A few hours ago, SHINee‘s Taemin announced his solo comeback with ‘PHASE 1: Soft Violence’ and an interesting new image teasing the concept of this upcoming release.
On July 23rd, the K-Pop idol updated his social networks with an image of an ant climbing a tower of sugar cubes in black and white and featuring the title ‘PHASE 1: Soft Violence’ and a release day set for August 31st of the current year.
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PHASE 1 : Soft ViolenceRelease
2026. 08. 31. 6PM (KST) #태민 #TAEMIN #PHASE1_SoftViolence pic.twitter.com/jMQ8lGZF42
— 태민 (TAEMIN) (@Taemin_Xoalsox_) July 23, 2026
The day before, he shared a teaser video titled ‘This is’ with a horror concept following an insect’s perspective, showing it walking through a dark room until arriving at the idol laid on the floor while a close-up shows that its ear emits an intense neon light from inside the skin.
This is https://t.co/uRznCYyS5x#태민 #TAEMIN pic.twitter.com/3u2zAmOT90
— 태민 (TAEMIN) (@Taemin_Xoalsox_) July 22, 2026
This comeback comes approximately 3 months after his previous release of ‘Permission’ back in May, while a month before, he made history by becoming the first Korean male solo artist to perform at 2026 Coachella.
