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SHINee Members Profile and Facts:<\/strong>
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\nSHINee (\uc0e4\uc774\ub2c8)<\/strong> is a South Korean boy group consisting of Onew<\/strong>, Key<\/strong>, Minho<\/strong>,\u00a0and Taemin<\/strong>. Jonghyun<\/strong> passed away on December 18, 2017. They debuted on May 25, 2008, under SM Entertainment with their first mini album, Replay<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Group Name Meaning:<\/strong> N\/A
\nOfficial Greeting:<\/strong> “Hello. We are SHINee!”<\/p>\n

SHINee Fandom Name<\/strong>: SHAWOL
\nSHINee Official Color: Pearl Aqua <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Official SNS: <\/strong>
\nWebsite: SM ENT. | SHINee<\/a> \/\u00a0UNIVERSAL MUSIC | SHINee<\/a> (Japan)
\nInstagram: @shinee<\/a> \/\u00a0@shinee_atoz<\/a> \/ @shinee_jp_official<\/a> (Japan)
\nThreads:\u00a0@shinee<\/a>
\nX: @SHINee<\/a>\u00a0\/ @shinetter<\/a> (Japan)
\nTikTok:\u00a0@shinee_official<\/a>
\nYouTube: SHINee Channel<\/a>
\nFacebook: shinee<\/a>
\nWeverse: SHINee<\/a>
\nWeibo: @SHINee<\/a><\/p>\n

SHINee Member Profiles:<\/strong>
\nOnew<\/strong>
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\nStage Name:<\/span>\u00a0Onew (\uc628\uc720)
\nBirth Name:<\/span> Lee Jin-ki (\uc774\uc9c4\uae30)
\nPosition(s):<\/span> Leader, Main Vocalist
\nBirthday:<\/span>\u00a0December 14, 1989
\nZodiac Sign:<\/span> Sagittarius
\nHeight:<\/span> 177 cm (5’9\u00bd”)
\nWeight:<\/span> 61 kg (134 lbs)
\nBlood Type:<\/span>\u00a0O
\nMBTI Type:<\/span> INTP
\nNationality:<\/span> Korean
\n<\/span>Instagram:<\/span> @dlstmxkakwldrl<\/a>
\nX:<\/span> @skehehdanfdldi<\/a><\/p>\n

Onew Facts:<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2013 He was born in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
\n\u2013 He doesn’t have any siblings.
\n\u2013 Education: Chungwoon University, Major in Music Broadcasting.
\n\u2013 He trained since 2006 S.M. Academy Casting.
\n\u2013 His nicknames are Leader Onew, Dubu, Ontokki, Onewhan, Tofu.
\n\u2013 He admits he has a weak stamina.
\n\u2013 He is the member\u00a0who commits the most mistakes during practices.
\n\u2013 His favorite number is 2.
\n\u2013 His hobbies are listening to music, playing the piano and eating chicken.
\n\u2013 Onew won the ‘Rookie award’ at the “2016 Scene Stealer Festival” for his role in Descendants of the Sun<\/em>.
\n\u2013 Whenever Onew would do something weird and funny (voice cracks, falling over) they would say “Onew condition”.
\n\u2013 His official color is green and his fans are called “MVPs” because of his line in the lyrics of the song “Replay<\/em>“: “Noona you’re my MVP”.
\n\u2013 Onew made his solo debut on December 5, 2018 with his 1st mini album VOICE<\/em>.
\n\u2013 Onew enlisted on December 10, 2018 and was discharged on July 20, 2020.
\n\u2013 On April 3, 2024, it was announced that Onew joined the new founded company, GRIFFIN Entertainment which will be handling all of his solo activities.
\n\u2013 He is still under SM Ent., but only for group activities.
\nSee more facts about Onew…<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Key<\/strong>
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\nStage Name:<\/span>\u00a0Key (\ud0a4)
\nBirth Name:<\/span> Kim Ki-bum (\uae40\uae30\ubc94)
\nPosition(s):<\/span> Lead Rapper, Lead Dancer, Sub-Vocalist
\nBirthday:<\/span>\u00a0September 23, 1991
\nZodiac Sign:<\/span> Libra
\nHeight:<\/span> 175 cm (5\u20199″)
\nWeight:<\/span> 62 kg (137 lbs)
\nBlood Type:<\/span>\u00a0B
\nMBTI Type:<\/span> ENTJ
\nNationality:<\/span> Korean
\nInstagram:<\/span> @bumkeyk<\/a><\/p>\n

