After training for three years at his label company SM Entertainment, Taemin became a member of a contemporary R&B and pop quintet boy band, Shinee.[4] The group debuted 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)"). Since then, they have released two albums and three mini albums in South Korea that were commercial successes. Since their debut, Shinee has won numerous awards. The group has stared in various shows as guests as well as in their own reality shows like Mnet's Shinee's YunHaNam[5] and KBS's Hello Baby.[6] Shinee has also endorsed and promoted numerous commercial products like Smart,[7] Korean cosmetic company Nana's B,[8] and Reebok.[9] The group has also recorded songs for OSTs of various films and dramas. Taemin and his band mates also participated in tours of SM Town as well as in their own concert, Shinee World, held in Tokyo (2010) and planned to be held in Seoul (2011). Shinee signed a contract with EMI Music Japan for their Japanese debut in 2011.[1]
