Girls' Generation (Korean: 소녀시대, Hanja: 少女時代, Sonyeo Sidae ) is a nine-member South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment in 2007. The nine members are: Taeyeon, Jessica, Tiffany, Sunny, Yuri, Hyoyeon, Seohyun, Sooyoung and Yoona . They are often referred to as SoShi (소시), or SNSD (mainly outside Korea), the first of which is an abbreviation and the second an acronym of the group's Korean name So Nyeo Shi Dae. In China and Taiwan, they are known as 少女時代 (Shàonǚ Shídài; or Siu Nui Si Doi in Hong Kong) and in Japan as 少女時代 (Shōjo Jidai).
The group has released two full albums, three mini-albums, and various singles. Their 2009 hit single Gee holds the record for being the longest running #1 song on KBS's Music Bank, having held the #1 chart ranking for 9 consecutive weeks. 2009 and 2010 also saw the group winning various awards, including consecutive Artist of the Year (Daesang) awards at the Seoul Music Awards, Golden Disk Awards, Melon Music Awards, and the Korean Cultural Entertainment Awards.
The group began a foray into the Japanese music scene in late 2010 under Nayutawave Records, a part of Universal Music, with the Japanese remakes of their 2009 Korean hits Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) and Gee. 2010 saw the group reach considerable success in Japan, in Korea after winning the prestigious Disk Daesang (Album of the Year) and Artist of the Year at the Golden Disk Awards and Melon Music Awards respectively. The group was certified gold by the RIAJ twice in Japan.
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* Name: Miku (みく)
* Real name: Tsukiyama Akiharu
* Date of birth: January 5th, 1984
* Horoscope: Capricorn
* Chinese zodiac: Rat
* Bloodtype: A
* Height: 164cm
* Weight: 54kg
* Family: Dad, mother, younger sister, Miruku (hamster), Nyappy(chan) (dog)
* Hobbies: Shopping, walking, cooking, and playing the guitar
* Favorite food: Sushi, hamburgers, ramen
* Favorite brands: LHP, JACKROSE, BVLGARI, JUSTIN DAVIS, ROYAL ORDER
* Favorite colors: White, Black, Red, Gold and Silver
* Favorite band: Kagerou, T.M. Revolution
* Admired person: Daisuke from Kagerou
* Perfume: BVLGARI PURO
* Smokes: Salem Pianissimo
* Piercings: 2 in left ear, 1 in right ear, 1 around mouth
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Byun Jang Moon
Birth Date: September 9, 1988
Height: 180cm (5'11)
Weight: 62 Kg (around 136lbs.)
Blood Type: A
Position: Lead Vocal
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Birth name Choi Minho
Born December 9, 1991 (1991-12-09) (age 19)
Genres K-pop, dance-pop
Occupations Singer, rapper, dancer, actor, model, host
Years active 2008–present
Labels SM Entertainment (South Korea)
EMI Music Japan (Japan)
Associated acts Shinee, SM Town
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* Name: Teruki (輝喜)
* Real name: Nagano Teruki
* Date of birth: December 8th, 1980
* Horoscope: Sagittarius
* Chinese zodiac: Monkey
* Bloodtype: A
* Height: 170cm
* Weight: 45kg
* Family: Dad, mother, two older sisters
* Hobbies: Sake, respecting the nature
* Favorite food: Alcohol, apples
* Favorite brands: PAISTE, TAMA
* Favorite colors: Colors which fits to the mood
* Favorite band: Dir en grey, LUNA SEA, Mr. Children
* Perfume: Cool water woman
* Smokes: Not smoking
* Shampoo: LUX
* Piercings: 9 in left ear, 8 in right ear, 1 in nose, 4 around mouth, belly button and 1 in left nipple
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Shinee (샤이니, stylized as SHINee, pronounced /ˈʃaɪniː/ "shiny") is a contemporary R&B South Korean boy band. Formed by SM Entertainment in 2008, they made their debut on May 25, 2008 on SBS's Inkigayo with their promotional single, "Noona Neomu Yeppeo (Replay)" ("누난 너무 예뻐 (Replay)", lit. "Older Girl, You're So Pretty (Replay)"). The group consists of Onew, Jonghyun, Key, Minho and Taemin.
