SHINee World VI: Perfect Illumination in Singapore

Here comes 2024 Recap number 1.

I went on 2 Mar 2024.

I posted my SHINee concert pictures arah my main IG on 6 Jun 2025.

I thought I posted them arah my second IG jua before that but apparently I didn't. 

I posted gambar merchandizes saja.

Here are some pictures to share from the concert.

Finally in the pearl aqua ocean myself. 😭

I was at the side of the stage where views were only great when they go to the center of the stage and I took picture from the back LOL

PLUS cOnew nada at this concert - masih ya hiatus. He was already on one when I bought the ticket but I was still hoping in 3 months he will appear but ovvy I was wrong. I mean, we gotta support our other members ya? 🤭

They did come to the side and waved but my views were covered by tali2 stage lights ...sigh.. 

Also for this concert, I commissioned a friend (juwapapeterie on IG) to make me some charm bracelets - coz your girl nada the barang2 to create one. I created the backing card myself at least. hehe I think I did a very good job at it.

Only problem is, I didn't get to pass them around. I was too shy and overthinking and ended up not doing anything about it. huh. I was embarrassed to share them on IG coz you know, didn't share them out kan LOL but now, I think, I'm gonna face my fears and post them here (only becoz I know no one really come here ahahah). So, I guess I'm gonna have to give these out on the next concert - with new backing card obvously..#stopoverthinking

All in all. I was a little disappointed during that concert coz:

1. my expectation was Onew is gonna be there but he wasn't. 

2. I overthink about my seat mate - I came alone and I was wondering if the girl next to me was drunk or something. Nothing wrong with her enjoying herself but I also thought 'aren't you trying a little too hard?' yeah, that was bad of me trying to gate keep SHINee from this girl when in 10 seats radius, she was the only one with the correct amount of enthusiasm for the concert while I was shying away in my seat and simply wuuhuu-ing at appropriate time. hahaha

3. I don't know man. the malay word I would choose for that concert was "hambar". but then again, that was just me. I didn't manage my own expectation.

4. Song choice. either I was losing it or I was somehow unfamiliar with so many songs. LOL I am losing touch? Am I no longer a Shawol? ahahahah Ok, maybe bukn unfamiliar but they were playing mostly my least fav SHINee songs bah..yatah aku macam, nyeh...

What I'm going to take from this experience was that I didn't have to go next time if another member is missing. Coz the goal for me was to see all four of them in a concert. My first SHINee concert I went to was back in 2011 for SMTown. also in Singapore. I missed the one in 2012 when they had their concert in Singapore on my birthday. So, all I ever wanted ever since missing that one concert is to at least go to another one before I became too old to fangirl LOL - so yeah..I don't have to go if the concert is missing a member. I can go to the next one when it's confirm all four of them is gonna be there. And sekiranya lambat lagi for a SHINee World, maybe I can go to Onew's solo concert  first in the meantime. We'll see.

Let me share some photos from the Encore, when Onew finally came out of his hiatus. 😭

Credit goes to respective owners of these lovely photos (some has watermarks)

Flying Money 💸

SO

I actually forgot to try and make a post about this.

Hmm

Maybe becoz I just don't want to talk about how much money I spent in pre-ordering kpop items.

LOL

Let's break this ish down;

1. Key!

He is finally doing his solo. Like, a real solo. I know he did the ToHeart thing but to me, that doesn't count as a solo, since he did it with Infinite's Woohyun (on wiki, Toheart is dubbed 'sub unit'. I don't think thats appropriate since sub-unit usually meant for a unit that is form within a unit and SHINee and Infinite is not from the same unit, is it?)
anyhoo
Key is finally doing a solo!
his first single is called, Forever Yours featuring Soyou.



I love this song at the first listen. 

and then he dropped his album, called, FACE,  on 26th November.

I haven't properly listen to this album yet but managed to I listen to Easy to Love in full, and i like the English lyric.





