Key and Onew, co-SHINee members of the late Jonghyun expressed their longing for the idol through their birthday greetings.
On April 8, Jonghyun, a member of SHINee celebrated his 32nd birthday. It's been about five years since his passing, but the messages from K-pop enthusiasts especially Shawols (SHINee fandom) poured out.
On social media platforms such as Twitter, Jonghyun trends with the hashtags: #HAPPY_JJONG_DAY #종현아우리봄이왔으니한번만날까 #사월의_따뜻한봄_종현이에게 #JONGHYUN #SHINee. They reminisced the good memories they had with the star.
SHINee Key, Onew Delivers Birthday Greetings for Jonghyun on Instagram + Minho's Message on Bubble
Amid heartwarming posts of fans and supporters of the late idol, his co-members in SHINee expressed their longing for the "Happy Birthday" singer.
The quintet's leader, Lee Jinki, also known as Onew on the same day posted his selfie with Jonghyun and wrote the caption:
"The best artist in my life."
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Earlier, Key also uploaded a video on the late Poet|Artist on Instagram along with the message:
"Hyung, the number of videos and photos to be uploaded is getting fewer and fewer, so I am missing you a lot this day. Happy birthday, I'll upload your pretty face because it's a shame I'm the only one to watch this. I love you."
In the released video, Jonghyun showed that he's indeed a "happy pill" when he's still here. He made everyone laugh while trying to eat a chocolate snack in one bite.
Although Minho didn't post a birthday greeting on social media platforms, the "I'm Home" singer left a message on Lysn's Bubble on the day of Jonghyun's special day, saying:
"This day is very happy. Let's all have the best day."
Although the message is short, the time he sent it, which is 5:25 p.m. gave a lot of significant meaning to fans since it's their debut date (May 25, 2008).
SHINee Jonghyun's Sister Uploaded Video of Self-Written Poem for Late Idol
Alongside members, the SHINee account also posted an unseen photo of the idol performing on stage as a birthday greeting post.
Lastly, Kim Sodam, Jonghyun's older sister presented a self-written poem for his brother through the Shiny Foundation YouTube channel.
In particular, the foundation was established in 2018 in honor of Jonghyun's legacy. The non-profit org aims to support struggling young musicians due to a lack of financial support. The funds will be collected from the "Skeleton Flower" singer's music copyrights fees.
Each year, an art festival was being held to commemorate the special day but due to pandemic, it was moved to autumn or later in 2023. Instead, her sister uploaded the heartwarming poem.
Kim Jonghyun may have left the world on December 18, 2017, but his legacy remained to K-pop fans. Prior to his passing, he received great love as the main vocalist of SHINee and by releasing several hit songs such as "Replay" and "Ring Ding Dong."
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Written by Eunice Dawson
