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SHINee History, Sunday, June 27, 2010, 6:06 PM

Shinee (샤이니, stylized as SHINee, pronounced /ˈʃaɪniː/ "shiny") is a contemporary R&B South Korean boy band.[1] Formed by SM Entertainment in 2008, they made their debut on May 25, 2008 on SBS's Popular Songs with their promotional single, "Noonan Neomu Yeppeo (Replay)" ("누난 너무 예뻐 (Replay)", lit. "Older Girl, You're So Pretty (Replay)"). The group consists of Onew, Jonghyun, Key, Minho, and Taemin. Since their debut, Shinee has won numerous awards. They have also starred in their own reality show based on their song, "Noona Neomu Yeppeo (Replay)". Shinee is considered to be a fashion icon having started the "Shinee Trend".

Kim Jonghyun (김종현), commonly known as Jonghyun, is the main vocalist in the group.[40] He was born on April 8, 1990 (age 20) and raised in Seoul. He was discovered at the "2005 S.M. Casting System".[38] Before debuting with Shinee, Jonghyun sang a duet, "Wrongly Given Love" (交错的爱), with Zhang Liyin for her debut Chinese album I Will.
Lee Taemin (이태민), commonly known as Taemin, is the lead dancer of the group.[40] He was born on July 18, 1993 (age 17), and raised in Seoul. He is the youngest member in group. He was discovered at the "2005 S.M. Open Weekend Audition Casting".[38] Taemin debuted as an actor in the sitcom Taehee-Hyegyo-Jihyun! (Korean: "태희혜교지현이!").


Shinee was the topic of a mini-series reality show Shinee's YunHaNam, which was hosted by MNet. The show ran from August 8, 2008 to October 16, 2008, with a total of twelve episodes. Each episode featured the band members going on a date with an older woman, after which she would chose one member for a solo date.[34] The group also recorded a song, "Stand By Me", for the Korean drama adaptation of popular manga series Boys Over Flowers by Yoko Kamio.[35] In addition to promoting Smart, Shinee recorded a song titled "Blue Pink Song", to further promote their product.[31] Shinee recorded a digital single "Bodyguard" to promote Samsung's Anycall mobile phone.[36] They have also recorded a song titled "Countdown" for drama series Dream and "Fly High" for Prosecutor Princess.
In January 2010, Shinee starred in the second season of KBS's Hello Baby, taking care of a three year old boy named Jung Yoogeun