taemin is literally one of if not the best dancer in kpop, and he's my favorite soloist ever!! cant wait for you to check out more of his ( and shinee's ! ) stuff !!
Taemin doesn't miss. he has 10 years of solo discography, both Korean and Japanese and every single song is amazing. A truly flawless discography, including every b-sides.
The look and feel for "Move" is very specific, it's supposed to be androgynous and gender neutral. Early in his career when Taemin was growing up in SHINee he was known for his feminine look. The industry thought it was novel and cute to play up his feminine features. Being recognized for his delicate image, ended up giving him a real complex about the fact that people never saw him as a masculine man. It took him a long time to accept that he was known for his looks and to come to terms with the fact that everyone thought of him as a "pretty boy," etc. So, at this point in his career as a 24 year old (He is 30 now) he was trying to make a statement about how he has now come to terms with just being himself and not caring what people think. Dancing is art and movement has no gender. "Move" is his title track on his 2nd Korean solo album, which was released in 2017. He debuted as a solo artist in 2014. There are 3 versions of his "Move" MV. Version #1 is the regular MV version, which you watched. Version #2 is his solo performance version that just highlights his dancing. Version #3 is the duo version, which focuses on the choreographer and him dancing together. Fun fact: The blue color you see throughout this MV is supposed to represent the cool, chill vibe of this song, but Pearl Aqua also is SHINee's fan color, so you will see aqua/blue/green shades with most everything to do with SHINee as a way to represent their connection as a group and their connection to their fans, etc. And just so you know, those background vocals aren't Taemin's. They actually chose to leave the songwriters' vocals in the song from when they recorded the guide track. I have seen interviews with Adien Lewis, one of the original songwriters and he was shocked to hear his voice still in the song. Usually when a Kpop company gets a song from a songwriter, especially a foreign songwriting team, they will translate it into Korean and record all the vocals using the artists' vocals or other Korean artists, etc. Therefore, it's very rare that a songwriter would have their original vocals in a Kpop song, however, this was one of the few times where SM didn't rerecord or change everything. If you're interested, here is a short clip of an interview with Adien Lewis talking about "Move", czcams.com/video/hTxbaiWyrmA/video.html. "Move" features all female dancers because the whole point of the song and dance is supposed to be about crossing gender boundaries and how just because you are male doesn't mean your dance has to be hyper masculine. Taemin uses what is traditionally considered more feminine dance moves to show how you can merge both feminine and masculine styles together to create something that can't be singled out as one gender or the other. This dance allowed a more mainstream audience to start to embrace less traditional gender roles within Kpop. "Move" is one of Taemin's most famous choreographies and it has become the dance he is most recognized for.This dance has inspired what is known as the "Move disease," and it is said that the dance is so catchy that you can't help but try to imitate it. There are literally hundreds of videos online of people attempting cover dances to this song. (It is on the level of Beyonce's "Single Ladies" dance and some of the most famous TiKTok dance challenges.) However, no matter how good of a dancer they are, it is quickly apparent that there is just something about the way Taemin moves that can't be duplicated. Taemin is Taemin and there is no one else like him. The dance is never as sharp or precise as the way Taemin does it. That is why he is hands down considered one of the top two BEST dancers in the industry. Taemin's "Move" choreography is actually considered by professional dancers to be one of the most difficult dances to pull off because of the amount of control you have to have and the intricate movements. They say that if Taemin's dances look easy then that means they are extremely difficult and if they look difficult then they are almost impossible to pull off unless you are Taemin. There's a reason why EVERYONE looks up to him, even world-famous dancers. As Taemin has said numerous times in interviews and on variety shows, the key point in "Move's" choreography is literally supposed to be to stare into the camera like you are trying to seduce the person who is watching. So, you are right, that is exactly what Taemin is doing. The female dancer who is the featured dancer dancing with Taemin in the MV wasn't just any dancer, she is the choreographer who choreographed "Move". Her name is Sugawara Koharu and she is a Japanese choreographer who has choreographed dances for several Kpop groups, as well as American artists. She has worked with Taemin a lot over the years and she is the one that also choreographed Taemin's dance for his songs "Want," "Flame of Love" and "Sayonara Hitori" and helped choreograph Taemin and her performance on the competition program Hit the Stage -- "Devil" performance, etc., and she was one of 3 or 4 choreographers who helped choreograph Taemin's "Criminal." Taemin and Sugawara are really good friends. She was also the choreographer for SHINee's song "Good Evening," among others. She loves working with Taemin because they are a lot alike, and that is one of the reasons why she has been featured in several of Taemin's projects. Plus, Taemin, and all the members of SHINee, are also one of the most famous artists in Japan and they all speak fluent Japanese, so they have no problem communicating through dance or language. :D You should now check out his dance practice video, as well as a live performance so you can really see why this song is so iconic and discover how it literally changed the Kpop industry. Taemin's choreography is very much influenced by him. Although he has input in almost everything he does, he has choreographers that come up with the choreography for most of his dances and he then infuses it with his own ideas and style and makes it uniquely his. The way Taemin dances is just the way he moves. His movements are effortless. If you watch Taemin dance a lot, you will see that no matter who choreographs the dance, it will always be very Taemin-like. Many choreographers who have worked with him over the years have said that, with Taemin you can't help but allow him to move in whatever way his body takes him. Taemin is art in every sense of the word. :D Taemin's style of dance can't be defined. As he has said, he has worked his entire career to create a style of dance that is unlike anything in the Kpop industry. And I would argue that that now extends to the entire industry of dance. Taemin started out as a self-taught popper and locker without any dance training, and, even then, as a trainee it was clear his skills as a dancer went far beyond the average dancer. Over the years he has infused those popping and locking skills into his now more contemporary style of dance. But, when it comes to dancing, he can do it all and there is no one better at it than him.
"Criminal" is the second part of Taemin's Never Gonna Dance Again album that came out in 2021. It's part of a trilogy, which started with his prologue "2 Kids," and continued with "Criminal," which is part of Act 1 of the album. And it was followed up by "Idea," which is part of Act 2 of the album and it brings the whole concept full circle. And now his follow up release, "Advice," has become the epilogue to the story. Taemin said in an interview: "The two acts put together tell a story. '2 Kids’ is about growing pains and depicts the story prior to the story in the album. You can think of '2 Kids' as a teaser before the movie called 'Never Gonna Dance Again.' Act 1 shows a new side of me. I think it’ll be something you’ve never seen in K-pop before. And Act 2 is the end-all-be-all. It’s the ultimate level of intensity. Never Gonna Dance Again’ was originally the name of the concept. Because it doesn’t make sense for me to stop dancing. But I wanted to give a sense of rebellion with the irony of the title.” Just so you know, the Taemin you see is not necessarily the criminal in the song. I see him as the victim who is being held captive by the criminal. The criminal is his lover (i.e. the other side of him) that he is singing about, which is a metaphor for the pressure he feels under as a Kpop idol. The song is about living in a toxic relationship and being brainwashed by a lover. He has now fallen in love with the person (or thing -- i.e. his career) who is inflicting all the pain and suffering on him, so now he accepts the abuse as a normal part of the relationship. Even though he is being abused by that person -- possibly a metaphor for the pressure he is creating for himself with the need to always be the best in everything he does -- he can't help but love them and allow them to continue to hurt him, etc.
All the abuse is happening to him, he is not hurting anyone else or doing anything criminal himself. Therefore, the story isn't about Taemin being a criminal. Notice, the S.W.A.T. team isn't arresting him. They pretty much walk right past Taemin and ignore him as they search for the criminal. The "boss" vibe is a facade he puts on to make people believe he is in control, but as we see in the choreography, he is being manipulated by all the outside forces around him. For example, we see him lying across the backup dancers backs and they pick him up and manipulate him to do what they want him to do at that moment. A lot of his dance moves are designed to make him look like a marionette puppet that is being pulled around by strings and being told what to do. Which is what you see when he is crouched down and he creates that wiggly, wave movement in the dance, etc. As part of the story, he has been held captive for so long that, as it says in the lyrics of the song, he is now suffering from Stockholm syndrome, so he is no longer fighting the abuse and that is why you see him throw his bindings away. The criminal -- which is a metaphor for the pressure he has felt in his career -- no longer has to tie him up to keep him there. (Because he has fallen in love with the pain and suffering he inflicts on himself as an artist, etc.) The backup dancers represent the forces he is struggling against as he fights with his mind over whether to stay or go, etc. Fun fact: It was Taemin's idea to include the police blotter/news clips in that part of the song. If you notice, the sound bites are from all over the world and they are speaking multiple languages. This album's whole concept is a metaphor for his life and career. With every release from this album, the concept was designed to be darker then the last. In "2 Kids" he was emotionally and physically beating himself up with regrets. In "Criminal" he was living in a toxic relationship. In "Idea" he takes the theme one step further, and says that even though it was my idea and my plan to live this life, nothing comes without a price, and because of that need for perfection, any chance of being average or living a regular life is pretty much dead. Taemin has sacrificed everything to become the magnificent and unique performer and person that we know him as today. But there really is no one that pushes him or holds him to a higher standard then himself. Taemin has said that he really has never taken a true vacation since he was a trainee -- he started with SM Entertainment when he was around 11 years old -- and he doesn't know what to do if he isn't constantly working and training. As he has said, there has never been anything that has come easy to him and he has only gotten to where he is today because he has worked hard to accomplish everything. He is constantly pushing himself to become the best of the best in everything he does. All of Taemin's dances tell a story. As he has said, he specifically designs his choreography to be a part of the story within the song and MV. So, "Criminal" is supposed to be slightly creepy, as well as sexy. He is literally being abused and asking you to please "destroy me more." As a member of SHINee, Taemin has trained his entire career to be able to pull off this type of intense and intricate dancing while singing live and always sounding flawless the whole time. (SHINee debuted in 2008 when Taemin was only 14 years old.) That is what SHINee are known for. So not only is Taemin an amazing dancer, but he is also one of the best singers in the industry, and the 5 members of SHINee make up one of the top groups, that everyone looks up to and dreams of even coming close to being as good as. If you are impressed with Taemin's dancing, not only should you see his dance practice video for "Criminal," but just wait until you see a live performance. You will be even more blown away. And if you want to see Taemin explain the concept behind his dance moves, watch a tutorial video he did where he explains the dance to Jeno and Mark from NCT.
