SM Entertainment opens 2015 with solo debut of SHINee’s Jonghyun, responds to issues on alleged ‘leaked’ schedule of artists’ solo releases and comebacks

 

SM Entertainment started 2015 by giving fans some things to look forward to this new year. The giant South Korean record label, which is home to some of the biggest names in K-pop, teased fans with an upcoming release.

SM released a mysterious teaser image on January 1 on SMTOWN's official website.
The teaser was an image of a triangle transforming into ten squares. It was accompanied by a lengthy post, according to KpopStars. While it did not reveal which among SM artists will have the upcoming release, fans were quick to speculate that it could be EXO's or the solo debut of f(x)'s Amber or SHINee's Jonghyun.
The teaser image was accompanied with a message which says that that the artist will be revealed on January 2. The following day, fans were thrilled to know that it is actually SHINee's Jonghyun. The idol's first solo mini album "Base" is scheduled to be released on January 12, marking SM's first idol group member to go solo and release an album this year.
According to Soompi, the SHINee member is known for his charming voice and songwriting skills. On the same day of the revelation, teaser photos and a video of his solo debut were also released. In the teaser clip, Jonghyun was seen with his hands chained up as he says, "The reason why we crave danger more. Why we enjoy it more."
The idol will promote his mini album on KBS's "Music Bank" on the 9^th, on MBC's "Music Core" on the 10^th, and on SBS's "Inkigayo" on the 11^th, Koreaboo reports.
In other news, SM Entertainment responded to the issues about an alleged artists' release schedule that was rumored to be "leaked" by an internal source.
This rumored schedule contains a supposed schedule of solo debuts, album releases, and comebacks for the first half of 2105. It reads,
"January: SHINee's Jonghyun & EXO
February: Girls' Generation's Taeyeon & Red Velvet
March: SHINee's full-length album & EXO's repackaged album
April: SHINee's repackaged album & f(x)'s mini-album
May: Super Junior Yesung's solo album & Super Junior-M Henry's album & BoA's full-length album
June: TVXQ & S.M.ROOKIES' debut album"
The circulating schedule is not an official one from SM, claims the record company. It also said that they haven't confirmed nor finalized the listed projects.
"The information spreading online regarding SM's lineup for the first-half of 2015, which has been spreading online, has not been leaked from someone within the agency," said a rep from SM.