All About SHINee

Profile :
Group Name : SHINee
Origin : Seoul, South Korea
Genres : R&B, pop
Years active : 2008 –present
Labels : SM Entertainment (South Korea)
EMI Music Japan (Japan)
Member : Onew, Jonghyun, Key, Minho, Taemin
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)”). 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”

Member :
* Lee Jinki (이진기), better known by his stage name Onew (온유) was born in the city of Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do on December 14, 1989. The leader, one of the main vocalists and eldest member in the group, was discovered at the 2006 S.M. Academy Casting.
* Kim Jonghyun (김종현), commonly known as Jonghyun, is the lead vocalist in the group. He was born on April 8, 1990 and raised in Seoul.
* Kim Kibum (김기범), better known by his stage name Key (키), is one of the main vocalists and one of the rappers in the group.He was born on September 23, 1991 and raised in Daegu.
* Choi Minho (최민호), commonly known as Minho, is one of the sub-vocalists and the other rapper in the group. He was born on December 9, 1991 and raised in Incheon. Minho has also written several raps in their songs.
* Lee Taemin (이태민), commonly known as Taemin, is the other sub-vocalist and lead dancer of the group. He was born on July 18, 1993 , and raised in Seoul. He is the youngest member in the group.

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”
Tours
* The 1st Asia Tour: Shinee World (2010-2011)
Awards
2008
* Cyworld Digital Music Awards (May Rookie of the Month)
* MNET 20′s Choice Awards (Hot New Star)
* Asia Song Festival (Best New Artist)
* Style Icon Awards 2008 (New Icon Award)
* 15th Korea Entertainment Arts Awards (Best Newcomer)
* M.net Korean Music Festival 2008 (Best Male Rookie)
* 23rd Golden Disk Awards (YEPP Newcomer Album)

2009
* 18th Seoul Music Awards (Best Newcomer)
* 24th Golden Disk Awards (YEPP Popularity Award)
2010
* 19th Seoul Music Awards (BonSang Award)
* 2nd Singapore Entertainment Awards (New Generation Artiste)
* 25th Golden Disk Awards : Popularity Award
* 25th Golden Disk Awards : Disk Bonsang (Lucifer)
* 26th Anuual Korea Best Dresser : Best Singer Dresser