[Korean Pop Music, or K-pop] Korean singers 'SHINee'

SHINee is a pop band that sets and leads the trends in music, dance, and fashion. This boy band made their first debut with Replay (누난 너무 예뻐, Replay), which won them many female fans of all ages. Following Replay, the singles Love like Oxygen (산소 같은 너) and Amigo (아.미.고) off their 1st album also became big hits. The group swept the various music awards, winning the award for best new artist of the 2008. SHINee made a strong follow-up to their first album, with Romeo, their 2nd mini album, which came out in May 2009. With their trendy music and sparkling performances, they continually rank first in the TV music shows competitions. Although SHINee is a relatively new group, they are already in the limelight and have become major stars in Asian countries such as China, Taiwan and Thailand.

Members of SHINee

TAE MIN ● Real Name: Taemin Lee ● Date of Birth: July 18, 1993 ● Special Skills: Piano, Chinese ● Hobby: listening to music, “Poppin” Dancing

MIN HO ● Real Name: Min-ho Choi ● Date of Birth: December 9, 1991 ● Special Skills: Acting, English, Chinese ● Hobby: Soccer, Basketball

ONEW ● Real Name: Jin-ki Lee ● Date of Birth: December 14, 1989 ● Special Skills: Singing, Piano, Chinese

JONG HYUN ● Real Name: Jonghyun Kim ● Date of Birth : April 8, 1990 ● Special Skills: Singing, Lyrics writing, Chinese ● Hobby: Going to the movies

KEY (KI BUM) ● Real Name: Kibum Kim ● Date of Birth: September 23, 1991 ● Special Skills: English, Chinese ● Hobby: Water Skiing, Dancing

Information on SHINEE

＊Members: Onew, Jonghyun, KEY, Minho, Taemin ＊Debut Date: May 25, 2008 ＊Management Company: SM Entertainment ☞ Official Website: http://Shinee.smtown.com

Discography

2008 2008.05. 22 Promotoional Single <누난 너무 예뻐 (Replay)> 2008.08.28 1st Studio Album <The SHINee World> 2008.10.30 New-edition of the 1st Studio Album <AMIGO> 2009 2009.05ю 29 2nd Promotional Single <Romeo>

Major Awards

2009 Best Newcomer (18th Seoul Music Awards) 2008 YEPP Newcomer Album (Golden Disc Awards), Best New Artist (Asian Song Festival), Best Male New Artist (Mnet KM Music Festival 2008), Hot New Star (15th Korean Entertainment Awards), Hot New Star (Mnet 20’s Choice)

TV Commercials & Other Activities Featuring SHINEE

SHINee has appeared in commercials promoting several companies such as Clride.n (casual wear company), Reebok, Smart (a school uniform company) and Nana’s B (LG’s Cosmetic company). SHINee also recorded a digital single "Bodyguard" to promote Samsung's Anycall mobile. Taemin: Starred in the MBC daily sitcom "Tae Hee, Hye Kyo, Ji Hyun". Minho: Main model in the Andre Kim and Ha Sang-baek fashion shows.

[sources : www.visitkorea.org]