Since their debut, Shinee has released two full-length albums, three mini-albums, and various singles. They have also won many awards, held a concert tour and starred in their own reality shows. Shinee is considered to be a fashion icon having started the "Shinee Trend". They are set to make their Japanese debut in March 2011.
2008: Debut and The Shinee World
On May 23, 2008, the group's first mini-album, Replay was released from Label company, SM Entertainment. The mini-album debuted at #10 on the Korean music charts and peaked at #8, selling 17,957 copies in the first half of 2008.
On June 7, 2008, Shinee participated in the Dream Concert in the Seoul Olympic Stadium along with other South Korean singers and groups. The group won their first award, "Rookie of the Month", at the Cyworld Digital Music Awards on June 22, 2008. Shinee took part in SMTown Live '08, which was held on August 18, 2008 at Seoul Olympic Stadium. On August 23, 2008, they attended MNet's 20's Choice Awards 2008, where they won the "Hot New Star" award.
Shinee released their first full-length album, The Shinee World, on August 28, 2008. The album debuted on the charts at #3, selling 30,000 copies. The first single released from the album was "Sanso Gateun Neo" (산소 같은 너 (Love Like Oxygen), lit. You Are Like Oxygen), a cover of "Show the World" by Martin Hoberg Hedegaard, originally written by the Danish songwriting and production team of Thomas Troelsen, Remee and Lucas Secon. On September 18, 2008, Shinee's "Sanso Gateun Neo (Love Like Oxygen)" was the No. 1 song on M! Countdown. A few days later, Shinee received the "Mutizen" award for the same single on SBS's Popular Songs.
Shinee participated in the 5th Asia Song Festival, where they received the "Best New Artist" award with Japanese girl group, Berryz Kobo. The group attended the 2008 Style Icon Awards on October 30, 2008, where they won the "Best Style Icon Award". On the same day, a repackage album of "The SHINee World" titled "A.Mi.Go." was released. The re-packaged album contained three new songs: "Forever or Never", a remix of "Sa. Gye. Han (Love Should Go On)" (사.계.한) and the promotional single "A.Mi.Go" (아.미.고). "A.Mi.Go" is a shortened version of the Korean phrase "Areumdaun Minyeorueljoahamyeon Gosaenghanda" (아름다운 미녀를 좋아하면 고생한다 lit. Heart Aches When You Fall In Love With a Beauty).
On November 15, 2008, Shinee won the "Best Male Rookie" award at the 10th annual MNet's KM Music Festival, beating fellow newcomers U-KISS, 2PM, 2AM and Mighty Mouth. At the 23rd Annual Golden Disk Awards, they performed a medley of their songs, "Noona Neomu Yeppeo (Replay)", "Sanso Gateun Neo (Love Like Oxygen)" and "A.Mi.Go (Amigo)" and won the award for "YEPP Newcomer Album".
2009: "Juliette" and 2009, Year of Us
In early February, 2009, Shinee won "Best Newcomer" award along with Davichi and Mighty Mouth at the 18th Seoul Music Awards. Later, SM Entertainment announced that Shinee would make their comeback with their second mini album Romeo on May 21, 2009. On May 18, "Juliette", the first single was released, an instrumental remake of Corbin Bleu's "Deal with It". It was later announced that their comeback was going to be delayed due to Onew damaging his teeth and the release of the mini-album was pushed back to May 25, 2009. Shinee eventually had their return performance on June 5, 2009, on KBS's Music Bank, where they received the award for first place.
