After the disclosure of the first trailer for the documentary ‘Lee Soo Man: King of K-Pop’, Internet users criticize the death of Shinee’s Jonghyun’s death
Last Tuesday, 29, the first trailer for the documentary ‘Lee Soo Man: King of K-Pop’ was released, which will feature the trajectory of SM Entertainment founder and the challenges faced before debuting some of the biggest names in the genre industry, such as Exo, Aespa, Red Velvet, NCT, Girls’ Generation, TVXQ, Shinee and many others.
The feature film, which has Prime Video production, despite presenting interesting content to fans who were excited by the idea of knowing the stories behind the creation of their favorite K-pop groups, drew even more attention after netizens noticed that by addressing the topic “obscure side” of the industry and its controversies, a funeral record appears in the trailer in the trailer in the trailer. JONGHYUNmember of Shinee who died December 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoghDBXKURQ
The use of the videos were interpreted “tragically” and “avoidable” by the public’s opinion, which claimed to be a way of promoting the “sensationalist” product, causing great indignation. There were also criticism of Amazon Prime, owner of the streaming platform that will launch the documentary, for allowing a “disrespect for the members of Shinee, fans and family” of the singer deceased by a larger audience.
See some fan reactions:
Unfortunate that absolutely tragic and preventable situations are being used as marketing in this documentary.
The inclusion of a video of Jonghyun’s funeral as an illustration of the “obscure side of Kpop” is sensational and reductive. It’s really depressing as a platform… https://t.co/gtorgbm2tx
– NPOMV | Zine (@npomvtt) April 30, 2025
We Shawols himself Shinee himself reinforces the memory of Jonghyun and his art, his works his career everything he offered us in those years, keeping the image alive and prevailed by the artist and poet that he will always be
to reduce it only on the dark side of kpop
– UNI ⚢︎ (@jonghyunpohes) April 29, 2025
I honestly imagine how Jonghyun’s family feels when he sees him being summed up as the “dark side of kpop” all the art he left us, the enlightened person he was, he treats Jonghyun so he was never the bad side, but who treats him in this way
– Maria 卌 from DK (@exofewol) April 29, 2025
About Jonghyun
Kim Jong Hyunartistically known as JONGHYUNhe was a South Korean singer, songwriter and producer, member of the Shinee group, one of the most influential of K-pop. Born on April 8, 1990 in Seoul, he stood out as the group’s lead singer since the debut in 2008.
In addition to his work with Shinee, the artist started a solo career in 2015 releasing the EP “Base”, which reached the top of the South Korean and international charts. His first studio album, “She Is”, was released in 2016, followed by “Poet | Artist”, released posthumously in 2018. He was also author of the book “Skeleton Flower: Things That Been Releaeded and Set Free”, published in 2015.
On December 18, 2017, JONGHYUN He died at 27. In his memory, in 2024, the singer’s family members created Shiny Foundation, which aims to support young artists and promote awareness of mental health.
Source: Recreio