As you have seen, Taemin has been in the industry for more than 15 years as part of the legendary 5-member Kpop group SHINee and he has been a solo artist since 2014. "Guilty" is his title track on his 4th mini Korean solo album. I think "Guilty" is a continuation of the themes surrounding Taemin's previous releases. Particularly connected to his Never Gonna Dance Again trilogy of albums -- "2 Kids", "Criminal" and "Idea" -- and Advice album themes. As Taemin has explained, "Guilty" is about a lover who DOESN'T feel guilty about all the bad things they have done in the relationship and they feel no shame or remorse for the pain and suffering they may have caused the other person. Which, if you connect it to the messages from his previous MVs, this easily could be interpreted as a metaphor for everything Taemin has gone through in his career and life. As an idol, he has been manipulated and controlled his whole life. Debuting at 14 years old, Taemin has lived his entire life in the public eye under a microscope, he is expected to be flawless and perfect, and people are constantly telling him what to do and how he should act, etc. However, now that he has turned 30, I think he is embracing a new chapter in his life where he is saying he is no longer going to allow people to manipulate him and he is officially taking back control. In other words, he's not going to feel guilty any more for being himself and doing what makes him happy. The story in the MV also makes more sense if you pair it with the 2 teaser videos that were released a few days before the MV dropped. In the teasers you will see Taemin being manipulated even more by outside forces and people who literally at one point hand him a gun and force him to shoot something or someone, which is all part of the metaphor that has to do with taking control of his life, etc. If you delve in deep you will see that "Guilty" could be interpreted as his relationship with fame and the different sides of who he is as a person and artist. Everything you see and hear can be thought of as a metaphor for life told using biblical references as an underlying theme showcasing Taemin's Catholic faith.The majority of Taemin's songs and MVs touch on concepts, stories and themes from the Bible, as a metaphor to explain what he has gone through growing up as an idol and the journey he has taken in order to find confidence in and acceptance with who he is as a person and an artist. With Taemin -- and all the members of SHINee -- you will never get the same thing twice. Everything he releases will be a new style and sound and, yet, it will still be very "Taemin". As SM Entertainment's experimental boy group, SHINee are meant to be the first to do almost everything, and they are expected to come up with something new that no one has ever seen or heard before with every release of theirs. As Kpop's trendsetters, the members of SHINee reinvent the industry with every comeback. Taemin is the main dancer and a main vocalist of SHINee. However, because he is a member of SHINee, this means he can do it all. SHINee are known for the fact that there are no longer any fixed roles in their group, the main vocalists can rap and the rappers can fill in as main vocalists at any moment. However, what they are really recognized for is the fact that they are one of the best vocal groups to ever exist. All of the SHINee members are top tier singers and dancers. You may find this hard to believe, but when Taemin debuted as a member of SHINee way back in 2008, he didn't have a whole lot of lines in their songs. People even used to make fun of Taemin's singing and they would say that he was tone deaf and couldn't sing. However, it's sort of a misconception that Taemin "couldn't sing." it wasn't that he couldn't sing, it was just that he debuted when he was so young -- he was only 14 years old -- that his voice hadn't really developed yet and he didn't really have a good grasp of how to use his voice and produce the sounds he wanted with it. So, in the beginning, when he sang, he was often flat or his voice cracked or he was off key or out of tune, etc. And because he was being compared to the other members of SHINee who are all 2 to 4 years older than him, and the other members had such phenomenal voices to start out with, it really made Taemin sound like he was lacking. (SHINee are considered THE premier vocal group that everyone dreams of being as good as.) That's why in SHINee's first few songs Taemin only has a few lines, and most of the time he was just given big solo dance breaks to fill the stage at his parts in the song. However, if he was really tone deaf, he never would have become an SM Idol trainee -- SM would have put him on the dance track and probably steered him toward becoming a backup dancer -- and he definitely would have never become the amazing singer that he is today. As you probably know, someone who is truly tone deaf is physically unable to hear the difference in the notes and is unable to carry a tune. Taemin is considered one of the greatest dancers of all time. He has literally been voted one of the top two BEST dancers in all of Kpop by his peers and industry experts. (Kai from EXO -- who happens to be Taemin's best friend since trainee days, and a fellow member of the Kpop supergroup SuperM -- is the other top dancer.) That is why he has been nicknamed the Korean Michael Jackson. Literally everyone in the Kpop industry looks up to Taemin and idolizes him. But Taemin really wanted to prove to everyone that he wasn't just a dancer, so he spent a lot of extra time concentrating on vocal lessons and the other SHINee members -- especially Onew and Jonghyun (two of the best vocalists in the industry) -- spent some serious time coaching and mentoring him until he learned what it took to match their vocal range and to use his voice. (For the first year or more after SHINee's debut Taemin spent hours in vocal lessons and he would push himself every day until his nose would bleed because he was so tired and worn out, etc. He practically lived in the training rooms at SM.) The ONLY thing the members of SHINee are not good at is lip syncing, so Taemin, and all the members of SHINee, have specifically trained since their debut, to build stamina and endurance, in order to be able to sing live for 3+ hours straight in concert, all while performing these intense choreographies and still sound flawless. When you watch a live performance, you may be shocked because Taemin and SHINee sound so perfect live even though they are dancing so intensely, but that is why they are so highly respected by everyone. Therefore, when you hear SHINee sing, 95% of the time it will be live. Other Idols and audio sound technicians, etc. who have witnessed the SHINee members performing live are always blown away, because in the parts of the song where most singers would take a break and rely on the backing track vocals to cover their voices so they can catch their breath and recover, this is where the SHINee members actually ramp it up and become their most powerful. In Taemin's live performance you will discover that he sounds even better than in the recorded version, all while dancing full out. What makes SHINee so great is that even if they are singing a cappella while performing this high energy choreography, they sound just as amazing. That's why, even as rookies, senior artists would stop what they were doing to watch SHINee's rehearsals on music programs because SHINee's vocal talent is that impressive. When SHINee debuted, they were the first group to demonstrate how it was possible to sing live while performing complex choreography and still maintain stable vocals. Before SHINee, the thought within the industry was that it wasn't possible to sing live and also perform high intensity choreography at the same time. At that time, most groups would either sing live and have simple choreography, or they would have crazy cool choreography, but lip sync to their recorded vocals. SHINee completely changed the Kpop industry and upped the standard of what it meant to be an idol singer. Taemin -- and SHINee -- live is unmatched. It's literally referred to as the SHINee standard. It's the standard that all other groups strive to reach, and SHINee are the vocalists that all other artists try to emulate. Taemin has released at least one song or album -- most of the time way more than just one -- as part of SHINee, as a member of a project group, as a solo artist or as a member of SuperM every year since SHINee's debut. (Except for 2022 because he was on hiatus while he carried out his public service duties as part of his military requirements.) Therefore, including his full-length albums, mini albums, and singles, etc., as well as his Japanese albums, Taemin has more than a dozen solo albums. Not to mention the 2 albums he has as a member of SuperM. And on top of all that, SHINee currently has 14 full-length Korean and Japanese albums, just as many repackaged albums, numerous mini albums, etc. Plus, he has held many solo concert tours, as well as a world tour as a member of SuperM, and SHINee has held more than 100 concerts within 6 world tours so far. You have a TON to catch up on. :D Now you need to check out Taemin's Killing Voice performance. I have a feeling when you watch his Killing Voice you will find that hearing him sing "Guilty," as well as his other songs, live that you will be even more impressed. There is a reason why Taemin is like none other. You also need to see his "Guilty" dance practice video and/or a live performance.
Welcome to the world of T-Pop = Taemin Pop! There is NO ONE like him. His music is unique and tells a very personal story about himself. Along with Taemin's insane talent as a singer/dancer/performer, his creative involvement (sometimes as co-director/co-producer as with his "Never Gonna Dance Again", 2-pt. album) with all his projects and attention to the most minute details are what makes him an artist rather than an idol as it is with all of his fellow SHINee brothers. This is primarily why Taemin is given the best of the best in producers, directors and backup dancers. EVERYTHING, even the choreo, in Taemin's MVs conveys a much deeper meaning than what is conveyed in a surface reading of the lyrics. These are key things to remember when analyzing one of Taemin's works: 1) The simplest explanation is NOT the true interpretation (opposite from the philosophical argument of Occam's razor). 2) Taemin is deep into philosophy and regularly explores various world philosophies. 3) Many of Taemin's lyrics are directed inward to his psyche and history, spanning across a storyline using different philosophies as his concepts for each song. 4) He incorporates those philosophies along with religious symbolism, metaphors, and allusions to illustrate their conflict with his Christian faith (Taemin is Catholic). Milinda Wilson has already told you about most of the songs, but let me give you my take on "Guilty". When putting all the above together, we begin to see what is going on in the MV. In short, this is not about a toxic relationship between a couple, but rather the continuation of Taemin's toxic struggle between the relationship of the two egos in his mind (indicated by the hand inside his shirt grabbing himself -- it's coming from inside himself): the demon tempting him with the perks of his celebrity life clashing with his Christian self desiring to adhere to his Christian worldview. Taemin LOVES what he does, but the temptations to go astray and embrace a worldly lifestyle are many. This is the cause of his guilt. The person clinging to the attendant's leg is Taemin himself. He's trying to cling to his faith-based identity. He digs his fingers into his own flesh to feel pain and bring himself back to, or hold onto, reality. This personal story concept, initially introduced in his 2016 MV for "Press Your Number", also runs through his 2018 Japanese song, "Under My Skin, as well as 2020's "Criminal", "IDEA" (in fact the entire "Never Gonna Dance Again" Acts 1 & 2 albums of 2020), and 2021's "Advice" (look carefully at the black/white contrast & then Taemin's suit). For this particular song/MV, Taemin indicated that he researched both "Demian" by Hermann Hesse and ""Erotism: Death and Sensuality" by the French philosopher, Georges Bataille. His concept is that of guilt and how humans process their guilt, especially with respect to dealing with toxic relationships. For Taemin, this toxic relationship is within himself and is displayed through the character he plays of Abraxas (wearing a headdress and representing the gnostic demigod of a heretical sect and later referred to as a demon). However, Taemin also plays the character of himself being tormented by this internal demon who constantly plagues and entices him to go astray. The entire song is a dialogue between Abraxas and Taemin. During the dialogue, Taemin is struggling (the choreo) to fight off being possessed and swallowed completely by Abraxas. We see even more of this struggle in the b-side performance video for "The Rizzness". IT'S WILD! Please react to that one. You clearly see the demon, "Abraxas" alone all in black (death, evil, chaos in religious terms) and Taemin dressed in white (associated with innocence, righteousness, and good in contrast to black) with backup dancers. We see Taemin walking through institutions of his memory such as a school (which, as an introvert, he hated), hospital/mental institution (brainwashing-Taemin was extremely sexualized by the industry as a very young idol specifically because he was so pretty and just 14 at debut), and training center (SM?), always being controlled and in situations that produce temptations to go against his values. If he is not constantly vigilant, "....when you've caught on (Abraxas), I'm already gone (Taemin)." In other words, he will lose himself instantly because the temptations are so appealing and addictive (as illustrated in his MVs for "Want" & "Famous"). The "poison apple" is the bait, (again just like in 2019's "Want" & "Famous")..."want a bite?" "Just a little more, that's all it takes." "Gift you once as a bait, then I (Abraxas) take everything." The demon is the father of hundreds of lies. The pre-chorus and chorus are actually further dialogue between Taemin and Abraxas: [Pre-chorus] Ooh-ooh (On that vague border between good and bad - Taemin) You played the fool for me - Abraxas (My judgment in the final moment - Taemin) [Chorus -- all Abraxas] Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh You got me G-U-I-L-T-Y - Trick and take everything from you Again, just playing a game all for fun Hundreds of lies Ooh yeah Taemin is a genius when it comes to interweaving layers of meanings into his lyrics (which he often rewrites/tweaks from SM samples to make them fit his concepts) and leaving us mesmerized, trying to arrive at the deepest look into his psyche. This is why he is the ultimate artist for me. Yes, I love his dancing, but it's his lyrical and musical prowess that truly captivates me, while also gratifying my desire for deeper, meaningful Christian messaging that is usually lacking in actual Christian music.