The group released their third mini-album, 2009, Year Of Us, on October 19, 2009, five months after the release of Romeo. SM Entertainment stated that this EP would showcase the group's vocals and demonstrate their unique qualities. The lead single, "Ring Ding Dong", was released digitally on October 14; the group had their comeback stage on October 16, on KBS's Music Bank. In early December, 2009, Shinee won the "Popularity" award along with fellow labelmate group, Super Junior, at the 24th Golden Disk Awards. In February, 2010, the group won the main "BonSang" award at the 19th Seoul Music Awards.
2010: Lucifer and first concert
SM Entertainment revealed individual photo teasers of each member for the new album starting with Minho on July 8, 2010 and ending with Key on July 12. The teaser for the music video of lead single was released on July 14, 2010 at the official channel of SM Entertainment on YouTube. The group was originally set to have their comeback stage on KBS Music Bank, July 16, to begin their promotions for the new album, however, due to Minho injuring his ankle during a Dream Team 2 filming on July 8, the comeback was postponed to July 23, 2010.
The second full length studio album, entitled Lucifer, was released on July 19, 2010 in South Korea. The music video promoting the lead single, also named "Lucifer", was released on the same day. Within hours of the release, the album topped various physical and digital sales charts in South Korea. The songs on the album "were more carefully selected than ever", and the album is said to " listeners a great chance to experience the diverse musical characters and more mature vocal skills of the members." The group made their comeback on July 23, 2010 at KBS Music Bank. Choreography of the Lucifer was released on the same YouTube channel on August 3, 2010. The studio album was re-released a repackaged version, entitled Hello, on October 1, 2010. The music video of the promotional single, also named "Hello", was released on October 4, 2010. The re-released version included three new tracks.
Amidst their promotional activities for the second studio album, the group also participated in the SMTown Live '10 World Tour alongside their label-mates on August 21, 2010 at Seoul Jamsil Olympic Stadium. They also performed at the concerts in Shanghai and Los Angeles on later dates.
On December 26, 2010, Shinee held their first concert, Shinee World, in Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan. The vent was attended by a total audience of approximately 24,000 attendees. They also revealed the music video for their ballad track "Quasimodo", from their second album, Lucifer. The group also announced that they will be releasing their first Japanese language studio release in March 2011 under the label of EMI Music Japan.
2011-present: Japanese debut
On January 1, 2011, Shinee performed in the concert at Olympic Park Stadium in Seoul as a part of their tour, Shinee World. On January 2, 2011, before the second running of the concert in Seoul, Shinee held a press conference. The group answered many questions related to their future plans, announcing that in March of 2011 they will be debuting in Japan, and the members also reflected on their success in 2010.
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2NE1 (Hangul: 투애니원; RR: tu-aeniwon; pronounced "to anyone" or "twenty-one") is a South Korean hip hop/pop girl group formed by YG Entertainment in 2009. 2NE1 consists of 4 members: CL, Minzy, Dara and Bom. The group's name 2NE1 stands for "New Evolution of the 21st Century".
First appearing in "Lollipop", a commercial campaign with Big Bang for LG Telecom, their debut single "Fire" was released on May 6, 2009. Since then, they have released one extended play, 2NE1, and one studio album, To Anyone. "Fire", "I Don't Care", "Try to Follow Me", and "Go Away" have all hit number one in South Korea.
Pre-debut
The group was first mentioned by the press in late 2008, YG Entertainment announced that the group would consist of four members and debut sometime in May 2009. The company stated that the group had trained for 4 years, and that their debut album would contain songs produced by 1TYM Leader Teddy Park. The group's name was initially announced as "21"; however, due to the discovery of a singer with the same name, the group was quickly renamed "2NE1".
