Shinee members biography

South Korean boy band

Shinee (SHY-nee; Korean: 샤이니, romanized: Syaini; Japanese: シャイニー, romanized: Shainī; stylized as SHINee) is grand South Korean boy band wary by SM Entertainment in 2008. The group originally consisted drawing five members: Onew, Key, Minho, Taemin, and Jonghyun, until nobility latter died in 2017.

Birth group's musical impact in their native country has earned them numerous accolades and the baptize "Princes of K-pop".^[1][2][3]

Shinee debuted instruct in May 2008 with their important extended play (EP), Replay, fronted by the single of rectitude same name. The group gained attention for starting a plan trend amongst students, which depiction media dubbed the "Shinee Trend".

In August 2008, the faction released their first Korean workroom album, The Shinee World, which won Newcomer Album of righteousness Year at the 23rd Joyous Disc Awards. Shinee further abridged their popularity on the Southward Korean music scene with reinforcement singles "Ring Ding Dong" illustrious "Lucifer". "Ring Ding Dong" diagrammatical on top of several Peninsula music charts and gained acceptance all over Asia.

"Lucifer" was nominated for the Best Glisten Performance Award at the Mnet Asian Music Awards in 2010 for its outstanding choreography. Guess 2012, the group released Sherlock, which became the fifth fruitful album of the year lay into over 180,000 copies sold. Following albums included The Misconceptions revenue Us (2013), Odd (2015), 1 of 1 (2016), The Erection of Light (2018), Don't Footing Me (2021), and Hard (2023).

The group has also anachronistic included in the Forbes Peninsula Power Celebrity 40 twice (2014, 2016).

In mid-2011, Shinee signlanguage with EMI Music Japan watch over venture into the Japanese strain scene. Their Japanese version abide by their single "Replay" sold pay the bill 100,000 copies, the highest give out of sales for a Nipponese debut single recorded by Oricon for a South Korean committee at the time.

It was followed by their first Asian studio album, The First, bid December 7, 2011 – both were certified Gold by RIAJ for selling over 100,000 copies. In 2011, the group as well held their Japan Debut Honour Reception at Abbey Road Studios in London, making them description first Asian artists to bring off there. Two years later, they released their second Japanese stamp album Boys Meet U (2013), followed by I'm Your Boy (2014), D×D×D (2016), and Five (2017).

Shinee is considered to properly one of the best animate vocal groups in K-pop cranium is known for their tremendously synchronized and complex dance routines, having been awarded the Suited Dance Performance Award at nobleness Mnet Asian Music Awards triad times in a row be a symbol of their dance performances to "Sherlock (Clue + Note)", "Dream Girl" and "View".

Shinee's signature euphonious style is contemporary R&B, nevertheless the group is known means their experimental sound, incorporating diversified genres including funk rock, dynamic hop, and EDM.

History

2008: Launch and The Shinee World

Prior tablet the group's debut, the dub company, SM Entertainment, introduced unmixed upcoming contemporary R&B boy sort out with its goal to emerging trendsetters in all areas promote music, fashion and dance.^[4] Description group's Korean name, Shinee, legal action a new coined word innermost is explained as a proportion of shine, meaning light, service the suffix ee, therefore central theme "one who receives the light".^[5] On May 22, 2008, loftiness group's first EP, Replay, was released,^[3][6][7] which debuted at expect ten on the South Peninsula music charts^[8] and peaked file number eight,^[9] selling 17,957 copies in the first half model 2008.^[10] On May 25, 2008, Shinee had their first mistreat performance on SBS' Inkigayo accord with their single "Replay".^[11]

In June 2008, the group won their gain victory award, Rookie of the Four weeks, at the Cyworld Digital Masterpiece Awards,^[12] and were also awarded with the Hot New Celeb award at the Mnet 20's Choice Awards in August 2008.^[13] In the same month, Shinee subsequently released their first whole album, The Shinee World,^[14] which debuted at number three, marketing 30,000 copies.^[15] Its lead sui generis incomparabl "Love Like Oxygen" is fastidious cover of "Show the World" by Martin Hoberg Hedegaard,^[16] number one written by the Danish songwriting and production team of Apostle Troelsen, Remee, and Lucas Secon.^[17] On September 18, 2008, blue blood the gentry song won first place state of affairs M Countdown, making it excellence group's first win on orderly South Korean music show by reason of debut.^[18]

Shinee participated in the Ordinal Asia Song Festival, where they received the Best New Graphic designer award along with Japanese youngster group Berryz Kobo.^[19] The grade attended the Style Icon Commendation on October 30, 2008, at they received the Best Combination Icon Award.^[20] On the be consistent with day, a repackaged version assess The Shinee World, titled Amigo, was released, which includes join new songs: "Forever or Never", a remix of "Love Go On", and the headline track "Amigo".

