This is so soft! I’m loving it! Can’t wait to check out the rest of the mini album.

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    It’s gorgeous! <3 My eardrums are in heaven.

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    Jump and You & I (안녕) are in a tie for the best.

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      I shouldn’t have watched the lyric video of You & I or Good Evening. 😭 This had to have been a hard album to write but I’m glad they don’t shy away from their grief either.

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        I’m still trying to get over those lyrics. I’m supposed to be working and can’t get myself to even open the document, I wasn’t expecting to cry this much!

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    @crysta I was waiting for you! What are your thoughts?

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      Their music video is there usual what the heck is going on, but I looooove it. I can’t wait to see this live. The little bit of the dance we see gives me “Move” and 2pm’s “Heartbeat” vibes. It’s going to be great. It broke my heart to think this is their first choreography actually made for 4 though.

      I haven’t heard fully any of the b-tracks yet. I’ll be on that next. I just finished watching their It Box Live. I have no idea what they said but at least they sound happy and excited for this comeback. They also looked at some supportive messages and fan events for their anniversary so hope they drew strength from those!

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        Yes, they looked great! I loved that they showed all the ways fans were celebrating their 10th anniversary.

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        Also, did Key’s red hair and staff remind you of his Born to Shine performance?
        https://youtu.be/CBouMUgf-MM

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          I hadn’t thought of that. Honestly, I’m not a huge fan of that performance. It’s just a little bit more over the top than I usually go for lol. But yeah I can see the connection now. They were laughing about something on the It Box Live when Key was smashing the piano but I don’t know what exactly.

          Shinee does not have a good track record with pianos or anything fragile really. They’re probably a pianist’s and museum curator’s worst nightmare. lol

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            Yes, we’ve discussed before how we don’t like that performance.

            Because of Classical Musicians react (especially Yunyi and Kevin) I now cringe whenever someone disrespects a piano, whether that’s smashing it or standing on top of it.

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        I was doing great with the MV, but then they zoom in on Onew staring at that fox…my heart.
        Agh, I don’t even want to talk about the fox, I’ll start crying again.

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          This?
          https://twitter.com/vousmevoyez/status/996476907897040896

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            The Little Prince was jjong’s favorite book so to me, that’s him right there.
            Also, he sort of guides them into the forest? I can’t with this MV!

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          Oh I had no idea about the fox. I’ve been reading the fan theories on the YouTube comments but it’s all been focusing on the chair (which there actually isn’t an extra one like many are saying) and the shadow (I’m not sure about this one. It’s definitely Taemin’s shadow but they could have been going for that effect of having 5 there).

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            Yeah, no, there’s no extra chair, but the fact that they left the chair empty is what gets me!
            I’m sure the shadow was intentional, otherwise we’d see all the boys’ shadows too.
            I’m supposed to be working so I haven’t had the time to go through YT’s comments, but I’m sure they’re interesting. The fox thing is quite ‘in your face’, though! Also, the fox has been usually used as a symbol of guidance in literature (like in the Little Prince) so I’m definitely sure of its usage there. Also, Key looking back while running before smiling and setting forth? Goosebumps (and tears)

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          There’s two empty chairs but Key is blocking the view of the other one. Him and Minho are standing.

          Yeah the fox is a really good catch. I feel slightly ashamed having been an English major and missed that. 😅 lol

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            Yes, but the thing is that they block them while standing, while that one is visibly empty. Like, I don’t think it’s coincidental to have a ‘tight’ pose yet kind of shifting focus to that one chair. Does that make sense?
            I’m also an English major!

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          Yeah true on the chairs.

          I’m at the crossroads where I want to read Jonghyun into everything and also respect that maybe they don’t want to be defined by who is not there. But with this comeback, it is evident that Jonghyun was always on their minds, so the hints of him here and there are most likely spot on.

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            Same!
            I think it’ll be a ‘this comeback’ only kind of thing, though, since we all need to move on/forward.

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            Definitely for this 10 years comeback

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          I think there will almost always be hints of him at least in their group activities but probably more and more subtle as the years go by. They’re always going to be sort of bound to it because you know there will be those silly Shawols who the moment they “forget” him they’ll call them heartless. There are already fools who have been doing that.

          I always hated the idea of them going into military but now I think they’ll appreciate that time out of the spotlight and when they get back they can have a sort of clean start.

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            There will always be people like that -_- I was just talking about their enlistment with a friend the other day, since Onew should be enlisting pretty soon, and I think you’re right, it’ll definitely be a time for them to rest from the spotlight.

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      On pianos, I always think of Victor Borge and him always telling the opera singers to get their hands off his piano lol.

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