Besides Idea and Want, may I suggest you a few other songs that showcase his vocals? Try Heaven (Inkigayo), Love and Rise live. Taemin, exactly like SHINee, shines the most when live ❤ You could also try Shadow, Hypnosis, Already (written by Jonghyun), Sexuality, Pansy (written by Taemin). Also the short MV "Just Me and You". And then his Japanese production: Sayonara Hitori, Flame of Love (the MVs and the concert versions) and Door (live) But all his songs are amazing. This is just a start
The king of kpop for a reason taemin is the ultimate performer in kpop and the original idol of idols, he has more than 100+ idols saying being fans or have been inspired by him. he has no miss. His group and solo career is flawless
Move is Taemin's most iconic song and the one that blew him up as a solo artist (even though he was big before, he got even bigger with this song). A ton of idols and trainees covered it, and it was all slow and chill choreo compared to everyone doing hype/hard choreo, so it was very revolutionary.
🙌 Please do a round 2 and check out The Rizzness, Want and Idea, at the least. Yes, you made a lot of good assumptions / observations. Taemin is known for being very intentional, deep, and extremely detail oriented (in everything). These traits are most often noticed through his physical (dance) and facial expressions and his lyrics. Often present in his work are religious and philosophical ideals and / or symbolism; good vs. evil too. In Guilty, the orchestral instrumentation really sets the vibe along with Taemin's vocals. The male dancer is a scorpion. 😊 If you want to know more about a specific Taemin song or video, just let us know. Be ready to possibly read a couple paragraphs or more. Since getting into K-pop last year, I began my journey into Taemin and SHINee in the past few months and I'm working my way to the other 4 members. Minho's recent release 'Stay for a Night' is a really good uptempo ballad too (I don't typically do ballads), similar to D.O.'s 'I Do'.
Taemin is a great soloist, his solo songs are always a hit! I recommend checking some of the other SHINee members solo songs (my personal favorite is Key)
You are finally reacting to the best soloist of all time according to music critics. The most cited Idol idol in the industry by other idols as a source of inspiration. best singer dancer and performer. taemin has deep and well-crafted concepts. Absolutely no one can compare to him. I subscribe for more reactions from Taemin
THEE King Taemin is ART personified 👑 💯 💎 🔥 He is on another level of talent, versatility and artistry. Unrivaled, unparalleled and incomparable. Subscribed for more Taemin and SHINee video reactions. I love the way you react, you're replaying the videos meaning you're really interested to see every details of the video.
Many of Taemin's title tracks have double meanings and he is brilliant at it. A few are Criminal, Famous, Want and of course GUILTY. He works with lyricists to convey HIS message. Everything in his MVs have meaning, and what you mentioned about Criminal and the lyrics "on a leash called you" and then the neck movement he did you could be right. I just saw earlier today a fan mentioning his final pose in Want, that his hand to the side looked like a snake, had to go back and check, but I think she's right and I've seen the MV like 20 times. He puts so much into his work that at times he leaves me in awe. If you decide to go down his rabbit hole you will have quite a journey. And yes he sets trends, with Move having females and males dance together plus doing the same Choreo (moving forward). Other Idols are now doing the same, Ten, Kai. Saw the other day a fan of Tens mentioning that he refers to Taemin as his father. Taemin has spent his career improving in all areas of dance, vocals, performance along with encouraging his juniors and showcasing them (Kai, Ten, Hoshi, Jimin) earlier in their careers. People debate who is the best dancer all the time, but no one can debate that Taemin has been the most influential idol. I'm also going to mention possibly another trend he started (anyone please correct me if I'm wrong). In Advice (2021) he showcases his tattoo for the first time which I think was frowned upon by the. industry. Now in 2023/24 I see idols and backup dancers showing their tattoos everywhere. Were they doing it before? Enjoyed your reaction to Taemin.
Yayyy taemin solo😁he’s definitely one of my favorite soloists along with ten and Key. Speaking of you should definitely do his solo music next he’s amazing! Taemin is so talented and almost everyone looks up to him. He’s been in this industry for so long and you can say he’s made a name for himself. Move is so iconic like I don’t even know how to explain the industry after Taemin dropped move😭 it was insanity the internet broke basically and I broke too😞✊
He moves like😂 that because.. simply.. he's the best dancer in korea❤ (for many known like the korean Michael Jackson).. he seting up the standards and leading the role male for 2nd, 3rd and 4th Gen in Kpop industry. The unique&only 1 who has debuted in these 3 generations: lee Taemin!, as Shawols: #wereproud #5HINee 💎💎💎💎💎👏🏻
Conocí el KPOP por TAEMIN. Luego a SHINEe .En lo personal una super estrella del KPOP. Supremacía .Todo en el es tan unico .Su maravillosa voz, danza. carisma arte ecenico .MARAVILLOSO. Mi unica bia del KPOP ❤❤❤
Taemin is 100% fantastic. He has no bad songs. I recommend Want, Black Rose, and any of his Japanese tracks. He has 16+ years in the industry, so there's a lot to look forward to from him.
I see "Advice" as a continuation of the themes within Taemin's previous Never Gonna Dance Again album trilogy -- "2 Kids," "Criminal" and "Idea." With "Criminal" and "Idea," Taemin talks about being involved in a toxic relationship -- not necessarily a romantic relationship, but a metaphor for his relationship with fame -- in which he agrees to be manipulated almost to the point of being destroyed in order to become the artist we see today. But, in the end of "Idea," we see him become free from the box everyone wants to put him in and he comes to terms with his role as an idol. He has now formed his own "Idea" about himself and what it means to be an idol, etc. As Taemin explained during his VLive event for "Advice" -- which came out in 2021 -- "Advice" is like the end to the first chapter in his life, and it marks the beginning of the second chapter. The song seems to be his way of saying I am done caring to everyone who judged him and all those haters who spread rumors and misinformation about him. "Advice" is showing that he is now free and confident to be himself, breaking stereotypes and now only listening to himself. Taemin is just one of those performers that leaves you speechless every time he steps on stage. He was born to be a performer and that is one of the reasons why he has become known as the Korean Michael Jackson. That is also why, as one of the top two performers in the industry, he was made a member of SuperM. Taemin is an Idol of Idols and a legend of legends. (He is considered the blueprint for what it means to be a successful as a male solo artist. He was one of the first male idols from an active group to go solo, and he did it at such a young age, starting in 2014 at 21 years old. He has been a solo artist for more than half his career.) In "Advice" he's basically saying, "Stop trying to put me in a box, in which I'll never fit in." He is also speaking to everyone that says he's getting old, that he's just a Michael Jackson wannabe that doesn't sell a lot of albums because he tries too hard to be edgy, etc. He's rebelling against all those people who are constantly advising him to make more mainstream music, or to follow the traditional Kpop idol style, in order to boost his sales and his popularity. However, as Taemin is making clear in "Advice," that is not who he is and he will never be "normal" or "mainstream" and he is OK with that. In the scenes where you see him covered in ink (not blood), I think that is supposed to be him showing everyone how he is no longer the "unstained," cute maknae everyone wants to think of him as. The diamond you see painted on his hand when he is playing the piano, and you see drawn on his bicep, etc. is SHINee's symbol and all the pearl aqua blue/green colors you see in the MV is SHINee's official color. (The large tattoo of a Peony flower you can see on his hip is real. Hence why in the lyrics he says, "I destroy the torso that you were chasing after." In other words, he's saying he's tired of people thinking they even have a say in what he does with his body.) This song was specifically designed to not be like anything he has ever done before. He plays the piano, he raps, he shows off his falsetto notes, etc., which is different than what we often hear and see from him. He intentionally used this song to prove that he isn't one type of singer. People often think of Taemin as a sultry vocalist that sings in a breathy comfortable, less dynamic style. So, with this song he wants to prove to everyone that he can be unpredictable and try new things. Yet again, you can't put him in a box or tell him who to be. Everything you see in this MV is 100% Taemin, including the piano playing. Everything that Taemin's haters like to point out about him and say are reasons why he shouldn't be held to such high esteem, I find completely ridiculous. I don't think that anyone who actually knows him would ever say he has played it safe at any time in his career. If you think he is only one dimensional, and that he is trying to be anything other than himself, then you really don't know Taemin. Everything he does is different, out there and definitely not safe. It's always uniquely Taemin, and he couldn't do it any other way. Also, because Taemin is a member of SHINee, none of his songs are ever like anything you have ever heard or seen before from him. It will always have a new beat, style and sound. As SM Entertainment's experimental boy group, SHINee is meant to be the first and they are expected to set the trend, and that includes the members' solo work. With every new song Taemin produces it's expected to be different than the last, so you will never hear the same style or sound from him in any of his songs, even on the same album, and yet, it still will be uniquely Taemin-like. Which is another example of how you can never put him in a box or expect anything from him. :D Another theme in "Advice" is about how Taemin is embracing his androgynous side -- but on his own terms -- which I think is a continuation of the message in his "Move" MV. Early in his career when Taemin was growing up in SHINee -- he debuted in 2008 at 14 years old -- he was known for his delicate feminine features. It took him a long time to accept that he was recognized for his looks and to come to terms with the fact that everyone thought of him as a "pretty boy," etc. So, at this point in his career -- he is now 27 years old in this MV -- he is making a statement about how he has decided to be himself and no longer care what people think. Music is art and art has no gender. So, that is why in "Advice" you see him wearing hair extensions, fishnets and women's Supreme sportswear, etc. But if you notice, his choreography is very fast paced and sharp, which is hyper masculine -- a complete contrast to the "feminine" image people want to give him. You also see him wearing makeup, but it's smeared on his face, as if to say, "people may think of me as a 'Pretty Boy,' but I don't care about looking pretty." In the lyrics he is saying, "It's creepy how people are always looking to cause drama, so stop trying to create scandals in my life that don't really exist. It's all just stories you make up." He's tired of all those people who seem to look for reasons to cause drama, where none really exists.
