SHINee's Online Concert 'SHINee World' Wraps Up with over 100,000 Viewers

On April 4, SHINee held their first online concert titled "SHINee WORLD". It was revealed that more than 100,000 viewers coming from different countries all over the world tuned into the event.

SHINee's Online Concert "SHINee World" Draws over 100,000 Viewers Worldwide

SHINee's first-ever online concert was livestreamed around the world via Naver's "Beyond LIVE" platform starting at 3 p.m. KST on April 4. This is their first group concert after three years because of the members' mandatory military service.

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On April 5, Korean media outlets reported that the online concert drew approximately 130,000 viewers. These viewers come from a total of 120 countries, including the United States, Italy, Denmark, China, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Costa Rica, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Ecuador, Hungary, and many more.

Hashtags such as "#SHINee" and "#SHINee_BeyondLIVE" were in Twitter's real-time trends, with these two keywords trending in different countries such as Colombia, Portugal, New Zealand, Canada, Singapore, the Philippines, Chile, Russia, Mexico, and more.

What did SHINee Perform at their First Online Concert "SHINee World?"

On the day of the online concert, SHINee showed a variety of stages and performed a total of 19 songs including their all-time hits and tracks from their new album "Don't Call Me." The event featured a large LED floor and AR (Augmented Reality) and XR (Extended Reality) effects, as well as multi-cam angles, which made the band's performances look more attractive.

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Minho, Onew, Key, and Taemin opened with "Good Evening," the title track of their 2018 album "The Story of Light." Next, they performed "Dream Girl," "Heart Attack," and "Married to the Music." Other tracks that were performed at the online concert included "Sherlock," "Love Like Oxygen," "Hello," "CODE," "Selene 6.23," "Juliette," and "Everybody."

SHINee also performed "View," one of their best songs, and it featured space and planet backgrounds that created the dreamy atmosphere of the track. A stage of their latest title track, "Don't Call Me," from their seventh studio album launched in February was also done, together with b-side songs like "Attention," "Kiss Kiss," and "I Really Want You."

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SHINee performed new arrangements of songs like "Heart Attack," "Dream Girl," "Married to the Music," and "I Really Want You" with a live band. Their track "An Encore," on the other hand, was revised through SM Classic, a subsidiary of SM Entertainment that focuses on classical music.

Furthermore, viewers of SHINee's online concert were treated to the premiere of the band's upcoming song "Atlantis," a title track of the repackaged version of "Don't Call Me."

"Atlantis" is about the thrill of searching for something new, and has different, more refreshing vibe compared to the powerful feeling of "Don't Call Me."

SHINee Taemin said that their upcoming title track is comparing the feeling of encountering someone for the first time to the hidden world of Atlantis. Minho added that Changmo took part in writing the rap verse and helped him compose the rap part. Key then revealed that "Atlantis" was supposed to be the title track of "Don't Call Me."

SHINee is set to return with their repackaged album "Atlantis" on April 12 at 6 p.m. KST, and the physical album will be out on April 15.

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Written by Mhaliya Scott