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", which won them many female fans of all ages. Following Replay, the singles Love like Oxygen and Amigo 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 MINReal Name: Taemin Lee
Date of Birth: July 18, 1993
Special Skills: Piano, Chinese
Hobby: listening to music, "Poppin" Dancing
MIN HOReal Name: Min-ho Choi
Date of Birth: December 9, 1991
Special Skills: Acting, English, Chinese
Hobby: Soccer, Basketball
ONEWReal Name: Jin-ki Lee
Date of Birth: December 14, 1989
Special Skills: Singing, Piano, Chinese
JONG HYUNReal 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 <(Replay)>
2008.08.28 - 1st Studio Album
2008.10.30 - New-edition of the 1st Studio Album
2009
2009.05 29 - 2nd Promotional Single
Major Awards
2009
Best Newcomer (18th Seoul Music Awards)
2008YEPP 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.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/