2. ONEW! 

argh. his news are the most devastating.
first, SM announced his enlistment date, 10th Dec.
AND THEN!
THE SECOND NEWS! he's dropping his first solo album, on the 5th Dec. 

like 😒😒 I hope SHINee make SM rich this final two months of 2018.

Onew's album is called VOICE. titled song will be called Blue.

Kononnya, this album is a gift to Shawol/MVP for our undying love and support for him. 
basically, something for us to hold on to while he in the army. or something like that.

SO EXCITED FOR THIS!!

not that he never sang solo before, but previously he sang for OSTs, and for SMStation releases, he sang two duets. So, I don't know, doesn't quite counts.

🤷🏻🤷🏻



3. SHINee Japan!

YES! IT'S NOT DONE YET! titled is not a joke. 💸💸💸💸

SHINee World J presents! a DVD for the special Fan Event they had at Tokyo Dome for SHINee's (i think) 7th anniversary since debut in Japan.

Thus, including the Season Greetings, 
I have 4 kpop items to look forward to this month and in Jan 2019.

as excited as I am, I do have this thought at the back of my mind, that, these releases, are meant to be a distraction for us.

becoz

December.

I can't believe we made it thru the year.

I don't know how I should feel about it.

I keep forgetting anyway, and I kinda prefer it that way.

*shrug shrug shrug*

ok, ok.

let's not go there.

let's enjoy these lovely gifts, shall we?

My wallet does not appreciate my decision this month 😂😂

. . .

Bonus items:

Remember that time when Jonghyun plaglarize Taemin's ACE?

Ever since then, Shawol been speculating other member's solo releases.

this one win. Onew Chicken. LOL!!

*break-time* took me forever to search all the fan made album covers of the other members. Andangnya~~ bila di cari, nada. bila inda di cari karang~~ ada ya tu palak2 dapan mata. I wana say "thanks IG's saved button" but no. you miscalculated how much I saved PER DAY!

*in that spongebob french accent* 2 hours later~

I FINALLY FOUND IT~!
found them like from January 2018 post. like...thanks..
of course, within the two hours, I go toilet, eat snacks, etc.

I realized this Bonus section is getting longer too.

Fan made album covers:
obviously these are the newer version. there were other versions before.

Shawol lived for this shiz! HAHAHAHA

but of course,

reality is different.

hahahahah

I know I saw somewhere a new fan made album cover for Minho's but I am NOT gonna go thru another hour searching for it. like, no.




. . .

Story of Light

So, SHINee has released all the albums for this 10th Year comebacks.

The Story of Light

Ep 1

Ep 2

Ep 3

One fanaccount on IG asked; which album is your favorite?
My answer?
I don't have fav album, I have favorite song from each album; Good Evening, Chemistry, Lock You Down.

There were some 'support' thing going on before Ep 3 was released and I only found out about it on the release day. 
Turns out, ep 3 contained a song which has Jonghyun's voice in it. Thus, people are comforting and supporting those who are not able to listen to the album yet, for worry of triggers. 
The song they were referring to is Lock You Down.



Since I wasn't aware of it, I was pretty calm when I listened to Lock You Down and actually fell in love with that song right away.

You see, I became a full Shawol during Hello Baby / Jojo era. Meaning, my full on fanatic mode for SHINee was during their 2nd Album, Lucifer.
So, naturally, I love the entirety of the album! Biasa, obsess kan. kantut pun bau harum. LOL!
anyway, one of the song I love most from that album is Shout Out.



Why?
Because everyone sings and everyone raps.

Which is why, when Lock You Down started playing, I was *gasp* and just, LOVE it.

the similarity isn't about how everyone sings and raps (well, it is one of the similarities), to me, the similarity is how it makes me feel familiar to it. Like, it's whole. this song is supposed to be. 
sigh
I don't know know how else to word how I feel about this song.
it is also very cheeky the way they sang it. just like how Shout Out was sang. Like they had a blast recording it. the energy put into the song is fierce *snaps fingers*.
The song is whole.
sigh
I feel bad for saying that, like I'm saying the other 15 songs for Story of Light aren't whole.
It's not that.
That is not what I meant at all.
I swear.

