At the July 22nd press conference for their concert, 'SHINee WORLD II', SHINee explained that they had wanted to attend fellow boy group MBLAQ's concert.

During the press conference, a reporter asked, "MBLAQ is currently holding a concert at the same time as you are. Do you feel like they are your rivals in any way?" to which SHINee responded, "We're very close to the MBLAQ members. We have actually been talking a lot about their concert."

They continued, "We invited MBLAQ to our concert, and in return, they invited us to their own. But we discovered that it was being held at the same time as ours, so we were really disappointed."

Member Jonghyun added, "That's why we joked amongst ourselves that we should end our concert quickly and go see the MBLAQ concert," showing just how close the two groups are.

SHINee, currently wrapping up their Seoul concert, will head to Taipei, Singapore, and major cities in Asia to continue their tour.

Source + Image: X Sports News via Nate