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K-pop's Shinee thrills fans with long-awaited online concert

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Tamar Herman, South China Morning Post

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/04/06/shinee.jpg"/><figcaption>Hundreds of thousands of fans tuned in to K-pop boy group Shinee&#x27;s first online concert last April 4, 2021. Twitter: @SHINee</figcaption></figure></div>It&#x27;s been a while, but on Sunday, K-pop band Shinee held their first concert since 2018.The group - stylised SHINee - performed at the Shinee World concert hosted on South Korean streaming platform V Live as its latest Beyond Live concert event; the concert was a tie-in to February&#x27;s &quot;Don&#x27;t Call Me&quot; album.During the event, the group previewed their upcoming new single Atlantis, set to drop on April 12 as part of a reissued, extended version of &quot;Don&#x27;t Call Me&quot;.The Beyond Live show was Shinee&#x27;s first concert in three years, coming after three of the band members finished their national service.According to Shinee&#x27;s label SM Entertainment, 130,000 people from 120 countries tuned in to watch the highly-anticipated show live.More are expected to watch the event over delayed streams, set up for those who want to relive the experience or couldn&#x27;t watch it live.The delayed streams were previously planned to air on April 6 and April 11, but it was announced after the concert that they will now air on V Live on April 13 and April 18.The event featured a live band and augmented reality (AR) features to enhance the online experience. Shinee&#x27;s show also featured XR, or extended reality, elements, creating a more immersive experience for the artists and audience.The Shinee World show, which draws its name from Shinee&#x27;s fandom that is often known as &quot;Shawol&quot;, featured old and new songs from the band which was formed by SM in 2008.The set list included performances of early-era Shinee songs like Love Like Oxygen and Juliette to B-sides from the &quot;Don&#x27;t Call Me&quot; album, as well as hits such as View, Sherlock, and Married to the Music.Fans on social media praised what they perceived to be the inclusion 0f the voice of Shinee&#x27;s vocalist Jonghyun (Kim Jong-hyun), who passed away in December 2017.After the concert, member Minho posted on his Instagram account a picture from the four members from the Beyond Live stage, reaffirming the band&#x27;s intent to keep Jonghyun&#x27;s memory and role in the group alive.&quot;What explanation do you need?&quot; he wrote. &quot;This is Shinee. We are five.&quot;Copyright (c) 2021. South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved.<div>RELATED STORY:</div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/01/21/k-pop-sm-artists-join-forces-for-new-years-day-concert">K-pop: SM artists join forces for New Year’s Day concert</a></li></ul>

After a three-year hiatus due to military service, the boys from K-pop boy group Shinee played online to 130,000 fans from 120 countries.

After a three-year hiatus due to military service, the boys from K-pop boy group Shinee played online to 130,000 fans from 120 countries.

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K-pop's Shinee thrills fans with long-awaited online concert

Tamar Herman,

South China Morning Post

Published April 06, 2021 11:26 AM PHT

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