Another thoughts that came to my head as I listen to Lock You Down again, is that, 
Jonghyun's POET|ARTIST album was released as a farewell to us, 
and now 
SHINee included a song which has Jonghyun's voice in this album, is like SHINee's farewell to him.
Not in a forever kinda way, of course.
But a farewell.
*tuck on my heart strings*

I believe the Story of Light promotions are coming to an end. 
I found out yesterday that there will be SMTown concerts in Japan this month. Like, thanks! I have used all my money for Japan in March. LOL

ah well...

looking forward to more of SHINee in the future.

For now,

I need to do more writings on my story instead of procrastinating and making random blog posts. 

LOL

. . .

Stop. That. Shit.

It's SHINee's comeback soon. and it's their 10th Anniversary too this month.

and everyone is like, "those who stan OT4 can choke".

Really?

can we stop this OT5 thing?

it's an insult

becoz SHINee is FIVE goes without saying.

so stop trying to shove that down everyone's throat.

We don't know how SHINee is feeling. but they gotta work and carry on with their lives.

they probably wanted Jonghyun there too just as we wanted him to

but reality is, he won't be. not physically.

and i hate seeing people editing pictures of OT4 with Jonghyun. it's like saying SHINee is not enough without Jonghyun.

give. it. a. rest.

give. Jonghyun. a. rest.

I'm not saying forget him. No.

I just want people to support wholeheartedly this OT4. showing them our utmost support. like Jonghyun did when he was alive.

I know our hearts gonna skip a beat when we see that MV with just the four of them but that doesn't mean you HAVE to edit Jonghyun in it.
Stop doing that shit.

It's offensive to the living.

I mean, I don't know what SHINee themselves are feeling but I would feel very insulted if people started cropping my dad's picture into our current family photos.

stop. that. shit.

I screenshot this after his album release last Jan and I was so pissed.

MV uploaded on 22nd Jan and screenshot this on Jan 25th.

so so so pissed.

where were you guys?

where was I?


I shouldn't be posting this kind of content anymore especially when its about supporting OT4.
but it pisses me off when people continue to edit in / cropping in Jonghyun in the new photos.

if you really do stand OT5, you don't need to do edits. you would have seen him in each of his bandmates. you would have seen him without the help of an edited photo.

stop. that. shit.

. . .

I understand that people grieve differently and I only apologize for how offended I was when I see those edited photos/drawings. 

From Now On

SHINee, The Best From Now On album.

released date: 18th April 2018.

Songs in this album consist of all their releases in Japan for the past 7 years.

final track on it is what everyone wanted to hear most (I think), coz Jonghyun's voice is included. 

sigh.

anyway,
have a listen. it's called From Now On



as always, when its a Japanese release, its hard to find original audio on youtube -,- So, the above is, I believe, an audio taken during one of their dome tours. 

I finally understand why this song was so emotional when they sang it back at their dome tours in Japan last February.

I finally really 'feel'.

Let's read the translation now:


If I hadn’t met you yet
What would I have been doing now?
Not even knowing the meaning of love
Where would I have strayed?
No words to describe
My surging emotions
But you, we understand each other
Always have, always will

I offer you all my love
And endless gratitude
I swear on the stars that fall from your eyes
I’ll be with you forever
I’ll be with you
I’ll be with you

Following an endless dream
Never stoping, I took the first step
Beliving only in your smile
Before I knew it, I found myself in this place

A view unattainable on my own (Watch it pass me by)
Things I can’t grasp (Won’t let go)
Together with you, I can find it (I promise you)
Let’s go on searching for it forever

I offer you all my love
And endless gratitude
I swear on the stars that fall from your eyes
I’ll be with you forever
I’ll be with you
I’ll be with you

I’ll never forget this day with you
No matter what the future holds
It’s this love that makes me
Even stronger

I offer you all my love
And endless gratitude
I swear on the stars that fall from your eyes
I’ll be with you forever
I’ll be with you
I’ll be with you
Forever

#gaddammit

why am I doing this to myself tonight?



