SHINee's Profile

SHINee's Profile

 
Shinee ( /ˈʃaɪniː/ SHY-nee; 샤이니; Japanese: シャイニー; Thai: ชายนี่; stylized as SHINee) is a South Korean contemporary R&B boy group^[1] formed by SM Entertainment in 2008, one of the largest entertainment companies in Asia. The group consists of Onew, Jonghyun, Key, Minho, and Taemin. They made their debut on May 25, 2008 on SBS's Inkigayo with their single, "Replay" (Korean: 누난 너무 예뻐 (Replay)).
Since their debut, Shinee has released three full-length albums, four mini-albums, one live album and various singles. They have also won many awards, held a concert tour and starred in their own reality shows. Shinee is considered to be a fashion icon having started the "Shinee Trend"^[2] and are known for their highly synchronized and complicated dancing. They made their Japanese debut on June 22, 2011 by releasing a Japanese version of their single, Replay,^[3] followed by their first Japanese studio album, The First on December 7, 2011.

~ Member Profile ~

Birth Name: Lee Jin Ki (이진기)

Stage Name: Onew (온유)

Nickname: Leader Onew

Birthday: December 14, 1989

Position: Leader, Lead Vocalist

Height: 178 cm

Blood: O

Training: Since 2006 S.M. Academy Casting

Hobby/ Interests: Listening to music, playing the piano, speaking Mandarin, and eating chicken

Fun Facts: 

- Can be quite blur at times.

- Feels shy about presenting himself to people, and because of it, he did not dare to participate in auditions.

- The Leader who commits the most mistakes during practices.

- Good in studying.

- The Leader who cries in the car secretly after getting injured.

 

Birth Name: Kim Jong Hyun (김종현)

Stage Name: Jonghyun

Nickname: Bling Bling Jonghyun

Birthday: April 8, 1990

Position: Main Vocalist

Height: 174 cm

Blood: AB

Training: Since 2005 S.M. Casting System

Hobby/Interests: Watching movies, Poppin (dance), writing lyrics, playing the piano, Mandarin

Appearances: Zhang Li Yin’s 交錯的愛 (Wrongly Given Love)

Family: Parents, sister

Fun Facts:

- Shortest in the whole group.

- He said that the first line of “Love like oxygen” sounds like Michael Jackson’s style.

- Wakes up the earliest in the dorm.

- “Bling Bling Jonghyun”, does it sound weird? He uses it all the time, be it during messaging or talking, he uses it.

- Will tend to talk at a really fast speed when he gets nervous, but because he talks a lot usually, nobody ever notices that habit of his.

- Is very proficient in the guitar, bass and piano.

- Is not scared of the camera at all, a 180 degree display or 360 degree all show? Just state it.

- Feels that he is a good hyung, and a good dongseng to the members.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/realjonghyun90

Birth Name: Kim Ki Bum (김기범)

Stage Name: Key (키)

Nickname: The Almighty Key

Birthday: September 23, 1991

Position: Vocalist, Lead Rapper

Height: 181 cm

Blood: B

Training: Since 2005 S.M. National Tour Audition Casting

Hobby/Interests: Rapping, dancing, water skiiing, English, Mandarin

Appearances: Attack of the Pin-Up Boys (2007)

Fun Facts: 

- He will go to the CD shop and ask, “Where are the SHINee CDs? Are they selling well?”

- Good at saying honeyed words, but hearing lines like “Are you hurt? I am hurting too.” makes him burst out in laughter.

- He has a love-hate relationship with horror movies and horror stories.

- Is confident that he can be a gourmet chef, nobody can escape his dumplings trap.

- The group’s No.1 in fashion.

- Has phobia of heights.

Birth Name: Choi Min Ho (최민호)

Stage Name: Minho

Nickname: Flaming Charisma Minho

Birthday: December 9, 1991

Position: Main Rapper, Face of The Group

Height: 184 cm

Blood: B

Training: Since 2006 S.M. Casting System

Hobby/ Interests: Soccer, basketball, performing, English

Appearances: Ha SangBaek’s Fashion Show (March 2008), 2008/2009 F/W Pret-a-Porter Busan Fashion Show (May 2008)

Family: Parents, older brother

Fun Facts: 

- In Ha SangBaek’s Fashion Show, he walked down the run-way like a robot.

Birth Name: Lee Tae Min (이태민)

Stage Name: Taemin

Nickname: Handy Boy Taemin / Maknae Taemin

Birthday: July 18,1993

Position: Vocalist, Main Dancer, Maknae

Height: 179 cm

Blood: B

Training: Since 2005 S.M. Open Weekend Audition Casting

Hobby/ Interests: Listening to music, Poppin (dance), playing the piano, Mandarin

Family: Parents, older brother

Fun Facts: 

- He’s considered the best dancer out of the group despite being the youngest.

Awards

Year	Program	Category	Ref
2008	Cyworld Digital Music Awards	Rookie Of The Month - May	[72]
	Mnet 20's Choice Awards	Hot New Star	[73]
	The 5th Asia Song Festival	Best New Asian Artist	[15]
	Style Icon Award	New Icon Award	[16]
	The 15th Korea Entertainment Arts Awards	Best Newcomer	[74]
	The 10th Mnet Asian Music Awards	Best New Male Group	[75]
	The 23rd Golden Disk Awards	YEPP Newcomer Album	[19]
2009	The 18th Seoul Music Awards	Best Newcomer	[20]
	The 24th Golden Disk Awards	YEPP Popularity Award	[29]
	The 41st Ting Digital Music Awards	Ting’s Choice Artist	[76]
2010	The 16th Korea Entertainment Arts Awards	Male Group Award	[77]
	The 19th Seoul Music Awards	Bonsang Award	[30]
	The 2nd Singapore Entertainment Awards	New Generation Artist	[78]
	The 25th Golden Disk Awards	Popularity Award	[79]
	The 25th Golden Disk Awards	Disk Bonsang	[80]
	The 26th Annual Korea Best Dresser	Best Dressed Singer	[81]
2011	The 20th Seoul Music Awards	Bonsang Award	[82]
	The 20th Seoul Music Awards	Popularity Award	[83]
	The 6th Asia Model Festival Award	Popular Singer Award	[84]
	SBS MTV Best Of The Best	Global Star	[85]
	K-Pop Lovers! Awards 2011	Single of the Year - Replay (You're My Everything)	[86]
	K-Pop Lovers! Awards 2011	Artist of the Year	[87]
	MBC Gayo Daejun 2011	Most Anticipated Group for 2012	[88]

 

Music Show awards

These are a collection of Shinee wins on Korea's televised music shows. Music Bank on KBS, Inkigayo on SBS, M! Countdown on Mnet, and Show Champion on MBC Music.

Music Bank

Year	Date	Song
2009	June 5	"Juliette"
	June 19
	October 30	"Ring Ding Dong"
	November 6
2010	July 30	"Lucifer"
	August 6
	October 15	"Hello"
2012	April 6	"Sherlock (Clue + Note)"
	April 13

Inkigayo

Year	Date	Song
2008	September 21	"Love Like Oxygen"
2009	June 28	"Juliette"
	July 5
	November 1	"Ring Ding Dong"
	November 8
	November 15
2010	August 8	"Lucifer"
	August 15
	October 17	"Hello"
2012	April 1	"Sherlock (Clue + Note)"
	April 8
	April 15

M! Countdown

Year	Date	Song
2008	September 18	"Love Like Oxygen"
2009	November 5	"Ring Ding Dong"
2012	March 29	"Sherlock (Clue + Note)"

Show Champion

Year	Date	Song
2012	March 27	"Sherlock (Clue + Note)"