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Taemin (태민) is a South Korean singer and actor under SM Entertainment. He is a member of the boy group SHINee and supergroup SuperM.

He made his solo debut on August 18, 2014 with the mini album Ace.

Career

2008: Debut with SHINee

On May 25, 2008, he debuted as a member of SHINee with the group's first mini album Replay.

2014: Solo debut

He made his debut as a solo artist on August 18, 2014 with his first mini album Ace.

2019: Debut with SuperM

On August 4, 2019, he was revealed as a member of the supergroup SuperM.[1] The group debuted on October 4 with their self-titled mini album.

Personal life

Education

In March 2011, he transferred from Chungdam High School to Hanlim Multi Arts School to accommodate for SHINee's Japanese promotions.[2] He graduated on February 10, 2012, but was unable to attend the ceremony due to group promotions.[3]

For college, he attended Myongji University where he majored in Musical and Film.[4]

Discography

Korean

Studio albums

Mini albums

Digital singles

Collaborations

OSTs

  • "Immortal Song 2: Singing the Legend (Song Chang Sik)" ("At Least Once") (2012)
  • "Immortal Song 2: Singing the Legend (Jo Young Nam)" ("Goodbye City") (2012)
  • "Immortal Song 2: Singing the Legend (Kim Chang Hwan)" ("I Don't Know") (2012)
  • "Immortal Song 2: Singing the Legend (Park Chun Suk)" ("Mapo Terminal") (2012)
  • "Immortal Song 2: Singing the Legend (Kim Gun Mo 2)" ("Wrongful Meeting") (2012)
  • "Immortal Song 2: Singing the Legend (Patty Kim)" ("When April Goes By") (2012)
  • "Immortal Song: Singing the Legend (Lee Eun Ha)" ("Night Train") (2012)
  • "Immortal Song: Singing the Legend (Hyun In)" ("Saving My Hubby") (2012)
  • "Immortal Song: Singing the Legend (Yoon Soo Il)" ("A Blissful Confession") (2012)
  • "To the Beautiful You OST" ("U") (2012)
  • "Immortal Song: Singing the Legend (Joo Hyun Mi)" ("Hold On") (2014)
  • "Prime Minister and I OST" ("Steps") (2014)
  • "Who Are You: School 2015 OST Part 6" ("That Name" with Jonghyun) (2015)
  • "2015 Gayo Daejun Limited Edition" ("Because I Love You") (2015)

Japanese

Studio albums

Mini albums

Digital singles

OSTs

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

Concerts

  • Off-Sick (2017)
  • T1001101 (2019)

Japan tours

  • Taemin The 1st Stage Nippon Budokan (2017)
  • Taemin Japan 1st Tour "Sirius" (2018)
  • Taemin Arena Tour 2019 ~X™️~ (2019)

Trivia

  • He is a Roman Catholic; his baptismal name is Francesco.[5]
  • He is close friends with Kai, Timoteo, Ha Sung Woon, Jimin, and Ravi.[6]
    • The group is often called the "Friendship Parkas Squad" or the "Parka Squad" because they all have matching parkas.[6]
  • Taemin was the first SHINee member to debut solo.
  • He is a big fan of Sia and Michael Jackson.[7][8]
  • He's not good at cooking.[9]
  • He purchased a house for his parents.[10]
  • His favorite color is purple.[11]
  • He doesn't like cucumbers.[11]

Writing credits

Year Artist Song Album Type
2016 Himself "Press Your Number" Press It Writing
"Soldier"
2017 "Day and Night" Move-ing
2018 SHINee "Our Page" The Story of Light EP.3
"Sunny Side" "Sunny Side"
2020 Himself "2 Kids" "Never Gonna Dance Again : Prologue"

Never Gonna Dance Again : Act 1

"Heaven" Never Gonna Dance Again: Act 2
"Think Of You"
"Pansy"

Gallery

Main article: Taemin/Gallery

References

Official links

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