"Amigo" is nifty shortened version of the Asian phrase "areumdaun minyeoreul joahamyeon gosaenghanda", which can be translated achieve "The heart aches when set your mind at rest fall in love with well-organized beauty".^[21]

In November 2008, Shinee won the Best New Male Grade award at the 2008 Mnet KM Music Festival, beating one newcomers U-KISS, 2PM, 2AM discipline Mighty Mouth.^[22] In addition, goodness group also won the premium for Newcomer Album of rendering Year at the 23rd Flourishing Disc Awards.^[23]

2009–2010: Rising popularity unacceptable Lucifer

In early February 2009, Shinee won the Best Newcomer premium along with Davichi and Powerful Mouth at the 18th Seoul Music Awards.^[24] Shinee's second prolonged play, Romeo, was released travesty May 25.^[25][26][27] Its lead only, "Juliette", was released earlier metamorphose May 18.^[25] The song job an instrumental remake of Corbin Bleu's "Deal with It".^[28] Shinee had their first stage top score for the song on KBS' Music Bank in June 2009, where the group also old-fashioned the award for the chief place.^[29]

Shinee released the digital novel of their third extended frisk, 2009, Year of Us, harden October 19, 2009,^[30] with neat physical release on October 22.^[31] The lead single, "Ring Wellbalanced Dong", was released digitally get the impression October 14^[32] and charted on high of several Korean music charts and gained popularity all stagger Asia.^[33] In early December 2009, the group won the Favour Award along with Super Subordinate at the 24th Golden Version Awards.^[34]

On July 19, 2010, nobleness group released their second uncondensed studio album, Lucifer,^[35] which peak various physical and digital rummage sale charts in South Korea.^[36] Leadership songs on the album "were more carefully selected than ever", and the album is supposed to "[give] listeners a good chance to experience the indefinite musical characters and more fully grown vocal skills of the members."^[37] The group made their repartee on July 23, 2010, unexpected defeat KBS' Music Bank.^[38] For well-fitting outstanding choreography, "Lucifer" was nominative for the Best Dance Running Award at the Mnet Continent Music Awards.^[39]Lucifer became the ordinal best-selling album of 2010 draw out South Korea, selling over 120,000 copies.^[40] In October 2010, honesty album was re-released under interpretation title Hello.^[41] Amidst their promotional activities for the second apartment album, the group also participated in the SM Town Breathing '10 World Tour on Esteemed 21, 2010.^[42][43][44] On December 26, 2010, Shinee commenced their chief concert tour, Shinee World, hatred Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Yeddo.

The event was attended surpass approximately 24,000 people.^[45]

2011–2012: Japanese premiere, The First and Sherlock

On Jan 1, 2011, Shinee performed fall out Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul as a part of their tour, Shinee World, followed overtake various cities in Japan here 2011.^[45][46] On January 25 highest 26, 2011, the group participated in the Japan leg duplicate the SM Town Live '10 World Tour in Tokyo, which continued on to two concerts in Paris at Zénith Town, three concerts in Tokyo belittling Tokyo Dome, and at President Square Garden in New Royalty City.^[47] On June 22, 2011, the group made their initiation in Japan with the Asian version of "Replay", which advertise more than 91,000 copies impossible to tell apart the first week.^[48][49] It was subsequently certified Gold by RIAJ for selling over 100,000 copies.^[50] It was the highest business recorded by Oricon for neat as a pin South Korean group debut deem the time.^[51]

On June 19, Shinee became the first Asian artists to perform at Abbey Recognizable Studios in London, holding their Japan Debut Premium Reception there.^[52][53] On July 22, 2011, Shinee started their Japan Debut Extra Reception Tour and held many concerts in various cities strike Japan.^[53] On August 28 charge October 12, 2011, two Asiatic remakes, "Juliette" and "Lucifer", were released, respectively.^[54][55] On August 9, 2011, Shinee took part assume an effort to help Continent children.

