Popular Idol Asks Taemin to Pay Him to Join Dance Challenge — Here's Hilarious Reason

While a lot of junior idols were lining up just to do SHINee Taemin's "Guilty" dance challenge with him, THIS K-pop icon asked the star to pay him for this hilarious reason.

K-pop Icon Asks Taemin for Payment for Participating in 'Guilty' Challenge

Shawols just can't get enough of the bickering among SHINee members!

On October 30, the "K-pop Prince" Taemin returned to the music scene with his fourth mini-album, "Guilty," comprised of a title track with the same name.

Upon its release, it sat atop various domestic and international charts, as well as it became a hot topic for its dance challenge.

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Indeed, Taemin proved his status as the "idol of idols," as he did the trend with stars who selected him as their role models such as SEVENTEEN Hoshi, NCT Ten, aespa Karina and Winter, as well as ZB1 Yujin, BOYNEXTDOOR Sungho, &TEAM Fuma, and TEMPEST Hyeongseob.

While the aforementioned idols surely joined the challenge in support of Taemin, one male K-pop idol hilariously raised his brows against the idea of doing it and asked Taemin to pay him if he wanted to do it with him.

Who is it? You guessed it right — it's none other than SHINee Key!

Eventually, Key gave in for the youngest member and their dance challenge clip was posted on November 2 on SHINee's official SNS.

In the video, the clash of the two greatest soloists was seen, both giving off contrasting vibes and dance styles yet their energy shockingly matched each other.

Their extraordinary talents were showcased, and indeed, it's not SHINee if they will not do something extraordinarily, funny antics!

While the two icons performed seriously, the genre suddenly turned peak comedy when Taemin handed over a white envelope — which turned out to contain a dollar note!

Key didn't waste his time to open it and immediately showed a skeptical look after seeing one bill only!

Apparently, the payment from Taemin wasn't enough and Key immediately urged to turn off the camera after realizing that they were still being filmed.

Hilarious Reason SHINee Key Asked for Payment From SHINee Taemin Revealed

While there are K-pop enthusiasts who find it hilarious, some were lost in why Taemin paid Key.

Just then, Shawols, the fandom of SHINee explained the story behind it, explaining that it was a reference to Taemin's anecdote with Key and Minho shared during an interview.

As a group who treat his co-members as his family, Taemin originally shared the outcome of his title track with Key and Minho, including the challenge that comes with it.

However, his two "hyungs" scolded him instead, sharing:

"When I showed it to the members to ask for the challenge, they said it was too long. (But) It was less than a minute. Both Key and Minho Hyungs were the same. They scolded me and said I had to pay money to the person who gave me such a long challenge."

Earlier, it was revealed that Taemin and Minho also already filmed their entry for the dance challenge — and we are all waiting how they will top Key's skills and sassiness!

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Written by Eunice Dawson.