After a year and a half of hiatus, the boys are finally back and this time with a new single that has all Shawols screaming out their names in those infamous fan chants.
SHINee debuted in 2008 under SM Entertainment with their first single, Replay (Noona Neomu Yeppeo) and immediately got a good response from dongsaeng's and noona's alike. Even young boys have become fans of this ever growing boy band. They climbed the ladder of success with various singles such as Hello, Ring Ding Dong and Lucifer. They climbed to a top band in Korea and followed suit in Japan where they performed Japanese versions of their Korean singles and released two Japanese albums.
Now, after much time spent in Japan, SHINee is back in Korea with a hot new track!
The teaser images were very misleading, though they were very pleasing to the eye. Judging by the pictures, everyone was convinced that SHINee would be coming back with some sort of R&B, hippie-esque track.
Take a look at them below:
Key
MinHo
TaeMin
Onew
JongHyun
SM Entertainment released the teaser March 18, 2012, leaving many Shawols anxious for their music video. The teaser showed each member in a classy ensemble, dressed in stylish vests and made up in guy liner. The overall look they portrayed was one of mystery as they seemingly inspected the room as "detectives." SNSD's Jessica can be seen in the picture at a certain time in the video, as well. Besides the brand new sleek look that SHINee adopted, the snippets of the song is what really caught my eye. It was classic SHINee, with their powerful vocals and on point dancing. On top of that, each member came back with a sharp new look that fans ogled over as they anxiously awaited the release of the song.
Check out their transformations here:
(Left to right: Onew, TaeMin, JongHyun, MinHo, Key)
The physical transformation was stunning to say the least, but the new angle SM was approaching the creation of their songs is what really caught some people. The concept of combining two songs to create one title track was not a new one to the music industry but a new thing for SM. Sherlock is a combination of Clue and Note, two other songs on SHINee's Sherlock album. In my opinion, it was not a very creative choice, and Sherlock would have stood out even without it having been a combination of the other two songs. Nonetheless, the teaser captured the essence of the song and concept well, though the teaser pictures were somewhat misleading.
The music video (link can be found at the top of the post), was one of the best I've seen from SHINee so far. Not only was the choreography spot on and interesting, but the song mingled well with the theme and there was a story to follow throughout the course of it. We'll brush aside the fact that the boys were more than stunning and try to focus on the decorative backdrops, mysterious gazes and adventures found in the video. The story that led the boys throughout the music video was an interesting one where they appeared to be searching for a lost girl and her jewels.
The ending left you with a punch of high notes, splendid choreography and a airy conclusion to their case making it a satisfying video to all Shawols.
Later on, SM released a dance version and a dance practice video where we could truly see how sharp the choreography was and how much energy it demanded. Of course, we could also see this in their comeback stages as well. Check them out below:
SM also released a Japanese version of the song which you can check out here: Sherlock - SHINee (Japanese PV)
All in all, I give this song a 9/10.
I award it this rating as SHINee's come back has been long overdue and this song was not disappointing as you can read above. However, though it was catchy and the choreography was admirable, it was a bit too SHINee. I would have liked to see them comeback with maybe a ballad song of some sort, or something a bit more out of their range. Sherlock is excellent, but you can't deny that it rings with typical SHINee, which is why I give it this less than perfect score.
Below you can find the remaining pictures of SHINee's Sherlock teaser photos and some highlights from my favourite YouTube coverists.
The rest is coming soon...
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