![SHINee. 2023.06.25. (Photo = Provided by SM Entertainment) photo@newsis.com *Resale and DB prohibited](https://realkpop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/NISI20230625_0001298530_web.jpg)
SHINee. 2023.06.25. (Photo = Provided by SM Entertainment) photo@newsis.com *Resale and DB prohibited
Reporter Lee Jae-hoon = In the beginning, there was light.
As Key, Minho, and Taemin, members of the group ‘SHINee’ descend on a spaceship resembling a UFO with a diameter of 6m, heavenly light pours down on the fandom ‘SHINee World’ (Showoul). The clothes they were wearing also sparkled. A halo shines through. This word is used at times like this.
The concert ‘SHINee World VI (Perfect Illumination)’ held by SHINee on the afternoon of the 25th at Seoul Olympic Park Gymnastics Arena was a clear concept implementation. Light became the key word and opened the door to the performance.
When singing ‘Dream Girl’, the dreamy lighting chased every nook and cranny, and the way Shawol’s symbolic color ‘Pearl Aqua Green’ changed for each stage and adorned the seats was the physical manifestation of the subtitle ‘Perfect Illumination’.
Above all, the members’ live skills, which had been known by word of mouth since their debut, were still the same. In particular, the three of them embodied the songs that five or four members, including Jonghyun (1990-2017), had digested. I was able to reduce how much practice I had. They showed more than what they could do in a given situation. Five, four, and three are all SHINee.
![SHINee. 2023.06.25. (Photo = Provided by SM Entertainment) photo@newsis.com *Resale and DB prohibited](https://realkpop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/NISI20230625_0001298529_web.jpg)
SHINee. 2023.06.25. (Photo = Provided by SM Entertainment) photo@newsis.com *Resale and DB prohibited
Of course, it was regrettable that Onew was absent from this concert due to health reasons. However, it was a positive aspect to reaffirm the members’ skills and friendship. In particular, the three members proved that an idol team that celebrated their 15th anniversary can still grow.
In addition, it was imprinted on the fact that SHINee is a team with numerous hit songs such as ‘Sherlock·Sherlock (Clue + Note)’, ‘Don’t Call Me’, ‘View’, ‘You’re So Pretty’, ‘You Like Oxygen’, and ‘Princess’.
Shawol’s strength was also confirmed. Fans each wearing one or two mint-colored point costumes resembling the concert dress code of ‘Pearl Aqua Green’ raised their excitement by circling around the Olympic Park even before the concert. There were showers everywhere, such as cafes and restaurants, and they were orderly. This concert was the first concert held by SHINee in 6 years and 9 months since the ‘SHINee Concert – SHINee World V’ in September 2016, so there was a lot of interest in it.
![SHINee. 2023.06.25. (Photo = Provided by SM Entertainment) photo@newsis.com *Resale and DB prohibited](https://realkpop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/NISI20230625_0001298527_web.jpg)
SHINee. 2023.06.25. (Photo = Provided by SM Entertainment) photo@newsis.com *Resale and DB prohibited
The performance on this day was also the eve of SHINee’s 8th regular album ‘HARD’ to be released on the 26th. Some of the songs on the album were first released. From the early days of her debut, it was full of sophisticated songs worthy of SHINee, claiming to be a ‘contemporary band’, saying that they were presenting trends. ‘The Feeling’ symbolized the freshness that SHINee planted in the K-pop world. The hybrid hip-hop dance song ‘Hard’ is the title song of the 8th album, and it is a song full of determination and dynamic will. “Juice,” a high-tempo hip-hop dance song, has sophisticated choreography.
The song ‘Reenactment’ at the end of the main performance before the encore stimulated the tears of the fans. “The season of you and me that has faded away/Yes, I still dream/After the thick darkness clears/Above the morning sun/You and I from the shining day/It will be relived.”
If it were absolutely bright, we wouldn’t know light. It is SHINee members and Shawol who know better the preciousness of light because there is darkness. Amidst the bustle of summer, sunlight entered my heart. There is no suspicious sign in that light. This is an achievement that SHINee and Shawol achieved despite many difficulties.
SHINee is highly trusted among junior idols for their skills and personality. Hoshi, a member of popular group ‘Seventeen’ (SVT), attended the performance that day. A total of 30,000 people gathered for this concert, which started on the 23rd, with 10,000 people per show.