Where he says "floppy" in the lyrics, I think he's talking about knowing about or hearing firsthand the things people are saying about him, but he is choosing not to pay attention to them because what they're saying is flopping or doesn't hold any weight or have any substance, etc. "Advice" just proves that every time people try to put Taemin in a box, he destroys it and keeps coming back with something more unique and never seen before. Hence, why in the choreography he puts his hands in front of his face and creates a movement that looks like an animated mouth talking. It represents how everyone keeps talking about him and what they are saying is nonsense, which makes them look and sound ridiculous, etc. Which is why in the lyrics he says, "You will never get the keys to my lock" because he doesn't ever plan to give people what they want and allow them access to his secrets and personal life, etc. (Those people who like to gossip about him will never truly know the real him.) I interpret the "One (piece of) Advice" he is talking about in the lyrics as a reference to the advice he keeps being given about being more mainstream, but he's saying, "stop trying to make me conform to the image you have in your head of who I should be and what I should do." In other words, take all that time and effort you have been using to come up with ways to talk about how he doesn't fit in, etc. and put it to better use. "Follow my own advice" and do something original for once. And the crucifixion pose at the end of "Advice" is sort of a signature pose for him. I interpret it to be like he is saying, "And that is the end, this is my final word, take it or leave it, but don't doubt me. I have given it my all and laid everything I had out there for you," etc. You should really see his "Advice" dance practice as well. It's a good way to see the full choreography without any cuts, edits or ackward camera angles.
Taemin is an incredible artist! He’s been my ult bias for 13 years. I love watching people discover him for the first time. I highly recommend Idea, Black Rose, and Press Your Number.
I loved your reactions. I’ve watched these videos hundreds of times, watching and hearing you made me feel like it was the first time too. Taemin is my ultimate artist and not just in kpop. There’s no one like him. His vocals, dances, songs are at the highest levels. In Criminal you mentioned when he sings “I’m on a leash called you” and his head movements mimicked like being on a leash was spot on and I’ve never thought of that. In Advice you noticed that his hands looked like they had blood on them. In fact that wasn’t their intention. When he plays the piano they are covered with henna. Taemin said they tried very hard to get the henna out so they could shoot the next scenes, but as you saw they couldn’t get it all out. LOL Looking forward to more Taemin reactions. Recommend Idea, Want, The Rizzness (don’t let the title stop you), Black Rose the Stage performance.
Taemin, artista de excelencia, me encanta su voz, seduce con su baile, me cautiva, he visto a otros solistas del kpop q amo, son varios, pero cuando veo a Taemin en el escenario en un concierto o en una presentación, sinceramente para mi, es el mejor.
For guilty someone said that its like the lyrics is the abuser and the mv is the victim and that rlly changed how i saw the mv. When u said something abt preditor and prey it reminded me of this
Taemin made the call to add the news broadcasts in korean and English for Criminal, which is upbeat despite the dark lyrics bc its about stockholm syndrome. He's very hands on with his music, especially for SM
Amazed at how you see the themes in Guilty especially with that point with the predator and prey because Guilty is like a representation of people sexualizing minors which is something Taemin himself experienced when he started as an idol at such a young age (14-15yrs.)
I hope you will make a video section of your reaction to TAEMIN in terms of his Dance Practice and Live Performance/Concert too.. I always enjoy your videos
TAEMIN is currently an artist who can combine it all: dancing, charisma, performing and singing at the highest level at the same time. 1/ Some idols can sing better than TAEMIN but I'm sure they can't reach his dancing level 2/ Some others may have a dancing level close to TAEMIN's level, but they certainly can't sing as well as him Especially, no one can do what TAEMIN does. He is the different level forever. THE KING of kings
No cuz I’m surprised I didn’t left a comment the first time i watched this but I’m gonna say that i found myself coming back to it cuz your reaction to this was goood and soo endearing, your excitement was cute and the way guilty got you so invested was so nice, i always vibe to the songs with you but for this one i couldn’t help but giggle. Anyway love taemin and the songs!! Loved the reaction☺️🩷
When I got into Shinee, the first Taemin solo song I watched was MOVE. It ended me🥲. please also check out Minho's solo songs. it would also be cool if you could check out the Shinee plagiarism series.😉
Et tu n’as pas vu des vidéos de fans sur son concert « Metamorph « les vidéos ne sont pas toutes très bonnes mais ce devait être extraordinaire. Va y jeter un œil Taemin c’est le prince de la KPop , je suis une fan inconditionnelle ❤️🇫🇷
Aunque mi favorito es MINHO ,no se puede negar la calidad de Taemin y su excelente discografia,todo el grupo en realidad, cada uno tiene vibras y gustos distintos en solitario, pero qué buena música tienen !!!
You liked the part when he's dancing with the Japanese girl (the choreographer, actually) then you should watch #3 Move Performance. It's with those two dancing and it's amazing!
And now you're on your way to START to understand why Shinee is just unreasonable 😉! Yes Shinee as such is impressive but once you listen to the solo stuff and realize Shinee consists of 4 active solo-stars, all with their completely unique style that's totally different from what they do together in Shinee..., at least for me that's when I slowly started to understand just how stacked of a group Shinee is 😁💕 It's not just Taemin. Yes Taemin is a legend and I'm convinced that the peak of his stardom is still ahead. But Onews voice is simply magic, Keys solo stuff is more like fashion/art projects than just songs and Minho putting the energy and charisma he usually brings for intensity in Shinee to emotional ballads is just a joy. Hope you'll have a lot of fun discovering just how deep the Shinee well actually goes 😁
Yes please make part 2! I recommend: - Idea - Want - Just Me And You - Thirsty - The Rizzness (a controversial one. Some people are cringed out by it, bad bitches love it)
Him moving like a puppet is because guilty is about being manipulated, an abusive relationship if you will, but it is metaphorically about him being under the public eye since 14 and being controlled by his label. He just left his label of 16 years. He’s still with them for SHINee stuff but for solo he just joined BPM (VIVIZ’s label).
Guilty" has a deep meaning. The title name guilty is basically about how he debuted at a young age and didn't have control over his life. He was called a girl because of his behaviour and appearance. The grown ups around him would make him uncomfortable and touch him in ways that you shouldn't. Especially during sherlock era how badly sexualized him and tv hosts making comments how he was very "girly looking". And even made him kiss one of the cast. I think that is very traumatizing. The little boy holding his leg was him as a kid wanting closure and security that he never had. And in the mv you could see people's hand around him and touching him. That's protrayed as the grown people who took away his innocence at a young age.
taemin is literally one of if not the best dancer in kpop, and he's my favorite soloist ever!! cant wait for you to check out more of his ( and shinee's ! ) stuff !!
Move is one of the hardest dances in Kpop to actually accomplish and do right it might seem simple and chill but it’s hella hard
Taemin doesn't miss. he has 10 years of solo discography, both Korean and Japanese and every single song is amazing. A truly flawless discography, including every b-sides.
Korean Michael Jackson litteraly is how we all describe Taemin he is so unique
You should totally react to some of his dance practices specifically Move and Advice THEY ARE TOO SATISFYING
And famous!!
taemin is art
What I would give to hear all these songs for the first time again 😭 Just the best solo idol out there 🙌
The look and feel for "Move" is very specific, it's supposed to be androgynous and gender neutral. Early in his career when Taemin was growing up in SHINee he was known for his feminine look. The industry thought it was novel and cute to play up his feminine features. Being recognized for his delicate image, ended up giving him a real complex about the fact that people never saw him as a masculine man. It took him a long time to accept that he was known for his looks and to come to terms with the fact that everyone thought of him as a "pretty boy," etc. So, at this point in his career as a 24 year old (He is 30 now) he was trying to make a statement about how he has now come to terms with just being himself and not caring what people think. Dancing is art and movement has no gender.
"Move" is his title track on his 2nd Korean solo album, which was released in 2017. He debuted as a solo artist in 2014. There are 3 versions of his "Move" MV. Version #1 is the regular MV version, which you watched. Version #2 is his solo performance version that just highlights his dancing. Version #3 is the duo version, which focuses on the choreographer and him dancing together.
Fun fact: The blue color you see throughout this MV is supposed to represent the cool, chill vibe of this song, but Pearl Aqua also is SHINee's fan color, so you will see aqua/blue/green shades with most everything to do with SHINee as a way to represent their connection as a group and their connection to their fans, etc.
And just so you know, those background vocals aren't Taemin's. They actually chose to leave the songwriters' vocals in the song from when they recorded the guide track. I have seen interviews with Adien Lewis, one of the original songwriters and he was shocked to hear his voice still in the song. Usually when a Kpop company gets a song from a songwriter, especially a foreign songwriting team, they will translate it into Korean and record all the vocals using the artists' vocals or other Korean artists, etc. Therefore, it's very rare that a songwriter would have their original vocals in a Kpop song, however, this was one of the few times where SM didn't rerecord or change everything. If you're interested, here is a short clip of an interview with Adien Lewis talking about "Move", czcams.com/video/hTxbaiWyrmA/video.html.
"Move" features all female dancers because the whole point of the song and dance is supposed to be about crossing gender boundaries and how just because you are male doesn't mean your dance has to be hyper masculine. Taemin uses what is traditionally considered more feminine dance moves to show how you can merge both feminine and masculine styles together to create something that can't be singled out as one gender or the other. This dance allowed a more mainstream audience to start to embrace less traditional gender roles within Kpop.