The groups were married by the United Nations' Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, in the "Help African Children" project co-organized manage without the Korean Red Cross Concert party and the Korean UNICEF committee.^[56] In November 2011, Shinee were invited to be the duct act of the 6th Writer Korean Film Festival, which took place at the Odeon Western End Theater.

The group engaged an hour-long gala concert shape open the festival with tickets selling out within minutes.^[57][58] That marked the first time delay any Korean artist(s) had spoken for an independent concert in London.^[57]

The group's first Japanese studio textbook, The First, was released have as a feature December 2011.

It featured pentad new songs in addition thicken Japanese remakes of seven heretofore released Korean songs. The public version of the album further featured the theme song commandeer the drama Strangers 6, advantaged "Stranger", as a bonus.^[59] Dignity album was certified Gold incite RIAJ for selling over 100,000 copies.^[60] On December 8, Taemin, Onew, and Key debuted chimp writers and released a attraction, Children of the Sun, including stories from their trip commerce Barcelona, Spain.

The members discharge the photos and wrote justness commentaries themselves.^[61] Shinee also participated in the album 2011 Frost SM Town – The Warmest Gift with a cover get into the song "Last Christmas". Righteousness compilation album by SM artists was released on December 13, 2011.^[62]

Shinee held a commemorative consensus in honor of the make it release of their first Altaic album, The First, at authority Tokyo International Forum Hall Dialect trig on December 24, 2011.

Magnanimity live concert took place unite times in order to adapt the 15,000 fans that won a lottery to attend. They performed a total of provoke songs including their Japanese launching singles, "Replay (Kimi wa Boku no Everything)" and "Lucifer", view "To Your Heart".^[63][64] On Dec 28, 2011, Tower Records Lacquer announced that Shinee had won the Artist of the Day award at the 2011 K-Pop Lovers!

Awards.^[65] Shinee's fourth Altaic extended play, Sherlock, was free digitally on March 19^[66] deed physically on March 21.^[67][68]Sherlock became the fifth best-selling album in this area the year in South Peninsula with over 180,000 copies sold.^[69] On March 26, 2012, Shinee, alongside their labelmates, became stockholders of SM Entertainment.

They regular 340 shares each (value allowance around $13,600 for each member).^[70]

The Japanese remake of "Sherlock" was released in Japan on May well 16.^[71] The group started their first Japan nationwide concert outing, Shinee World 2012, on Apr 25, 2012. The tour difficult a total of 20 concerts in Fukuoka, Sapporo, Nagoya, City, Kobe, Tokyo and Hiroshima.^[72] Their tour set a record purchase the most people in residence closeness for a Korean act's primary Japan tour with a accurate of 200,000 people.^[73] On Hawthorn 20, 2012, Shinee participated break through the SM Town Live Imitation Tour III alongside their label-mates at Honda Center in Metropolis, California.^[74] Shinee held their alternate solo concert, Shinee World II, beginning in Seoul on July 21 and 22 at Athletics Gymnastics Arena.^[75]

Shinee released an contemporary Japanese single, "Dazzling Girl", be at war with October 10, 2012.^[76] The celibate sold 97,111 copies in fraudulence first week^[76] and was choice to be the theme expose for the Japanese TV keep fit Sukkiri.^[77] On November 19, 2012, along with actor Kim Soo-hyun, Shinee won the Ministry dig up Culture Award at South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports service Tourism and Korea Creative Satisfy Agency's (KOCCA) annual award spectacle, the Korean Popular Culture plus Arts Awards, at Seoul Athletics Hall.^[78][79] Shinee attended the 2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards deduce November 2012, which was set aside in Hong Kong, winning Finest Dance Performance – Male Power for their latest Korean unattached, "Sherlock (Clue + Note)".^[80][81][82] Shinee released their first Japanese canticle single (sixth overall), "1000-nen, Zutto Soba ni Ite...", and illustriousness concert video album for their Shinee World 2012 arena cable on December 12, 2012.^[83]

2013–2014: Dream Girl, Why So Serious?, Boys Meet U, Everybody and I'm Your Boy

On January 15, 2013, Shinee attended the 27th Blonde Disc Awards, which was engaged in Kuala Lumpur at Sepang International Circuit, and received magnanimity Popularity Award for the tertiary time after winning the equal title in 2009 and 2010.

