ENHYPEN’s Ni-ki Got Nervous Performing In Front Of One Idol He Really Admires

Ni-ki thought he would be too busy to talk to him but…

In a recent video uploaded to their YouTube channel, ENHYPEN gave fans a look behind-the-scenes of their performance at SBS Gayo Daejeon from late December of 2021.

The group performed both a carol version of “Just a Little Bit” and gave a stellar performance of “Tamed-Dashed.”

All of ENHYPEN were busy while in the waiting room before their performances. With Sunoo, Jungwon, and Jake taking photos for fans.

ENHYPEN’s Sunoo | ENHYPEN/YouTube 
ENHYPEN’s Jake | ENHYPEN/YouTube 

And Heeseung and Ni-ki playing mobile games.

ENHYPEN’s Ni-ki (left) and Heeseung (right) | ENHYPEN/YouTube 

But despite the levity in the waiting room as the members all joked around with each other, Ni-ki revealed that he was actually quite nervous about their performance.

Ni-ki reveals to the camera that he realized an idol he really admires, SHINee‘s Key, was watching ENHYPEN’s rehearsal from the audience, which made him very nervous.

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But at the same time, Ni-ki also feels “so happy to be standing on the same stage with him.”

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And had been excited to see the idol since he heard that Key would be an MC for Gayo Daejeon.

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Key and Ni-ki first met when Ni-ki was in elementary school and performed as one of SHINee’s dancers.

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And while he wanted to be able to greet Key, Ni-ki “thought he’d be too busy being the MC,” so he didn’t say anything.

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But Ni-ki didn’t have to worry since Key happened to cross paths with ENHYPEN and greeted Ni-ki enthusiastically.

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Key hugged Ni-ki while asking him how he had been.

ENHYPEN’s Ni-ki (left) and SHINee’s Key (right) | ENHYPEN/YouTube 

And, just as Ni-ki had noticed, Key admits to having watched ENHYPEN’s rehearsal.

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Ni-ki is all smiles as Key reminisces about how small Ni-ki was when they first met and how now Ni-ki is even taller than him.

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And although their meeting is brief, Key wishes Ni-ki good luck in his performances and even tells him that he’ll see him later.

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And, of course, once Key is gone, Ni-ki has an adorable reaction to having once again met an idol he admires so much.

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Hopefully, fans will be able to see more interactions between these two in the future.

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