Key Facts<\/strong>:<\/span>
\n\u2013 He was born in Daegu, South Korea.
\n\u2013 Key’s an only child.
\n\u2013 He was raised since birth by his grandmother. (His mother was in poor health right after he was born and his father was busy with work, so his grandmother was the one who raised him.)
\n\u2013 Education: Dae Gu Yeong Shin Middle School.
\n\u2013 He trained since 2005 S.M. National Tour Audition Casting.
\n\u2013 His nicknames are The Almighty Key, KimKey, Key Umma.
\n\u2013 He speaks English\u00a0and\u00a0Japanese.
\n\u2013 During his last year of elementary school, he studied in the United States for 6 months.
\n\u2013\u00a0The group\u2019s No.1 in fashion.
\n\u2013 He has phobia of heights.
\n\u2013 Since kindergarten his dream was to become a singer.
\n\u2013 His hobbies are rapping, dancing, water skiing.
\n\u2013 Key donates to charities often, and tries to do volunteer work too.
\n\u2013 He used to water ski.
\n\u2013 In SHINee he’s the 2nd in terms of how easy he cries.
\n\u2013 Key is in a duo band with Woohyun from INFINITE<\/a><\/strong>, called Toheart.
\n\u2013 He acted in the drama “Drinking Solo” (2016) and “Lookout” (2017).
\n\u2013 Key helped design many of the costumes that SHINee members wore at concerts.
\n\u2013 Key’s official color is pink and his fans are called “lockets”.
\n\u2013 He and Minho wrote all the rap parts for their album Story of Light<\/em>.
\n\u2013 He has 2 toy poodles, named\u00a0Comme Des and Gar\u00e7on.
\n\u2013 Key made his solo debut on November 6, 2018 with the pre\u2013release single “Forever Yours<\/em>“.
\n\u2013 Key enlisted on March 4, 2019 and was discharged on October 7, 2020.
\nSee more facts about Key…<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Minho<\/strong>
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\nStage Name:<\/span>\u00a0Minho (\ubbfc\ud638)
\nBirth Name:<\/span> Choi Min-ho (\ucd5c\ubbfc\ud638)
\nPosition(s):<\/span> Main Rapper, Sub-Vocalist, Visual
\nBirthday:<\/span>\u00a0December 9, 1991
\nZodiac Sign:<\/span> Sagittarius
\nHeight:<\/span> 181 cm (5’11”)
\nWeight:<\/span> 60 kg (132 lbs)
\nBlood Type:<\/span>\u00a0B
\nMBTI Type:<\/span> ESFP
\nNationality:<\/span> Korean
\nInstagram:<\/span> @choiminho_1209<\/a><\/p>\n

Minho Facts:<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2013 He was born in Incheon, South Korea.
\n\u2013 Education: Konkuk University.
\n\u2013 Minho’s dad is a soccer coach, which is why he has a strong love for soccer and is close to players that his dad coaches.
\n\u2013 He trained since 2006 S.M. Casting System.
\n\u2013 His nicknames are Flaming Charisma Minho, Frog Prince Minho.
\n\u2013 When he was a child he dreamed of becoming a soccer player.
\n\u2013 His hobbies are soccer and basketball.
\n\u2013 Minho is the SHINee member who eats the most.
\n\u2013 He has an older brother named Minseok who was born in 1989.
\n\u2013 Minho’s abs were featured on a Cosmopolitan listing of “Ab\u2013Tastic moments in 2015”
\n\u2013 He plays the drums.
\n\u2013 Minho’s official color is orange and his fans are called “flames” which comes from his title “Flaming charisma Minho”.
\n\u2013 In 2017 he was voted as among one of the ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ by Vogue fashion magazine.
\n\u2013 Minho and Key wrote all the rap parts for their album, Story of Light<\/em>.
\n\u2013 He speaks a bit of English.
\n\u2013 On April 15, 2019 he enlisted at the Marine Corps training center and was discharged on November 15, 2020.
\n\u2013 Minho made his solo debut with the mini-album Chase<\/em>, on December 6, 2022.
\nSee more facts about Minho…<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Taemin<\/strong>
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\nStage Name:<\/span>\u00a0Taemin (\ud0dc\ubbfc)
\nBirth Name:<\/span> Lee Tae-min (\uc774\ud0dc\ubbfc)
\nPosition(s):<\/span> Main Dancer, Sub-Vocalist, Maknae
\nBirthday:<\/span>\u00a0July 18, 1993
\nZodiac Sign:<\/span> Cancer
\nHeight:<\/span> 175 cm (5\u20199″)
\nWeight:<\/span> 58 kg (128 lbs)
\nBlood Type:<\/span>\u00a0B
\nMBTI Type:<\/span> INFP
\nNationality:<\/span> Korean
\nWebsite:<\/span>\u00a0taemin.smtown<\/a>
\nInstagram:<\/span> @xoalsox<\/a><\/p>\n

