing NewJeans reminds me of SHINee's early debut days... Anyway, I'm really happy to see this interaction.

-So heartwarmingㅠㅠ The girls must've felt energized since he cheered them on.

-Hyein was about the same age as Taemin when he debutedㅜㅜ NewJeans, fighting.

-Taemin has become a senior who roots for his juniors like this... What a great feelingㅜㅜㅜㅜ NewJeans, fighting. Everything will work out. I promise you!

-So heartwarming. I can see hearts in the girls' eyesㅋㅋ

Continue reading NewJeans having conversation with Taemin

The atmosphere during SHINee Taemin's live performance at KGMA

 

IM SORRY BUT WTF DID I JUST WATCH#taemin #태민 #KGMAUnfair pic.twitter.com/h8qwpiK8xV

— h. (@xotaeminox) November 16, 2024

He also did the concert version 

연말무대연출로 계단에서 낙하<<진짜미치셧네인데 그 계단이 갈라지면서 다시 등장 어 존나 고트.함 pic.twitter.com/o4ZA1gvQit

— 일팔 (@like_718) November 16, 2024

Full performance

Heaven + Sexy in the Air + Guilty 

241116 #태민 무대 full

Heaven + Sexy In The Air + Guilty pic.twitter.com/EZgFZSQX9J

— T. (@nanotaem) November 16, 2024

theqoo 

-Taemin's class is just differentㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I watched this with my jaw dropped

-Just from the beginning of 'Heaven,' you can clearly tell that he's singing live.

-Whoa... I literally watched the whole performance with my jaw dropped.

-His live performance is insane.

-This is insane. Absolutely amazing.

-Hul... He performed 'Heaven'

-Lee Taemin's class is on a whole another level.

-He absolutely nailed this performance.

-Whoa... He's really good at live performances....

-Whoa... He's even better than I remembered.

-He's really good. I was stunned when I saw this live.

-He sang all these songs live??? Whoa... How can he perform three difficult songs in a row like that? Taemin is really insane. His performance is so fun to watch since he sings live and performs in a really cool way.

-Now this is what you call an idol.

-Lee Taeminㅠㅠㅠㅜㅜㅠㅠ I f*cking love youㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-He's truly the king of live performance. My jaw dropped to the floor.

-His live performance, as expected, made my jaw dropped to the floor.

-Taemin has always been good at performing liveㅋㅋ

-Taemin just being Taemin. He's currently in the middle of a world tour, that's why he improved a lot.

-His performance of 'Heaven' drives me insane.

-Judging from the first video, you can clearly tell that he sings live.

Continue reading The atmosphere during SHINee Taemin's live performance at KGMA

The title tracks SNSD Seohyun and SHINee Taemin persuaded SM Ent. to release despite the company's initial opposition

The solo concept that SM Ent. originally wanted

Seohyun, describing Don't Say No, explained that it's a song sung 'shamelessly.' Originally, a different track was supposed to be the title of her album, but she personally persuaded Lee Sooman to make Don't Say No the title track.

SM Ent. initially opposed the mature and sexy concept of Seohyun’s album.

"They suggested a girlish concept, like releasing an album where I play the guitar. I appreciated the idea, especially since I’m already in my mid-20s. Haha. But there are a lot of younger artists who do that concept, and I’ve also done it many times myself. I wanted to show a different side of myself and share something new within me."

Girl with her guitar.

Something like this. 

And this is the title track that made it:

'Don't Say No'

The solo concept that SM Ent. originally wanted

Meanwhile, Taemin shared the process of how 'Move' was decided to be his title track. "Originally, Lee Sooman wanted to make 'Love', one of the side tracks on the album, to be the title track. But I told him that I wanted to go with 'Move'. Then he said, 'We should go with what Taemin wants,' respecting my decision."

A dance track that focuses more on vocals

LOVE

And the song that was chosen as the title track:

MOVE

theqoo

-I watch all of Seohyun's performances in music shows for Don't Say No. The promotion period was too short.