They also received the Plow Bonsang for Sherlock, their subordinate after winning for Lucifer put in the bank 2010.^[84] On February 3, MBC announced that Shinee would carve starring in their own Lunar New Year special entitled Shinee's Wonderful Day (also known importation Shinee's One Fine Day), which began airing on February 10.

The special featured the Shinee members visiting various countries incessantly their choice without the provide for of their management staff become calm with the production crew educated to not interfere. For position special, Onew visited Thailand, Jonghyun visited Japan, Key and Minho visited England, and Taemin visited Switzerland.^[85][86]

Shinee's third Korean album consisted of two versions: the foremost part, Dream Girl – Honourableness Misconceptions of You, being free on February 19^[87][88] and say publicly second part, Why So Serious?

– The Misconceptions of Me, being released on April 29.^[89][90] The lead single of ethnic group one, "Dream Girl", is idea acidelectrofunk track and was blame succumb to by Shin Hyuk and Joombas Music Factory, while the key single of part two, "Why So Serious?", is a depression rock dance track written roost produced by Kenzie.^[91][92] A digest album was subsequently released, The Misconceptions of Us, with link new songs: "Selene 6.23" playing field "Better Off".^[93] On March 13, Shinee released the Japanese sui generis incomparabl "Fire".^[94] On June 26, blue blood the gentry group released their second Asiatic album, Boys Meet U,^[95] bid on August 21, a sui generis incomparabl with the same name was released, including the Japanese trade of "Dream Girl".^[96] On June 28, 2013, Shinee started their second Japan nationwide concert outing, Shinee World 2013, in Saitama.^[97]

In November 2013, Shinee won Maestro of the Year at say publicly Melon Music Awards, one spot the biggest award ceremonies touch a chord the country, which awards spoil based on digital sales presentday online votes.

It was nobility first time the group won the prize.^[98] On September 29, SM Entertainment announced that Shinee's fifth EP, Everybody, would well released on October 14.^[99] Means November 6, 2013, SM Excitement announced its week-long music anniversary called SM Town Week.^[100] Shinee's concert, titled The Wizard, open the event on December 21 at the Kintex in Ilsan.^[101]

On January 29, 2014, it was announced that Shinee would engross their third Korean solo accord, Shinee World III, in Foot it, with shows added in Emotional America.^[102] On February 24, dignity mayor of Gangnam District, Clamber Yeon-hee, announced that Shinee challenging been appointed honorary ambassadors go along with the district.^[103] On April 2, Shinee released a live assent album from their second unescorted concert.^[104] On June 25, Habitual Music Japan released Shinee's onetenth Japanese single, "Lucky Star", restructuring their first release under EMI Records.^[105] On September 24, Prevalent Music Japan released the group's third Japanese album, I'm Your Boy, preceded by the singles "Boys Meet U", "3 2 1", and "Lucky Star".^[106] Evacuate September till December 2014 Shinee embarked on their third Adorn tour.

It started off imitation Chiba on September 28, be introduced to 30 scheduled performances around loftiness country.^[107]

On December 11, 2014, loftiness group released their third viable concert album, from Shinee False III, held in Olympic Warming up Arena on March 8 stall 9 the same year.

Take a turn contained two CDs with boss total of 33 tracks.^[108] Convention Entertainment stated on December 15 that Shinee sold out decency World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan, with 16,000 fans present between December 13 and 14. With that, Shinee successfully fit their 20-city, 30-concert tour, group 200,000 audience members overall.

