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kate. '92. afrolatina ๐ต๐ท. she/her. queer. writer. crybaby. moonwitch. jongyu luvbot โก
5HINee's my heart! 09wol โก (fan account)
if it seems like i'm angry, i am. if you aren't a shawol, i don't expect full understanding of what it feels like to experience the grief we have and continue to experience. it's so deeply unnerving to me that instead of getting to know shinee and jonghyun, people continue to +
THIS is how jonghyun should be spoken about. with genuine love and reverence and appreciation for him and his work and his presence and his ability to communicate across language barriers through the power of his voice. if you can't speak about him this way, don't speak about him
keep saying jonghyun's name. shinee's kim jonghyun. he isn't a tragedy. he isn't your weird dark side of kpop story. he's just a little dinosaur faced dweeb with the voice of a god and the height of like a much smaller god and an absolutely joyous infectious heinous laugh ๐ซ
you can just feel their anxiety while they wait for the music and then the second it comes in, they just start killing it like it isn't literally day 1 on the job!!! wild!!! 15.5 years later people are still screaming their names like this. shinee is so beloved.
the fact that jjong is giving us a whole ass eclipse for his birthday is the most dramatic ass look at me aries shit i've ever seen and i love him for it
kibum: literally 31, often mistaken for being in his 20s, very fit, can knock out 10 full gg choreos in a row and is hardly out of breath
also kibum: ๐ด youth is wasted on the young, why, when i was your age in the year of our lord 1793, iโ
do NOT put that jonghyun ai shit on my tl hard block me immediately if you think this is ok
putting one of the most unique, distinct voices belonging to someone whose prizes their art so deeply + who cannot consent to it into ai is so deeply unethical and disrespectful
for babywols who may not know this historical battle, when sherlock was released, shawols were tagging shinee sherlock related posts on tumblr with "sherlock" (naturally) and fans of the bbc sherlock tv show went nuclear bc they didn't want to see shinee in "their" tag lolll
๐น: excuse me.. somebody who is losing it (commented)... u can just marry choiminho... what are u on abt. just working tgt is tiring
๐: but i can understand..... (you guys) fit well tgt..
//what๐
it drives me insane that people think kibum is cold and unsentimental. kim kibum??? the kim kibum of shinee??? the kim kibum of shinee who has a teletubbies themed painting of shinee hanging OVER HIS LITERAL BED???? THAT kim kibum???
"this isn't typical shinee" "this isn't what they usually sound like"
??? what is? typical and usual aren't words that apply to shinee now or ever, if you want the same album over and over again idk what to tell you but you ain't gonna get it from shinee ๐
also i feel like it should be said that holding someone accountable doesn't mean you love them less. i love them the same as i did yesterday and it's bc of that that i want them to do/be/know/think/say better. they're grown ups. they can handle warranted criticisms.
it's fair to say that none of shinee had a "normal" adolescence so jinki being 33 now and eating cake early in the morning and spending all his money at arcades in japan is so sweet to me, like he's just recapturing those ordinary moments he might have missed out on growing up
i admire jinki for doing a hard thing when it sucks beyond measure. none of this was ideal timing; he knows that more than anyone and is almost definitely more sad about it than any of us could ever be. it is SO hard to put yourself first, especially in a position of leadership +
drop his name like all that matters about him is that one day. if you don't know his music or the sound of his laugh or his generosity of spirit or his healing smile or his advocate's heart or his sense of humor -- equally quiet and rowdy, an unparalled sense of wit -- +
i know i can't expect people who aren't fans to know this, but story ops. 1 & 2 feature actual real stories from jonghyun's blue night listeners that he wrote into his songs. please don't devalue this partnership, this relationship with shawols by treating it as less
this will always be so funny
the way it was so audible too, jinki almost cracked that boy open like an egg ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ the concern on his face after lmfao
jinki raised taem so he implicitly understands his chaotic mind meanwhile having been raised by jinki, taem is delightfully infected with a moderate-to-sometimes-severe case of onew sangtae
bless them, my ontae <3
then why do you insist on using his name? why do you insist on using this most painful moment as a mile marker in the history of other groups or kpop at large? he was, he IS, he always will be so much more than that and he deserves better than a throwaway line in this article
remember when shinee performed in europe and jonghyun saw a fan crying so he went and passed through security to try and comfort her and reached out his hand for her and she screamed TAEMIN!!! ๐
i want shinee to win so bad but i also think it's so funny that shawols are constantly called hags, we're ready for the retirement home etc etc when apparently our biggest rivals in fighting for first place rn are just actual retirees ๐ญ
minkey want everyone to think they can't stand each other so bad and would never speak to each other if they weren't in shinee but then are like teehee what if we took a picture under the heart hands and made a little heart with our own hands hehe ๐ฅฐ๐ซถ
kibum: [tearing up] these guys [sniffling] what losers [heart bursting] what a bunch of people who aren't even cool actually [body quaking with love] am i right
never forget jonghyun looked after and babied jinki for a whole hot minute when they met because he thought jinki was younger than him ๐ญ he was so prepared to be jinki's hyung!!! he was ready!!! the cutest!!!
