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This will be extremely triggering, but I feel we need address it. Shawols only please. Thanks for understanding.

When everything in 2017 happened, Shawols were badly shaken. Our loss was too great. Everything was painful. Everything hurt. Most of us retreated to SHINee group chats for updates, to process, to mourn, and to comfort each other.

Our family, friends, and other kpop fandoms kinda understood. But what helped most was SHINee World going through it together. We’re still in pain but most of us are still here loving each other and SHINee. All five.

For us Jonghyun is still here and we make sure he’s not forgotten. But we DO NOT talk about any of it. Not the scandal, not Jonghyun leaving, not the funeral, nothing. Those topics are absolutely forbidden.

Fast forward to 2020 and the thousands of new Shawols. Some joined our fandom since the enlistment started. They learn SHINee thru variety shows, interviews, live performances, you tube, news articles, sns updates, etc. And now they feel like they know and love them deeply too

But since those topics are now no-go zones for us publicly & in chats, who do they talk to? Where do they go to ask questions, express their sense of loss of Jonghyun, to discuss concern over Onew's issue? Where do they go to emotionally navigate themselves thru these feelings?

And all the long-time fans that are still truly struggling to cope with all of it....since these topics are off the table everywhere, who can they talk to?

Numerous accounts opened their DMs but too many weren’t Shawol accounts and were just attention seeking and/or feeding on Shawol “trauma drama.” Can some Shawols offer some real input on this?

Thanks and sorry if I triggered anyone .