OFFICIAL TAEUN COUPLE THREAD pt2 (TAEMIN & NAEUN)

[LauLau]

4 minutes ago, Flowerna said:

Is she the pd naeun had dinner with? And the one taemin thanked back then in 2013 mbc awards for wgm? 

 

Not sure about the dinner one but @Gemini Girl12 confirmed above that it's the one Taemin thanked in the awards, so yes.

[Catherinecatt]

If it's true one of those WGM staff women in Taemin's speech was Naeun's PD for Gamgsung camping then yes, one of them was at Naeun's dinner in 2018. (if she's the one who was the PD or not I'm unsure haha)

 

Those were the women at Naeun's dinner (the wgm staffs)

Spoiler

 

And the women Taemin thanked

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[Gemini Girl12]

1 hour ago, Flowerna said:

Is she the pd naeun had dinner with? And the one taemin thanked back then in 2013 mbc awards for wgm? 

I think Naeun had dinner with in 2018 are not pds. The two pd's of wgm are male.those womens who are with Naeun are staff, maybe writers and those who interviewed them. during mbc star awards, Taemin mentioned 2 pds ( one of them is hwang gyo jin), and other staffs and addressing them as noona. Two of the female staffs were shown on the screen while Taemin thanking them, and they are the staffs that had dinner with Naeun. 

 

[LauLau]

Ok I'm super late with it but here is a summary of all the Taeun hints we've gotten in 2020. Just to clarify, I included all the hints in this thread unless they were debunked because I wanted to avoid most bias, so there may be a few delulu ones or ones I don't really consider as 'hints' personally, but if they've been discussed here, then I added them. I also avoid considering Taemin or Apink's artistic works such as songs and official choreos as 'hints' because that could cause tension between the fandoms and get us unnecessary hate. That all said, here it goes!

 

January 2020:

 

- Naeun uploaded a screenshot of Julia Roberts holding some "San Francisco" guide on Instagram from a scene in Notting Hill (fun fact: this is Key's favorite movie of all time). The film also deals with a couple hiding their budding relationship from the media, but Taeunians immediately zeroed in on the 'Francisco' in the name.

- Some Taeunians noticed that Taemin began wearing rings on his ring finger much more often like during SuperM promotions. Taemin most often wears rings on his index fingers and thumbs so this was a noticeable change.

- Eunji praised SHINee's music on her radio show. The press even picked up on it.

 

February 2020:

 

- Hayoung sang Ring Ding Dong in a VCR for the 'Welcome to Pink World' concert. Hayoung also answered with "Ring Ding Dong" when asked about the identity of her character (?) MC Ding Dong.

- There was speculation that Naeun could have spent part of her birthday with Taemin before shooting her CF in London. She uploaded her story with a "good morning" video that was recorded by her friend, not herself, so it could be that she was not there at the moment. Taemin was touring with SuperM at the time.

- Taemin uploaded pictures from some artsy place in LA that Naeun previously posted about. This is not even a well-known place for tourists, nor a place you could accidentally stumble upon, but Naeun, who is a huge art enthusiast herself, would naturally know about it. In comparison, Taemin can't even decorate a simple cake. IMO this is one of the biggest hints we've had this year. The place also sells vegan skincare, so it's also possible that Taemin went there especially to buy a birthday present for Naeun, if she liked the place enough to post about it. Taemin also wore a Maison No.10 sweater in those pics, a branch which they both seem to love.

- Taemin appeared in Baekhyun's instalive while on tour and asked for the time in South Korea - like he was waiting to call someone.

- They both posted Happy Valentine stories, looking very giddy in them. Naeun wore an LA t-shirt in hers while Taemin uploaded a V-day msg of him in LA. Naeun's story had a suspicious caption: a sticker which corrects "Happy Valentine's" to "Happy Valentime's but the letters that stand out the most are "T" and "M" as it's only the n that was changed to m... So you get TM. Someone also noted how in Hangul, the word "Valentine" would be written as "Bal-len-ta-in" / "발렌타인", which means, "Valentime" would be "Bal-len-ta-im" / "발렌타임" and if we are considering wordplay, "Bal-len-ta-im" kind of sounds like "Bal-len-TAEM" / "발렌탬" ! So it could be a clever way of saying Happy Valentines to Taemin, merging his name with the word.

- Someone discovered a man's reflection in glass in a couple of dinner photos that Naeun uploaded (the tweets are now deleted).

- Taemin's interview with Harper's Bazaar China mentioned that he used to be fearfully worried about things that could happen in the future, while not being able to let go of the things that happened in the past, since he has a "strong sense of wanting to protect things that are mine". This just screams 'Naeun' and 'WGM' to me. This also may stem from his cancerian need to protect his future family - since the magazine specifically mentioned his star sign, Cancer, a romantic and family-orientated sign.

 

March 2020:

 

- We established that Taemin and Naeun live quite close to each other (Cheongdam-dong vs Samseong-dong), which are both located in the Gangnam District.

- VIXX Ravi (Taemin's BFF) parodied Naeun's Tuna CF.

- That infamous SuperM girlfriend-revealing interview with Ellen happened and now everybody in Kpop knows that Taemin has a secret girlfriend  he really got outed by his members lol

- For the White Day in Korea, Taemin asked his fans on Lysn if they received any candies and Naeun actually uploaded a story with her White Day candy gift  

- Apink did some suggestive personality quiz that unexpectedly revealed how curious they are about sex (i.e. how dirty-minded/frustrated) Naeun scored the lowest tho hahaha Apink also revealed that the results are "pretty accurate" for them!

 

April 2020:

 

- VIXX Ravi commented on Bomi's post about hitting #1 on MelOn.

- Taemin made a "yum yum" comment in his video from Canada which may have hinted at Naeun's "yum yum" line in the Apink song "Yummy".

- Taemin also began using the cross sign/praying part of Apink's choreo for "Dumhdurum" while performing "Super Car" with SuperM (also a massive hint right here!!)

- Both of them uploaded pictures with cherry blossoms (not a massive hint but cherry blossom viewing is seen as a very romantic and wistful activity you do - it also marks the 'dating season' in Japan and South Korea - and because of this, singles can sometimes HATE this cherry blossom season lol).

- Naeun talked about the Bobby Brown lipbalm in Apink-log --> Taemin would later be seen using the same product in his Taem-log 

- 200425 Naeun vlog showed the same place and road direction, same way of showing the good weather and same way of making fun of the driver (with the same kind of camera movement) as the 200423 Taemin insta live.

- More secret connections revealed between SHINee and BtoB.

- Taemin found his old phone from 2013 and uploaded an old SHINee picture from that time, which means that he must've also scrolled through the photos he took with Naeun lol. The photo he chose to upload was also taken on the same day that he accidentally blurted out Naeun's name while interviewing IU on Music Bank.

 

May 2020:

 

- Taemin wore the exact same Adidas tracksuit as Naeun once wore while appearing on a TV show with his friends, Ravi and Sungwoon.

- WGM Panel MC Park Misun revealed in an interview that some WGM couples dated for real.

- Tiffany tagged Naeun in a covid19 challenge. Tiffany is known to be a hidden link between Taeun (she's prob one of the only SNSD girls that is close with Taemin).

- Someone uploaded an older video of Naeun reacting to Taemin's voice while exiting the stage of 2018 KMF Festival, where SHINee performed right after Apink.

- Someone noticed Taemin wearing a T + N necklace on a couple of occassions.

- Naeun gave away a box of beer to someone. Same brand that Taemin bought for her on WGM. Her friend commented on insta "come to my house too  " implying that Naeun was dropping that box off at someone's house. It's possible that she was having a date with Taemin (his apartment is accessed by a private elevator - and her pic is from an elevator, so she could easily sneak in without raising suspicions).

- Suspicions that Naeun wrote encouraging messages on cups to support Taemin's activities arise.

- Taemin uploaded pics of different skies that possibly represent the SHINee members. The pic that represents him, a sunset, shows an embracing couple in the distance.

- Taemin noticeably began eating healthier, which may have been a change influenced by Naeun too, judging by his restaurant choice.

- People are noticing that Naeun sometimes poses in a similar way of Taemin. Like their postures and the way they fold their arms is getting similar (long-time couples often end up sharing their quirky habits).

- Another HUGE hint happens: the Calobye power shakes found on display in Taemin's kitchen (together with a whole box on the counter).

