SHINee Profile

~ Member Profile ~

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.

 

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

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.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/realjonghyun90

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.

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.

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.

Last updated January 15, 2012