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Taemin

"Everyday is Taemin's day!" —Taemin

Lee Tae-min (이태민), better known by his mononym Taemin (태민), is a South Korean singer, dancer, actor, promotional model, and radio host. He is the maknae, main dancer, and sub-vocal of SHINee.

Biography[]

Taemin was born on July 18th, 1993. He was discovered at the 2005 S.M Open Weekend Audition Casting. Some time later, he officially joined SM Entertainment as a trainee. He has one older brother his name is lee taesun born (1992) .Taemin debuted as the main dancer of SHINee in 2008, at 14 years old. His young age and youthful appearance caused him to be the topic of several variety shows. In 2009, he attended Cheongdam High School.[2] In the early stages of his career, he took on several acting roles, starting with the MBC comedy Tae Hee, Hye Kyo, Ji Hyun. He followed this with a voice acting role in The Outback and an appearance in Dating Agency: Cyrano.

In August 2014, Taemin released his debut solo mini album, ACE. He released his first studio album, Press It, two years later. In June 2016, he made his Japanese debut with the mini album Sayonara Hitori. He held his first solo concert at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo in July 2017, and his first Korean concert, OFF-SICK, a month later. He also appeared in the Japanese drama Final Life: Even if You Disappear Tomorrow. In October 2017, he released his second studio album, MOVE. The choreography for the title track went viral and sparked a trend known as "Move disease". The album's repackage, MOVE-ing, was released in December.

Taemin began his first Japan concert tour, SIRIUS, in September 2018. He released a Japanese studio album, TAEMIN, a few months later. In February 2019, he released his second Korean mini album, WANT. He held a concert, titled T1001101, shortly after. In June, he embarked on his first Japan arena tour, X™. He released the Japanese mini album FAMOUS in August. The same month, he debuted as a member of the supergroup SuperM.

Taemin released his third studio album in 2020. It was released in two parts, Never Gonna Dance Again : Act 1 and Never Gonna Dance Again : Act 2. In May 2021, he released his third mini album, Advice, shortly prior to enlisting in the military, where he served a a member of the military band. In January 2022, it was announced that Taemin would transfer to public service due to depression and panic disorder. He was discharged from the military on April 4, 2023. In October 2023, he released his fourth mini album, Guilty. He held a concert titled METAMORPH in December.

In April 2024, Taemin's contract with SM Entertainment expired and he joined BPM Entertainment for his solo activities. He remained signed with SM for group activities with SHINee.[3] In August 2024, he released his fifth mini album, ETERNAL,[4] and embarked on his first world tour, Ephemeral Gaze.[5]

Discography[]

Korean[]

Studio albums[]

Repackage albums[]

Mini albums[]

Digital singles[]

OSTs[]

  • "U" (To The Beautiful You OST) (2012)
  • "Steps" (Prime Minister and I OST) (2014)
  • "Named" (with Jonghyun) (Who Are You: School 2015 OST) (2015)
  • "My Day" (Navillera OST) (2021)
  • "Draw" (No Office Romance! OST) (2023)
  • "Bones" (Stage Fighter OST) (2024)

Japanese[]

Albums[]

Mini albums[]

Digital singles[]

OSTs[]

  • "What's This Feeling" (Final Life OST) (2017)
  • "I'm Crying" (Final Life OST) (2017)

Filmography[]

Dramas[]

Year Title Channel Role Note
2009 Tae Hee, Hye Kyo, Ji Hyun MBC Jun-su
2010 Athena: Goddess of War SBS Himself Cameo
2011 Moon Night '90 Mnet Kim Sung-jae
High Kick! 3 MBC Himself Cameo
2012 Salamander Guru and The Shadows SBS Master of Disguise
2013 Dating Agency: Cyrano tvN Ray/Yang Ho-yeol Ep.3-5
2017 Final Life: Even if You Disappear Tomorrow Amazon Son Sion

Movies[]

Year Title Role Note
2012 The Outback Johnny (voice-actor) Korean version
I AM. Himself Biographical film of SM Town
2015 SMTOWN The Stage Documentary of SM Town

TV shows[]

Year Title Channel Role Note
2010 Dream Team KBS2 Main cast
2012 Immortal Songs 2 Contestant
2013-2014 We Got Married MBC Cast with Son Na-eun
2015 Match Made in Heaven Returns
Off to School JTBC Ep.40-43
2016 Hit the Stage Mnet Contestant Ep.1-2 (Winner)
2017 Idol Rebooting Project: The Unit KBS2 Mentor
2018 Why Not? The Dancer JTBC4 Cast
The Call Mnet 4th Line

Theatre[]

Year Title Role Note
2014 Goong Prince Lee Shin Main role

Concert tours[]

Headlining[]

South Korea[]

Japan[]

World[]

Fan meetings[]

Pets[]

References[]

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Korean discography
Mini albums ReplayROMEO2009, Year of UsSherlockEverybody
Studio albums The SHINee WorldLuciferThe Misconceptions of Us (Dream Girl - The Misconceptions of YouWhy So Serious? - The Misconceptions of Me) • Odd1 of 1The Story of Light (EP.1EP.2EP.3) • Don't Call MeHARD
Repackaged albums AmigoHelloMarried to the Music1 and 1Atlantis
Japanese discography
Mini albums SUPERSTAR
Singles "Replay -Kimi wa Boku no Everything-" • "JULIETTE" • "LUCIFER" • "Sherlock" • "Dazzling Girl" • "1000nen, Zutto Soba ni Ite..." • "Fire" • "Boys Meet U" • "3 2 1" • "Lucky Star" • "Your Number" • "Sing Your Song" • "Kimi no Sei de" • "Winter Wonderland" • "Sunny Side" • "SUPERSTAR"
Albums The FirstBoys Meet UI'm Your BoyD×D×DFIVESHINee THE BEST FROM NOW ON
Events
Tours SHINee THE 1ST CONCERT "SHINee WORLD"THE FIRST JAPAN ARENA TOUR "SHINee WORLD 2012"SHINee CONCERT "SHINee WORLD II"JAPAN ARENA TOUR SHINee WORLD 2013 ~Boys Meet U~SHINee CONCERT "SHINee WORLD III"SHINee WORLD 2014 ~ I'm Your Boy ~SHINee CONCERT "SHINee WORLD IV"SHINee WORLD 2016 ~ D×D×D ~SHINee WORLD 2017 ~ FIVE ~SHINee CONCERT "SHINee WORLD V"SHINee WORLD THE BEST 2018 ~ FROM NOW ON ~SHINee WORLD VI: PERFECT ILLUMINATION
Other SHINee Special Party: "THE SHINING"
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Taemin
Korean discography
Mini albums ACEWANTAdviceGuiltyETERNAL
Studio albums Press ItMOVENever Gonna Dance Again : Act 1Never Gonna Dance Again : Act 2
Repackaged albums MOVE-ingNever Gonna Dance Again (Extended Ver.)
Japanese discography
Mini albums Sayonara HitoriFlame of LoveFAMOUS
Studio albums TAEMIN
Digital singles "ECLIPSE" • "MARS"
Events
Tours TAEMIN THE 1st STAGE Nippon BudokanOFF-SICKTAEMIN Japan 1st TOUR ~SIRIUS~TAEMIN 2nd Concert: T1001101TAEMIN ARENA TOUR 2019 ~X™~TAEMIN : N.G.D.A (Never Gonna Dance Again)METAMORPH
Other 2024 TAEMIN FANMEETING 'Never-Never'
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