- Naeun uploaded that weird green powder that looks almost like the moringa tea powder, right after Taemin mentioned his moringa candle on that popular Taem-log video with Calobye and other stuff.

- Korean shawols suspiciously omit the mention of Calobye in Taemin's kitchen despite fangirling every other product in there, adding to the suspicions that they're trying to hide the traces of Taeun from the public.

 

June 2020:

 

- Naeun uploads a photo on Insta with a very "SHINee" pedicure lol

- Naeun uploads more pics fully decked in shawol colors - esp the pearl aqua green shoes that even shimmer the same way 'pearl aqua' merch is supposed to do. Both above cases happened a few days after SM announced Taemin's comeback (before the delay).

- Taemin uses that aforementioned Bobby Brown lip balm.

- Naeun gives a box of calobye to her drama costar friend -- an identical box seen in Taemin's house. This is no longer a possible coincidence since those are promotional boxes that CF models get.

- Naeun randomly promotes Calobye while Taeunians are still celebrating the Calobye boxes in Taemin's kitchen.

- Taemin seems to have noticed the attention his power shakes received because he hides them in the next live, tho that in itself is suspicious like a confirmation by omission.

- Naeun pairs up with shawol's president Hoshi (and Vernon) for a fun dance challenge.

- Chorong opens up about Apink's dating life in an interview and how they make sure to keep it hidden until marriage announcement.

 

July 2020:

 

- Eunji befriends Sungwoon. He said that they have ran into each other at an US embassy while Sungwoon was with Taemin (applying for their US visas or smth like that) and so they both greeted her together (aka Taemin must have introduced Sungwoon to Eunji).

- Taemin uploads sunset pics. Some Taeunians point to Naeun captioning her insta photos from her drama shoot as 'jjinsunset' since her character name is 'Jin Noeul' (Noeul literally meaning sunset) so it's a nice coincidence.

- Bomi and Hayoung danced to Taemin's Want on a viewable radio show  they looked like they were having fun with it as if they found it funny or something (teasing Taeminnie maybe?) also it was during break so they could have just sat there on their phones or smth but instead they decided to join in with the DJ!

- Pandas discover that the bracelet Naeun stopped wearing was actually worn down to the point where it was beyond repair tho she did try to save it before by tying a little knot on it so she didn't stop wearing her bracelet because of any big reason, it simply broke!'

- Namjoo worked in the same project as Ravi and Yeri so once again we get proof of how Taeun run in the same social circles, which makes the fact that they avoid each other in public all more suspicious.

- This is the month that Taemin injures his wrist, leading to another cb delay, so we don't really get to see him beyond that one family photo w/ his cousins, so there are no obvious hints.

 

August 2020:

 

- Taemin trolls shawols with his stories of elementary school girlfriend during 2 Kids' V Live showcase since he obv can't talk about any of his real love experiences. Oh he also confirms that he believes in destiny and true love 

- Victon, Apink's little brother group, seems to have a Taemint in their midst (Sejun) who spazzed over 2 Kids on his VLive broadcast so that's really cute... not really a hint or a real connection, but cute.

- It's announced that Taemin and Namjoo's album releases will clash on September 9 and we all panic lol...

- A user posts about seeing Taemin and Naeun somewhere in a restaurant on Gangnam, but the op is Indonesian not Korean and was not responding to DMs asking for further clarification so it could have been falsified. Also the op was originally a Taeun shipper so the source gets kinda ignored.

- Hayoung meets Choi Minho's dad, soccer coach Choi YunKyum, thanks to her involvement in soccer!

- Taemin states in an interview with W Korea that 'Soldier' is a song about religion. Since 'Soldier' is kinda every Taeunian's theme song for Taeun, I think it's good to add this layer in to its complexity.

- Taemin spoils Namjoo's birdie on Knowing Bros with SuperM (ok that's a joke but it's funny how they ended up playing some 'name a bird' type game and Taemin had to translate bird to Lucas) oh but last time Taemin was on KB he also danced to some chicken song xD

- Taemin wears Maison Margiela (that brand Taeun both like) in his official teasers and such so he really, really likes it.

- Taemin and Naeun are caught wearing the same chain-link bracelet (could be sponsored or not - since Taemin's was at a photoshoot but he was able to keep his personal accessories soooo).

 

September 2020: 

 

- Naeun uploaded a photo of her having dinner with someone. In the pic, you could see their arm and the person had the same chain-link bracelet worn by both Naeun and Taemin before 

- That saesang leak happens on instagram and ppl deleted their posts about it but it was just some delulu stuff.

- This is just a funny coincidence, not a hint, but Taemin told his fan that "In this world, there is Song Mino, Lee Minho and SHINee's Minho" around the same time Song Mino joined Naeun as an Adidas CF model xd like suddenly this Mino was at the forefront of his mind haha

- Naeun dressing up in a flamenco dress for Gamsung Camping promos... she knows from her last camping experience that "tango is from Argentina, not Spain" so she chose the Spanish dance costume   ok this is a bit delulu but it's fun

- The "Sheepgate" happens lol - Taemin uploads pics of him visiting some hilly place with sheep (that later turned out to be for SuperM's One ending spoiler) that was also used in one of the promotional shots for Gamsung Camping, though the cast themselves didn't seem to go there as they filmed down south by the sea. Taemin did film at the same place that GS's cameramen have gone down for some extra scenic shots according to the show's captions though so it's another one of their weird coincidences! (The place is called Daegwallyeong Sheep Ranch and the show captions even labelled it as "알프 스 대관령면" though the cast filmed at a German Namhae-gun Village).

- Naeun has a hobby making handmade bead bracelets. Taemin is seen wearing one in one of his live stage videos (not necessarily connected as it could have been chosen by the stylist but it's a suspicious coincidence). This does not refer to the bracelet made for him by Lucas on MTopia btw.

- Taeunians spot another Calobye product in Taemin's kitchen...

- Kai kept assigning the color pink to Taemin the entire SuperM V Live (from demanding that Taemin gets the pink card to him using "pink" as a hint for Taemin 

 

October 2020:

 

- SuperM's acting sketches: Baekhyun asks Taemin if he were trying to say "chu" when he was saying "truth" cutely. Taemin then later worked at a flower shop where he showed off his dating tact when helping another guy... tho he did lie through his teeth about being motae solo again (did he forget that he already clarified that part in 2018? ) then he gave a cool response in wanting to protect his celebrity colleague from getting discovered on his date with his secret girlfriend  basically we got a glimpse of TV Taemin vs. Real Taemin in regards to how he handles relationship dramas.

- Taemin actually went ahead and said (by mispronouncing "truth" as "chu") something like "on my lips is chu" which comes from the lyrics of Mr. Chu !!

- Taemin also said he wouldn't want to be openly affectionate with his girlfriend in public (aka doing PDA) because it's uncomfortable and Kai agreed with him lol so no kissing in public either huh - he's the king of dating indoors ;p

- Taemin bought all the products that Naeun endorses (Cass beer, Nongshin ramen, etc.) while shopping for SuperM.

- Taemin sang and danced a bit to Naeun's Tuna CF while playing a game with SuperM!!! 

- lol this is not really a real hint but something cute - Naeun posted a mint tea sachet on IG (tea-mint) ^^;;

- Taemin, despite keeping silent about all his rumours with Naeun over the years, suddenly lost his temper when he discovered his dating rumours with YooA after fans made an article out of it on Pann which then trended with his name after he poured some candlewax on the floor in a SuperM anniversary video and "exPOsEd hIs TRuE ChARacTeR"  he was quick to clarify that one rumor huh (also he did say something suspicious ... he said he never met anyone but men *outside, which is an oddly specific thing to say too imo)

- Taemin also recommended a rose type he likes to his flower shop customer and said that this particular rose type symbolizes "painful love". This is interesting because his hip tattoo looks like some kind of rose/flower petals and he also has a burning heart tattooed on his inner arm. I also noticed that he became oddly knowledgeable about flower language and flower meanings in general. Could he have years long experience in buying flowers for someone? 

- A Taeunian discovered that the TV that Taemin has at home is the same TV that Play M had an endorsement deal with and it's also a TV screen that shows art and basically turns into a picture when it's turned off. Naeun also posted the TV endorsement on her IG. Naeun's friend Julie was also the designer for this Samsung TV popup series. Could the TV in Taemin's living room have been a housewarming gift from Naeun...? 