-I still listen to Don't Say No.

-I love Don't Say No, but SM Ent.'s choice would've been better...ㅜㅜㅜ

-For female solo singers, I think it's better to be appealing to the public than to be conceptual. Therefore, I think SM Ent.'s choice could've been better. Meanwhile, for male solo singers, it's better for them to go with conceptual styles that their fans like. Therefore, Move is better than SM Ent.'s original choice.

-I listen to Don't Say No a lot, even to this day. I just learned today that it was actually Seohyun's pick. I love the song.

-Choosing Don't Say No to be Seohyun's title track is actually a good choice. Among the solo idol songs that came out at that time, Don't Say No is the only one that I still listen to regularly.

-Love is a great song, but Move had a bigger impact.

-Please have a re-comeback with Don't Say No.

-I just listened to Don't Say No for the first time and I think the song is really good. However I feel like the outfit and concept don't suit the song...?

-Wow, Seohyun's song is amazing; I just listened to it for the first time.

Continue reading The title tracks SNSD Seohyun and SHINee Taemin persuaded SM Ent. to release despite the company's initial opposition

SHINee Key crying after winning 1st place on Music Core todayㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ (+encore video)

 

플레져샵 1위 축하해 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 pic.twitter.com/RXUeqYGwj6

— ᴋᴇʏ ᴅ ᴅᴀʏ² (@key_d_day_) October 5, 2024

 

An idol who still cries after winning 1st place in their 17th year?!ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ 

+Here's the encore video. His live performance sounds incredible from 2:20.

theqoo

-Kibum-ah, congratulations on 1st place💕

-Congratsㅠㅠ I'm tearing up too.

-I love how he works so hard even with all his experience. Congrats!!!

-Didn’t he also cry the last time he got 1st place?ㅎㅎ I remember him suddenly singing the encore so well after cryingㅋㅋ

-Why am I tearing up tooㅠㅠㅠ Congratulations, Kibum! I'm always cheering for you...!!

-Congrats Kibum-ie~!!!!! I’m not a fan, but I’m always cheering for you!!!!

-Congrats, Key!! I love this song so much, it’s totally my style~~

-Kibum, congrats!!💕💕 I cried along with Kibum when he criedㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-Even with all his experience, he still appreciates winning on music shows, and it’s really nice to see. Kibum-ssi, my bias' friend...

-Congratsㅠㅠㅠ I’m tearing up tooㅠㅠㅠ Keep performing for a long time.

-Congratsㅠㅠㅠㅠ Please keep singing for a long time.

-ㅠㅠ Why am I so emotional, congrats congrats. Key’s stage was amazing. Please stay as an idol for a long time.

Continue reading SHINee Key crying after winning 1st place on Music Core todayㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ (+encore video)

"I bought 100 tickets to come here (fansign), but why are you wearing a mask?" "I'm sorry.... I'll retire"

 

240926 플레져샵 케타포 대면 팬싸#SHINee #샤이니 #key #키 #김기범

키한테 역팬싸 부탁했습니다......

마스크 쓰고 있었는데 자기 100장 사고 왔는데 마스크 쓰고 있는 거냐해서 미안하다고 은퇴하겠다고 함 ㅜㅜ,,, pic.twitter.com/xnemB64Jnp

— 듀듀🐹 (@dewdew923) September 26, 2024

 I asked Key for a reverse fansign...

I was wearing a mask, and then he said he bought 100 albums, so why was I wearing a mask? I apologized and said I’d retire ㅠㅠ... 

Key: I came to this fansign, but why are you wearing a mask? I bought 100 albums... and you're wearing a mask?