. . .

a/n: I'm not being superstitious but I don't like the idea behind 'the best' album or yg sewaktu dengan nya for example Westlife's The Greatest Album. 
I just don't trust the idea behind it.

Diamond Sky

Annyeong!

Fancy seeing me posting on schedule, ey?

xD

I actually have some paper work to finish when I've composing this but FCUK IT! this is more important.

Sooo I was on Instagram (bila jua inda meliat instagram? LOL) and I saw this on my explore page.

*search for said 'findings' on Instagram web version* *11 mins later*

that took forever! and I am in a hurry!

again, the saying still hold its truth, 'Bila dicari, inda tia ada'

It's a video. like 3 seconds clip. of Onew. xD

*starts Googling instead* *2 minutes later*

You know what? 

*open Instagram app on phone, copy link from saved 'findings', email to myself, download it myself instead*

-_-

Such hard work this composing thing from video. I don't have the patient.

ANYHOO


hopes this video will want to load for me.

*nope! it would not load for me. thus, click here for said video*  -__-

After seeing that video, I have a new found love for this song, Diamond Sky. it's Japanese.

I love it already. I just love it more when I found out that the lyrics were actually "Be My Darling"

I never looked up the lyrics before. and I thought selama ani, that sentence was 'Be My *something Japanese*' LOL
Man! was I missing!

The fact that Onew's voice is sooooooooo chocolate melt marchmallow hotness, makes the 'Darling' sound sooooooo for me.

bahahahah

#nohateplease

Should I post lyric? of Fancam Onew Focus?

You know what?

Lets do both.

Coz this is Onew's voice appreciation post. ( I just decided on that now)

Romanized Lyric

No
Oh yeah
Mou tomodachi wo furi wa shinai
Mune ga kowaresou sa
Kimi ni damatte
Kimi ni zutto koi wo shiteta

Hidari te kara ringu ga hazureta
Ano hi kara yubi ni nokotta
Ijiwaru na hiyake no ato ga
Kyou mo kimi wo nakaseru nara

Be my darling, my darling
Sora ni sotto
Sono te wo nobashite
Be my darling, my darling
Ano hoshi wo yubi ni nosete
In the diamond sky
Kimi ni okuru
Me ni wa mienai (sparkle for you)
Ai no ringu sa
In the diamond sky

Mou tada no kodomo damashi janai
Kimi wa ureshisou ni
Akireta kao de
Boku no kata ni motareta

Arifureta keshiki mo mei ga ni kaete shimau
Koi no mahou ga
Nandemonai miageta yozora
Sekai ichi no houseki ni kaeru

Be my darling, my darling
Futari sotto
Kono te wo nobashite
Be my darling, my darling
Osoroi no hoshi wo noseta
In the diamond sky
Kimi ni okuru
Kieru koto nai (sparkle for you)
Ai no ringu sa
In the diamond sky

Kimochi ni uso tsuite
Uso ga umaku natte
Kono mama ja
Jibun mo aisenai

Be my darling, my darling
Kono omoi wo
Hikaru hoshi ni takushite
Be my darling, my darling
Soba ni zutto
Ite hoshinda kirameku diamond sky yeah

Be my darling, my darling (yeah)
Sora ni sotto
Sono te wo nobashite (sono te wo nobashite)
Be my darling, my darling
Ano hoshi wo yubi ni nosete (oh yeah)
In the diamond sky
Kimi ni okuru
Me ni wa mienai (sparkle for you)
Ai no ringu sa
In the diamond sky

In the diamond
In the diamond sky
In the diamond (these diamonds last forever)
In the diamond sky (sky)
In the diamond
In the diamond sky
In the diamond
In the diamond sky (in the diamond sky)

These diamonds last forever

English Translation:

No
Oh yeah
I won't pretend to be friends anymore
My heart feels like it's going to break
"I didn't tell you, but
I have always been in love with you"

If the scar of that bad sunburn
Which remained on your finger since the day
A ring fell from your left hand
Will make you cry today, too