- Taemin talked about his future plans for family/marriage in his little documentary (Taemin the Stage).

- Naeun is potentially wearing a men's flannel shirt in GS that is similar in pattern style to one Taemin has worn before..

- Sodam is revealed to be close friends with Minho (they acted together before) and Sodam is ofc bffs with Naeun, plus Naeun acted with Minho too... that Taeun social network... only Taeun is missing in it lol ;p 

 

November 2020: 

 

- Key also appeared on Radio Star with Choi Jung-in, who appeared on WGM with her real-life partner (now husband) Jo Jung-chi at the same time Taeun were on... another coincidence...

- Taemin confirmed once again that he believes in eternal love in his comeback V Live for Act 2...!

- Naeun's CF appeared on SM COEX lol

- In one VLive, Taemin told Jinki that he was "done" with schedules for today, yet when Jinki asked to hang out at Taemin's place, Taemin told him that he's already got plans  also he once again kept trying to set up his motae solo manager Euisoo lol (Taemin the Matchmaker of SM)

- Naeun randomly uploaded old photos from Paris before the Parisian-themed MV for Think of You dropped ♡

- SM reuploaded the subbed V Live showcase for Act 2 and Taemin said this about love (when discussing lyrical themes and how he feels about fans too): "I'm not saying it half-heartedly. People use the word 'love' too commonly and you may not be able to feel it. I want to say a word better than love, but I think 'love' is the best word to describe it." He also mentioned another flower meaning (Lisianthus = eternal love) and seemed to be stuttering a lot when given this question "TAEMIN, when is the moment that you're so sure you're in love?" 

- Taemin appeared on Amazing Saturday where Park Narae is also a cast member (she also appears with Naeun on Gamsung Camping) ... lol so everyone gets to work together again and again but we can't get Taeun together in the same room any more :p

- Naeun suspiciously (or not) keeps quiet when the GS cast discuss first love lmao

 

December 2020:

 

- Kai appeared on Eunji's radio show and mentioned NoNoNo as a song he heard many times... he said it like it's only natural/expected and then Euni said "yes our promotions overlapped TOO" like this is a secondary reason for it ...

- Someone points out that Taeun are the only WGM couple in show's history that did not reunite later for other schedule (variety, MCing, CF, etc.) which is suspicious!

- GS ep. 8 was full of themes of childhood love, eternal love, etc, with weird coincidences that are similar to Taeun's situation... The first comment from Naeun was that she heard that Cha Taehyun always carried his wife's letter in his wallet and her expression showed that she was kinda amazed, she even smiled slightly. The op pointed out how Naeun carried Taemin's childhood photo in her wallet during the WGM and even (allegedly) after WGM in the Apink showtime when she tried to show what photos she had in her wallet. At the end of the discussion, Ahn Youngmi said that "you all need to meet a man like him (Cha Taehyun)", then Naeun brightly said "yes" as if she'd already met one...! (Also it's funny how one of Cha Taehyun's daughters is called Tae-eun lol)

- Same ep, Narae commented that "galbijjim come from love" since it was the dish Kwak Siyang cooked for his ex gf (yes, we know, Naeun cooked it for Taemin in WGM haha).

- Taeunians pointed out that Taeun must not use Kakao to communicate since Taemin said a long time that he doesn't use it and Naeun also apparently prefers wattsapp ... hmm... kakaotalk has been leaked in the past so maybe that's why...

- Another girl collab project performed APink's Mollayo on KBS Gayo Daechukje, where Taemin was also performing so he may have watched that ...

 

That's it from me folks! Apologies if I forgot to add something! X

[Flowerna]

3 hours ago, LauLau said:

Someone uploaded an older video of Naeun reacting to Taemin's voice while exiting the stage of 2018 KMF Festival, where SHINee performed right after Apink.

May I know where can I find this video? 
And very thank you for making this compilation! Even though some couldn’t be counted as hints like you said but I’m sure you spent quite some time on it. You have a very good memory 

 

I just finished watching SuperM’s Mtopia & in episode 7 they entered a room with a traditional Korean wedding theme. It must’ve reminded taemin of the traditional wedding he did with naeun on wgm, the mannequins are wearing the same traditional hanbok that taemin & naeun wore! Baekhyun even mentioned about throwing the jujubes on a cloth during traditional weddings. + Kai was also there not sure if kai still remembers about it but I’m kind of sure that taemin still remembers and must’ve thought about it when they enter the room, since it was one of the most memorable thing he did with naeun. 

[LauLau]

10 minutes ago, Flowerna said:

May I know where can I find this video? 
And very thank you for making this compilation! Even though some couldn’t be counted as hints like you said but you must’ve spent quite some time on it. You have a very good memory 

 

I just finished watching SuperM’s Mtopia & in episode 7 they entered a room with a traditional Korean wedding theme. It must’ve reminded taemin of the traditional wedding he did with naeun on wgm, the mannequins are wearing the same traditional hanbok that taemin & naeun wore! Baekhyun even mentioned about throwing the jujubes on a cloth during traditional weddings. + Kai was also there not sure if kai still remembers about it but I’m kind of sure that taemin remembers, it was one of the most memorable thing he did with naeun. 

 

lmao it's not from memory, that'd be some superhuman power  - I had to go back page by page of this thread and read through it again quickly to collect all the hints. Good thing I already did the first part before up to June - this was just me updating it from July-December! I think it's something this forum thread simply needs because Taeunians forget hints and coincidences after a short while and then start doubting Taeun over and over again, which starts to irk many ppl so this should be a nice refresher ;p

 

Unfortunately, it looks like the video was deleted  it's too bad because she was literally walking off the stage down some stairs and Taemin's voice came on in a song and she just whipped her head back to the stage and stopped... this used to be the link: 

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1KV411o7WH?from=search&seid=18342245657997650842

It doesn't work for me any more but it could be my computer or smth idk...

[samx1]

2 hours ago, LauLau said:

 

lmao it's not from memory, that'd be some superhuman power  - I had to go back page by page of this thread and read through it again quickly to collect all the hints. Good thing I already did the first part before up to June - this was just me updating it from July-December! I think it's something this forum thread simply needs because Taeunians forget hints and coincidences after a short while and then start doubting Taeun over and over again, which starts to irk many ppl so this should be a nice refresher ;p

 

Unfortunately, it looks like the video was deleted  it's too bad because she was literally walking off the stage down some stairs and Taemin's voice came on in a song and she just whipped her head back to the stage and stopped... this used to be the link: 

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1KV411o7WH?from=search&seid=18342245657997650842

It doesn't work for me any more but it could be my computer or smth idk...

That link doesn’t work anymore but I found the video on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/_taeun_/status/1288871044107968512/video/1

 

 

[thelastplayer09]

Okay, so I know this means nothing but what a funnnn coincidence! Just realized Taemin shot his Act 2 jacket photos at what looks like the same location as VICTON’s Mayday MV (under PlayM). 

 

 

[shawapink22]

On 1/10/2021 at 1:05 PM, Gemini Girl12 said:

I think Naeun had dinner with in 2018 are not pds. The two pd's of wgm are male.those womens who are with Naeun are staff, maybe writers and those who interviewed them. during mbc star awards, Taemin mentioned 2 pds ( one of them is hwang gyo jin), and other staffs and addressing them as noona. Two of the female staffs were shown on the screen while Taemin thanking them, and they are the staffs that had dinner with Naeun.

 

No , no  Hwang Gyo Jin PD is a girl. He didn't refer to her as a Noona because she's in a higher position and she's way older than them. He can't really say PD and Noona at the same time. But it's a girl.

Edited February 2, 2021 by Jillia
Please do not quote pics! Thanks!

[Gemini Girl12]

1 hour ago, shawapink22 said:

No , no  Hwang Gyo Jin PD is a girl. He didn't refer to her as a Noona because she's in a higher position and she's way older than them. He can't really say PD and Noona at the same time. But it's a girl.

Nope. He is a male... gyo jin is a korean male name. I'm not referring to hwang gyo jin as noona, obviously he is not a female. Taemin called the other staffs as noona, those who are with naeun in dinner back in 2018. 

[mississippi]

18 minutes ago, Gemini Girl12 said:

Nope. He is a male... gyo jin is a korean male name. I'm not referring to hwang gyo jin as noona, obviously he is not a female. Taemin called the other staffs as noona, those who are with naeun in dinner back in 2018. 

