Group SHINee were all smiles as they reported their whereabouts through Me2day.

On the 23rd at 10am, SHINee member Key posted, “We’re in Japan! Finally able to report that we’re alive and okay!“, along with some pictures.

The pictures are of the SHINee members dining at a restaurant; Key is sporting his new blonde hairdo and gives a playful facial expression, while Taemin is seen posing adorably with his hand by his face.

Netizens responded to the picture with comments such as, “We can’t wait for you to come back to Korea“, “You guys look healthy“, and “You guys look better than ever“.

SHINee is all set to officially begin their ‘SHINee JAPAN DEBUT PREMIUM RECEPTION TOUR‘ on the 11th of next month.

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SHINee’s Jonghyun, who’s rarely been seen in public since injuring his ankle ligaments last year, celebrated his 21st birthday on April 8th!

Besides holding a birthday party with fans and his SHINee members (as heard below), he also posted a message on SHINee’s official website as follows:

Hello, this is bling-bling Jonghyun

Thank you so much for the birthday wishes^^

I’ve received birthday wishes last year, and even the year before that, but they feel different every year

It’s been a while since we met.. hee

Let’s continue to meet from here on out ^^

Source: SHINee’s SM Town website

The band – formed in 2008 and consisting of members Lee Jinki, Kim Jonghyun, Kim Kibum, Choi Minho and Lee Taemin – has become popular among Cambodian teens through its music videos, particularly for the song “Ring Ding Dong”.

Shinee’s visit to the country was arranged by the Cambodia Television Network (CTN) and its sister network MYTV.

At a press conference on Monday band members said they were touring Asia and had very much wanted to perform in Cambodia.
“We also know that Cambodian people support Shinee,” the band said in statement.

Following the press conference, the group visited the Cambodian Children’s Fund (CCF), where they were greeted by about 100 orphaned children who live there. The children staged a performance for the visitors, after which the band donated $10,000 to the fund.

CCF is raising 135 Cambodian children, 7 to 18 years of age, most of whom are former scrap scavengers from the Stung Meanchey dump site. The fund provides English-language classes, jobs in restaurants, IT classes and other vocational training.

“I think we will use [Shinee’s] donation for our culture, music and dance. I love music and I like culture,” said CCF director Scott Neeson.

Meanwhile, Monday’s press conference was also a rallying point for Shinee fans, many of whom waited outside the conference room sporting blonde, metrosexual hairstyles and Korean-style clothing.

One fan, 19-year-old National University of Management student Leng Dalin, said she was there to see the band members but had not been allowed into the press conference.

“I’ve been a fan since first seeing them on MYTV last year. I like their clothes and the way they dance,” she said.

Leng Dalin said she had already bought a $5 ticket to see Shinee’s Tuesday concert, money she would not spend on performances by Cambodian singers whom she said she had already seen “too many times”.

According to the Cambodia Television Network, more than 4,000 tickets were sold for the Shinee concert, most of them to fans under 20 years old.

(Source: the Phnom Penh Post)

SHINee group

Korean boyband SHINee is set to perform at the Lion City again on March 13.

The quintet will make an appearance at the Singapore Entertainment Awards (SEA), which will be held at The Float @ Marina Bay.

SEA is organised by the Singapore Press Holdings’ Chinese media to honour the best entertainment talents in Singapore as well as Asia.

Credit of photo: K-popped