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Label: SM Entertainment
Debut: May 2, 2008 ("Replay")
Fan Club Name: SHAWOL (SHINee World)
Fan Colour: Pearl Aqua
Originally a 5 member group, Jonghyun tragically passed away on December 18, 2017.
A/N: Depression and mental illness are very real issues and they should not be taken lightly. If you are ever struggling please know that there are people out there who love you and are there for you. If you ever need to talk you are also welcome to message me. For everyone: please don't judge, we never know what other people are going through or have gone through, and remember that idols are humans as well and deserve the same respect and love as everyone else. 💛
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Filmography
Key: We Got Married Global (2014), Attack of the Pinup Boys (2007), Stargazing (variety talk show: fixed member- 2014), 7 Hungry House Guests: Ethiopia Edition (variety show- 2014), Crime Scene (mystery game show- 2014), School OZ (2015- hologram musical), MCountdown (2015- MC), Chess (2015- musical)
Onew: Royal Villa (2013), Pure Love (2013), Dr. Champ (2010), Laws of the Jungle (2014), Music Bank in Hanoi (2015- host/ MC), Dating was the Easiest (2015), Descendants of the Sun (2016)
Minho: Incheon, To The Beautiful You (2012- main), Medical Top Team (2013), Salamander Guru and The Shadow Operation Team (2012), Dream Team Season 2, Exciting India (2015), Ice Cream TV (2015- TV host)
Taemin: We Got Married with Na Eun (2013), Hilarious Housewives (2009), High Kick! 3 (2011- ep. 65), Salamander Guru and The Shadow Operation Team (2012- ep.4), Dating Agency: Cyrano (2013- ep.3-5), I'm Going to School (2015)
All: Yunhanam, Hello Baby, Dream Team, High Society, Splash!, AfterSchool Club, SHINee TV, A Song For You, Hello Counselor, Immortal Song 2, Beatles Code 3D
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Lee Jin Ki (Onew)
Nickname: Leader Onew, dubu (tofu), Onew Sangtae, Ontokki
Individual Fan Club Name: MVP's
Training: since 2006 S.M. Academy Casting
Discovered: 2006 SM Academy Casting
Animal Couterpart: Rabbit
Birthplace: Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do
Birthday: December 14, 1989
Height: 178cm
Weight: 60 kg
Blood Type: O
Position: Leader, Lead Vocalist
Hobbies: listening to music, playing the piano, speaking Mandarin, eating chicken
Favourite Anime: One Piece
Fun Facts:
- LOVES chicken
- feels shy about presenting himself to people and because of this he did not want to participate in auditions
- favourite Super Junior member is Leeteuk
- believes that he can change people's lives by saying just one word
- thinks Minho looks like a manga character
- wants to earn money to buy a ship
- ranked second in his entire school
- does not care about dating or marriage
- wants to learn how to draw well
- wants to work on a farm to see how long he could last
- thinks that spending money over Taemin is a waste
- he's the leader who makes the most mistakes during practice
- good at studying
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Kim Ki Bum (Key)
Nickname: The Almighty Key, Key Umma, Keymera, Keyva
Animal Counterpart: Fox
IFCN: Lockets
Training: since 2005 S.M. National Tour Audition Casting
Hometown: Daegu, South Korea
Birthday: September 23, 1991
Height: 181cm
Weight: 59 kg
Blood Type: B
Education: Daegu Youngshin High School
Position: Vocalist, Lead Rapper
Hobbies: rapping, dancing, water skiing, English, Mandarin
Sub Units: ToHeart with INFINITE's Woohyun
Fun Facts:
- likes cameras
- good at saying honey lines, but hearing them he bursts out laughing
- he has a love-hate relationship with horror movies and horror stories
- confident that he can be a gourmet chef
- prefers to go see a movie than go shopping on a first date
- calls Minho and Taemin "kids with no emotions" because they don't cry as much as the other members
- has to watch To the Beautiful You with the volume down because it is hard to watch Minho and Sulli together
- very good at drawing
- when he gets nervous his voice changes to a higher pitch
- easy to prank
- members rank him number 1 in fashion