 

Hwang K/Gyojin pd in GamCam and also the former pd in WGM back then is a female tho, she works for MBC and JTBC. You can see her instagram here https://www.instagram.com/jinee_ya/ and that's right, Taemin did not refer her as noona because she's simply a pdnim.

 

 

at 15:00, the rests were called noona since they were staffs (nothing such a specific way to call) and were relatively closer to them judged by how Naeun can manage the relationship until 2018 and so on.

[j___ml]

On 1/3/2021 at 10:10 AM, thetaeunship said:

fun fact taeyeon doesn’t even follow naeun on insta and she still liked the post...so ya that’s interesting 

 

Also, I noticed that Taeyeon liked an old photo of Naeun (not sure when) but...

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrUX3M_hi13/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

I love their relationship  Even though they don't follow each other on instagram.

I also saw an article that Naeun will be in another drama, let's support her. She deserves the best!

[Bobia1]

Hi, did anyone saw Naeun's ig story today. She posed with a snowman and captioned 'do you want to build a snowman'. Yesterday Taemin wrote in his bubble that he want to build a snowman. 

Could be nothing, but I'll take that as a hint.

[XamandaX]

On 1/11/2021 at 10:41 PM, LauLau said:

Ok I'm super late with it but here is a summary of all the Taeun hints we've gotten in 2020. Just to clarify, I included all the hints in this thread unless they were debunked because I wanted to avoid most bias, so there may be a few delulu ones or ones I don't really consider as 'hints' personally, but if they've been discussed here, then I added them. I also avoid considering Taemin or Apink's artistic works such as songs and official choreos as 'hints' because that could cause tension between the fandoms and get us unnecessary hate. That all said, here it goes!

 

January 2020:

 

- Naeun uploaded a screenshot of Julia Roberts holding some "San Francisco" guide on Instagram from a scene in Notting Hill (fun fact: this is Key's favorite movie of all time). The film also deals with a couple hiding their budding relationship from the media, but Taeunians immediately zeroed in on the 'Francisco' in the name.

- Some Taeunians noticed that Taemin began wearing rings on his ring finger much more often like during SuperM promotions. Taemin most often wears rings on his index fingers and thumbs so this was a noticeable change.

- Eunji praised SHINee's music on her radio show. The press even picked up on it.

 

February 2020:

 

- Hayoung sang Ring Ding Dong in a VCR for the 'Welcome to Pink World' concert. Hayoung also answered with "Ring Ding Dong" when asked about the identity of her character (?) MC Ding Dong.

- There was speculation that Naeun could have spent part of her birthday with Taemin before shooting her CF in London. She uploaded her story with a "good morning" video that was recorded by her friend, not herself, so it could be that she was not there at the moment. Taemin was touring with SuperM at the time.

- Taemin uploaded pictures from some artsy place in LA that Naeun previously posted about. This is not even a well-known place for tourists, nor a place you could accidentally stumble upon, but Naeun, who is a huge art enthusiast herself, would naturally know about it. In comparison, Taemin can't even decorate a simple cake. IMO this is one of the biggest hints we've had this year. The place also sells vegan skincare, so it's also possible that Taemin went there especially to buy a birthday present for Naeun, if she liked the place enough to post about it. Taemin also wore a Maison No.10 sweater in those pics, a branch which they both seem to love.

- Taemin appeared in Baekhyun's instalive while on tour and asked for the time in South Korea - like he was waiting to call someone.

- They both posted Happy Valentine stories, looking very giddy in them. Naeun wore an LA t-shirt in hers while Taemin uploaded a V-day msg of him in LA. Naeun's story had a suspicious caption: a sticker which corrects "Happy Valentine's" to "Happy Valentime's but the letters that stand out the most are "T" and "M" as it's only the n that was changed to m... So you get TM. Someone also noted how in Hangul, the word "Valentine" would be written as "Bal-len-ta-in" / "발렌타인", which means, "Valentime" would be "Bal-len-ta-im" / "발렌타임" and if we are considering wordplay, "Bal-len-ta-im" kind of sounds like "Bal-len-TAEM" / "발렌탬" ! So it could be a clever way of saying Happy Valentines to Taemin, merging his name with the word.

- Someone discovered a man's reflection in glass in a couple of dinner photos that Naeun uploaded (the tweets are now deleted).

- Taemin's interview with Harper's Bazaar China mentioned that he used to be fearfully worried about things that could happen in the future, while not being able to let go of the things that happened in the past, since he has a "strong sense of wanting to protect things that are mine". This just screams 'Naeun' and 'WGM' to me. This also may stem from his cancerian need to protect his future family - since the magazine specifically mentioned his star sign, Cancer, a romantic and family-orientated sign.

 

March 2020:

 

- We established that Taemin and Naeun live quite close to each other (Cheongdam-dong vs Samseong-dong), which are both located in the Gangnam District.

- VIXX Ravi (Taemin's BFF) parodied Naeun's Tuna CF.

- That infamous SuperM girlfriend-revealing interview with Ellen happened and now everybody in Kpop knows that Taemin has a secret girlfriend  he really got outed by his members lol

- For the White Day in Korea, Taemin asked his fans on Lysn if they received any candies and Naeun actually uploaded a story with her White Day candy gift  

- Apink did some suggestive personality quiz that unexpectedly revealed how curious they are about sex (i.e. how dirty-minded/frustrated) Naeun scored the lowest tho hahaha Apink also revealed that the results are "pretty accurate" for them!

 

April 2020:

 

- VIXX Ravi commented on Bomi's post about hitting #1 on MelOn.

- Taemin made a "yum yum" comment in his video from Canada which may have hinted at Naeun's "yum yum" line in the Apink song "Yummy".

- Taemin also began using the cross sign/praying part of Apink's choreo for "Dumhdurum" while performing "Super Car" with SuperM (also a massive hint right here!!)

- Both of them uploaded pictures with cherry blossoms (not a massive hint but cherry blossom viewing is seen as a very romantic and wistful activity you do - it also marks the 'dating season' in Japan and South Korea - and because of this, singles can sometimes HATE this cherry blossom season lol).

- Naeun talked about the Bobby Brown lipbalm in Apink-log --> Taemin would later be seen using the same product in his Taem-log 

- 200425 Naeun vlog showed the same place and road direction, same way of showing the good weather and same way of making fun of the driver (with the same kind of camera movement) as the 200423 Taemin insta live.

- More secret connections revealed between SHINee and BtoB.

- Taemin found his old phone from 2013 and uploaded an old SHINee picture from that time, which means that he must've also scrolled through the photos he took with Naeun lol. The photo he chose to upload was also taken on the same day that he accidentally blurted out Naeun's name while interviewing IU on Music Bank.

 

May 2020:

 

- Taemin wore the exact same Adidas tracksuit as Naeun once wore while appearing on a TV show with his friends, Ravi and Sungwoon.

- WGM Panel MC Park Misun revealed in an interview that some WGM couples dated for real.

- Tiffany tagged Naeun in a covid19 challenge. Tiffany is known to be a hidden link between Taeun (she's prob one of the only SNSD girls that is close with Taemin).

- Someone uploaded an older video of Naeun reacting to Taemin's voice while exiting the stage of 2018 KMF Festival, where SHINee performed right after Apink.

- Someone noticed Taemin wearing a T + N necklace on a couple of occassions.

- Naeun gave away a box of beer to someone. Same brand that Taemin bought for her on WGM. Her friend commented on insta "come to my house too  " implying that Naeun was dropping that box off at someone's house. It's possible that she was having a date with Taemin (his apartment is accessed by a private elevator - and her pic is from an elevator, so she could easily sneak in without raising suspicions).

- Suspicions that Naeun wrote encouraging messages on cups to support Taemin's activities arise.

- Taemin uploaded pics of different skies that possibly represent the SHINee members. The pic that represents him, a sunset, shows an embracing couple in the distance.

- Taemin noticeably began eating healthier, which may have been a change influenced by Naeun too, judging by his restaurant choice.

- People are noticing that Naeun sometimes poses in a similar way of Taemin. Like their postures and the way they fold their arms is getting similar (long-time couples often end up sharing their quirky habits).

- Another HUGE hint happens: the Calobye power shakes found on display in Taemin's kitchen (together with a whole box on the counter).

- Naeun uploaded that weird green powder that looks almost like the moringa tea powder, right after Taemin mentioned his moringa candle on that popular Taem-log video with Calobye and other stuff.

