SHINee’s Onew Once Again Has Fans Worried For His Health Due To His Drastically Thin Appearance

Back in March, SHINee fans began to voice their concerns for Onew‘s health due to him looking thinner than usual. It was during the promotions for his first full-length album, Circle, and his frequent public appearances during that time showed him appearing drastically different than he has in the past, and made him almost unrecognizable.

Onew (SHINee) | @SHINee/Twitter

Onew has always had a soft, round face while maintaining a slender build, even into his 30s. So seeing him with a noticeably thinner face was shocking to many, and fans hoped that he was taking care of himself and eating enough so that he stayed healthy.

Onew in 2021

However, fans’ worries have only been worsened rather than diminished due to Onew’s most recent public appearances. With SHINee’s 15th anniversary celebrations under way and leading up to the release of their new album, HARD, on June 26, the SHINee leader has been seen looking even thinner than ever in recently shared videos.

And it seems like fans’ worries aren’t for nothing, either. On June 9, SM Entertainment announced that Onew would be taking a break from group activities in order to take care of his health, after visiting a hospital due to unspecified ongoing health issues.

[NOTICE] Official announcement via KWANGYA CLUB regarding ONEW’s upcoming activities pic.twitter.com/FQUBx00agO

— SMTOWN USA (@SMTOWN_USA) June 9, 2023

Shawols have flooded social media with messages of support and well-wishes for the K-Pop idol, hoping that he’ll make a full recovery from whatever it is that he’s going through.

I hope whatever is going on with Onew’s health isn’t serious. I was shocked when I saw how thin he was but didn’t want to comment on it bc it’s not my place.

Hopefully he gets better soon.

— Kiara | Hongjoong Lover (@Kiara_Diane_) June 9, 2023

I literally broke down crying seeing how thin he looks during the fan meeting. I want him to eat a lot, rest a lot and be his healthy happy self again. We love you Onew

— Kay¹⁶ (@kaylanurul) June 9, 2023

I’ve been noticing and worried for a while. Onew’s been looking very worryingly and abnormally thin. Even way skinnier than Taemin has ever been. https://t.co/tF7CsS2nnK

— TAEMXCLUSIVE (@taemxclusive) June 9, 2023

After #Onew‘s Circle cb & as he do yoga.I was happy to see him happy but thinking he should eat more. He looks thin but happy, little did we know he’s not feeling well.I hope he takes his time to be with us or either way, I do not care, I want him to just be healthy.

— arasssiii (@ARAsssiii) June 9, 2023

Jinki please never apologize for making your health first priority we all want a healthy n happy Jinki so we can be together for a long time love you our precious leader and like Minho said I will trust in SHINee #ONEW #Love_You_Jinki #SHINee pic.twitter.com/2KnoTJyOOh

— UltimateNoona HARD 8 SHINee 6/26 (@SHINee5JongTae) June 9, 2023

They’ve assured Onew that they’ll wait for however long it takes for him to fully recover.

oh god, get well onew we’ll wait for you

— jo (@lee2parkart) June 9, 2023

I know he was just as excited as everyone else for the upcoming concert and comeback, so this must have been a difficult decision for him
His health is priority so everyone please send him love and good vibes so we can have him back soon
Onew please take care. We love you!

— Vanessa᯽ (@vane_hoshi) June 9, 2023

His Health is Important, SHINee boys’ wellbeing (whether physical or mental, will always be our priority.
We’ll Wait For You, uri dubu Leader ONEW!
AND WE WILL NOT FORGET YOU !!!

— Kibum’s burnt gucci (@AradhanaLinda) June 9, 2023

Get well soon jinki! Take care of yourself and get better soon! I hope you know how much your loved! We will always be here and know we will be waiting for you! Get healthy and come back to us with your bright smile! Love you so much!

— Neenah (@Hello_Hello_143) June 9, 2023

#온유버블 Take care sunshine man and come back to us in full health. We will always wait for you ???? I u

— Babycheesecake (@Babycheesecake2) June 9, 2023

We hope that Onew is able to rest and recover fully as well!