#1of1 era

[dlstmxkakwldrlarchive]

(scan) SHINee '1 of 1' The 5th Album — Tape Ver.

[venomousnakes]

Happy MINHO Day!

[jeennieluv]

1of1 jjong changed something in my brain chemistry because i genuinely don't really get like :D about kpop but I see him during that era and i go :D but with like squinty eyes

[rayne-the-neutrois-nerd]

What if we did fancasts or faceclaims for the fab four.

Mostly just bc I'm thinkin Kim Kibum would be a great Party Poison and Choi Minho would be a great Kobra Kid.

[cosmojjong]

you can tell which laptop is older just by looking at the savescreen 😭

[sanstropfremir]

I'm curious. What concept SHINee has done that you find the most interesting, the most well done, and the one that had potential but missed at execution?

hm! potential but missed at execution is DEFINITELY dcm, there was SO much promise in those first set of fake reality promo photos that was pushed aside for appropriative 4th gen nonsense that was not at all necessary. i don't really know what happened with the creative team there and why they got cold conceptual feet, but i'm very sad that they never pushed thru for the full twin peaks-y fake suburbia theme.

most well done? tie between odd and 10f1. both of them were SO influential to the industry that we're still very visibly seeing the effects of them almost a decade later. personally i would put 1of1 slightly farther ahead of odd just because the styling for 1of1 is one of THE best stylings of all time in the history of kpop, and they damn well knew it. i love odd + view so so deeply but its legacy has been a .....worsening of stylings over the last eight years bc it made companies realize they could just put idols in normal clothes and stop investing so much in costuming.

most interesting? hands down tsol. it's so rare to see such a beautiful monument of grief and love so thoughtfully executed. i've talked at length before about the choreographies from this era and how incredible they are, but the cohesiveness of the full album and its aesthetics of nostalgia and examination of their legacy as a group and how they set an optimistic tone for the future is so so so fascinating. i rewatch the tsol mvs (good evening/i want you/countless, not our page bc it makes sob uncontrollably) more than any other shinee mvs because there's endless ways to unpack them and the inherent dichotomy of deep personal grief and having to pretend to be a veneer of yourself as your job adds such a compelling layer to them.

[dojaejung]

I'm also going to send you shinee for the ask game 💕

and i love you for it <3

✦ my first bias: taemin! ✦ my current bias(es): still taemin <3 hehehe ✦ my album and/or era ranking (or favorite of each): i'm gonna rank my favorite albums by them since i havent listened to some of their older stuff yet: the story of light -> 1of1 -> everybody -> married to the music -> atlantis ✦ how i got into them: i don't know a lot about the group as a whole, but they have been on my radar ever since i started to listen to kpop, i remember listening to lucifer around the same time i first listened to exo, and ive been keeping up w their releases since then ✦ which member would be my best friend: since i dont know the other members well, im gonna say taemin... i feel like taemin and i would be the type of friends that leave each other on read lol but still send funny vids as a reminder that hey im still your friend and i still love you ✦ something i associate with them (or with a bias/any member): creativity, colors, a sunny morning and a starry sky

[suuho]

shinee! and got7 ~

shinee:

✦ my first bias: kibum. ✦ my current bias(es): kibum, jinki, ot5. ✦ my album and/or era ranking (or favorite of each): 1of1 -> odd -> lucifer -> sherlock -> everybody/the misconception of us -> the story of light -> atlantis/dcm -> shinee world/year of us. take this with a grain of salt because this ranking exists within, like. decimal points. also, this is ever changing except that my love for 1 and 1 will never change. ✦ how i got into them: in 2010, an unbelievable 13 years ago, al and i had one hour of allotted laptop time and sat down to watch lucifer and ring ding dong. the rest is quite literally history; it changed my life forever. i remember us watching amigo music show stages in, like, 360p. ✦ which member would be my best friend: kibum, lmao. back in the day, i always wanted jonghyun to be my best friend, and i still think we would have gotten along famously. (': ✦ something i associate with them (or with a bias/any member): home, childhood, happiness, peace and comfort, about 10 atrocious haircuts i had thanks to them, one of them immortalized in my 7th grade yearbook picture (#lasagna hair), love. my sister.

got7:

✦ my first bias: youngjae ✦ my current bias(es): YOUNGJAE, jinyoung [line in the sand], jackson. ot7. i love them all. ✦ my album and/or era ranking (or favorite of each): spinning top (masterpiece) -> call my name -> breath of love -> 7 for 7 -> present : you -> got7/dye -> flight log; everything else is lost in the sauce but if you do will forever be a perfect pop song and i absolutely love i won't let you go. no such thing as a bad got7 ballad. ✦ how i got into them: i watched their gayo performance and decided i have to fall in love with them forevermore. ✦ which member would be my best friend: probably youngjae; once again, we are very alike. then jinyoung because we are both incredibly boring. meanwhile bambam is like the world's best friend. ♡ ✦ something i associate with them (or with a bias/any member): the color green, light, laughing until you cry, a mild summer day with clear skies, singing until your throat is sore, family. life. holding on because one day, there will be so much ease and light in your life that you could not possibly let go. a happy ending.

📥 send me a kpop group & i'll answer!

