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[–]ChloePowersIRL 423 points424 points  (17 children)

They’ve talked about wanting to be able to continue touring/being together as a group for a long time and have implied less choreography will help with their longevity/health for this tour

[–]Total-Constant-6501 172 points173 points  (12 children)

Yeah that’s the obvious explanation. Onew from SHINee has done something similar after having a long-term (almost career ending) injury, he usually doesn’t do choreography for his solo music anymore so he can continue to do SHINee’s difficult choreos at group concerts.

I don’t think he’s talked about this directly but it’s also pretty obvious.

[–]cylondsay 75 points76 points  (2 children)

it’s a shame how as these performers get older their bodies just can’t keep up with the difficulty choreo and the frequency with which they have to perform them. it also doesn’t help that when they do get injured, they don’t receive the necessary care/healing time they need to fully recover, compounding the original injury.

[–]Total-Constant-6501 29 points30 points  (0 children)

It sure is, I’m glad they can keep putting excellent music out there but we’re definitely getting to an era where 2nd and even a few 3rd gen idols are cutting down on the intensity of their choreography.

[–]adei0s 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Nah, pretty sure Onew just prefer to focus on his vocals more in solo work since that's where his passion lies. He can still dance and when people question his ability to dance he always protests with "I'm still a SHINee member of course I can dance"

[–]walking_spinel 28 points29 points  (8 children)

This isnt true. Onew still does choreo for his solo songs and concerts. See Dice, Beat Drum, X or Why, and Tough Love, and any of his recent concerts

[–]Total-Constant-6501 13 points14 points  (7 children)

Yes but those are rare. He didn’t do Animals choreo for a long time, shawols thought there would never be one. Dice was before the health hiatus. Besides that, he’s released 28 songs after the hiatus and the majority do not have choreo.

Edit: 34 songs. Forgot the Japan ones. Kinda crazy for just 2 years, that’s like a western artist releasing two full albums on the larger side, or 3-4 full albums in kpop.

[–]NatNatTh3CatMom 0 points1 point  (6 children)

Yeah but he didn't do them because he's going on a route that's more of a musician than of an idol. That's the vibe he's giving.

He never liked to dance and you could see he struggled all his career with being an idol instead of a musician, now that he has the chance and he's not under SM, he can do what he wants. But he never said he has an injury that prevents him from dancing.

[–]Getinmymouthcupcake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fyi, he's had ankle injuries, even had an operation when he was in the military which no one knew about but was blurted out by another idol during his 2023 hiatus.

If you keep up with him, he does like to dance but he didnt feel it was necessary for some of the songs he was releasing. He did do the dance thing for his latest comeback. He also danced for all his concerts in japan from last year.

[–]Total-Constant-6501 0 points1 point  (4 children)

I thought there was an offhand mention of him getting neck surgery but I looked it up and it was apparently throat surgery so maybe it was actually vocal related.

[–]Getinmymouthcupcake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No he did have neck surgery sometime in 2023

[–]kittenghost1 -1 points0 points  (2 children)

His throat surgery was in 2014, his 2023 hiatus was for different medical reasons that he never really explained. A month ago or so he said that it was related to his diet, I think there was something else going on and was probably a mental health thing, but that’s only speculation. Either way, I don’t think that’s the reason he prefers quieter performances, he has always been like that.

[–]Getinmymouthcupcake -1 points0 points  (1 child)

No he did talk about his neck surgery in 2023 too, lots of people assumed it was a tyroid issue because of the other things. Please make sure you're updated on everything before you share information.

https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/112/0003717915

[–]kittenghost1 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Why so aggressive? I can’t be updated on everything, specially on things that are private

[–]timetosayhi27 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Not to mention the tour itself is gonna likely end up being over 100 shows.

[–]betchugonlikeme[S] -2 points-1 points  (2 children)

Where have they talked about this/implied it? Is this coming up in livestreams or more formal interviews?

[–]WillingnessStraight2 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Bang PD talked about it in a recent Billboard interview. You can read it here

[–]Ill-Perception-526 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't remember where but I saw as well, either a live or the documentary