In June 2011, they made their Japanese debut with EMI Music Japan.To date, they have released 2 full albums, The SHINee World and LUCIFER, 3 mini albums, Replay, ROMEO and 2009, Year of Us, and 2 repackage albums, Amigo and Hello.Members: SHINee have featured in tours of SM Town as well as in their own concert, The SHINee World. The group has starred in various shows as guests as well as in their own reality shows like Mnet’s “Shinee’s YunHaNam” and KBS’s “Hello Baby.” SHINee are considered to be fashion icons, having started the “SHINee Trend,” which is popular amongst the younger generation. Formed by SM 엔터테인먼트 in 2008, they made their debut on on SBS’s Popular Songs with their promotional single, “ 누난 너무 예뻐 (Replay)”, or “Noona, You’re So Pretty (Replay).” The group consists of Onew, Jonghyun, Key, Minho, and Taemin.Since their debut, SHINee has won numerous awards.
Shinee's signature musical style is contemporary R&B, but the group is known for their experimental sound, incorporating various genres including funk rock, hip hop, and EDM.SHINee (샤이니) is a contemporary R&B group from Seoul, South Korea. Shinee is considered to be one of the best live vocal groups in K-pop and is known for their highly synchronized and complex dance routines, having been awarded the Best Dance Performance Award at the Mnet Asian Music Awards three times in a row for their dance performances to "Sherlock", "Dream Girl" and "View". Two years later they released their second Japanese album Boys Meet U (2013), followed by I'm Your Boy (2014), D×D×D (2016), and Five (2017).
In 2011, the group also held their Japan Debut Premium Reception at Abbey Road Studios in London, making them the first Asian artists to perform there. It was followed by their first Japanese studio album, The First, on Decem– both were certified Gold by RIAJ for selling over 100,000 copies. Their Japanese version of their single "Replay" sold over 100,000 copies, the highest number of sales for a Japanese debut single recorded by Oricon for a South Korean group at the time. In mid-2011, Shinee signed with EMI Records Japan to venture into the Japanese music scene. The group has also been included in the Forbes list of Korea Power Celebrity multiple times, once in 2014 and again in 2016. In 2012 the group released Sherlock, which became the fifth most sold album of the year with over 180,000 copies sold. "Lucifer" was nominated for the Best Dance Performance Award at the Mnet Asian Music Awards in 2010 for its outstanding choreography. "Ring Ding Dong" charted on top of several Korean music charts and gained popularity all over Asia.
Shinee further consolidated their popularity on the South Korean music scene with follow-up singles "Ring Ding Dong" and "Lucifer". In August 2008, the group released their first Korean studio album, The Shinee World, which won the Newcomer Album of the Year at the 23rd Golden Disc Awards. The group gained attention for starting a fashion trend amongst students, which the media dubbed the "Shinee Trend". and debuted in May 2008 with their first EP, Replay, on SBS' Inkigayo with their single "Replay". Originally a five-piece group, vocalist Jonghyun died in December 2017.Shinee was introduced as a contemporary R&B boy group by their company with the goal of being trendsetters in all areas of music, fashion, dance, etc. The group is composed of four members: Onew, Key, Minho, and Taemin. The group's musical impact in their native country has earned them numerous accolades and the title "Princes of K-pop". Shinee ( SHY-nee Korean: 샤이니, romanized: Syaini Japanese: シャイニー, romanized: Shainī stylized as SHINee) is a South Korean boy band formed by SM Entertainment in 2008.