Shinee (샤이니, stylized as SHINee, pronounced /ˈʃaɪniː/ "'shine-ee'" Japanese: シャイニー) is a contemporary R&B South Korean boy band.[1] 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)" ("누나 너무 예뻐 (Replay)", lit. "Noona, You're So Pretty (Replay)"). The group consists of Onew, Jonghyun,Key, Minho and Taemin.
Since their debut, Shinee has released two full-length albums, three mini-albums, 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] They made their Japanese debut on June 22, 2011 by releasing a Japanese version of their single, "Replay".[3]
history
2008: Debut and The Shinee World
On May 25, 2008, the group's first mini-album, Replay was released from Label company, SM Entertainment.[2] The mini-album debuted at #10 on the Korean music charts and peaked at #8, selling 17,957 copies in the first half of 2008.[4]
On June 7, 2008, Shinee participated in the Dream Concert in the Seoul Olympic Stadium along with other South Korean singers and groups.[5][6] The group won their first award, "Rookie of the Month", at the Cyworld Digital Music Awards on June 22, 2008.[7] Shinee took part in SMTown Live '08, which was held on August 18, 2008 at Seoul Olympic Stadium.[8] On August 23, 2008, they attended MNet's 20's Choice Awards 2008, where they won the "Hot New Star" award.[9]
Shinee released their first full-length album, The Shinee World, on August 28, 2008.[10] The album debuted on the charts at #3, selling 30,000 copies.[11] The first single released from the album was "Sanso Gateun Neo (Love Like Oxygen)", a cover of "Show the World" by Martin Hoberg Hedegaard,[12] originally written by the Danish songwriting and production team ofThomas Troelsen, Remee and Lucas Secon.[13] On September 18, 2008, Shinee's "Sanso Gateun Neo (Love Like Oxygen)" was the No. 1 song on M! Countdown.[14] A few days later, Shinee received the "Mutizen" award for the same single on SBS's Popular Songs.
Shinee participated in the 5th Asia Song Festival, where they received the "Best New Artist" award with Japanese girl group, Berryz Kobo.[15]The group attended the 2008 Style Icon Awards on October 30, 2008, where they won the "Best Style Icon Award".[16] On the same day, a repackage album of The Shinee World titled Amigo was released. The re-packaged album contained three new songs: "Forever or Never", a remix of "Sa. Gye. Han (Love Should Go On)" (사.계.한) and the promotional single "Amigo" (아.미.고).[17] "Amigo" is a shortened version of the Korean phrase "Areumdaun Minyeorueljoahamyeon Gosaenghanda" (아름다운 미녀를 좋아하면 고생한다 lit. Heart Aches When You Fall In Love With a Beauty).[13]
On November 15, 2008, Shinee won the "Best Male Rookie" award at the 10th annual MNet's KM Music Festival, beating fellow newcomers U-KISS, 2PM, 2AM and Mighty Mouth.[18] At the 23rd Annual Golden Disk Awards, they performed a medley of their songs and won the award for "YEPP Newcomer Album".[19]
009: Romeo and 2009, Year of Us
In early February, 2009, Shinee won "Best Newcomer" award along with Davichi and Mighty Mouth at the 18th Seoul Music Awards.[20] Later, SM Entertainment announced that Shinee would make their comeback with their second mini album Romeo on May 21, 2009.[21] On May 18, "Juliette", the first single was released,[22] an instrumental remake of Corbin Bleu's "Deal with It".[23] It was later announced that their comeback was going to be delayed due to Onew damaging his teeth and the release of the mini-album was pushed back to May 25, 2009.[22][24] Shinee eventually had their return performance on June 5, 2009, on KBS's Music Bank, where they received the award for first place.[25]
The group released their third mini-album, 2009, Year Of Us, on October 19, 2009, five months after the release of Romeo. SM Entertainment stated that this EP would showcase the group's vocals and demonstrate their unique qualities.[26][27] The lead single, "Ring Ding Dong", was released digitally on October 14; the group had their comeback stage on October 16, on KBS's Music Bank.[28] In early December, 2009, Shinee won the "Popularity" award along with fellow labelmate group, Super Junior, at the 24th Golden Disk Awards.[29] In February, 2010, the group won the main "BonSang" award at the 19th Seoul Music Awards.[30] In December, Shinee also started promoting their song "Jo Jo" with live performances on local music programs.
[edit]2010: Lucifer and first concert
SM Entertainment revealed individual photo teasers of each member for the new album starting with Minho on July 8, 2010 and ending with Key on July 12, 2010. The teaser for the music video of lead single was released on July 14, 2010 at the official channel of SM Entertainment on YouTube.[31] The group was originally set to have their comeback stage on KBS Music Bank, July 16, to begin their promotions for the new album, however,[32] due to Minho injuring his ankle during a Dream Team 2 filming on July 8, the comeback was postponed to July 23, 2010.[33]
The second full length studio album, entitled Lucifer, was released on July 19, 2010 in South Korea. The music video promoting the lead single, also named "Lucifer", was released on the same day.[34] Within hours of the release, the album topped various physical and digital sales charts in South Korea.[35] The songs on the album "were more carefully selected than ever", and the album is said to "[give] listeners a great chance to experience the diverse musical characters and more mature vocal skills of the members."[36] The group made their comeback on July 23, 2010 at KBS Music Bank.[33] Choreography of the Lucifer was released on the same YouTube channel on August 3, 2010.[37] The studio album was re-released a repackaged version, entitled Hello, on October 1, 2010. The music video of the promotional single, also named "Hello", was released on October 4, 2010. The re-released version included three new tracks.