[jinhogae]

shinee for the ask game <3

my first bias: taemin, of course. my current bias(es): taemin, of course. and ot5 in general. my album and/or era ranking (or favorite of each): ranking each era is like cutting out my heart so in short my favourites: hello -> lucifer -> odd -> 1of1 -> sherlock -> atlantis / dcm -> story of light -> misconception of us how i got into them: friends from school told me and kaz to check out kpop, so one of the first videos we watched were shinee's most famous mv's at that time (ring ding dong and lucifer) and the rest has been history. i think 720p videos didn't even exist back then. which member would be my best friend: jinki, i'd guess? i think we'd get along quite well and he definitely has my brand of humour. something i associate with them (or with a bias/any member): my teenage years, home, moons, foxes, ocean, pearl aqua, kaz (ha!), joy.

send me a kpop group and i'll tell you!

[dlstmxkakwldrlarchive]

(scan) SHINee '1 of 1' Official MD — Ddakji

[venomousnakes]

Happy MINHO Day!

[sungcheols]

shinee for the kpop ask game :))))))))))

nonnie i am kissing you on the mouth <3

fan or not: do we even need to ask asdfhj i've never heard of them in my entire life

how long i’ve been a fan: october 2011 lasagne haired jjong grabbed me by the throat and the rest is history

first song i heard by them: i don't actually remember asdfgh

first mv i saw: i know it wasn't the first but i have vivid memories of clicking on the hello mv

first bias: jonghyun

current bias and why: jonghyun that man has had me in a chokehold since 2011 he's never letting go and if i tried to explain why he means so much to me we'd be here for a month.

bias wrecker(s): lee jinki!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

favourite song: view my favourite song of all time ever

favourite mv: get the treasure?? married to the music?? idk this is hard they're all great

favourite era: 1of1 was such a good fun time i miss her every single day

favourite choreography: i love love loveeeeeeee the married to the music choreo so much

who i think is the best-looking: minho is the most attractive person i've ever seen with my own eyes but also. jonghyun facial structure of all time.

who i think is the cutest: it's jinki sorry to everyone else but that man is best friend shaped

best singer: as a jonghyun bias i am legally obligated to say jinki as a jinki bias i am legally obligated to say jonghyun

best dancer: kibum. i know that's controversial but it is my truth

best rapper: minho that man has been writing his own raps since debut

an unpopular opinion about the group/members (if i have any): taemin's solo discography is my least fave besides minho and that's only bc minho has a single album. sorry.

send me a kpop group and i’ll tell you

[onehunnit]

onehunnit's song of the day!

Your Number by SHINee

CAN I GET YOUR NUMBER? CAN I GET YOUR NAME???

need more inexplicably down bad songs from these new groups fr... keep the legacy alive

like shinee has been in their bag since debut (replay is still an insane debut song bro..) but the 1of1 era was so different like. DAMN!

[soaked-doors]

is that 1of1 era key in your banner you’re so right for that bestie

haha yes it is! 1of1 is my favorite era and kibum is my bias

[rayne-the-neutrois-nerd]

Reactions, Thoughts, Whatever to HARD

HARD: Even better on the second listen! Not my favorite title track still, but SHINee never puts out a flop. It's just not my thing bc I'm not super into hip-hop. I do love that anti-drop part, its my favorite part.

JUICE: I THINK U LIIIIKE ME I THINK U LIIIIIIIIKE ME. Can't complain. 10/10 would slutty dance to in a club if I went to clubs or danced. Also part of the instrumental reminds me of SOME final fantasy field battle theme but I can't fuckin figure out which. Also Onews falsetto. Mwah.

10x: Instant thought- this is a Persona soundtrack. Like you could plop this into any Persona game from 3-5 and tbfh it would fit in perfectly. GODS its so good. Also it sounds like a sequels to U Need Me which is one of my favorites from 1of1. Absolutely my favorite so far.

Satellite: The fuckin begining vocals, I'm already in orbit guys. It has such a nice feel? I dunno how to describe it? The fucking high notes tho;;. The song also sounds like Jjong had a hand in writing it tbh, it gives me the same feeling as some of the Odd and 1of1 tracks. It feels really nice they can capture that feeling.

Identity: fuck 10x I'm like 20 seconds in and this is my new favorite. The synth!! The bloopy noises for the instrumental!! The harmonies on the chorus!!! Definitely has a more retro sound which I am ALWAYS down for! Very 80s sounding but still modern, fucking love it. Also each track so far has had an Onew Hitting A High Note moment and I'm always bere for that.

The Feeling: Just an all around good feeling SHINee song. There's always one song in an album that feels like it's for the fans and this is definitely it. It's just a nice lil hug.

Like It: ANOTHER BANGER!!! The chrous is so bouncy I love itt. Sorry I got kinda sucked into listening to it that I had like no thoughts besides I'm Having Fun and yknow what, that's sometimes all you need. Also, deja-vu(boo) nice Jonghyun reference.

Sweet Misery: again another one that just feels good to listen to! I just liked sitting here listening to it! Its weird how this one made me feel besides that I really liked it. I could like, sorta picture an mv in a certain era? It felt nostalgic somehow.

Insomnia: Already liking the echoy effect. The swingy tempo, Keys falsetto, TAEMIN RAPPING!!!! So fucking happy Taemin is rapping more in this album, he's pretty good!! All of SHINee can rap pretty decently, I'm glad they're showing that off. (Onew may be the weakest but like I said, still isn't bad)

Gravity: Ending off with a nice slow song;; Another one that feels good, its nice and soft. I always adore Minhos voice in songs like this because he is such a great vocalist. Def feels like a song to hold your partner and sway to. Amazing.