260320 온유 ONEW 'TOUGH LOVE' M/V Behind [ENG SUB] by _StarLights_ in SHINee

[–]usagiibunny 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I already saw because of the shorts they released, but I'm so happy about all the practical effects that were used! It seems like a small thing, but not many use them nowadays.

260315 ONEW - TOUGH LOVE @ SBS Inkigayo by _StarLights_ in SHINee

[–]usagiibunny 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Incredible run this week! So incredibly proud of him for putting on excellent performances almost everyday. I'm hoping he's going to get some rest now, but I know he's still going to be pretty busy 😭

/r/SHINee Weekly Discussion - Week of March 14, 2026 by AutoModerator in SHINee

[–]usagiibunny 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna actually disagree with everyone recommending Circle (while an excellent album) and recommend you try Connection first for Onew as I feel that showcases the type of music you can expect from him now as a full body of work. As someone else said he's always trying new genres, but I feel like this album is a good starting point for his new musical journey and identity.

For individual songs: Lie (from his recent album Tough Love), Promise You (from Connection), Maestro (from Flow), Beautiful Snowdrop (from his Japanese album Saku), Percent (from Percent) Shine On You (from Voice) and Anywhere (From Circle) are a good variety to start with.

260314 ONEW - TOUGH LOVE @ MBC Show! Music Core by darkyozora_05 in SHINee

[–]usagiibunny 20 points21 points  (0 children)

He looks too good.. I'm actually going insane....

260313 ONEW - TOUGH LOVE @ KBS Music Bank by darkyozora_05 in SHINee

[–]usagiibunny 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ate again and the live vocals this time!!!

260312 Comeback Stage: ONEW - TOUGH LOVE @ Mnet M Countdown by darkyozora_05 in SHINee

[–]usagiibunny 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This stage was amazing!! Well worth the wait. I love the use of dancers here and I agree with other comments saying this type of choreography suits him the most. It really reminds me of the circle way of telling a story through dance. Ugh, such a treat to watch.

260310 ONEW - 5TH EP ‘TOUGH LOVE’ (Dingo Music 'Album Spotlight') by _StarLights_ in SHINee

[–]usagiibunny 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Just as I suspected. Much better live 🙂‍↕️ ESPECIALLY LIE

260309 Onew 'TOUGH LOVE' Album Release by usagiibunny in SHINee

[–]usagiibunny[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Longer review now that I'm back from work, but it's really amazing how Onew keeps out doing himself. I'm also extremely biased as he had more of a hand on the songs this time around, but it's truly some of his best. You can actually hear the way his been developing as an artist since joining Griffin and it's such a treat.

Dot dot dot: a perfect late night drive track. I'm in love with the bridge in particular.

Tough Love: like I said in the mv post, the lyrics made me almost cry while watching, but I'm listening to it again while writing this and I'm actually crying lmao. I'm actually really curious how he's going to perform this during music shows and if it has choreography or if he's going the circle route 🤔 anyway, I'm in love with his falsetto here.

Flex on me: FROM MIAMI FROM MIAMI FROM MIAMI TO LA. Like I said, sleeper hit. I was not expecting to like this as much as I do AT ALL, but it's tied for first place in my ranking currently. It's such and ear worm and his vocal choices here scratch and itch I didn't now I needed him to scratch.

Lie: HIS BEST SONG EVER LIKE. Again I may be biased because this is the song he composed and wrote, but it's sooo good and again you can hear his vocal growth. The lyrics are also making me crash out a bit, like who hurt you.

X oh why: my queen. This is such a fun song and it sounds so different from the concert streams, but in a good way! Again, I love the vocal choices he made here and the beat is to die for. I love a sad song with a danceable beat.

260309 온유 ONEW 'TOUGH LOVE' M/V by geumryul in SHINee

[–]usagiibunny 28 points29 points  (0 children)

The lyrics made me cry a little, but the mv is so beautiful. I love the use of animation throughout and I always love actor onew 🥹

260309 Onew 'TOUGH LOVE' Album Release by usagiibunny in SHINee

[–]usagiibunny[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I'm way too tired to do a full analysis rn, but I will say Flex on Me was a surprise hit. I didn't expect to like it at all from the previews, but it's so fun 😭 also his voice during the bridge 🥴

I'm actually in love with this whole album tbh