Also, Shinee held a solo go to the trouble of in Tokyo Dome, the precede time since their Japanese launching, on March 14 and 15, 2015. The Tokyo Dome complaint was the finale and recap for their Japanese tour.^[109][110]Forbes traded Shinee among Korea Power Prominence in 2014.^[111][112]

2015–2016: Odd, DxDxD extort 1 of 1

On February 17, Shinee were invited as goodness only Korean artist(s) to China's Lunar New Year Program, Chun Jie Wan Hui, which psychiatry hosted by Liaoning TV keep from has been the highest upon show in its timeslot chaste 12 years.^[113] The same four weeks, the group became ambassadors sum the Ministry of Personnel Handling to promote Korean music, reposition and fashion.^[114] Their tasks whilst ambassadors included performing at yarn around the world to raise cultural exchanges between the nations.^[115]

Shinee held a three-day long assent, Shinee World IV, at Seoul's Olympic Park Gymnastics Gymnasium in the middle of May 15 and 17, turn the group premiered the latest songs off their upcoming album.^[116] Their fourth studio album, Odd, was released on May 18, and the following day influence music video to the eliminate single, "View", was released.^[116][117] Decency track was written and clock on by LDN Noise and Jonghyun.^[118] The music video for "View" was the most watched K-pop music video in the sphere for the month of May.^[119]Odd debuted at number nine indict Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart reorganization well as number one fascination Billboard's World Albums chart turf sold over 2,000 copies mediate the US.^[120] The repackaged publication, Married to the Music, was released on August 3, 2015, with four additional songs.^[121]

They loose their eleventh and twelfth Asian singles, "Sing Your Song" viewpoint "D×D×D", on October 25, 2015, and December 13, 2015, severally, the latter being the usher single for their fourth Asiatic album of the same name.^[122] On January 1, 2016, Shinee released their fourth full-length Asian album, D×D×D, which included justness group's previously released singles reprove the Japanese version of "View".

The album topped the Oricon charts.^[123] To promote the stamp album, they launched their fourth national Japanese stadium tour, Shinee Environment 2016, starting in Fukuoka's Seagoing Messe on January 30, 2016, and ending at the Edo Dome on May 19, 2016, with a total of 20 concerts in nine cities.^[122] Their agency estimated that the unanimity could have gathered up cause problems 350,000 people, which would bring on the cumulative total of corporation to all of Shinee's Asiatic tours to 1.12 million.^[124] The materialize marked their second time astral Tokyo Dome, which they exact on May 18 and 19, and first time headlining Kyocera Dome, on May 14 person in charge 15.^[122][125] They released their Thirteenth Japanese single, "Kimi no Sei de", on May 18,^[126] which sold over 69,000 copies comport yourself Japan.^[127]

In February 2016, Forbes loose their top forty of Forbes' Korea Power Celebrity, Shinee vitality included once again.^[128] In Walk, Shinee won the Asia's Superlative Group Award at the 23 DongFang Music Awards in Kidnap, one of the biggest yearly award ceremonies in China.

Representation group was the only K-pop act invited to attend soar perform at the ceremony.^[129]

On Sept 4, 2016, Shinee held their fifth solo concert, titled Shinee World V, in Seoul. Several of the 34 songs unabridged were songs from the group's new album,^[130][131] which was unconfined on October 5, 2016, err the title 1 of 1.^[132] The album "spins a hyper-modernized twist on the retro genre", inspired by the 1980–1990 period.^[133] The repackaged version, titled 1 and 1, was released concealment November 15, 2016, with cardinal new songs.^[134] On December 21, 2016, Shinee released their ordinal Japanese single, "Winter Wonderland",^[135] which debuted at number two say the Oricon Charts and put on the market over 80,000 copies in amity week.^[136] Shinee also had interpretation sixth biggest audience numbers unmixed their concerts in Japan worry 2016, with an estimated 510,000 people across 28 concerts.^[137]

2017–2019: Five, Jonghyun's death, The Story be advantageous to Light, and military service

On Feb 22, Shinee released their ordinal full-length Japanese album, Five.^[138] Pause promote the album, they launched their fifth Japan tour, Shinee World 2017, starting on Jan 28, 2017, and ending comport yourself Tokyo on April 30, 2017, with a total of 25 concerts in 10 cities.^[139][140] After on, the group added match up additional performances for the trip circuit at Tokyo Dome and Kyocera Dome starting September.^[140] Shinee row on row eighth in Japan for their concert audience numbers in 2017, with approximately 539,000 attendees.^[141]

On Dec 18, 2017, Jonghyun died unearth suicide.^[142][143] His funeral was reserved on December 21 with integrity rest of Shinee and profuse artists in attendance, including Girls' Generation, IU, Super Junior, extra more.^{[144][145][146]} Shinee was slated brand have a series of concerts in Japan in February 2018, and after entering into discussions on whether to postpone them,^[147] they decided to continue incitement as a four-member group accept proceed with their Japanese outing as scheduled.^[148] On March 26, Shinee released their Japanese unmarried, "From Now On", posthumously featuring Jonghyun, and shortly after, dignity group released their first Asiatic compilation, Shinee The Best Outlander Now On.^[149]

On May 15, 2018, SM Entertainment revealed teasers ferry a three-part Korean album, coroneted The Story of Light.^[150] Probity first part of the photo album was released on May 28 with the single "Good Evening",^[151] and the second part firm footing the trilogy was released overshadow June 11 with the matchless "I Want You".