Admist their promotional activities for the second studio album, the group also participated in the SMTown Live '10 World Tour alongside their label-mates. On August 21, 2010, they performed in a concert at Seoul Olympic Stadium in Seoul.[38] On September 4, 2010, they also performed at a concert at Staples Center in Los Angeles.[39] Later, on September 11, 2010, Shinee also participated in a concert at Hongkou Stadium in Shanghai.[40]
On December 26, 2010, Shinee started their Shinee World tour, by holding their first concert at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo. The event was attended by a total audience of approximately 24,000 attendees. The group also announced that they will be releasing their first Japanese language studio release in 2011 under EMI Music Japan, record label known for the famous million-selling Japanese-American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada.[3]
[edit]2011-present: Japanese debut and The First
On January 1, 2011, Shinee performed in a concert at Olympic Park Stadium in Seoul as a part of their tour, Shinee World. On January 2, 2011, before the second running of the concert in Seoul, Shinee held a press conference. The group answered many questions related to their future plans, announcing that in March 2011 they will be debuting in Japan, and the members also reflected on their success in 2010. On January 25 and 26, 2011, the group once again participated in the Japan leg of SMTown Live '10 World Tour alongside their fellow labelmates and particpated in two concerts at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo.
On May 16, 2011, EMI Music Japan revealed a teaser for the Japanese version of "Replay" through their official YouTube channel. The music video was released through the same channel on May 27, 2011.[41] The single was released in Japan on June 22, 2011 and sold more than 91,000 copies in the first week. It was certified 'Gold' by RIAJ for selling over 100,000 copies in June 2011.[42]
On June 10 and 11, 2011, Shinee once again participated in the France leg of SMTown Live '10 World Tour alongside their fellow labelmates and performed at two concerts in Paris atZenith de Paris. On June 19, 2011, Shinee had their premium Japanese debut reception in London at the Abbey Road Studios. Their showcase was exclusive only to 130 selected people, most of which were from the press. On July 16, 2011, Shinee performed in a concert at Taipei Arena in Taipei as a part of their Taiwan leg of Shinee World tour. R&B singer and fellow labelmate Zhang Liyin appeared as a special guest and sang a duet with Jonghyun.[43] On July 22, 2011, Shinee started their Japan Debut Premium Reception Tour. They performed at a number of concerts while touring various cities of Japan including Fukuoka on July 22, Kobe on July 23, Tokyo on July 27 and 28, Sapporo on August 8 and Nagoya on August 11, 2011.
On August 8, 2011, EMI Music Japan revealed the music video for the Japanese version of "Juliette" through their official YouTube channel.[44] The single was released in Japan on August 28, 2011. On September 2, 3 and 4, 2011, Shinee participated in the second Japan leg of SMTown Live '10 World Tour and performed in three concerts at Tokyo Dome inTokyo.[45] On September 10, 2011, the group also performed in a concert at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore as a part of their Singapore leg of Shinee World tour. The production cost for the concert was around $1.7 million.[46]
On September 9, 2011, EMI Music Japan tweeted that Shinee will be releasing their third Japanese single "Lucifer" on October 12, 2011.[47] This news has been confirmed on their official Japanese homepage.[48] The official music video for the Japanese version of "Lucifer" was released on EMI Music Japan's official YouTube channel on September 15, 2011.[49] It was announced on Oricon's website that Shinee was the first foreign artist in the 44 year long history of Oricon ever to have three different singles released in Japan and all three of which ranked in top three on their weekly singles sales chart. These singles were their first three Japanese singles: "Replay", "Juliette" and "Lucifer".[50]
On October 17, 2011, it was announced by EMI Music Japan that Shinee will be releasing their first Japanese studio album, The First on November 23, 2011.[51] However, the Japanese release date has now been delayed to December 7, 2011. The album will feature five new songs in addition to Japanese remakes of seven previously released Korean songs. The regular version of the album will also feature the theme song of the drama Stranger 6, a track called "Stranger" as a bonus.[52]
On October 23, 2011, Shinee participated in the last concert of SMTown Live '10 World Tour alongside their fellow labelmates by performing at Madison Square Garden in New York City.[53] On October 27, 2011, the group also performed in a concert at Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya as part of the Japanese leg of their Shinee World tour.[54] Later, the group was invited to be the opening act at sixth London’s Korean Film Festival to take place at Odeon West End Theater on November 3, 2011. They also performed in their ‘Shinee in London‘ one-hour long gala concert, the tickets for which sold out within a minute after going on sale at 1:00 pm on the October 27, 2011.[55] This also marked the first time that a Korean artist held an independent concert in London.
member
stage name:onew
real name:lee jin ki
birth day:december 14,1989
stage name:jong hyun
real name:kim jong hyun
birth day:april 8,1990
stage name:key
real name:kim ki bum
birth day:september 23,1991
stage name:minho
real name:choi minho
birthday:december 9,1991
stage name:taemin
real name:lee tae min
birth day:july 18,1993
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