[news] “SHINeed You” SHINee Celebrates Japanese Debut 1st Anniversary

SHINee successfully finished their concert in Tokyo held in celebration of their Japanese debut 1st anniversary.

In the two-day concert in Yoyogi Stadium, part of their ‘First Japan Arena Tour SHINee World 2012,’ held on June 23~24, SHINee heated up the stage with their passionate performances with 24,000 audiences in total.

SHINee will meet about 200,000 people in total through this tour, which started with their concert in Fukuoka on April 25th and consists of 20 concerts in 7 cities.

This concert in Tokyo was special as SHINee, who released their debut single ‘Replay-kimiwa bokuno everything’  in June last year, celebrated their Japanese debut 1st anniversary on June 22nd.

SHINee performed total 29 songs including their single hit songs such as Replay, Lucifer, and Juliette, their new single Sherlock, and each member’s solo stage. There was a surprise party for SHINee in the concert on June 23rd to celebrate the 1st anniversary.

On June 25th, the local press such as Sankei Sports and Nikkan Sports reported on the concert and people’s hot responses to it under headlines, “12,000 People Cheering in SHINee’s First Japan Arena Tour, SHINee’s First Japanese Fanclub Announced” and “SHINeed you! Launching Fanclub Announced in Tokyo Concert.”

SHINee will make a grand finale to their arena tour in the Hiroshima Green Arena through their concert on June 30th and July 1st.

[Source: http://www.mydaily.co.kr/news/read.html?newsid=201206260824181135&ext=na | Trans by jujugal]

*I like the wordplay “SHINeed you”

[news] SHINee with Donika

Up by MsKeybum

You all must have read or watched the news about Donika Sterling, the American teenager who is suffering from an incurable disease and has been given a chance to meet her favorite K-pop stars in Korea. She came to Korea and met SHINee on June 20th! Taemin said, “It makes what we’re doing more significant to know that it can be so encouraging and of help to people.” Didn’t he give a smooch to Donika after giving his rosary bracelet and hugging her? How sweet!

[news] SHINee’s Sherlock Tops Taiwanese Music Charts

SHINee’s Sherlock proved its hot popularity by topping Taiwanese charts after sweeping Korean music charts.

SHINee’s new mini album Sherlock was ranked at the top in various kinds of album sales charts including G-MUSIC Asian chart (4/20~26), FIVE MUSIC Korean-Japanese music chart (4/20~26), and Kwangnan Korean-Japanese music chart (4/20~26).

Especially in G-MUSIC’s Overall Chart, SHINee was ranked 3rd after Luo Zhi Xiang, a top star in Taiwan, and the OST album for popular drama Absolute Boyfriend.

SHINee’s Sherlock also topped the HIT FM Asian music chart, Taiwan’s number one radio chart, which was aired on April 29th.

[from Sports World http://sportsworldi.segye.com/Articles/EntCulture/Article.asp?aid=20120502001117&subctg1=10&subctg2=00 | trans by jujugal]

 

[news] SHINee’s Sherlock Tops Gaon Digital Chart

The battle for the top position was fierce throughout the week. The Daily Chart had a different winner every day. One day CN Blue was on the top, another day Busker Busker, and the next day Kim Soohyun. In the beginning of the week it was 2AM and in the latter half SHINee that took the throne. It can be understood as a unique phenomenon that arises from top stars making comebacks this week. In the overall weekly chart, the final winner was SHINee. Tough competition is anticipated next week as 2AM, CN Blue, Big Bang, and Busker Busker are all singers whose songs stay long on charts.

[Source: http://sports.khan.co.kr/news/sk_index.html?cat=view&art_id=201204012134053&sec_id=540301&pt=nv | Trans by jujugal]

*SHINee topped Gaon Charts for both digital (streaming+download+mobile+BGM) and physical album!

[TV] SHINee Comes Back with Sherlock – Entertainment News

*SHINee’s Sherlock Performance at Open Concert fancam

Up by reminashinee

Immortal Song 2 PD Praises Taemin for His Versatility

Immortal Song 2′s PD Ko Mingu praised Taemin on the phone, “Taemin’s performance has its own style. It’s good to see Taemin is gradually gaining confidence in himself through Immortal Song 2. He is an artist who makes us look forward to what he will show in the future. He is doing his best without being daunted among older and more experienced sunbaes.”

Taemin is getting abreast of representative vocalists such as Ali, Lin, Im Taekyung, and Sunghoon with his performances beyond imagination and 180 degrees different from theirs. He is showing a wide range of talents from his splendid performances to his stable vocal.

He continued, “Taemin’s Wrongful Meeting performance was good enough to make the final win. Regrettably many artists participated in the competition and made a series of dynamic performances, so he failed to make a win but proved his capability.”

He also added, “Fortunately, Taemin is not the type of singer whose goal is to win in Immortal Song 2. He is showing his versatility by trying ballad songs as he desires to improve as a vocalist in addition to his recognized dancing skills. Taemin makes me feel proud that he has received good responses through Immortal Song 2, and I also look forward to his activities as SHINee.”