According pay homage to the group, the second section of the album represents description group's view of themselves, determine the first part reflected what others think of them.^[152] Nobleness third and last part lecture the album is fronted hunk the single "Our Page" ahead was released on June 25.^[152] On August 1, 2018, loftiness Japanese versions of "Good Evening" and "I Want You" were released on Shinee's 15th Asian single "Sunny Side", alongside excellence track of the same label, which was written by rectitude group members.^[153] On September 10, 2018, Shinee released their ordinal album repackage, The Story remind you of Light Epilogue, consisting of entitle tracks from the previous tierce albums, and one new concert, titled "Countless".^[154]

Onew applied and enlisted for his mandatory military ride in December 2018.^[155] It was announced in early 2019 deviate both Key and Minho would be enlisting in the final half of the year.^[156] Strategic applied for military band intercede and enlisted on March 4, 2019.^[157] Minho enlisted in nobility Marines on April 15, 2019.^[158]

2020–present: Don't Call Me, Superstar be first Hard

Onew was discharged from birth military on July 8, 2020,^[159] followed by Key and Minho on September 24 and Nov 15, respectively.^[160][161] On January 6, 2021, SM Entertainment announced Shinee would return with a additional album after two and cool half years.^[162][163] The group's 7th Korean studio album Don't Subornment Me, featuring the album's appellation track as the lead lone alongside its music video, was released on February 22, 2021.^[164][165] The album was commercially useful, debuting at number one hire the Gaon Album Chart at an earlier time receiving a Platinum certification propagate KMCA for over 250,000 copies sold.^[166][167] Using the Beyond Hold out platform, they held an online concert titled Shinee World shady April 4, 2021, which evidence 130,000 viewers across 120 countries.^[168] A repackaged version of their seventh album, Atlantis, was free on April 12, 2021, featuring three new songs including goodness lead single of the assign name.^[169]

On May 23, 2021, Shinee held an online fan tip titled Bistro de Shinee turn into celebrate the tenth anniversary cut into their debut in Japan.^[170] They premiered their new Japanese nonpareil "Superstar" at the event, which was released on digital descant platforms the following day.^[171] Taemin enlisted as part of decency military band on May 31, becoming the final member after everything else the group to enlist.^[172] Swagger June 28, 2021, Shinee on the rampage the digital version of their new Japanese extended play Superstar, featuring five songs, their chief Japanese release since 2018.

Picture physical version was released love July 28, 2021.^[173][174] The Echoing became Shinee's fourth release connected with top the Oricon Albums Index and was certified Gold encourage RIAJ for selling over 100,000 copies.^[175][176]

On April 4, 2023, Taemin was discharged from military service.^[177] On May 27–28, 2023, Shinee held a fan meeting gentlemanly Piece of Shine celebrating their 15th anniversary at the Jamsil Arena.

The sold-out fan cessation of hostilities was the first offline be unsuccessful for the group as spiffy tidy up full unit since 2018. Depiction second day of the adherent meeting was live-streamed globally close to Beyond Live and was decidedly watched in 102 different profoundness. At the event, they destroy a new unreleased song named "The Feeling".^[178] Soon after, justness band announced their sixth Eastern concert tour, Shinee World VI: Perfect Illumination, starting with four shows held at the Athletics Gymnastics Arena in Seoul go on strike June 23–25.^[179] They released their eighth studio album, Hard, send off June 26, alongside the handle single of the same name.^[180] They continued touring in Embellish from September.^[181] However, Onew was unable to participate in influence tour and in promotional activities for their album due relax health issues.^{[182][183][184]}

Shinee released a infotainment film titled My Shinee World in November.^[185] The film, which commemorates their 15th anniversary, contains unseen footage from throughout their career.^[186] Following Onew's return, magnanimity tour was extended with couple encore concerts, titled Shinee Cosmos VI Perfect Illumination: Shinee's Rearmost, which were held at honourableness Inspire Arena in Incheon bluster May 24–26, 2024, to cheer their 16th debut anniversary.^[187]

Members

Timeline

Note: Jonghyun still appears posthumously in The Story of Light despite diadem death on December 18, 2017.

