idols that love or have been inspired by shinee : a thread —

hoshi - seventeen

1st gen shawol for 12 years; he talks about them A LOT and how they inspired him to become a singer

some more hoshi

look at the extent of his knowledge

taehyun - txt

wrote a letter to taemin about how he inspired him to become an idol

yuto - pentagon

has a whole taemin shrine in his studio; i think that says enough

haechan - nct

“I was, I am, and I will be a fan of SHINee.”

eric - the boyz

had taemin as his phone wallpaper

yoojung - OnlyOneOf

he even put taemin’s photocard in his phone case

chani - sf9

calling taemin his “eternal idol”

nayoung- pristin / ioi

she mentioned that when she was young she loved jinki for his smile, and now as an idol she learns from his leadership skills

yerin - gfriend

another long time shawol !

j-us - onf

another taemin fan who became an idol because of shinee

momo - twice

known for being a predebut minho fan even though she hasn't talked about them much since (yes the collages are made by her)

jiwoo - kard

said taemin is her role model

holland

here is him talking about shinee for three questions straight

niki - enhypen

he played mini kibum in shinee's 2017 concert and now calls him his hero

xiao - up10tion

he's talking about how taemin inspired him as he plays taemin's one by one