SHINee’s Onew to release new solo album in March

nme.com:

SHINee vocalist Onew will be returning with new solo music next month.On February 14, SportsSeoul reported that the idol would be releasing a solo album on March 6, shortly after Onew’s upcoming three-day concert at the Seoul Olympic Hall from March 3-5.

SM Entertainment confirmed the report that same day, as Soompi notes.The new record will arrive just under a year after Onew released his sophomore mini-album ‘Dice’, which was led by the single of the same name.

In a five-star review of the record, NME’s Tássia Assis wrote: “By taking a chance and trusting his own experience, Onew allows himself to shine in all his multifaceted glory.”News of Onew’s return comes after his SHINee bandmate Key made a comeback with his second repackaged studio album ‘Killer’, a re-release of his August 2022 album ‘Gasoline’.

That album also included the B-side ‘Another Life’, which was named one of the best K-pop songs of 2022 by NME.Onew first debuted in 2008 as a vocalist of SHINee, who went on to release hits like ‘Ring Ding Dong’, ‘Sherlock’ and ‘View’, among many others.