SHINEE PROFILE

SHINee members profile

Birth Name: Lee Jin Ki (이진기)

Stage Name: Onew (온유)

Nickname: Leader Onew

Birthday: December 14, 1989

Position: Leader, Lead Vocalist

Height: 177 cm

Blood: O

Training: Since 2006 S.M. Academy Casting

Hobby/ Interests: Listening to music, playing the piano, watching movies, speaking Mandarin, and eating chicken

Fun Facts: 

- Can be quite blur at times.

- Feels shy about presenting himself to people, and because of it, he did not dare to participate in auditions.

- The Leader who commits the most mistakes during practices.

- Good in studying.

- The Leader who cries in the car secretly after getting injured.

-Infamous NG King. “You just cannot not NG can’t you!” (KEY)

- “Honestly, amongst all of the SHINee members, in the terms of looks, physique, expression…and everything is charismatic and the only phrase to describe the person is ‘near perfection’, that member is — ME!”

-Can be quite blur at times. “Our album will be released in May (firmly) …. It’s already August now?! ….Oh then it should be in September…Ah (manager glares at him) No no, it’s in August, end of 

August…”

-When performing on stage for the first time, he could not see anything in front of him, and even forgot the lyrics before going up on stage. But he thought of his parents who were sitting in front of the stage, he thought “Yes, I must look for them”, and thus calmed down gradually.

Whatever he does its Onew Condition~ ><

Onew condition: Turning quiet suddenly, not talking to anyone, just sitting there in a daze; committing mistakes in most unlikely and unexpected situations, it is fine that others are baffled and fascinated by it but the main thing is that he does not even know why, muddles up from time to time, for details refer to point 12 above. If any of the above mentioned is committed, it is termed the “Onew condition”.

The X catalyst: Forcefully trying to bring him back into the reality world; questions why he commits such a baffling mistake; and reasoning with him.

The O catalyst: Wait for him to return to earth; laugh along with him. If he falls or trips, silently observe if he is trying to conceal his pain and divert other’s attention from his injury with his smile; take what he says as the final say, do not take it too seriously, since most of the time he commits blunders on what everyone else already know, even if he does not correct it, you will already know the right answer…

Birth Name: Kim Jong Hyun (김종현)

Stage Name: Jonghyun

Nickname: Bling Bling Jonghyun

Birthday: April 8, 1990

Position: Main Vocalist

Height: 173 cm

Blood: AB

Training: Since 2005 S.M. Casting System

Hobby/Interests: Watching movies, Poppin (dance), writing lyrics, playing the piano, Mandarin

Appearances: Zhang Li Yin’s 交錯的愛 (Wrongly Given Love)

Family: Parents, sister

Fun Facts:

- Shortest in the whole group.

- He said that the first line of “Love like oxygen” sounds like Michael Jackson’s style.

- Wakes up the earliest in the dorm.

-“Bling Bling Jonghyun”, does it sound weird? He uses it all the time, be it during messaging or talking, he uses it. Because he loves R&B and Hip-hop too much, he wishes that he can shine forever (like bling bling). If you want it difficult to call that, “Hey Bling” can be used, thats what the members call him.

- Will tend to talk at a really fast speed when he gets nervous, but because he talks a lot usually, nobody ever notices that habit of his.

- Is very proficient in the guitar, bass and piano.

- Is not scared of the camera at all, a 180 degree display or 360 degree all show? Just state it.

- Feels that he is a good hyung, and a good dongseng to the members.

-A very lively student in high school, able to digest English and Korean songs very well. Formed a band, composed music during that time, believes that if you truly like something, it is not difficult to persevere on.

Jonghyun The Bling Bling~

Rebellious: A common puberty failing, it’s a phase that all teenagers will experience.

The X catalyst: Commanding orders, such as “You want me to do this?”, “You have to settle this.”

The O catalyst: Be more natural at it, as long as you don’t make him feel suppressed, he will always come to you, and is willing to endure hardship gladly.

Birth Name: Kim Ki Bum (김기범)

Stage Name: Key (키)

Nickname: The Almighty Key

Birthday: September 23, 1991

Position: Vocalist, Rapper

Height: 177 cm

Blood: B

Training: Since 2005 S.M. National Tour Audition Casting

Hobby/Interests: Rapping, dancing, water skiiing, English, Mandarin, Japanese

Appearances: Attack of the Pin-Up Boys (2007)

Fun Facts: 

- He will go to the CD shop and ask, “Where are the SHINee CDs? Are they selling well?”