- Korean shawols suspiciously omit the mention of Calobye in Taemin's kitchen despite fangirling every other product in there, adding to the suspicions that they're trying to hide the traces of Taeun from the public.

 

June 2020:

 

- Naeun uploads a photo on Insta with a very "SHINee" pedicure lol

- Naeun uploads more pics fully decked in shawol colors - esp the pearl aqua green shoes that even shimmer the same way 'pearl aqua' merch is supposed to do. Both above cases happened a few days after SM announced Taemin's comeback (before the delay).

- Taemin uses that aforementioned Bobby Brown lip balm.

- Naeun gives a box of calobye to her drama costar friend -- an identical box seen in Taemin's house. This is no longer a possible coincidence since those are promotional boxes that CF models get.

- Naeun randomly promotes Calobye while Taeunians are still celebrating the Calobye boxes in Taemin's kitchen.

- Taemin seems to have noticed the attention his power shakes received because he hides them in the next live, tho that in itself is suspicious like a confirmation by omission.

- Naeun pairs up with shawol's president Hoshi (and Vernon) for a fun dance challenge.

- Chorong opens up about Apink's dating life in an interview and how they make sure to keep it hidden until marriage announcement.

 

July 2020:

 

- Eunji befriends Sungwoon. He said that they have ran into each other at an US embassy while Sungwoon was with Taemin (applying for their US visas or smth like that) and so they both greeted her together (aka Taemin must have introduced Sungwoon to Eunji).

- Taemin uploads sunset pics. Some Taeunians point to Naeun captioning her insta photos from her drama shoot as 'jjinsunset' since her character name is 'Jin Noeul' (Noeul literally meaning sunset) so it's a nice coincidence.

- Bomi and Hayoung danced to Taemin's Want on a viewable radio show  they looked like they were having fun with it as if they found it funny or something (teasing Taeminnie maybe?) also it was during break so they could have just sat there on their phones or smth but instead they decided to join in with the DJ!

- Pandas discover that the bracelet Naeun stopped wearing was actually worn down to the point where it was beyond repair tho she did try to save it before by tying a little knot on it so she didn't stop wearing her bracelet because of any big reason, it simply broke!'

- Namjoo worked in the same project as Ravi and Yeri so once again we get proof of how Taeun run in the same social circles, which makes the fact that they avoid each other in public all more suspicious.

- This is the month that Taemin injures his wrist, leading to another cb delay, so we don't really get to see him beyond that one family photo w/ his cousins, so there are no obvious hints.

 

August 2020:

 

- Taemin trolls shawols with his stories of elementary school girlfriend during 2 Kids' V Live showcase since he obv can't talk about any of his real love experiences. Oh he also confirms that he believes in destiny and true love 

- Victon, Apink's little brother group, seems to have a Taemint in their midst (Sejun) who spazzed over 2 Kids on his VLive broadcast so that's really cute... not really a hint or a real connection, but cute.

- It's announced that Taemin and Namjoo's album releases will clash on September 9 and we all panic lol...

- A user posts about seeing Taemin and Naeun somewhere in a restaurant on Gangnam, but the op is Indonesian not Korean and was not responding to DMs asking for further clarification so it could have been falsified. Also the op was originally a Taeun shipper so the source gets kinda ignored.

- Hayoung meets Choi Minho's dad, soccer coach Choi YunKyum, thanks to her involvement in soccer!

- Taemin states in an interview with W Korea that 'Soldier' is a song about religion. Since 'Soldier' is kinda every Taeunian's theme song for Taeun, I think it's good to add this layer in to its complexity.

- Taemin spoils Namjoo's birdie on Knowing Bros with SuperM (ok that's a joke but it's funny how they ended up playing some 'name a bird' type game and Taemin had to translate bird to Lucas) oh but last time Taemin was on KB he also danced to some chicken song xD

- Taemin wears Maison Margiela (that brand Taeun both like) in his official teasers and such so he really, really likes it.

- Taemin and Naeun are caught wearing the same chain-link bracelet (could be sponsored or not - since Taemin's was at a photoshoot but he was able to keep his personal accessories soooo).

 

September 2020: 

 

- Naeun uploaded a photo of her having dinner with someone. In the pic, you could see their arm and the person had the same chain-link bracelet worn by both Naeun and Taemin before 

- That saesang leak happens on instagram and ppl deleted their posts about it but it was just some delulu stuff.

- This is just a funny coincidence, not a hint, but Taemin told his fan that "In this world, there is Song Mino, Lee Minho and SHINee's Minho" around the same time Song Mino joined Naeun as an Adidas CF model xd like suddenly this Mino was at the forefront of his mind haha

- Naeun dressing up in a flamenco dress for Gamsung Camping promos... she knows from her last camping experience that "tango is from Argentina, not Spain" so she chose the Spanish dance costume   ok this is a bit delulu but it's fun

- The "Sheepgate" happens lol - Taemin uploads pics of him visiting some hilly place with sheep (that later turned out to be for SuperM's One ending spoiler) that was also used in one of the promotional shots for Gamsung Camping, though the cast themselves didn't seem to go there as they filmed down south by the sea. Taemin did film at the same place that GS's cameramen have gone down for some extra scenic shots according to the show's captions though so it's another one of their weird coincidences! (The place is called Daegwallyeong Sheep Ranch and the show captions even labelled it as "알프 스 대관령면" though the cast filmed at a German Namhae-gun Village).

- Naeun has a hobby making handmade bead bracelets. Taemin is seen wearing one in one of his live stage videos (not necessarily connected as it could have been chosen by the stylist but it's a suspicious coincidence). This does not refer to the bracelet made for him by Lucas on MTopia btw.

- Taeunians spot another Calobye product in Taemin's kitchen...

- Kai kept assigning the color pink to Taemin the entire SuperM V Live (from demanding that Taemin gets the pink card to him using "pink" as a hint for Taemin 

 

October 2020:

 

- SuperM's acting sketches: Baekhyun asks Taemin if he were trying to say "chu" when he was saying "truth" cutely. Taemin then later worked at a flower shop where he showed off his dating tact when helping another guy... tho he did lie through his teeth about being motae solo again (did he forget that he already clarified that part in 2018? ) then he gave a cool response in wanting to protect his celebrity colleague from getting discovered on his date with his secret girlfriend  basically we got a glimpse of TV Taemin vs. Real Taemin in regards to how he handles relationship dramas.

- Taemin actually went ahead and said (by mispronouncing "truth" as "chu") something like "on my lips is chu" which comes from the lyrics of Mr. Chu !!

- Taemin also said he wouldn't want to be openly affectionate with his girlfriend in public (aka doing PDA) because it's uncomfortable and Kai agreed with him lol so no kissing in public either huh - he's the king of dating indoors ;p

- Taemin bought all the products that Naeun endorses (Cass beer, Nongshin ramen, etc.) while shopping for SuperM.

- Taemin sang and danced a bit to Naeun's Tuna CF while playing a game with SuperM!!! 

- lol this is not really a real hint but something cute - Naeun posted a mint tea sachet on IG (tea-mint) ^^;;

- Taemin, despite keeping silent about all his rumours with Naeun over the years, suddenly lost his temper when he discovered his dating rumours with YooA after fans made an article out of it on Pann which then trended with his name after he poured some candlewax on the floor in a SuperM anniversary video and "exPOsEd hIs TRuE ChARacTeR"  he was quick to clarify that one rumor huh (also he did say something suspicious ... he said he never met anyone but men *outside, which is an oddly specific thing to say too imo)

- Taemin also recommended a rose type he likes to his flower shop customer and said that this particular rose type symbolizes "painful love". This is interesting because his hip tattoo looks like some kind of rose/flower petals and he also has a burning heart tattooed on his inner arm. I also noticed that he became oddly knowledgeable about flower language and flower meanings in general. Could he have years long experience in buying flowers for someone? 

- A Taeunian discovered that the TV that Taemin has at home is the same TV that Play M had an endorsement deal with and it's also a TV screen that shows art and basically turns into a picture when it's turned off. Naeun also posted the TV endorsement on her IG. Naeun's friend Julie was also the designer for this Samsung TV popup series. Could the TV in Taemin's living room have been a housewarming gift from Naeun...? 

- Taemin talked about his future plans for family/marriage in his little documentary (Taemin the Stage).

- Naeun is potentially wearing a men's flannel shirt in GS that is similar in pattern style to one Taemin has worn before..

