Today's song has been used on this day for the past 7 years. If you've been following this countdown for the past 7 years then you'll know what today means.
Today marks 7 years since Jonghyun's passing and there are still certain songs and performances that I can't watch. It may sound silly too but it really doesn't feel like it's been this long.
Today's song has been used for today for the past 6 years. Today marks 6 years since Jonghyun's passing. Every time it comes back around, I can't believe it's been another year.
While it's a day that's full of sad memories, I want it to become a day that we celebrate his life rather than his passing.
Today's song isn't really classed as a Christmas song, and today is the 5th year that this song has been used, and for the simple fact that, even though for SHAWOL and the rest of SHINee and his family and friends, this day has sad memories, I want to use it as a day to help keep his memory alive. I will forever use this track on this day in Jonghyun's memory.
Today's song, for as long as I will be doing this countdown will always be on this date.
While today is the 4-year anniversary, I don't want this day to continue to be a day of mourning, instead I want it to be a day to celebrate his life, which is why I now have a SHINee & JongHyun day on the 18th.
I will always use this song for the 18th as today is the anniversary of the passing of SHINee member and inspirational Poet/Artist Jonghyun. It's been 3 years now since his passingand it's still seems and feels like it was yesterday that I was seeing the heart breaking news. I still find some songs difficult to listen to, whenever I listen to his or SHINee's albums, it takes me away from everything, for a short while he's still here, but I also get that gutting feeling of we'll never hear his voice in future releases and that he's really gone.
People may think it's odd that 3 years later I still struggle with his passing, but he helped me in ways I, myself didn't realise.
While for many today is a sad day, I will always use this song to remind us all that everything in this song is all that we see with SHINee as a whole and as individual members. I'm sure Jonghyun is watching over his family and his SHINee brothers and is insanely proud of each one of them.
December 19th: If you follow any of my social media accounts you will have seen that myself, as well as the rest of the K-pop world were in mourning as we learnt of the untimely passing of SHINee's JongHyun. The next 2 days songs have been changed because of this devastating news, people may think it's odd to grieve for a celebrity and someone who you've never met but the past 3 years I've felt like JongHyun and the rest of SHINee have become members of my family as well as friends, which is why I feel yesterdays news has affected me the way it has. It's clear JongHyun was one of those people you could turn to when you were struggling and needed a friend and he would hold out his hand and give the comfort and support. At some of my lows I have turned to SHINee to guide me back and brighten my mind from dark thoughts. You did well JongHyun, you worked extremely hard and made a mark in so many people's lives, my love, thoughts and tears are with his family, friends and SHINee members. Kim JongHyun THANK YOU for being born, THANK YOU for living for as long as you felt you could. THANK YOU for your hard work and amazing talent. From the bottom of my broken heart and SHAWOLS around the world WELL DONE and farewell. Today's song is SHINee's Colorful.
