Taemin Haters Please Sit Down
So this dumb on Youtube commented this on the Your Name dance version:
I'm sorry but I don't understand the hype about Taemin's dancing. If there was a performance I liked least in this video, it was Taemin's. I mean, I can totally see he's a great dancer but his dancing it too crisp for this song that it misses the overall chill be cool vibe. It also makes him stand out from the other members, which is a good thing is many cases but is a bad thing in group dance where the overall impression of the dance is largely based on the togetherness of the group. What I'm saying is I can see he's good but I think he needs to match better with the other dancers for me truly consider him a good dancer. And I don't think Taemin is the only one who needs to do this--I can compare his style EXO's Lay's style, where Lay is super crisp on everything even when it has a looser vibe, and it makes him look good but is less good for the group. Anyways, this is not 5 solo dances, it's a group dance, and for me to consider Taemin a good dancer I want to see where he does really good in a group, espescially a group of mixed dancing ability.
My Response:
First off, I hope she's not a long term fan. Because if she is, she obviously doesn't know Shinee's style or Taemin's style. Honestly speaking, and I know my opinion is biased, I don't think Taemin's dancing is TOO good for Shinee. Or TOO clean or TOO crisp. I think he's just a dancer. Dancing is his passion so naturally he will look smoother than the others. Almost like how Jonghyun is naturally a better singer. But she doesn't say "oh Jonghyun's voice is too good for shinee. I want him to lower his vocal range so he can blend with the other members."
After reading this comment I decided to re-watch the video (for the 100th time) and only focus on Taemin. He didn't stand out too much to me. Maybe I'm just used to his moves. But I think no dancer dances the same. Taemin's moves won't look exactly the same as Onew's or Minho's. And if I were to pick one member that stands out it would be Key. I mean he was going hard in the best way possible. His moves were a bit more aggressive than the others. I think Taemin had that "chill vibe".
I don't usually respond to comments like this but it had 50 likes and a few replies. People actually feel this way. In a way, comments like this are worst than those anti-shinee ones.
I can't judge her too harshly for having an opinion though. When I heard this song my initial thought was "Onew doesn't have enough lines." But then I thought maybe they want him to take it easy because of his vocal surgery. Or maybe Minho needed more singing lines. Or maybe he's busy filming for that drama. Our opinions can change after a while too.
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