- Sodam is revealed to be close friends with Minho (they acted together before) and Sodam is ofc bffs with Naeun, plus Naeun acted with Minho too... that Taeun social network... only Taeun is missing in it lol ;p 

 

November 2020: 

 

- Key also appeared on Radio Star with Choi Jung-in, who appeared on WGM with her real-life partner (now husband) Jo Jung-chi at the same time Taeun were on... another coincidence...

- Taemin confirmed once again that he believes in eternal love in his comeback V Live for Act 2...!

- Naeun's CF appeared on SM COEX lol

- In one VLive, Taemin told Jinki that he was "done" with schedules for today, yet when Jinki asked to hang out at Taemin's place, Taemin told him that he's already got plans  also he once again kept trying to set up his motae solo manager Euisoo lol (Taemin the Matchmaker of SM)

- Naeun randomly uploaded old photos from Paris before the Parisian-themed MV for Think of You dropped ♡

- SM reuploaded the subbed V Live showcase for Act 2 and Taemin said this about love (when discussing lyrical themes and how he feels about fans too): "I'm not saying it half-heartedly. People use the word 'love' too commonly and you may not be able to feel it. I want to say a word better than love, but I think 'love' is the best word to describe it." He also mentioned another flower meaning (Lisianthus = eternal love) and seemed to be stuttering a lot when given this question "TAEMIN, when is the moment that you're so sure you're in love?" 

- Taemin appeared on Amazing Saturday where Park Narae is also a cast member (she also appears with Naeun on Gamsung Camping) ... lol so everyone gets to work together again and again but we can't get Taeun together in the same room any more :p

- Naeun suspiciously (or not) keeps quiet when the GS cast discuss first love lmao

 

December 2020:

 

- Kai appeared on Eunji's radio show and mentioned NoNoNo as a song he heard many times... he said it like it's only natural/expected and then Euni said "yes our promotions overlapped TOO" like this is a secondary reason for it ...

- Someone points out that Taeun are the only WGM couple in show's history that did not reunite later for other schedule (variety, MCing, CF, etc.) which is suspicious!

- GS ep. 8 was full of themes of childhood love, eternal love, etc, with weird coincidences that are similar to Taeun's situation... The first comment from Naeun was that she heard that Cha Taehyun always carried his wife's letter in his wallet and her expression showed that she was kinda amazed, she even smiled slightly. The op pointed out how Naeun carried Taemin's childhood photo in her wallet during the WGM and even (allegedly) after WGM in the Apink showtime when she tried to show what photos she had in her wallet. At the end of the discussion, Ahn Youngmi said that "you all need to meet a man like him (Cha Taehyun)", then Naeun brightly said "yes" as if she'd already met one...! (Also it's funny how one of Cha Taehyun's daughters is called Tae-eun lol)

- Same ep, Narae commented that "galbijjim come from love" since it was the dish Kwak Siyang cooked for his ex gf (yes, we know, Naeun cooked it for Taemin in WGM haha).

- Taeunians pointed out that Taeun must not use Kakao to communicate since Taemin said a long time that he doesn't use it and Naeun also apparently prefers wattsapp ... hmm... kakaotalk has been leaked in the past so maybe that's why...

- Another girl collab project performed APink's Mollayo on KBS Gayo Daechukje, where Taemin was also performing so he may have watched that ...

 

That's it from me folks! Apologies if I forgot to add something! X

Anybody know abt the eunji and sungwoon hint ? I think I missed it

[mississippi]

4 hours ago, XamandaX said:

Anybody know abt the eunji and sungwoon hint ? I think I missed it

it's coming from this tweet

 

 

I think op tried to translate what sungwoon said in Simya Idol (Radio) cmiiw

 

anyway as you talk about eunji, sungwoon, and taemin, here's one rare moment between them 

 

 

 

 

[XamandaX]

On 1/13/2021 at 3:04 PM, mississippi said:

it's coming from this tweet

I think op tried to translate what sungwoon said in Simya Idol (Radio) cmiiw

 

anyway as you talk about eunji, sungwoon, and taemin, here's one rare moment between them

Ohhh okay thank you. So they met once at the US embassy and another time at the award show ? 

Edited February 2, 2021 by Jillia
Please do not quote pics! Thanks!

[LauLau]

@XamandaX I think Eunji may have also guested on Sungwoon's radio show (maybe that's where that little trivia comes from?) idk because I just found this:

 

 

 

[LauLau]

Eunji mentioned SHINee's Minho on her radio show!

 

 

credit. @Choi_Dawna

[mississippi]

On 1/11/2021 at 9:41 PM, LauLau said:

Ok I'm super late with it but here is a summary of all the Taeun hints we've gotten in 2020. Just to clarify, I included all the hints in this thread unless they were debunked because I wanted to avoid most bias, so there may be a few delulu ones or ones I don't really consider as 'hints' personally, but if they've been discussed here, then I added them. I also avoid considering Taemin or Apink's artistic works such as songs and official choreos as 'hints' because that could cause tension between the fandoms and get us unnecessary hate. That all said, here it goes!

 

January 2020:

 

- Naeun uploaded a screenshot of Julia Roberts holding some "San Francisco" guide on Instagram from a scene in Notting Hill (fun fact: this is Key's favorite movie of all time). The film also deals with a couple hiding their budding relationship from the media, but Taeunians immediately zeroed in on the 'Francisco' in the name.

- Some Taeunians noticed that Taemin began wearing rings on his ring finger much more often like during SuperM promotions. Taemin most often wears rings on his index fingers and thumbs so this was a noticeable change.

- Eunji praised SHINee's music on her radio show. The press even picked up on it.

 

February 2020:

 

- Hayoung sang Ring Ding Dong in a VCR for the 'Welcome to Pink World' concert. Hayoung also answered with "Ring Ding Dong" when asked about the identity of her character (?) MC Ding Dong.

- There was speculation that Naeun could have spent part of her birthday with Taemin before shooting her CF in London. She uploaded her story with a "good morning" video that was recorded by her friend, not herself, so it could be that she was not there at the moment. Taemin was touring with SuperM at the time.

- Taemin uploaded pictures from some artsy place in LA that Naeun previously posted about. This is not even a well-known place for tourists, nor a place you could accidentally stumble upon, but Naeun, who is a huge art enthusiast herself, would naturally know about it. In comparison, Taemin can't even decorate a simple cake. IMO this is one of the biggest hints we've had this year. The place also sells vegan skincare, so it's also possible that Taemin went there especially to buy a birthday present for Naeun, if she liked the place enough to post about it. Taemin also wore a Maison No.10 sweater in those pics, a branch which they both seem to love.

- Taemin appeared in Baekhyun's instalive while on tour and asked for the time in South Korea - like he was waiting to call someone.

- They both posted Happy Valentine stories, looking very giddy in them. Naeun wore an LA t-shirt in hers while Taemin uploaded a V-day msg of him in LA. Naeun's story had a suspicious caption: a sticker which corrects "Happy Valentine's" to "Happy Valentime's but the letters that stand out the most are "T" and "M" as it's only the n that was changed to m... So you get TM. Someone also noted how in Hangul, the word "Valentine" would be written as "Bal-len-ta-in" / "발렌타인", which means, "Valentime" would be "Bal-len-ta-im" / "발렌타임" and if we are considering wordplay, "Bal-len-ta-im" kind of sounds like "Bal-len-TAEM" / "발렌탬" ! So it could be a clever way of saying Happy Valentines to Taemin, merging his name with the word.

- Someone discovered a man's reflection in glass in a couple of dinner photos that Naeun uploaded (the tweets are now deleted).

- Taemin's interview with Harper's Bazaar China mentioned that he used to be fearfully worried about things that could happen in the future, while not being able to let go of the things that happened in the past, since he has a "strong sense of wanting to protect things that are mine". This just screams 'Naeun' and 'WGM' to me. This also may stem from his cancerian need to protect his future family - since the magazine specifically mentioned his star sign, Cancer, a romantic and family-orientated sign.

 

March 2020:

 

- We established that Taemin and Naeun live quite close to each other (Cheongdam-dong vs Samseong-dong), which are both located in the Gangnam District.

- VIXX Ravi (Taemin's BFF) parodied Naeun's Tuna CF.

