SHINee PROFILE

ONEW

·        Birth Name: Lee Jin Ki (이진기)

·         Stage Name: Onew (온유)

·         Nickname: Leader Onew

·         Birthday: December 14, 1989

·         Position: Leader, Lead Vocalist

·         Height: 178 cm

·         Blood: O

·         Training: Since 2006 S.M. Academy Casting

·         Hobby/ Interests: Listening to music, playing the piano, 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.

JONGHYUN

·         Birth Name: Kim Jong Hyun (김종현)

·         Stage Name: Jonghyun

·         Nickname: Bling Bling Jonghyun

·         Birthday: April 8, 1990

·         Position: Main Vocalist

·         Height: 174 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

·         Twitter: http://twitter.com/realjonghyun90

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.

- 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.

KEY

·         Birth Name: Kim Ki Bum (김기범)

·         Stage Name: Key (키)

·         Nickname: The Almighty Key

·         Birthday: September 23, 1991

·         Position: Vocalist, Lead Rapper

·         Height: 181 cm

·         Blood: B

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

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

·         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.

MINHO

• Birth Name: Choi Min Ho (최민호)

• Stage Name: Minho

• Nickname: Flaming Charisma Minho

• Birthday: December 9, 1991

• Position: Main Rapper, Face of The Group

• Height: 184 cm

• Blood: B

• Training: Since 2006 S.M. Casting System

• Hobby/ Interests: Soccer, basketball, performing, 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.

TAEMIN

·         Birth Name: Lee Tae Min (이태민)

·         Stage Name: Taemin

·         Nickname: Handy Boy Taemin / Maknae Taemin

·         Birthday: July 18,1993

·         Position: Vocalist, Main Dancer, Maknae

·         Height: 179 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.