[from Newsen http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201203201525301001 | trans by jujugal]

[news] SHINee Unveils Their New Album Sherlock

The title song ‘Sherlock,’ a hybrid remix, has a unique and distinctive style, and its point is SHINee’s splendid performance of a dance routine choreographed by the world-renowned choreographer Tony Testa.

Especially, ‘Always There’ is special for its lyrics, written by Jonghyun, that express SHINee’s thankful hearts to fans who have stayed by their side with unchanging love until now.

The album also includes ‘Clue’ and ‘Note,’ the two songs out of which ‘Sherlock’ was born, ‘The Reason,’ a song impressive for its splendid guitar solo and string session, and ‘Alarm Clock,’ a song for which Jonghyun wrote sensuous lyrics about a man’s wish to wake up from his bad dream of a past break-up moment and Minho participated in rap making.

The album consists of a total of 7 songs in a variety of music colors, including ‘Stranger,’ the main theme song for Strangers6, a Korea-China-Japan joint drama scheduled to be aired in Korea, with thrilling sound and melody composed by Kenzie, .

[from E Today http://www.etoday.co.kr/news/section/newsview.php?TM=news&SM=4101&idxno=558329 | trans by jujugal]

*The tracklist is Clue, Note, Sherlock, Alarm Clock, The Reason, Stranger, Always There. Hope we’ll be able to see the #2 teaser movie soon~ After listening to the hightlight medley for more than 7 hours, I’m not getting tired of it

Tracklist: 1. Sherlock•셜록(Clue+ Note) 2. Clue 3. Note 4. 알람시계(Alarm Clock) 5. The Reason 6. 낯선자(Stranger)7. 늘 그 자리에(Honesty) [Source: @melondj]

[news] SHINee’s Sherlock Choreographed by Tony Testa

Group SHINee is coming back with a fresh choreography.

SHINee, scheduled to have their comeback stage with their new song Sherlock at Mnet M-Countdown on Mar. 22, is to grab people’s attention with their refined choreography as well as with their music.

Their title song Sherlock has been choreographed by world-renowned choreographer Tony Testa, who has gained his reputation as one of the world’s top choreographers by making the choreography for Michael Jackson’s This Is It and for pop stars such as Kylie Minogue and Janet Jackson. SHINee and Tony Testa’s collaboration will stir the hearts of global music fans waiting for SHINee’s comeback.

Tony Testa is said to have visited Korea in February to teach the members the Sherlock choreography and gave a careful instruction and advice for each gesture and expression.

[from TV Daily http://tvdaily.mk.co.kr/read.php3?aid=1331681504287813010 | Trans by jujugal]

[news] SHINee’s Sherlock, Hybrid Remix of Two Songs

SHINee’s comeback song Sherlock is expected to be a hot issue for its unique experiment.

Sherlock, the title song of SHINee’s 4th mini album, is a decisive edition of the so-called hybrid remix, which mixes two independent songs into a new song. It will present a unique charm by making one feel like watching a musical and reveal the distinctive music color of SHINee, a contemporary band recognized for its fresh and experimental music and performances.

Especially, the lyrics will tell the story of Sherlock who solves a criminal case by combining the methods of reasoning clues, ‘Clue,’ and of emotional intuition, ‘Note.’ Thus the song will have a feel of smart charm by connecting the lyrics of the two different songs exquisitely into a piece.

The album is expected to receive explosive responses from music fans by including the two songs, ‘Clue’ and ‘Note,’ and thus providing the fun of comparing Sherlock, a hybrid remix, with the original versions of the two songs, whose lyrics and melody are different from the remix.

[from Sports Chosun http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201203140100084960007132&servicedate=20120313 | trans by jujugal]

*Quickly translated! It is getting more and more exciting~

[news] SHINee Comes Back with Mini Album Sherlock on Mar 21st

SHINee, a group that has gained hot responses in the U.S. and Europe beyond Asia to become global idols, will make a come back finally.

As SHINee has made great activities as a vanguard of global Kpop wave in New York, London, Paris, Moscow, and Sidney as well as in Asia including Japan, their new music and performances are likely to attract the attention of not only Korean music fans, but also worldwide fans.

Especially SHINee’s comeback is known to be “world-class level” with the best quality music, performances, and style. They will maintain their own sophisticated music style but upgrade it with groundbreaking attemptts. With their unique music color completed, they are expected to rule the music scenes.

Accordingly, SHINee’s 4th mini album “Sherlock”, to be released on Mar. 21st, includes selective songs of excellent quality. As the songs are of various genres to show the upgraded singing skills and unique personalities of members, it is expected that all the other songs as well as the title song will be loved widely.

Starting with Minho’s teaser image that looks like a French boy, other members’ images will be posted on their official homepage one by one to boost fans’ curiosity about their new music and performances. Thus SHINee’s comeback will be a hot topic everyday.

SHINee is currently filming a music video.

[Source: http://sportsworldi.segye.com/Articles/EntCulture/Article.asp?aid=20120308000774&subctg1=10&subctg2=00 | trans by jujugal]

*T/N: the emphasis is mine!

*I’m trembling now, not sure whether I translated it well. My heart is bursting open. Guys, this is real~~~~~