- That infamous SuperM girlfriend-revealing interview with Ellen happened and now everybody in Kpop knows that Taemin has a secret girlfriend  he really got outed by his members lol

- For the White Day in Korea, Taemin asked his fans on Lysn if they received any candies and Naeun actually uploaded a story with her White Day candy gift  

- Apink did some suggestive personality quiz that unexpectedly revealed how curious they are about sex (i.e. how dirty-minded/frustrated) Naeun scored the lowest tho hahaha Apink also revealed that the results are "pretty accurate" for them!

 

April 2020:

 

- VIXX Ravi commented on Bomi's post about hitting #1 on MelOn.

- Taemin made a "yum yum" comment in his video from Canada which may have hinted at Naeun's "yum yum" line in the Apink song "Yummy".

- Taemin also began using the cross sign/praying part of Apink's choreo for "Dumhdurum" while performing "Super Car" with SuperM (also a massive hint right here!!)

- Both of them uploaded pictures with cherry blossoms (not a massive hint but cherry blossom viewing is seen as a very romantic and wistful activity you do - it also marks the 'dating season' in Japan and South Korea - and because of this, singles can sometimes HATE this cherry blossom season lol).

- Naeun talked about the Bobby Brown lipbalm in Apink-log --> Taemin would later be seen using the same product in his Taem-log 

- 200425 Naeun vlog showed the same place and road direction, same way of showing the good weather and same way of making fun of the driver (with the same kind of camera movement) as the 200423 Taemin insta live.

- More secret connections revealed between SHINee and BtoB.

- Taemin found his old phone from 2013 and uploaded an old SHINee picture from that time, which means that he must've also scrolled through the photos he took with Naeun lol. The photo he chose to upload was also taken on the same day that he accidentally blurted out Naeun's name while interviewing IU on Music Bank.

 

May 2020:

 

- Taemin wore the exact same Adidas tracksuit as Naeun once wore while appearing on a TV show with his friends, Ravi and Sungwoon.

- WGM Panel MC Park Misun revealed in an interview that some WGM couples dated for real.

- Tiffany tagged Naeun in a covid19 challenge. Tiffany is known to be a hidden link between Taeun (she's prob one of the only SNSD girls that is close with Taemin).

- Someone uploaded an older video of Naeun reacting to Taemin's voice while exiting the stage of 2018 KMF Festival, where SHINee performed right after Apink.

- Someone noticed Taemin wearing a T + N necklace on a couple of occassions.

- Naeun gave away a box of beer to someone. Same brand that Taemin bought for her on WGM. Her friend commented on insta "come to my house too  " implying that Naeun was dropping that box off at someone's house. It's possible that she was having a date with Taemin (his apartment is accessed by a private elevator - and her pic is from an elevator, so she could easily sneak in without raising suspicions).

- Suspicions that Naeun wrote encouraging messages on cups to support Taemin's activities arise.

- Taemin uploaded pics of different skies that possibly represent the SHINee members. The pic that represents him, a sunset, shows an embracing couple in the distance.

- Taemin noticeably began eating healthier, which may have been a change influenced by Naeun too, judging by his restaurant choice.

- People are noticing that Naeun sometimes poses in a similar way of Taemin. Like their postures and the way they fold their arms is getting similar (long-time couples often end up sharing their quirky habits).

- Another HUGE hint happens: the Calobye power shakes found on display in Taemin's kitchen (together with a whole box on the counter).

- Naeun uploaded that weird green powder that looks almost like the moringa tea powder, right after Taemin mentioned his moringa candle on that popular Taem-log video with Calobye and other stuff.

- Korean shawols suspiciously omit the mention of Calobye in Taemin's kitchen despite fangirling every other product in there, adding to the suspicions that they're trying to hide the traces of Taeun from the public.

 

June 2020:

 

- Naeun uploads a photo on Insta with a very "SHINee" pedicure lol

- Naeun uploads more pics fully decked in shawol colors - esp the pearl aqua green shoes that even shimmer the same way 'pearl aqua' merch is supposed to do. Both above cases happened a few days after SM announced Taemin's comeback (before the delay).

- Taemin uses that aforementioned Bobby Brown lip balm.

- Naeun gives a box of calobye to her drama costar friend -- an identical box seen in Taemin's house. This is no longer a possible coincidence since those are promotional boxes that CF models get.

- Naeun randomly promotes Calobye while Taeunians are still celebrating the Calobye boxes in Taemin's kitchen.

- Taemin seems to have noticed the attention his power shakes received because he hides them in the next live, tho that in itself is suspicious like a confirmation by omission.

- Naeun pairs up with shawol's president Hoshi (and Vernon) for a fun dance challenge.

- Chorong opens up about Apink's dating life in an interview and how they make sure to keep it hidden until marriage announcement.

 

July 2020:

 

- Eunji befriends Sungwoon. He said that they have ran into each other at an US embassy while Sungwoon was with Taemin (applying for their US visas or smth like that) and so they both greeted her together (aka Taemin must have introduced Sungwoon to Eunji).

- Taemin uploads sunset pics. Some Taeunians point to Naeun captioning her insta photos from her drama shoot as 'jjinsunset' since her character name is 'Jin Noeul' (Noeul literally meaning sunset) so it's a nice coincidence.

- Bomi and Hayoung danced to Taemin's Want on a viewable radio show  they looked like they were having fun with it as if they found it funny or something (teasing Taeminnie maybe?) also it was during break so they could have just sat there on their phones or smth but instead they decided to join in with the DJ!

- Pandas discover that the bracelet Naeun stopped wearing was actually worn down to the point where it was beyond repair tho she did try to save it before by tying a little knot on it so she didn't stop wearing her bracelet because of any big reason, it simply broke!'

- Namjoo worked in the same project as Ravi and Yeri so once again we get proof of how Taeun run in the same social circles, which makes the fact that they avoid each other in public all more suspicious.

- This is the month that Taemin injures his wrist, leading to another cb delay, so we don't really get to see him beyond that one family photo w/ his cousins, so there are no obvious hints.

 

August 2020:

 

- Taemin trolls shawols with his stories of elementary school girlfriend during 2 Kids' V Live showcase since he obv can't talk about any of his real love experiences. Oh he also confirms that he believes in destiny and true love 

- Victon, Apink's little brother group, seems to have a Taemint in their midst (Sejun) who spazzed over 2 Kids on his VLive broadcast so that's really cute... not really a hint or a real connection, but cute.

- It's announced that Taemin and Namjoo's album releases will clash on September 9 and we all panic lol...

- A user posts about seeing Taemin and Naeun somewhere in a restaurant on Gangnam, but the op is Indonesian not Korean and was not responding to DMs asking for further clarification so it could have been falsified. Also the op was originally a Taeun shipper so the source gets kinda ignored.

- Hayoung meets Choi Minho's dad, soccer coach Choi YunKyum, thanks to her involvement in soccer!

- Taemin states in an interview with W Korea that 'Soldier' is a song about religion. Since 'Soldier' is kinda every Taeunian's theme song for Taeun, I think it's good to add this layer in to its complexity.

- Taemin spoils Namjoo's birdie on Knowing Bros with SuperM (ok that's a joke but it's funny how they ended up playing some 'name a bird' type game and Taemin had to translate bird to Lucas) oh but last time Taemin was on KB he also danced to some chicken song xD

- Taemin wears Maison Margiela (that brand Taeun both like) in his official teasers and such so he really, really likes it.

- Taemin and Naeun are caught wearing the same chain-link bracelet (could be sponsored or not - since Taemin's was at a photoshoot but he was able to keep his personal accessories soooo).

 

September 2020: 

 

- Naeun uploaded a photo of her having dinner with someone. In the pic, you could see their arm and the person had the same chain-link bracelet worn by both Naeun and Taemin before 

- That saesang leak happens on instagram and ppl deleted their posts about it but it was just some delulu stuff.

- This is just a funny coincidence, not a hint, but Taemin told his fan that "In this world, there is Song Mino, Lee Minho and SHINee's Minho" around the same time Song Mino joined Naeun as an Adidas CF model xd like suddenly this Mino was at the forefront of his mind haha

- Naeun dressing up in a flamenco dress for Gamsung Camping promos... she knows from her last camping experience that "tango is from Argentina, not Spain" so she chose the Spanish dance costume   ok this is a bit delulu but it's fun

- The "Sheepgate" happens lol - Taemin uploads pics of him visiting some hilly place with sheep (that later turned out to be for SuperM's One ending spoiler) that was also used in one of the promotional shots for Gamsung Camping, though the cast themselves didn't seem to go there as they filmed down south by the sea. Taemin did film at the same place that GS's cameramen have gone down for some extra scenic shots according to the show's captions though so it's another one of their weird coincidences! (The place is called Daegwallyeong Sheep Ranch and the show captions even labelled it as "알프 스 대관령면" though the cast filmed at a German Namhae-gun Village).