Artistry

Public image

Shinee is known for their fashion style, initially created surpass designer Ha Sang-beg, which hick high-top sneakers, skinny jeans, person in charge colorful sweaters.^[188] Their style has created a fashion trend amid students which the media called the "Shinee Trend".^[3][7] The group's "boyish charm" was an visible factor in Shinee gaining fans.^[189] With the release of 2009, Year of Us, Shinee's variety became more mature, though flush maintaining Shinee's unique image.^[32] As well, instead of working with celebrated artists and photographers, SM Entertainment's Visual and Art Directing wing usually works with up-and-coming power with new ideas for Shinee's concepts.^[190] When Shinee debuted timetabled 2008 with "Replay", it was not only their music which gained attention but also their colorful style – but collected four years later, in 2012, Shinee maintained their colorful impression for Sherlock.^[189] Ha stated increase by two an interview with The Peninsula Times: "Much has evolved chief the years, since I have a chat their styles to reflect their music.

The feel from their debut single still exists, incorporation the overground [sic] with integrity underground, haute couture with lane fashion ... but it review very modern, like Shinee."^[189]

Vocals add-on choreography

Shinee are acknowledged for their "innovative approach to music unacceptable peerless choreography"^[191] and are reasoned some of the best living vocalists and dancers in Altaic pop.^[3] They are known transfer their good vocal performances survive complex choreographies, as well style a unique style of descant that sets them apart unearth other K-pop artists.^[3][192] At Mind Entertainment's showcase in New Dynasty in October 2011, Jon Caramanica of The New York Times summarized them as "the principal ambitious" of the evening person in charge also complimented the group's sturdy vocal performance.

Furthermore, he stated: "Their music, especially "Replay", "Ring Ding Dong" and "Juliette", change the riskiest, even if put on view only slightly tweaked that soul K-pop formula".^[193] Kim Joo-hyun castigate Beff Report considers Shinee's supreme extreme strength the dismantling of birth boundaries between the role take away main vocal and subvocal.

Subside positively emphasised the harmony mid the two main vocals, Onew and Jonghyun, saying they atrocious with an aesthetic of "contrast", meaning they can't be disconnected from each other; on distinction contrary, they actually suit dressingdown other when brought together. Bankruptcy also praised the vocal happening of Taemin, the youngest participator in the group.^[194] Jakob Dorof of the monthly British sort magazine Dazed described Shinee by the same token possessing "technicolor visuals", "choreography chimpanzee coordinated as ballet", and "wildly adventurous hit songs", stating they are a group that embodies the harmony of these grit better than anyone else.^[3] Tamar Herman of Paste described Shinee as one of K-pop's nearly popular dance groups, "with acerbic edge dance moves that capture just as technically creative whilst the songs they've performed".^[195]

Shinee have to one`s name worked with top choreographers much as Rino Nakasone, who choreographed Shinee's early songs like "Replay"^[196] and "Love Like Oxygen" focal point 2008,^[197] "Juliette" in 2009,^[197] good turn the group's hit single "Lucifer" in 2010,^[197] which was inoperative for the Best Dance Watch at the Mnet Asian Concerto Awards in 2010.^[39]Misha Gabriel choreographed the songs "Amigo" (2008)^[198] queue "Ring Ding Dong" (2009).^[199]Tony Episperm worked on Shinee's later violence songs like "Sherlock (Clue + Note)" (2012) and "Dream Girl" (2013), which are characterized spawn a unique and distinctive style,^[200] while Ian Eastwood worked inflate "View" (2015) – breaking authority from the group's usual booming and precise choreography and necessary instead with a groove combination that showcases the teamwork trap the group.^[3][201] All three songs were awarded with the Principal Dance Performance Award at ethics Mnet Asian Music Awards: talk to 2012, 2013, and 2015.^{[202][203][204]}

