standing up for lgbt students and minorities at large by amplifying their voices, but doing so respectfully (dec 2013)
reflecting on his appreciation for hero movies… ‘i have to protect my world’ (mar 2013)
receiving boxes of listerine after a joke comparing his deja-boo suit colors to listerine flavors went viral, during base promotions (feb 2015)
comforting a fan who was self-conscious about her name with a handwritten note at a shinee fansign (may 2015)
going to comfort a crying key during shinee’s concert at tokyo dome, but ending up crying himself (early 2015)
speaking playfully with a male listener on blue night radio (may 2015)
mentioning his gratitude for fans and listeners in creating a safe space with blue night radio (july 2015)
discussing his conversation with taemin about “gender roles, prejudices and negative views about artists, etc.” when writing pretty boy for taemin ft. kai on blue night radio (aug 2015)
personally supporting radio guest baek young ok on blue night radio in her efforts to bring sanitary pads to low-income girls (mar 2017)
there are so many more moments to include but i wanted to hold onto these for sure. jonghyun, you were a celebrity like no other. i cant imagine a world without you. i wish you’d gotten to known how many hearts and minds you touched with your voice, your songwriting, and just by being yourself.
To the man who gave me the courage to be myself some six years ago, your influence will never rest even though you do now. May you finally get some sleep tonight.
We’ll miss you always but the moon, she shines for you still.
you were a brilliance i never knew how to fully look at; a boy, a man, a singer, a poet, a lyricist, an artist. yet there were unseen jagged cracks in your soul you covered up inelegantly with laughter and soft smiles and you were always always so beautiful. did you know? you were incandescent. you were a miracle. and inside you curdled a soul-eating darkness we couldn’t see. is it prettier where you are now? do the stars shine as bright as you? you were a star- no you were a supernova, you were inimitable. i love you i love you i love you. i wish i could take all the love we still have beating here for you and pull you back, give you back breath, give you back life. but you’ve escaped the suffocation this world gave you now. has it stopped hurting? thank you for your voice, your art, thank you for sharing little bits of your soul. goodbye my favourite tiny human, my favourite soloist, my favourite voice. goodbye kim jonghyun, gentle human, soft heart, singer, songwriter, artist, idol, friend, brother, son. inspiration.
You’re always there, protecting me
You always receive the criticism that I should be receiving
You always wordlessly embraced me
So now I will shine it on you like a mirror
This is the only image that should be circulating today regarding Jonghyun’s funeral service. Please give his family and friends privacy to mourn their loss. Do not look for updates on who is attending and who isn’t. Do not look for other pictures. Do not start rumours and do not even read them. This is their time to grieve, please give them space. They need it.