2011: International expansion
Originally, 2NE1's Japanese debut was planned for December 2010, but this was delayed to February of 2011. In addition, there are plans to release a new Korean album between May and June. 2NE1's American promotions with will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas has no set time for release yet, because of the Black Eyed Peas' new album release, The Beginning. On January 19, "Can't Nobody (Eng Ver)" was released on Recochoku as ringtones and ringback tones. On February 2nd, the "Can't Nobody (Eng Ver)" music video was made available for download through iTunes Japan. On February 22nd, Avex announced that 2NE1 will release their Japanese debut single "Go Away", previously used as a Korean promotional single, on March 9th, 2011. 2NE1 planned to make their official Japanese live debut on Music Station, but have since postponed their debut because of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. YG Entertainment has said that 2NE1's Japanese debut will be postponed until Japan is "stable" and has not given any indication of a date or month. It was announced that 2NE1 would push forward their Korean promotions from July to as early as April 2011. Due to their international success and insistent public demand, Pulp Live Productions negotiated with YG Entertainment to bring 2NE1 to Manila, Philippines where Sandara Park first became popular and known as "Pambansang Krung Krung" (National Krung Krung).. The concert is entitled The Party being held on June 4, 2011.
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* Name: Kenzo (ケンゾ)
* Blood Type: A
* Birth Date: December 9
* Constellation: Sagittarius
* Height: I will not be taller any more
* Weight: Tonne
* Favorites: Sun glasses, Movies, Cream Soda, Lucky Strike
* Dislikes: insect, ghost,instruction
* Favorite Place: Bed
* Favorite Brands: Roen, D&G
* Favorite Music: KISS,Dreamtheater,LINKIN PARK,Helloween,NIN,Illnino,etc
* Birth Date: December 9th
* One Word: No Fate
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Hikaru Utada (宇多田 ヒカル, Utada Hikaru?) (born January 19, 1983), known by her stage name Utada (/uːˈtɑːdə/) in America and Europe, is a Japanese/American singer, song writer, arranger, and producer.
Since the release of her debut album First Love, which went on to become the best-selling album in Oricon history, Utada has had three of her Japanese studio albums in the list of Top 10 best-selling albums ever in Japan (number 1, 4, 8) and six of her albums (including one English-language and one compilation) charting within the 275 Best-Selling Japanese albums list. Utada has had twelve number-one singles on the Oricon Singles chart, with two notable record achievements for a female solo or group artist: five million-sellers and four in the Top 100 All-Time Best-selling Singles. Utada has an estimated more than 52 million records sold worldwide.
She was described by Time Magazine as a "Diva On Campus," a reference to her having attended Columbia University for a brief, career-break semester in 2000. In 2009, she was considered "the most influential artist of the decade" in the Japanese landscape by The Japan Times. In 2003, Utada was ranked number 24 in the survey of Top 100 Japanese Pop Artists of All Time by HMV, number 10 in HMV's Top 30 Best Japanese Singers of All Time in 2006.
Additionally, Utada is most well known in the West for making two theme song contributions to Square Enix and Disney's collaborative video game series Kingdom Hearts: "Simple and Clean" (which is the re-written English version of her 10th Japanese single Hikari) for Kingdom Hearts and "Passion" for Kingdom Hearts II (later re-recorded with new English lyrics as "Sanctuary" for the North American and European releases of the game). In 2007, her single "Flavor of Life" reached number 2 in worldwide digital download yearly single chart with over 7.2 million downloads, and contributes to 12 million digital sales for her over the same year.
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Soyeon
Soyeon
(2009–present)
Park Soyeon (Hangul: 박소연)
October 5, 1987 (1987-10-05) (age 23)
Main Vocalist
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* Name: Intetsu (インテツ)
* Blood Type: B
* Birth Date: February 1
* Constellation: Aquarius
* Height: 178cm (5'10)
* Weight: 50kg (110lbs)
* Disliked Food: Food, pasta, almond pudding, cocoa, milk tea (always warm)
* Dislikes: I almost cannot stand scary things.