"Move" is one of Taemin's most famous choreographies and it has become the dance he is most recognized for.This dance has inspired what is known as the "Move disease," and it is said that the dance is so catchy that you can't help but try to imitate it. There are literally hundreds of videos online of people attempting cover dances to this song. (It is on the level of Beyonce's "Single Ladies" dance and some of the most famous TiKTok dance challenges.) However, no matter how good of a dancer they are, it is quickly apparent that there is just something about the way Taemin moves that can't be duplicated. Taemin is Taemin and there is no one else like him. The dance is never as sharp or precise as the way Taemin does it. That is why he is hands down considered one of the top two BEST dancers in the industry.
Taemin's "Move" choreography is actually considered by professional dancers to be one of the most difficult dances to pull off because of the amount of control you have to have and the intricate movements. They say that if Taemin's dances look easy then that means they are extremely difficult and if they look difficult then they are almost impossible to pull off unless you are Taemin. There's a reason why EVERYONE looks up to him, even world-famous dancers.
As Taemin has said numerous times in interviews and on variety shows, the key point in "Move's" choreography is literally supposed to be to stare into the camera like you are trying to seduce the person who is watching. So, you are right, that is exactly what Taemin is doing.
The female dancer who is the featured dancer dancing with Taemin in the MV wasn't just any dancer, she is the choreographer who choreographed "Move". Her name is Sugawara Koharu and she is a Japanese choreographer who has choreographed dances for several Kpop groups, as well as American artists. She has worked with Taemin a lot over the years and she is the one that also choreographed Taemin's dance for his songs "Want," "Flame of Love" and "Sayonara Hitori" and helped choreograph Taemin and her performance on the competition program Hit the Stage -- "Devil" performance, etc., and she was one of 3 or 4 choreographers who helped choreograph Taemin's "Criminal." Taemin and Sugawara are really good friends. She was also the choreographer for SHINee's song "Good Evening," among others. She loves working with Taemin because they are a lot alike, and that is one of the reasons why she has been featured in several of Taemin's projects. Plus, Taemin, and all the members of SHINee, are also one of the most famous artists in Japan and they all speak fluent Japanese, so they have no problem communicating through dance or language. :D
You should now check out his dance practice video, as well as a live performance so you can really see why this song is so iconic and discover how it literally changed the Kpop industry.
Taemin's choreography is very much influenced by him. Although he has input in almost everything he does, he has choreographers that come up with the choreography for most of his dances and he then infuses it with his own ideas and style and makes it uniquely his. The way Taemin dances is just the way he moves. His movements are effortless. If you watch Taemin dance a lot, you will see that no matter who choreographs the dance, it will always be very Taemin-like. Many choreographers who have worked with him over the years have said that, with Taemin you can't help but allow him to move in whatever way his body takes him. Taemin is art in every sense of the word. :D
Taemin's style of dance can't be defined. As he has said, he has worked his entire career to create a style of dance that is unlike anything in the Kpop industry. And I would argue that that now extends to the entire industry of dance. Taemin started out as a self-taught popper and locker without any dance training, and, even then, as a trainee it was clear his skills as a dancer went far beyond the average dancer. Over the years he has infused those popping and locking skills into his now more contemporary style of dance. But, when it comes to dancing, he can do it all and there is no one better at it than him.
finally the king of kpop, the idol of idols
Bro's just casually feeding us with great content back to back and i'm here for it❤️
For real he is my favourite kpop reactor on this app
REALL
SO TRUEEEE
@@choicezenithsame most real about it too
100% verda. Supremacía de la industria del KPOP ❤❤
"Criminal" is the second part of Taemin's Never Gonna Dance Again album that came out in 2021. It's part of a trilogy, which started with his prologue "2 Kids," and continued with "Criminal," which is part of Act 1 of the album. And it was followed up by "Idea," which is part of Act 2 of the album and it brings the whole concept full circle. And now his follow up release, "Advice," has become the epilogue to the story.
Taemin said in an interview: "The two acts put together tell a story. '2 Kids’ is about growing pains and depicts the story prior to the story in the album. You can think of '2 Kids' as a teaser before the movie called 'Never Gonna Dance Again.' Act 1 shows a new side of me. I think it’ll be something you’ve never seen in K-pop before. And Act 2 is the end-all-be-all. It’s the ultimate level of intensity. Never Gonna Dance Again’ was originally the name of the concept. Because it doesn’t make sense for me to stop dancing. But I wanted to give a sense of rebellion with the irony of the title.”
Just so you know, the Taemin you see is not necessarily the criminal in the song. I see him as the victim who is being held captive by the criminal. The criminal is his lover (i.e. the other side of him) that he is singing about, which is a metaphor for the pressure he feels under as a Kpop idol. The song is about living in a toxic relationship and being brainwashed by a lover. He has now fallen in love with the person (or thing -- i.e. his career) who is inflicting all the pain and suffering on him, so now he accepts the abuse as a normal part of the relationship. Even though he is being abused by that person -- possibly a metaphor for the pressure he is creating for himself with the need to always be the best in everything he does -- he can't help but love them and allow them to continue to hurt him, etc.
All the abuse is happening to him, he is not hurting anyone else or doing anything criminal himself. Therefore, the story isn't about Taemin being a criminal. Notice, the S.W.A.T. team isn't arresting him. They pretty much walk right past Taemin and ignore him as they search for the criminal.
The "boss" vibe is a facade he puts on to make people believe he is in control, but as we see in the choreography, he is being manipulated by all the outside forces around him. For example, we see him lying across the backup dancers backs and they pick him up and manipulate him to do what they want him to do at that moment. A lot of his dance moves are designed to make him look like a marionette puppet that is being pulled around by strings and being told what to do. Which is what you see when he is crouched down and he creates that wiggly, wave movement in the dance, etc.
As part of the story, he has been held captive for so long that, as it says in the lyrics of the song, he is now suffering from Stockholm syndrome, so he is no longer fighting the abuse and that is why you see him throw his bindings away. The criminal -- which is a metaphor for the pressure he has felt in his career -- no longer has to tie him up to keep him there. (Because he has fallen in love with the pain and suffering he inflicts on himself as an artist, etc.) The backup dancers represent the forces he is struggling against as he fights with his mind over whether to stay or go, etc.
Fun fact: It was Taemin's idea to include the police blotter/news clips in that part of the song. If you notice, the sound bites are from all over the world and they are speaking multiple languages.
This album's whole concept is a metaphor for his life and career. With every release from this album, the concept was designed to be darker then the last. In "2 Kids" he was emotionally and physically beating himself up with regrets. In "Criminal" he was living in a toxic relationship. In "Idea" he takes the theme one step further, and says that even though it was my idea and my plan to live this life, nothing comes without a price, and because of that need for perfection, any chance of being average or living a regular life is pretty much dead. Taemin has sacrificed everything to become the magnificent and unique performer and person that we know him as today.
But there really is no one that pushes him or holds him to a higher standard then himself. Taemin has said that he really has never taken a true vacation since he was a trainee -- he started with SM Entertainment when he was around 11 years old -- and he doesn't know what to do if he isn't constantly working and training. As he has said, there has never been anything that has come easy to him and he has only gotten to where he is today because he has worked hard to accomplish everything. He is constantly pushing himself to become the best of the best in everything he does.
All of Taemin's dances tell a story. As he has said, he specifically designs his choreography to be a part of the story within the song and MV. So, "Criminal" is supposed to be slightly creepy, as well as sexy. He is literally being abused and asking you to please "destroy me more."
As a member of SHINee, Taemin has trained his entire career to be able to pull off this type of intense and intricate dancing while singing live and always sounding flawless the whole time. (SHINee debuted in 2008 when Taemin was only 14 years old.) That is what SHINee are known for. So not only is Taemin an amazing dancer, but he is also one of the best singers in the industry, and the 5 members of SHINee make up one of the top groups, that everyone looks up to and dreams of even coming close to being as good as.
If you are impressed with Taemin's dancing, not only should you see his dance practice video for "Criminal," but just wait until you see a live performance. You will be even more blown away. And if you want to see Taemin explain the concept behind his dance moves, watch a tutorial video he did where he explains the dance to Jeno and Mark from NCT.
Taemin king 🎉🎉🎉. Idol of idols ❤❤❤
Taemin doesn't miss... you should def check out his killing voice cause his vocals are actually crazy
you should definitely react to idea and want!!
As you have seen, Taemin has been in the industry for more than 15 years as part of the legendary 5-member Kpop group SHINee and he has been a solo artist since 2014. "Guilty" is his title track on his 4th mini Korean solo album.
I think "Guilty" is a continuation of the themes surrounding Taemin's previous releases. Particularly connected to his Never Gonna Dance Again trilogy of albums -- "2 Kids", "Criminal" and "Idea" -- and Advice album themes.
As Taemin has explained, "Guilty" is about a lover who DOESN'T feel guilty about all the bad things they have done in the relationship and they feel no shame or remorse for the pain and suffering they may have caused the other person. Which, if you connect it to the messages from his previous MVs, this easily could be interpreted as a metaphor for everything Taemin has gone through in his career and life. As an idol, he has been manipulated and controlled his whole life. Debuting at 14 years old, Taemin has lived his entire life in the public eye under a microscope, he is expected to be flawless and perfect, and people are constantly telling him what to do and how he should act, etc. However, now that he has turned 30, I think he is embracing a new chapter in his life where he is saying he is no longer going to allow people to manipulate him and he is officially taking back control. In other words, he's not going to feel guilty any more for being himself and doing what makes him happy.
The story in the MV also makes more sense if you pair it with the 2 teaser videos that were released a few days before the MV dropped. In the teasers you will see Taemin being manipulated even more by outside forces and people who literally at one point hand him a gun and force him to shoot something or someone, which is all part of the metaphor that has to do with taking control of his life, etc.
If you delve in deep you will see that "Guilty" could be interpreted as his relationship with fame and the different sides of who he is as a person and artist. Everything you see and hear can be thought of as a metaphor for life told using biblical references as an underlying theme showcasing Taemin's Catholic faith.The majority of Taemin's songs and MVs touch on concepts, stories and themes from the Bible, as a metaphor to explain what he has gone through growing up as an idol and the journey he has taken in order to find confidence in and acceptance with who he is as a person and an artist.