Taemin Facts:<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2013 He was born in Seoul,\u00a0South Korea.
\n\u2013 He has an older brother.
\n\u2013 Education: Hanlim Multi Art School (he transferred from Chungdam High School); Myongji University (Musical and Film major)
\n\u2013 He trained since 2005 S.M. Open Weekend Audition Casting
\n\u2013 His nicknames are Handy Boy Taemin, Maknae Taemin, Tae, Taememe, Dancing Machine, Taeminnie, Taem.
\n\u2013 He\u2019s considered the best dancer out of the group.
\n\u2013 Taemin can speak Japanese and English.
\n\u2013 He is Catholic.
\n\u2013 Taemin said he would want to have a collaboration with Kai<\/strong><\/a> (EXO) and Jimin<\/strong><\/a> (BTS) on his solo album (Singles Sep 2017 Taemin Interview).
\n\u2013 He is close friends with Kai<\/strong> (EXO), Ravi<\/strong><\/a>, Jimin<\/strong> (BTS), Timoteo<\/strong> (HOTSHOT<\/a>) and Sungwoon<\/strong><\/a> (Wanna One).
\n\u2013 Taemin cried when Rain asked him to say something to Timoteo (HOTSHOT) after his performance on The Unit, and after that, Taemin said that he hadn’t cried like that before.
\n\u2013 His hobbies are listening to music, dancing and playing the piano.
\n\u2013 He is afraid of bugs.
\n\u2013 Taemin is known as “magic hand Taemin” because whatever he touches he either loses or breaks.
\n\u2013 He was in \u201cWe Got Married<\/em>\u201d where he was paired with APink\u2019s Naeun<\/strong><\/a>.
\n\u2013 Taemin has 2 cats: Kkoong, and a new cat.
\n\u2013 His official color is yellow and his fans are called “taemints” (because he would hand out candies to older fans.
\n\u2013 Taemin was the first member of the group to release a solo album, named ACE<\/em>\u00a0with title song “Danger<\/em>” (on August 18, 2014).
\n\u2013 He’s also a member of Super M<\/a><\/strong>.
\n\u2013 He enlisted in the military on May 31, 2021 and was discharged on April 3, 2023.
\n\u2013 On March 6, 2024 Taemin confirmed via Bubble that he’ll be leaving SM Ent., however he’ll remain a member of SHINee.
\n\u2013 On April 1, 2024, it was revealed that he\u2019s now under Big Planet Made (BPM Entertainment), which will be handling all of his solo activities.
\nSee more facts about Taemin…<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Member for Eternity:
\nJonghyun<\/strong>
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\nStage Name:<\/span>\u00a0Jonghyun (\uc885\ud604)
\nBirth Name:<\/span> Kim Jong-hyun (\uae40\uc885\ud604)
\nPosition:<\/span>\u00a0Main Vocalist
\nBirthday:<\/span>\u00a0April 8, 1990
\nZodiac Sign:<\/span> Aries
\nHeight:<\/span> 171 cm (5\u20197″)
\nWeight:<\/span> 58 kg (127 lbs)
\nBlood Type:<\/span>\u00a0AB
\nMBTI Type:<\/span> N\/A
\nNationality:<\/span> Korean
\nInstagram:<\/span> @jonghyun.948<\/a>
\nX:<\/span> @realjonghyun90<\/a><\/p>\n

Jonghyun Facts:<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2013 He was born in Seoul, South Korea.
\n\u2013 He has an older\u00a0sister.
\n\u2013 Education: Seoul Music Institute, Chungwoon University, Myonggi University.
\n\u2013 He trained since 2005 S.M. Casting System.
\n\u2013 His nicknames are\u00a0Bling Bling Jonghyun, Dino.
\n\u2013 During middle school he was part of a band and performed in many events.
\n\u2013 His hobbies are watching movies, dancing, writing lyrics and playing the piano.
\n\u2013 Jonghyun wrote Juliette (which brought SHINee trophies on music shows).
\n\u2013 Jonghyun is the most sensitive among them. He cries easily.
\n\u2013 Key started calling Jonghyun “Jjong” a long time ago, and now a lot of fans call him that too.
\n\u2013 He is one of the Kpop idols with the most songs copyrighted under his name.
\n\u2013 Jonghyun wrote a book titled Diphylleia grayi.
\n\u2013 He was ranked 27 for The Most Handsome Faces of 2017.
\n\u2013 There is a game named after him, called “Jonghyun’s Game” (it’s famous on the variety show “Ask Us Anything”).
\n\u2013 His official color is blue and his fans are called “blingers” because of his title “Bling Bling Jonghyun<\/em>“.
\n\u2013 Jonghyun dated actress Shin Se\u2013kyung<\/a><\/strong> (2010\u20132011).
\n\u2013 On January 12, 2015, he had his solo debut with his first mini album, “Base<\/em>“.
\n\u2013 Jonghyun passed away on December 18, 2017. He died from carbon monoxide poisoining and the police concluded that it was suicide.
\nSee more facts about Jonghyun…<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Special: In memoriam \u2013 Jonghyun \u2013\u00a0Quiz: Can you guess the SHINee MV screenshot?<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Note 2:<\/strong><\/span> Current listed positions are based on their official<\/span><\/strong> profile on Melon. We may have different opinions regarding positions, but we respect the publicly announced ones.<\/p>\n

Note 3:<\/strong> Key<\/strong> revealed his height is actually 175cm, just that the company increased it to 177cm in his official profile. He also revealed he weights about 62 kg. (Key’s “Good & Great Interview<\/a>” \u2013 September 18, 2023).<\/p>\n

Note 4: Onew<\/strong> updated his MBTI to INTP on September 24, 2024. Key<\/strong> revealed his MBTI is ENTJ<\/a>. Minho<\/strong> revealed his MBTI is ESFP after taking a test conducted at Yongjin Health Center. Taemin<\/strong> revealed his MBTI is INFP<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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