K-Pop Profiles

SHINee (샤이니)

Agency: SM Entertainment
Debut Date: May 22, 2008
Fandom Name: shawols
Discography:  Replay, Love Like Oxygen, Amigo, Juliette, Ring Ding Dong, JoJo, Lucifer, Hello, Sherlock (Clue + Note), Dream Girl, Why So Serious?, Everybody. View, Married to the Music, 1 of 1, Tell Me What To Do

Members

Birth Name: Kim Kibum (김기범)
Stage Name: Key (키)
Birthday: September 23, 1991
Position: Lead Rapper & vocalist
Unit: ToHeart

Key Facts

 – He trained since 2005 S.M. National Tour Audition Casting
– He likes water skiing.
– He speaks English and Japanese.
– He is the best at speaking Japanese.
– The group's No.1 in fashion.
– He has a love-hate relationship with horror movies and horror stories.
– He will go to the CD shop and ask, "Where are the SHINee CDs? Are they selling well?"
– Has phobia of heights.
– Since kindergarten his dream was to become a singer.
– Good at saying honeyed words, but hearing lines like "Are you hurt? I am hurting too." makes him burst out in laughter.
– Is confident that he can be a gourmet chef
– His ideal type: "It changes often, but lately the type I like is a mysterious woman who, after getting to know her better, is actually well-read and knowledgeable."  

Birth Name: Choi Minho (최민호)
Stage Name: Minho(민호)
Birthday: December 9, 1991
Position: Main Rapper, Face of the Group
Unit: TBA

Minho Facts

–  He trained since 2006 S.M. Casting System
– He likes soccer and basketball
– When he was a child he dreamed of becommng a soccer player
– He has an older brother
– His ideal type: "I like it when a girl pushes her hair our of her face by tucking her hair over her ear while she is working hard on something. It's the little things like this that I like."  

Birth Name: Lee Jinki (이진기)
Stage Name: Onew (온유)
Birthday: December 14, 1989
Position: Leader & lead vocalist
Unit: TBA

Onew Facts

 – He trained since 2006 S.M. Academy Casting
– He can play the piano
– Feels shy about presenting himself to people, and because of it, he did not dare to participate in auditions.
– His favorite number is 2
– He loves eating chicken
– He admits he has a weak stamina.
– He is the member who commits the most mistakes during practices.
–  He was in the drama, 'Descendants of the Sun ' as Lee Chihoon.
– His ideal type is a girl with a cute aura. As for hairstyle he prefers short hair.  

Birth Name: Kim Jonghyun (김종현)  
Stage Name: Kim Jonghyun (종현)  
Birthday: April 8, 1990
Position: Main Vocalist
Unit: TBA

Jonghyun Facts

 – He trained since 2005 S.M. Casting System
– He is good at writing lyrics and playing the piano.
– He has a sister.
– He is the one that wakes up the earliest in the dorm.
– Shortest in the whole group.
– His nickname is Bling Bling Jonghyun.
– Is plays well the guitar, bass and piano.
– During middle school he was part of a band and performed in many events.
– Is not scared of the camera at all.
– 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.
– His ideal type: "I like a cute girl with lots of charm. I like girls that show their cute side and flirt a lot."  

Birth Name: Lee Taemin (이태민)
Stage Name: Taemin (태민)
Birthday: July 18, 1993
Position: Maknae, Main Dancer, & Vocalist
Unit: TBA

Taemin Facts

 – He trained since 2005 S.M. Open Weekend Audition Casting
– He's considered the best dancer out of the group
– He has an older brother
– He is close friends with Kai (EXO)
– Taemin's ideal type: "I like someone that is consistent and true. I don't like it when they hide their true selves and later reveal the true them."