it's just so funny bc i can picture the higher ups expecting jk to go "yes i'm the leader i will accept this scolding on behalf of my team" and instead he inadvertently was like WE'RE FAMILY ROUND 'EM UP BRING 'EM IN WE GO DOWN TOGETHER
he's so cute he couldn't even remember ๐ญ
stan shinee or don't stan shinee i don't rly think most shawols care if you don't but not one of us takes you seriously if ur out here calling a group with a VERY successful & storied 15yr career "flops" like pls tell me another joke but make it a good one this time
i love ppl like YOU PREORDERED WITHOUT THE ALBUM DETAILS like i think you underestimate how lee jinki could personally burn the tracks onto a unlabeled cd with windows media player, write "this is my album" on a piece of paper, stick it in a jewel case, and i would STILL buy it
[๐] k8's love letters to shinee: for my sweet moonbaby
#SHINee
#JONGHYUN
*pls be respectful & donโt interact with or rt this letter if you arenโt a shawol.
(1/29) mi cariรฑito, how are you? are you sleeping well? lately iโm not sleeping well at all, or even doing very well. +
imagine jonghyun being posted with the SHORTee hashtag he would be so (เธ โขฬ_โขฬ)เธ about it
adminee trying to explain that it's NOT meant like that while he's just
eternally bored w the "why can't MY group have this" / "this is where all of sm's money goes and not to MY group" when it comes to shinee, key in particular
these are HIS creative decisions and HE fights to make them happen. dragging key and shinee bc sm sucks is so tired +
the other members: boundaries are healthy, you're our best FRIENDS forever
taemin: good ๐ morning ๐ป my sweet ๐ฅฐ perfect ๐ lovers, my precious โจ lovely ๐ฆ cupcakes ๐ง i saw you in my dreams โ๏ธ we had six kids and a picket fence ๐ฅฐ i will love you for all of eternity ๐ซถ๐๐
i feel like jinki's message was very well timed in case shinee didn't win first but they did ๐ฅน congrats my dear boys, so so well deserved
also it feels like he's echoing jjong a lot lately, i.e. acceptance over understanding
imagine not loving shinee like one member regularly checks his invisible watch for the time and another lets us know when he's getting a colonoscopy and another plays a lot of golf w another male idol whom he had his first dating scandal with like they're truly the full package +
me on a day off: chilling in bed
minho on a day off: so at 3am i'll just be making my way back down the mountain i climbed, should be down by 3:10am in time for a 47 mile run and after that a quick sip of water and a snack and then i'll be ready to bench press taemin andโ
there will just never be another shinee. their level of consistency, innovation, artistry, their longevity and honestly their talent remains unparalleled. they are something special that can't be well imitated and certainly never ever duplicated. +
taem's letter, i'm actually sobbing
the part where he said that even if every last person who supports him left, he has already received so much love that it'd be enough!! the part where he is trying to understand how it's possible for anyone to receive so much love!!! ๐ญ
shoutout to the customer who came into the shop today and caught the end of key's delight and the beginning of jonghyun's dรฉjร -boo and came back over to the counter to be like "can i ask who the shinee fan is?"
bless, you made my very awful day feel a little less terrible
jinki taught me i'm never done learning, jjong taught me to treasure my sensitivity, kibum taught me that being myself is the most valuable thing, minho taught me to value my compassion for others when it isn't convenient, taemin taught me how to not give up when something's hard
just thinking again abt how jinki was ranked 2nd in his class in high school but is way too shy to tell anyone that himself so the only reason we even know is because kim jonghyun never shut up about it
find u a man who brags about you like you hung the sun and stars in the sky
shinee's strength in navigating the darkest and most difficult season in their lives is truly something to behold. i am so grateful to be here and be beside them as they continue their journey to healing and the grace with which they allow us inside that space with them +
๐จโ ๏ธ JINKI CHECKPOINT โ ๏ธ๐จ
It's that time again. If you see this and you do not drop a cutieful little pic of Jinki in the replies, you are in violation of code 121489, subsection 525. Do NOT break the law!
