FOR ALL SHAWOL who love SHINee boys..this is their profile..
check 'em out..^^
Shinee (샤이니, stylized as SHINee, pronounced /ˈʃaɪniː/ "shiny") is a contemporary R&B South Korean boy band. Formed by SM Entertainment in 2008, they made their debut on May 25, 2008 on SBS's Inkigayo with their promotional single, "Noona Neomu Yeppeo (Replay)" ("누난 너무 예뻐 (Replay)", lit. "Older Girl, You're So Pretty (Replay)"). The group consists of Onew, Jonghyun, Key, Minho, and Taemin. Since their debut, Shinee has won numerous awards. They have also starred in their own reality show based on their song, "Noona Neomu Yeppeo (Replay)". Shinee is considered to be a fashion icon having started the "Shinee Trend".
2008: Debut and The Shinee World
On May 23, 2008, the group's first mini-album, Replay was released from Label company, SM Entertainment. The mini-album debuted at #10 on the Korean music charts and peaked at #8, selling 17,957 copies in the first half of 2008.On June 7, 2008, Shinee participated in the Dream Concert in the Seoul Olympic Stadium along with other South Korean singers and groups. The group won their first award, "Rookie of the Month", at the Cyworld Digital Music Awards on June 22, 2008. Shinee took part in SMTown Live '08, which was held on August 18, 2008 at Seoul Olympic Stadium. On August 23, 2008, they attended MNet's 20's Choice Awards 2008, where they won the "Hot New Star" award.
Shinee released their first full-length album, The Shinee World, on August 28, 2008. The album debuted on the charts at #3, selling 30,000 copies. The first single released from the album was "Sanso Gateun Neo (Love Like Oxygen)" (산소 같은 너 (Love Like Oxygen), lit. You Are Like Oxygen), a cover of "Show the World" by Martin Hoberg Hedegaard, originally written by the Danish songwriting and production team of Thomas Troelsen, Remee and Lucas Secon. On September 18, 2008, Shinee's "Sanso Gateun Neo (Love Like Oxygen)" was the No. 1 song on M! Countdown. A few days later, Shinee received the "Mutizen" award for the same single on SBS's Popular Songs.
Shinee participated in the 5th Asia Song Festival, where they received the "Best New Artist" award with Japanese girl group, Berryz Kobo. The group attended the 2008 Style Icon Awards on October 30, 2008, where they won the "Best Style Icon Award". On the same day, a repackage album of "The SHINee World" titled "A.Mi.Go." was released. The re-packaged album contained three new songs: "Forever or Never", a remix of "Sa. Gye. Han (Love Should Go On)" (사.계.한) and the promotional single "A.Mi.Go" (아.미.고). "A.Mi.Go" is a shortened version of the Korean phrase "Areumdaun Minyeorueljoahamyeon Gosaenghanda" (아름다운 미녀를 좋아하면 고생한다 lit. Heart Aches When You Fall In Love With a Beauty).
On November 15, 2008, Shinee won the "Best Male Rookie" award at the 10th annual MNet's KM Music Festival, beating fellow newcomers U-KISS, 2PM, 2AM and Mighty Mouth. At the 23rd Annual Golden Disk Awards, they performed a medley of their songs, "Noona Neomu Yeppeo (Replay)", "Sanso Gateun Neo (Love Like Oxygen)" and "A.Mi.Go (Amigo)" and won the award for "YEPP Newcomer Album".
2009: Romeo and 2009, Year of Us
In early February, 2009, Shinee won "Best Newcomer" award along with Davichi and Mighty Mouth at the 18th Seoul Music Awards. Later, SM Entertainment announced that Shinee would make their comeback with their second mini album Romeo on May 21, 2009. On May 18, "Juliette", the first single was released, an instrumental remake of Corbin Bleu's "Deal with It". It was later announced that their comeback was going to be delayed due to Onew damaging his teeth and the release of the mini-album was pushed back to May 25, 2009. Shinee eventually had their return performance on June 5, 2009, on KBS's Music Bank, where they received the award for first place.
2010-present: Lucifer, first concert and Japanese debut
SM Entertainment revealed individual photo teasers of each member for the new album starting with Minho on July 8, 2010 and ending with Key on July 12. The teaser for the music video of lead single was released on July 14, 2010 at the official channel of SM Entertainment on YouTube. The group was originally set to have their comeback stage on KBS Music Bank, July 16, to begin their promotions for the new album, however, due to Minho injuring his ankle during a Dream Team 2 filming on July 8, the comeback was postponed to July 23, 2010.
