After his health hiatus and departure from SM, SHINee Onew is finally back with the announcement of his first official schedule!

About a year after he went on a hiatus due to health problems, the K-pop icon will resume his first official activity in Singapore.

This will also be his first overseas schedule under Griffin, his new nest after leaving SM.

SHINee Onew to Grace 2024 Star Awards in Singapore

On April 5, the official Mediacorp account posted a video featuring SHINee Onew as one of the special guests who will join the upcoming 2024 Star Awards.

In the clip, the 16-year senior idol flaunted his healthier appearance after recovering his health and greeted local fans by saying:

"Hello, Singapore fans, this is Onew from SHINee. I will be attending the 2024 Star Awards. I'm so happy and excited to meet you all. See you on April 21."

Based on the report released by CNA Lifestyle, the K-pop icon will join the event as a guest performer and award presenter.

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Naturally, Singapore fans especially Shawols are already anticipating the awards ceremony since this will be the first time that he will be appearing in public after leaving SM Entertainment, his home for almost two decades.

He is also set to bless the music scene once again with his heavenly vocals since taking a break away from the limelight for about a year to recover his health.

Netizens who saw this conveyed their delight by commenting:

• "He introduced himself as Onew from SHINee."
• "I missed Onew so much."
• "Let's be active and healthy for a long time now."

The 2024 Star Awards, which will feature SHINee Onew will be held on April 21 at the Theatre at Mediacorp in Singapore.

SHINee Signs With Griffin Entertainment

Onew, born in 1989, who will be 35 years old this year debuted as the leader of SHINee, a group under SM Entertainment in 2008.

Since then, they established their position in the music scene with hits such as "Replay," "Sherlock," "Lucifer," "Dream Girl," "View" and more.

In 2018, he also cemented his name as one of the top-tier vocalists after debuting as a soloist and so far has released three albums, "Voice," "Dice" and "Circle."

In June last year, he unfortunately missed SHINee's 8th studio album activities to commemorate their 15th debut anniversary due to health issues and remained inactive since then.

On April 3, he shocked the entertainment scene after revealing that he signed with a new label called Griffin Entertainment, confirming his departure from SM.

Although he left the label, Onew, together with Taemin who also transferred to BPM will continue to promote as SHINee along with Key and Minho who remained in SM.

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Written by Eunice Dela Cruz