Amid concerns about Onew's return to SHINee, Taemin addressed this during his Japan concert's final ment.

"Prince of K-pop" SHINee wrapped up their two-day concert in Japan, "SHINee WORLD VI [PERFECT ILLUMINATION] JAPAN FINAL LIVE in TOKYO DOME," held on February 24 and 25.

Following the event, Shawols (fandom) shared highlights from the concerts on SNS and online communities, and among them, an update about Onew brought by Taemin drew attention the most.

When Will Onew Return to SHINee? Taemin Asks Fans' Patience for Group Comeback

While the group excellently carried the show with only three members Key, Minho, and Taemin, there were increasing concerns about Onew's comeback to group activities after announcing his hiatus.

In early June 2023, SM Entertainment decided to suspend SHINee's leader and main vocalist activities due to his poor health condition. This was a response after the idol sparked worries when he was seen with a drastic weight loss before their full group comeback with "HARD."

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While he was occasionally greeting fans to update them on his recovering health, the fandom who is usually chill expressed their getting thinner patience due to SM's lack of updates about Onew, not to mention that he was constantly excluded in SHINee's merch and activities that don't require a high level of physical energy to participate with.

As a result, SHINee Taemin, the group's beloved maknae comforted fans by addressing this concern during the concert's ment.

He said:

"I (also) hope to stand on stage with Onew-sang someday, along with the other four members of SHINee. You will all patiently wait for that, right?

I'm so thankful beyond words for such a relationship. With that, we will continue to grow as SHINee moving forward.

Thanks to all of you, I think SHINee will be able to keep going. Please continue to take care of us."

Although Onew's return to SHINee and solo activities is still vague, Shawols felt relieved following Taemin's words. They then wished Onew to have his full recovery and come back whenever he's ready.

SHINee Wraps 2-Day Tokyo Dome Concert in Japan With 100k Viewers

Meanwhile, SHINee, comprised of Onew, Jonghyun, Key, Minho and Taemin showed outstanding performance with their two-day concert in Japan, wherein they returned to Tokyo Dome for the first time in about 6 years.

On February 26, its agency SM Entertainment congratulated the group and said:

"'SHINee WORLD VI [PERFECT ILLUMINATION] JAPAN FINAL LIVE in TOKYO DOME' was held at Tokyo Dome in Japan on (February) 24th and 25th.

This is a concert in which SHINee compiled and upgraded the Arena tour they held in four Japanese cities for three months from September to November last year, to end the tour in a spectacular way."

The agency established Japan's influence in the Japanese market by adding:

"All tickets for both days were sold out, attracting a total of 100,000 audiences, which demonstrated SHINee's strong ticket power. It also gave us a sense of its strong local popularity "

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Written by Eunice Dawson.