The second full length studio album, entitled Lucifer, was released on July 19, 2010 in South Korea. The music video promoting the lead single, also named "Lucifer", was released on the same day. Within hours of the release, the album topped various physical and digital sales charts in South Korea. The songs on the album "were more carefully selected than ever" and the album is said to "[give] listeners a great chance to experience the diverse musical characters and more mature vocal skills of the members." The group made their comeback on July 23, 2010 at KBS Music Bank.
Amidst their promotional activities for the second studio album, the group also participated in the SMTown Live '10 World Tour alongside their label-mates on August 21, 2010 at Seoul Jamsil Olympic Stadium. They also performed at the concerts in Shanghai and Los Angeles on later dates.
Shinee signed a contract with EMI Music Japan for their Japanese debut in 2011.
Image and artistry
Shinee is known for their fashion style, created by designer Ha Sang Baek (하상백), which features high-top sneakers, skinny jeans and colorful sweaters. Their style has created a fashion trend amongst students which the media dubbed the "Shinee Trend". This has led to product endorsements, and the band has promoted Smart, Korean cosmetic company Nana's B, and Reebok.
Studio albums
- The Shinee World (2008)
- Lucifer (2010)
Extended plays
- Replay (2008)
- Romeo (2009)
- 2009, Year of Us (2009)
Singles
- 2008: "Noona Neomu Yeppeo (Replay)"
- 2008: "Sanso Gateun Neo (Love Like Oxygen)"
- 2008: "Ai.Mi.Go"
- 2009: "Juliette"
- 2009: "Ring Ding Dong"
- 2009: "JoJo"
- 2010: "Lucifer"
- 2010: "Hello"
- 2010: "Quasimodo"
Other activities
The group also recorded a song, "Stand By Me", for the Korean drama adaptation of popular manga series Boys Over Flowers by Yoko Kamio. In addition to promoting Smart, Shinee recorded a song titled "Blue Pink Song", to further promote their product.Shinee recorded a digital single "Bodyguard" to promote Samsung's Anycall mobile phone. They have also recorded a song titled "Countdown" for drama series Dream and "Fly High" for Prosecutor Princess. In September 2010, the group also contributed to the soundtrack of the Korean National Tourism Organization's web drama, Haru.
Television work
Shinee was the topic of a mini-series reality show Shinee's YunHaNam, which was hosted by MNet. The show ran from August 8, 2008 to October 16, 2008, with a total of twelve episodes. Each episode featured the band members going on a date with an older woman, after which she would chose one member for a solo date. In January 2010, Shinee starred in the second season of KBS's Hello Baby, taking care of a four year old boy named Jung Yoogeun.
MEmbeR pROFILe
Real Name: Lee Jinki
Stage Name: Onew
Nickname: Leader Onew
Birth Date: 14 Desember 1989
Position: Sub vocal sama Leader
Height: 177 cm
Blood type: O
Hobby/interest: Music, piano
Can speak in 3 Languange: Korean, English, Mandarin
He was discovered at the 2006 S.M. Academy Casting. Onew collaborated with Lee Hyun Ji, former member of project group Banana Girl, for his song "Vanilla Love" and with label-mate, Jessica of Girls' Generation for the song "Il Nyeon Hu (One Year Later)" (Korean: 일년後" (One Year Later)")
Facts about Onew :
- He is the father in SHINee (the "Appa")
- He really is an honest person
- He is also a guy with soft-heart
- Chicken is his favorite food
- He really care about rest of the member ( he took them to school-->when they were still in school back day) not only that, he cooks Taemin's favorite meal just for him..what a very kind guy..don't you think so?
- He is a smart idol. He got the 2nd place at school even when he joined SHINee.
- When someone ask him about his ideal type, he said that if when he see a girl and he has interest in her, then he like that girl. But if he see a girl and don't have any interest, then he don't like her. What a simple thought.
- He likes to make jokes. But sometimes his jokes don't really funny. When it comes, the other member just freeze like stones and they called it "Onew's Condition". Can you really imagine that?? hehe..
Real Name: Kim Jonghyun
Stage Name: Jonghyun
Nickname: Bling-bling Jonghyun
Birth Date: 8 April 1990
Position: Lead Vocal
Height: 173 cm
Blood type: AB
Hobby/interest: watching film, popping dance, make song lyrics, piano
Can speak in 3 Languange: Korean, English, Mandarin
Family: Parents, 1 older brother, 1 older sister
He was discovered at the "2005 S.M. Casting System". Before debuting with Shinee, Jonghyun sang a duet, "Wrongly Given Love" (交错的爱), with Zhang Liyin for her debut Chinese album I Will.