- phobia of heights
- takes care of belongings, good at preparing and analyzing. Hates people touching or using his stuff without permission
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Choi Min Ho (Minho)
Nickname: Flaming Charisma Minho, Pomonam, 1st Generation Idol Ace
Animal Counterpart: Cow
IFCN: Flamers
Training: since 2006 S.M. Casting System
Hometown: Incheon, South Korea
Birthday: December 9, 1991
Height: 184cm
Weight: 60 kg
Blood Type: B
Sibling: older brother Minsuk
Education: Konkuk University
Position: Main Rapper, Face of the Group
Hobbies: soccer, basketball, performing, English, Chinese
Favourite Anime: One Piece
Fun Facts:
- featured in:
+ SNSD's MV "Gee"
- likes kids, very popular with elementary students
- appeared in many fashion shows
- feels happiest when he is on stage singing and dancing
- curious about everything
- dubbed 1st Generation Idol Ace on second season of Dream Team
- sits upright and listens attentively on screen, but plays crazily when off screen
- does not want to be hypocritical, refuses to be half-hearted and insecure
- thought Teamin was older than him when they first met
- least skilled in Japanese out of all the members
- wanted to play soccer when he was little
- won the New Star Award for his drama "To The Beatiful You" at the 2012 SBS Drama Awards
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Lee Tae Min (Taemin)
Nickname: Handy Boy Taemin, Mushroom Boy, Maknae Taemin
Animal Counterpart: Cat
IFCN: Taemints
Training: since 2005 S.M. Open Weekend Audition Casting
Birthplace: Dongbong-gu, Seoul
Birthday: July 18, 1993
Height: 179cm
Weight: 53 kg
Blood Type: B
Sibling: older brother Taesun
Education: Chungdam High School
Position: Vocalist, Main Dancer, Maknae
Hobbies: listening to music, Popping, playing the piano, Mandarin
Favourite Movie: Harry Potter (once confessed to Emma Watson (his ideal girl) on national broadcast)
Ideal Type: pale-skinned girls (Emma Watson)
Sub Unit: One time unit YOUNIQUE with EXO's Kai and Luhan, GG's Hyoyeon, Super Junior's Henry and Eunhyuk
Favourite Movie Genre: Horror Movie
Fun Facts:
- likes holding hands
- considered the best dancer out of the group despite being the youngest
- thought Minho was a foreigner when he first saw him
- felt anxious about not being ready to debut since he was so young
- felt pressured and nervous in Immortal Song 2
- thinks it is better to come out and show yourself than to stay in the same place
- very competitive
- very close friends with EXO's Kai and BTS' Jimin
- thinks he is a good example as he has many hoobaes (people with less experience)
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Former Member
Kim Jong Hyun (Jonghyun)
Nickname: Bling Bling Jonghyun, Puppy Jong, Jjong
Animal Counterpart: Dog
Indiv. FCN: Blingers
Training: since 2005 S.M. Casting System
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Birthday: April 8, 1990
Height: 174cm
Weight: 56 kg
Blood Type: AB
Education: Seoul Music Institute
Position: Main Vocalist
Hobbies: watching movies, Popping, writing lyrics, playing the piano, Mandarin
Favourite Singer: Usher
Fun Facts:
- OST's:
+ "She" for Birth of A Family
- likes variety shows but thinks he is unable to make others laugh
- shortest member
- wants to wear couple hats and t-shirts with his future girlfriend
- wants to have children quickly after marriage
- helped write lyrics to Juliette
- thinks he is the scariest when he gets angry
- thinks Key can do everything
- once ate a paper clip
- wakes up the earliest in the dorm
- tends to talk at a really fast speed when he gets nervous, but because he normally talks a lot no one notices
- Jonghyun was not present in the "Why So Serious" MV
- very good at guitar, bass and piano
- not scared of the camera at all
- although he may not look it, he is very emotional. When he starts crying he cries all day
- strong advocate for LGBTQ rights and mental health awareness
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Official Web Links
Instagram
Jonghyun: jonghyun.948
Key: bumkeyk
Onew: dlstmxkakwldrl
Twitter
Jonghyun: realjonghyun.90
Onew: skehehdanfdldi