With Taemin -- and all the members of SHINee -- you will never get the same thing twice. Everything he releases will be a new style and sound and, yet, it will still be very "Taemin". As SM Entertainment's experimental boy group, SHINee are meant to be the first to do almost everything, and they are expected to come up with something new that no one has ever seen or heard before with every release of theirs. As Kpop's trendsetters, the members of SHINee reinvent the industry with every comeback.
Taemin is the main dancer and a main vocalist of SHINee. However, because he is a member of SHINee, this means he can do it all. SHINee are known for the fact that there are no longer any fixed roles in their group, the main vocalists can rap and the rappers can fill in as main vocalists at any moment. However, what they are really recognized for is the fact that they are one of the best vocal groups to ever exist. All of the SHINee members are top tier singers and dancers.
You may find this hard to believe, but when Taemin debuted as a member of SHINee way back in 2008, he didn't have a whole lot of lines in their songs. People even used to make fun of Taemin's singing and they would say that he was tone deaf and couldn't sing. However, it's sort of a misconception that Taemin "couldn't sing." it wasn't that he couldn't sing, it was just that he debuted when he was so young -- he was only 14 years old -- that his voice hadn't really developed yet and he didn't really have a good grasp of how to use his voice and produce the sounds he wanted with it. So, in the beginning, when he sang, he was often flat or his voice cracked or he was off key or out of tune, etc.
And because he was being compared to the other members of SHINee who are all 2 to 4 years older than him, and the other members had such phenomenal voices to start out with, it really made Taemin sound like he was lacking. (SHINee are considered THE premier vocal group that everyone dreams of being as good as.) That's why in SHINee's first few songs Taemin only has a few lines, and most of the time he was just given big solo dance breaks to fill the stage at his parts in the song.
However, if he was really tone deaf, he never would have become an SM Idol trainee -- SM would have put him on the dance track and probably steered him toward becoming a backup dancer -- and he definitely would have never become the amazing singer that he is today. As you probably know, someone who is truly tone deaf is physically unable to hear the difference in the notes and is unable to carry a tune.
Taemin is considered one of the greatest dancers of all time. He has literally been voted one of the top two BEST dancers in all of Kpop by his peers and industry experts. (Kai from EXO -- who happens to be Taemin's best friend since trainee days, and a fellow member of the Kpop supergroup SuperM -- is the other top dancer.) That is why he has been nicknamed the Korean Michael Jackson. Literally everyone in the Kpop industry looks up to Taemin and idolizes him.
But Taemin really wanted to prove to everyone that he wasn't just a dancer, so he spent a lot of extra time concentrating on vocal lessons and the other SHINee members -- especially Onew and Jonghyun (two of the best vocalists in the industry) -- spent some serious time coaching and mentoring him until he learned what it took to match their vocal range and to use his voice. (For the first year or more after SHINee's debut Taemin spent hours in vocal lessons and he would push himself every day until his nose would bleed because he was so tired and worn out, etc. He practically lived in the training rooms at SM.)
The ONLY thing the members of SHINee are not good at is lip syncing, so Taemin, and all the members of SHINee, have specifically trained since their debut, to build stamina and endurance, in order to be able to sing live for 3+ hours straight in concert, all while performing these intense choreographies and still sound flawless. When you watch a live performance, you may be shocked because Taemin and SHINee sound so perfect live even though they are dancing so intensely, but that is why they are so highly respected by everyone. Therefore, when you hear SHINee sing, 95% of the time it will be live.
Other Idols and audio sound technicians, etc. who have witnessed the SHINee members performing live are always blown away, because in the parts of the song where most singers would take a break and rely on the backing track vocals to cover their voices so they can catch their breath and recover, this is where the SHINee members actually ramp it up and become their most powerful.
In Taemin's live performance you will discover that he sounds even better than in the recorded version, all while dancing full out. What makes SHINee so great is that even if they are singing a cappella while performing this high energy choreography, they sound just as amazing. That's why, even as rookies, senior artists would stop what they were doing to watch SHINee's rehearsals on music programs because SHINee's vocal talent is that impressive.
When SHINee debuted, they were the first group to demonstrate how it was possible to sing live while performing complex choreography and still maintain stable vocals. Before SHINee, the thought within the industry was that it wasn't possible to sing live and also perform high intensity choreography at the same time. At that time, most groups would either sing live and have simple choreography, or they would have crazy cool choreography, but lip sync to their recorded vocals. SHINee completely changed the Kpop industry and upped the standard of what it meant to be an idol singer.
Taemin -- and SHINee -- live is unmatched. It's literally referred to as the SHINee standard. It's the standard that all other groups strive to reach, and SHINee are the vocalists that all other artists try to emulate.
Taemin has released at least one song or album -- most of the time way more than just one -- as part of SHINee, as a member of a project group, as a solo artist or as a member of SuperM every year since SHINee's debut. (Except for 2022 because he was on hiatus while he carried out his public service duties as part of his military requirements.) Therefore, including his full-length albums, mini albums, and singles, etc., as well as his Japanese albums, Taemin has more than a dozen solo albums. Not to mention the 2 albums he has as a member of SuperM. And on top of all that, SHINee currently has 14 full-length Korean and Japanese albums, just as many repackaged albums, numerous mini albums, etc. Plus, he has held many solo concert tours, as well as a world tour as a member of SuperM, and SHINee has held more than 100 concerts within 6 world tours so far. You have a TON to catch up on. :D
Now you need to check out Taemin's Killing Voice performance. I have a feeling when you watch his Killing Voice you will find that hearing him sing "Guilty," as well as his other songs, live that you will be even more impressed. There is a reason why Taemin is like none other. You also need to see his "Guilty" dance practice video and/or a live performance.
That’s a great description.
TAEMIN
16 YEARS of career and he still surprises by setting himself limits and raising the bar so high that no one else reaches it except him
yeah his songs are so good 😭 his other title tracks are Danger, Press Your Number, Want, and IDEA
Welcome to the world of T-Pop = Taemin Pop! There is NO ONE like him. His music is unique and tells a very personal story about himself.
Along with Taemin's insane talent as a singer/dancer/performer, his creative involvement (sometimes as co-director/co-producer as with his "Never Gonna Dance Again", 2-pt. album) with all his projects and attention to the most minute details are what makes him an artist rather than an idol as it is with all of his fellow SHINee brothers. This is primarily why Taemin is given the best of the best in producers, directors and backup dancers. EVERYTHING, even the choreo, in Taemin's MVs conveys a much deeper meaning than what is conveyed in a surface reading of the lyrics. These are key things to remember when analyzing one of Taemin's works:
1) The simplest explanation is NOT the true interpretation (opposite from the philosophical argument of Occam's razor).
2) Taemin is deep into philosophy and regularly explores various world philosophies.
3) Many of Taemin's lyrics are directed inward to his psyche and history, spanning across a storyline using different philosophies as his concepts for each song.
4) He incorporates those philosophies along with religious symbolism, metaphors, and allusions to illustrate their conflict with his Christian faith (Taemin is Catholic).
Milinda Wilson has already told you about most of the songs, but let me give you my take on "Guilty". When putting all the above together, we begin to see what is going on in the MV. In short, this is not about a toxic relationship between a couple, but rather the continuation of Taemin's toxic struggle between the relationship of the two egos in his mind (indicated by the hand inside his shirt grabbing himself -- it's coming from inside himself): the demon tempting him with the perks of his celebrity life clashing with his Christian self desiring to adhere to his Christian worldview. Taemin LOVES what he does, but the temptations to go astray and embrace a worldly lifestyle are many. This is the cause of his guilt. The person clinging to the attendant's leg is Taemin himself. He's trying to cling to his faith-based identity. He digs his fingers into his own flesh to feel pain and bring himself back to, or hold onto, reality. This personal story concept, initially introduced in his 2016 MV for "Press Your Number", also runs through his 2018 Japanese song, "Under My Skin, as well as 2020's "Criminal", "IDEA" (in fact the entire "Never Gonna Dance Again" Acts 1 & 2 albums of 2020), and 2021's "Advice" (look carefully at the black/white contrast & then Taemin's suit).
For this particular song/MV, Taemin indicated that he researched both "Demian" by Hermann Hesse and ""Erotism: Death and Sensuality" by the French philosopher, Georges Bataille. His concept is that of guilt and how humans process their guilt, especially with respect to dealing with toxic relationships. For Taemin, this toxic relationship is within himself and is displayed through the character he plays of Abraxas (wearing a headdress and representing the gnostic demigod of a heretical sect and later referred to as a demon). However, Taemin also plays the character of himself being tormented by this internal demon who constantly plagues and entices him to go astray. The entire song is a dialogue between Abraxas and Taemin. During the dialogue, Taemin is struggling (the choreo) to fight off being possessed and swallowed completely by Abraxas. We see even more of this struggle in the b-side performance video for "The Rizzness". IT'S WILD! Please react to that one. You clearly see the demon, "Abraxas" alone all in black (death, evil, chaos in religious terms) and Taemin dressed in white (associated with innocence, righteousness, and good in contrast to black) with backup dancers.
We see Taemin walking through institutions of his memory such as a school (which, as an introvert, he hated), hospital/mental institution (brainwashing-Taemin was extremely sexualized by the industry as a very young idol specifically because he was so pretty and just 14 at debut), and training center (SM?), always being controlled and in situations that produce temptations to go against his values. If he is not constantly vigilant, "....when you've caught on (Abraxas), I'm already gone (Taemin)." In other words, he will lose himself instantly because the temptations are so appealing and addictive (as illustrated in his MVs for "Want" & "Famous"). The "poison apple" is the bait, (again just like in 2019's "Want" & "Famous")..."want a bite?" "Just a little more, that's all it takes." "Gift you once as a bait, then I (Abraxas) take everything." The demon is the father of hundreds of lies.
The pre-chorus and chorus are actually further dialogue between Taemin and Abraxas:
[Pre-chorus]
Ooh-ooh
(On that vague border between good and bad - Taemin)
You played the fool for me - Abraxas
(My judgment in the final moment - Taemin)
[Chorus -- all Abraxas]
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
You got me G-U-I-L-T-Y -
Trick and take everything from you
Again, just playing a game all for fun
Hundreds of lies
Ooh yeah
Taemin is a genius when it comes to interweaving layers of meanings into his lyrics (which he often rewrites/tweaks from SM samples to make them fit his concepts) and leaving us mesmerized, trying to arrive at the deepest look into his psyche. This is why he is the ultimate artist for me. Yes, I love his dancing, but it's his lyrical and musical prowess that truly captivates me, while also gratifying my desire for deeper, meaningful Christian messaging that is usually lacking in actual Christian music.