Facts about Jonghyun :
- He has a great voice(no wonder, he is the main vocalist)
- Really well in playing bass, guitar, and also piano
- He is the most talkactive member in SHINee
- He is also the most crybaby in SHINee. He even named himself "SHINee Crying King" haha...
- His ideal type must have pink lips and white skin (does he mean Snow White princess?)
Real Name: Kim Kibum
Stage Name: Key
Nickname: The Almighty Key
Birth Date: 23 September 1991
Position: Lead Rapper
Height: 177 cm
Blood type: B
Hoby/interest: Water-ski, rap, dance
Can speak in 3 Languange: Korean, English, Mandarin
He was a gifted varsity water-skier at Dae Gu Young Shin Middle School. He was discovered at the "2005 S.M. National Tour Audition Casting". Before debuting with Shinee, Key appeared in Super Junior's Wonder Boy music video as an extra dancer. Key was featured in label-mate Xiah's solo "Xiahtic" in TVXQ's concert, 2009: The 3rd Asia Tour Mirotic, in Seoul, Korea. In 2010 Key was featured in the song "치유 (Healing)" on label-mates TRAX's first mini album "Trax Mini Album Volume 1". Later, it was also announced that Key would have a small part in Girls' Generation's song "Hwaseongin Virus (Boys & Girls)" (Korean: "화성인 바이러스 (Boys & Girls)") on their second studio album Oh!.
Facts about Key :
- Key is the mother in SHINee (the "Umma")
- His cook is great
- He loves fashion very much
- He always help the other members to get out from "Onew's Condition" with his funny words
- He likes a kind and honest girl, and not really feminine.
- He always like to perform girl band's dance (he really is into it)
- He likes to watch horror movie
- He can imitating dance quickly
- He's afraid of heights
Real Name: Choi Minho
Stage Name: Minho
Nickname: Charismatic Flame Minho
Birth Date: 9 Desember 1991
Posi: Sub vocal, rapper
Height: 181 cm
Blood type: B
Hobby/interest: soccer, basket, perform
Can speak in 3 Languange: Korean, English, Mandarin
Family: parents and 1 older brother
Minho has also written several raps in their songs. He was discovered at the 2006 S.M. Casting System. Before debuting with Shinee, Minho modeled for Ha Sang Baek's "Seoul Collection F/W 08-09" in March. He has appeared in Girls' Generation's music video "Gee" and featured in VNT's debut music video, "Sound". Minho is also a permanent cast member in KBS's Dream Team Season 2. He will also debut as an actor on November 20, 2010 in a KBS Drama Special, entitled Pianist.
Facts about Minho :
- His father is a soccer coach, so no wonder he likes soccer very much and really likes sports
- Winning Eleven is his favorite game
- He likes to compete.. once when he lose a soccer game, he cannot sleep for one night (i guess he really can't think that he lose)
- He is the quietest in SHINee
- He has no concept about money, taking care of his health, maintaining handsome or not, he said why waste so much energy thinking about these kind of things?
- He is a perfectsionist
- His ideal type just need to be average height, must definitely be kind at heart, have long hair, wears dresses frequently ( you can call it the feminine one)
- He said " Honestly, if I am a girl, the member from SHINee that I will definitely date is Taemin." (aww..2Min)
- He would like to see a ghost ( who wannabe the ghost? kekeke~~)
Real Name: Lee Taemin
Nickname: Handy Boy Taemin
Birth Date: 18 Juli 1993
Position: Sub vocal
Hometown: Dongbong-gu, Seoul
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 50 kg
Blood type: B
Hobby/interest: listen to the music, popping dance, piano
Can speak in 3 Languange: Korean, English, Mandarin
Family: parents and 1 older brother
He is the youngest member (maknae) in the group and was discovered at the "2005 S.M. Open Weekend Audition Casting". Taemin debuted as an actor in the sitcom Taehee-Hyegyo-Jihyun! (Korean: "태희혜교지현이!").
Facts about Taemin :
- Really likes dance and do it well
- He is Michael Jackson's fan
- He likes Harry Potter
- His ideal type is Emma Watson (wow)
- He wants to travel around the world
- He dislike insect. He can't even kill a single mosquito
- He is really plain
here is some of their chibi..^^
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and various sources.. thank you..^^
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OMG!! just LOVE K-pop! Shinee!<3 Specially like Jonghyun! ;D Like your blog alot! ^^
BalasHapusThanks Marshi :)
BalasHapusso you are Blingers! nice to meet you^^
let's spread K-pop, fighting! ^^
i love shinee theyre my role models >_<
BalasHapusThey sure become the role model :) Thank you for visiting :)
BalasHapuswuwuuww ! just see ur blog . nice n interesting ! ommo thxx btw :) i love shinee especially MinHo ! <3
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