- Good at saying honeyed words, but hearing lines like “Are you hurt? I am hurting too.” makes him burst out in laughter.

- He has a love-hate relationship with horror movies and horror stories.

- Is confident that he can be a gourmet chef, nobody can escape his dumplings trap.

- The group’s No.1 in fashion.

- Has phobia of heights.

- Is confident that he can be a gourmet chef, nobody can escape his dumplings trap.

 -Still nagging. Because he has been too naggy, Taemin really wants to change his umma now…

-Become a girl? Then he would date all the other members once and see how it is. Does not know how it is like when they are in front of a girl, he is really curious about it.


-Sentimental and sensitive, even if it just a piece of paper from someone who he cares about, he will take really good care of it.


-The group’s No.1 in fashion. Red, white, blue, it is normal for him to carry off these colours which are easy to carry off, but for colours like pink and grass green which are more difficult to pull off, he is still able to do it.

The Almighty Key omma~

Height phobia: Will feeling giddy, disgusted, off balanced when standing on high grounds, feels very dangerous if he is suspended in midair.

The X catalyst: Rollercoaster or bungee jump or water slide…

The O catalyst: Standing with both foot on the ground

Birth Name: Choi Min Ho (최민호)

Stage Name: Minho

Nickname: Flaming Charisma Minho

Birthday: December 9, 1991

Position: Rapper, Face of The Group

Height: 184 cm

Blood: B

Training: Since 2006 S.M. Casting System

Hobby/ Interests: Soccer, basketball, acting, English

Appearances: Ha SangBaek’s Fashion Show (March 2008), 2008/2009 F/W Pret-a-Porter Busan Fashion Show (May 2008)

Family: Parents, older brother

Fun Facts: 

- In Ha SangBaek’s Fashion Show, he walked down the run-way like a robot.

- “Minho looks like a main character of a manga” (ONEW) “He is a living existence of selfishness!” (KEY) “When I first saw him, I thought “Ah! So handsome! Especially the eyes!” (JONGHYUN)

-“Hello everyone, I am SHINee’s Flaming Charisma Minho. I have to talk for more than a minute? What can I say? One minute is too long!”

-If he were to pick the most handsome pose, it would be just to stand there properly. What he is most confident of: not blinking for 3 minutes!

-“The album is really manly and wild, Minho!” “They said we are manly and wild…(looks at other members) Is that good?”

Flaming Charisma Minho~

Fretting: The most boring part about him is when he is bored, but when the most exciting thing is when he starts to fret. If all his frettings show themselves, then this world would be very much interesting.

The X catalyst: Uses a lot of effort to try to extend the topic and directing the atmoshpere.

The O catalsyst: Bring a puppy to him and wait for him to say stuff like “It’s so cute, looking at it makes me feel happy”, when that happens, he will naturally talk more.

Birth Name: Lee Tae Min (이태민)

Stage Name: Taemin

Nickname: Handy Boy Taemin / Maknae Taemin

Birthday: July 18,1993

Position: Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Maknae

Height: 175 cm

Blood: B

Training: Since 2005 S.M. Open Weekend Audition Casting

Hobby/ Interests: Listening to music, Poppin (dance), playing the piano, Mandarin

Family: Parents, older brother

Fun Facts: 

- He’s considered the best dancer out of the group despite being the youngest.

- Carries a bag containing a lot of sweets around, all with a SHINee logo attached on it. Will give out these sweets whenever he sees noonas.

-Has been said by many that he is good at aegyo, but will in actualy face, use half aegyo and half forcing to get what he wants, for example, mumbles “I want to be a director too” constantly while using his butt to push others. ( Shinee Yunhanam)

-When first debuted, is used to blinking a lot when speaking, it is a lot better now, but somehow it has become a hot topic after Key umma has imitated it. (Shinee Yunhanam)

-Will run around the practise room with a bottle/packet of milk in his mouth, spends a lot of time in the waiting room studying and rushing his holiday assignments and preparing for exams.

That is our Taemin~

Competitve: You can treat him as a exclusive young man but in front of him, you better see him as a man at heart.

The X catalyst: “Taemin ah, you go and do _____ k — You are the youngest!”

The O catalyst: Chant silently “He is a man! Do not be charmed by his smile! Do not be fooled by his baby face!” Hypnosis, the effect is threefold.