Besides Idea and Want, may I suggest you a few other songs that showcase his vocals? Try Heaven (Inkigayo), Love and Rise live.
Taemin, exactly like SHINee, shines the most when live ❤
You could also try Shadow, Hypnosis, Already (written by Jonghyun), Sexuality, Pansy (written by Taemin). Also the short MV "Just Me and You". And then his Japanese production: Sayonara Hitori, Flame of Love (the MVs and the concert versions) and Door (live)
But all his songs are amazing. This is just a start
Taemin is called as idols idol.. he has been a soloist for 10 years.. all of his old songs and bsides are also very good.. i love him sooo much❤❤
Move is an absolute masterpiece, one of the best created pieces in Kpop
The king of kpop for a reason
taemin is the ultimate performer in kpop and the original idol of idols, he has more than 100+ idols saying being fans or have been inspired by him.
he has no miss.
His group and solo career is flawless
Move is Taemin's most iconic song and the one that blew him up as a solo artist (even though he was big before, he got even bigger with this song). A ton of idols and trainees covered it, and it was all slow and chill choreo compared to everyone doing hype/hard choreo, so it was very revolutionary.
🙌 Please do a round 2 and check out The Rizzness, Want and Idea, at the least.
Yes, you made a lot of good assumptions / observations. Taemin is known for being very intentional, deep, and extremely detail oriented (in everything). These traits are most often noticed through his physical (dance) and facial expressions and his lyrics. Often present in his work are religious and philosophical ideals and / or symbolism; good vs. evil too.
In Guilty, the orchestral instrumentation really sets the vibe along with Taemin's vocals. The male dancer is a scorpion. 😊
If you want to know more about a specific Taemin song or video, just let us know. Be ready to possibly read a couple paragraphs or more.
Since getting into K-pop last year, I began my journey into Taemin and SHINee in the past few months and I'm working my way to the other 4 members. Minho's recent release 'Stay for a Night' is a really good uptempo ballad too (I don't typically do ballads), similar to D.O.'s 'I Do'.
Taemin is a great soloist, his solo songs are always a hit! I recommend checking some of the other SHINee members solo songs (my personal favorite is Key)
Taemin is amazing
If you do a part 2 (please do I beg) you should react to IDEA,Want,thirsty and the rizznes such great songs from him
Taemin the King and idol of idols,is my one añd only all time favourite, he is out of this world.
You are finally reacting to the best soloist of all time according to music critics. The most cited Idol idol in the industry by other idols as a source of inspiration. best singer dancer and performer. taemin has deep and well-crafted concepts. Absolutely no one can compare to him. I subscribe for more reactions from Taemin
thank you!
if you're gonna do a second part, some recommendations for the MVs: Idea, Want, 2 Kids, Press Your Number
Taemin king👑 idol of idols
Idea, Want and Danger thanks!
THEE King Taemin is ART personified 👑 💯 💎 🔥 He is on another level of talent, versatility and artistry. Unrivaled, unparalleled and incomparable. Subscribed for more Taemin and SHINee video reactions. I love the way you react, you're replaying the videos meaning you're really interested to see every details of the video.
Many of Taemin's title tracks have double meanings and he is brilliant at it. A few are Criminal, Famous, Want and of course GUILTY. He works with lyricists to convey HIS message. Everything in his MVs have meaning, and what you mentioned about Criminal and the lyrics "on a leash called you" and then the neck movement he did you could be right. I just saw earlier today a fan mentioning his final pose in Want, that his hand to the side looked like a snake, had to go back and check, but I think she's right and I've seen the MV like 20 times. He puts so much into his work that at times he leaves me in awe. If you decide to go down his rabbit hole you will have quite a journey. And yes he sets trends, with Move having females and males dance together plus doing the same Choreo (moving forward). Other Idols are now doing the same, Ten, Kai. Saw the other day a fan of Tens mentioning that he refers to Taemin as his father. Taemin has spent his career improving in all areas of dance, vocals, performance along with encouraging his juniors and showcasing them (Kai, Ten, Hoshi, Jimin) earlier in their careers. People debate who is the best dancer all the time, but no one can debate that Taemin has been the most influential idol.
I'm also going to mention possibly another trend he started (anyone please correct me if I'm wrong). In Advice (2021) he showcases his tattoo for the first time which I think was frowned upon by the. industry. Now in 2023/24 I see idols and backup dancers showing their tattoos everywhere. Were they doing it before?
Enjoyed your reaction to Taemin.
Taemin é rei da dança e conceito
FINALLY MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN HEARD
not only is he the greatest solo idol, he is also such a funny guy
Taemin is THE soloist! More please!!!
Yayyy taemin solo😁he’s definitely one of my favorite soloists along with ten and Key. Speaking of you should definitely do his solo music next he’s amazing! Taemin is so talented and almost everyone looks up to him. He’s been in this industry for so long and you can say he’s made a name for himself. Move is so iconic like I don’t even know how to explain the industry after Taemin dropped move😭 it was insanity the internet broke basically and I broke too😞✊
Please do another taemin reaction like idea, rizzness, want, press your number, drip drop, 2kids etc^^
guilty is my absolute favourite song by taemin TT it's soooo good I could cry fr
Para a pt2 Taemin: What, Idea, Prees Your Number, e o seu debut solo Danger!
bro, all the songs are good bc this is theeee taemin
Advice and Guilty have been fighting for #1 since Guilty came out. One of the few solo artists with a significant space on my playlist.
The king of Kpop and best kpop dancer Lee Taemin.
He moves like😂 that because.. simply.. he's the best dancer in korea❤ (for many known like the korean Michael Jackson).. he seting up the standards and leading the role male for 2nd, 3rd and 4th Gen in Kpop industry. The unique&only 1 who has debuted in these 3 generations: lee Taemin!, as Shawols: #wereproud #5HINee 💎💎💎💎💎👏🏻
Sus MV son increíbles verdad?, Lo invito que vea sus presentaciones y conciertos, son de excelencia, impresionantes, puro fuego.
Welcome to Taemin World!!!!!🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵
Conocí el KPOP por TAEMIN. Luego a SHINEe .En lo personal una super estrella del KPOP. Supremacía .Todo en el es tan unico .Su maravillosa voz, danza. carisma arte ecenico .MARAVILLOSO. Mi unica bia del KPOP ❤❤❤
Taemin is 100% fantastic. He has no bad songs. I recommend Want, Black Rose, and any of his Japanese tracks. He has 16+ years in the industry, so there's a lot to look forward to from him.
you gotta do dance practices at some point!
React to key too
Taemin 🥰🎁🎊
thank you i love TAEMIN
I see "Advice" as a continuation of the themes within Taemin's previous Never Gonna Dance Again album trilogy -- "2 Kids," "Criminal" and "Idea." With "Criminal" and "Idea," Taemin talks about being involved in a toxic relationship -- not necessarily a romantic relationship, but a metaphor for his relationship with fame -- in which he agrees to be manipulated almost to the point of being destroyed in order to become the artist we see today. But, in the end of "Idea," we see him become free from the box everyone wants to put him in and he comes to terms with his role as an idol. He has now formed his own "Idea" about himself and what it means to be an idol, etc.
As Taemin explained during his VLive event for "Advice" -- which came out in 2021 -- "Advice" is like the end to the first chapter in his life, and it marks the beginning of the second chapter. The song seems to be his way of saying I am done caring to everyone who judged him and all those haters who spread rumors and misinformation about him. "Advice" is showing that he is now free and confident to be himself, breaking stereotypes and now only listening to himself.
Taemin is just one of those performers that leaves you speechless every time he steps on stage. He was born to be a performer and that is one of the reasons why he has become known as the Korean Michael Jackson. That is also why, as one of the top two performers in the industry, he was made a member of SuperM. Taemin is an Idol of Idols and a legend of legends. (He is considered the blueprint for what it means to be a successful as a male solo artist. He was one of the first male idols from an active group to go solo, and he did it at such a young age, starting in 2014 at 21 years old. He has been a solo artist for more than half his career.)
In "Advice" he's basically saying, "Stop trying to put me in a box, in which I'll never fit in." He is also speaking to everyone that says he's getting old, that he's just a Michael Jackson wannabe that doesn't sell a lot of albums because he tries too hard to be edgy, etc. He's rebelling against all those people who are constantly advising him to make more mainstream music, or to follow the traditional Kpop idol style, in order to boost his sales and his popularity. However, as Taemin is making clear in "Advice," that is not who he is and he will never be "normal" or "mainstream" and he is OK with that.
In the scenes where you see him covered in ink (not blood), I think that is supposed to be him showing everyone how he is no longer the "unstained," cute maknae everyone wants to think of him as. The diamond you see painted on his hand when he is playing the piano, and you see drawn on his bicep, etc. is SHINee's symbol and all the pearl aqua blue/green colors you see in the MV is SHINee's official color. (The large tattoo of a Peony flower you can see on his hip is real. Hence why in the lyrics he says, "I destroy the torso that you were chasing after." In other words, he's saying he's tired of people thinking they even have a say in what he does with his body.)
This song was specifically designed to not be like anything he has ever done before. He plays the piano, he raps, he shows off his falsetto notes, etc., which is different than what we often hear and see from him. He intentionally used this song to prove that he isn't one type of singer. People often think of Taemin as a sultry vocalist that sings in a breathy comfortable, less dynamic style. So, with this song he wants to prove to everyone that he can be unpredictable and try new things. Yet again, you can't put him in a box or tell him who to be. Everything you see in this MV is 100% Taemin, including the piano playing.
Everything that Taemin's haters like to point out about him and say are reasons why he shouldn't be held to such high esteem, I find completely ridiculous. I don't think that anyone who actually knows him would ever say he has played it safe at any time in his career. If you think he is only one dimensional, and that he is trying to be anything other than himself, then you really don't know Taemin. Everything he does is different, out there and definitely not safe. It's always uniquely Taemin, and he couldn't do it any other way.