Be my darling, my darling
Reach out your hand gently
Toward the sky
Be my darling, my darling
Put your finger on that star
In the diamond sky
I'll give it to you, something which
Cannot be seen with the eye (sparkle for you)
A ring of love
In the diamond sky

"This isn't a childish trick anymore"
You, looking happy
Leaned against my shoulder
With an amazed face

The magic of love which changes
Even a commonplace scenery into a masterpiece
Changes the night sky I've looked up at countless times
Into the brightest gem in the world

Be my darling, my darling
The two of us
Gently, reached out our hands
Be my darling, my darling
And placed them on matching stars
In the diamond sky
I'll give it to you, something which
Cannot be erased (sparkle for you)
A ring of love
In the diamond sky

I lied to myself
And became good at lying
Like this
I cannot love even myself

Be my darling, my darling
I entrust these feelings
To a shining star
Be my darling, my darling
And I want you to
Always be by my side, the glistening diamond sky

Be my darling, my darling
Reach out your hand gently
To the sky
Be my darling, my darling
Place your finger on that star
In the diamond sky
I'll give it to you, something which
Cannot be seen with the eye (sparkle for you)
A ring of love
In the diamond sky

In the diamond
In the diamond sky
In the diamond (these diamonds last forever)
In the diamond sky (sky)
In the diamond
In the diamond sky
In the diamond
In the diamond sky (in the diamond sky)

These diamonds last forever



Is this going to be a long post? I think it is. but it's ok.

xD

Enjoy~~

. . .

Disclaimer:
Video not mine.
Lyrics from AZlyrics. and I did not prove read those lyrics xP

Oops I did Again

Happy National Day to all Bruneians!

and it's been almost a month since I last posted here.

I swear I have no excuse.

LOL

So to start of,
I finally received my POET | ARTIST album.

Received within 3 weeks after placing my ordered.
I thought that I was gonna cry when I listened to the album in my car. Yes, I ripped open the plastic wrap as soon as I got into my car. LOL patient is not my virtue. 
I didn't cry. but I guess it's only because I've already listened to the album digitally.
(side note: to me, there's different feelings when listening to your songs; digitally (which includes Youtube), physical CD, and thru the Radio. I can't explain this into words. to me they're just different).

Are you ready for story time? :)

Now, SHINee just had their 
SHINee World 2018 The Best ~ From Now On ~ concert at Kyocera Dome, Osaka, Japan on 17th & 18th Feb.

I was never one to live stream any of SHINee concerts. I have never bother searching for a link to live streams.
I especially cautious of that this time around.
Only because, I knew there'll be lots of tears.

and man, was I right!

I avoided Instagram (my current source of Kpop news :P) for a few hours on the 17th as the concert began.
but late at night, I opened IG and already reading tons from both the fanaccount I followed and from my explore page.
I felt that tuck in my heart again.
I saw a clip of Onew barely keeping it together. from then on, I chose not to open any video and scrolled up fast when a video started playing.

I listened to two new Japanese songs and they're both nice ballads. but of course yg ku dangar atu not full version. when one of the member's voice waver or stopped singing, i skipped that video coz I know I couldn't continue listening.
*deep breath*
anyway,
the next day happened. I finally brave myself to listen to the closing song. Jonghyun voice was included.
and I shed a few tears.
It wasn't even a long video. not even 1 minute. but seeing the 4 of them like that, so kesian. 
:'(

So, when 18th Feb concert started, I was ok to watch and read fanaccounts.
and when they said SHINee members were hyper during performing hype songs, I smiled too.
I said to myself, "they are gona be ok".
BUT
ballad songs happened and they started crying again and my heart ache again.
SIGH

Well, that's the end of my storytelling.

I decided that, this year, supporting SHINee will be very tough.

I mean, of course, I will support them in any ways I can, but it will be very difficult for my heart.

I mean, how do you handle this?

. . .

since I already take picture

I ordered this album on Dec 5th 2017. and received them on 27th Dec.
Imagine how I was feeling on the 18th Dec.
"but I just ordered his album"