- Naeun has a hobby making handmade bead bracelets. Taemin is seen wearing one in one of his live stage videos (not necessarily connected as it could have been chosen by the stylist but it's a suspicious coincidence). This does not refer to the bracelet made for him by Lucas on MTopia btw.

- Taeunians spot another Calobye product in Taemin's kitchen...

- Kai kept assigning the color pink to Taemin the entire SuperM V Live (from demanding that Taemin gets the pink card to him using "pink" as a hint for Taemin 

 

October 2020:

 

- SuperM's acting sketches: Baekhyun asks Taemin if he were trying to say "chu" when he was saying "truth" cutely. Taemin then later worked at a flower shop where he showed off his dating tact when helping another guy... tho he did lie through his teeth about being motae solo again (did he forget that he already clarified that part in 2018? ) then he gave a cool response in wanting to protect his celebrity colleague from getting discovered on his date with his secret girlfriend  basically we got a glimpse of TV Taemin vs. Real Taemin in regards to how he handles relationship dramas.

- Taemin actually went ahead and said (by mispronouncing "truth" as "chu") something like "on my lips is chu" which comes from the lyrics of Mr. Chu !!

- Taemin also said he wouldn't want to be openly affectionate with his girlfriend in public (aka doing PDA) because it's uncomfortable and Kai agreed with him lol so no kissing in public either huh - he's the king of dating indoors ;p

- Taemin bought all the products that Naeun endorses (Cass beer, Nongshin ramen, etc.) while shopping for SuperM.

- Taemin sang and danced a bit to Naeun's Tuna CF while playing a game with SuperM!!! 

- lol this is not really a real hint but something cute - Naeun posted a mint tea sachet on IG (tea-mint) ^^;;

- Taemin, despite keeping silent about all his rumours with Naeun over the years, suddenly lost his temper when he discovered his dating rumours with YooA after fans made an article out of it on Pann which then trended with his name after he poured some candlewax on the floor in a SuperM anniversary video and "exPOsEd hIs TRuE ChARacTeR"  he was quick to clarify that one rumor huh (also he did say something suspicious ... he said he never met anyone but men *outside, which is an oddly specific thing to say too imo)

- Taemin also recommended a rose type he likes to his flower shop customer and said that this particular rose type symbolizes "painful love". This is interesting because his hip tattoo looks like some kind of rose/flower petals and he also has a burning heart tattooed on his inner arm. I also noticed that he became oddly knowledgeable about flower language and flower meanings in general. Could he have years long experience in buying flowers for someone? 

- A Taeunian discovered that the TV that Taemin has at home is the same TV that Play M had an endorsement deal with and it's also a TV screen that shows art and basically turns into a picture when it's turned off. Naeun also posted the TV endorsement on her IG. Naeun's friend Julie was also the designer for this Samsung TV popup series. Could the TV in Taemin's living room have been a housewarming gift from Naeun...? 

- Taemin talked about his future plans for family/marriage in his little documentary (Taemin the Stage).

- Naeun is potentially wearing a men's flannel shirt in GS that is similar in pattern style to one Taemin has worn before..

- Sodam is revealed to be close friends with Minho (they acted together before) and Sodam is ofc bffs with Naeun, plus Naeun acted with Minho too... that Taeun social network... only Taeun is missing in it lol ;p 

 

November 2020: 

 

- Key also appeared on Radio Star with Choi Jung-in, who appeared on WGM with her real-life partner (now husband) Jo Jung-chi at the same time Taeun were on... another coincidence...

- Taemin confirmed once again that he believes in eternal love in his comeback V Live for Act 2...!

- Naeun's CF appeared on SM COEX lol

- In one VLive, Taemin told Jinki that he was "done" with schedules for today, yet when Jinki asked to hang out at Taemin's place, Taemin told him that he's already got plans  also he once again kept trying to set up his motae solo manager Euisoo lol (Taemin the Matchmaker of SM)

- Naeun randomly uploaded old photos from Paris before the Parisian-themed MV for Think of You dropped ♡

- SM reuploaded the subbed V Live showcase for Act 2 and Taemin said this about love (when discussing lyrical themes and how he feels about fans too): "I'm not saying it half-heartedly. People use the word 'love' too commonly and you may not be able to feel it. I want to say a word better than love, but I think 'love' is the best word to describe it." He also mentioned another flower meaning (Lisianthus = eternal love) and seemed to be stuttering a lot when given this question "TAEMIN, when is the moment that you're so sure you're in love?" 

- Taemin appeared on Amazing Saturday where Park Narae is also a cast member (she also appears with Naeun on Gamsung Camping) ... lol so everyone gets to work together again and again but we can't get Taeun together in the same room any more :p

- Naeun suspiciously (or not) keeps quiet when the GS cast discuss first love lmao

 

December 2020:

 

- Kai appeared on Eunji's radio show and mentioned NoNoNo as a song he heard many times... he said it like it's only natural/expected and then Euni said "yes our promotions overlapped TOO" like this is a secondary reason for it ...

- Someone points out that Taeun are the only WGM couple in show's history that did not reunite later for other schedule (variety, MCing, CF, etc.) which is suspicious!

- GS ep. 8 was full of themes of childhood love, eternal love, etc, with weird coincidences that are similar to Taeun's situation... The first comment from Naeun was that she heard that Cha Taehyun always carried his wife's letter in his wallet and her expression showed that she was kinda amazed, she even smiled slightly. The op pointed out how Naeun carried Taemin's childhood photo in her wallet during the WGM and even (allegedly) after WGM in the Apink showtime when she tried to show what photos she had in her wallet. At the end of the discussion, Ahn Youngmi said that "you all need to meet a man like him (Cha Taehyun)", then Naeun brightly said "yes" as if she'd already met one...! (Also it's funny how one of Cha Taehyun's daughters is called Tae-eun lol)

- Same ep, Narae commented that "galbijjim come from love" since it was the dish Kwak Siyang cooked for his ex gf (yes, we know, Naeun cooked it for Taemin in WGM haha).

- Taeunians pointed out that Taeun must not use Kakao to communicate since Taemin said a long time that he doesn't use it and Naeun also apparently prefers wattsapp ... hmm... kakaotalk has been leaked in the past so maybe that's why...

- Another girl collab project performed APink's Mollayo on KBS Gayo Daechukje, where Taemin was also performing so he may have watched that ...

 

That's it from me folks! Apologies if I forgot to add something! X

 

I would like to add for November lol. This one made me think the most because I watched Taemin's ig live first before watching GamCam ep.5. He did ig live literally 2 days before GamCam ep.5 was aired.

 

You can see the eng sub live here

 

 

First, he did tell us that he turned on ig live without any purpose. Second, he just did random things. Third, he tried hard to find that damn Toy Story filter (maybe he just randomly wanted to use it after seeing Kibum hyung lol). Fourth, he looked so frustrated after not being able to use it and even said "it's a pity" and just ended the live after that saying "I do all I wanted to do". Last, HE WAS SO CUTE! that famous "aniya~" line is living in my head rent free. 

 

I actually wondered why Taemin was really determined to use Toy Story filter (I never knew tho if Taemin was a fan of Toy Story; I only knew it was Naeun during WGM but this is not related). Then boom, Naeun showed on GamCam wore Toy Story costume. Soooo, that's all. Maybe this is just a coincidence, maybe not. Even though it's a coincidence, then they are really meant to be. Just saying.

[Flowerna]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHDetsgJPPr/?igshid=16jq7dlj7cc3x
 

Am I the only one who think this is one of the most solid hint in 2020? Look at naeun’s shadow, her finger is showing “2”, showing support for Act2? The background is also similar to taemin’s teaser + she uploaded the story at the same day of taemin’s teaser released

and also this

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEapFMLhDf3/?igshid=9hmkid2rnqgp

Out of so many numbers they decided to pose in front of each other’s birthday number

 

I think these are never discussed or shared here.. just wanted to let more of you know about these because these are some of the hints in 2020 that keep me shipping them until now