Finns Are Decidedly Uncool: Reaction to SHINee Juliette 샤이니 줄리엣
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ค. 2024
- Today is yet another throwback, with fashion that certainly gets emotions out! Another member catches Kay's eye.
Join the journey: A K-pop addict shares her favorites. A non K-pop fan reacts for the first time.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:12 Music video
04:39 Chit-chat
Edited by @JustEdits21 - บันเทิง
"Juliette" is one of the dozens of songs that was wrote by Jonghyun, so I think that's one of the reasons why he has the strongest presence in the song and performance, because he is the one that most intimately understands the meaning and intent behind the lyrics. It's easier to own the stage and performance when you've had a hand it creating it. This also was one of SHINee's first songs to win the top spot on music shows.
Fun fact: You might recognize the melody of the song because it was originally a song by the American singer/actor Corbin Bleu called "Deal with It," which was wrote by British singer Jay Sean. When SM bought the rights to the song they kept the melody, but Jonghyun rewrote the lyrics. :D As you can see, Jonghyun was writing songs and making his mark almost from the beginning. (One of the very first idols to be recognized as a songwriter and composer.) And Minho also wrote his rap section in the song. Minho has credits on almost all of SHINee's songs because he writes all his rap parts.
As Es said, this was part of the era where SHINee started the trend of the colored skinny jeans. SHINee are known for their "school boy fashion/student look" and everyone started wearing colored skinny jeans at this time because of SHINee. They are even trendsetters when it comes to fashion. Never following trends, but always creating them in everything they do. :D It is safe to say that the original trend of colored skinny jeans in the west was probably a transplant from the trend that SHINee started. A lot of foreign idols over the years have told SHINee that the fashion trends they started in Korea were adopted by them in the U.S., Canada, China, Thailand, etc. That's how influential SHINee are.
The glasses and masks they are wearing in this MV are crazy because they are supposed to be attending a sort of trendy version of a masquerade event like when Romeo and Juliet secretly meet each other at Juliet's family's costume masquerade ball. The SHINee boys are all supposed to be Romeo and they are searching for their Juliette -- who, as mentioned, is played by Krystal from F(X), which is SHINee's sister group.
As you discovered, Jonghyun is known for his Michael Jackson-like vocals. That's just Jonghyun's classic style. That Michael-like cry is pure Jonghyun and what you heard is their signature R&B sound. Taemin is the one that dances like MJ, but it's Jonghyun that is the one that sounds like him.
When "Juliette" was first released Taemin was still growing into his voice, so he didn't really have a whole lot of lines in the song. His parts were originally designed to highlighted more of his dance skills.
"Juliette" came out in 2009, so Taemin was a year older than in "Replay" -- he was almost 16 years old here. Minho and Key are 17, Onew was 19 and Jonghyun had just turned 19.
If you like this song, what you need to see is a live performance. There is nothing better than SHINee live. Check out their SHINee World Concert V (SWC5) performance of "Juliette" (and "Amigo") from 2016, th-cam.com/video/81qtwuWjYog/w-d-xo.html.
Fun fact: In 2011, as part of their Japanese debut, they also came out with a Japanese version of "Juliette" with its own MV.
Oh, wow! Knowing that Jonghyun was a part of the writing does make it all the more special. So much talent in there! -Kay
Phew boy, everyone has to start somewhere. I'm assuming Key had no voice in the style direction at this time. Just imagine if he had. Kay I would also like to know how Onew could look the youngest in this era. He has such the boy next door type of face.
We can only assume Key wasn't responsible for this one :D -Kay