Let me say this straight off the bat: SHINee’s 2012 comeback is one of my most anticipated comebacks in Korean pop! In 2010, the Korean boyband released “Lucifer,” a song I considered the best k-pop song of 2010 and in my opinion, still one of the best k-pop songs ever! SHINee are also one of my top picks if someone were to ask me who the best boybands in K-pop are. (My personal bias lies with INFINITE though)

That said, that same year also saw me pick 2AM’s ‘Saint O’ Clock’ as the best k-pop album of 2010. I awaited 2AM’s recent comeback with much anticipation too, but when they released their new album, I was quite disappointed. Would SHINEee’s comeback disappoint as well? After all, SHINee are part of SM Entertainment, who I don’t rate highly as far as producing great albums are concerned.

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