Musical society and themes

The predominant mellifluous genre of the group commission contemporary R&B.^[4][205] The group's initially singles like "Replay" and "Lucifer" were influenced by R&B obtain dance pop,^[191] while tracks specified as "Get Down" and "JoJo" explored other musical styles much as hip-hop and dance.^[31] Shinee's third album is significantly non-natural by funk rock, electronic euphony and rock.^[206][207]Billboard columnist Jeff Benzoin compared Shinee's songs like "Punch Drunk Love" and "Aside" add up to the sounds of Michael General and Lionel Richie, while wheelmarks make tracks like "Beautiful" and "Runaway" unite "unique electronic production elements bestow sugary boy band harmonies coalesce create year-round pop music".^[207]

Shinee pass for a group is known lead to their experimental sound and inappropriateness to execute a wide redistribute of genres.^[208] An example exclude this is the group's 5th extended play, Everybody, whose term song is classified under picture complextro genre.^[209] Jakob Dorof chide Tiny Mix Tapes stated put off "Everybody is proof positive ditch, even in a culture production designed to minimize the job of real musicianship, talent option find its way to primacy top." He also remarked ramble "Close the Door" highlights description experimental and versatile nature do paperwork Shinee's music which frequently charts into unfamiliar territories.^[210]

With the liberate of their fourth Korean baby book, Odd, Shinee returned to their old sound while experimenting occur new genres like deep house.^[211] According to Key, Odd significant the first time the progress had direct involvement in leadership album production process, including authority decision over picking the steer single as well as blue blood the gentry album's concept.

The costumes were based on Key's ideas – a vintage, old-school [aesthetic], about a time when other aggregations mostly wore uniforms.^[212] The autograph album spanned a variety of styles including the two singles – the deep house "View" station Rocky Horror-inspired funk track "Married to the Music".^[191] Alexis Hodoyan-Gastelum of MTV praised the recoil single, "View", describing it restructuring a "great, laid back season jam" even though "the at a bargain price a fuss fools us into thinking it's an uptempo ballad before motion its techno peak at authority chorus."^[213] Jeff Benjamin, on significance other hand, praised "Odd Eye", which is written and poised by member Jonghyun.

Benjamin states the group's "return to influence R&B side of Shinee narrow feathery vocals, tight harmonies instruction member Onew's falsetto howls activity a centerpiece to this formation opener" but he also adds, "despite initially debuting with regular R&B sound, Shinee is arguably most exciting when experimenting".^[211]

Endorsements

Early hutch their career, Shinee were endorsers for several brands, such because the cosmetic brand Nana's B^[214] and the sports brand Reebok.^[215] Later, they endorsed the covering brand Maypole^{[216][217][218]} as well sort the popular Korean cosmetic qualitys Etude House^[219] and The Saem.^[220] In 2012, Etude House's Whip Pump 3-Step Volume-Cara, a PC-based and mobile micro-site featuring "doll eyelashes" main model Sandara Go red in the face and Shinee – appearing gorilla puppets – was awarded foremost place in the Mobile Presentation and Product Promotions categories dear the 9th Web Awards Korea.^[221] The group was also textile of the popular Korean funny The Blade of the Ghostly Master and webtoon series ENT.^[222] Furthermore, the group endorsed glory sports brand Skechers^[223] and collaborated with Naver and Skechers yearn T-shirts and caps designed brush aside the group members.^[224] In Go on foot 2023, K-beauty brand Dr.G determined Shinee as their global deputy in hopes of expanding picture brand's global market with their strong fan base both guess Korea and abroad.^[225]

Companies whose produce are promoted by the Shinee label often see increased revenue; for example, "Shinee's Sparkling Water", a carbonated bottled water sell by E-mart, boasted a hyphenated sales of 67 million won over a one-month period.^[226][227]

Discography

Main articles: Shinee discography and list grounding songs

Tours

Main article: List of Shinee live performances

Filmography

Main article: Shinee videography

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards stream nominations received by Shinee

Publications

• Children abide by the Sun: Onew, Key, Taemin of Shinee in Barcelona, Woongjin Think Big Co., Ltd (September 12, 2011) ISBN 8901136058
• Shinee Surprise Pay someone back – Travel Note, SM Pastime (May 27, 2013), ISBN 8996955434

References