[Interview] 110910 SHINee World Concert in Singapore.

Text & Photos: Joelle Chong
Videos: Fiona Lin & Teng Siew Eng

Keep waving those fan boards and screaming their names when you greet Korean boy band SHINee at the airport because they love them!

In town for a one-night only concert yesterday, xinmsn met up with the five young lads for a short 20-minute interview — where each media was allocated about five minutes — at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, right before their performance.

Decked in their first costume of the night, the five boys strode out and greeted the media present energetically with their usual introduction, “Hello! We’re the shining SHINee!”

Member Minho added in English, “We’re SHINee.”

SHINee World Concert is the band’s first concert and Singapore is currently their first and only stop across Southeast Asia.

While the lads were tight-lipped about what the fans could expect at the concert, they hoped that it would give them a chance to be closer to their fans and have more interaction with them.

(L to R) Onew, Taemin, Jonghyun, Minho and Key.

Surely, SHINee would feel nervous and worried about performing at their first solo concert, which attracted 6,000 concert-goers?

A confident Jonghyun replied, “We don’t get nervous much. While we don’t have any special pre-concert rituals, we would say ‘Fighting’ together, to cheer each other on before the concert.”

Jonghyun

With a concert named ‘SHINee World’— which essentially meant ‘shining land, a place filled with spirit’ — one could not help but wonder how the boys’ ideal world would look like.

“I want to create a fun and pretty place, like a fairytale or a theme park,” Taemin, the youngest member of the group, answered.

Taemin

Onew added, “I would like to gather everyone I know and live in a place together.”

SHINee is no stranger to Singapore, with this trip being the band’s fourth time in town.

Some fond memories the five boys remembered included mouth-watering local delights such as chili crabs and Singapore’s cleanliness.

However, SHINee crowned the warm and overwhelming responses they received from their local fans, their one most memorable experience here.

Jonghyun and Minho

Key

“The first place where we meet our fans is the airport. That’s our most memorable experience,” Key answered sincerely.

Throngs of fans had gathered at the airport before day break yesterday, just to catch a glimpse of their idols.

However, 22-year-old Onew must have had a good feeling about their big night.

For right after Key answered, the leader added, “After tonight, the concert’s going to be our most memorable experience.”

xinmsn is proud to be the official online media for SHINee World Concert.

Onew

(L to R) Onew, Taemin, Jonghyun, Minho and Key

Minho and Key

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