* Favorite Place: the bath
* Favorite Brands: Tiffany, BPN
* Favorite Music: Slayer, Cannibal Corpse, Mayhem
* One Word: Maron is fine (Maron is his pet bunny)
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Kanon Wakeshima (分島 花音, Wakeshima Kanon?, born July 3, 1988) is a Japanese singer and cellist. Produced by Mana, Wakeshima debuted under the DefStar Records label on May 28, 2008 with the single "Still Doll", the ending theme for the anime adaptation of the manga series Vampire Knight. She also provided the voice for a maid that appears in the eighth episode of the series. Wakeshima's second single "Suna no Oshiro" (砂のお城?), released on November 12, 2008, was used as the ending theme for the series' second season (subtitled Guilty).
She was nominated for a Best Newcomer award for 2008 in the fourth annual Shojo Beat Music Awards, nominees of which are determined by surveying "record companies, music journalists, music experts, and music fans".
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Name : Park So Hee
English name : Zion
D.O.B : April 6th 1996
Height : 164 cm
Weight : 44 kg
Position : Vocal
Group : GP Basic
Company : GP Basic E & T
Speciality : Taekwondo
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Jessica Jung
Birth name Jessica Jung
Jeong Su-yeon
Born April 18, 1989 (1989-04-18) (age 21)
San Francisco, California
Genres Pop, R&B, dance-pop
Occupations Singer, Dancer, Actress, Model
Years active 2007 (2007) – present
Labels SM Entertainment
Associated acts Girls' Generation,
SM Town,
Krystal Jung
Website Official website
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Yoii..Adouurr Teneshii:X:X
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Jui (ジュイ) – Vocals
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* Suzy / Bae Su ji (배수지,裴秀智)
Birthday: October 10, 1994 (16)
Nationality: Korean
Language(s): Korean, minimal Mandarin, English
Experience: Year 2010 Samsung anycall commercial model, a lead actress to the 2011 drama "Dream High" playing Go Hye Mi
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SeungHo – Leader, Vocal
Name: Yang Seung Ho
Birth: 16.10.1987, Seoul
Body: 176 cm / 60kg
Education: Se Jong University Film Arts, Temporary leave
Specialties: Gymnastics, dancing, piano, card tricks
Interests: Music appreciation, Early Adopter
Charm: Strong leadership
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Miss A (Korean: 미쓰에이) (stylized as miss A) is a South Korean girl group created by JYP Entertainment through their sub-label AQ Entertainment.
History
Members Fei and Jia were selected in 2007 (Fei was scouted on her way to dance school, while Jia's school held auditions). Min auditioned when she was in the 6th grade, and traveled to the U.S for 6 years for training but came back in 2008 to continue activities in Korea. During her time in New York, she studied at the Repertory Company High School in Manhattan. She is known to be a trainee who has been training f
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Yo Seob
Born January 5, 1990 (1990-01-05) (age 21), Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop, Dance, R&B
Occupations Singer, Dancer
Years active 2009-present
Labels Cube Entertainment
Associated acts Beast
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Shun (シュン) – Guitar
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* Jia / Meng Jia (멍지아, 孟佳)
Birthday: February 3, 1989 (22)
Nationality: Chinese
Birthplace: Hunan
Language(s): Mandarin, Korean
Experience: China Zhejiang TV, Year 2010 Samsung anycall commercial model.
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Sunny
Sunny performing at one of SNSD's numerous concerts
Background information
Birth name Lee Soon-kyu (이순규)
Also known as Sunny
Born May 15, 1989 (1989-05-15) (age 21)
United States
Genres K-Pop
Occupations singer, TV hostess,
radio jockey, dancer
Years active 2007 – present
Labels SM Entertainment
Associated acts Girls' Generation
SM Town
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Beast (Korean: 비스트, stylized as BEAST or B2ST) is a boy group from South Korea that consists of six members, under Cube Entertainment. The group was originally known as B2ST, an acronym for Boys to Search for Top. However, their name was changed to BEAST (Boys of the EAst Standing Tall) a few days before debut. They released their first mini-album Beast Is the B2ST on October 14, 2009.