Also, because Taemin is a member of SHINee, none of his songs are ever like anything you have ever heard or seen before from him. It will always have a new beat, style and sound. As SM Entertainment's experimental boy group, SHINee is meant to be the first and they are expected to set the trend, and that includes the members' solo work. With every new song Taemin produces it's expected to be different than the last, so you will never hear the same style or sound from him in any of his songs, even on the same album, and yet, it still will be uniquely Taemin-like. Which is another example of how you can never put him in a box or expect anything from him. :D
Another theme in "Advice" is about how Taemin is embracing his androgynous side -- but on his own terms -- which I think is a continuation of the message in his "Move" MV. Early in his career when Taemin was growing up in SHINee -- he debuted in 2008 at 14 years old -- he was known for his delicate feminine features. It took him a long time to accept that he was recognized for his looks and to come to terms with the fact that everyone thought of him as a "pretty boy," etc. So, at this point in his career -- he is now 27 years old in this MV -- he is making a statement about how he has decided to be himself and no longer care what people think. Music is art and art has no gender. So, that is why in "Advice" you see him wearing hair extensions, fishnets and women's Supreme sportswear, etc. But if you notice, his choreography is very fast paced and sharp, which is hyper masculine -- a complete contrast to the "feminine" image people want to give him. You also see him wearing makeup, but it's smeared on his face, as if to say, "people may think of me as a 'Pretty Boy,' but I don't care about looking pretty."
In the lyrics he is saying, "It's creepy how people are always looking to cause drama, so stop trying to create scandals in my life that don't really exist. It's all just stories you make up." He's tired of all those people who seem to look for reasons to cause drama, where none really exists.
Where he says "floppy" in the lyrics, I think he's talking about knowing about or hearing firsthand the things people are saying about him, but he is choosing not to pay attention to them because what they're saying is flopping or doesn't hold any weight or have any substance, etc. "Advice" just proves that every time people try to put Taemin in a box, he destroys it and keeps coming back with something more unique and never seen before.
Hence, why in the choreography he puts his hands in front of his face and creates a movement that looks like an animated mouth talking. It represents how everyone keeps talking about him and what they are saying is nonsense, which makes them look and sound ridiculous, etc. Which is why in the lyrics he says, "You will never get the keys to my lock" because he doesn't ever plan to give people what they want and allow them access to his secrets and personal life, etc. (Those people who like to gossip about him will never truly know the real him.)
I interpret the "One (piece of) Advice" he is talking about in the lyrics as a reference to the advice he keeps being given about being more mainstream, but he's saying, "stop trying to make me conform to the image you have in your head of who I should be and what I should do." In other words, take all that time and effort you have been using to come up with ways to talk about how he doesn't fit in, etc. and put it to better use. "Follow my own advice" and do something original for once.
And the crucifixion pose at the end of "Advice" is sort of a signature pose for him. I interpret it to be like he is saying, "And that is the end, this is my final word, take it or leave it, but don't doubt me. I have given it my all and laid everything I had out there for you," etc.
You should really see his "Advice" dance practice as well. It's a good way to see the full choreography without any cuts, edits or ackward camera angles.
He is ART
3:46 that's why Taemin, Ten and Kai are my favourite dancers in kpop
Taemin is an incredible artist! He’s been my ult bias for 13 years. I love watching people discover him for the first time. I highly recommend Idea, Black Rose, and Press Your Number.
I loved your reactions. I’ve watched these videos hundreds of times, watching and hearing you made me feel like it was the first time too. Taemin is my ultimate artist and not just in kpop. There’s no one like him. His vocals, dances, songs are at the highest levels.
In Criminal you mentioned when he sings “I’m on a leash called you” and his head movements mimicked like being on a leash was spot on and I’ve never thought of that.
In Advice you noticed that his hands looked like they had blood on them. In fact that wasn’t their intention. When he plays the piano they are covered with henna. Taemin said they tried very hard to get the henna out so they could shoot the next scenes, but as you saw they couldn’t get it all out. LOL
Looking forward to more Taemin reactions. Recommend Idea, Want, The Rizzness (don’t let the title stop you), Black Rose the Stage performance.
Taemin💯💯💯
YOOOO ive been watching your videos like about 10min ago and saying damn i wish he would react to taemins solo😭😭😭im excited i love your reactions
Thank you. Please watch Want, Under My Skin. And a live performance with Criminal from the last concert in 2024, this is the rock version
Taemin, artista de excelencia, me encanta su voz, seduce con su baile, me cautiva, he visto a otros solistas del kpop q amo, son varios, pero cuando veo a Taemin en el escenario en un concierto o en una presentación, sinceramente para mi, es el mejor.
For guilty someone said that its like the lyrics is the abuser and the mv is the victim and that rlly changed how i saw the mv. When u said something abt preditor and prey it reminded me of this
Taemin made the call to add the news broadcasts in korean and English for Criminal, which is upbeat despite the dark lyrics bc its about stockholm syndrome. He's very hands on with his music, especially for SM
Amazed at how you see the themes in Guilty especially with that point with the predator and prey because Guilty is like a representation of people sexualizing minors which is something Taemin himself experienced when he started as an idol at such a young age (14-15yrs.)
I think advice is one of the hardest choreos I’ve ever seen
I hope you will make a video section of your reaction to TAEMIN in terms of his Dance Practice and Live Performance/Concert too.. I always enjoy your videos
TAEMIN is currently an artist who can combine it all: dancing, charisma, performing and singing at the highest level at the same time.
1/ Some idols can sing better than TAEMIN but I'm sure they can't reach his dancing level
2/ Some others may have a dancing level close to TAEMIN's level, but they certainly can't sing as well as him
Especially, no one can do what TAEMIN does. He is the different level forever. THE KING of kings
No cuz I’m surprised I didn’t left a comment the first time i watched this but I’m gonna say that i found myself coming back to it cuz your reaction to this was goood and soo endearing, your excitement was cute and the way guilty got you so invested was so nice, i always vibe to the songs with you but for this one i couldn’t help but giggle. Anyway love taemin and the songs!! Loved the reaction☺️🩷
When I got into Shinee, the first Taemin solo song I watched was MOVE. It ended me🥲. please also check out Minho's solo songs. it would also be cool if you could check out the Shinee plagiarism series.😉
thank you for reacting to Taemin! he’s a gem
Et tu n’as pas vu des vidéos de fans sur son concert « Metamorph « les vidéos ne sont pas toutes très bonnes mais ce devait être extraordinaire. Va y jeter un œil
Taemin c’est le prince de la KPop , je suis une fan inconditionnelle ❤️🇫🇷
Kai is his bestie, as is Jimin. Ten is his "adopted son" ❤ and of course all 3 are in Super M
Taemin is sooooo good!!! Can’t wait for Key’s solo stuff!!
Aunque mi favorito es MINHO ,no se puede negar la calidad de Taemin y su excelente discografia,todo el grupo en realidad, cada uno tiene vibras y gustos distintos en solitario, pero qué buena música tienen !!!
You liked the part when he's dancing with the Japanese girl (the choreographer, actually) then you should watch #3 Move Performance. It's with those two dancing and it's amazing!
Finally solo albums 😊 next react to key's solo stuffs it's so different from Taemin's songs 😅
Amo tanto essa discografia
And now you're on your way to START to understand why Shinee is just unreasonable 😉! Yes Shinee as such is impressive but once you listen to the solo stuff and realize Shinee consists of 4 active solo-stars, all with their completely unique style that's totally different from what they do together in Shinee..., at least for me that's when I slowly started to understand just how stacked of a group Shinee is 😁💕
It's not just Taemin. Yes Taemin is a legend and I'm convinced that the peak of his stardom is still ahead. But Onews voice is simply magic, Keys solo stuff is more like fashion/art projects than just songs and Minho putting the energy and charisma he usually brings for intensity in Shinee to emotional ballads is just a joy. Hope you'll have a lot of fun discovering just how deep the Shinee well actually goes 😁
they still have 5 soloists, Jonghyun has 5 self written and self produced albums that are more than worth checking out
@@dear7003 Yeah that too. I was focusing on the 4 active members but Jonghyun would absolutely count as the 5th solo star if he was still around 😥💕
@@DarkHarlequinI mean we can still listen to his music and watch his MVs, they aren't gone. people still discover his songs to this day
reacting to taemin the day after its announced he’d rumoredly not be returning to sm entertainment 😭😭
he will for the group activity
@@dear7003 ik 😭 itll be like girls generation
LO APOYO. SM. NO LE ESTABA DANDO EL PUESTO QUE DEVERIA . CUMPLIR SU SUEÑO DE UNA GIRA MUNDIAL. QUE BIEN MERECIDO LO TIENE. LO QUIERO VER BRILLAR ❤
Taemin "Danger", Drip drop, Want, Sayonara Hitori
You should watch some of his dance practices, he’s godly. He’s friends with Ten and Kai too!
O melhor dançarino do kpop!
Yes please make part 2! I recommend:
- Idea
- Want
- Just Me And You
- Thirsty
- The Rizzness (a controversial one. Some people are cringed out by it, bad bitches love it)
Taemin greatest ENTERTAINER!!!
22:47 YESS
Him moving like a puppet is because guilty is about being manipulated, an abusive relationship if you will, but it is metaphorically about him being under the public eye since 14 and being controlled by his label. He just left his label of 16 years. He’s still with them for SHINee stuff but for solo he just joined BPM (VIVIZ’s label).
Thanks for your reaction to Taemin!!
Guilty" has a deep meaning. The title name guilty is basically about how he debuted at a young age and didn't have control over his life. He was called a girl because of his behaviour and appearance. The grown ups around him would make him uncomfortable and touch him in ways that you shouldn't. Especially during sherlock era how badly sexualized him and tv hosts making comments how he was very "girly looking". And even made him kiss one of the cast. I think that is very traumatizing. The little boy holding his leg was him as a kid wanting closure and security that he never had. And in the mv you could see people's hand around him and touching him. That's protrayed as the grown people who took away his innocence at a young age.
The high voice in Advice isn’t him, it’s a girl named Kriz, she has a cover on CZcams. He is also hitting high notes but they are harmonizing!!
I’m glad you like don’t call me.
Please watch Kang Daniel's songs 'paranoia' and 'who u are'.
Taemin is only one for me since I saw him in Sherlock.and SHINee is love.
You should next watch Sayornori Hitori, Idea, and Rizz from Taemin
Dans la chanson « move« la danseuse solo qui danse avec lui en pantalon noir c’est la danseuse et chorégraphe japonaise Koharu Sagawara
Next you have to react to the Dance Practice!
IDEA for part 2 lets gooo
FINALLY
6:10 nah I don't think you're reaching, the dance was probably made so meticulously it's most definitely true :)