Fan: I'm sorry...ㅠㅠ I'll retire

Key: Retire?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ I'll go by then

+In celebration of this post becoming one of the trending posts... Please give lots of attention to Key's solo comeback 'Pleasure Shop' that was released this week (9/23)🦊🐹 It has a similar style to SHINee's View. It's a great song!!

theqoo

-Ah f*ckㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Isn't he crazy?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ This is so freaking funnyㅜㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-'I'll retire'ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Everything about this conversation is hilariousㅋㅋㅋ

-'I'm sorry. I'll retire'ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Both Key and the fan are so funnyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-The fan saying she'll retire is even funnierㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋRetireㅋㅋㅋ He's making a fan retireㅋㅋ

-At least he's going to her reitrement ceremony. That's a real fanㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-What even is this?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-This is so freaking funnyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ At least he'll be going to her retirement ceremony. He's loyal

-That fan is retiring as soon as she debutedㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-The way he says that he'll go to her retirement ceremony is so annoyingㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Continue reading "I bought 100 tickets to come here (fansign), but why are you wearing a mask?" "I'm sorry.... I'll retire"

The sight of SHINee Key's album that includes a glass

 The qualityㄷㄷ The detailsㄷㄷ And it's also functional

김기범 잔 들어간 앨범 언박싱 하는 거 진짜 느무 귀여움 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 본인더 처음 봐서 개신났어 pic.twitter.com/FUYczA1x43

— 범사 (@Bumsa_) September 22, 2024

Lenticular hologram from the other version 

아니 QR앨범에 렌티큘러카드 미쳤다 ... pic.twitter.com/3X5ow5XEjO

— 범찌🍸# (@hamzzibum) September 22, 2024

Album highlight medley

theqoo

-Crazy... It's actually functional.

-I want it...

-Just bought the one with the glass after seeing that...

-It’s seriously beautiful.

-How can an album be this pretty?

-Wow, it’s so unique.

-It looked functional, so I bought it the moment I saw itㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-I like how he's releasing them as goods instead of CDs that no one even bothers to listen to anymore these days.

-Ah.. He's a genius.

-It’s amazing how an album can have such quality, and I’m even more shocked by the price... It’s less than 20,000 won if you get it at the lowest price, only 18,900 won.

-Oh my, imagine pouring some rosé wine into that glass. It'd be perfect.

-It’s so pretty, I want to buy another oneㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I thought it would be pretty, but it’s even prettier than I imagined.

-Crazy. I can't believe it's actually functional. I should buy 2 of those.

-I watched the live and ended up buying another oneㅎㅎ So pretty.

Continue reading The sight of SHINee Key's album that includes a glass

The reason why SHINee Key told his company (SM) to spend money

 Myungsoo hyung listened to Key’s new song and said it was good, jokingly telling the company to spend moneyㅋㅋ He said if they just sit still, nothing will happen...

Key totally agreed, saying that's exactly what he usually says.

'Spend money on the music video!'

'Spend money on the album!'

If there’s a loss, he will make up for it with ads or performances.

'We need to have dignity'

'We need to have honor, especially at this stage in our career.'

This aligns with what Key has always said: “If you show something good, good things will definitely come back to you.”

The two, Myungsoo and Key, really vibe well togetherㅋㅋㅋ

Please look forward to the mini album, which Myungsoo hyung also praised! It's out on 9/23.

theqoo

-For real, spend some money.

-Send Kim Kibum to the National Assemblyㅋ

-But does SM even spend money?

-Key's albums are always so well-made, I love it.

-He's so f*cking cool.

-No wonder Key’s solo releases are always top-notch.

-As a fan, I'm just so f*cking happy to hear this.

-He’s truly amazing👍

-Seriously though, he’s absolutely right...

-Exactly, when it comes to albums, you have to invest with the mindset that you’re willing to take a loss for quality.

-There's a reason why Key has such a long-running career...

-That's what a true artist is.

-He's so coolㅋㅋㅋ I'm so jealous of the fact that he's always so passionate and consistent about what he does.

Continue reading The reason why SHINee Key told his company (SM) to spend money