Beast has been chosen as the new models for the Young TD Casual CLRIDE.N to match well with the trendy and casual brand concept. This this will be their first time being clothes models from the 2010 Fall/Winter collection from CLRIDE.N. They will be modelling their clothing in a trendy British vintage style.
On December 3, 2010, Beast attended the Patricia Field Collection fashion show located in Seoul Chungnamdong MCM Haus and was praised by Patricia Field herself for their “distinctive and modern look”.
Other activities
Beast was the topic of a short-lived reality show, MTV B2ST, which was hosted by MTV. The show ran on a weekly basis from August 23, 2009 to October 9, 2009, with a total of ten episodes. The program was to showcase their journey to debut. It was announced in March 2010 that Beast will be hosting a second season of MTV B2ST entitled MTV Beast Almighty. After last year's broadcast debut, season 2 will have fans and viewers' wishes as the concept of the program. Beast members will have to pick one wish for every episode. The show ran on a weekly basis from April 10, 2010 to May 29, 2010. Beast has become the protagonists of variety show 'Idol Maid' running on a weekly basis from July 21, 2010 to October 13, 2010. Beast will be having a cameo on More Charming by the Day.
On November 25, 2009, it was announced that the group would release the song "Crazy" in promotion for the film, Attack the Gas Station 2. On January 25, 2010, the group participated in the God of Study official soundtrack, with the song "Ready Go", which topped various charts.
Shin Sae Kyung and Beast were chosen as the models for BBQ Chicken after the Wonder Girls, and they will be filming the commercial for BBQ Crispy Chicken. Beast appeared together as a group with DooJoon on one episode of reality-variety series Danbi, a segment part of MBC's Sunday Sunday Night line-up. Beast was chosen as ambassadors for ‘Seoul Character•Rising Licensing Fair 2010’ co-hosted by both Korean Contents Promotions & Co-Ex on July 12, 2010. 4minute and Beast have been chosen as the mains for Signal Music and they will be appearing before the living room audience through Signal Music in SBS’s ‘People Looking for Laughter’ and it will be commencing on 10 July 2010.
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Scandal (スキャンダル, Sukyandaru?) (stylized as SCANDAL) is a Japanese pop rock group. Proclaiming themselves as "The Most Powerful Japanese Girlie Pop Rock", they are composed of four high school girls from Osaka, Japan: Haruna Ono, Tomomi Ogawa, Mami Sasazaki, and Rina Suzuki. Scandal is very energetic, mostly because Ono, the eldest and leader of the band, shares lead vocals with the other three members, in order to not have a focus on one girl in particular and to give each time in the limelight.
An interesting note about the group is the unique way in which they chose to promote themselves. Since they are fans of Japanese animation and manga, they wanted to be represented in animated form, turning each member into an animated character. The animated Scandal is featured on a series of promotional videos on the band's website
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Haruna Ono (vocals, guitar)
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Seohyun
Birth name Seo Joo-Hyun
Also known as Seohyun
Born June 28, 1991 (1991-06-28) (age 19)
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop, dance-pop, trot
Occupations Singer, dancer, model, actress, Pianist, voice actress
Instruments Singing, piano, keyboard
Years active 2004 (2004)–present (modeling)
2007 (2007)–present (singing & others)
Labels SM Entertainment
Associated acts Girls' Generation
SM Town
Website Official website
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Birth name Kim Jonghyun
Born April 8, 1990 (1990-04-08) (age 20)
Genres Dance-pop, R&B
Occupations Singer, dancer
Years active 2008–present
Labels SM Entertainment (South Korea)
EMI Music Japan (Japan)
Associated acts SHINee, SM The Ballad, SM Town
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SUNGJONG (Vocal, Maknae)
Name: Lee Sung Jong (이성종)
Birthdate: September 03 1993
Height: 177cm
Blood Type: A