I'll get us started.
i know ppl are prob gonna be like he was just taking a selfie in the window and sure, maybe, BUT he also didn't /have/ to post the pride display and he did and that feels intentional so pls lemme just have my little queerwol moment bc i always feel so safe w shinee
that jinki had to struggle like hell just to get a bday party and suddenly he's booked for gig after gig and is getting flowers and letters and trucks and so much love after being away for so long... more proof this was the best thing for him. good for him for choosing better.
the fact that idols continue to cover shinee's songs just shows their longevity and how loved and respected they are. is every cover good? well, no. BUT the fact that shinee is so cherished that 3rd/4th gen groups continue to cover them and love them this much... they deserve it
i'm so sad jinki didn't get to be in this little mockumentary though because he would have been SOOOO funny he has that perfectly deadpan way of saying things sometimes where it's almost impossible to tell if he's kidding, it would have been so good
choi "you must allow me to tell you how ardently i admire and love you even though you don't wash dishes properly" minho and kim "my annoying ass soulmate is visiting again today and maybe he'll fold my clothes" kibum request the pleasure of your attendance at their wedding...
the way the kwangya acc on insta limited comments...
sm, explain why you gave a diff group cute little moons and diamonds and stars and decided happy/sad faces should represent shinee??? quickly now
choi minho is every bit the talented vocalist his groupmates are and i hate that people don't see that. his vocals have such warmth and depth to them, very grounding and calming. i'm begging some of y'all to stop thinking of him as shinee's vocal weak link because absolutely NOT
i don't need ljk/sm to come out + say when he's coming back. there's more than a good chance he needs medical approval and i don't need info that private. i do wish they'd just include him. he's a member and he WILL be back, he already said so himself. i don't get this exclusion.
i think often about that interview from a long time ago, a year or two after debut, where kibum expressed a fear of becoming too close to the other members bc he was worried it would create problems, and about how close they did become, how much like family shinee really is (1/5)
everyone's saying taemin but if this bug looking bitch appeared he's grabbing the cats and burning the place down
now hear me out... jinki would go out to adopt a cat and come back w this thing instead talking bout "it just called to me"
who could have foreseen this?!
not the shinee straight flush in age order and everything lmao ming is only not here because he doesn't have enough music out ๐ฅบ
genuinely so happy jinki has decided that as long as he is unable to come back right away, he might as well spend the time doing things he loves and traveling and eating good food and spending time with loved ones. he deserves all of that and more ๐ฅบ
i always feel such intense gratitude for whenever the members share their personal photos of him, share their memories, share their love for him with us. they don't have to, and of course they wouldn't if they didn't want to, but it warms me inside to know they trust us this way.
if u see this tweet you have to drop a jinki pic, it's the law!!! do not go to jail for something silly, LEAVE A JINKI PIC or else
here i'll get us going
[๐] k8's love letters to shinee: for my moonbaby
#SHINee
#JONGHYUN
#์ข ํ
my beloved boy. i miss you so much. powerfully, wholly, completely, i miss you. more than ever i am struck with this potent feeling of being unmoored, adrift in space, a feeling i know you understand +
๐งต a
#SHINee
#ONEW
โค๏ธ thread:
lee jinki who felt bad for always playing free video games in a shop as a kid so he bought a game even though he didn't have a way to play it at home. jinki who was asked as a kid to write a letter to a classmate & wrote to all 40 of his classmates +
idc what group you stan, if you get a fancall and you waste it on some stupid, dehumanizing shit like asking an idol to bark for you or saying some nasty crazy shit, you are the worst kind of person
non-shawols will use taemin in all kinds of discussions about debuting teenagers, military service, mental health โ literally anything, but not one of y'all cares abt him. if it doesn't work as a "gotcha" for ur twt discourse it's not worth it to you to talk abt him. STOP. IT. +
shoulda been WAY smoother on top, & i took the photo before cleaning up the sides & the cake board a bit more, but here she is! my second cake ever & the first one i've ever piped decoration or writing on, so my hands shook SO bad but! hbd
@realjonghyun90
ilysm my moonbaby ๐ฅน๐ค๐